TEST DE EVALUARE INITIALA

Limba engleza
Anul scolar 2017-2018
Clasa a IX a L1

Date :
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PARTEA I (60 de puncte)

Pentru rezolvarea corect a tuturor cerinelor din Partea I si din Partea a II-a se acord 90 de puncte. Din oficiu
se acord 10 puncte.
I. Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Saving The Great Wall

__ Is there anything that humans have built on Earth which is visible from the moon without a telescope?
Many people think the answer to this question is The Great Wall of China. They are wrong. The Wall is almost
7000 kilometres long but it cannot be seen from so far away.

__ It is, nevertheless, Chinas most important tourist attraction. Millions of foreign and Chinese people visit
it every year. Many of these visitors choose to travel there from nearby Beijing and the parts of the Wall closest
to the capital are beginning to show the impact of mass tourism. There are hundreds of souvenir sellers, fast food
restaurants, several car parks and a cable car. Although there are signs saying that it is against the law to do so,
thousands of people leave litter all around the place.

__ Tourism is not the only modern development that is having an impact on the Wall, however. Recently two
sections were destroyed with the permission of the government. A 123-metre area was cut away so that a
vegetable market could expand and not long after, another 35 metres were knocked down to make way for a road.

__ The destruction of parts of the Wall is nothing new, however. In its two thousand year history it has
suffered damage from floods, earthquakes and military attack. Over the centuries, farmers have used bricks from
the wall to build houses and shelters for animals. Many sections of the Wall have already collapsed.

__ There are, of course, people who want to save the Wall. One of them is William Lindesay, an Englishman
living in China, who has started a group called Friends of the Great Wall. They try to prevent more
development along the sections of the Wall closest to Beijing. Unfortunately, Lindesay says that in another
twenty years there will be so many buildings around the Wall that it will be almost impossible to see it.

1. Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. (20 point)

A. Lets save it!

B. The consequences of being popular
C. The effects of natural disasters and human actions.
D. The governments decisions
E. A common mistake

2. Read the text again and match the parts of the sentences. ( 20 points)

1. William Lindsay started a group called a. because a vegetable market wanted to expand.
Friends of the Great Wall

2. There is a lot of litter all around the Wall b. because the Wall is 7000 kilometres long.
3. People think the Wall can be seen from the c. because he wants to save the Wall from
moon destruction.

4. A 123-metre area was cut away from the Wall d. because many tourists choose to travel there
from nearby Beijing.
5. The parts of the wall closest to the capital are e. because the tourists ignore the signs saying
worn out that it is against the law to do so.
 3 Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences: (30 points)

1. She_______to the office at eight oclock every day.

A. goes B. is going

2. Shes the_______girl in the class.

A. prettier B. prettiest

3. My parents ______ to the cinema this evening.

A. go B. are going

4. I ____Nikki since last month.

A. havent seen B. didnt see

5. My friend Jane ______ in England.

A. lives B. is living

6. The students ______ the Art Museum now.

A. visit B. are visiting

7. We ______ to the cinema last Sunday.

A. go B. went

8. I think he_________well in his exams

A. will do B. is going to do well
9. My fathers really fit for his age. He plays tennis a lot and he ____run quite a distance.
A can B could
10 If you invite me to your party, I____.
A will come B come

4 Use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. (20 points)

1. I've never seen such ... flowers. BEAUTY

2. It was a.. . meeting you last week. PLEASE
3. We had a............................ .(wonder) time at the party. WONDER
4 .In the past, people didnt know much about body and surgery was. PAIN
5.Becoming..(fame) didn't change her in any way. FAME
6. I cant see her . WHERE
7.The King Cobra is one of the most. (poison) snakes in the world. POISON
8. He's such a.. (create) person; he's always writing interesting stories. CREATE
9. We were all...when we heard the news. AMAZE
10. It was very dark and I was . FRIGHT

PARTEA a II-a (30 points)

Read the text below. In one paragraph write your own ending of the story. (7 - 8 lines)

Patrick ,the typical Irishman, had an accident in the street. He was knocked down by a bus and then he was carried
home. His wife put him to bed and a doctor was sent for. When he arrived, he examined the patient: his head, his chest, his
limbs; he listened to his heart and his lungs, but Patrick did not speak a word. Eventually, he looked up and said I think he is
very bad. I think he is dead.