INITIAL TEST

I. Read the text below and complete the following tasks. Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet.I moved from Korea to the USA when I was 14 years old. The first few weeks were great –everything was exciting and different. Going to the supermarkets was an adventure: the foods were all new to me and everything was so big! The biggest culture shock for me was going to high school. First of all, I looked different. All the other girls looked so much older than me. They wore make-up and colored their hair. And I never went to a school with boys before. So the first thing I did to try to fit in was have a perm. I also started wearing make-up, but I wasn’t very good at putting it on. My eye-liner always seemed to smudge and my lipstick was always the wrong color. I loved nail polish though. I used to wear different colors on each finger. I also got my ears pierced. I found Americans a lot more open than Koreans. When I ate my dinner in the cafeteria, I always tried to ignore the boys and girls kissing each other over the table. People don’t do that in Korea. I found it hard to eat my dinner! The other thing I found hard was holding hands (or not holding hands). In Korea girls hold hands with girls, but in America people think that’s really weird. Instead girls hold hands with their boyfriends. I thought that was really weird! I wasn’t cool either. In Korea it’s good to be clever and do well at school, but in America I was a nerd for liking study (and I wore glasses, which made it worse). I found making friends really hard.

I. 1. Are the sentences 1-5 ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to answer ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B), choose ’Doesn’t say’ (C). (20 points) a. The author moved to the USA when she was in kindergarten. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say b. The author liked her first weeks in the USA. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say c. High school girls wore uniforms in the USA. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say d. It is good to do well at school in Korea. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say e. It was not difficult for the author to make friends. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

I.2. Match the words in bold in the text to their definition given below. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 points)

A cosmetics applied especially to the face

B a hairstyle produced by treatment with heat and chemicals which gives

long-lasting waves, curls, or other shaping 

C to make dirty, especially in one small area

D of an odd or unusual character; strange

E a sudden or violent disturbance of the mind, emotions, or sensibilities

I.3. Underline the right form: (10 points) 1. I always leave home early in order to/in order that miss the morning rush hour.2. I turned my music down so as to/ in order not to annoy my neighbours. 3. I try to save a bit of money in order to/so that I have some spending cash for my holiday.4. I put on a thick coat in order to/in order that I wouldn’t get cold outside.

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5. I go jogging and swimming most days in order that/ in order to I keep fit.

I.4. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate form. (20 points)

Mary had a row with her parents and she decided to leave home. If she …………………1(think) twice she would still be with them. Later, she wished she…………………...2(not say) those harsh words to them, and that they ………………………3(be) on good terms again. She experienced very hard times for a month or two, and she often wished she………………..4(be) born. If she……………………5(be) so strong, she………………………..6(have) a brake down. Luckily, her friends supported and advised her. If it……………………….7(not be) for them she……….. …………….8(not be) on her on. Her career changed due to them; she may even become successful provided that she……………………...9(work) hard from now on. She even tried to make up with her parents and she often thinks “If only these things………………………….10(happen)!”

Partea a II-a (30 points)

Do you lead a simple life or do you need many hobbies to be happy? Give arguments and examples to support your ideas. (15-20 lines)

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BAREM DE EVALUARE ŞI DE NOTARE

Pentru rezolvarea corectă a tuturor cerinţelor din Partea I şi a II-a se acordă 90 de puncte. Din oficiu se acordă 10 puncte.

PARTEA I (60 points) ____________________________________________________

I. 1. Are the sentences 1-5 ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to answer ’Right’ (A) or ’Wrong’ (B), choose ’Doesn’t say’ (C). 4p x 5 sentences = 20pa. B b. A c. C d. A e. B

I.2. Match the words in bold in the text to their definition given below. 2p x 5 sentences = 10 pA. make-up B. perm C. to smudge D. weird E. shock

I.3. Underline the right form. 2p x 5 sentences = 10 p1. In order to 2. In order not 3. So that 4. In order that 5. In order that

I.4. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate form. 2p x 10 sentences = 20 p1. had thought 6. would have had2. hadn’t said 7. had not been3. were 8. wouldn’t be4. hadn’t been born 9. works5. hadn’t been 10. hadn’t happened

Partea a II-a (30 points) ______________________________

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Marking SchemeTask: narrative paragraph (creative writing)

task achievement & original input 10prelevance of ideas to topic 4p- organization 6p- organization / layout 3p- cohesion and coherence 2p- length constraint 1p- language accuracy and variety 6p- correct use of grammar structures 5p- accurate spelling and punctuation 1p- register and vocabulary 4p- appropriate register and vocabulary 1p-range of vocabulary 3p

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