Anul scolar 2011-2012
Limba englez
Clasa a VII- a L1
PARTEA I (60 puncte)
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple or Present
Continuous:
1. .. you .. (speak) English?
2. My sister .. (work) as a dentist.
3. Where .. he .. (go) now?
4. I .. (not/see) her very often.
5. What..you..(do) at the moment ?
6. He .. usually .. (not/work) at the weekends.
7. Sue ........ (not, like) chocolate.
8. What .. she .. (do) today?
9. What time .. your school .. (finish) on Fridays?
10. What..you..(do) at the weekends?
B. Use the verbs given in the Simple Past Tense to fill in the blanks: write, awake, eat,
be, stop, work, have, make, bring, sit
Asimov nearly 500 books. It.science fiction
books that.him fame.
Asimov..at 6 a.m. every day, at the typewriter by
7.30 and.until 10 p.m. He hardly.from work.
He.a light breakfast in the morning, himself a
quick lunch at noon and hardly.anything for supper.
C. Ask questions to which the words underlined are the answers:
1?
Betty lives in San Diego, a city in Southern California.
2..?
In the morning Betty walks to school with her friends.
3..?
They came to see me yesterday afternoon.
4...?
We heard the news an hour ago.
5?
Mary listened to the radio yesterday evening.
6.?
My children are playing football right now.
7..?
He usually gets up at 7.00 a.m.
8?
During the week we generally get up early.
9?
The Symphonic Orchestra is giving a concert right now.
10?
All the students in the class read English well.
D. Underline the correct adjective:
a. This girl is very beautiful / handsome.
b. Big cities are often quiet/noisy and polluted.
c. He cant buy these shoes because they are very expensive / cheap.
d. Hes a very smart / silly child. He knows all the answers.
e. Dont go near the river, its very safe / dangerous!
f. This is easy / hard to do. I can do it.
g. That is a(n) difficult/easy question. I cant answer it.
h. It was a boiling cold/hot day, so we went to the beach.
i.. I like apples very much. They are so sweat / sour.
j. They speak so loud / slowly! I cant hear them
PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)
E. Write a letter to a friend of yours telling him/her about your summer holiday.
Anul scolar 2011-2012
Limba englez
Clasa a VIII- a L1
PARTEA I (60 puncte)
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple or Present
Continuous:
I.............................................(write) to tell you how much I........................................
(appreciate) the money you sent me, and to tell you how I..............................................(get on)
in my first term at university. Actually, I....................................................(really enjoy)
myself! I.............................(study) quite hard as well, but at the moment
I..................................................(spend) a lot of time just making friends.
I....................................(still stay) with my friend Sue, and I ........................................(look
for) somewhere of my own to live. Only a few of the first year
students.............................................(live) in college here, and I...........................................
(seem) to be spending a lot of time travelling backwards and forwards.
(10 x 1p = 10p)
B. Use the verbs given in the Simple Past Tense or Present Perfect Simple to fill in the
blanks:
1. This man (write) two novels and last year he.(write) a
play.
2. The tourists(have) a great time ever since their arrival. They
(arrive) by plane three days ago.
3. The students.(start) the exam at 8 a.m. They (not
finish) yet.
4. Betty(just buy) a new dress. She.(buy) it at
a discount store.
5. No one(find) Helens glasses yet. She (lose)
them during the Physical Education class.
C. Ask questions to which the words underlined are the answers:
1. .?
Hemingway returned to America in 1918.
2. ..?
After graduation from high school , he became a sport reporter for the Kansas City Star.
3.?
When World War I broke out, Hemingway enlisted in the army.
4.?
He published The Sun Also Rises.
5.?
After several safaris in Africa, Heminway wrote one of his best short stories - The Short
Happy Life of Francis Macomber.
6..?
Hemingway went to Spain as a war correspondent.
7. .?
From 1921 to 1927 Hemingway lived in Europe.
8?
In Cuba, Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea.
9. ?
In Canada, Hemingway worked for the Toronto Star.
10.?
Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
D. Fill in the gaps with the correct word derived from the words in bold :
1. He is such a .person.
mystery
2. Dont drink that! It is ....!
poison
3. You can never trust him, he is a . ..
lie
4. Youd better take the overcoat. Its rather ..today.
wind
5. Jack is a very ..
Gift
musician.
PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)
E. Is Christmas a special time of the year for you? Write a short essay.
You should include information about the weather, the activities, the location, food and
people.
