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Test your €ngllsh for inte'nsive md bilingual classes /Roxana Boiangiu, Mirela Dincu. - Bucureqti : Arcadia Press

2005ISBN 973-87t25-t-3

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CONTENTS

Part I

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INTRODUCTION

The book aims at the 8th grade students who intend to take a high-school Englishlanguage admittance test for the intensive or bilingual classes. The book follows the

syllabus for the 8th grade.

It has two sections designed for each type of class. Each section contains texts andquestions for the oral examination and l0 tests for the written examination.

The oral examination for intensive classes (30 points) requires the student to reada first-sight text and to give the appropriate answer to four questions: two of themevaluating the global understanding of the text and the other two detailed information.As far as the subjects for the oral examination for bilingual classes are concerned, theyalso contain texts at first sight which students have to comment upon and then expresstheir opinions. The second subject for both intensive and bilingual classes providesstudents with the opportunity to display their speaking skills as well, in the sense thatthey have to deal with an open question or a quotation.

The written examination (60 points) consists of different types of exercises:multiple choice, rephrasing, gapped text, extra word, spelling and punctuation error,word formation, etc. These tasks are similar to the ones which are present in the FCEexamination, in the English language admittance tests to.gintensiye and bilinglralclasses and in the English language Olympiad for 9th and 10th grade.

The themes of the texts are chosen from topics that the students have already studiedip, teenagers'

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The also contains two appendices where the students are provided withexplanations and examples of different types of exercises and how they can be solved.The first appendix teaches students how to approach three types of grammar exercises:rephrasing, fill-in and word formation. The authors discuss the changes which occur ineach type of exercise using specific examples. These changes refer to word order, tense

and voice change, the presence of suffixes and prefixes. In the case of the fill-inexercises students should read the entire text before starting to solve it in order to get an

overall understanding of it. This will help them relate each gap to the neighbouringsentences and come up with the most appropriate word for each space.

The second appendix supplies strategies for the oral examination, namelyidentifying the main idea of the text and expressing their own opinions on it sustainedby relevant arguments.

It can be used in class alongside various textbooks or for self-study due to theAnswer Key.

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I. Read the text and answer the following questions (20 points):

The New TV Shows

I remember watching TV many hours a day when I was a child. One of theprograrymes that I liked very much was "Candid Camera". There, ordinarypeople were tricked into doing ridiculous things and sometimes they were veryfunny. But as I grew up, things changed. The European television introducedwhat we call today "reality shows". They turn common people into "stars" byputting them in unusual situations. Some of them are locked in a small housewith cameras running twenty four hours a day. Others are filmed in a hostileenvironment where they have to find food and shelter or they have to face thething that they are most afraid of. In all these cases the viewers are those whodecide who should leave or stay. The TV companies like this kind of showsbecause they are cheap to produce and attract young viewers. But even if manypeople are attracted to watch or participate, there are critics who believe thatprogrammes like these are humiliating and they can be dangerous for society.

1,. What is the main idea of the text?2. What kind of people participate in these shows and why?3. Why do TV companies prefer to produce this kind of shows?4. What is the critics'opinion? Do you share it?

If. Some people say that you shouldn't "put off till tomorrow what youcan do today". Do you agree? (10 points)

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E-Learning

Because more and more people use the Internet nowadays, a new conr.pt oflearning is growing, namely e-learning. Students study at their computers, readtexts, write essays, artd talk through E-mail to their instructors and classmates.ln other parts of the world students watch their teacher on a television screen atthe front of the classroom while sound-sensitive video cameras can move fromteacher to student when somebody asks a question. ,,At first, I was nervous about

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taking a language class because there was no teacher in the room, but after a

while you don't even notice the difference," says one of the students. Despite the

physical distance from their teachers, students can receive personal attention

when they need it: phone calls or e-mails'

Along with the new e-learning technologies: telephones, sateliites,

computers, interactive TV CD-ROMs and Internet, books will continue to be

important in people's education.

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1. What is the main idea of the text?2. How can the students attend courses by using a computer?3. Do the students feel comfortable when using this new way of learning?

whv?4. Do books have any role with the new e-learning technology? Which

one would you prefer: traditional learning or e-learning?"

IL "The trouble with learning from experience is that you neYer

graduate". What is your opinion? (L0 points)

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L Read the text and answer the following questions (20 points):

The Importance of FriendshiP

For many people in this world, life is cold, lonely and hard. If they had one

friend, their lives would not only be different, but happier. A friendship is a touch

of heaven on earth. ,*r 1 ';{ *r, r.\ 'i"f $liY ''1il{

Friendship is important for adolescents as they figui-q ggt who they are'

Having friends who share similar attitudes anE5ehaVidUfS=ls believed to make

that process easier and more meaningful. All of us want to have friends and to

be friends with those persons who are huppy, popular, or even influential. They

are very important for our emotional well-being. In friendships we r€irggl wh

we are and who we are capable of becoming. Friends tell one another just about

everything that is going on in each other's lives. Style of dress and music

interests, a Sense of humour, understanding, acceptance and ioyalty, recipr

help and admiration, shared pastimes and values are only some of the ingredien

that have to be cultivated for a solid friendship.

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1. What is the main idea of the text?Z,Why is friendship so important for adolescents?3. What are the mostimportant criteria people use when they make new

friends?4. What are the attributes of a solid friendship?

II. If you had the chance would you like to live in another country? Givearguments. (10 points)

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Hungry Brains Cry Out to Create

Laura's science teacher gave her a gold star because she could recite the firsttwenty elements of the periodic table by heart. She is a good student. She doesher homework and she has a healthy social life. There's really only one thing thatLaura's lifestyle obviously lacks: creating. And this is the case of her wholegeneration. That's because the next generation is growing up in a new-and-improved digitalised society - a society in which thinking is useless. We nolonger need to create our own games or our own images by reading booksbecause our shelves are full of electronic pastimes and we can passively enjoysomeone else's fantasy via the television. nverything is available ata bu4o!.,Life has become far too easy. Past generations have already createdenough for us to cruise throtrgh life eating sandwiches, so that's exactly whatwe're doing. The only problem is that our brains are extremely hungry. C. reaglgLs the le^der of thinking skills and would make a good meal for all those starvingbrains. We need to start encouraging our future leaders to start thinking forthemselves. If we don't, what will happen to our future?

1. What is the problem of the new generation?2. What is Laura's problem?3. why does the writer say that "thinking is useless" in the present

society?4. What solution does the author propose? Do you agree with him?

IL Is there a person that you admire? Explain your reasons. (10 points)

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Ad Aware

How many times have you heard it before? ,,Mom! Can we get this please?"

You've probably done it yourself a couple of times, while standing in the grocery

store. And of course your mother sighs and says no. But you need this! It's so

cool, and everybody else has it! The truth is your parents are probably right inthis case. And i ask you, what is that thing you need so desperately and why?Advertising is everywhere, in our schools, our video games, on TY plastered all

over the cars driving around town, on billboards. Because advertising has been

around for so long, marketers know what they're doing. They know whatcolours, sounds and images make us want that box of cereal or the latest CD.How many times have you bought something, and later regretted it? Whatdetermined you to buy in the first place? Maybe the ,,happy colours" red, orange

or yellow or the celebrity seen in a corrrmercial? But just because the singer ison a box of cereal doesn't mean he eats it, or that the product has the power tomake you an amazrng singer.

1. What is the general idea of the text?2. Why do teenagers want certain products so desperately?3. What methods do the rnarketers use to determine people to buy more

and more goods?

4. Which are those things which tempt people into buying?

IL Do you have a favourite book? Why do you like it so much?(10 points)

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Junk Food Is Fooling People Into Overeating

More and more people agree that fast food restaurants are feeding the obesi

epidemic by tricking people into eating more calories than they need or mean to.

Typical menus at these restaurants contain 65 per cent more calories per bite

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standard meals, making it far too easy for customers to overindulge withoutrealising it. The high "energy density" of junk food - the amount of calories itcontains in relation to its weight - throws the brain's appetite control system intoconfusion, as this is based on the size of a portion rather than its energy content.This means that a person eating a Big Mac and fries would consume almost twiceas many calories as someone eating the same weight of pasta and salad. Scientistsfound out that the human appetite encouraged people to eat a similar quantity offood regardless of its calorific value. Thus regular consumers grew fat while eatingportions,.they did not consider large. Scientists said that fast food outlets shouldreduce the energy density of their menus as well as their portion sizes.

1. What is the authorts main concern?2. Are people conscious of the consequences of eating this kind of food?3. What is the main characteristic of junk food?4. Is there any solution to this problem?

II. Can you think of a person who is in the news at present? Why do yputhink is that? (10 points)

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[. Read the text and answer the following questions (20 points):

Holiday Homework

The days are creeping by and my homework list isn't getting any shorter. Infact, with every glance it seems to get longer. I just don't get it. How can teachersbe so insensitive? The fact is that school holidays put us students in a certainmental state: since most of us don't spend our spare moments solving algebraicequations or carrying out chemical experiments, the majority of our brains tendto slacken slightly over the break. Even the few pupils who manage to keep theirbrains functioning to a reasonable standard can suffer from postponement.Holidays can be deceiving: they often appear longer than they actually are,grving students the impression that they have a longer time period in which totick off their tasks. Many friends of mine have jobs for the holiday break,spiganing that they will have very little spare time over the holidays. And asideirom jobs, many students plan other valuable and educational activities for theirholidays. These activities include sport, travel, and creative projects such as-;riting and making films,

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1. What does the author complain about?2. From what rrdisease" do the students suffer during holiday?3. Why is homework more difficult during holiday ?

4. In what other activities are children involved during holiday?

II. There are people who say that "Nothing is particularly harddivide it into small pieces". What is your opinion? (10 points)

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Stay Motivated

The word ,,motivation" means different things to different people. It ispositive drive which moves us towards what we desire. A person's brainconstant motivational input just as musgles need exercise, engines needand plants need water. Strong motivation stems from a deep rooted belief inyou are trying to do; it's stronger when it comes from your inner values. Thicreates a feeling of enthusiasm which is essential in order to remain motivated.Look at the zeal of a missionary. The best salesmen are those who get

excited about their products and have total faith in them. They sell with a ficonviction that their product is the best available. Top athletes have thechallenge to reach and sustain an optimum level of motivation which overcproblems and brings results. If there is no challenge in what you are doing,motivation will soon wither and die. That's why highly motivated peoplenearly always achievers.

1. What is the main idea of the text?2. What is the author's definition of motivation?3. What makes a salesman the best in his domain?4. What happens to people's motivdtion when there is no challenge

what they do? Do you agree?

II. The idea of part-time jobs for adolescentsdisadvantages. Name three advantages and(10 points)

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The New Heroes

Fantasy films now exert a pressure on the world's cinemas in a way no genre

has ever done before. 'Tlarry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" are the motorthat drli'es the motion picture industry in much of the world. These moviesappeal not only to children but also to adults whose interest goes back to the first"Star'Wars" film and the "Star Trek" television series. When they watch these

fantasies, they are gazing at idealised versions of themselves. The heroes beginin unremarkable places, discover they possess extraordinary gifts, and set out onvoyages, using their gifts tg c,ombat evil, overcoming. seyeral obstacles on lheway qgd !"u*ug gg&gn_d lfglbs about their inner selves. ThuS the appeal ofthese stories seems to be that they address an innocent desire on the part ofyoung audiences for unspoilt heroism. Fantasy is the only genre that offers upheroism with no reservations. Hany and Frodo and Luke are forever strqggltUgwitfr darkToi6es, and always with the puresr of intenrions. J\n.r,g_ tail4 .. ,.

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Eco-travel

No matter where you go or how you travel, you will have an effect on theenvironment and the people you visit. But if you travel responsibly you canminimize the negative impact, ffid, in many cases, can actually help conserve theenvironment and preserve indigenous cultures. If you don't concentrate onwhere you want to go but on what you want to do and learn, your travel

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experience will h-ave a real, meaningful purpose . Now imagine travelling witha purpose - a personal one and a global one - and returning home revitalized,refreshed and fulfilled. Imagine having seen and experienced things you neverthought possible, stretched yourself and left a positive impact on the people andplaces you visited. By looking at travel from a different point, you will discoverthe benefits of a meaningfui, purposeful travel. Eco-tourism accommodates andentertains visitors in a way that is minimally intrusive or destructive to thegnvironment and sustains & supports the native cultures in the locations it isbperating in. Its true meaning bears a weight of responsibility for both rravellersand service providers. As a responsible eco-tourist you'll have lots of fun andhelp save the earth while you are doing it! Supporting eco-tourism groups,nature conservancies, cultural preservation institutions and other organizationsalso will help build a brighter future even while you are not travelling.

1. What is the main idea of the text?2. Why is this new way of travelling so important?3. Should tourists be responsible for what happens to the environment?4' What could you do to act as a responsible eco-tourist? Can you think

of some other activities that would help to protect the environment?

II. They say that history repeats itself. Do you agree? why? why not?(10 points) . .: ^

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I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, Bn C or D best fits eachspace (10 points):

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9. Let's visit the museum, ... we?Ado B canC will @shall

10. Sometimes I ... TV until late at night.

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1. The last tiryre they saw their grandson. was when he was ten.They .Qn'.tt ";r.q;'J* '\\r!"\ii ftriiir".{lt t.',n, . '&lh(tf \'* 'J"i}'-'

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III. Riad the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space (10 points):

Music

Music helps your mind develop (0) andgrow, my parent, tf l4'j'tUi, and Ihave found this to be very true. It is a very well-known 1zf\i,r'$rat participatingin a music program in school (3)Q4lhelp your brain develop to a higher level andfaster than other students. Music actually improves communication (4) it'l theright and left sides of the brain, allowing you to gain better comprehension andrnemorization skills

Some people say that (51rt is good to have music in schools. They claim thatmusic is everything.

If you listen carefully you can hear the music of Math, History, of a foreignlanguage and even of physical Education.

How can music (6)t$associated with all these disciplines? Everybody knows n

that music is based (? 4lltne rhythmic subdivisions of time. On the other (S) h.avr ot-

the music you hear or play is usually an indication of the time and environmentin which it (q) 6. created. Music is a very important part of our life, and if wetake it (10) ... who knows what the world would be like.

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IV. Read the te9t below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare corrept but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correctput a tick (r'; at the end of the line.If the line has a word which shouldnst be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

The Food of the Future

A lot of food that we eat today contains genetically modified ingredients 0 /and usually without our knowledge. This is an issue that has entered in 00 inthe media in a lot oFthrscountries. Supporters of this technology lthLclaim that it sustains the food security around the world as the 29

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population increases. It is no,te'doubt that as time goes on the science il.Ybehind genetic engineering isteing improving. Things that were seen 4 ]Sonly in the movies a few years ago become now ve'ry real- 5 XBiotechnology could-to be the wave of the future and it will provide 6 i,alternatives to help increase of food production. But is genetically 7Y/modified food safe? Do we actually need it? The potential benefits 8 V.

are exciting although there are real concerns on hbeut biodiversity, 6;the ecosystem and people's safety if it has not been tested yet properly. 10 ..J.

V. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each numberedspace (10 points):

The Wax Museum

One of the (0) ... interesting and original museums in the 1) h is MadameTussaud's Wax Museum, 2) f in Lonion. A visit here gives you the 3) .q toget closer to the celebrities you love: singers, actors, sportsmen, politicians. Themuseum is divided into two sections: statues of the most recent times and

historical people and events. The 4) tr blls you about Madame Tussaud and

about her successful profession.The story of how the figures are made is fascinating. The most difficult job

of the 5) h working there is to find hair that 6) !) closely the hair of the

celebrities. Believe it or not, it is 7) h. hair, donated and bought by the museum.

The clothes of the statues are amazing. They werp 8) ls. and donated by the

actual celebrities. Some of them are created by 9) k fashion designers, If you

want to10) Q tne wax figures or to take a photo you can even touch them. Aftera while you don't know who is real and who is frozen in time.

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I. Read the sentences and decide which answerA, B, C or D best fitsspace (L0 points):

1. I ... retiring earlier because I'm very, sick.A am considering {B}will consider

C consider b will be considering2. The traffic . . . for a couple of hours in the city centre because of the con

3. Thgy ... for the bus when it staned to rain.

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5. A few members of the two parties ... toniglx at7 o'clock.

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8. The chairman ... that you wanted to resign three days ago.

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Being Cool

-.. .. iOne (0) of the most cornmon (l)Y;l uied by theEnglish speakers is cool.

Every day at school I saw students trying as hard (z) q|:they coutd to lookpopular, or at least somewhat cool. As (3) G! senior, this concept has becomeeven more noticeable. Through the years I (4)hi::{discovered that almosteveryone, no matter how old or young, tries to be cool. When one person wearsa new style, it isn't long before more and more people try to match, or copy thatfad. They all want to be (5)\{:'; fashion. However there are persons who are notinterested (Q 'flS-tlg-opinion of their peers about their style or lack of. They haveno effect on (7)*.-.;;''tirey live or whaithey think of themselves. I see qp point inbeing cool; it lasts only a little while. once you are out in rhe (s)!i.l+foorld, noone will care if you were the queen of your school or you rgceived any awards.You will be just another face in the crowd. Thar's (9)*".:# I think ir's moreimportant to fit (10) ".."society than to wear nzlme-brand clothing.

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line, Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correctput a tick (r'; at the end of the line.If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Do We Need Books Anymore?

The world of books is fascinating, like a vast ocean or like&e sky with no countless stars in it. In one's lifetimea pe6on can read not only a small part of tffiboundless storeof books. I don't remember very well when I startedtff reading story-books but it should have been

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ln the 2nd grade. Fairy tales were of course Qd my first 4 ..introduction. Grimm's Fairy Tales were consumed in 5 ""no time. Then I couldn't'tSstop. I was so fond of reading 6 ".that I would ask ffr other girls to lend me their books 7 '.too. Many borrowed books just to impress the teacher. 8 ".Everybody knows that tftrreading widens one's outlook. I ."

Books are like3{good fribnds whom you can turn to 10 ..when you are lonely or depressed. At present, peopledon't read books anymore. They prefer magazinesand newspapers.

lines are done as examples (10 points):

Keeping Fit

There is so much talk about new fitness regimes that its hard to know what 0 iis best. There are some people who consider that keeping fit is a fad or 00a fashion when in fact it is important for your health and for your happftress. 1

We have only one body and how we treat it will make a di$rence 2

to how we look and feel not only today but also in the futuie"An 3

unhealthy lifestyle generates all sorts of problems. You are more likely too +become ill, you might have trouble concentrating at work and 5

contain aSnelling or q=Pg@-tiAnjrror. Find the error and write Iat the end of the line. If a line is correct put a tick (r'). The first two

school. There are many solutions to this problems and they all depend 6

on you. You can join your local gym or a fitness club.$ou will have 7

the opportunity to meftt new people and may be you'dte surprised 8

V. Read carefully the text below. Some of the lines are correct but

O MEDITAduring meditation, tea was brought to Japan 0 MEDITAfrom China in the 9ft century. (li ... to a legend, tea aCc6ncl^\r[ ACCOhad already been known there for thousands of years.

But soon it became (2) ... popular and began to be N i0,tL 12 t/I

cultivated locally. (3) ... in Japan there are many schools 6owaAufr

to discover that even your friends would like to go rollerblading 9or play football rather tt&n watching TV. 10

VL Read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the

each line to form a word that fits in the space (L0 points).

Tea ceremonyConsumed by the Zen monks to help them stay awake

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TEST 3

I. Read the sentences and decide which answerA, B, C or D best fitsspace (L0 points):

L She ... her mobile phone when she is driving.

2.I ... my children didn't eat so much junk food.Awill wish ffiistrC am wishing D have wished

3. The mayor's decision to build a gas station near the school

$never uses

C have never used

B is never usingD was never using

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D is snowing

D is used to

B may notD shouldn't

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D has been

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to take action.A is stinedC was stining

C has snowed

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C killed10. I am right, ... I?

AamC shall

6. You ... cross the street on the red light.A cannot

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4.It ... in that part of the country at 12 o'clock last night.

S*ur snowing B snowed

5. She ... tell me everything before mgving to New York.A uses to B,:used to

7. Tomorrow morning the explorers ... earlier than usual.

A get up @re getting upC will be getting up phau" got up

8. I wish she ... happier about the present.

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9. Three people ... when the two cars collided.i;!'were killed B have been killed

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tofirst sentence (10 points):

1. They would prefer to swim in the pool because the sea water is toottrey'drathei .&. 1'.**,it'"'.t, ,**;rtre ".:{d.

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III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.U:9:4v g_+: y*qf.d__ip*p"3_9h space (10 points):

Eating Disorders

Millions of teens are (0) on weight-reducing diet. Although maintaining a

healthy body weight is important, obsessive dieting (1) lead to eatingdisorders. Eating disorders can disrupt liv.es and sometimes (2f;l$esult in death.

Anorexia nervosa is an eating (3j :i:'ifilwhich people starve themselves.Anorexics have an irrational fear (4) id. becoming fat and see themselves as

much heavier (5)t.rcltthey really are. flrgy hide food and may exercise for hoursevery day in an attempt to lose (6)'...:,"Oh the other hand, patients with bulimiaeat a large amount of food in a shoqt time. They often recognize that theirbehaviour is abnormal and often (7)dr,,', guilty, depressed, and helpless. Little isknown about what (8) Jii anorexia nervosa and bulimia.'Many people believethat western's society emphasis on thinness in women is largely to blame.However recent research suggests that genetic factors might also (9) td"involved. Both eating disorders can be managed with a (10) ;..:,* of medicaltreatment, counseling and family support.

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word.If a line is correctput a tick (r') at the end of the line. If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Milky Way

Our solar system is made of nine major planets and of their satellites, 0 cfasteroids,dust and gases that are continually travelling around the sun. 0A /The meteorites are small pieces of iron and rock ffi break far away L ...frorn colliding asteroids. Most of them tp{l are burnt up by friction 2 ..,before they tt'reach the earth's surface. The sun has a strong 3 "..

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of the solar system musttfffall into two categories: inner and

outer planets. The main little difference between them isthat the first group is mostly composed of rock and ironwhile the second consists offhe hydrogen, helium and ice.Some astronomers believe that Pluto shouldn't be consideredone of the major planets.

V. R.ead the text below and decide which word best fits each numspace (10 points):

Working Mothers

One of the many surprising things about having a child is how it canyour 0) ... What seemed important before may not be quite so 1) .. .

top of that you are?) ... tired. 3) ... of what you used to do after a day at

before your baby was born and compare it to what you do now. Being amum is like having two lives and sometimes it's hard to find the energyenthusiasm to do justice to either. To 4) ... on you have to face up towrong and start to explore solutions. Does your 5) ... of motivation stemfrom tiredness, a desire to spend more time with your son or the feeling thatjob doesn't seem as worthwhile as it used to? Once you've 6) ... the mainfor your discontent you can start to make 7) .... Quite smali things canbig difference, like altering the hours you work or 8) some ofresponsibilities. Your employer 9) ... sympathetic, talk it over with him.company would probably 10) ... to have a happy motivated person forhours.

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Films and music are dominated by media representations S REPRESENTproduced in the USA. The invasion of American popular ;: : ,lculture has been so (1) . that many people get {i;,3'iJi' ;:1 ' { 1_l9IIl

.their (2) ... about the world through American filmd. Maybb 2 INT'ORM :,p;3, tp12 r'-,i,''

thus the success of 'The Simpsons", a (3) ... television cartoon 3 HUMOU\r,crngdts i

series can be explained. The show mixes the artificial (4) 11.11*.tr$ 4 REALST' r" tqw \+'

(5|-. of Springfield with hints of the real \r 5 VIEWworld6... ut" aitracted by the way certain Uil-*lQlc5 :

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contemporary issues are dealt with: religion, culture iand nuclear power. The (6) ... of the American way ;ll:1. t,i* 6 CRITIC -

of (7) ... and the frequent making fun of the "Americun .{.:u" j,ri:,i 7 LWF- It

Dream" offer to the ordinary people the (8) ... to 1'8 POSSIBLE i

take a look at themselves in the miror and to laugh li":l:r . *i ;''* 3at themselves. Although the series (9) ... individual 9 PORTRAITcharacters, one might assume that they are used R*fn"SSas representations of (10) ... groups of people. 10 VARIBTY

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TEST 4

I. Read the sentences and decide which answerA, B, C or D best fits each

space (L0 points):

1. When they were younger they ... go out dancing every weekend'

2.The doctor ... such a difficult case before.

Sused toc did

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@rasn't seen

@were walkingC have walked

B shallD have

B doesn't see

D won't see

B are walkingD walked

3. I ... to find a solution to the problem when my brother realized that we

were both wrong.A tried @have triedC am trying @was trying

4. Whenever we met we ... hands.A are shaking b*tutt

5. If you are so fond of writing you ... participate in the competition.

A may @Scanf$should lD could

6. His new trousers ... him.

@on't fit B doesn't fit

@hook D were shaking

C isn't fit D aren't fit7.The secretary ... to get in touch with the customer for two hours.

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B have been trying,Sras been trying

8. I ... starting my own business if I win the lottery.A am considering @wiil considerC considered D have considered

9. While they ... home they saw an accident.

10. After they reached the cottage they realized someone else ... there.

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to thefirst sentence (10 points):

1. Take my advice and talk to vour wife as soon as oossible.If ..tsri \eq\J" "{'rh al; tLL u6at+ *n"ilaf, -{a{\1, t& vaLL\- w t

2.I'd father spend my ti6tiOpy.some{vhere I have never been.befdr,e. "

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5. I am not old enoush to drive a car.

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III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space (10 points):

A Child's Life

le Do you ever find yourself wishing (0) you could recqpJggJhe carefree daysof childhood? Kids have absolutety nothing to worry (lii:Itro they? (Z)TltrUitls

to pay, bosses to answer to, or obligations to keep. The common (3)hllh thatthey aren't stressed by anything. But is childhood realfy a t[me of bliss? Everyeight seconds a child somewhere in the world dies (4ff hthger related causes.

Others have a deprived childhood and they have (5)d*.$lfier-.hoi.. but to begand sell newspapers otr different things on the streets of the big cities. Sometimesthe reason for (6)W!tthEy do this is to feed their brothers or an ailing mother. Thesystem of child labour characterizes the poor or underdevelgpsd countries (7) y, '''the tinies have to earn their living. But this is not the (8fll'difficulty they hqveto face wit6. They are emotionally ill-equipped to handle problems (9P9$aasdivorce, povqrty, learning disabilities, abuse and negpcl Feeling powerlessagainst (lO)rrlfkituations they cannot defend themselves and they carry theseparnful memories into adulthood.


IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of theare correct but others contain an unnecessary word.If a line isput a tick (r') at the end of the line.If the line has a word whichnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are texamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

School Uniforms

Summer has ended up. It's the firsf day of school and every year

you have the same problem - to find the perfect clothes to makea good impression. Luckyffme, I don't have this problem.My private school requires I wear an uniform. Some may notthink this is Pa god idea. I thought this too when myparents b(told me. But now L think they are right becausein school one of the most rfu6 important thingi is yourstyle. The more you will have, the more popular and noticedyou will probably always be. But with these uniforms, there's no

discrimination bebdse of what you're wearing. Not all styleswtddare affordable and some students may feel pressuredto do anything else to get the right clothing.With uniforms students can concentrate on learningand not on what they are wearing.

V. Read carefully the text below. Some of the lines are correct butcontain a spelling or a punctuation error. Find the error and writeat the end of the line. If a line is correct put a tick (r'). The firstlines are done as examples (10 points):

Advertisments

Many studies have shown that the greatest technique in advertisingthat can double or even triple the seling of a product is the use 00of simple words such as FREE or NEW. What does it pe.ally mean,People are astonishingly attracted to those things ff&ihthi. ft"r.Its not uncommon for companies to change one or two ingredientsonce in a while. And products that are ilow fat" or'jlight" aren'talways as healthy as you are led to believe. Have you qin.anyfood comercials lately? Doesn't your mouth water whel#%you see that perfect roast beef? But the real think doesn'tlook as good, d.oes it? If you were to place a perfectburger fr,orffin front of me, f would never eat it. And Iwould addi.e fol not to, either. So take my dr*rc and,tuyr*Yffi- ' J

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VI. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a wordthat fits in the space in the same line (10 points):

Shopping Addiction

We have become a society of consumers. We suffer from the

things they are persuaded to buy. Malls ^

have (7) ... parks, churches and pt:.ri-tl{.(8) ... because people are no longbr interested inmeeting their neighbours. They move (9) ... as thoughneighbourhoods and cities were products to be tried outlike brands of deodorant. People seem to forgetthat (10) ... can't be bought from the market

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Shopping Addiction

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knowing what quality goods are. (3) ... and family ties are 3 FRIENDSonly promoted as a vehicle for gift giving. Many (4) ... run

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TEST 5

I. Read the sentences and decide which answerA, B, C or D best fits

space (10 points):

2.Every now and then she... getting lost in a good movie'

A will love B is lovingC will be loving @tou"t

3. Many students ... already ... to study different subjects in virtual c

@have begun

C will begin

A situatesC is being situated

A has lookedC is looking

@'sawC is seeing

A needn'tC mustn't

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C is being

is situatedhas situated

B are beginningD were beginning

ffitras been lookingD looks

B sees

D was seeing

B shouldn't,S don't have to

BisD have been

4.He... for several jobs this year and he is confident he will findin the end.

5. The lorry driver . . . the child running after the ball but he couldn't stop in

6. When they arrived at the airport they noticed that two men ... at them.

A waved ffiwere waving t q (ac| uL Wa{reC are waving D wave

7. You go shopping this afternoon. We'll go together tomorrow.

8. You are very proud of your daughter, ... you?

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9. They ... Italian for three years because they intend to find a new job.

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10. I'm sure this band ... famdrs one day.

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first sentence (10 Points):

1. She'd rather read a ryagazine.She'd prefer-l€ ] {t;t{, tJ fritl{,+*},q, l{-.L

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3. Nobody knows how to deal with this*4if_ficult-St!-qatrln because'they are

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Williamsaii.ftr,q:i Ae '61r,n''i'$'' ,?' ',,".,i-r(r,''" -)" ''; " ':"i '' t') '5. The Romani4n musician sfarted to play the violin when he was three.

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l\r Ms &tn '&VprVftltvtaQ@ 4/)4a hturt>+huzQIII. Read the text belbw {nd think of the word which best fits each space.

Use_gnly o.gg*WgIdjn sch-space (10 points):

New cheaters - ot\n'i' > oL

When I began'teaching college English three years (0) ago,I was enthusiastic(1)-.r. new opportunities,fogusing technology in the classroom. I hl$ visions ofstudents learning 12y&*.r,rffite essays with a computer {*tb9J (3)'i11tAh pencil,realizing the ease of editing their work; discovering (4) ...4b researclr.psingonline databases. I did not, however, imagindthe difficulties I (5t# eftbtnterwith electronic cheating. When one of -y rtita.nts sent a paper, a (6)4$rticlefrom an online magazine, I confronted him abou!S*S3/. Of course that he

denied having seen the article. Later on I found (7)-et4( that's6me students weremotivated by the thought that everybody did the (8)10@&'hile others argued thatthere weren't iqt[.Tiffffi in a day. Thus I've reached an interesting conclusion.If the students h{fhme to do the assignments and then they were required an(10)A presentation they would stop cheating.' 'g_tty J r a

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correctput a tick ({ at the end of the line.If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Immigration

America has been seen many waves of immigration sincete country's founding. Some immigrants have cometo escape political or religious persecutign, otherstobecome rich. Kauthar moved fromffe Kenya to6e United States in 2000. "We came here because ogttrI parents wanted better things for our family. When

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we arrived in Georgia, the chang" *bdi.ouldn't havebeen different. In Kenya the plains were very close to thecity and it was very easy to watch.ensthe beautifulsunsets. Here the cityj(seems to go on and on. Even

S.when we travel away from the city, the wide-open'spaces seem to be hard topYnna. Moreover, theghings that the American children take for gtantedwere a big surprise for me: the microwave and the dishwasher".

Roxana Boangiu, Mirela Dincu

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Space-The Last Frontier

Space is the most 0) ... environment we will ever explore. The astronauts and

cosmonauts who live aboard the International Space Station will be there foronly a few weeks or months; if we want to travel into deep space it could l) ...years. Even a single five-hour spacewalk requires months of training, and a vast.

technical 2) ... to keep it safe. What we'll have to 3) ... out in the first place ishow long the human body can survive in a weightless environment. In zero,

gravity, the body fluid rushes from the legs to the 4) ... where it stays forduration of the mission. Astronauts often feel as if they have a 5) ... cold, and

disorientation can become a major problem. In space there's no physical 6) ..to let you know when you're upside down and astronauts have to rely on vi7) ... from their 8) ... Afew hours after reaching orbit, one in three ofastronauts will experience space sickness. These difficult conditions leadproblems with the astronauts' 9) ... systems. And there's also the problemdeveloping the new technology which can l0) ... a better protection forspaceships.

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VI. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a wordthat fits in the space in the same line (10 points):

The Educational Value of Computer Games

Irarning or just playing? Researchers found that computer 0 SEARCHgames had significant (1) ... value and they thought irwould be good to use them in school. The study

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concluded that (Z) ... and adventure Samel-Whrr.1q*^*,{ASfi{IMULATEplayers create societies or build theme parks,

developed children's (3) ... thinking n .and (4) ... skills. Parents and teachers also taught f'{cvtrfoor12their children mathematics, reading and

spelling improved. And far from being a (5) . €CI{i\Oh,Lactivity, children preferred to play games in pairs

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or small groups. (6) ... said that there was muchTq; rr{; Lg \ j 6 TEACHro learn from the games industry in terms of (7) ..e{e,t.{oEXn@ DEVELOPscenarios that really challenged and engagedchildren, rather than (8) ... text books on the screen. o 8 REPRODUCEThus in the History classes the pupils can fuf iei&'\ Q^,4 Abe (9) ... to put themselves in the place of one a5'h{_,'{ 9 ASK

nof the soldiers or generals from a famous (10) ... event. 10 HISTORYCCT\

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Hoxana Boangiu, Mirela Dincu

TEST 6

I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best

each space (1"0 points):

1. This is the best ioke I ... ever ... heard.

,i A heard @ have heardpnaa heard D am hearing

2. When the chairman ... to tlp office he will answer your questions.

$*will come &o-.,

fits

C come D has come

3. We ... only a couple of days in Paris because we didn't expect to be so

4. I am not interested in your excuses; everybody ... that you are a liar.

cold and rainv.

@rp"ntC have spent

A knew'@"ow

B soend'$*rr" spending

B will know

@knows

B did,$ *urn't

5, Only one person ... up at By party last Sunday.

A turns (B-lturned

C was turned D is turned6. I was tired because I ... all night.

@naa worked B had been working

@.worked D was working7. While he :., a cassette somebody started to play the piano.

A recorded {$was recordingC had recorded .6

has recorded

8. At present Jane ... law at the university.

fi)s studying B studies

C studied D will study

C has got D got10. Our nephew was a brilliant student, ... he?

9. We need more effective waygf dealing with floods or the problem ...' A get (pwill get

A wasC didn't


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IL Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to thefrrst sentence (10 points):

1. I'd prqfgr,^g"Jegron juice for a change.

1o iurhtttlit. 't,' j' r iit ,

2.Canlgiveyoualift? . -^A ^ t,tiAndy lf.r.o .:iO flvi 1^n( c\ U{'

3. Nowadays society.encourages young people to save money for their

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4. Unless Vou,inslgll rop"

5. The last time I saw my neighbour was in April.

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III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space (10 points):

A Short History of GolfrM

Golf (0) 4s we know it today.originated (l)fu.ib game played ":,Si\giltqcoast of Scotland during the l5th century. Players would hit a pebfli;;d;tri-;natural course of sand dunes (2)qi.\ a primitive sgick. During the mid-l5thcentury, Scotland was preparing to defend itself @ *. an English invasion. Andbecause the population was more interested in playing golf and soccer $t'hfainmilitary training, the Scottish parliament of King James II,blnq.ed 6)rf{ sportsin 1457. Golf's status and popularity quickly spread (6) :.'\:rth€'ltfh cgntury dueto its royal support. In the beginning the club heads were made Q)(.ihe woodof fruit,tlees such as apple or from hand-forged iron. Today these aqlique-s- a.r.e.l-

fe>\a$Hred by collectors. The most famous golf shot "urr

(b)STilSuTffi"'Kt!|)TShephard's hitting a ball on the moon in 197I, watched by an audience ofmillions around the world. Does this make golf the first sport in space? Golf wasconfirmed as a global sport (10)tit was made an Olympic sport in 1900.' rlv \tt'Yt

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IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word.If a line is correctput a tick ({) atthe end of the line. If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

My Favourite Subjects',j

My favourite subjects are definitely swimming and music. We swimin the same swim basin wheie in which my dad learned to swim.There I am training at the present for the bronze medal.That's why I have to dive to a depth of two meters, swim 200meters against o,frfhe clock and learn the rules of swimming.I also like reading and Maths and I can say I'm good at both.I particularly enjoyfireading in the evenings. I hope to getthe fourth Harry Potter book as a Christmas present.

I've already read about the first three during the summer

V. Read carefully the text below. Some of the lines are correct but otherscontain a spelling or a punctuation error. Find the error and write itat the end of the line. If a line is correct put a tick (r'). The first twolines are done as examples (L0 points).

holidays. But there are also subjects that I'm not too fond of,ffi.I'm not !K ur.y god at writing and I know I should reallypractice more. I'd rather play football than fi do this.

Our Pets

By far the majority of family pets are dogs and cats. Some otherpets include guinea pigs, fish$, birds, reptiles. Whether the petis big or small, has fur or feathers, he is a lovely presence in everyhouse. Growing up with a pet can be a wonderfull experience forchildren. A pet will provide hours of fun as well as an oportunityfor children to learn to love, and care for othel creatureiit6getherwith the joyt of pet ownership there come the responsibilities:grgo-ming, exercisfing, and feeding. A child u,ho learns to caref'bftf?n animal and to treat it kindly, gets invaluable training inlearning to treat people the same rvay. Developing positive feelingsabout pets can contribute to a child's self eglgem. A goodrelationship with a pet can also help in developing nonverbalcomnlunication. compassion, and empathy.

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6 ...7...8 ...9 ...

10 ...

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1...2 ...3 ...4 ...

6...7 ...8 ...9 .,.

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VI. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals at the end ofeach line to form a word that fits in the space (10 points):

A T[ibute to Beauty

It'simpossible notto be astonished by India's magic and

beauty. Nobody can understand it completely because

nowhere on Earth does (1) ... present itself in such an

amazing (2J ... burst of cultures, religions, races andtongues. Its most famous (3) ... wonder is Taj Mahal.

to capture its elusive magic. Since the 17th century,(6) ... have crossed continents to come and see thisultimate (7) ... to love, the celebration of woman built inmarble. When the beautiful Arjumand Bano died in (8) ...the royal court mourned for two years and her husbandwho was a (9) ... builder, decided to createsomething (10) ... that the world would never forget.

O POSSIBLE

j1

,Jiilff3il'?"-h"L3 ARCHITECT:^o|LL

Also known as The Crown Palace, it is the most (4) ... and 4 BEAUTYwell preserved tomb in the world. For centuries ha"-ltlnAthe monument has inspired poets, painters and (5) ... to try u

5 MUSICv,ru,rS,i{l-Clrf. I6 TRAvEil,Ih: o

7 MEMonv cmlcr&tCI't8 CHILD h@ACL

9 PASSION^\L10 GLORYiU{ii;

TEST 7

I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits;

each space (10 Points):

l. They .. . for a week when the coach told them that the contest was postponed.

@had been trainingC trained

2. They .. . for a house in this area.

A look S)t. lookingC will look D had looked

3. Our relationship ... worse and worse.

B had trained'D

were training

A gets B got

@is getting D get

4. It's-absolutety fantastic to spend your holiday on a deserted island,

AisC does

r

ffeel D felt9. Mf sister doesn't tike to spend her holiday with our parents and ... .

@o do t @neither 9o I

-E io have I D neither have I

10. The government .. . take steps to help the homeless.

@shouldC can

B have eaten

D would eat

B were takingD take

B mayD might

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to

first sentence (10 Points):

1. We'd rather stay home tonight,^ w;';;;;i;;fF'rt** uoornl in n-'y''^ :N1tf'nX

Roxana Boangiu' Mirela Dincu

@isn'tD doesn't

5. If people ... more vegetables, they would be healthier.

A eat

0ut.6. A lot of changes ... place in Romania lately.

A tookOhuu. taken

7. Due to the great demand th"y . . . another cable car up the side of the mountaln.

A build "Gwill build

C will be built D were built

8. I always ... embarrassed when people make a fool of themselves in front

of other people.A will feel B am feeling


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2. 'Where do you come from?' w lnl1f ,) oa^,(, l*^The English teacher asked ,

3. The spokesman asked the participants to look at the screen. \ !

-{he participants.t44[ ".;t

rt :C ;o'.'r* :; :'. ]- L|-''t( ';y+:{f ^'rttr'Q,'rf .

4. You cannot join the club without passing,the tes"t.

If Xro"e pc.:s flrt {gsf yor,t wi/t-'liu-11"1''fu1, d*.{e .

5. Yhy,lon,

t w^e have an ice-cream?-Do.*ll* iTavt O,ri i,l-tu\*adnr

?\ .\)ot/\\ or44 iia- u:/a\III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

Use only one word in each space (10 points):

Christmas in the World

Although Christmas is a Christian holiday, (0) many Chinese peoplecelebrate by decorating (1)t\u.{houses wi,qh Christmas trees, cooking and eatingspecial foods, and spending time (2) u,lTlfamily and friends. The commercialaspect of the holiday is spreading here too even if (3|*flilibst of the people theChinese New Year is the big event of the season. On the other part of the world,in US, citizens didn't dream of Christmas ( )5^ffi1850. The holiday thatAmericans qelebrate today seems (5)Si.& a timbtA8Pweaving of custom and

feeling (6)4S; reach of iristory. Yet the familiar mix of carols, cards, presents,

trees, multiplicities of Santas and holiday fever.that have come to defineDecember 25th in the,United States is little (7)trvr44than a hundred years old. Itwas a response (8)t$Bbcial and personal needs that arose at a particular pointin history, in this case a time of conflict and civil war. Those (9).1[had seen

Christmas trees in German houses prought them home inspiring Americansthroughout the nation to adopt the tradition (1)Qftttreir own.

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word. If a line is correctput a tick (r') at the end of the line.If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Table Manners Today

There it is not much call for a complete working knowledge of tablerrranners in America today. Many families gather around the dinnertable only at holiday feasts. Many restaurants are too casual torequire, or even }f,.to allow more'than basic table manners.Frm tlrp time to time - perhaps at an important business dinner,or a romantic date at an expensive restaurant - it is necessary

0it00r'1 ...)3 ...4 ,,.

to display q ever more sophisticated knowledge of table etiquette.

This is not difficult once you did have mastered the basics.

Anyone armed with any knowledge and abitity to adapt smoothlyto the situation at hand will be able to handle even the most formalevent. After all the goal is hot to demonstrate him that you can

master the smallest detail but would ratherltrbehave withgraciousness at the table.

5..6 ...7..8..9..

10.

V. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each numbespace (10 points):

Colours and How They Influence Our Lives

We decorate our 0) * paying attention to every detail and especiallycolours because they have a profound effect on our 1) ... In clothing, interilandscape and even natural 2)... , a color can change mood from sadness

happiness, from confusion to intelligence, from fear to confidence. Particcolours have different 3) ... on each individual. Different studies provedgreen for example helps us 4) ... to new environments and situations. Grey is

color which 5) .,.. creativity. Some tones of blue suggest communication and

trust. Red is always 6) ... with romanticism and it is no 7) ... that red ischosen symbolic color for the Valentine's Day. There are no 8)... in colourimportant as personal style. Today, most designers draw from manyperiods as well as contemporary influences and mix them together to create

personal spaces. The most effective color palettes reflect and enhance tFinterests, collections and activities of the people who live there as 10)

architectural features,

0. A companies1$fancy2.iftilight3. A goods4. A arrange

5. A sponsors6.Sassociated7.&coilision8. A currents9. A exclusive10. A fine

B houses

B fadB flashB belongingsB composeB advances

B joinedB crash

iStrendsB sole

B good

C sheltersC whimC radianceC conclusions

Slrnodify@promotesC related

@accidentC courses

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$well

D quarterspmoodD blazeDeffects

@oiu',D assists

D unitedD disaster

D moves

@uniqueD strong

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Significance in Miniature

Japanese religious philosophy placed man not outsideor in conflict with nature, but as a small elementwithin nature's (1) ... whole. Man, trees, stones andwaterfalls belgng to Mother Nature. In bonsai, just as

in landscape (2) ..., in ikebana and in the

art of (3) ..., the essence of nature is conveyed by smalldetails rather than complete (4) ... of natural scenes.

For the Japanese people a small part suggests

the larger picture. The artist's role in this art isto fill in the (5) ... elements. Working withinthe (6) ... of space, the Japanese have created methodsfor enjoying the majesty of nature on a small scale.

In their garden art, they (7) ... panoramas

of mountain landscapes and woodland.

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7 CREAT"A

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The benefits of (8) ... mean to be able to bring intoyour house a bonsai, a small (9) ... of the naturalbeauty against the absolute (10) ... of a blank wall or screen.

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Roxana Boangiu' Mirela Dincu

TEST 8

I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits

each sPace (10 Points):

l.Thedoctor...hisspeechwhenapoliceofficercameintotheroom.A was finished B had been finishing

@nua finished D finishqd

2. It seems that it ... to snow'

A goes

C will go

@i'C will be

3. I ... a decision when the time comes'

@will takeC have taken

4. In the past people ... read many books'

A used 'rv "' ^Y-- ------l

flrsed to

C use D have used

5. The Romanian football team ... sure they witl win the championship'

:

@is goingD has gone

B takeD am taking

B are

D was

6. Unless you ... the dentist's appointment' you won't be able to go to

meeting' B won't cancel$cancel Idwil cancel D don't cance

7. ln the last eight months the president ... to several influential

businessmen. A.A talked l$)vas talktng

C has been talking D has talked . ., r

g. On entering the claslsroom the teacher asked who the pupil on duty

i'-C,lvas B istf *.r" D has been

9. While I ... vegetables my brother was grating cheese'

A choP B^u- choPPing

C chopped @T choPPing

10. The shop-assistant told us that h;. the product we needed.

A doesn't have Edon't have

C hasn't had @idn't have


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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to thefirst sentence (10 points):

L I'd appreciate itjf you coul{ he,lp r.ne with this project.Would .[et heiiru .r*if q,,fir't'ti', {*f.cr ',

' il1""'H;lff,lTtil"iJiaf a,,', r,-,tu; "'hwt hr' h*d t& '

3. The librarian exoects the students to return tffe books on time. rr

The students .fiXd- {"{Ffl r*t io letlao,r4- {,tt hadhX Ai titm'i A 2ln t

4. I thinlt you should be'more careful about what you say to your parents.If .F{pJJ

&44*r*1,

5. What a beautiful dryps;

It's S{rh a, btw,+',tuJ{

III. Read the text bepw and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space (10 points):

Aboriginal Heritage

One of the world's longest surviving cultures, which (0) goes back at least

50,000 years is Australian Aboriginal culture. Uluru is perhaps the most well (1)

... sacred site in Australia, being the world's largest monolith. In Aboriginalmythology the word stands (2) iur the Intelligent Snake fpom the higher spiritrealms (3) d. the universe. The natives think that (4) Jf is a hollow belowground whictr hides (5F*.1 energy source that they call 'Tjukurpa' the 'dreamtime'- that mystical period of (6) ... , back beyond human reckoning, when the

land was first created. They betieved (7)tlBt the world existed, but was

featureless. Giant semi-human beings, resembling plants or animals, rose up

from the plains and wandered around canying (8) ... the tasks that the present

Aborigines do today including camping, making fires, digging for water,

fighting each other, and performing ceremonies.The creators made everything with (9) ... the aborigines are in daily contact

and from which they gain their living. The heroes also established (10) ... thatgovern all aspects, both secular and sacred, of the tribes.


IV, Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesare correct but others contain an unnecessary word.If a line is correctput a tick (/) at the end of the line.If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Choosing a Career

Acrording to a recent survey, teens today are becoming more realisticwhen it comes to choosing a career. Things were so different in 1999

when ,,athlete" wa@the second most popular career choice. But three

years later this career fell to sixth place. lhi(iSJshows that teens beginto set goals for themselves that reflect6q.dbetter their abilities.While it is difficult to become a professional athlete without superstar

abilities, by studying it is possible to succeed in different domains likecomputer science, for example. Teens were voted this career as

the third most popular, showing that they were aware of their choices.

The study which also shows that students measure success bysomething other than money, In fact, teens say that when choosing

a career that is ,,fun and exciting" is more important than tochoosing one that would make them rich.

We and the Aliens

Scientists struggle too find evidence of the existence of other

cjyilizations in the universe. And there are people who claimthey where kidnapped by some green little creatures. But ifaliens exist sor-nervhere in the universe what would they possibly want

1from hurnanitylThey definitely consider us an inferior, unworthyspecies. We are proud, lazy and we lack the free will. Almoustalways we feel superior to our friends. Tough we like tobelieve that we "think for ourselves and we "make our ownchoice" its hard to find an authentic human being who does

real thinking, who is free from prejudice and has an individualdecision-system We tend to hate anyone who is 'odifferent", so

various cultures, nations languages and people are all treated

as virtual enemies. The desire to master other people makes

them start wars.

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3 ,..4...5 ...6...7 ...8...9...

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V. Read carefully the text below. Some of the lines are correct but otherscontain a spelling or a punctuation error. Find the error and write itat the end of the line. If a line is correct put a tick (r'1. The first twolines are done as examples (10 points):

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3 ...4 ...5 ...6...

8 ...9 ...

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Making Associations

Colour is something the majority of us take for granted largelybecause it is (1) ... in countries such as ours, wheretechnology can provide us with those colours that mothernature cannoJ. As children we are generally more (2) ... 2to colour, and enjoy it for its own sake. Later in life our (3) ...in colour become more (4) ... affected by fashion, tradition, 4and symbolism. No matter how open-minded we may thinkwe are, the majority of us still make (5) ... ,

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(6) ... where other people are concerned, based on colour. 6For instance, consider how one might (7) ... judgea bride dressed in black, a widow dressed in red orsomeone in their (8) ... with a mop of grey hair.Our ancestors used colours to judge whether somethingwas (9) ... or ripe, dangerous or safe. Colourwas a (10) ... of survival so it's only natural that westiilGe this system.

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TEST 9

I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fitseach space (L0 points):

1. I ... her every morning in the 8 o'clock tube.

2. While they ... down the street an oJ$ lady started to cry for help.

A are walking @.)were walking

A am meetingC will meet

C walked

A were invitingC are inviting

A is readingC will be reading

@meetD have met

D walk

B have noticedD notice

3. The river ... bigger because of the heavy rain.@is growing _).-,BrowsC will grow p&rad grown

4. Last year our friends ... us to spend the Easter at their place.B invite

@,!nvited

A{tartedClua shrted

@noticedC had noticed

5.By the time they reached the coast, it ... to rain.B starts

D had been starting6. I was totally confused when I ... I couldn't find the way to my friend's house.

7. This newscaster usually ... out the reports on my favourite news progranrme.

B will read

@reads8. Two days later, someone ... me abgt my son's behaviour.

A will inform @ informed

10. T[e girl will get her inheritance when she ... twenty.,6ir -

,$.1^ Bwillbec has been 1-.

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}" I il l\ D had been

C is informing D was informing9. Soqreday his parents . . . out the real reason that has driven him to leave home.,

@ will find B findC are finding D found

TEST YOUR ENGLISH FOR INTENSIVE AND B]LINGUAL CLASSES

K.Csnnp\etethesetonil sentence so thatithas a similar meaning to the

_ flrrst sentence (10 points)iU u'1. ri. t_ir.t ,:' ..' : Len1 ) -,-,^

:j

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III. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.Use only one word in each space (L0 points):

Space

After discovering something that looked (0) like vast amountQ of lvaterfrozen beneath the planet's surface, scientists are still tryi;; to g.t tf ftitrfrurr.

. NASA is setting out its goals and preparing the ground for future missions (2)t .,i ... identifying which technologies need to be developed to make those missions

happen. One of the major limitations (3) .i.:; the weight of the fuel needed topropel the rockets out of the Solar System. To travel further, a rocket needs morefuel, but more fuel means more weight, slowing the spacecraft down and makingit(4)i,-... efficient. As solar sails are powered by sunlight, they don't l"q"Jd to carryonUciard'fuel (5) f"li conventional rockets and so are lighter (6)#il":"easier topropel. For long missions, an on-board laser would be fitted to provide powerwhen the Sun is just a distant memory. Initial acceleration is low, meaning (7)

i,ri:.1 solar sails could only carry robotic probes. However, because they have a

continuous source (8) i'i. energy, they could eventually acce,lerate to speeds ofaround 90 km per second. At that speed they could travel (9)f:;liliondon to NewYork in just a minute; that's over 10 times (194.ii,-than the Space Shuttle. Andunlike current spacecraft, they are also reuSEble dnd do not require costlyrefuelling for new missions.

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Sreve ..hos.,; :, -ii,

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Roxana Boangiu' Mirela Dinca

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines

are correct but others contain an unnecessary word.If a line is correct

put a tick (/) at the end of the line. If the line has a word which should

not be there, write the word at the end of the line, There are two

examples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Exposed to Violence

f Researchers worldwide have been studying television violence

and they admit that television \is very violent. It's a well-known

fact that the people like violenc,i. Every generatiort liked to play

wJtfuCowboys and Indians or to build castles against invading

armies. The Queen in ,,,A.lice in Wonderland" M is always

removing heads, and kids love it. Society has been evolved

and television together with computers replaced eq the books

and the classical toys. From the Colisseum in.the Rome

to ever more popular contact sports, entertainment for us

involved Such violence of some kind. And don't forget

about the news and "promos" played even during the ad

breaks. It is very hard to prove that something so wide

spread is having a specific effect on people. There is

no doubt that domestic violence is a problem, but kids and

parents don't learn this behaviour from Bugs Bunny.

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3.,.4 ...5 .,.6 ...7 ...8 ...9 ...

L0...

V. Read the text below and decide which word best fits each numbe

space (10 points): '

Adolescents and Media

In my (0) .,b the media nowadays promote in general (1) ... role models

all of us and not only to young people. As far as progratnmes addressed to you

people are concerned, most of them promote bad violent (2) .. .- (most movies d

so) and racist stereotypes against specific ethnic (3) .... As a matter of (4) "they don't promote (5) ... between men and women. Women are presented

consumer beings, only caring aboUt cosmetics and beauty. They prom

women's beauty and not their (6) .... I think that this is caused by the

financial (7) ... behind thebeauty (8) .... As for men, they are powerful

successful persons ready to get into a (9) ... and solve a difference in coI

rather than peacefully. And this is not the only instance of distorted reality

movies picture. The life people are supposed to have in movies is far away


reality, it is an ideal one but reality is not ideal. Consequently young people canbelieve that they can go on their lives by behaving in a certain (10) ..., justbecause their heroes act like that.

0 A representation B.-convictionlG counterfeit H.&trt2 A reaction "/ B manner3 frgroup t -ffi"ollections4 A circuurstance '''!fr.fact5 A identity #ri-it*ity6Amemory 6 inclination7 A,advantages B profits8$ndustry B factory9Acombat Bbattle10 A lane ,g*uy

C viewpointC imitation@behaviourC bandsC pointC balanceC^judgement

@nterestsC comoanv

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C direction

D opinionD syntheticD proceedingD troopsD happening

ffiieoualitv6#na

J

D causes

D plantD struggleD technique


Vegetarian Nutrition for Teenagers

Vegetarianrsrz represents a positive move towardsa cleaner and more compassiqg4te world,a reduction in globat (1) ..1'';tff&'ilnproved personal health.If we are concerned about all these we should thinkabout meat production's (2) ... impact Yjf'-'l"i

'"'on (3) ... rain forests, soil stability, air and water quality,the billions of animals killed for food each. year.

The (4) ... should be aware thdt vegetarians are generallyat lower risk for heart disease, high blood (5) ..., some

O VEGETARIAN

1 ITUNGRY

2 NEGATE

fi3 TROPIC S}*

4 POPULATF,*'15 PRESS I, r-i '?-

forms of cancer and (6) ... . More and more teenagers are 6 OBESE*pchoosing not to eat meat or fish. They are very O ... 7 ENTHUSIA$M , :"about thi, nr* way of living even if sometimes they face with .un'n;Yi'i' t'' tl' l tt' ",,

pressures from their parents who are (8) ... about their health. 8 CONCEl4$g;z't -

It's no doubt that it's healthitr to eat fruits, vegetables,plenty of (9) ... greens, whole grain 9 LEAFy,l(10) ..., nuts, seeds and legumes than big quantities of meat. 10 P}pPV!?,:

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I. Read the sentences and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best litseach space (10 points):

1. I always ... the shopping list before leaving the house.

B am checkingD to check

S wi[ showD have shown

3. The news of his accident ... us five days ago.

Areached $.had reached

C reaches Dis reaching

4. It's common knowledge that young people ... to spend their holiday at the

seaside.

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C will like5. The next generations ... if we waste all the natural resources.

A are affected B affect

dlwill be affected D have affected

O. fire'plane ... in Chicago at ten o'clock tomorrow moming.

A anived _\fts arrivingC has arrived ,D'arrives

7. Your friend ... speak his mind and ibtt his employer what he really thinks.{g1 -",

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8. I woutd be furious if they ... my d^iary.

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B likedD have liked

B would meetD will meet

forward to signing the agreement.B look

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C will read D have read

9. If the mayor ... the citizens they would discuss about the location of the

new cathedral.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the

first sentence (10 points):

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Father Christmas

Christmas is primarily,a religious (0) holiday, the celebration of Christ'sbkth. The practice (1) q, putting trees in the house, candles and manydecorations indicate (2)+h41the pagan origins are still alive and well. TodayChrisqryEp-offers people (3ft\t opportunity to give and receive presents, to help(4) i.. "who are (5) i;:4 need. The Christmas spirit of giving, of peace and

understanding, of tolerance is personalized (6) i.'ii Santa Claus, FatherChristmas. According (7fnt legend, Nicholas, (8)'1t.. benevolent man, was bornin Turkey and died on 6 December, 343. He comes every yeErn*ugder differentnames. In Austria Nikolaus is accompanied by Krampus (9)'f id*"r naughtychildren. In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas, accompanied by one or more blackslaves, gives presents to children on December 5. St Nicholas was the q-ro{el forthe Hollywood Santa, who was fust stylized into a jollier fellow (10) !l:t!p.uCola ads.

IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the linesane cornect but others contain an unnecessary word.If a line is correctput a tick ({ at the end of the line.If the line has a word which shouldnot be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are twoexamples done for you at the beginning (0) and (00) (10 points).

Ancient Olympic Games

The Olympic Games as we know them today have onlybeen around since the first modern Olympiad who heldin Athens in 1896. But the tradition of athletic competitionsis rwe older. In ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greeceit was extremely important to participate in athletic contests.Archeologists have found an evidence that the kings,

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pharaohs and nobles attended to the competitions.The Egyptians were known for playing aU thq types ofball games and participating in boxing, gymnastic

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and the training facilities were built h bV the Greeks.

Poor people could ibq participate if they had

a sponsor. All the participants trained rigorouslyto irnpress and please their gods.


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Global Warming

While many environmental grups have been warning about

extreme weather conditions for a few yearyr the WorldMeteorological Organization announced iniuly 2003 that

Secent scientific ass6ments indicate that,%s the globaltEinperature continue$ to warm due to climate change,

the number and intensity off extreme events might increase".They also npte that'[Gw record extreme events occur every

t1year somewere on the globe, but in the recent years

the number of such extremes has increased)*The definition of extreme events is limited tof highor low temperatures, high rainfallamounts and droughts.Furthermore scientists have pointed out that$rthern Europecould be severely affected with colder weather if climatechange continues, as the arctic begins to melt and send

fresher waters further south.


Ewloe Castle - a Native Welsh Castle

Many visitors to Wales are acquainted with the Normanand Edwardian castles that dominate the countryside.Domination, (1) ... and subjugation of the local populace 1 INTIMIDATEwere the main reasons for their construction. They

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rcmain as (2) ... survivors of a heritage marked by conflict.My brother and I visited the castle on a beautiful (3) ...day. Little is known about Ewloe, and since it's notone of the better-(4) ... north Welsh castles, we didn'tknow what to expect. We had a bit of (5) ... findingthe castle, but we were rewarded with one of those (6) ...(7) ... surprises we've now come to expect whiletravelling thr.ough Wales. The first thing that impressedus was the serenity of the (8) ... . The castle offers visitorsperhaps the best opportunity to absorb a permeatingsense of (9) ... energy, and to have visions ofsurvivaland (10) ... which once filled these marvelous structures.

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TICKET 1

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about theideas it contains. Support your opinion with examples and arguments.(20 points)

Gullibility**in{7

Nowadriys people look down on gullible persons, laugh at them and don'teven take them seriously. They are defined as both stupid and lacking commonsense. Gullible people believe everything they are told. For example ifsomebody tells him "Hey, did you notice gullible is written on the ceiling?",the gullible person would immediately look upwards, to the joy of the otherswho know there is nothing there.

Still, there is another matter to be brought up. Are gullible people reallystupid or their only problem is that they trust the others too much? Each of us

can be at least once in the situation of taking a piece of information for granted

when facing circumstances we know nothing about.Each of us has been at least once gullible, that is the source of cheap laugh

for others. Does it mean that we are all stupid?

People should be given the opportunity to trust their friends without beingtaken advantage of and labeled accordingly. Our society should promote trustand not make fun of it. Thus, gullible persons' view on life may just be better

than that of most of our fellows.

II. Do you consider that teenagers today have become more and moreaddicted to telephones? Explain and expand. (10 points)

TICKET 2


Boarding Schools = SCxU u<* \,r{1fi*rcfr .

When talking about boarding schools we usually refer to British boardingschools because most of them around the world follow the pattern of the

classical British ones. Boarding schools have specified rooms which include the

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dormitory,wherestudentssharethefamou'@therefectory,wheretheyhave their meals and the study hall, the place for academic work. It also has

facilities for washing, a storehouse and a playground.These boarding schools imply long -term cut / separation from both parents

and culture, giving birth to a phenomenon known as TCK - third culture kid.Children between 2 & 18 may be sent to this kind of schools. The period of timespent there may also vary from 1 year to more than 12 years. Still, juniorboarding schools in the States, that is schools for students below the age of 13

are',hot as sought as they are in UK or India.Switzerland, on the other hand, is acknowledged as owning one of the

world's best boarding schools. The government supports the country's economyby developing strategies to win foreign students. Their boarding schools providenot only education in several languages but also a wide range of quality facilitiesorganized through the Swiss Federation of Private Schools.

II. Read and answer the following questions:

1. What kind of rooms does a boarding school include?2. What makes Switzerland special in terms of boarding schools? (10 points)

TICKET 3

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about theideas it contains. Support your opinion with examples and arguments,(20 points)

AIDS

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, discovered by Robert Galloin 1978. This virus kills the T cells, which are the body's main defense againstillness, thus attacking the immune system. The process is not visible, that is whythe person may look perfectly healthy for many years, not knowing that she isalready infected. They only become more vulnerable to illnesses as theirimmune system cannot fight as well as it used to.

The causes are multiple. Specialists actually talk about a chain of events and

life situations which work together and lead to what is known as AIDS. Theytalk about bad genes, bad bacteria, bad viruses, etc. Genes are the only ones wecannot do anything about. They are inherited from our parents. But we can

influence all the other factors in order to improve our lifestyle and avoid all the

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health problems. We can avoid not only accumulation of toxins inside our bodybut also ailments, stress, unpleasant life experience poor diet and even poorthoughts which promote illness. In this way the chances for HIV to "do its job"become lower and lower.

II. Talk about one Romanian custom or tradition that you particularlylike. Expand. (10 points)

TICKET 4


Reincarnation

It seems that reincarnation provides a better and better explanation of man'sorigin and destiny. The interest in this topic increases nowadays even though itis considered occult phenomena. Reincamation claims that one's life can be

continued even after his death, in further lives, thus having more chances toreach a better spiritual level and attain liberation.

Reincamation is the opposite of Christianity for its rejecting the finaljudgment by a holy God, taking the possibility of spending the rest of your"eternity" in hell into account. Reincarnation explains the difterences betweenpeople by the type of life therv lived pr:eviously. Everything people do during theirlife time goes in the next one. That is why some people are successful withoutbeing religious, some others are tormented their whole life. some are rich" othersare poor. It is all explained by the action of karma. Reincarnation seems to punishor reward one's deeds without havin-e to depend on a persorial God.

II. Read and answer the foilo*lurg questions:

1. What is the main difference hreiween reincarnation and Christiariity?2. How does reincarnation explain the differences belween peopie I

(10 points)

TICKET 5


Homeless People

lmr"The increasing number of homeless people is a result of two main trends over

the past 25 years: a growing shortage of rental housing that people can actuallyafford on the one hand and an increase in poverty on the other hand. It is clearthat poverty and homelessness are linked. People who cannot afford to pay forfood, health, housing and education are usually poor people. That is why beingpoor equals being ill, uneducated, hungry and homeless.

According to a statistics, in 2000, Il.3Vo of the U.S. population lived inpoverty and what's worse, 40Vo of them are children. The factors to explainpoverty are: the increasing unemployment and the declining value of publicassistance. It was proved that poverty is increasing especially in the familieswhere the father doesn't exist. As a result of low salaries and unstableemployment, many families have difficulties in getting medical care, a houseand food. That is why paying the rent has become a burden for most of thesepeople and homelessness is the immediate consequence.

II. What do you think our planet will look like in the future taking thegreenhouse effect into account? (10 points)

TICKET 6

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about theideas it contains. Support your opinion with examples and arguments.(20points)

UFO Reports

Reports say that in 1947, near New Mexico, a UFO crashed in a field whichbelonged to a farmer. The farmer didn't know what it was about, so he went tocheck. That moment he saw things he had never seen before . Being confused, hewent to the sheriff who called the Air Force Base in his turn. Air Force Basesecured the area and took the air craft to a hangar in Ohio. The local nurse was


calied to do an autopsy. What she reported was quite unusual. The body had onlyfour fingers at each hand, no thumbs.

What is more, the Air Force Base came back to the farmer telling him toavoid sharing this experience with other people. Not being in the Military, thefarmer didn't obey. That was the moment the Air Force Policeman threatenedhim by saying that he would better keep quiet or he might just turn up missing.

All the mystery surrounding this particular event might make people thinkthat the Air Force has serious reasons to hide the truth which, why not, couldhave somqthing to do with the UFOs.

lL What do you think people need to do in order to live a healthy life?What do you do to improve your health? Expand. (10 points)

TICKET 7

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about theideas it contains, Support your opinion with examples and arguments.(20 points)

Premonitions

Even though most of the dreams have a symbolic interpretation, some ofthem are thought of as conveying a warning message. For example if you dream

about having brakes problems with your car, it may mean that you should slowyourself down in your life on the one hand, but it would be advisable for you to

check the brakes on your car on the other hand.

A famous case of premonition well known in the history is that of the

American president Abraham Lincoln. A few days before being assassinated, he

dreamt of his own body laid out in a room in the White House.

Another case is that of a woman on the Titanic who, a night before sinking

dreamt of a horrible event that was to happen the very next day. She told her

husband about her premonition but he wouldn't take her into account. Still, she

prepared both herself and her children by dressing them in warm clothes. She

and her children eventually survived, but her husband, unfortunately, didn'tmake it.

It-tl. Which dPyou consider to be the greatest invention of all times? Give

reasons. (10 points)

Roxana Boangiu' Mirela Dinan

TICKET 8

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about the

ideas it contains, Support your opinion with examples and arguments(20 points)

Valentine's DaY

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February is the month when gifts and flowers are exchanged between the

loved ones, in the name of St. Valentine. The history of St. Valentine can be

traced back in the Christian and ancient Roman tradition.

Valentine was a priest who served in the third century in Rome. Emperor

Claudius was the one to decide that single men are better soldiers than the

married ones, that is why he forbade marriage for young men. Valentine rcalnze-d

the injustice of his decision and continued thus to perform marriages for those

who loved each other in secret. Soon Valentine's actions were discovered by

Claudius and he ordered that he be killed.Some other stories claim that Valentine was the first one to send a 'valentine'

greeting himself while he was in prison. He fell in love with the jailor's daughter

who visited him secretly. Before his death he sent her a letter signing 'From your

Valentine', an expression still in use nowadays.

II. Tatk about one famous person of the twentieth century. Bringarguments. (10 Points)

TICKET 9

I. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about the

ideas it contains. Support your opinion with examples and arguments(20 points)

Stonehenge

For more tha4 5000 years Stonehenge has drawn visitors from all over the

world. It is not known why hundreds of people created this marvelous place on

Earth.Before Stonehenge was built, Salisbury Plane had been a pine foresl

Nowadays some of the stones of the original monument have fallen down, others

have been carried away or damaged by the visitors.

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The big question is how they ancient people succeeded in carrying thesestones and making them stand upright. Nobody knows for sure because it wasobvious that great muscle power was needed. The heaviest megalith weightedabout 45 tones. Many years from now on people will try to come up with ananswer to this remarkable mystery.

II. Would you like to be the President of Romania one day? Why? Whynot? (10 pints)

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TICKET 1O

l. Read (in silence) the text below and express your opinion about theideas it contains. support your opinion with arguments and examples,(20 points)

tMind your manners!" is not a very pleasant thing to hear especially if youare the one who is being told so. But the truth is that it is rather difficult forteenagers to be aware of good manners nowadays, and what is more it is so"geek-like" to be polite, not to mention well-mannered. Or at least this is howmost teenagers think.

What a teenager should know is that there are three important principlesbehind the good manners used today: custom, consideration and common-sense.

While custom is simply the habit of doing certain things such as shakinghands or tipping hats, consideration should be the basic idea of good manners.So being considerate is almost always similar with being well-mannered.Consideration is thinking about how the other person feels. So before eoming tothe conclusion that being well-mannered is a geek's job, teenagers should askthemselves whether being rude to someone is bad manners just because a booksays or because it hurts feelings. The third component of good manners iscorlmon sense. For example giving your seat to an old and maybe ill perscn iscommon sense.

Bearing in mind these three principles should make it easier for teenagers andgrown-ups as well to deal with good manners.

Il. Comment upon the proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed"(10 points)

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