ȘCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ ”MIHAI HALUNGA” HĂNȚEȘTI

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Clasa a VII - a
18 Ianuarie 2025

I. Choose the correct item:

(25x1 point=25 points)

A. Why do so many amusing incidents occur (1)_____train journeys? I remember the day when
a ticket inspector entered the compartment (2) _____six or eight commuters (3)_____ sitting.
Everyone quickly found their ticket- (4)_____ the man sitting next to me. His (5)_____dived
urgently into his pockets, and then he began to search through his briefcase. (6)_____else could
see exactly where his ticket (7)_____-he was gripping it between his teeth.
The ticket inspector calmly dealt with (8)_____ the other passengers. Then, equally
calmly, he drew the ticket from (9)_____the man’s teeth, examined it (10)_____a frown and
popped it back again.
Once the inspector had (11) _____the compartment, most of the passengers settled down
and carried on reading (12)_____morning papers. As for the passenger who’d had his ticket in
his mouth, he popped it (13) _____ his pocket, looking very relieved.
He was generally quite a friendly person, so to make (14)_____I said to him, “You must
have felt foolish- searching in all your pockets (15)_____it was in your mouth.”
“Foolish?” he whispered. “Not at all- I was chewing the date off.”

1. A during B in C while D at
2. A as B where C while D which
3. A was B sat C were D are
4. A excepting B except C but D apart
5. A hand B search C look D companion
6. A Everyone B All C People D Others
7. A placed B lay C were D was
8. A there B waiting C all D else
9. A between B through C out D in
10. A giving B with C making D producing
11. A departed B left C gone D quitted
12. A his B their C some D through
13. A back B into C down D within
14. A chat B talk C friends D conversation
15. A and B as C when D because

B. Brussels is the main city in Belgium, and it is the home of the European Union. It has a
reputation for (16) _____ a little boring, but this is unfair. (17) ____, it is a modern, lively city
with some of the (18) _____ restaurants in Europe. Every evening its bars cater (19) _____
visitors and locals who come to (20) _____ the wonderful variety of different beers. Don’t forget
to visit the Grand Place. There aren’t many market squares (21) _____ this one in Europe. If you
(22) _____ some free time you can visit Bruges, (23) _____ is only a short train ride (24) _____.
Bruges is a medieval town with canals and beautiful old houses. It is really (25) _____ visiting.
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16. A. be B. being C. to be D. been

17. A. Personally B. As well C. However D. In fact
18. A. delicious B. good C. best D. better
19. A. with B. for C. at D. of
20. A. attempt B. experiment C. prove D. try
21. A. beautiful than B. as beautiful as C. as beautiful than D. so beautiful than
22. A. have B. will have C. are having D. to have
23. A. whose B. who C. which D. that
24. A. journey B. far C. distant D. away
25. A. worth B. value C. good D. recommend

II. Use the verbs given in the Past tense to fill in the blanks:
(10x2 points=20 points)

name be(x2) capture attack believe say visit have offer

Christopher Davis, a young driver from South Carolina, 1)…………….. that a monster 2)
……………… him while he was driving along a lonely road. The monster 3)
…………………….seven feet tall and 4)…………………red eyes and green skin. Many people
5)………………….the story 6)………………… true and the newspapers 7) …………………..the
monster “Lizardman”. A local radio 8) ……………………..$ 1 million to anyone who 9)
……………………..him dead or alive. Lizardman had so much publicity that thousands of people
10)…………………South Carolina to find him.

III. Fill in the sentences below using for or since:

(5x1 point=5 points)

1. I haven't been on holiday ... last July.

2. Mary has been saving her money ... many years.
3. I haven't eaten anything ... breakfast.
4. You have been watching TV ... hours.
5. We have been living here ... 2 months.

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the proper tense:

(10x2 points=20 points)

a) What _____ (1- Mary/do) now? She _____ (2-read) the Times.
b) They _____ (3-go) to Spain last summer.
c) I _____ (4-never/see) this film before .
d) I think our team _____ (5-win) the match.
e) While my grandparents _____ (6-work) in the garden, the phone rang.
f) Every day, Jane _____ (7-go) to school by bus.
g) I _____ (8-teach) German for twenty years. I still do it now.
h) She _____ (9-travel) to Dublin next year.
i) I _____ (10-learn) English since I was a child.
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V. A. Put the following paragraphs in the correct order, filling in the grid under the text:
(5x2 points=10 points)

a) James himself was killed in the battle. One thing was wrong with Henry and Catherine’s
marriage. Time was passing and they did not have a son. All their babies, except their
daughter, Mary, died a few weeks after they were born.
b) In the year 1509 Henry VIII became king of England. He was the son of Henry VII, a
king who was clever with people and careful with money. Unlike his father, Henry VIII
maintained a magnificent court and spent a lot of money on wars, from which England
had little to gain.
c) But the Pope did not agree to Henry’s divorce and this made him very angry. The king
decided to make himself head of the Church of England and as soon as this happened he
was free to divorce Catherine.
d) Two weeks before he was crowned, Henry married Catherine of Aragon. They were
happy together at first. She was a good wife and she was brave too. In 1513 while Henry
was fighting a battle in France, James IV, the Scottish king attacked England. Catherine
got an army together and the Scots were defeated.
e) Henry wanted to divorce Catherine and marry somebody else because he longed for a
son, an heir to the throne of England. As England was a Catholic country, he needed the
consent of the Pope in Rome.

a b c d e

B. Choose the right answer to the following questions:

(5x2 points=10 points)

1) Henry VIII became king of:

a) Ireland; b) England; c) Wales

2) Two weeks after he was crowned, Henry VIII married:

a) Anne Boleyn; b) Catherine Howard; c) Catherine of Aragon

3) Catherine was:
a) a coward and bad wife; b) an unfaithful wife; c) a good and brave wife

4) Henry wanted to divorce Catherine and marry somebody else, because he wanted:
a) a daughter; b) he did not want children; c) a son

5) He made himself head of the Church in England, because he wanted:

a) to be powerful; b) to have children; c) to divorce Catherine

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