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Clasa a VIII-a
23 ianuarie 2016

1. Choose the right answer: (10 points)

A 34-year-old librarian from Clifden in County Galway claims she and a friend (1) ... a large
serpent-like monster in Lake Fadda in western Ireland on Wednesday afternoon as they were
picknicking near the (2) ... of the lake. Local police are (3) ... the story, which follows a series of
similar reports (4) ... years. Researchers at Trinity College, Dublin have also (5) ... an interest in the
reports. Georgia Cranberry, the wife of a local businessman, (6) ... what she and her friend sw at about
three oʼclock last Wednesday as ʻa huge monster writhing in the water (7) ...a snake, about 30 metres
(8) ...ʼ. Her friend, Mary Reilly, a shop assitant in a department store in Galway, (9) ... the story and
added: ʻWe were (10) ... .The creature was enormous and it swam with its mouth open. It was just like
those pictures of the Loch Ness Monster.ʼ

1. A. watched B. looked C. spotted D. reported

2. A. bay B. beach C. coast D. shore
3. A. inquiring B. searching C. investigating D. exploring
4. A. recent B. last C. final D. these
5. A. taken B. found C. seen D. got
6. A. said B. told C. claimed D. described
7. A. as B. like C. similar D. such
8. A. distance B. distant C. further D. offshore
9. A. believed B. checked C. repeated D. confirmed
10. A. terrible B. terrified C. terrorized D. terrifying

2. Read the text and write the word that best fits each gap: (20 points)

Most of us don‟t have the money to travel around the world and enjoy all its wonders. We may 1)
………... lucky enough to go to school and learn about them, but it‟s just 2) …………. expensive for
us to see them in person. Fortunately, there is a solution 3) …………. the problem: The Internet. If we
want to see the world‟s tallest building, for example, we don‟t have to travel any further 4)
……………. our computer. There are 5) …………. many websites and such a lot 6) ………….
information that your biggest problem will be choosing 7) …………. to start. You can find out as 8)
………………… details as you want. 9) ………………. people might argue that using the Internet
isn‟t 10) ……………… exciting as actually visiting the places, but even they have to admit it‟s a great
alternative.

3. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given: (20 points)

1. I am positive our team can win this……………………. COMPETE

2. I don‟t have the………………to do this job properly. ABLE
3. True ……………is worth more than money. FRIEND
4. We came to the…………………. that she was lying to us. CONCLUDE
5. We were …………, as we didn‟t find him at home. LUCK

6. You‟ve been ……………. helpful with the project. EXTREME

7. Steve is very …………….; you can never trust him. RELY
8. The children took part in …………… activities at the funfair. VARY
6. A meeting of the world …………… will take place in Geneva next month. LEAD
7. The skirt was too long, so I had to …………….it. SHORT

4. Rewrite each sentence using the given words: (20 points)

1)I‟m planning to visit him in hospital next Tuesday.
I …………………………
2)There is a smell of cabbage in this room.
This room ………………………………………………….
3) What is the length of that river?
How…………………………………………………….
4)It started raining twenty minutes ago and it‟s still raining.
It has ………………………………….
5)I can‟t remember the name of the movie.
I have……………………………………………
6) He published the book in 1997.
The book ………………………….
7) The last time I went to Paris I was still at school.
I haven‟t ……………………………….
8) “Do you take sugar in your coffee, Mary?” asked Mrs Brown.
Mrs Brown asked ……………………………….
9) The bookshelf was too high for Susan to reach.
Susan wasn‟t ………………………………….
10) Michael left the party without saying goodbye.
Michael didn‟t …………………………….

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

Martin and Rebecca Granger used to teach in a tough secondary school in London. Two years ago, they
moved to a small cottage in Cornwall, in the extreme south-west of England. „We got tired of trying to
make kids learn things they had no interest in‟, Martin says. Martin‟s mother had died, leaving the
cottage to them. „It was in a terrible state when we came. There were leaks in the roof. There wasn‟t
even an indoor toilet. „Rebecca and I have rebuilt the place with our own hands‟. They both say what
they value most is their freedom from the rat race and the pressures of life in a big city. Only one thing
really bothers them, and that is the invasion of tourists every summer.

1. Why did Martin and Rebecca move to a small cottage in Cornwall?

2. Is there anything that they don‟t like about Cornwall?
3. What are the advantages of living in a small cottage, according to the text?
4. What are the advantages of living in the city, in your opinion?
5. Which one do you prefer: a house or a flat?

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