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your answers on the
A. (24 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms. write
Answer Sheet.
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B. (26 points) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate word A, B, C or
answer on the Answer Sheet.
it is.richin history'
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the one in the Gathedral.
1. A. like
2. A. said
3. A. year
4. A place
5. A. pass
6. A. last
7. A. scenes
8. A. lost
9. A. little
10.A. rented
11.A. similar
12.A. stage
13.A. than

B. how
B. listened
B. view
B. step
B. cross
B. most
B. sights
B. wasted
B. enough
B. entered
B. same
B. storey
B. that

c. than
C. told
C.paR
C. point
C. spot
C. once
C. views
C. forgotten
C. outstanding
C. changed
C.like
C. floor
c. of

D' as
D. counted
D. Period
D' area
D. glance
D. least
D. sides
D' missed
D. excellent
D. moved
D. resembled
D. ground
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Subiectul ll (25 points)

your answer on the
Readthe text and choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D) to the questions.Write
Answer Sheet.
for secondhandfurniture.They had jusl movt
Katieand peter were walking aroundthe flea market looking
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of them earnedmuch money and so th
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She thoughtit wouldbe greatfor her collectionof romanticnovels.She boughtit and the man behindthe stall
gave her an old book as a gift. She thankedhim even thoughshe didn'tthink she wouldread it as she didn't
recognizethe title,"The PoorMan'sFriend".
They got backto their flat and put the bookcasein place;then Katiesat flickingthroughthe pagesof the old
book.Peterwas lookingin the kitchen'scupboardsand makingsuggestionsfor whatthey couldeat for dinner.
"l wish'we could order a pizza",said Katie,but she knew it was a luxurythey couldn'tafford.They always
cookedcheapsimplemeals at home and they neverate out. Just then a small pieceof paperfell out of the
book.She pickedit up and saw it was a crumpled$20 note."Wow!Whatgood luck!"she said.They ordereda
big pizzawith allthe toppingsand renteda DVD,too. They had a greatnight.
A few days later,when Katiewas homeironingthe clothes,the iron suddenlystoppedworking.She knewthey
couldn'tbuy a new one untilthey got paidat the end of the month.She felt anxiousat the thoughtof goingto
work in creasedclothes.She sat downand let out a heavysigh.
She glancedover and saw the old book on the shelf. 'Wouldn'tit be great if there was more money hidden
betweenthe pages of that book?"she thoughtto herself.She pickedthe book up and shook it, not really
expectinganythingotherthan dustto fall out,and to her amazementa foldedbanknotefell to the floor.
1. Why didn't Katie and Peter have much money?
A. They had spentit all on secondhandfurniture.
B. Theirbillswerehigh.
G. They hadjust boughta new flat.
D. Theirwageswere low.

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2. Why did Katie take the book?

A. She wantedto read it.
B. lt was a present.
C. She recognizedthe title.
D. Shedidn'thaveany books.
3. Why did Katie wantto order pizza?
A. Shecouldn'tcook.
B. lt was a cheapmeal.
C. She wanteda treat.
D. She didn'twantto eat out.
4. Katie was upset when the iron broke because
A. it was an expectedexpense.
B. shewas alonewhenit happened.
C. she didn'twant to look untidyat work.
D. she hasjust paidfor a newone.
5. In the story the money falls out of the book when
A. Katieis upset.
B. Katieis hungry.
C. Katiewishesfor it.
D. Katieand Peterare together.

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'lt was a dark night andit was raining heavily.We had beendriving for hours,we were hungry, cotd and
frightenedand there was no sightof the town on the map. We could barely seeand only the poor lightsof the
car and the lightningmadethe road visiblewhensuddenly.....'
Give your story an appropriatetitle and write no more than {20 words (12-{5 lines).
Pay attentionto the following:
o lou don'tneedlong descriptions;
. use dialoguesonlv if they are relevantfor your charactersor events;
o tou shouldusethis plan:
1. Introduction (paragraph1 - setthe scene)
2/3 - developthe story)
2. Main body (paragraph(s)
3. Conclusion (paragraph4 - end the story)
Don'tcountthewordsgivenin the beginning.
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1 - wasstaring

5 - Haveyou seen

2 - remembered

6 - brought

3-was

7 - didn'tknow

4 - were travelling

8 - arestilllooking

B. (26 puncte)

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achievement
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content
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tccurtcv
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grammaf enors
no/ very few
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spellingerrors
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rangeof
grammar
structure

C. Register &
Vocabularv
a appropriate
register
a very varied
vocabulary

D. Organization,
cohesion.layout

E. Overall effect

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,organization
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. fully correct
paragraphing
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very
convincing
verymuch
originaloutput

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register
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vocabulary

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paragraphing
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generally
convincing
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vocabulary

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mostly correctlayout

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convincing
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output

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appropriale
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vocabulary

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