TEST DE EVALUARE INIŢIALĂ

Anul şcolar 2018-2019

Limba engleză
Clasa a XII-a L1

Numele şi prenumele elevului:

Data susţinerii testului:

Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerinţelor din Partea I şi din Partea a II-a se acordă
90 de puncte. Din oficiu se acordă 10 puncte.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute.

PARTEA I 60 puncte

1) 20 p
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.
It has long been known that dyslexics are drawn to running their own businesses, where
they can get around their weaknesses in reading and writing and play on their strengths. But a
new study of entrepreneurs in the United States suggests that dyslexia is much more common …
(1) The report, compiled by Julie Logan, a professor of entrepreneurship at the Cass Business
School in London, found that more than a third of the entrepreneurs she had surveyed — 35
percent — identified themselves as dyslexic. The study also concluded that … (2)
“We found that dyslexics who succeed had overcome an awful lot in their lives by developing
compensatory skills,” Professor Logan said in an interview. “If you tell your friends and
acquaintances that you plan to start a business, you’ll hear over and over: ‘It won’t work. … (3)
The study was based on a survey of 139 business owners in a wide range of fields across
the United States. Professor Logan called the number of people who said they were dyslexic
“staggering.”… (4) She attributed the greater share in the United States to earlier and more
effective intervention by American schools to help dyslexic students deal with their learning
problems. Approximately 10 percent of Americans are believed to have dyslexia, experts say.
“One reason that dyslexics are drawn to entrepreneurship,” Professor Logan said, “is that
strategies they have used since childhood to offset their weaknesses in written communication
and organizational ability — identifying trustworthy people and handing over major responsibilities
to them — can be applied to businesses.”
(New York Times, December, 2007)

1.1 Four sentences/groups of words have been removed from the text. Select the
appropriate sentence/ group of words for each gap in the text. There is one extra
sentence/group of words which you do not need to use. 4 points
A. dyslexics were more likely than nondyslexics to delegate authority, to excel in oral
communication and problem solving and were twice as likely to own two or more businesses.
B. among small-business owners than even the experts had thought.
C. She said it was significantly higher than the 20 percent of British entrepreneurs who said
they were dyslexic in a poll she conducted in 2001.
D. “Compare that with corporate managers who read, read, read.”
E. ‘It can’t be done.’
1.2. Give the antonyms of the following words. 10 points
1. succeed 2. friends 3. wide 4. earlier 5. ability
1.3. Answer the following questions. 6 points
A. How many of the entrepreneurs professor Logan had surveyed, identified themselves as
dyslexic?
B. Why is the percentage higher in the United States, according to professor Logan?
C. What is the reason why dyslexics are drawn to entrepreneurship, according to professor
Logan?
2) 40 p

2.1. Choose the correct variant. 16 points

1) Jack walked into the room with an apple in either…………
A.side B.door C.hand D.place
2) People say that there is…………like show business.
A.all business B.no business C.all business D.every business
3) The more you water this plant, the………..it will grow.
A.best B.faster C.tall D.biggest
4) We had to …………..a lot of rude behaviour from you!
A.look down on B.put up with C.get on with D.take to
5) How do you do?
A.I do fine. B.Fine ,thanks. C.How do you do? D.Happy.
6) Is there anything good……television tonight?
A.at B.In C.on D.for
7) I love swimming…………I rarely have time for it.
A.even though B.furthermore C.despite D.therefore
8) Be quiet! I can’t ………the news on the radio.
A.listen B.hear C.watch D.receive

2.2 Each of the following sentences contains one error.Write the correct sentence on your
exam sheet. 16 points
1) You mustn’t have been so unkind!
2) This meat is really tasting awful!
3) I regret telling you that we cannot accept your offer.
4) He has many luggages, doesn’t he?
5) He has read the book last week.
6) My uncle said us some funny jokes.
7) I have never been to Africa, isn’t it?
8) They have began a new stretch of motorway.

2.3 Rephrase each sentence beginning with the words given. 8 points
1) Maria doesn’t have a car, so she walks to work.
If Maria……………………………………………………..
2) They will open the new sports center next week
The…………………………………………………………..
3) We own this house.
This house ………………………………………………...
4) Do you mind if I turn on the TV?
May……………………………………….

PARTEA II 30 points

Your name is Jane Riley/John Riley. You have just come back from your holiday for a
week. Write a letter to your friend describing it. Write about 100 words.