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SEMESTRIAL TEST PAPER

9th row______
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timpul de lucru este de 45 de minute. Se acorda 10
puncte din oficiu.
PARTEA I 60 puncte
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.
There is already a lot of litter left by tourists. It also seems that the pleasure and the beauty of
the place may be spoilt further. Some people are making plans to build a cable car up the side
of the mountains and a huge hotel at the top. They say that a cable car is necessary because the
increasing number of tourists are causing problems. The paths leading up to the ruins are
becoming worn away and are in serious danger of collapse. Bad weather is making the problem
worse.

1. Draw the main idea of the fragment.

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Find nouns and adjectives in the text.
Nouns:
Adjectives:
2. Find words in the text that were built up using suffixes and prefixes.
suffixes:
prefixes:
For each of these, choose the correct alternative, present simple or present continuous.
1. It's seven o'clock and they are going/ go to school now.
2. Mrs Cooper eats/ is eating in the restaurant every Sunday.
3. Our cat never jump/jumps/ is jumping on the kitchen table.
4. Look! The men are wearing/ wear blue uniforms.
5. Curt always is playing/ plays his guitar in the afternoon.
6. The taxi waits/ is waiting for them at the moment.
7. He always helps/is helping his grandmother in the garden.
8. They never eat/are eating very much.
9. Listen! Bill plays/is playing his electric guitar.
10. He washes/ is washing his car every Sunday.
Complete the sentences with a word derived from the word in capital letters:

1. Stephen Hawkins is one of the best in the world. (SCIENCE)

2. I'm really with computers. I always do something wrong. (HOPE)
3. I'm trying to be but he isn't making things easy for us. (REASON)
4. You always have to fasten your belt when you travel by plane. (SAFE)
5. I'm sorry, I think I'll be to attend the meeting. (ABLE)

6. She likes her students to be and call her Miss Jones. (RESPECT)
7. You must take a as soon as possible. (DECIDE)
8. " killed the cat." (CURIOUS)
9. I decline all (RESPONSIBLE)
10.You're making the problem hard for you. (NECESSARY)

Choose the most suitable verb form.

1. I’m so tired! I think I ____________ to be right now.
a. ‘ll go b. am going c. am going to go
2. “Can you have dinner with us tomorrow?” “I’m afraid I can’t I _________ tomorrow.
a. am working b. am going to work c. ‘ll work
3. My friends __________ to New York at Christmas, they’ve just booked the holiday.
a. are going to travel b. will travel c. are travelling
4. “What a difficult exercise” “Ok, Mary, I__________ you”
a. ‘ll help b. am helping c. am going to help
5. “It’s very cold in here” “Yes, you’re right, I ___________ the window.”
a. am going to close b. ‘ll close c. am closing

PARTEA II 30 puncte

Write an article about What can we do to protect the environment? ( 120 - 140 words)
Organize your material as follows:
Introduction: one or two sentences to introduce the topic
Contents: relevant information supported with information
Conclusion: one or two sentences