Class : 8A

Name :………..……………
Mid-Term Test N 1
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1) Fill in the blanks with words from the box:

extinct hazards plants destroyed safety give up down species hunters contribute

The environment is what surrounds us. It’s made up of ................... ,air , water and animals.
Thousands of hunters/ contribute of animals disappear every year. Today, there are much more
........................................
species which are close to ......................forever. In 1972, the Indian tiger was one of these. As always
people were the cause, such as, ...................who killed tigers and farmers that ........................... the tiger’s
natural habitat.
The number of Indian tigers had been 40.000 in 1900 but it went .................... to 2.000 in 1972. As a
result, the government chose nine places where tigers could breed in ......................... . They also created
special reserves there. With 5.000 tigers, in all of India, there won’t be .......................in the future of the
tigers’ lives. The future will be more secure for them.

2) Circle the correct alternatives:

The most dangerous type of pollution is of water which is the main source of life.
Not only for humans (so- but – then) also for all creatures on Earth. Contaminated water
(effects- affects- effect) the plants therefore the food of the animals becomes (poisoned-
delicious- healthy). And all the people who eat these plants or animals may (catching- catches-
catch) diseases or even die. That’s why all people around the (forest- environment- globe)
should corporate to fight (because- against – to) pollution.

3) Match the sentences parts to get a coherent paragraph:

1. Deforestation happens when people cut down
trees to use the land for farming
2. Rainforests are valuable habitats and
3. Thousands of rainforest plants contain
substances
4. the water becomes contaminated and
5. Together we can plant trees and create reserves
for endangered species and recycle litter
A. in order to save the planet for us and for the
future generations.
B. as a result, a lot of animals die.
C. which can be used in medicines.
D. that’s why, we must preserve rainforests to help
us solve the greenhouse effects problems.
E. and building houses.

1+… 2+ … 3+… 4+ … 5+…

4) Complete the sentences with S’ or ‘

a. My friend__ cousins are beautiful.
b. We love Grandma__ cookies.
c. The engineer__ sunglasses are broken.
d. I don’t like boys__ sneakers.
e. Bring the baby__ toys.
 5) Write the correct form of the word in brackets : s’ or ‘)

a. I can’t remember the …………… names. (teachers)

b. Where is the ………………. room? (children)
c. I like …………….. cat. (Jenny)
d. The …………….. names are Anne and Sarah. (girls)
e. Where are your ………………shoes? (brother)

6) Complete the sentences with A, AN or THE where necessary.

A. Two people were injured in ……….. accident and were taken to ………hospital.
B. When I was …………child, I used to be very shy.
C. It’s ………. beautiful day today. Let’s sit in ………..garden and have ……lemonade.
D. How often do you go to ……….cinema? Two or three times ………year.
E. This morning I bought ………newspaper and ……….. magazine. ………..newspaper is in my
bag but I don’t know where I put ………..magazine.
F. What did you have for ……….. breakfast this morning? Nothing I never eat ……..breakfast.
G. ……….doctors are paid more than ……….teachers.
H. Jill plays ……….guitar very well.
I. Do you think ……….rich should pay more taxes to help ………poor?
J. ……….Everest was first climbed in 1953.

7) Translate into English

Cum putem marca, dacă nu chiar sărbători, Ziua Pamantului? O idee ar fi ca, măcar pe 22
aprilie, să alegem să ne deplasăm cu bicicleta, în locul maşinii, sau chiar să facem o plimbare
pe jos spre şcoală sau muncă. Am putea începe, chiar din această zi, să selectăm deşeurile
casnice, adică să punem hârtia, plasticul şi sticla separat, în containerele special amenajate.
Putem viziona documentare despre evoluţia Pământului, despre minunăţiile sale, despre cum îl
putem proteja.