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TEST INITIAL LA LIMBA ENGLEZĂ – CLASA A VIII-A

 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.
 Timp de lucru: 50 minute.
SECTION 1 – vocabulary and grammar 40 points

1. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in each gap:

10 p
Choosing A Car

There comes a time when no having a car becomes impractical. EXCITE

Choosing your first car is an ………………………..experience. IMAGINE
Most men’s ……………………..is so vivid that they see POWER
themselves speeding along in a …………sports car, attracting ENVY
…………looks from those they pass. In ………….. this does not REAL
happen that often. More practical and ………………….. aspects FINANCE
have to be considered when choosing a car. The ……………… is CHOOSE
normally between a small city car which is …………………. To ECONOMY
run and easy to park and a larger family car which would be more
…………………….. and probably be fitted with more COMFORT
…………… features. SAFE

2. Fill in the blanks using the following prepositions or particles: at, by(x2), in, into, on(x2),
up, with. 10 p
a) Students were fed ……… ……….. testing, so they took part …….. a concert yesterday.
b) If you want to rely …… your friends, you should take ……. account their behavior.
c) ………. the way, it was love…….first sight.
d) Teenagers are keen …… reading S.F. novels.
e) It didn't take her long to learn …. heart her lines.
f) You shouldn’t be disappointed ……….the mark that you’ve just got.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate past forms: 20 p

Alexander the Great ………………… (be/born) in 356 BC in Macedonia. He

……………….. (become) King when he ………….. (be) 20 and ………………….
(continue) the work that his father ………………… (begin). In 334 BC he
……………….. (invade) Persia and by his thirtieth birthday he ……………..……
(conquer) most of south-west Asia. However, while he ………………………(plan)
the invasion of Arabia he ………… (catch) a fever and ……………. (pass away).
4. Choose the correct answer (a, b or c) for each sentence: (10 points)
1.Have you done all your …….?
a) homeworks b) home work c) homework
2.My parents always give me good…….
a) advice b) advices c) advise
3. They……. for the bus when it started to rain.
a) were waiting b) waited c) are waiting
4. Your boss finally agreed with your solution, ……. he?
a) did b) didn’t c) was
5. What will happen if his parachute…….?
a) won’t open b) isn’t open c) doesn’t open
5. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: (10 points)
1. She sees things good.
2. If he will know all the answers, he will win the competition.
3. Tom and Mary has to go back to the hotel.
4. Andy doesn’t live in America, is he?
5. While I worked in the garden, it started to rain.

SECTION II - writing 30 points

6. Express your opinion: What’s the most boring day of the week? Why? 10p

7. Talk about yourself. 20p