MINISTERUL ED U C A I EI NAIONALE

CONCURSUL DE LIMBA ENGLEZ PENTRU LICEE CU PROFIL TEHNOLOGIC I VOCAIONAL ETAPA LOCAL 9 februarie 2013 CLASA a X-a

SUBJECT I: Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate tense: (15 points) 1. When I (enter) the room I realized that my friend..already..(leave). 2. The food is very delicious here, but I.. (not /try) their famous spaghetti yet. 3. I would help you if I. (have) more free time. 4. While I.. (look) at the famous building in Trafalgar Square, someone.(remind )me that I was quite late. 5. Those wires look a little bit dangerous; I .............. (touch) them if I were you. 6. The treasure . . (think) to date from the 13th century. 7. Were lost! If you (write down)Marys instructions, this . (happen). 8. I (phone) Ann all evening, but theres no reply. 9. On my doctors advice, I (take up) yoga in order to relax. 10. I wish I(spend) more time swimming last summer. SUBJECT II: There is ONE mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it and correct it. (15 points). 1. My health has got worser since I stopped exercising regularly. 2. Unless everyone doesnt work hard, she is discontented. 3. David is working for a big corporation. 4. Can I lend your car? I need it to take my daughter to the doctor. 5. She was a quite person-she didnt talk much. 6. He said we may come to visit them whenever we liked. 7. You wont find many money in my purse! 8. There is many students in this school. 9. Roy was so proud with himself when he passed all his exams! 10. This film contains violence and is not aimed on younger children. SUBJECT III: Read the text below and decide which variant A, B, C or D best fits each gap: (15 points) The development of writing (1) .. a huge difference to the world and we might see it as the beginning of (2) Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been (3) .. in China that date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics are other forms of picture writing developed in the (4) .. around Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) where the (5) ..Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (6) .. alphabet was used by the Pheonicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is (7) .. that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called aleph and beta, which in Greek became alpha and beta, which gave us the (8) .. word alphabet. The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (9) .. to other European coun tries under the Romans. A number of changes took (10) .. as time (11) ..The Romans added the letter G, and the letters J and V were (12) .. to people in Shakespeares time. If we (13) .. the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in (14) .. to show that it was a question. They started to write Qo in (15) .. of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark ?. 1. A did B had C made D took 2. A media B bulletin C programme D journalism 3. A invented B displayed C discovered D appeared 4. A distance B area C length D earth 5. A antique B old-fashioned C ancient D dated 6. A true B accurate C exact D precise 7. A observed B measured C counted D estimated 8. A new B trendy C modern D fashionable 9. A spread B appeared C was D occurred

10. A place 11. A spent 12. A infamous 13. A look into 14. A turn 15. A position

B part B passed B unpopular B bring on B fact B space

C control C went C unknown C make off C order C spot

D account D developed D hidden D hold up D intention D place

SUBJECT IV: Rewrite the following sentences starting with the given words so that the meaning stays the same. (10 points) 1. Dont listen to him; he loves making up stories. If I.. 2.I havent seen him lately, Jack said to Mary. Jack said 3. They saw his daughter dancing at the party. His daughter. 4. Shall we go to the opera tonight? How.? 5. When you eat a lot, you get fat. The more. 6. Ill be very happy when I go on holiday. I am 7. After hours of negotiation, they managed to get the new contract. After hours of negotiations, they.. 8. The basketball coach will make me train very hard. I will... 9. The police asked the woman to describe the thief to them in detail. The police asked the woman to give them .. 10. All the guests enjoyed themselves at the party apart from George. George was the SUBJECT V: Choose the correct linking expression in the sentences below: (10 points) 1. The population is growing and therefore/so that we need more food. 2. Although/In spite of hes got good qualifications, he cant get the job. 3. In those times men used to travel for days on foot or on the back of animals like as/such as horse and mules. 4. Let me know as soon as/no sooner than you finish writing these reports. 5. Cars enable you to reach any particular place you want. Despite/However, a car may present parking problems in a city. 6. We took a taxi in order to not/so as not to be late. 7. Shes a sociable girl with lots of friends. Even so/furthermore, she can get lonely, like anyone else. 8. What a terrible experience! By the way/Anyway, youre safe now-thats the main thing! 9. Schools and businesses stayed open yesterday despite / in spite the terrible weather. 10. I won't borrow you any money while / meanwhile you don't pay me back what you owe me. SUBJECT VI: (35 points) You are looking for a part-time summer job. Read the advertisement for the job and write a letter of application to Mr. Sadler. (120-150words) SUMMER JOBS! Could you be a GUIDE for visitors to your region? Excellent pay for part-time job guiding English-speaking visitors You must be available to work evenings and weekends

For more information, write to Mr. Sadler, Visitors Unlimited.

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII. TIMP DE LUCRU: 3 ORE. NU SE ACORD PUNCTE DIN OFICIU