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Limba englezGrades VII-VIII

ATENIE! Subiectele de la 1 la 10 valoreaz cte 3 puncte, cele de la 11 la 20 cte 4 puncte, cele

de la 21 la 30 cte 5 puncte, iar de la 31 la 40 din nou cte 4 puncte.

Se acord 40 de puncte din oficiu. Punctajul maxim este de 200 puncte.

1. In what country is Danish spoken?A) Finland B) Brazil C) Holland D) Switzerland E) Denmark

2. Which is the nationality of a person who lives in the Netherlands?A) Bulgarian B) Swedish C) Dutch D) Danish E) German

3. If you overtake the fifth person in a competition, on what position would you be?A) the first B) the third C) the last D) the fifth E) the sixth

4. Youve just broken your grandmas favourite porcelain. So, you expect her to tellyou off.A) To congratulate you. B) To tell you something. C) To be worried about you.D) To be pleased with you. E) To be angry with you.

5. Choose the word that doesnt rhyme with the others:

A) nail B) ball C) snail D) whale E) trail6. How long have you been playing the trumpet?

A) About 50 cm. B) For four years. C) In my room.D) By myself. E) Last year

7. Im going to Kansas next weekend so I have to travel ............... .A) south B) southern C) in south D) to south E) at south

8. I went to a Chinese class this morning, but I didnt learn anything. It was just ............... .A) a loss of time B) a waste of time C) a time loss D) a time out E) timeless

9. There should be a better way to start a day than ............... every morning.A) get up B) wake up C) waking D) waking up E) to get up

10. Play - gameThink - thoughtBelieve - ...............

A) believer B) belief C) believable D) believed E) belif

11. Samantha is always her nails.A) chewing B) biting C) eating D) drinking E) drawing

12. Ill be in touch means that Ill ............... later.A) contact you B) meet you C) come to you D) see you E) visit you

13. Im glad you ............... me about it. I have almost forgotten.A) remained B) remembered C) reminded D) recalled E) rephrased

14. I lent your brother some money. He ............... me $ 300.

A) gives B) owns C) owes D) borrows E) lends

15. There ............... my money!A) go B) walk C) walks D) goes E) leaves

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16. I have been .... by a mosquito. Im OK with that but the sounds it made kept me awake all night.A) bited B) bitten C) biten D) bait E) bit

17. Which word cannot be used:How ............... you rearrange the letters in the words New Door to make one word?

A) would B) could C) can D) should E) might

18. You dont have to do it means ............... .

A) It isnt necessary to do it. B) You mustnt do it. C) You can wait.D) It isnt a good idea to do it. E) You should think about it.

19. Stop shouting, ?

A) will you B) wont you C) do you D) dont you E) are you

21. Im looking forward to ............... .A) have to hear you B) hear you C) be allowed to hear you D) hearing from you E) hear

22. He his right hand towards the sun and felt its warmth in the palm of his hand.A) rose / rising B) raised / rising C) rose / raisingD) raised / raising E) raising / rised

23.May I open the window?What do you answer?A) Id rather you didnt. B) Not at all. C) No really. D) No, thank you. E) Not.

24. You ............... this test 20 years ago. You were not born.A) may have taken B) must have taken C) neednt have takenD) couldnt have taken E) shouldnt have taken

25. I saw him the other day means I saw him ............... .A) the day after tomorrow B) a few days ago C) several weeks ago D) tomorrow E) yesterday

26. A: What if I forget everything? What if my pen runs out?B: . Stop worrying! Youll be fine! Just dont panic!

A) For goodness sake! B) For goodness sake! C) For godness, sake!D) For godness sake! E) For godness sake!

27. She was run over by a car hurrying along the road. Which sentence means the same thing?A) While hurrying along the road, she was hit by a car.B) She was hit by a car which was hurrying along the road.C) She hit a car while hurrying along the road.D) She was hurrying along the road when she was hit by a car.E) The car was run over by a hurrying woman.

28. They couldnt find what they wanted, so they had to build their house from .A) begin B) beginning C) scratch D) scrape E) first

29. Maggie Mathematical has five sons. One is called Alpha, another is called Beta, the third is calledGamma and the fourth is called Fred. What is the fifth sons name. Guess the fifth son.

A) Math B) John C) Albert D) What E) Who

20. I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one parrot per cage, I have one bird too many. IfI put in two parrots per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and parrots do I have?A) I have 1 cage and 2 parrots B) I have 2 cages and 3 parrotsC) I have 3 cages and 4 parrots D) I have 4 cages and 5 parrotsE) I have 5 cages and 6 parrots

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30. We were talking on the verandah when we saw our uncle pulling a . on the path.A) heavy long rectangular brown wooden chest B) long heavy rectangular brown wooden chestC) long heavy brown rectangular wooden chest D) long heavy wooden brown rectangular chestE) heavy long brown wooden rectangular chest

31. Which one is a word not related to Strange.A) weird B) odd C) peculiar D) queer E) different

32. He lookedat his watch quickly. Find a synonym for looked:A) searched B) reached C) glanced D) sobbed E) raced

33. . ., you wont find any Eskimos in the desertA) Obviously B) Personally C) Unusually D) Unexpectedly E) Unclearly

34. No, ............... a good time at this party. Lets leave!A) Im not having B) I dont have C) I will be having D) I didnt have E) I have

35. If somebody is illiterate, they ............... .A) cant speak well B) cant read or write C) dont like literatureD) dont write legibly E) are ill

36. Americans like to say the Statue of Liberty is in good condition for a woman ............... her age.A) with B) on C) of D) for E) at

37. Soda and pop are general words for ............... .A) candy B) alcoholic drinks C) soft drinks D) music E) food

38. I have to make a reservation to go to London., means the same with:A) I have to book a room. B) I have to hit the books. C) I have to book a flight.D) I have to sign up. E) I have to write a check.

39. I started ............... when I realized I wasnt going to finish the test. How about you?

A) panicing B) relaxing C) pancaking D) panicking E) paniking40. How long is it from two to two to two two?

A) two minutes B) five minutes C) a couple of seconds D) four minutes E) two hours