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SUBIECTUL I (5 puncte)

Read the following article. Five sentences have been removed from the extract. Choose
from sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence which
you do not need to use.

A. This meant they spent less time looking out for potential threats.
B. Studies suggest that prairie dogs also communicate through a complex form of language.
C. And the kissing is often accompanied by other affectionate behaviours, such as playing or
grooming one another.
D. They could also help to improve the design of zoo enclosures to benefit animals.
E. He and his colleagues observed and recorded the behaviour of the prairie dogs throughout
the course of a summer. .
F. But the reverse appeared to be true.

Affectionate Animals

It seems humans are not the only animals that change their behaviour when they are being
watched. Captive prairie dogs - large and very sociable rodents - 'kiss and cuddle' more when
they are being watched by zoo visitors, scientists have found.
A research team studied 25 black-tailed prairie dogs at Saint Louis Zoo, US. They say the
findings will encourage others who study animal behaviour carefully to compare the effects of
being observed to their observations of 'normal' behaviour. (1) And this would
certainly be a most important outcome of the study, as it will lead to animals being kept in more
comfortable conditions.
Adam Eltorai from Washington University in St. Louis led the study. (2) At the
same time as recording the animals' behaviour, the scientists counted the number of people
visiting their enclosure. "In many situations, prairie dogs react to being watched in exactly the
same way we would expect humans to react," Dr Eltorai said.
The animals appeared to enjoy the attention. As the size of the crowd increased, the adults
relaxed more. (3) "When more people were watching, the adult prairie dogs
became much more affectionate, kissing and touching more and fighting less," said Dr Eltorai.
to the doctor, the young prairie dogs, on the other hand, actually seem to become more tense
with larger audiences. They actually fight more and kiss less. It is possible that young prairie
dogs are just behaving like any other noisy youngsters, so the added 'stress' of the visitors may
simply amplify the animals' normal behaviour.
The prairie dogs' relaxed behaviour surprised the team. The species has many natural
predators - including bears, foxes, snakes, birds of prey and even humans - so the scientists
expected them to become more tense and cautious when watched. (4) "They
actually became more relaxed," Dr Eltorai said. "And the larger the observing crowd, the more
affectionate the animals became."
This prairie dog 'greeting kiss' is remarkably similar to a human kiss. (5)
Deborah Wells, a researcher from Queens University Belfast, who also studies the effects of
visitors on captive animals, explained why it was important to understand how different species
responded to human observers, so that zoo enclosures could be designed with the animals'
welfare in mind. "It is possible that the prairie dogs, a naturally social species, are enriched by
visitors and seek out their company," she said.

SUBIECTUL II (10 puncte)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word given. Use between two and

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five words, including the word given. .

1. His bike is almost the same as yours. (SIMILAR) His bike bike.
2. My mother's friend is a famous writer. (WHO) My mother is a famous writer.
3. Bob is the only student who forgot his homework. (NOBODY) Apart forgotten
their homework.
4. He didn't complete the exam because he ran out of time. (ENOUGH) He didn't _
complete the exam.
5. Her illness is unconnected with the accident. (DO) Her illness has with the
accident.
6. I'm sure Emily was thrilled to win an award . (MUST) It for Emily to win an award.
7. "I'm sorry I didn't call you when I arrived," said Jane. (APOLOGIZED) Jane _
calling us when she had arrived.
8. I've been living in the country for a few weeks now, but it still feels odd. (USED) I still
haven't living in the country.
9. It's been ages since I saw John. (SEEN) I ages.
10. If I were you, I would get a gift voucher for Jenny's birthday. (OUGHT) I think _
a gift voucher for Jenny's birthday.

SUBIECTUL Ill (10 puncte)

Complete the gaps in the text below with one word that best fits each space. There is one
example.

Teens Turn Down Traditional Media

According to (0) recent research , today's teens don't really consume any of the traditional
media (1) as newspapers or radio. They don't read the papers because they prefer to
watch a shorter version of (2) news on TV or on the Internet, rather (3) read
long pages of text. Besides, (4) spend money on buying (5) paper, when

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you can read everything online? Teenagers today also show no interest (6)
radio. They prefer listening to online radio stations which allow them to stream music, _
(7) having to put up with annoying ads (8) few minutes. Even better, by creating
their own play lists they listen to their own choice of music and (9) to what a DJ
chooses. The research into teenage media habits also shows that teens don't watch as much
TV any more. They usually only (10) so if they are following a particular TV show
and if so, they watch every episode and every season of it.

SUBIECTUL IV (15 puncte)

For questions 1 - 15, read the text below and decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Dancing to Improve Fitness

Dancing can be a fun (0) f2. to work out. Experts (1) _ that dancing improves circulation, (2)
_ energy levels, reduces cholesterol and helps you (3) _ healthy bones. It's also a great
way to (4) _ weight. 30 minutes of dancing (5) _ burn between 200 and 400 calories. As
well as the (6) _ benefits, dancing is great (7) _ improving co-ordination and concentrating
the mind; learning dance (8) will really help improve your (9) _. Dancing is a great stress
reliever, a good dance will (10) _ ym1 smile and laugh, leaving you in high (11) _ and
inspired. There sti_ould be a very (12) _ risk of injury from dancing if you (13) _ instructions
carefully, but make (14) _ you always warm up properly or you could (15) _ up with a
pulled muscle.

0 A method B form C kind D way

1 Asay B inform C recommend D tell
2 A pushes B boosts C pets D touches
3 A store B maintain C use D keep
4 A lose B miss Cwin D qamble
5 Awill B did Chad D not
6 A natural B real C physical D mortal
7 A for B to C since Das
8 A sentences B stances C sequences D siblinqs
9 A thouqhts B brain C memorv D mentality
10 A make B force Callow D play
11 A spirits - .. B moods C tempers D attitudes
12 A short Blow Cweak D soft
13 A practice B accept C support D follow
14 A secure B good C sure Duse
15 A close Bend C finish D stop

SUBIECTUL V (10 puncte)

Read the text and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in the numbered
gaps. The words are given in the order in which you need to use them. There is an
example at the beginning.

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The Scottish (0) government is to invest more than 300,000 pounds 0-GOVERN
setting up Green Gyms across the country, hoping to (1) _ 1-COURAGE
people to work out in the open air and at the same time improve their
(2) . Organized by the British Trust for Conservation 2-SURROUND
Volunteers, the Green Gyms will give people the chance to give up
pumping iron in favor of tree planting. (3) , they will 3-ADDITION
be repairing footpaths or growing food on plots of land. People of all
ages are to be offered (4) ingardening techniques to improve 4-TRAIN
their local environment and their (5) levels. 5-FIT
(6) claim that working out in the fresh air is a very good 6-ORGANISE
way to help people deal with (7) situations. It also 7-STRESS
reduces the risk of heart disease and strokes, as well as improving
muscular (8) and helping older people to lead more (9). 8-STRONG
lvies . 9-DEPEND
(10) people need to exercise and outdoor exercise can 10-ACTIVE
give enormous benefits as well as help in the prevention of serious
diseases .

SUBIECTUL VI (10 puncte)

Read the text below and look carefully at--!!ach line. Some lines are correct and some
contain a word whicJ:l should not be there. Wthe line is correct put a tick ( ). If the line
contains a word which should not be there, write the word beside it. There are two
examples (0, 00).

Living to 120?

0. 0. The famous musician, Pablo Casals, tells in his autobiography how he

00. of once received of a letter from a special orchestra in a village in the
1. mountains in the Republic of Georgia: the letter has invited him to play
2._ with the orchestra. The orchestra was had a rule that only people who
3._ were over than 100 years old could play with them. Casals was-a
'young' man of only 80 at the time, but because he was a such
4.
a famous musician, the orchestra decided to make an exception in his
5._ case. Casals later found out that the letter was a joke. But who knows -
6._ maybe the time will be soon come when it is possible to have such
7._ orchestras? The faqt is that the average of life expectancy is rising. For
8._ example, in Shakespeare's days the very few people lived to be 40.
9. than men, so a girl born today will probably live to the a e of 80. In the future, eo le will robabl live much
en generally live longer
10.

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