Nume si prenume___________________

IXth GRADE INITIAL TEST L1 Clasa_______________

10 puncte din oficiu Data______________

PARTEA I ( 60 puncte )
I. Read the text bellow: (5 x 6p = 30p )
A British restaurant that serves bacon and egg ice cream has been voted the best place in the
world to eat in Restaurant magazine’s list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The Fat Duck
restaurant, which was runner-up last year, claimed the coveted top spot. Owner and head chef
Heston Blumenthal opened his restaurant ten years ago and soon developed a reputation for highly
experimental and unorthodox dishes. The menu includes leather, oak and tobacco chocolates,
sardine on toast sorbet, snail porridge, and mousse dipped in liquid nitrogen. He is self-taught and
has pioneered the art of “molecular gastronomy” - experiments with chemistry, physics, food and
flavour that result in unique and unusual taste combinations.
Nearly 600 international restaurant owners, chefs and journalists participated in the poll to rank the
best restaurants worldwide. A further thirteen British restaurants made it onto the elite eateries list,
four in the top ten. This gives the home of fish and chips an unusual reputation as a culinary
paradise. Britain is infamous for its bland and uninspiring food, which is scoffed at by the more
sophisticated palates of its French neighbours. However, it seems the tide is turning: France had
only eight restaurants in the top fifty and London was named in March by Gourmet magazine as the
Gourmet Capital of the World. Ella Johnston, editor of Restaurant magazine, said British people are
now “becoming more adventurous eaters”.
1. Find a word or expression in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to:
a. Top: _______________ b. Not usual: _______________
2. Choose a, b, or c in each question below. Only one choice is correct.
1. Last year, the restaurant mentioned in the text was voted
a. in the third position.
b. in the second position.
c. in the first position.
2. Tobacco is important in this restaurant because
a. you can smoke it.
b. you can eat it.
c. you can chew it.
3. Great Britain has always been famous for
a. its tasteless food.
b. its good food.
c. its good cuisine.

II. Choose the correct form of the verb: (5 x 2p = 10 points)

1. Mary ____ to school by bus every day.
a. go b. goes c. is going d. was going

2. Sally _______ when mother came home.

a. was watching TV b. watched TV c. watches d. is watching

3. Water ______ at 0 degrees C.

a. freeze b. freezes c. is freezing d. has frozen

4. Mother________to work yesterday.

a. drives b. will drive c. is driving d. drove

5. Listen! Somebody_______the piano now.

a. is playing b. plays c. played d. will play
III. Write the plural number of the following words: (10 x 1p = 10 p )
Table___________ child____________
Glass___________ man_____________
Watch_____________ mouse____________
Photo______________ lady______________
Tomato____________ day_______________

IV. Underline the correct form of the possessive pronouns: (10 x 1p = 10 p)

1. Is her/ hers family large or small?
2. Is this book your/yours?
3. She is in bed in her/hers room.
4. Whose jacket is this? - It’s her/hers.
5. John writes a letter to his/her brother.

PARTEA A-II-A ( 30 puncte )

Write an email to a friend to invite him/her to your party on Saturday. Give details about
location, time, people and activities you will do there. ( 80 words )
IX KEY

I. 1.a elite b.unusual

2. 1c, 2b, 3a
II. 1b, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5a
III. tables, glasses, watches, photos, tomatoes, children, men, mice, ladies, days
IV. 1.her, 2. yours, 3.her, 4. hers, 5.his

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