SPIRU HARET

1) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I am going to work in London ___.
3 this year

2) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I work ___ small ___ company.
3 for a, publishing

3) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
The company has ___ an office in Paris.
1 opened

4) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I have been ___ to run a new office ___ Madrid.
2 chosen, in

5) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I did not ___ much time to learn my lessons.
2 have

6) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Alexandra said she ___ their marketing manager.
1 was

7) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
You ___ feel better in a few days.
3 ?ll

Cool Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
You need ___ good holiday.
2 a

9) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
You ___ obviously ___ ill for several days.
1 have , been

10) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
You ___ phone me if you feel worse.
3 can

11) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
What did she say? She said she ___ to talk to you.
3 didn?t want

12) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
It is dreadful having ___ a room with her. She is so untidy!
2 to share

13) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
She is only crying because she ___ to feel sorry for ___. Ignore her and she ___ stop.
1 wants, her, will

14) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Be quiet. I do not want to discuss ___ any more.
1 the matter

15) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Can you really ___ to buy that CD ___ now?
3 afford, player

16) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
___ you ring to let me ___ you ___ safely?
2 can, know, are

17) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Why ___ Andrew ___ mistakes all the time?
1 does, make
2 is, making
adica aici oscilez intre 1 si 2?..desi 1 mi se pare mai ok

1Cool Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
How do you get ___ ___ parents?
3 on , with

19) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
What sort of ___ car has Christine ___ this time?
3 -, bought

20) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
We don?t really know what Shakespeare ___ like. I wish he ___ someone to paint his portrait before he died.
2 looked, had asked

21) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
My sister had always ___ self-conscious about ___ nose so she decided to go to ___ clinic ___an operation ___ will straighten it.
1 been, her, a, for, which

22) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
You ___ be very proud of your son ___ so many prizes.
3 must , winning

23) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
We thought our cousins ___ us when they were in town last week, but they didn?t even phone. I suppose they ___ too busy.
2 would visit, must have been

24) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I have just ___ the garage to check whether they?ve ___ my car, but I ___ get an answer.
1 rung, fixed, can?t

25) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Why did you walk all the way from the station? You ___ for a lift.
2 could have phoned

26) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I loved staying ___ my grandparents when I was a child. They let me read all the books in the house and told me I ___ to go to bed as late as I ___ .
2 with, could, wanted

27) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
The text was ___ on the machine.
2 typed

2Cool Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
The expenses will be ___ by ___ taxpayer.
2 borne, the

29) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
___ pity!
2 what a

30) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
This policy is ___ by the Government.
3 supported

31) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
It is one of ___ cities in England.
2 the most polluted


32) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Could you ___us with full ___ on that item?
3 provide, particulars

33) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
The ___ of the negotiations is uncertain yet.
3 outcome

34) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
He finally ___ to get in touch with him.
3 succeeded

35) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
There ___ great ___ between the two countries. Close relations ___ between them.
1 are, differences, exist

36) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
She is ___ French and American.
1 both

37) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
He should ___ the waiter a bigger tip.
2 have given

3Cool Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
We ___ our tickets before going there.
2 ?d better buy

39) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
They ___ coming ___ Europe every two years.
3 enjoy, to

40) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
He ____ in politics since the last ___ .
2 has been interested, election
3 has been interested, voting
aici iar oscilez?

41) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
They are ___ good friends, I ___ I had a car to see them more often.
1 such, wish

42) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
They write to each other practically ___ week, even when they are both ___ holiday.
3 once a , on

43) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I ___ never manage to remember how ___ that door.
1 can, to open

44) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I already ___ all about it, ___ surprised him very much.
2 knew, which

45) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
In the USA, young ___ are lucky to ___ to drive at sixteen in some states.
2 people, be allowed

46) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
They may understand ___ than you ___.
1 faster, think

47) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
I ___ two years in ___ United States several years ago.
3 spent, the

4Cool Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
She ___ alone for ten years , since her parents? death.
1 had been living

49) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
If he ___ his exam, he would be forced to ___ his studies.
2 failed, give up

50) Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :
Whatever arguments the Union leader used in ___ speech, he ___ failed to convince ___ nation.
1 his, has, the

51) Identify the character that describes himself/herself :
?I was queen of the Iceni tribe and I led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain, in which 70,000 Romans were slain. After my defeat I poisoned myself in 67 AD. But there?s one other thing I must tell you, an not without some pride : Julius Caesar once said that the Celts were most formidable because of their fierce female generals! And those fierce females are still around, even in your time?My name is??
3 Boadicea

52) Identify the character that describes himself/herself :
?I was one of the members of a very famous pop group in the 60?s. I imagine you will
remember who I am if I tell you that I used to wear little round glasses. I was shot by a madman in 1980, and the whole world mourned my death. Many people had hoped that our group would get back together again, but now this can never happen again. My name is ??
3 John Lennon

53) Identify the character that describes himself/herself :
My real name was Norma Jean Mortenson. I was found dead in my home on 5th August 1962. I was married four times, but I died alone. The inquest verdict was that I had committed suicidebut rumour and mystery surround my death: it was said that I had had an affair with Jack or Robert Kennedy (or both!) and that I was going to reveal all at a press conference. Perhaps it is true, but nobody will ever know? My name is ??
1 Marilyn Monroe


54) Identify the character that describes himself/herself :
?I was the first man to walk on the moon on 21st July 1969. My famous words were ? That?s one small step for the man, one giant leap for mankind?. The strange thing is that I am now a second-hand car salesman in Los Angeles. My name is ? ?
3 Neil Armstrong

55) Identify the character that describes himself/herself :
?I am a fictional character and I live in Verona. My family are the sworn enemies of the
Montagues, but unfortunately I am madly in love with one of them. In our story, we get married secretly, but then things start to go drastically wrong. The end of our love story takes place in my family?s vault where my lover poisons himself and I end up stabbing myself with a dagger. Sad, isn?t it? My name is ? ?
3 Juliet Capulet

56) Find the correct interpretation:
Before they moved in, they cleaned the house thoroughly.
1 They cleaned the house from top to bottom and then they moved in.


57) Find the correct interpretation:
The judge was totally uninterested in the court proceedings.
3 The judge was unbiased during the trial.

5Cool Find the correct interpretation:
He left the door ajar.
3 He left the door slightly open.

59) Find the correct interpretation:
They only knew basic language.
1 They had a very small vocabulary.
2 They were very coarse. = common = basic
as zice ca 1 dar nu sunt sigura

60) Find the correct interpretation:
The USA is almost as large as Europe.
1 Europe is slightly bigger than the USA.

61) Find the correct interpretation:
I have lived in London since 2003.
2 I am still living in London.

62) Find the correct interpretation:
She is not very keen on your playing the electric guitar all night long.
3 She?d like you to stop playing the guitar so much.

63) Find the correct interpretation:
There were fifteen people besides me applying for the job.
3 I was not applying for the job.

64) Find the correct interpretation:
When Marilyn Monroe said : ?I like to see men smile?, she meant:
2 I like men to be happy.

65) Find the correct interpretation:
?He does nothing but complain? means:
1 He is always complaining.

66) Find the correct interpretation:
As he walked through the door, she walked out.
1 He walked in and at the same time she walked out.

67) Find the correct interpretation:
Please, take a seat!
3 Sit down.

6Cool Find the correct interpretation:
How on earth did you find me?
2 It is quite difficult to get hold of me, but you did it.

69) Find the correct interpretation:
I am not actually on the list of candidates.
2 My name is not on the list, but it will be soon.

70) Find the correct interpretation:
He could have studied English last year.
3 He had the opportunity to study English but didn?t take it.

71) Read the following text:
What is the best way to take your revenge on a man who has ignored, cheated or left you? It depends, of course, on who you are. If the man in question is a politician, you just write a revealing book about him and ruin his career; but that?s too easy! What if your man is one of the many whose secret life interests no one? And you must admit that this is the case of the majority! Unless you are an actor, a judge, a director, a writer, a murderer or a bank-robber, a book about your private life is about as marketable as a do-it-yourself kit of a rocket to the moon! So what do you do? Well, there are the old clichés like smashing up his car, telling his boss what he says about him behind his back, inviting your mother to stay for six months ? circumstances permitting, of course- tearing the collars off all of his shirts and many, many more? The problem with this is that they all half expect it to happen. In fact, they half want it to happen, because it is an amusing story to tell their friends. But if you really want revenge, you can surely do better than that! Take the example of Wendy who was ditched by her boyfriend, who then left London for a month?s holiday. She still had the key to his flat, so she went in and telephoned the speaking clock?.in New York. Then she simply left the phone off the hook _ for a month!
Or you could gain access to his computer and clear the memory; I can imagine that that would annoy him a great deal! However, if you do decide to indulge in the sweet taste of vengeance, beware, because the after?taste may turn bitter when he decides to take revenge on you?..? to ignore =
1 to refuse to notice someone

72) marketable =
1 easy to sell

73) do-it-yourself =
1 the familiar name for a nuclear missile

74) to smash up =
2 to wreck a car

75) to tear off =
2 to rip off

76) to ditch =
2 to walk out on someone

77) off the hook =
2 to leave the receiver off

7Cool to annoy =
1 to make someone angry

79) to indulge in =
2 to take pleasure in

80) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Statisticile au constatat ca femeile care sofeaza sunt mai atente si produc mai putine accidente mortale.
1 Statistics have established that women drivers are more attentive and cause fewer fatal accidents.


81) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Am auzit pasi la apartamentul vecinilor mei de la etajul cinci .
2 I heard steps in my neighbour?s apartment on the fifth floor.

Footsteps=urme de pasi!
82) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
M-am saturat de iesirile ei ori de cate ori este vorba de bani.
1 I ?ve had enough of her hysterics whenever it comes to money.

83) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Mi s-a spus ca azi dimineata s-a facut un anunt special la radio.
1 I?ve been told that a special announcement was made on the radio this morning.


84) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Am sa-ti spun alta data , acum ma grabesc.
2 I?ll tell you some other time, now I?m in a hurry.

85) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Ar trebui sa lucrezi mult si sa iti termini experientele.
2 You ought to work much and bring your experiments to an end.

86) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Nu pot sa vin la tine caci ma doare capul ingrozitor.
2 I can?t come over to your place because I ?ve got a terrible headache.

87) Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Imi pare rau dar te-ai facut de ras.
2 I am sorry but you made a fool of yourself.

8Cool Translate into English (choose the correct sentence):
Cu putin timp in urma , l-am vazut si pe fratele ei.
2 A short time ago, I saw her brother , too.

89) Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence :
He qualified as an economist in 1995 and set up in ___ in Sheffield.
1 business

90) Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence :
After leaving school, he ___ in a solicitor?s office.
1 practised

91) Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence :
I like my son to take over the ___ when I retire.
1 job

92) Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence :
Nursing is not a job; it is a ___ , calling for much self-sacrifice and devotion.
2 vocation = somebody?s work, job, or profession, especially a type of work demanding special commitment

93) Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence :
She earns her ___ by telling fortunes at the seaside.
2 living

MATCHING
Read the following text:
What is the best way to take your revenge on a man who has ignored, cheated or left you? It depends, of course, on who you are. If the man in question is a politician, you just write a revealing book about him and ruin his career; but that?s too easy! What if your man is one of the many whose secret life interests no one? And you must admit that this is the case of the majority!
Unless you are an actor, a judge, a director, a writer, a murderer or a bank-robber, a book about your private life is about as marketable as a do-it-yourself kit of a rocket to the moon! So what do you do? Well, there are the old clichés like smashing up his car, telling his boss what he says about him behind his back, inviting your mother to stay for six months ? circumstances permitting, of course- tearing the collars off all of his shirts and many, many more?
The problem with this is that they all half expect it to happen. In fact, they half want it to happen, because it is an amusing story to tell their friends. But if you really want revenge, you can surely do better than that! Take the example of Wendy who was ditched by her boyfriend, who then left London for a month?s holiday. She still had the key to his flat, so she went in and telephoned the speaking clock?.in New York. Then she simply left the phone off the hook _ for a month!
Or you could gain access to his computer and clear the memory; I can imagine that that would annoy him a great deal! However, if you do decide to indulge in the sweet taste of vengeance, beware, because the after ? taste may turn bitter when he decides to take revenge on you?..?
1) If a man is a politician, it is easy to get revenge on him T
2) If you are a famous actor, a book about your private life will not sell very well F
3) He likes wearing collarless shirts F
4) He will be extremely surprised when she crashes his car F
5) Wendy?s boyfriend walked out on her before he left London for a month T
6) Vengeance is a sweet F
7) She must be careful that he does not get his own back F

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