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Pentru rezolvarea corect a tuturor cerinelor din Partea I i din Partea a Il-a se acord 90
de puncte. Din oficiu se acord 10 puncte.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute.
until / these or such / although or while / but / it / have / one / his /for or in / which or that /
enough / way or manner
The earliest soap in history was probably produced around five thousand
years (1) _________ in Ancient Babylon. Archeologists (2) __________
found ancient tablets with writing on them (3) ___________ seem to
describe a formula for making soap. (4)__________ the Romans probably
knew how to manufacture soap as well, (5) ___________ is believed that
they only used it (6)___________ washing fabrics and actually cleaned their
bodies in a totally different (7) _________ . An ancient Egyptian papyrus
from around 1550 B.C. also refers to soap manufacture. The first soaps that
we would recognise today were produced by Muslim chemists in the
mediaeval Islamic world around 1000 A.D. (8)_________ soaps were not only made from similar
materials (9) ___________ also included colouring and perfume in some cases.
But it was not (9)__________ the Nineteenth Century that large-scale soap production began
making a product that was cheap (10)___________ for everybody to afford it. In 1862, Andrew
Pears and (11) ___________ grandson, Francis opened the Pears soap factory in Isleworth in
London. Today, Pears has become (12) _________of the best known brands of soap in the world.
(12x1p=12p)
B. Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple of the verb in brackets and adding
for or since.
1. We ______________(grow) tomatoes _______ 1985.
2. He ______________ (have) a CD player ________ two years.
3. Jane_______________ (watch TV) a lot ________ she was a child.
4. They______________ (be) friends_________ they first met.
5. My father ________________ (not work)________ a long time.
(10x2=20p)
(5x1=5 p)
D. Use the verbs given in the Past Tense to fill in the blanks.
I 1_______ (have) one of the worst journeys in my life last January when I 2 _______ (go) to visit
my grandparents. I 3 _______ (take) a friend and we 4 _________ (travel) by coach. My
grandparents live in a village in the country so the coach stops in the nearest town. My
grandmother 5__________ (meet) us in her car. It 6 ________ (rain) all the way to her house and the
traffic 7 _______ (move) really slowly. We 8 _______ (be) nearly two hours late. But the journey
back was even worse. It 9 _______ (start) to snow and it 10 _________ (be) really difficult for
the driver to see the road. And then the coach 11 _______(break) down. We 12______________ (sit)
there for hours with nothing to eat or drink. It was freezing cold. At last another coach 13_________
( come) out to rescue us and we finally arrived home at three o'clock in the morning!
(13x1=13 p)
Imagine youve just received a letter from your best friend. Hes got a lot of problems at school/
at home. He feels sad and lonely. Teachers make him/ her unhappy, they give extra homework for
bad behavior; his/ her parents are too busy to talk to him/her, etc.
Answer your friends letter and advise him / her how to solve the problem. Do not use more
that 80 words.
TEST DE EVALUARE INIIAL
A. 12 x 1p=12 points
1. have; 2. which / that 3. although / while; 4. it; 5.for / in 6. way / manner 7. these/ such; 8. but;
9.until; 10. enough; 11. his; 12.one.
B. 10 x 2p= 20 points
1) have grown, since; 2) has had, for; 3) has watched Tv, since; 4) have been, since; 5) hasnt
worked, for.
C. 5x 1 p= 5 points
1. Who has gone on a strike?
2. Why are you going to London?
3. Who has your neighbor just married?
4. What time do you have lunch?
5. Who is wearing a new hat and coat?
D. 13 x 1p=13 points
1. had; 2. went; 3. took; 4. travelled; 4. met; 6. rained; 7. moved; 8. were; 9. started; 10. was; 11.
broke; 12. sat; 13. came.
E. 5 x 2p=10 points
1. dont study, will fail
2. look, will find
3. will land, need
4. will rise, gets
5. will not come, dont bring