Subject The Future starts with us

1. Școala Gimnazială ,,Ion Pillat’’, AN ȘCOLAR 2019/2020
Pitesti, jud Argeș
CONCURSUL JUDEȚEAN DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ”THE FUTURE STARTS WITH US’’
Clasa a VI-a L1
Varianta 1
23.11.2019
VOCABULARY
A. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space (10 points):
FAMILY MEALS
Does your family sit down together everyday to share a meal? Does someone plan the food carefully, buy it
(1)..........................and cook it (2)....................., so that you really enjoy eating it?
Nowadays, the answer to these questions (3).....................often ‚no’. Adults usually work too much and arrive
home late. Granny probably lives too (4)....................away to visit regularly. Children eat fast so they never learn
that preparing good food and eating healthily (5)....................time and thought. In some families, each person eats
separately, (6)............................television or working at a desk and the children often eat (7).................. .
By sitting (8)........................the table with other people, however, children have the chance to learn that a shared
meal is a (9)......................for family members to tell each other their news.
But if we can’t (10)..................... eat together, we should try to have family meals at weekends. It’s good for our
health, it’s good for society, and it’s fun.
1.A. local B. locally C. near D. nearly
2.A. well B. nice C. tasty D. good
3.A. gives B. is C. has D. makes
4.A. distant B. long C. much D. far
5.A. wants B. gets C. takes D. asks
6.A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. attending
7.A. single B. alone C. lonely D. privately
8.A. at B. on C. by D. in
9.A. possibility B. chance C. situation D. event
10.A.quite B. ever C. never D. always
B. Read the article about Emperor Penguins. Write ONE word to complete each gap. (10 points)
It’s cold outside!
Winter arrives (1) ................. March and the Emperor Penguin is (2) ............... of the few creatures to wait
it out on the snow and ice. Most other animals leave the area and (3) ............... come back until the next spring.
The Emperor, though, which is the largest (4) .............. the 17 species of penguins found throughout the world, is
never far away (5) .............. the cold icy Antarctic.
(6) ............. spends its whole life on the ice or in the nearby waters fishing (7) .............. food.
When it gets (8) .............. cold in the worst part of winter, Emperor penguins join together in large groups.
The members of each group stand close together warming each other (9) .............. their body heat.
Most birds breed in springtime but the Emperors have their babies during the winter months. The male
looks (10) ........................ the egg for 65 days during winter while the female is out at sea fishing.

2. GRAMMAR
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense. (15 points)
Yesterday, Mary Sutton 1(go)...................into Fleming’s Art Gallery at the end of the afternoon. She
2(want)..................to buy a present for her best friend. It 3(be)............. nearly closing time and the owner John
Derry 4(count)........................the money. Quickly, Mary 5(choose).................... a small picture and Mr Derry
6(wrap)........................it for her. While she 7(wait)....................for the bus, Mary 8(decide)......................to look
at the picture again. In the parcel she 9(find)....................500$ in cash as well as the picture. She
10(run)....................back to the shop. It was closed so Mary 11(look)...................through the window.
John Derry 12(search)...................under the counter, and his assistants 13(look)......................in all the cupboards
and drawers.’ I 14(knock)......................on the window and 15(wave)................the money at them’, said Mary.
„I was so happy’, said Mr Derry. ‚It’s wonderful to know that there are honest people like Mary.
B. Underline the correct word: (5 points)
1. Was there some/any moment in which you felt your friends really helped you?
2. This/These pieces of information are very useful in this case.
3. I never knew anything/nothing about her life.
4. Come and let your luggage/luggages here.
5. Which/What is your favourite dress, the black one or the green one?
C .Correct the mistake in each sentence. (10 points)
1. Everyone wants to find out the necessary informations.
2. It is raining quite often in the north.
3. I did not went to school yesterday.
4. He says that History is easier then Geography.
5. Will it rain a lot in Sunday afternoon?
6. I couldn’t found the books in your room.
7. The students were not interested by the lesson.
8. I felt asleep while I was reading that book.
9. The dictionary is expensive! I don’t have so many money.
10. Let’s go to the cinema tonight, will we?
WRITING
Write a letter to your English-speaking friend, Emily, about a holiday trip you will soon make with
your family. Say where you will go and what you will see and do there.
Use the following words in your letter: memorable holiday, to board, luggage, sunglasses, postcard.
Write your letter in about 100 -120 words.
(40 points)
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.
Timp de lucru: 2 ore
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