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TEST PAPER, 9TH GRADE

I. FILL IN THE CORRECT TENSE. (30 P)

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 1)(make) clothes ever since she
2)(be) a young girl. She 3)(get) her first job in a clothes factory when she was
sixteen. She 4)(sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she
5)(have) a brilliant idea for a design. After she 6)..(speak) to the bank
manager, she got a loan and she 7)..(open) her own little workshop. Now she
8)(make) lots of money. She 9).(sell) clothes to a lot of famous people,
including film stars and singers, and she 10)..(think) she will be very rich soon.
II. CIRCLE THE CORRECT TENSE. (10 P)
1. I`m afraid I can`t make it tonight. I .......... the estate agent at 7 o`clock.
a. see b. am seeing c. have seen d. have been seeing
2. The film . at 7:30.
a. starts b. is starting c. has started d. has been starting
3. He to find a cleaning person for a month now.
a. tries b. is trying c. has tried d. has been trying
4. Look! You . coffee all over my desk!
a. spill b. is spilling c. have spilt d. have been spilling
5. He the property section of the newspaper every day, but he still hasn`t found anything.
a. read b. is reading c. has read d. has been reading

III. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD OR WORDS UNDERLINED: (10P)

1. Davids plane was cancelled/delayed by thick fog.

2. The ships owner agreed to give the crew/passengers a pay-rise.
3. The plane from Geneva has just grounded/landed.
4. We hope that you will enjoy your flight/flying.
5. You have to check in/check up an hour before the plane leaves.

IV. MATCH THE WORDS WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS: AN EXPEDITION, A FIGHT, A TOUR, A
VOYAGE, A PACKAGE TOUR, ANITINERARY, A TRIP, TRAVEL, A CRUISE, A
CROSSING:(20P)

1. A journey by ship for pleasure_____________________

2. A journey by plane __________________________
3. The plan of a journey__________________
4. A short journey______________________
5. A journey for scientific or special purposes ____________________
6. A holiday which includes organized travel and accommodation______________
7. Taking journeys, as a general idea___________________
8. A journey by sea_______________________
9. An organized journey to see the sights of a place____________________
10. A journey from one side of the sea to the other___________________

V. USE 5 WORDS FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST: JUNCTION, CONCRETE, DEFENCE, SIGHT,
ACCOMODATION, EVENTUALLY, QUEUE, DESERTED, TO HOUSE, TO STROLL, TO WRITE
A LETTER TO YOUR PENFRIEND IN WHICH YOU DESCRIBE YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE
FROM BUCHAREST. (120-150 WORDS) (20P)