PARTEA I

(60 de puncte)

1. Fill in the gaps using the following words:

with, of, than, twins, like, years, best, family, oldest, some
Let me tell you about my _______________. I've got two brothers and a sister. My brothers are
_______________, and they are three years younger _______________ me. Diana, our sister, is only two
_______________ old. I'm the _______________ and I take after my father. My sister takes after my father
in _______________ ways, but she looks _______________ my mother. We're a close family. My
_______________ friend Dan is an only child. He spends a lot _______________ time _______________ us
and he's almost one of the family.
(10x1p=10p)

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or Simple Present.
1 Linda ____________________ (wash) her hair every day.
2 Excuse me, I think you ____________________ (sit) in my seat!
3 ____________________ (listen + you) to the radio very often?
4 Why ____________________ (drive + they) on the left in Britain?
5 It ____________________ (get + not) dark at this time of year until about 9 o'clock.
6 It usually ____________________ (rain) here a lot, but it ____________________ (rain + not) now.
7 What are you doing? - I ____________________ (bake) a cake. Why ____________________ (smile +
you)? ____________________ (do + I) something wrong?
(10x1p=10p)

1. Write the correct plural form of the words:

a. watch - ______________
b. child - ______________
c. tooth - ______________
d. story - ______________
(4x0,5p=2p)

1. Fill in who, whose, what, when, where, why, how much, how many:

__________________ are you going? - To the shops.

__________________ are you leaving? - At half past six.
__________________ is this coat? - Not much.
__________________ does she take a taxi to work? - Because she doesn't have a car.
__________________ are you doing at the weekend? - We're going to Bristol.
__________________do you have breakfast? - At seven o'clock.
__________________ can I buy a dictionary? - At the bookshop near the railway station.
__________________ are you writing to? - George and Mary.
__________________ car is this? - It's Marc's.
__________________ Cds has your sister got? - She's got a few.

1. Finish the postcard with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Peter,
I ____________________ (stay) here for a week. The sun ____________________ (shine) and it
____________________ (be) very hot. My parents and I ____________________ (sit) on the beach and I
____________________ (drink) some orange juice. You ____________________ (know) I
____________________ (love) it! We ____________________ (swim + not) because we
____________________ (be) all tired. We ____________________ (watch) the boats on the sea at the
moment. There ____________________ (be) fifteen or sixteen! We usually ____________________ (eat) at
the restaurant and in the evening we ____________________ (go) to the fair. My favourite ride
____________________ (be) the rollercoaster!
Jenny.
(14x2p=28p)
PARTEA a II-a

(30 de puncte)

Write a postcard to a friend of yours telling her/him about your holiday. Use the postcard in Exercise
5 as an example.
Do not use more than 80 words.