MINISTERUL EDUCATIEI CERCETARII TINERETULLI SISPORTULUI EXAMEN DE VERIFICARE A CUNOSTINTELOR DE LIMBA ENGLEZA PENTRU ADMITEREA IN CLASA a IX-a~- PROBA SCRISA - 2011 «Toate sublectele sunt obligatori. Se acordé 10 puncte din oficiu © Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 1 ord. SUBIECTULI (puncte) Read the following article. Five sentences have been removed from the extract. Choose from the sentences (A-F) the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need touse. ~ A. Orangutans can become very emotional when they fala test. 'B, One feature of bath chimps and orangutans is the ablity to recognise themselves in a mirror. C.One obvious disadvantage is that we cannot study their behaviour in their natural environment. “D. Does this mean she is stating to thinkin a human way? ~ E. Humans generally remember things by putting them into groups or categories. ~ F. However, she hasn't yet leamt to use them n sentences. orangutans and chimpanzees are capable of perforring intellectual feats we once thought to be uniquely human, Using language, being seltaware, learning by imitation and problem-solving are highevel abilities that are not limited to humans, Research has shown that orangutans: and other greet apes share these abies too. ‘There are several projects studying the use of language by these creatures. One of the orangutans involved in a project in Virginia, USA, has learned how to use over 100 words in sign language. Another cranguian, Hannah, has leamed thirteen symbols that represent different nouns and verbs. Hannah can combine the symbols into simple commands lke ‘open bag’. 4 ‘Not realy. One ofthe fundamental elements of human thought s the ability to recognise numbers and use them in sentences. Hannah can recognize numbers from one to three with reasonable accuracy. 2 7 fundamental diffrence between humans and orangutans is their ablity to comprehend abstract ideas. Abstract concepts are basic to human thinking, while there's litle evidence that orangutans can understand abstract ideas at all. ‘One of the most interesting experiments in the Virginia project concerns memory. 3 rengutans, on the other hand, appear to remember things according to where they saw then last, This seems a less efficient way of storing information, so it may well be that orangutans have a limited ‘capacity for memory in comparison fo humans. 4 They fee! extremely fustrated when they make an error and they never rush into a task because they don't want to be wrong. Orangutans have differences in personality. Some are slow learners, ville others are more impulsive. Unfortunately, most of the research on great ape inteligence has been done with animals in captivity. 5 Studies of orangutans, however, that suffered human captivity but were then freed showed that they are capable of learning by imitation. ‘Evarien do venice a canoginjlor de triba englza pent admiterea tn casa a [X-a ~ PROBA SCRISK 2017 413‘SUBIECTUL II (10 puncte) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given, 41. expected ice-skating fo be more dificult than it actualy was. (NOT) > Ice-skating_as | had expected, 2. How many competitors went infor the race? (PART) > How many competitors the race? 3.1 think you should complain to your boss. (WERE) -> If|_____a complaint to my boss. 4. Toronto has been my hore since last March. (LIVING) -> T have last March. 5. A man at the museum entrance gave us a map. (GIVEN) > We ______a man at the museum entrance. 6. "Dont touch the plate, it's very hot, the waitress said to me. (NOT) > The waitress the plate because it was very hot 7. Itisnt easy for Zoe to answer the telephone in Spanish. (DIFFICULTY) -> Zoe the telephone in Spanish. * 8. ‘What's the height of the mountain?” Loe asked his father. (HIGH) > Lee asked his father was. 9, They wil be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. (SALE):-> Tickets for the concert will during the lunch hour. 40. You can ask Tim for a lift to work or you can ask Sam. (EITHER) -> You can fora lft to work, SUBIECTUL Ill (10 puncte) Complete the gaps in the text below with one word that best fits each space. There is one example. Queen Elizabeth | ‘Many Engish people feel a great deal of admiration for Queen Elizabeth |, who (0). rufed.England from 1558 to 1803, Their admiration is based (1) the view ofthis queen as a strong and powerfukwoman, (2) possessed great politcal skil. (3) _ Elzabeth did not seem to have much happiness in ‘ner prvale lie. She was born in 1533, the daughter of Henry Vill and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry (4) ____ already divorced his fist wife, Catherine of Aragon, (5) marry Elizabeth's mother, and in fact executed Anne Boleyn when their daughter was three. Elizabeth was a clever child, and was well taught, but her early years were not happy. When Henry died in 1547, Eizabeth’s brother, Edward, became king atthe age of nine. When he died, seven years (6) . ther elder sister Mary, a Roman Catholic, became queen. Elizabeth, herself (7) ____ Protestant, suffered greatly (8) these years and was kept (9) a prisoner in the Tower of London. Eizabeth finally became queen in 1558, when Mary died, and reigned over the county (10) 4603, ‘SUBIECTUL IV (15 puncte) For questions 1 - 45, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits ech space. There is ap example atthe beginning (0). (15 points) Tips for flying As the human body was not designed for fying, people can (0) _C_ifthey are on an airplane for along (1) __. Therefore, its important to (2) certain measures fo increase your comfort. In the air your bodiy is more (3) tothe effects of alcohol, cofee, tea and rich or fatty foods, soit is best to (4) __ these the day before you leave as well as (5) ___ the flight. A long distance journey often (6) travellers feeling siff, because they have been siting in one (7) __for several hours. In order to reduoe the (8) ___of this happening o you, there are some exercises you can (9) __while you are fying. Besides this, @ hot shower taken after the fight can be an effective (10) __ of minimizing stifiness. If you wear loose Examen de vroare a cnoginilr de inbaenglazd pert adnirean casa a Ua ~ PROBA SCRISA 2071 213clothing (14) from natural materials, such as cotton, you wil feel more comfortable as your skin willbe able to breathe more (12) ___. Your skin suffers in (13) ___ways too, becoming drier once you have (14) the ground. This can be avoided, however, f you take some skin cream (15)____with you. 0 [Ragonize Bendure Caufer Diolerate + [atime B hour Cway O space 2 | Ahave: Bake Cimake Daet 3___[Aacceptabie B sensiive C delicate Dteebie 4 [Alignore B delete Comit David ~ [S| Athrough B along Curing Dover 6 | Adevelops Bleaves Clets Daves 7 [Aposiion Bara C space D situation 8 [Aluck B chances ‘C opportunities D fortune ‘3 [Anave: Blake Co ‘Dake 10 [Away 7 Bort C solution D answer 41 __| Aerated Bdone C produced Dimade | 42__[Aretaxingly B conveniently ‘C comfortably Deasily 13__[ Aother Bsome C contrasting D various 14 __| Abost Bescaped Cleft ~| Drabandoned 15 | Ainthe air Bon board (Con the air Diabove board SUBIECTULV (10 punete) Read the text and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in the numbered gaps. The ‘words are given in the order in which you need to use them. There is an example at the beginning, 0- CHOOSE ; 1- PARTICULAR ; 2- SAIL; 3- FREQUENT; 4- PARTICIPATE; 5- KNOW; 6- EXPERIENCE; 7- ARRANGE; 8- ABLE; 9+ ENJOY; 10- ADVENTURE Making a sure activity 0 choice in summer is dificult. A (1) popular summer holiday option is to 90 (2) with friends. (3) the (4) Trave a mixed (5)__ of sailing. Therefore, the less (6) are given a chance to improve their sailing skis. If (7), are made so that everyone uses their (8) ____to the ful, the tip will be far more (9) for ‘everyone. By contributing fully to the holiday, riding the waves can be truly (10) SUBIECTUL VI (10 puncte) Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If the line is correct, put a tick (v). If it has a word that should not be there, write this word on the line, as in the examples. (10 points) dim Carrey was bom in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, ___jov ‘on January 17® 1962, He had came from a working class Ohad family which had a very litle money, 80 he had a very hard fe and grew up poor, When he was himself in his teens, his. father lost his job, so Jim had to take ina job as a caretaker. He tied fo manage his ob and his schoolwork, but it was bittoo dificult and eventually he dropped out of school. He developed a sense of humour despite in order fo cope with the dificult times he was going through. He started to performing in a comedy club when he was only fifteen and at the age of nineteen he moved to LA. He began to get smal paris inthe films in 1983 and his big break came in 1990. Examen de vericare a cunogiolor de iriba Sigler pontu adrarea incase a IX-a - PROBA SORISA 2017 3/3