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I. A. Put the following paragraphs in the correct order, filling in the grid
under the text:
a) James himself was killed in the attle. !ne thing was wrong with
"enr# and $atherine%s marriage. &ime was passing and the# did not
ha'e a son. All their aies, except their daughter, (ar#, died a few
weeks after the# were orn.
) In the #ear )*+, "enr# -III ecame king of .ngland. "e was the son
of "enr# -II, a king who was cle'er with people and careful with
mone#. /nlike his father, "enr# -III maintained a magnificent court
and spent a lot of mone# on wars, from which .ngland had little to
gain.
c) 0ut the Pope did not agree to "enr#%s di'orce and this made him 'er#
angr#. &he king decided to make himself head of the $hurch of
.ngland and as soon as this happened he was free to di'orce
$atherine.
d) &wo weeks efore he was crowned, "enr# married $atherine of
Aragon. &he# were happ# together at first. 1he was a good wife and
she was ra'e too. In )*)2 while "enr# was fighting a attle in
3rance, James I-, the 1cottish king attacked .ngland. $atherine got
an arm# together and the 1cots were defeated.
e) "enr# wanted to di'orce $atherine and marr# someod# else
ecause he longed for a son, an heir to the throne of .ngland. As
.ngland was a $atholic countr#, he needed the consent of the Pope
in 4ome.
a c d e
0. $hoose the right answer to the following 5uestions:
)) "enr# -III ecame king of:
a) Ireland6 ) .ngland6 c) 7ales
8) &wo weeks after he was crowned, "enr# -III married:
a) Anne 0ole#n6 ) $atherine "oward6 c) $atherine of Aragon
2) $atherine was:
a) a coward and ad wife6 ) an unfaithful wife6 c) a good and ra'e wife
9) "enr# wanted to di'orce $atherine and marr# someod# else,
ecause he wanted:
a) a daughter6 ) he did not want children6 c) a son
*) "e made himself head of the $hurch in .ngland, ecause he wanted:
a) to e powerful6 ) to ha'e children6 c) to di'orce $atherine
II. 3ill in the lanks using the appropriate relati'e pronouns (who, which,
that):
). :ou proal# know her. 1he%s the woman;;.wears strange clothes.
8. &here%s someod#;;..wants to talk to #ou.
2. I am fond of the ook;;..I lent #esterda#.
9. Do #ou know the man;;..sells daisies<
*. 0ring me the noteook;;..on the shelf.
=. (ar#, ;;has een in >reat 0ritain recentl#, wants to send #ou
something nice.
?. &he green car;;..is for sale, elongs to m# cousin.
@. Did #ou meet the girl;;.ga'e #ou that ook<
,. &he thief said that he didn%t steal that ag,..;;.was not true.
)+. I want to u# me the lack dress;;.is 'er# trend#.
III. 3ill in the 5uestions elow using what or which:
). ;;. of the ooks do #ou like etter<
8. ;;.. happened<
2. ;;;.did #ou do that for<
9. ;;;.is taller, 0ill or Jack<
*. ;;;.of #ou wish to go with us<
=. ;;;.is he< "e%s a doctor.
?. ;;;is the weather like this morning<
@. ;;;.one will #ou take< &he lue or the red one<
,. ;;;..kind of ooks do #ou enAo# reading<
)+. ;;;;.do #ou want from me< Bea'e me aloneC
IV. Put the 'ers in rackets in the proper tense:
a) 7hat (ar# Ddo) now< 1he Dread) the &imes.
) &he# Dgo) to 1pain last summer.
c) I DjustEdo) m# homework.
d) 7e arri'ed after the# Dlea'e).
e) While m# grandparents Dwork) in the garden, the phone rang.
f) Jane Dgo) to school every day # us.
g) I Dteach) >erman for twenty years. I still do it now.
h) 1he Dtra'el) to Dulin next year.
i) "ow long had #ou een learning .nglish when you moved to our
school< I Dlearn) .nglish since I was a child.
V. 7rite down the composed nouns correspondent to the following
definitions:
). A man who dri'es a us is a ;;;;;;;.
8. A rush for the teeth is a ;;;;;;;;..
2. A cup designed to contain tea is a;;;;;.
9. 1omeone who watches irds is a ;;;;;.
*. A pool for swimming is a ;;;;;;;;;.
=. &he place where the market is held is the;;;;;;
?. 1omeone who lo'es animals is an;;;;;;;..
@. A pot used for making coffee is a ;;;;;;;.
,. A ottle which contains milk, is a;;;;;;;;
)+. &he oard where the teacher writes is called a;;;;;.
Synopsis (punctaj): I.A.6 I.0. F 8+ points
II F 8+ points
III F )+ points
I- F 8+ points
- F 8+ points
10 points in addition (din oficiu)
Total: 100 points