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In the past two centuries, the diversity of the American people has increased, and yet the essential unity of the nation _______ stronger. a) grows; b) grew; c) has grown; d) growed. 2.The wind ________ through the open field and carried away the corn stalks that ______ there. a) blew, grew; b) had blown; grown; c) was blowing; was growing; d) blew; had grown. 3.Notebooks, clothes, and what not, ________ on the floor as if the owner _____ the place in a hurry. a) were lying; had left; b) are laying; left; c) were laying; left; d) lie; leaves. 4.I too would ______ by the fire the whole afternoon but I was supposed to ____ the table before the others ______ up. a) have lied; lie; have turned; b) have been lying, be laying; turned; c) have lain; lay; turned; d) have laid; lie; would turn. 5. When she first ________ as a candidate for Woodsville, she ________. a) standed; winned; b) was standing; was winning; c) stood; won; d) stood; wone. 6. Adolescentul e incapabil de crim i vor fi adui martorii ca s depun mrturie pentru nevinovia lui. a) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so that they may testify to his innocence. b) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so that they should testify to his innocence. c) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so that they would testify to his innocence. d) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so that they will testify to his innocence. 7.I _______ allowed to go out after I __________ my homework. a) ll only be; had finished; b) am; shall finish; c) ll only be; shall finish; d) ll only be; have finished.
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8. Pn se va ntoarce din concediu, lptarul i va fi lsat douzeci i unu de sticle cu lapte la u. a) By the time he gets back from holiday, the milkman will have left twenty-one bottles of milks outside his door. b) By the time hell get back from holiday, the milkman will have left twenty-one bottles of milks outside his door. c) By the time hell got back from holiday, the milkman will have left twenty-one bottles of milk outside his door. d) By the time he has got back from holiday, the milkman will leave twenty-one bottles of milk outside his door. 9. When he ________ you, the doctor will tell you what _______ wrong with you and what you _________ do in order to recover your health. a) has examined; is; have to; b) will examine; will be; will have to; c) has examined; will be; will have to; d) will have examined; is ; have to. 10. When you _______ the situation to him and you ______ his opinion, come and tell me what he ______. a) have explained; have found out; said; b) will explain; find out; says; c) will here explained; have found out; is saying; d) explain; will find out; will have said. 11.Oil ________on water, you know. What I________ to say is that some people ________ a) floats; m trying; never change; b) is floating; try; never change; c) will float; trying; will never change; d) floats; have been trying; have never changed. 12. It _______ in the newspapers that the prices are going up again. I ________about getting a new job as soon as possible. a) says; think; b) is saying; think; c) says; m thinking; d) was saying; m thinking. 13. The correct ing form: to mimic, to dye, to lie, to control, to cry. a) mimicing; dyeing; lying; controling; crying; b) mimicking; dyeing; lieing; controlling; crieing; c) mimicing; dying; lieing; controlling; crying; d) mimicking; dyeing; lying; controlling; crying. 14. Tom: We ______ into our new house tomorrow. Bill: But why you ______ your present house ? It ______ you all. Tom: Yes, I _______ it _______, but the Council _______ all the houses on this side. They _______ the road. They _______ its a bottleneck. a) are moving; do you leave; is suiting; know; does; is pulling down; widen; say; b) are moving; do you leave; is suiting; am knowing; does; is pulling down; widen;
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say; c) are moving; are you leaving; suits; know; does; is pulling down; are widening; say; d) do you move; are you leaving; suits; know; is doing; is pulling down; are widening; are saying. 15. The hall _____ painted at the moment, so it _______ its best. But where are the painters? They _______ work at 3 p.m.? No, they are in the kitchen. They _______ a tea break. a) is being; isnt looking; do they stop; are having; b) is; isnt looking; are they stopping; are having; c) is; looks; do they stop; are having; d) is being; looks; do they stop; do they have. 16. Sunt trei sptmni de cnd am fumat ultima dat i de atunci m simt foarte bine. a) Its three weeks since I last smoked and since then I have been well. b) There are three weeks since I last smoked and since then I have been well. c) There have been three weeks since I last smoked and since I have been well. d) There have been three weeks since I last smoked and since then I am well. 17. The Town Council _________ my application for permission to build a garage for three months. They _______ my neighbour permission to build one, so I hope they _____________ to let me have one, too. a) am considering; just gave; have decided; b) have been considering; have just given; have decided; c) am considering; have just given; decided; d) is considering; have just given; have decided. 18. I _________ her since she ________. a) havent seen; has married; b) havent seen; got married; c) hadnt seen; is married; d) didnt see; was married. 19. I _________ him lately and thats what I _______ to explain to you lately, though so far you _________ much attention to me. a) have not seen; had been trying; have not paid; b) have not seeing; have been being trying; have not paid; c) have not seen; have been trying; have not paid; d) havent been seeing; have tried; havent being paid. 20. What you ________ lately? You _________ weight and youre looking splendid though you ___________ to end your diet yet. a) have you been eating; ve lost; havent decided; b) have eaten; ve lost; havent been deciding; c) have eating; ve losing; ve been being decided; d) have been being eaten; ve been losing; ve been decided. 21. Doctor Mark Pemberton, who ___________ a medical practice in rural Suffolk,_______ a 74year-old widow in the village of Nacton. She _______ bedridden for 40 years. The doctor _______ her but couldnt find anything wrong. a) has just taken over; visited; has been; examined; b) just took over; visiting; has been; examined;
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c) has just took over; has visited; has been; has examined; d) just took over; has visited; was; has ;been examining. 22. I _______ this swimming pool since we _______ into the district but I _______ to see much better ones. a) used; had moved; have lived; b) have used; moved; have lived; c) used; had moved; lived; d) have been using; are moved; have lived. 23. This ______ the first time I ________ her sing: shes a better singer then I ______. a) is; have heard; was thinking; b) is; heard; had thought; c) is; have heard; thought; d) was; have heard; had thought. 24. Of course I ______to Mary about it. I _________ to her last week and she _______ total support. a) have spoken; spoke; promised; b) spoke; spoke; has promised; c) spoked; spoke; promised; d) speaked; speaked; promised. 25. He _____ in this hotel for a week, and he _______ any of his friends who ______ here ten days ago. He ______to visit the town because it ________ all the time since day one. a) has been staying; hasnt come across; arrived; hasnt been able; has been raining; b) stayed; didnt come across; arrived; wasnt able; has been raining; c) stayed; didnt came across; has arrived; wasnt able; rained; d) has been staying; didnt came across; has arrived; wasnt able; has been raining. 26. As we reached the place, only members of the Machinist Union _________ the picket line. Pilots and flight attendants _____ their strike. a) were walking; had called off; b) walked; called off; c) had walked; called off; d) have been walking; had called off. 27. What the policeman immediately __________ was that the old man _________ see the car that hit him before it was too late. a) realized; had not been able to; b) has realized; was not able to; c) was realizing; had not been able; d) realized; could not; had hit. 28. As he _______ the town he realized it _______ for some unknown reason. a) entered; is deserted; b) was entering; is deserted; c) enterred; was deserted; d) entered; had been deserted. 29. He _________ to assassinate the President when a new opportunity _________ in the spring of 1949.
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a) had twice failed; came up; b) had twice failled; came up; c) failed twice; would come; d) twice failed; came. 30. Most of the boys_______ to the master but a few_________ to each other, and Tom _______ a history book. Tom _________ mathematics; he always ________history during his mathematics lesson. a) were listening; were whispering; was reading; were hating; read; b) were listening; were whispering; was reading; hated; read; c) listened; whispered; was reading; hated; read; d) listened; whispered; was reading; hated; was reading. 31.I dont know what she _______ about my staying silent but she certainly could not guess what I _______ about at the time. a) was thinking; thought; b) thought; thought; c) thought; had thought; d) thought; was thinking. 32.I suddenly ________ that the dog ______ the carpet as the master _______ of cats. a) noticed; was smelling; smelled; b) was noticing; smelled; smelled; c) have to notice; will be smelling; smelled; d) had noticed; had been smelling; would smell. 33. I ______ you yesterday while you ______ on the balcony. a) saw; were sitting; b) saw; was sitting; c) saw; sat; d) was seeing; were siting. 34. What _______ yesterday when the lights _____? a) were you doing; were gone out; b) were you doing; went out; c) have you been doing; had gone out; d) have you done; have gone out. 35. They are bringing the witness in. a) The witness is being brought in. b) The witness are brought in. c) The witness is being brought. d) The witness is bringing in. 36. Nobody has ever shown me the door. a) I was never showed the door. b) I had never been showed the door. c) I have never been showed the door by nobody. d) I have never been shown the door. 37. He _________ to _______ in town and he ________ to _________ the cashier. a) is known; have been; is believed; have murdered;
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b) will be known; will have been believed to be murdering; c) is known; have been being; is believed; murder; d) has been known; to be; has been being believed; be murdering. 38. Money ______ and ______ to be correct, previous calculations proving _______ wrongly. a) was added up; found; to have been done; b) was being added up; found; to be being done; c) had been added up; found; to be done; d) would have been added up; found; to be done. 39. In theory, since 1977 both sides ________ to reuniting the island as a bi-zonal federation. But Greek-Cypriot sincerity ________ because the Turkish-Cypriot leader was obligingly prepared to act as a nay-sayer when a settlement looked likely. a) have been committed; was rarely tested; b) were committed; was rarely tested; c) are committed; is rarely tested; d) are committed; has rarely been tested; 40. Mary o s mnnce cpuni, dac ai s-i aduci i dac o s-i plac, o s mai cear. a) Marys eating strawberries if you bring her any, and if she likes them, shell ask for more. b) Maryll be eating strawberries if youll bring her any, and if shell like them, shell ask for more. c) Mary will eat strawberries if you bring her some, and if she likes them, she will ask for more. d) Maryll eat strawberries if you bring her any, and if shell like them, shell ask for more. 41.Ce va face dac au s-i ia permisul de conducere i nu o s mai poat merge cu maina la mare, cum spera c va merge? a) What will he do if they take away his driving licence and he can no longer drive to the seaside as he hoped he would? b) What will he do if they will take away his driving licence and he can no longer drive to the seaside as he had hoped he will? c) What will he do if they take away his driving licence and he can no longer drive to the seaside as he hoped he will? d) What will he do if theyll take away his driving licence and hell no longer be able to drive to the seaside as he has hoped he will? 42. S-ar duce la u pe bjbite, dac ar crede c o poate deschide cu cheia. a) Shed feel her way to the door if she thought she could open it with her key. b) Shed felt her way to the door, if she thought she could open it with her key. c) She would have felt her way to the door if she thought she could open it with her key. d) Shed feel her way to the door, if she thought she could have opened it with her key.

43. Dac a fi James Bond, a avea ocazia s cltoresc n toat lumea.

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a) Wether I were James Bond, Id have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world. b) If I had been James Bond, Id have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world. c) If I were James Bond, Id have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world. d) Had I been James Bond, Id have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world. 44. If you ________ your brother, ring me up. a) will be meeting; b) should meet; c) will meet; d) would meet. 45. If she __________ that job, she _________ so much about computers. a) be doing; wouldnt know; b) werent doing; wouldnt know; c) had been doing; hadnt known; d) were doing; wouldnt be knowing. 46. Dac ar fi fost mai atent n clas, n-ar fi avut nevoie de att ajutor. a) Had he paid more attention in class, he wouldnt have needed so much help. b) Were he to pay more attention in class, he wouldnt have needed so much help. c) Did he pay more attention in class, he wouldnt have needed so much help. d) Would he have to pay more attention in class, he wouldnt have needed so much help. 47. If todays edition of Herald Tribune ________ to him early in the morning, he _______ the front page. a) were not delivered; had not read; b) was not delivered; would not have read; c) had not been delivered; would not have read; d) had been delivered; had not read. 48. __________ someone told us, we _________ you. a) Had; would have informed; b) Had; would inform; c) Should have; would have informed; d) Should; will inform. 49. Supposing you _______ a large sum of money, what ________ with it? a) win; would you have done; b) have won; would have done; c) will win; will you do; d) won; would you do. 50. _________ less fond of luxuries, he _______ to earn so much money, and ________ into trouble. a) Has his wife been; wouldnt had; wouldnt got. b) Had his wife been; wouldnt have had; wouldnt have got. c) Had his wife been; wouldnt have; got. d) If his wife shouldnt be; wouldnt had; wouldnt got.
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