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CLASA a VIII-a
AN SCOLAR 2013 - 2014
I. Choose the correct answer A-D for gaps 1-10.
10p
Water is the world’s 1)… precious resource. People can 2)… for quite a long time without food but
can only live for a few days without water. It is very important then that we take care of our
rivers, lakes and streams.
The problem is that while populations keep 3)… , the amount of fresh water in the world stays the
same. Since 1950, water use has tripled. 4)… predict that by the year 2025, two thirds of the
world’s population will suffer water 5)….
There is also the problem of keeping our water 6)… to drink. Many of our rivers and lakes are
polluted with chemicals and industrial waste from factories. In fact, in the year 1995, 20% of
people in the world did not have 7)… to safe water.
Luckily, we can all take steps to protect our water supply. First of all, we should try not to waste
water at home. Turning the tap off when we brush our teeth, fixing leaky pipes and taking
showers instead of baths are all 8)… we can do to help. Factories can stop dumping their waste
in rivers and take steps to 9)… their water use by recycling it. Farmers could 10)… 25% less
water if they used new technology for watering their fields.
1. A most
B best
C more
D very
2. A continue
B stay
C survive
D remain
3. A rising
B extending
C developing
D progressing
4. A professionals
B experts
C masters
D specialists
5. shortages
B losses
C famines
6. A certain
B safe
C secure
7. A way
B access
C approach
D deficits
D right
D availability
8. A answers
B keys
C things
D results
9. A slow down
B reduce
C restrain
D measure
10. A waste
B ruin
C destroy
D spoil
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II. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. 10p
Imagine a motor oil that can cut car 1)… by 40 percent. Duane Johnson doesn’t have to imagine
such a product any more. He’s made it a 2)… ! Johnson, a new and alternative crops specialist,
has developed a lubricant from canola oil, a seed crop grown in Colorado. This lubricant 3)…
reduces harmful emissions from car engines. Canola oil is 4)… used as a cooking oil especially
in Asian foods. However, with certain 5)… , it is as 6)…. as any normal motor oil. Canola oil is
7)…. for several reasons. Apart from reducing air pollution, it creates a useful by-product called
meal, which can be fed to animals. Another 8)… point is that it can be grown as a crop every
year, and this makes it a renewable energy source, 9)…. petrol. In the event of an oil spill, canola
is 10)…. friendly to soil or water.
1. POLLUTE; 2. REAL; 3. DRASTIC; 4. TRADITION; 5. ADJUST; 6. EFFECT; 7.
BENEFIT; 8. FAVOUR; 9. LIKE; 10. ENVIRONMENT.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
10p
Sarah 1. (leave)… school two years ago, and for the last year, she 2. (look)… for a decent job. She 3.
(hope)… to find work as a secretary, but as she 4. (never/do)…. a secretarial course before, I
think she 5. (have)… some difficulty in finding such a job.
Some thieves 6. (break into)… my house yesterday. Apparently, I 7. (leave)… the window open.
This is the first time anything like this 8. (happen)… to me. The thieves 9. (get in)… through the
window and stole all my jewellery. None of the neighbours 10. (see)… anything happen.
IV. Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
20p
1. “I stayed in England for three weeks last year”, said Mike.
2. “It’s a good idea to take the bus”, said Peter.
3. “I’ve got to Victoria Station by taxi”, said Helen.
4. “I’ll get her a doll for her birthday”, said Ann.
5. “I didn’t mean to offend Laura”, said Tom.
6. “I’m trying to save for my holiday”, said Rod.
7. “I don’t know where I am”, said Lucy.
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8. “My brother is in the army”, says Helen.
9. “There is a nice restaurant near the harbour”, said the guide.
10. “Don’t eat sweet things!”, said mum.
V. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 20p
1. If I’m still ill tomorrow, I…………….(miss) the chemistry test!
2. If I was your doctor , I ……………………….(tell) you to stop worrying!
3. It…………………………(be) awful if any of us had become ill on holiday.
4. If you…………………………..(go) to the chemist’s, can you get me some vitamin pills?
5. If you ……………………..(not/have) a healthy diet, you get tired easily.
6. If he………………………….(not/do) some research on the Internet, he wouldn’t have
found out what was wrong with him.
7. It would be great if everyone in the world………………….(have) enough to eat.
8. If you see the doctor, ……………………….(ask) her when you can go back to school!
9. I’ll be ready as soon as I ………………………….(be) back.
10. If they ……………..(work) harder, they would have won the prize.
VI
Write a composition with the following ending: 30 p
“………….. it was then that I realized that my parents were my best friends.”
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