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Concursul de limba englez faza zonal februarie 2013 Clasa a IX-a Varianta A

I. Circle the option, A, B, C or D that best fits each gap: (10 p)

Official figures show that the number of people (1) international flights is decreasing, and that this is (2) in

significant changes to holidaying habits. As the cost of air tickets increases, it appears that more and more

families are choosing to ( ) their summer holidays at home. !eople are also becoming more (") of the

harm that flying does to the en#ironment, and see it as a way of helping to ($) the planet, too. %or manyparents, a summer with no o#ercrowded resorts may seem attracti#e, but the idea might well be less (&)

with their teenage children, who are probably (') to flying off to iami as soon as school breaks up. o, the

*uestion is, how can young people (+) lots of fun when so much will be closed for the holidays, and so

many of their friends are( ) to be away- owadays, many sports centres organi/e summer acti#ities

aimed at young people (10) either on indoor or outdoor sports.

1. A. making . taking . tra#elling 3. flying

2. A. leading . resulting . causing 3. creating

. A. pass . employ . use 3. spend

". A. aware . thoughtful . wise 3. familiar

$. A. sa#e . secure . guard 3. defend

&. A. liked . popular . appro#ed 3. accepted

'. A. used . e4perienced . preferred 3. prepared

+. A. do . li#e . cause 3. ha#e

. A. positi#e . ine#itable . bound 3. definite

10. A. eager . keen . fond 3. enthusiastic

55. Read the text belo and !se "#$ %"RD onl& in each gap: (10 p)

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idea would be to bring in lots of tele#ision money, or e#en tourists, but at the beginning of the 20 th century what

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length, and it would be run entirely in 9uly (10)77777777 than from late ay to early 9uly.

III. 'se the ords in capitals at the end of the lines belo to for ords that fit the gap in the sa e line: (10 p)

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one ( ) 777777777777777, who decided he was feeling a little tired half>way through :O

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