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TEST DE EVALUARE INITIALĂ
Anul scolar 2019-2020
Limba engleză
Clasa a XII- a
Numele si prenumele elevului:
Data sustinerii testului:
Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerintelor din Partea I si din Partea a II-a se acordă 90 de
puncte. Din oficiu se acordă 10 puncte.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 45 de minute.
PARTEA I (60 de puncte)
I. 1. Read the text below and answer the following questions. Some questions may have more than
one answer correct. 22 puncte
“The transfers”
Loren had been surreptitiously moving money from the accounts of his bank’s wealthiest clients
to one he created for himself in the Cayman Islands for 8 years. He had every reason to believe that no one
suspected a thing.
He had been prudent with all the money he had embezzled from Signet Bank. He wore second-
hand suits to his job as a bank teller there. He rode his bike from Anacostia - the squalid, blighted
neighborhood he called home - to his DuPont Circle branch each day.
He rarely travelled outside of the Washington, DC, area. He did nothing at all to raise a red flag.
He appeared as nothing more than an 18-dollar-an-hour bank employee in a town where many made
millions.
No one, he was sure, had ever scrutinized the myriad of transactions which had taken place –
lump sum transfers of $9,000 every other week. Otherwise, the truth would have surely come to light a long
time ago.
“Nine thousand dollars every other week is just a drop in the bucket to these rich folks,” Loren
reasoned. This assuaged his guilt. In Loren’s mind, it was the greedy people who got caught doing these
things. It was the ostentatious ones, too. It was the guys who built multi-million dollar homes with 24
rooms on a pauper’s salary.
To him, the bank was fraught with idiots, and no one was capable of unraveling his master plan.
Now it was too late for them.
Today was the day Loren would begin reaping the benefits of all his patience and cunning and
begin living in blissful obscurity.
After an ordinary day at work, Loren got on his bike and road over the river to National Airport.
As the plane lifted off the runway for the Caribbean, Loren watched intently out the window. He had close
to $2 million collecting interest in the bank and had gotten off scot-free.
As the plane landed, Loren finally allowed himself to fully dream of the carefree life he was about to begin.
He moved down the airplane steps, across the tarmac and headed toward the airport. The balmy air felt
comforting to his skin.
He breathed in slowly and deeply with anticipation and was surprised to hear a familiar voice.
“Hey, Loren. Not so fast.”
a. Which is a synonym for surreptitiously?
1. boldly
2. carefully
3. overtly
4. Secretly
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b. "He had been prudent with all the money he had embezzled from Signet Bank."
Choose the best way to rewrite the above sentence.
1. He had been showy with the funds he had taken from Signet Bank.
2. He had saved all the money he had deposited into Signet Bank.
3. He had felt guilty about all the money he had taken from Signet Bank.
4. He had been discreet with all the money he had stolen from Signet Bank.
c. What were some of the things Loren did to appear ordinary? Check all that are correct.
1. He rode his bike to work.
2. He worked as a bank teller.
3. He wore second-hand clothes.
4. He transferred only $9,000 at a time.
d. What is meant by the expression to "raise a red flag"?
1. to appear guilty
2. to appear wealthy
3. to seem very smart
4. to give a warning signal
e. What made Loren so confident he would get away with his crime. Check all that are correct.
1. The money was in the Cayman Islands.
2. He felt that no one ever suspects a bank teller.
3. He had done nothing to show that he had a lot of money.
4. He felt the people he worked with at the bank were not smart.
f. If Loren stole for 8 full years, about how much money did he have in the bank?
1. $72,000
2. $1.8 million
3. $2.5 million
4. $3.7 million
g. What is the best antonym for ostentatious?
1. lavish
2. conspicuous
3. childish
4. Modest
h. Which line from the passage best serves as its climax?
1. “Hey, Loren. Not so fast.”
2. Now it was too late for them.
3. Otherwise, the truth would have surely come to light a long time ago.
4. After an ordinary day at work, Loren got on his bike and road over the river to National Airport.
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i. Which word best describes Loren's attitude toward his bank colleagues?
1. benevolent
2. disdainful
3. impetuous
4. wary
j. Which is the best synonym for fraught?
1. filled with
2. short on
3. lead by
4. worked at
k. Which is the best antonym for myriad?
1. convoluted
2. interminable
3. multitude
4. paucity
I.2 Read the text below to fill in the missing information. 12 points
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a famous road bridge across the River Avon, which joins Clifton in
Bristol (1)______ one side, to Leigh Woods on the (2)________ side. When it was originally built, it was
the longest bridge of (3)______ kind anywhere in the world and indeed, many people had believed that
bridging such a great distance would turn out to (4)________ impossible.
When Isambard Kingdom Brunel first designed the bridge in 1731, the two towers that were going to
support the roadway were designed to have (5)______ ancient Egyptian appearance. Unfortunately, Brunel
died before the bridge (6)______ completed and the engineers who completed (7)__________ , covered
the stone towers with conventional red bricks instead.
Even today, more (8)________ a hundred years later, the bridge is still an impressive sight. The roadway
that stretches between the two towers is two hundred and fourteen metres long, at a height of seventy-five
metres above the river and the A4 road below. Originally, (9)________ car driver, cyclist and pedestrian
who crossed the bridge had to pay a toll. (10)__________ nowadays, people on foot and cyclists can cross
for free and (11)__________ motorists must still pay.
In April 2006, the bridge was used (12)_________ the centre of a huge fireworks display to celebrate the
200th anniversary of the birth of its great designer, Brunel.
I. 3. Read the text below and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in
the gaps. The words in capitals are given in the order you need to use them: 11 points
I was……………… browsing through the small ads in the local LAZY
newspaper when I saw an………………………for a second-hand ADVERTISE
word ………………………..so I decided to give them a ring to get PROCESS
more ……………………… . I have a computer but it doesn’t really INFORM
have a …………………. memory for the project I’m involved POWER
in at the moment. In most…………………..nowadays, it is becoming OCCUPY
useful to be “computer literate” but in my……………………….it has PROFESS
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become an absolute…………………… I must admit I do not get NECESSARY
much……………………….out of sitting in front of a computer screen PLEASE
for hours, but I don’t stand much chance of……………………………. PROMOTE
without computer skills. So I made an ………………………………to APPOINT
see my bargain computer the next day.
I. 4. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Use no more than three
words including the word given in bold. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
15 points
1. I’m sure he hasn't written that letter. CAN’T
He .....................................that letter.
2. I’m positive she didn’t say anything like that. HAVE
She couldn ‘t …………………. anything like that.
3. If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late. UNLESS
We’ll be late………………………..now.
4. You can borrow my jacket if you promise to look after it. LONG
You can borrow my jacket………………………. you promise to look after it.
5. I’m sure Mary has won first prize. MUST
Mary…………………………………first prize.
PARTEA a II-a (30 de puncte)
Write an opinion essay on the following topic: Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should
they be given more privacy, or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private lives? Use relevant
arguments to sustain your ideas. (10-15 lines)
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