Gimnaziul “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Tg.MureşKEEP IN TOUCH WITH REALITY Concurs de limba engleză23 ianuarie 2010CLASA a VII-a 3-4 ore /săptămână

1. Read the text. Dick lived in England. In January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week, because I've got some work there.""Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked."I don't know yet," Dick answered."Please send me your address from there in a telegram," his wife said."All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the centre of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he did not have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going to go back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi, and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick did not remember the name and address of his hotel."Which hotel are my things in?" he said. "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know, so Dick got out and went into a telegraph office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this telegraph office."

1a. Look at these questions. Find the right answers. Then write the correct letter (a or b) on your answer sheet:1 Why did Dick fly to New York?

a) Because his home was there. b) Because he had work there.2 Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

a) Because he did not know his address yet. b) Because she wanted to go to New York too.3 Where did Dick stay in New York?

a) With a friend in the centre of the city. b) In a hotel.4 Did he remember to send his wife a telegram?

a) No, he did not. b) Yes, he did.5 Did he work that evening?

a) Yes, in a cinema. b) No, he did not.6 Where did he want to go at nine o'clock?

a) To a cinema. b) To his hotel.7 Did he want to walk to it?

a) No, he wanted to go in a taxi. b) Yes, he did.8 What did the driver of the taxi want to know?

a) The name and address of a telegraph office. b) The name and address of Dick's hotel.9 Did Dick tell him?

a) No, he did not. b) Yes, he did.10 Who sent him the name and address of his hotel?

a) A telegraph office. b) His wife.(10 x 1p)

1b. Read this story. Choose the right words each time, then write them on your answer sheet :

Dick's home was in 1.(England / New York). He went 2.(there / to New York) in January. He 3.(did not know / knew) his address there, and his wife 4.(asked for it / knew it as well). Dick went to New York in a 5.(plane / ship) and found 6.(a room in / the address of) a hotel. Then he sent 7. (his things / the address) to his wife. He went to 8.(a cinema / his work) in the evening, and then he wanted to have dinner 9.(and then go to / in) his hotel. He got into a taxi, 10.(and told the driver / but he forgot) the name and address of his hotel. The driver did not 11.(help him / answer), so Dick got 12.(into another taxi / out). He sent his wife a telegram from 13.(a telegraph office / his hotel), and asked her for 14.(her / his) address.

(14 x 1p)

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2. Read this part of Tessa's letter to her friend Angela about her new job.Then look at the answers after the letter and write the correct answer (a, b, c or d) on your answer sheet.

My new job is great. I like it much better than my old one. The people here are (1) ………. than I expected. Luckily my new boss isn't as rude (2) ………. my old boss, Mrs Crossley, was. I hated her. She was the (3) ………. friendly person I'd ever met. Everyone here is older (4) ………. In fact I'm the youngest person (5) ………. the office. ButI don't mind.The good thing about the job is that I get a (6) ………. more money, although not much more than I did before. The bad thing is that the journey isn't (7) ………. simple as it was in my old job, where the bus took me straight there. Now I have to change buses. But I'm allowed to start work early. The earlier I leave home, (8) ………. the journey is because the buses aren't so crowded.

1 a) more nice b) most nice c) nicer d) nicest2 a) as b) so c) than d) that3 a) least b) less c) less and less d) so4 a) as I b) as me c) than I d) than me5 a) from b) in c) of d) out of6 a) bit b) less c) lot d) much7 a) as b) less c) more d) same8 a) more easier b) more easy c) the easier d) the easy

(8 x 2p)

3. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the right tense. Then write them on your answer sheet.

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1 My mother _______ in our house while we are on holiday.2 Paul _______ French four times a week.3 Anna _______ to the cinema last weekend.4 My mother _______ from Poland.5 My brothers _______ modern languages in Paris.6 When I was ten, my parents _______ me a bicycle.7 _______ Simon _______ you a present?8 Where _______ your father born?9 Who _______ you _______ last night?10 Where does he _______ from?

(10 x 1p)4. Decide which word or words are correct. Write the letter of the correct word (a, b or c) on your answer sheet.1 Judy goes to…................................ on the bus.a) work b) a work c) the work2 I don’t know what to do. It’s …................................ problem.a) quite difficult b) a quite difficult c) quite a difficult3 ….............................. is my favourite sport.a) Golf b) A golf c) The golf4 …..............................starts at nine o’clock.a) School b) A school c) The school.5 We had …............................ time at the disco yesterday.a) really nice b) a really nice c) really a nice6 Nigel opened a drawer and took out …...................................a) photos b) a photos c) some photos7 Did you learn to play…................................ ?a) violin b) a violin c) the violin8 We can finish the rest of the bread for …..................................a) breakfast b) a breakfast c) the breakfast9 While I was in hospital, they gave me…..................................a) X-ray b) a X-ray c) an X-ray10 I might listen to …..................................a) radio b) radios c) the radio (10 x 1p)

5. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets. Then write the verbs on your answer sheet.1 The last time I ............................................... (go) to Brighton was in August.2 I'd like to meet a ghost, but I .................................................(never / see) one.3 I've finished my homework. I ....................................... (do) it before tea.4 And the race is over! And Mickey Simpson................................................ (win) in a record time!5 I ................... (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.6 What time .................................................(you / get) to work this morning?7 Martin ............................... (be) to Greece five times. He loves the place.8 The President .............. (come) out of the building and is going to make a speech.9 We moved here in 1993. We..................................................(be) here a long time now.10 Of course I can ride a bike. But I ..........………. ....................(not / ride) one for years.

(10 x 1p)

6.Complete the text using the words below. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

fiancé guests civil ceremony groom reception

I went to my cousin Henrietta’s wedding last weekend. She married a really nice guy called Charles. I’ve never methim before although he’s been her 1. _____ for a couple of years now. Anyway, they invited all their friends and family and there were over three hundred 2. _____ in total. They’re not very religious, so it was a 3. _____. Henrietta looked lovely and she seemed to really enjoy herself, but Charles was the most nervous 4. _____ I’ve ever seen. After the ceremony we went to the 5. _____ at the Royal Hotel. It was really good - the food was excellent, and Charles’s friend, Tony, who was the best man, made a very funny speech. And you’ll never guess where they’ve gone on honeymoon, Jamaica! I’m so envious!

(5 x 2p)

7. Combine a word from A with a word from B to put a two-word noun into each sentence.

A Bpolicetravelcashguidebus

stopdispenserbookstationagent

1 I bought the …................................................ for our trip to Mexico. I can’t wait.2 I’m really happy. I went to a …................................................ today and booked a holiday to Spain.3 Wait at the …............................................... outside school, then take the number 10 to the town centre.4 I put my card into the ….............................................. , but it wouldn’t give me any money and it kept my card.5 They caught John stealing and took him to the …. (5 x 2p)

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