9 B Subiect
9 B Subiect
ETAPA LOCALĂ
17 februarie 2018
Varianta 1
Christopher Columbus, born in the Republic of Genoa, is remembered today as one of the
most famous explorers the world has ever had. He came from a respectable but impoverished
family. Columbus was not characterised by indolence as he learnt to sail from an early age
and later worked as a business agent, travelling around Europe to England, Ireland and later
along the West coast of Africa. Due to him taking to the sea at such an early age, Columbus
never knew how to write in his native language. But he was an enthusiastic self-educated
man, who was keen to read extensively on astronomy, science and navigation. And this was
not futile as he managed to become fluent in Latin, Portuguese and Spanish. Christopher
Columbus was a firm believer in the spherical nature of the world. An ambitious man,
Christopher Columbus hoped to find a Western trade route to the lucrative spice markets in
Asia. Rather than sailing east, he hoped that sailing west would lead to countries like Japan
and China. To gain the necessary funding and support for his journeys, he approached the
Catholic Monarchs of Spain. As part of his offer, he said that he hoped to be able to spread
Christianity to ‘heathen lands’ in the east. He persuaded the Spanish monarchs to fund his
efforts. His four voyages in quest of the East Indies were partially inspired by Marco Polo’s
writings. Columbus stands for the man who inspired a new era of exploration of the American
continents by Europeans.
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C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning (5x2p=10 p)
II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence (10 x
1p = 10 p)
(https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/books/my-favourite-childhood-books)
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SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS
Six months ago I made a rash promise. The leader of the youth club in our village rang
me in March saying, “We’re thinking of running a children’s playscheme for a day in October
half-term. Would you be prepared to help?” My response was “Sure, why not?” In truth I was
a little flattered to be asked, even though working as a care assistant with old people hardly
qualified me for the role. Still, I duly put the date in my diary and of course I forgot all about
it. I don’t know if you’ve noticed this but time has a habit of speeding along faster than a
police car chasing a robber and, before I knew it, the day was dawning.
I arrived at the youth centre that morning feeling full of trepidation. There was a gang
of 12 helpers including me and each pair had been allocated a particular age group. Mine was
the 10 to 11 year olds. Even with the planning meeting I had attended the week before, I
worried about whether I was up to the task. Why hadn’t I read through the copious lesson
plans we were given beforehand? And wasn’t the average 10-year-old more interested in the
latest Play Station game than making things with paper and glue?
All too quickly the children began arriving. The look of relief on parents’ faces as they
handed their offspring over to us was quite comical. A handful of the children were already
members of the club but the other forty five or so were from the local primary schools.
3. When the first day of the job arrived the writer was surprised
A. that the day had come round so quickly.
B. because she'd forgotten to write down the date.
C. because she witnessed a car chase on the way.
D. that she woke up at dawn.
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B. worried about children from the other schools.
C. nervous that their children might not behave themselves.
D. glad to leave their children.
II. Read the text again and write a narrative essay (200-220 words) continuing the story.
(50p)
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