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Teste Engleza Clasa 9
Teste Engleza Clasa 9
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olfactory neuron, showing that the donor nucleus can come from a tissue of the body that does
not normally divide.
Animal cloning from an adult cell is obviously much more complex and difficult than
growing a plant from a cutting. So when scientists working at the Roslin Institute in Scotland
produced Dolly, the only lamb born from 277 attempts, it was a major news story around the
world. She mated and produced normal offspring in the normal way, showing that such cloned
animals can reproduce. Dolly produced twin lambs Sally and Rosie, and she gave birth to
triplets
Lucy, Darcy and Cotton.
Choose the correct variant.
Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from:
a) an adult cell.
b) an embryo.
c) an original plant.
IV .Written production.
Does medical testing on animals do more good than harm? Express your point of view. (5-7
lines)
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The Amish
In nearly every way, life for Amish people today is the same as it was for their ancestors
300 hundred years ago. They wear the same traditional clothes and live in large family groups.
They live in simple wooden houses without mains water and mains electricity. The water they
need is taken from wells and the houses are lit by oil lamps. Amish people have no telephones,
no dishwashers and no TVs. Moreover, they do not drive cars but travel in horse-drawn
buggies.
Amish communities have their own schools. Schooling ends after the eighth grade, at the
age of 13 because the Amish do not believe in higher education for their children. They are
taught arithmetic, religious songs and how to earn a living from the land.
Today there are about 100,000 Amish people living in North America. They try to keep
their traditional way of life in the middle of a very different modern American society. The
Amish dont believe that modern technology is evil. But they are afraid that if they allowed it
into their lives, it would destroy many important things. They think that if they had TVs, there
would be less time for conversation. They believe that if they had telephones, they would stop
speaking face-to-face. And they are afraid that if they had tractors, they would become greedy
and want more land than they really need.
Amish people promise to obey their life-rules. If somebody breaks these rules, the rest of
the community will not speak to them until they are sorry for their mistakes.
1.Choose the right variant.
Amish people:
a) drive cars.
b) do not drive cars.
c) drive motorbikes.
d) drive cars and motorbikes.
2.Answer the question.
What do Amish people lack?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Life for Amish people today is different from the way it was for their ancestors
300 hundred years ago. T F
2. They wear the same traditional clothes but they dont live in large family groups
as they used to. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. The Amish
a.have their own schools.
2. Amish communities
b.promise to obey their life-rules.
3. Amish people
c.dont believe that modern technology is evil.
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GOOGLE Inc.
Google Inc. is a multinational public cloud computing, Internet search, and advertising
technologies corporation. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and
products and generates profit primarily from advertising. The company was founded by Larry
Page and Sergey Brin, often dubbed the "Google Guys". Page and Brin originally nicknamed
their new search engine "BackRub", because the system checked back links to estimate the
importance of a site. Eventually, they changed the name to Google, originating from a
misspelling of the word "googol, which represents the number one followed by one hundred
zeros, that was meant to signify the amount of information the search engine was to handle.
The company's stated mission from the outset was "to organize the world's information
and make it universally accessible and useful" . The company's unofficial slogan coined by
Google engineer Paul Buchheit is Don't be evil . Actually, this site has played an important role
in the democratization of information.
Google runs over one million servers in data centers around the world, and processes over
one billion search requests. However, the dominant market position of Google's services has
led to criticism of the company over issues including privacy, copyright, and censorship. The
company offers online productivity software, such as its Gmail e-mail software, and social
networking tools ,Google Buzz, Google Books. Since many books are difficult, if not
impossible, to find in bookstores or on library shelves, today we are able to search the full text
of almost 10 million books. Anyway, the Google web search engine is the company's most
popular service. Google indexes trillions of web pages, so that users can search for the
information theydesire, through the use of keywords and operators. Moreover, today
Google.org buildstechnology products to address global challenges such as climate change,
pandemic disease and poverty.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Google Inc. is:
a)an Internet search corporation.
b)a public company.
c)an advertising system.
2.Answer the question.
What does the company offer?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. The Google web search engine cant be considered the company's most popular service. T F
2. Users can search for the information they desire, through the use of keywords and operators
as Google indexes trillions of web pages. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. The company's unofficial slogan
a.the number one followed by one hundred zeros.
2. The word "googol, which represents
b.a number of Internet-based services and
products.
3. Google hosts and develops
c.is Don't be evil.
5.Explain in your own words.
Today Google.org builds technology products to address global challenges such
as climate change, pandemic disease and poverty.
II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. There was ______(a/an)encyclopedia _________(over/on/above)the table.
2. I ________(need/must)to withdraw_________(some/a few)money out of my bank
___________(folder/account/file).
3. Steve said: Mary, I don't remember where I have bought this dictionary. __
_________________________________________________________________
4. It __________(ever/never)stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.(stopped/would
stop/had stopped)
5. If you stay in the sun _______(two/too/to)long, you ____________(to get)sunburnt.
III .Civilization topic.
Name some old and modern traditions you have noticed at wedding ceremonies
in our country. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Will the Internet bring people of the world closer together? (5-7 lines)
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II. Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. We talked to the________ (boys/boys'/boyss)parents for_____________(some/no/less)time
to find out whose belongings _________(was/were)those.
2.By the end of ______(the/-/an)last year he _____________(to finish)the research
by________________(hiself/himself/himselves).
3.Vicky said: "I met them at the library yesterday." ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4.I should _____________(never/always)have said that. I wish I ____________ that.(didn't
say/wouldn't say/hadn't said)
5.If he booked tickets yesterday, he __________________(to lie)on the beach now.
III Civilization topic.
Describe 1-2 American national holidays. What are they famous for? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
PE classes should remain compulsory in schools. Bring reasons in expressing your
point of view. (5-7 lines)
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ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
If you look up the meaning of the word 'endanger' in the dictionary you will read something
like 'to bring into or expose to danger or peril'.......this is the position that thousands of species
of animals and plants are in today. Extinction is a word associated with endangered.
Life began on Earth more than 3 billion years ago. Species have been disappearing from our
planet throughout this time, long before Homo Sapiens appeared (around one million years
ago).
What we can be certain of is that extinction of species was rare before humans established
themselves on the earth. It is really only during the last 300 years that the rate of extinction has
speeded up and this has coincided with the enormous increase in the world's human
population during this time.
All these people have put such pressure on the lives of other living things that in the last 300
years at least 300 species of vertebrates (animals with backbones), 100 species of invertebrates
(without backbones) and thousands of species of plants have become extinct.
Today around 5 000 species of animals and over 25 000 species of plants are endangered.
Since 1900 more species than ever before have become extinct and scientists think we may
even be losing one species a day at the moment!
Although the rate in increase of the human population is slowing down in some parts of the
World, it is continuing to escalate in others. Allowing for the death rate, about one million more
humans come into the world every week! This increase obviously puts increasing pressure on
wildlife.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Life began on Earth more than:
a) two billion years ago.
b) three billion years ago.
c) four billion years ago.
d) five billion years ago.
2.Answer the question.
What can people be certain of?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.Species have been disappearing from our planet only after Homo Sapiens appeared. T F
2.The meaning of the word 'endanger' is 'to bring into or expose to danger or peril'. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Extinction is
a.speeded up.
2.Extinction has
b.may even be losing one species a day at the moment!
3.Scientists think we
c.a word associated with endangered.
5.Explain in your own words.
People have put pressure on the lives of other living things.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. ___________________________(I'll be studying / I'll have studied)at 9 tomorrow evening.
I'm going to night school. I really want to__________(do/make) something
of__________________ (myself/me).
2. It ___________________________(to rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play
on, so the match _____________________(to be) postponed.
3. This train is very slow. The __________ (earlier/more early)train was much faster. I wish I
__________ (caught/would catch/had caught)the earlier train.
4. If I ____________________ (to be) you, I would call __________(a/-/the)police right now.
5. Andra said: "Ricky, do you really like my skirt?"
_______________________________________________________________________
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School uniforms were first seen in Europe during the early Modern Era. It was at this
time that children who attended charity schools were required to wear uniforms.
The first official school uniforms appeared during the eighteenth century in the private
schools of Europe. The schools for the wealthy dictated uniforms of different colours to show
disciplinary action. As time progressed through the 18th century, uniforms became an emblem
of the wealthy. School uniforms are still used in public school system throughout the world.
Countries that adopted the European school uniform include Asia, Australia, Caribbean,
Chili, Ecuador, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa and the United States.
The school uniform style from Italy and Spain influenced countries like Argentina,
Bolivia, Uruguay and several Middle Eastern countries. The Prussians influenced the type of
uniforms worn in Japan.
A school uniform apparently also saves students from putting their fashion tastes before
their learning requirements. When they dont have to spend time wondering what to wear and
how to make a fashion statement, they can devote more time to getting an education. Wearing
the same type of dress reduces snobbery and peer pressure in educational institutions.
1.Choose the correct variant.
School uniforms were first seen:
a) in Africa.
b) in Europe.
c) in the USA.
d) in Australia.
2.Answer the question.
Why do educatiors require school uniforms?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.The schools for the wealthy dictated uniforms of the same colour to show
disciplinary action.T F
2.The first official school uniforms appeared during the 19th century. T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Countries that
a.influenced the type of uniforms worn in Japan.
2.A school uniform saves students b.adopted the European school uniform include Asia,
Australia, etc.
3. The Prussian
c.from putting their fashion tastes before learning requirements.
5.Explain in your own words.
School uniforms have become a hot topic in many areas across different countries.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Richard met a ___________ ____________ ______________ ___________
girl (very attractive, young, fair haired, tall ) who was dressed in a______________
___________ ____________ (silk, new, red ) dress.
2. Scabies ____________(cause/causes)a lot of itching, so you_____________
(can/would/must)see _______(an/a/-)doctor.
3. I __________ (hate/hatred) living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______________
(lived/would live/had lived ) in Spain.
4. If you ___________ (to be) a poet, you would write ______________ (beautifully/beautiful)
poetry.
5. Allen said to his sister: "I am doing my homework."____________________
________________________________________________________________
III .Civilization topic.
Use your knowledge to show the role/importance of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Explain your friend why your favorite movie/book is worth watching/reading. (5-7 lines)
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IV .Written production.
What does the word beauty mean for you? (5-7 lines)
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They eat healthy food like wholemeal bread or foreign food like avocado, pasta. They like
skiing,sailing, playing tennis, cricket and golf. They spend their holidays in France or Tuscany.
Working class people live in council houses. They finish comprehensive schools and
technical college. They work as shop assistants, miners or factory workers. They eat fish and
chips,bangers and mash, Chinese and Indian food. They like playing football, darts, or bingo and
snooker.
They spend their free time watching soap operas or drinking in pubs and usually vote for
Labourists or Conservatives. They take package holidays.
Wealth doesnt mean that you belong to the upper-class society because social class is not
only about money, but also about behaviour and attitudes.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Middle class people work as:
a) judges, stockbrokers or company directors.
b) teachers, bank managers or doctors.
c) shop assistants, miners or factory workers.
d) singers, tennis players.
2.Answer the question.
What is known as the class system in Great Britain?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. Middle class people spend their free time going to opera or ballet.T F
2. Upper class people take package holidays.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. Upper class people
a.eat fish and chips, bangers and mash.
2. Middle class people
b.eat caviar, smoked salmon and drinkchampagne.
3. Working class people
c.eat healthy food like wholemeal bread or foreign food.
5.Explain in your own words.
Wealth doesnt mean that you belong to the upper-class society.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. __________(Every/all)people must have a health _______(insurement/ insurance)in our
country.
2. My parents are out.So I have to look___________(over/after/through)my____________
(babys-brother/baby-brother).
3. My dad said: "I shall light the fire and make myself breakfast. I dont need
your help."______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. My car is too small. I wish I ___________________(had/would have/had had)a bigger one,
but I _____________(hard/hardly)have enough money toafford ___________(me/myself)such
a luxury.
5. If they work today, they________________ (to have) the day ____________(off/out/of)next
Monday.
IV .Written production.
Could you do without a TV? Justify your viewpoint. (5-7 lines)
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birthday cakes. There was a belief that candle smoke brought a persons prayers up to the
heavens. Thus,when a candle was blown out, the prayer was sent.
This last sentence in particular highlights how universal yet singular a birthday is. Everyone
has a birthday to call his or her own and each year. As Emily Dickinson once said, We turn not
older with years, but newer every day.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Many traditions around the world:
a) dont share a common theme.
b) sometimes share a common theme.
c) share a common theme.
d) never share a common theme.
2.Answer the question.
What was the belief of the candle smoke about?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.In Ireland and England birthday boys and girls are lifted up on a chair as many times as they
are old.T F
2. In Israel birthday claps are given for boys and girls.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Noodles
a.are uncut and are made extra long to signify a long life.
2. Everyone
b.has a birthday to call his or her own.
3.The noodles
c.are eaten in honour of a persons birthday.
5.Explain in your own words.
We turn not older with years, but newer every day.
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. It's dark inside. _____(May/Can)you turn ______(off/on/in)the light, please?
2. A number of important __________________(experiments/experiments) ___________(to
make) by them in this laboratory. And now they are proud of their results.
3. Mike said: "I am sure Helen will come to the bus station in time.___________
_________________________________________________________________
4. My face is ___________(brightly/bright)red. I wish I _____________ (didn't stay /wouldn't
stay /hadn't stay)in the _______(son/sun)so long yesterday.
5. If Pete __________ (to come) home earlier last night, he ________________(to call ) you
back.
III .Civilization topic.
What is Scotland famous for? (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
Outline your opinion on video games. (5-7 lines)
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question is: how can we explain the correlation between music and the boost in ones IQ? As
far as we know, a simple attendance to class and the procedure of learning the schools
instruction affects well enough a childs performance. However, this research has shown that
music not only boots ones IQ but it helps improve a wide range of abilities and skills.
1.Choose the correct variant.
What we must answer is whether music:
a)shouldnt be placed in education.
b)had to be placed in education.
c)should ever be placed in education.
d)should be placed in education or not.
2.Answer the question.
What affects well enough a childs performance?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1.Scholars and psychologists gave a lot of attention to the idea that music cant
make children smarter.T F
2.Many researches argue that music isnt an important tool for a childs
cognitive development.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1.Musics
a.not placed in a vacuum but it is rather a tool to learn fundamental
concepts.
2.Music is
b.can cause an increase in a childs IQ.
3.Music
c.place in American schools is still uncertain.
5.Explain in your own words.
Music not only boots ones IQ but it helps improve a wide range of abilities and skills.
II.Grammar.
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. I ____(to give) you this book as soon as I __________(to finish) reading it.
2. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith arrived home, they ________________(to discover ) that someone
_____________(to break ) into their house. Their video recorder and television
_____________(to disappear ). They ___________(not to know ) what they
______________________(to do) to deserve this bad luck.
3. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______________ (offered/would offer/had
offered)it to me.
4. "Don't cross the street under the red light," said mother to Jessica._________
________________________________________________________________
5. I _____ (to have) no difficulty in finding a good job if I were as good as you.
III .Civilization topic.
List some reasons why a person should visit Australia. (3-5 lines)
IV .Written production.
What will I do if I win a lottery? (5-7 lines)
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I. Read the text and accomplish the post reading tasks.
ALIENS
According to the Oxford Reference Dictionary, alien is a word used to refer to beings from
other worlds. This of course is a simplified definition of extraterrestrial life. The science that
studies the existence of alien life is known as xenobiology. If history is to be believed, then
aliens have been a subject of mystic for several centuries now, in civilizations of countries such
as India, China,Babylon, South America and Arabia. Thales, the ancient Greek thinker, is
believed to be one of the first proponents of the theory that life-forms existed on other planets.
Are there aliens in space, is a question that has found mention in scriptures of several religions
too.
There have been several other research projects to establish that there are such things as
aliens. More important of them are the several space missions, which have tried to establish
life on Mars due to evidence of methane in the atmosphere and the mission to establish life on
moon, due to reported presence of water. Of course, there are also other factors that need to
be taken into consideration like alien abduction stories that have been reported by several
people. Aliens are largely described as resembling human beings.
There have been accounts of aliens abducting human beings. People have claimed to have
been kidnapped by the aliens and been taken away from the terrestrial surroundings.
Interestingly, most people who have claimed to have seen aliens or been abducted by them,
were able to recall their experiences only though dreams or hypnosis.
1.Choose the correct variant.
Are there aliens in space, is a question that has found mention:
a) in scriptures of all religions.
b) in scriptures of many religions.
c) in scriptures of several religions.
d) in scriptures of one religion.
2.Answer the question.
What other factors regarding aliens need to be taken into consideration?
3.Identify the correct variant (True/False).
1. There havent been accounts of aliens abducting human beings.T F
2. People who have claimed to have seen aliens or been abducted by them, were able to
recall their experiences without anyones interference.T F
4.Match the two parts to get entire sentences.
1. If history is to be believed,
a.a word used to refer to beings from other worlds.
2. This of course is
b.a simplified definition of extraterrestrial life.
3. Alien is
c.then aliens have been a subject of mystic for several centuries now.
5.Explain in your own words.
Aliens are largely described as resembling human beings.
II.Grammar .
Choose the correct variant and report the sentence.
1. Finish your homework, or I____________ (not to take) you to the zoo.
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