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Aa) Decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)

Breakfast is one of those (1)…. that varies from person to person, and country to country.For some (2)…. it means a (3)…. of toast and some coffee. In various places I’ve also been

offered (4)…. or fruit. (5)…. executives might eat breakfast at the (6)…. , while for manyschoolchildren breakfast is a (7)…. of milk at home, and then a long wait (8)…. the first break of the morning , when they eat (9)…. or (10)…. chocolate bar. Some families sit downand eat together (11)…. the morning, and listen to (12)…. news on the radio or (13)…. earlymorning television. For other people, the early morning is a rush (14)….work or school, andthere just simply isn’t (15)…. .

1) A times B meals C foods D plates2) A people B persons C breakfasts D us3) A sheet B loaf C slice D sandwich4) A a cheese B the cheese C cheese D cheeses

5) A Business B A business C Business’s D Businessmen6) A train B street C morning D office7) A glass B piece C warm D box8) A to B is C until D which9) A sandwich B the sandwich C a sandwiches D sandwiches

10) A a B some C a piece D a glass of 11) A for B in C at D while12) A a B what C some D the13) A look B watch C see D regard14) A to B from C at D and15) A there B it C enough D time

b) Find the unnecessary word in each line and write it in the space provided onthe right. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick (√ ) - 10 points

THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

0 The London underground has been much in the news recently, first when 0…v1 access to the line to the Millennium Dome was restricted at the opening 1.....2 ceremony to the Prime Minister and his entourage, and so afterwards when it 2……3 became a bone of contention between candidates in an election that took the 3…4 place for the post of Mayor. Despite of travellers' complaints, the fact remains 4….5 that with road traffic in the city is hardly able to move, there is no better way of 5……6 getting out from one place to another. The first line was opened in 1863 but the 6…7 system soon grew up to be the second largest in the world, after the New York 7…8 Metro. The trains ran along tunnels constructed by digging a deep trench, filling 8…9 the sides with a brick and then covering it over. Perhaps the most exciting innovation 9…..

10 on the underground, though, there was the first escalator, installed at Earls Court in 1911. 10…...

c) Use the words in capitals at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in thespace in the same line. 15 points

1. Everybody that between Daisy and the Duke there was a mutual KNOW

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2. feeling of . Now, Daisy could see that she had an opportunity ENEMY3. to revenge herself by marrying off the Duke’s son to the SMART4. American . She now simply smiled at herself! How HEIR 5. if she could bring of Wokingham’s son to the altar and SATISFY6. marry him off to someone of her . It would be the equivalent CHOOSE

7. of winning the Gold Cup. Few could continue nowadays DUKE8. without the influx of American money. The English had ARISTOCRAT9.gone for American money in the hope of maintaining their

ANCESTRY10. homes. It was a fact that the of such large houses OWN11. had become a worry rather than a comfort. Unless they INCREASE12. were wilful and determined to marry off their sons to girls. WEALTH13. Of course, some of these girls were English, fact which would DEAR 14. them to someone such as the Duke than any American girl MUCH15. however charming and well up. BRING

d) For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible inmeaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must notbe altered in any way. 10 points

1. I really don’t know what you’re talking about. faintest ……………………………………………………………………………………..2. Could you watch my bag while I’m away, please? eye ………………………………………………………………………………………3. He is unlikely to carry out the plan. practice ………………………………………………………………………………………4. The people who used to do this kind of work have been replaced by machines. place ………………………………………………………………………………………5. You’re far more practical than I am. nowhere

……………………………………………………………………………………...6. Brian and his mother are very similar. after……………………………………………………………………………..7. I don’t have enough money for a new coat. afford……………………………………………………………………..8. You should change your bad habit. high

………………………………………………………………….9. I am certain I passed my exam this time. have…………………………………………………………………..

10 The police are examining the case carefully. into

Subject 2 (50 points)

You are on holiday far away from home. Write your parents a letter about your holiday. (about180 words)

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NOTĂ: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Timp de lucru: 3 ore. Nu se acorda puncte din oficiu.

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