TEST

Football or soccer, which is considered to be the most popular sport in the world, is a team sport played between two teams of
eleven players using a spherical ball.The object of the game, which is played on a wide rectangular field with a goal on each end
of the field, is to score by putting the ball into the adversary goal. The goal is kept by a goalkeeper who is allowed, at the
exception of other players, to use his / her hands in the game. The winners are those who score the most goals. If the football (or
soccer) match ends in a draw the two teams may be redirected to play extra time and / or penalty shootouts (each team taking
turns to have a set number of kicks at the goal.) The way football is played now was first codified in England. Nowadays, it is
governed by the FIFA, "Fdration Internationale de Football Association" (International Federation of Association Football.)
The game is played now all over the world and competitions are organized nationally, continentally and internationally. The most
prestigious of football competitions is the World Cup, which is held every four years.
1.Soccer is another word for football I. ( 4 x 4= 16 points )
a. True b. False
2 .Each team includes 22 players a. True b. False
3. The rules of the game were established a. by an international committee b. in England
4. The world cup competition takes place a. annually b. every 5 years c. every 4 years
II. Word meaning. ( Choices: Penalty Area/Box, Hat Trick, Goalkeeper, Referee, Relegate, Tackle ) ( 5 x5=25 points)
____________________ 1. to try to take the ball from a player in the other team
____________________ 2. if a football team is moved down to a lower division
_____________________ 3. a person who is in charge of a game and who makes certain that the rules are followed.
_____________________4. in football, the area marked with white lines in front of the goal
_____________________5. the player who stands in the team's goal to try to stop the other team from scoring
III. Matching Type: Match Column A with Column B. Write the answer on the blank. ( 5 x 3 = 15 points )
Column A Column B
____ 1. World Cup a. the country which codified the football game
____ 2. Football b. Football Field
____ 3. England c. An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly
among themselves
____ 4. Rectangular field d. World Championship
____ 5.League e. Soccer
IV. Translate from Romanian into English Language. Translate this paragraph. ( 34 points )
Nationala de fotbal condusa de Victor Piturca a coborat in clasamentul FIFA Coca-Cola, de pe 29 pe 32, in urma celor doua
meciuri jucate in compania Greciei, in barajul de calificare la CM din Brazilia! Clasamentul general a avut de suferit si in Top 10,
unde Belgia a coborat sase pozitii, ajungand pana pe 11, iar Portugalia a urcat noua locuri, dupa dubla cu Suedia de la baraj,
ajungand pana pe 5! Italia a urcat un loc, de pe 7 pe 8, iar Elvetia si Olanda au coborat cate o pozitie.
Spania continua sa fie cea mai bine clasata nationala din lume, cu 1507 puncte, urmeaza Germania, cu 1318 puncte si Argentina,
cu 1251 puncte. Brazilia, organizatoarea urmatorului Campionat Mondial, se afla pe 10, cu 1102 puncte.