XI Sectiunea B

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CLASA A XI-A /SECTIUNEA B
1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or d best fits each space:
Studying black bears After years studying North America’s black bears in the (1) …….. way, wildlife biologist
Luke Robertson felt no closer to (2)……………..the creatures. He realised that he had to (3) …….. their trust.
Abandoning scientific detachment, he took the daring step of forming relationships with the animals, bringing
them food to gain their acceptance. The (4) …….. this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to
dispel certain myths about bears. (5) …….. to popular belief, he contends that bears do not (6) …….. as much
for fruit as previously supposed. He also (7) …….. claims that they are ferocious. He says that people should
not be (8) …….. by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground, as this is a defensive, rather than an
aggressive, act. However, Robertson is no sentimentalist. After devoting years of his life to the bears, he is
under no (9) …….. about their feelings for him. It is clear that their interest in him does not (10) …….. beyond
the food he brings.
1. A.straight B common C everyday D conventional
2. A understanding B seeing C analyzing D copying with
3. A catch B win C achieve D receive
4 A perception B awareness C insight D vision
5 A Opposite B Opposed C Contrary D Contradictory
6 A care B bother C desire D hope
7 A concludes B disputes C reasons D argues
8 A misguided B misled C misdirected D misinformed
9 A error B doubt C illusion D impression
10 A expand B spread C widen D extend
(10 items *1 point- 10 points)
2. Fill the gaps in the text below with one suitable word:
Do you …………….. (1) when and ……………..(2) the next Olympic Games will be ……………….(3)? The
Olympic Games ………………… (4) place ………………….(5) fourth year. Amateur athletes and sportsmen
and women ……………. (6) more than sixty ………………….(7) nations gather at these Games to
………………(8) against each…………(9) for the …………………..(10) of their country. The Games are
named after the town of Olympia in Greece where they were …………………(11) held long ago Christ was
born ; and the Greeks have a story ……………..(12) how the games began. In those far …………………. (13)
days the tribes of Greece used to spend much of their time fighting …………………..(14) another . This
continual quarrelling …………….(15) men of different villages and cities ………………….(16) those who
loved peace, among …………….(17) was a man called Iphitos. Now Iphitos was ……………………(18)
concerned about this wasteful …………………..(19) that he went to the gods and asked them what he could do
to keep his friends and neighbours …………………(20) making war on one another.
(20 items *1point- 20 points)
3. Read the text below and use the word given in capitals below to form words that fit in the
gaps:
Training sports champions
What are the abilities that a professional sports person needs? To guarantee that opponents can be (1) …….. ,
speed, stamina and agility are essential, not to mention outstanding natural talent. Both a rigorous and
comprehensive (2) …….. regime and a highly nutritious diet are vital for top-level performance. It is
carbohydrates, rather than proteins and fat, that provide athletes with the (3) …….. they need to compete. This
means that pasta is more (4) …….. than eggs or meat. Such a diet enables them to move very energetically
when required. Failure to follow a sensible diet can result in the (5)…….. to maintain stamina.
1. COME; 2. FIT 3. ENDURE 4. BENEFIT 5. ABLE
(5 items *2 points- 10 points)
4. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice:

My wife’s mother was taken ill two days ago so my wife had to go and look after her. Before (1)
………….. (to leave) my wife said: “ I’d better tell you where everything is or you (2)……………… (not to
know) what to do. But my train (3)…………….(to leave) in half an hour’s time and I must get to mother’s
house as soon as I (4)……………….(can).” “(5)…………………. (not to worry) “ I said, “I can look after
myself.” Now I realize I (6) …………………… (to ask for) a map of the house. If I had, I (7)
…………………….(to find) all the food I needed. But when my wife (8) ………………… (to come) back
tomorrow, she (9)……………..(not to have) any dirty dishes to wash up because I (10)……………….(to eat)
in restaurants since she went away.
(10 items*2 points- 20 points)
5. Complete the second sentence in each of the pairs so that the meaning stays the same and so
that you include the word given (do not change the word given):
a) I stopped jogging in 2000.
It’s ……………………………………… STOPPED
b) I very rarely go into fast-food restaurants. HARDLY
I……………………………….
c) Nick likes eating cheese a great deal. FOND
Nick is………………………………..
d) Only part of the story he told was true. PARTIALLY
The story…………………………………………………
e) People have made a comparison between language and a game of chess. LIKENED
Language.................
(5 items *2 points- 10 points)
6. Find the unnecessary word in each line:
1. Unfortunately, I can’t to tell you very much about the island
2. because we’ve had such a terrible weather that we’ve hardly been out
3. of the hotel since we have arrived. On our first day we woke up
4. to the sound like of torrential rain beating against the windows.
5. If we would had known it was going to be like this, we’d have brought more books and games with us.
(5 items *1 point- 5 points)
7. Write a 200-word essay providing arguments for and against the following statement: “Being
fashionable is all there is to life.”
(25 points)
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(20 items *1point- 20 points)

1. COME; 2. FIT 3. ENDURE 4. BENEFIT 5. ABLE

(5 items *2 points- 10 points)

4. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice:

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