Name: Date:

INITIAL TEST
L1 - 8th grade

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu.
Timp de lucru: 50 minute.

PARTEA I ______________________________________________________60 de puncte

I. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Present Perfect: (2px10=20p.)
1. __________________________________(you/ever/see) the Eiffel Tower?
2. We_______________________ (go) to bed at 10 oclock last night.
3. I _____________just ___________ ( visit) my best friend.
4. They__________________(sell) their old house two years ago.
5. She __________________________(not/do) the shopping yet.
6. _______________________________(you/ever/be) to Paris?
7. She____________________ (water) the plants yesterday morning.
8. They _________________ (not/invite) their friends at the party yet.
9. He______________________ (go) on holiday to USA last year.
10. She _____________already_________(see) the film.

II. Complete the sentences with these words: for, above, by, round, in, through, at, for, ago,
across. (2px10=20p.)

1. Alex is interested_________photography.
2. Joe is good_____________playing the guitar.
3. The vacuum cleaner was invented____________an Englishman.
4. Miss Walker has lived here_______________twenty years.
5. She visited China ten years _______________.
6. Thor Heyerdhal sailed___________________the Pacific.
7. Some people have sailed____________________.the world.
8. John has been waiting_________________ages.
9. The bird flew_________________the open window.
10. The moon was shining__________________the mountain tops.
 III. Make questions to match the answers. (2p.x5=10p.)
1. ___________________________ever___________________________________?
No, Ive never been to America.
2. __________________________________________________________________?
She bought her necklace in Egypt.
3. __________________________________________________________________?
They play football twice a week.
4. __________________________________________________________________?
She was writing to her pen friend.
5. __________________________________________________________________?
He wants a new camera because his old one is broken.

IV. Choose the correct form: (2p.x5=10p.)

1. He do/does/is doing his homework every day.
2. They met/meet/will meet an old friend last week.
3. Sarah left/will leave/has left tomorrow.
4. You told me that he has forgotten/had forgotten/had forget to invite you to his birthday party.
5. Your children have been playing/have playing/played in the garden since 9 a.m.

PARTEA a II -a______________________________________________________30 puncte

Write a letter to a friend of yours telling him/her about your summer holiday.
You should include information about the places you visited, the weather, the activities, the
location, food and people you met. Do not use more than 100 words.
Start and end your letter in an appropriate way.