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TEST DE VERIFICARE A CUNOSTINTELOR LIMBA ENGLEZA

CLASA IX- AN SCOLAR 2012-2013I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense(10 marks):Dear Linda,I’m sorry I 1)...........................(not write) to you for so long, but I 2)....................(be)very busy lately. All last month I 3)........................(study) for my exams and now I 4)...........................(wait) for the results. As you know, my brother 5)......................(get married ) next month and I need a fancy dress for the wedding. I 6).......................(look) for a special one for weeks but no luck until yesterday. I 7) ..................(walk) past a shop window when I 8).....................(catch) sight of a gorgeous silk dress exactly my size. The shop assistant said they 9) ..................(just/ receive) it from a famous fashion house. I’m sure you 10)...............( like) it, too. Please write soon, Margaret

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence, using the word given(20 marks):

1. We won’t go out if the weather is bad. won’tWe ……………………………………………the weather is good.

2. This is my first visit to Japan. timeThis is the first……………………………………………to Japan.

3. How long have Helen and Robert been married? getWhen ………………………………………………….married?

4. Excuse me, is somebody serving you, sir? beingExcuse me, ………………………………………………sir?

5. ‘Don’t forget to buy some bread, Mum,’ said Pauline. remindedPauline………………………………………………………buy some bread.

6. I saved up some money to buy a motorbike. couldI saved up some money……………………………………………a motorbike.

7. I expect we will be there by 5:00, if there isn’t too much traffic. shouldWe …………………………………5:00, if there isn’t too much traffic.

8. An aerial is not required with this radio. have

You don’t…………………………………………an aerial with this radio.9. I think you should sell the car.

wereIf I…………………………………………………………the car.

10. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday. wasA notice……………………………………up on the notice board yesterday.

III. Fill each of the following gaps with only one suitable word(10 marks):To many people smoking is not 1)_____a pleasure, it is an 2)______.They need it, depend 3)_____it, can’t stop it. They often chain-smoke, 4)______means they light another cigarette immediately after they have put 5)___the one before. It has 6)______scientifically proved 7)______cigarette smoke seriously affects those who inhale it and can 8)______a fatal 9)______cancer.Measures have been taken to 10)_____people against smoking and yet they continue to do it.IV. Use the words in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences in order to form a new word that fits suitably in the blank space. (20 marks)

1. Her ………………………..did not surprise anybody. REACT2. Climbing this mountain might be very………….. DANGER3. Entering the cave, the scientists made an extraordinary…….. DISCOVER4. In this shop you can find a great……………………of products. VARY5. This………………..tries to save endangered species. ORGANISE6. The surgeon operated with great………… PRECISE7. To my………………..you lied to me again. DISAPPOINT8. I have to talk to you…………… IMMEDIATE9. I don’t like to judge people on first……….. IMPRESS10. You forgot to put an…………………mark here. EXCLAIM

V. Choose the correct answer: (10 marks)

1. Do I need………………..you that we have met before?a. For reminding b. to remember c. to remind d. to forgive

2. We have to get to the market…………tomatoes and cucumbers.a. Get for b. in order to c. to buy d. to getting

3. During her speech nobody could hear what she………..a. Was speaking b. was saying c. were saying d. was talking

4. This is the man………..dog killed my cat.a. Whose b. who’s c. whom d. which

5. These tourists need a guide because they have never been………….before.a. Foreigners b. outside c. strangers d. abroad

6. Sue cannot find her camera. Martin, can she………………..yours?a. Give b. lend c. borrow d. steal

7. I think the young man………….is speaking to them is Roland Taylor.a. What b. who c. whom d. which

8. Do you like my new …………………..of trousers?a. Two b. pair c. pair of d. some

9. ………….a pity you didn’t win the contest.a. There’s b. there are c. it’s d. this is

10. Martin is a doctor. He likes his……….a. Job b. work c. duty d. works

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