COLEGIUL NATIONAL EMIL RACOVITA CLUJ-NAPOCA NAME:

TEST INITIAL, CLASA A 11-A, AN SCOLAR 2014-2015, SEMESTRUL I

TOATE SUBIECTELE SUNT OBLIGATORII. TIMP DE LUCRU: 50 MINUTE. SE ACORDA 10 PUNCTE DIN OFICIU.
SUBJECT I, READING. FOR UESTIONS !-12, C"OOSE T"E ANS#ER, A-G, #"IC" FITS BEST ACCORDING TO T"E TE$T:
SUBJECT II, ENGLIS" IN USE.
A. FOR UESTIONS 1-12, C"OOSE T"E ANS#ER, A-D, #"IC" FITS BEST ACCORDING TO T"E TE$T:
The (1).............................. of lottery winners change their lives (2).............................. little, and continue on their settled (3).............................., happy
ever after. A couple of years ago, a Mr David ora!in won a "illion. e had !een struggling to "a#e a success of his dry cleaning shop for the
($).............................. 12 "onths. e accepted his che%ue in a s"all cere"ony at the (&).............................. at 2.3', and !y three o(cloc# he had
reopened for !usiness. The reaction of Mr )as%uale *onsalvo who won +3' "illion in the ,ew -or# state lottery was very (.)............................... e was
unhappy not to !e a!le to fulfil his (/).............................. to go to wor# as usual on the day he won. e also said that if the "oney "ade hi" unhappy he
would give it !ac#. 0n fact, the (1) .............................. of his life !eing (2).............................. a "isery !y his new3found wealth are al"ost as
(1') ........................., though not %uite, as the si4ty "illion3to3one odds he (11).............................. to ta#e a 5ac#pot that had re"ained
(12).............................. through si4 previous draws.
1. A. "ost 6. "a5ority *. nu"!er D. %uantity
2. A. !ut 6. a *. scarcely D. not
3. A. way 6. path *. road D. ha!it
$. A. earlier 6. !efore *. recent D. past
&. A. site 6. !uilding *. co"pany D. pre"ises
.. A. appropriate 6. lin#ed *. si"ilar D. sa"e
/. A. passion 6. a"!ition *. desire D. vocation
1. A. possi!ility 6. pro!a!ility *. chances D. odds
2. A. created 6. "ade *. sent D. got
1'. A. thin 6. sli" *. "eagre D. reduced
11. A. crac#ed 6. overwhel"ed *. !eat D. overthrew
12. A. unaccepted 6. undone *. re5ected D. unclai"ed
B. FOR UESTIONS 1%-2!, FILL IN T"E GAPS #IT" ONE SUITABLE #ORD:
7hen it (13)..... to violent nationalis", the 7elsh are not in the (1$)..... league as the 6as%ues or the ,orthern 0rish, !ut they can !e !ad (1&)...... The 7elsh
do have a distinct nationality, (1.)..... a language and literature of their own. 0ndeed, they have their own cultural festival, with "usic and singing, (1/)..... an
8isteddfod, which dates !ac# to 11/.. The 8isteddfod for"s (11)..... of the 9orsedd, or asse"!ly, founded "any centuries !efore the *hristian era. At the
8isteddfod, the poets, or !ards, wear long white, flowing ro!es, and (12)..... the"selves very seriously. (2').....6rittany, 7ales is rather isolated. 0t is a
"ountainous lu"p (21)..... 8ngland and the 0rish :ea. (22)..... it is isolated, and !ecause it contains little (23)..... stealing, the place has !een (2$)..... to its
own devices, so that half a "illion people (2&)..... spea# the ancient 7elsh language. (2.)....., the proportion of the population who spea# 7elsh has fallen
(2/)..... 12.' fro" a!out 3' per cent to a!out 2' per cent.
C. FOR UESTIONS 2&-%!, FILL IN T"E SPACES PROVIDED #IT" A #ORD DERIVED FROM T"E ONES IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
In Totteridge, in north London, there is a yew tree estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old. This tree, however, is a
mere youngster in comparison with others of the species. The record in the U is held by a yew in !cotland that is thought to be
between ",000 and #,000 years old. $owever, such trees are becoming %2&'.................... rare and the Totteridge specimen was
considered of %2('.................... importance to be named in 1((( as one of the "1 )great trees* in London. Li+e many yews, the
Totteridge tree %,0'..................predates the buildings around it and its e-act age is un+nown.
The Totteridge tree needs little %,1'.................. !ome of its outer branches hang down so low that they have ta+en root. .ut this is
part of the tree*s natural architecture and contributes to its %,2'...............in high winds. /ith the best of %,,'............. ancient
yew sites are often tidied up with no bene0t to the tree. 1ead branches are not %,"'...............shed by the tree and their wood
harbours a multitude of insects, an inseparable part of the old tree*s natural %,#'................... !omething of the tree*s history is lost
with the %,2'...............of dead wood. 3fter all, the decaying, twisted and %,4'............parts give the tree character.
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