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MINISTERUL EDUCAȚIEI, Localitatea

CULTURII ȘI CERCETĂRII
Instituția de învățământ
AL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA

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TESTUL Nr. 2

LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
TESTARE PE EȘANTION REPREZENTATIV
CICLUL LICEAL
Profil real, umanist, arte, sport
25 februarie 2021
Timp alocat: 180 de minute

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 SECTION I. THE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (30 points)
Read the text and do the tasks below the text.

Be an Eco-tourist!
1 Would you like to go on a fantastic holiday and protect the planet at the same time? Eco-
tours are a cool way to have fun on holiday and be green at the same time. Although foreign
holidays are exciting, tourism can damage the environment. Ordinary tourists are often
careless and drop litter or damage the places they visit. They do not use marked footpaths,
5 they pick wild flowers and sometimes disturb the wildlife. In poor countries, visitors usually
stay in comfortable, modern hotels where they use up limited water and fuel.
Eco-tourists are more informed about the environment than ordinary tourists. They
follow one golden rule: take only photographs, leave only footprints. They enjoy travelling
to natural areas to observe wild animals and plants and prefer staying in log cabins or tents.
10 Eco-tourists also explore local cultures and help with conservation projects. They use a
more eco-friendly form of transportation such as buses and trains. In some places, they can
even travel by walking or bicycling if the distances are not so long.
An example of eco-tour is a trip to Mount Fuji, where tourists can go hiking in the
hills around the mountain and just relax in a traditional Japanese house. Also, tourists can
15 catch endangered blue butterflies. If they catch one, they should carefully mark an
identification number on its wings before they let it fly away again. It is eco-friendly
because the marks on the butterflies’ wings allow scientists to monitor the population of the
blue butterfly and its natural surroundings.
If tourists decide to go to India, they can visit the Taj Mahal and other historic
20 buildings. Yet, they can go to Ranthambore National Park, which is home to Bengal tigers
as well as leopards and other wild animals. Here in the park, the tigers are protected from
hunters. This tour is eco-friendly because the money tourists pay to enter the park is used to
protect tigers.
Another example of eco-tourism is a journey to the Amazon. Tourists can look down
25 on the rainforest from the 35-metre high walkway. As they walk along the tops of the trees,
they enjoy spectacular views. Tourists stay in rooms made from palm leaves, where there is
no electricity. They can also catch some fish for dinner. This tour helps to raise some money
to save the rainforest and natural resources.
As you can see, there are many ways to take an environmentally friendly journey and 30 be a
responsible traveller at the same time.
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1. Answer the following questions according to the text. (Total: 6 points) A A
a) According to the text, what is an eco-tour? 0 0
An eco-tour is a tour when tourists enjoy travelling to natural areas to observe wild
animals and plants and prefer staying in log cabins or tents. 1 1
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b) According to the text, how does tourism damage the environment? A A

Ordinary tourists are often careless and drop litter or damage the places they
visit. They do not use marked footpaths, they pick wild flowers and sometimes
disturb the wildlife 0 0
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c) According to the text, what rule do most eco-tourists follow? A A

The golden rule is : take only photographs, leave only footprints 0 0
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2. Circle the correct answer according to the text. (Total: 4 points) A A

1. According to the writer, ordinary tourists 0 0
a. know more about the environment. 2 2
b. would rather walk or cycle.
c. are less careful while travelling.
d. prefer staying in tents.
2. The word drop in line 4 is closest in meaning to A A
a. to allow to fall; 0 0
b. to write; 2 2
c. to stop doing an activity;
d. to water.
3. Based on the text, write if the sentences are True or False. Justify your choice. (Total: A A
6 points) 0 0
a) Tourists travelling to the beautiful Mount Fuji can only watch rare blue butterflies. 1 1
___False__ 3 3
Because tourists can go hiking in the hills around the mountain and just relax in a
traditional Japanese house.

b) Those who go to Ranthambore National Park contribute to the protection of wild A A

animals. __True___ 0 0
21 Because the money tourists pay to enter the park is used to 1 1
protect tigers.
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4. Find in the text the synonyms for the words given below. (Total: 4 points) A A
a) pleasure - _______comfortable_______________ 0 0
b) attentively - ____responsible___________________ 2 2
4 4
5. Give another title to the text. (Total: 2 points) A A
 ___________________________Traveling and care about nature
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1 1
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6. Explain the message of the text in 35-40 words. (Total: 8 points) A A

The message of the text is that eco-tourism is less damaging for nature and even can
help it. Also, they follow one golden rule: take only photographs, leave only
footprints, than every human should respect. 0 0
2 2

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A A
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 SECTION II. THE ASSESSMENT OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (20 points)
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word or with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.

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1- Have you ever asked yourself what you (would/will/have) ____would_______ do if A A
10 you didn’t have a computer? (A little/A few/Few) _______Few______ decades ago,
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PCs were science fiction; today, we simply (can’t/mustn’t/oughtn’t)
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__________can’t_____ do without them. But the problem with computers is that
(it/we/they)______they___________advancetoofast.Ifyoucompare 4 4
(todays/today’s/today’) ______today’s______ laptops with the desktops of the 1990s,
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you will find that they are centuries apart. The huge and uncomplicated machines of
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thosedays(havebeenreplaced/hadbeenreplaced/havereplaced)
_had been replaced_ by compact devices like tablets and mobile phones. But even if 10 10
you buy the (last/latest/latter) latest_____________ laptop available, don’t get too
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excited: in a few months it will be out of date, too. You don’t need to try to keep up
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with (all/every/some) ________all_______ the new gadgets on the market. The wisest
thing you can probably do is buy something which you can update on a yearly basis. 16 16
Surely, by next year, scientists (will have invented/will be invented/will not invent)
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________will not invent_____________ something new and it is extremely costly to
keep
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(buy/buying/to buy) ____buying_________ whatever becomes the latest trend.
SECTION III. THE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL AND PRAGMATIC COMPETENCES
(20 points)

Write a 75-80-word coherent text responding to the situation below.

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1. Your school website has asked you to write about a famous artist from an English- 0 0
speaking country. Describe his/her influence on the culture of the country/world. 1 1
Explain your choice.
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 SECTION IV. THE ASSESSMENT OF PRAGMATIC AND CIVIC
COMPETENCES (30 points)

Write a 180-200-word coherent text expressing your attitude on the given topic.
1. Some people believe it is important to keep and protect historical buildings. Others 0 0
think it is always better to have more modern buildings around. Which opinion do you 1 1
agree with? Justify your opinion. Present two examples. Use the following plan: 2 2
∙ introduction;
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∙ body; 1 1
∙ conclusion. 2 2
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Most nations around the world have at least some, or possibly many, old buildings such as 1 1
temples, churches and houses in their cities, villages and surrounding areas which have 2 2
historical significance. In my opinion, it is very important to maintain these, but this does not
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mean progress should stop. 1 1
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Firstly, I believe that it is very important to maintain old buildings because they have historical 3 3
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and cultural significance and economic value. The old buildings may have an important
function in history and some are even the nations’ pride. For instance, the Great Wall of China 0 0
signifies the history of slaves’ perseverance, building the great wall of defence despite severe 1 1
weather conditions, under the tyrannical rule of the Emperor and it also shows the concerns 2 2
over safety during that historical period. 3 3

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On the other hand, Although new buildings may not have historical and cultural significance, 1 1
they do have their purpose, both economically and developmentally. By replacing old 2 2
buildings, there will be more space for housing, which is especially important due to the 0 0
current problem of overcrowding. In doing so, it can guarantee basic living standards. There 1 1
will also be more space for buildings used for educational purposes, as education is important
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for the nations’ growth. 1 1
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In conclusion, I strongly believe that old buildings should not be replaced, not only due to their
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significance to the nation, but also due to the fact that that it doesn’t hinder progress.
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