Future Starts With Us

Școala Gimnazială,, Ion Pillat’’, AN ȘCOLAR
Pitesti, jud Argeș 2018/2019
CONCURSUL JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ”THE FUTURE STARTS WITH US’’

Clasa a VI-a L1 VARIANTA 1
15.12.2018
VOCABULARY
I. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space (10 points):
WOMEN MAKE THE BEST DRIVERS

In London, only one in ten bus drivers is a woman. Yet , according to the results of recent research women
are better at 1) …with problem passengers , have fewer accidents and are quicker at learning to drive buses
than men.Connie Wilson 2) ... a bus driver a year ago. 3) “…. first, driving a bus was quite frightening “, she
says. “ I had no idea of the size of the vehicle or 4) ... to handle it. But after seven weeks of training, I passed
the test first time. Trying to 5) ... to the timetable when the traffic is 6) …. isn’t easy but I like the
challenge!Some passengers 7) … be rude, especially if they’ve had to 8) … a long time for the bus. But
most are pleased to have a woman driver. There’s no 9) … why women can’t do the job as well as men. I’d
10) … it to any woman.”
1.A. managing B. dealing C. considering D. behaving

2.A.got B. started C. turned D. became
3.A. At B. By C. In D. From
4.A.what B. which C. why D. how
5.A.check B. respect C. keep D. carry
6.A.deep B. large C. heavy D. rough
7.A.can B. should C. need D. want
8.A.delay B. wait C. expect D. attend
9.A.cause B. reason C. purpose D. account
10.A.approve B. lead C. recommend D. admire
II. This is the letter one student wrote. Write One word to complete each gap. (10 points)
Dear Chris,
Thank you for your letter. I agree with you about food shopping. I hate 1)…………., too. The supermarket
2) ……………. always crowded and it’s boring looking for rice 3) ………. coffee! But I love shopping for
clothes even though I 4) ……….not got much money. My friends and I often 5) …………… to the
shopping centre in my town just to try 6)………… clothes. The shop assistants aren’t very pleased when 7)
…………. don’t buy anything.I also enjoy 8)…………..to a music store in the shopping centre. I spend
hours there listening to 9)………….latest CDs. I always buy something, even if it’s only 10)
…………..music magazine.
Please write to me again soon.
Love,
Angela
GRAMMAR
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense. (20 points)
One day I got a letter from a film producer who was interested in my first novel and (1) ......( to think) about
(2)........(to buy) the film rights. His name was Mr. Liebe and he(3) ......(to want) to meet me so I asked him
to dinner. We decided to buy steak , although it was terribly expensive and we (4).......(cannot)afford it. We
wanted to give him a really good evening , especially as he (5).......( to drive ) all the way from London. My
wife spent all day cooking; I bought some good wine . I (6)..........(to hope) to impress him . Well, on the
great day , we (7).....(to lay) the table when the doorbell rang. We rushed to the door and (8).....( to
welcome) him with open arms. He was a charming man and knew a lot of stories . Dinner was a great
success.He (9)........(not to talk) about my book, so I (10) ......( not to mention) it, either. We (11).....( to eat)
the pudding when the doorbell rang again .I went to answer it. There (12)......(to stand) a short ,fat man
.’’I’m Rolf Liebe”, he said,’’I’m sorry I’m late. The roads were terrible”.I stared at him. I (13) ...(not to
believe) him.’’No, you’re not. Mr. Liebe (14)....(to have) dinner with us.” ” Yes, that’s right. I(15).....(to
have) dinner with you today at 8 o’clock.”I nearly died, I went back into the dining room and asked the man
who he (16)....(to be). He was a life insurance salesman. I asked him : ’’Why you (17).....(not to tell) me
who you (18) .......(to be)? ” You (19)...(not to ask), he said ....Since then never (20).......(I/to be able) to
meet a salesperson without wanting to hit him!
B. Fill in the gaps in each sentence with one of the phrasal verbs on the list; mind the tense and
mood.
Cut down, get off, give up, ran into, make up, pick up, put on, look up, point out, sort out
1. Let’s ........................some daisies, shall we?

2. We must.........................the bus at the next stop.
3. ...................your coat and off with you!
4. They..................that old oak tree.
5. He’s great at ................excuses.
6. I advise you to...............this risky plan.
7. It is my duty to .....................your repeated mistakes.
8. .............all the words in the text you don’t know.
9. I’ve just .............all these documents.
10. Guess who I ...............at the station the other day.
WRITING
Write a story entitled ’Dreaming about my future’ beginnig with the following dialogue:
’’Sarah, go to bed, please!It is very late...”

’’All right, Mum! I will...”
The story should have between 120 and 150 words.

(40points)
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Școala Gimnazială,, Ion Pillat’’, AN ȘCOLAR

Pitesti, jud Argeș 2018/2019

CONCURSUL JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ”THE FUTURE STARTS WITH US’’

WOMEN MAKE THE BEST DRIVERS

1.A. managing B. dealing C. considering D. behaving

1. Let’s ........................some daisies, shall we?

’’Sarah, go to bed, please!It is very late...”

The story should have between 120 and 150 words.

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

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