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I. (10 puncte) Read the text below and use the words given in
capitals to form words that fit in
the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order you need
to use them.
I!R"#$"% !&$I'"R% '#% &&$"% !#R"% !&*"% $+!!"$$%
I*,R&-"%
*#I*+*% R"
(1) Increasingly, people are finding that their spectacle frames
suffer (2) consideratedamage during their life just through (3)
dailyuse. Glasses have to survive being taen on and offthroughout
the day and the hinges ris getting bent or (!) loosened up. "hey
are even e#pectedto tolerate being dropped or ($) carelesslysat on%
&any materials have been used to try to (')overcome these
problems but nothing () succeedsbetter than titanium an
incrediblylight*eight, strong and fle#ible material. "he result is
dramatically (+) improvingcomfort *ithfashionable frame designs.
ure titanium (-) maximizesyour chances of a perfect fit and you*ill
get years of (1) reliableservice.
II. (10 puncte) ,ut the verbs in brac/ets in the right tense and
voice
/ot long ago a man idnapped a little boy and (1) hid(hide) him
in the *oods. 0e (2) sent (send)his parents a ransom note telling
them to leave him ten thousand pounds in large notes in an
airport
locer. "hey *ere then (3) to wait(*ait) four hours and go to the
locer. In it (!) they wouldfnd (find) directions to *here their
child ($) was(be). 0e said that unless they (') let(leave)him the
money, they () wouldnt have seen(not see) the child for a long
time. 0e (+)thought(thin) about taing the child *ith him as a
hostage but decided against it. 0e ne* thatthe police (-) had
become(become) good at trapping people *ho (1) had(have)
hostages*ith them.
III. (10 puncte) !omplete the second sentence in each of the
pairs below so that the meaning
stays the same and so that you include the word given. 'o not
change the word given.1. "he ne* presenter certainly has plenty of
confidence. 4
"he ne* presenter doesnt lack oconfidence.2. 0e has never felt
so embarrassed before. 5657
It8s the frst time he ever elt soembarrassed.3. 9he *as going to
hand in her notice *hen the boss decided to promote her. :I/"
9he was going to point out hernotice *hen the boss decided to
promote her.!. ;rance hasn8t *on a gold medal in this sport for
ages. "I&5
It8s way orward when France has wona gold medal in this sport.$.
It *as proposed that a ne* orphanage should be built. ;:7
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A Message for Lisa
It *as nearly t*o *ees later that isa arrived at college to find
there *as a message for her.
"he voice teacher, ete, said she8d have to go up to the head
office to collect it. isa *anted
to no* *hat *as in the message and *ho it *as from, but the
voice teacher insisted it *as
(1) AAAAA . Ban8t you just tell meC8 isa pleaded, but ete jutted
his chin and said he *as
only obeying the rules. isa stretched her eyes at him. 9he had
been brought up to be (2)AAAAA of anyone *ho believed in rules."he
head office *as on the third floor. isa8s fantasies gre* *ith each
turn of the stairs. 5ach flap of
s*ing door (3) AAAA s*eeter and s*eeter thoughts of her and
Duentin8s reconciliation. It (!) AAAA to
her only a second before she slid through the dusty light of the
office that Duentin had no ($) AAAAA of
no*ing that she *as at college, and even if he did, it *as
unliely he *ould no* *hich college she
*as at.
Bisa.8 "he head of the department *as taling to her. B9omeone
has been looing for you.8 isa8s
change of heart *as so severe it (') AAAA her breath a*ay.
1. #confidential 3intimate ! clandestine 'undercover
4. #guarded 3uneasy !*ary 'edgy
5. #led 3arose !brought 'put
6. #struc 3occurred !da*ned 'sprang7. #access 3route !scope
'*ay
. #caught 3dre* !held 'too
I. Read the text below and decide which variant #2 32 ! or '
best fits each space. !ircle the
respective letter in the grid
10 p.
5#ample E is 3 are be = *ere
;rom the moment *e 0) 3born, *e start learning about the *orld
1)FFFus. p
$ after ? ne#t ! later = older
' *hat ? *hen ! which = *ho
broad ? far rich ' wide
+ so 3 such Huite = many
- e#pand ? increase develop ' improve
1 no*n 3 called titled = branded
II. ;ind the unnecessary word for each sentence 7 p.
