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USE OF ENGLISH: 25 points

A. Fill each of the following blanks with only one suitable words:(10 points)

There is no question 1..the park did me a world of good. It gave me

privacy, but more than that, it allowed me to pretend that I was not 2. .......bad
off as I really was. The grass and the trees 3. .democratic, and as I was
loafed in the sunshine of a late afternoon, or climbed among the rocks in the early
evening to look for a place to sleep, I felt that I 4. ..blending into the
environment, that even to a practiced 5I could have passed for one of the
picknickers or strollers around me. The streets 6not allow for such
delusions. . Whenever I walked 7. the crowds, I was quickly shamed into an
awareness of myself. Each day I became a little dirtier than I had been the day
before, a little more ragged and confused , a little more different than everyone 8.
.. . I did not want to carry around this burden of selfconciousness. If the
streets forced me to see 9as 10 saw me, the park gave me the chance
to return to my inner life.

B. Use the word given in capitals to form a new one that fits in the space.
(10 points)

The ..1. (CONCEIVE) of rhetoric, or effective public speaking, dates

back thousands of years. The underlying ..................2. (ASSUM) behind
rhetoric is that how you present an argument can greatly influence whether
people are persuaded by you or not. There is.3. (DOUBT)
plenty of evidence to support this idea its practically ..4.(THINK), for
example , for a successful politician to be a poor communicator-but is it just a
question of style winning over substance? Certainly, it is often said of
politicians that they are complete 5. (SENSE) but what they say
they say with such.6. (CONVINCE) that we tend to believe them,
at least when they are in opposition. On the other hand .7. (WISE)
and knowledge are of little value if you cannot communicate them effectively to
your peers or to the next generation. It is the combination of clear
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..8.(REASON), sound and9.(JUDGE) and effective
presentation and communication skills that defines true rhetoric. A true
rhetorician should always come words including the word given.across as
knowledgeable, and never as.10.(OPINION) or ignorant.

C. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must
use between three and six words including the given word.

1. Money is the only thing that matters. COMES

It .in the end.

2. Sally showed absolutely no fear when climbing the wall. DISREGARD

Sally showed ..own safety when climbing the wall.

3. The identity of the murderer was never discovered. WHO

The police.was.

4. If I lose this match, people will never let me forget it. LIVE

If I lose this match, Idown.

5. Internal Affairs are investigating allegations of police . INTO

Allegations of police fraudInternal Affair.

II. You have seen the following announcement in an international magazine:

(25 points)

Does modern technology really make our lives easier, or are the machines and
devices we buy a waste of money .We want to know what you think.
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Write an article in about 200-220 words, giving at least two examples of useful
machines or devices and two examples of machines or devices that we could easily
do without

III. Write a 350- word argumentative essay on the following topic:

(50 points)

Participating in team sports helps to develop good character.

TOTAL 100 PUNCTE

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BAREM DE CORECTARE

I.USE OF ENGLISH - 25 points

A. 1.that; 2.as; 3.were; 4.was; 5.eye; 6.did; 7.among; 8.else; 9.myself 10.one

10 points

B. 1.concept; 2.assumption; 3.undoubtely/doubtless; 4.unthinkable; 5.nonsense;

6. conviction; 7.wisdom; 8.reasoning; 9.judgement; 10.opinionated

10 points

C 1.all comes down to money; 2. complete/total disregard; 3.never discovered

who the murderer ; 4. I will never live it; 5. are being looked into by - 5 points

II. ARTICLE

See the marking scheme for writing an article. 25 points

III. ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

See the marking scheme for writing argumentative essay.-50 points

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