Facultatea de Management Limba engleza - banca 2

TRUE/FALSE 1. Decide if the following sentence is true or false. Elizabeth III is the Queen of England. ANS: F 2. Decide if the following sentence is true or false.

The Louvre Palace is the residence of the British monarchs.

ANS: F 3. Decide if the following sentence is true or false.

A traditional English breakfast is a very consistent meal.

ANS: T 4.

Decide if the following sentence is true or false. The EU has created a single market in which people, services, goods and capital move around freely.
ANS: T 5.

Decide if the following sentence is true or false. Romania is a founding member of the European Union.
ANS: F 6.

Decide if the following sentence is true or false. Teleworkers are people who do company work at home, usually on computers.
ANS: T 7. Decide if the following sentence is true or false.

The British Prime Minister lives in London, at no.10, Rosemary Street.

ANS: F 8. Decide if the following sentence is true or false.

Tea is both a drink and a meal in Britain.

ANS: T

9. Decide if the following sentence is true or false.

The verb to begin is a regular verb.

ANS: F 10.

Decide if the following sentence is true or false. The verb to show is an irregular verb.
ANS: T 11. Decide if the following sentence is true or false.

The rules and values of the European Union are best summarised in a tripartite structure metaphorically called a three pillar structure.
ANS: T 12.

Decide if the following sentence is true or false. The seat of the European Commission is in Vienna ( Austria).
ANS: F MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Its not impossible that the governments policy will prove to be disastrous.

The Governments policy .................prove to be disastrous.

a. are b. might c. couldn`t ANS: B 2. Its quite possible that getting the two parties to agree will not be as easy as some people

imagine. Getting the two parties to agree...............not be as easy as some people imagine.
a. may b. couldn`t c. should ANS: A 3. Owing to the strike, trains will possibly be subject to delays.

Trains.........be subject to delays.

a. may b. cannot c. shall

ANS: A 4. Ask the manager. He will perhaps be able to advise you better than I can.

He.......be able to advise you better than I can.

a. may b. needn`t c. ought ANS: A 5. Its strange that he hasnt talked any more about his plans to emigrate. He........have changed

his mind.
a. may not b. might c. needn`t ANS: B 6. It is possible that the two parties reached an agreement. The two parties..............have reached

an agreement.
a. may b. will c. couldn`t ANS: A 7. You must practise reading at least one hour a day. Yes, I know........... a. I have to b. I shouldn`t c. I ought ANS: A 8. A driver who has knocked someone down ............. a. must stop b. should stopped c. ought stop ANS: A 9. If you go to the dairy you can buy ........... a. yoghurt b. strawberries c. bread ANS: A

10. When people are old-age pensioners, they wont.............pay any more bus fares. a. should b. must c. have to ANS: C 11. She.......... to this lecture; attendance is optional. a. dont have to go b. don`t need to go c. neednt go ANS: C 12. You..........such a long essay; the teacher only asked for 300 words and you have written 600. a. neednt write b. didnt have to write c. neednt have written ANS: C 13. I walked up six flights of stairs. You ................ , you should have used the elevator. a. didnt need to walk b. neednt have walked c. neednt walk ANS: B 14. She stood in a queue to get an underground ticket, but she.........., she could have got a ticket

from the machine.

a. didnt need to stay b. didnt have to stay c. neednt have stood ANS: C 15. If you go to the greengrocery you can buy ........... a. flour b. apples c. cheese ANS: B 16. He has an expensive house in Bucharest and another in Sinaia. So, he................rich. a. cannot be

b. must be c. have to be ANS: B 17. I keep meeting him on the bus. He..............in the neighbourhood. a. neednt live b. have to live c. must be living ANS: C 18. The police are stopping all cars. They................for the escaped prisoner. a. may look b. must be looking c. must look ANS: B 19. What explosion? I didnt hear any. You............... it. The whole town heard it. a. must be hearing b. must have heard c. must hear ANS: B 20. I waited under the clock! So did I, but I didnt see you. We....... under different clocks. a. must waiting b. must wait c. must have been waiting ANS: C 21. Im used............in noisy environments. a. to working b. to work c. working ANS: A 22. How................. a. dared he complain? b. did he dare complaining ? c. dared he to complain? ANS: A

23. When he was younger,....................German fluently. a. he could speak b. he could spoken c. he can speak ANS: A 24. If you go to the confectionery you can buy ............. a. cakes b. milk c. clothes ANS: A 25. I.........to the bookshop anymore as I have borrowed all the books I need from my friends. a. neednt go b. go c. mustnt go ANS: A 26. By the time he finishes his course, he........to speak French well. a. will be able b. will can c. is able ANS: A 27. I ate ....... apples and ....... cheese. a. a little, few b. a few, some c. a lot of, many ANS: B 28. The Governments latest decision.................prove to be disastrous. a. has b. might c. are ANS: B 29. If you want to invite somebody to dance with you, you should say: a. Shall we dance? b. Are you able to dance? c. Must we dance?

ANS: A 30. A plump person is rather ........... a. thin b. tall c. fat ANS: C 31. A bald person has ................ a. curly hair b. no hair c. straight hair ANS: B 32. You.............appeal to the High Court of Justice. a. has b. tried c. might ANS: C 33. This new machinery.............contribute greatly to increase the profits next year. a. is expecting b. should c. ought ANS: B 34. The Republicans.............win the next election. a. is expected to b. should c. ought ANS: B 35. The organizers of the NATO Summit in Bucharest..............tomorrow to resolve any

outstanding problems.
a. probably is meeting b. are meeting c. are able to meeting ANS: B 36. The new regulations...............foreigners already living in the country.

a. probably affecting b. shouldnt affect c. ought not affect ANS: B 37. Which of the following is NOT a way of appologizing? a. I cant tell you how sorry I am. b. I regret it. c. I wonder if you are sorry for it. ANS: C 38. Which of the following is NOT a way of asking for help? a. Did you help her? b. Would you mind helping me a little? c. I was wondering if you could help me. ANS: A 39. You will NOT lose your job if you are: a. made redundant b. promoted c. dismissed ANS: B 40. The manager told her that she............... on time. a. should arrive b. ought arrive c. shall arrive ANS: A 41. Your passport expires next week. You............get a new one. a. must b. can c. might ANS: A 42. The correct ending for a letter is: a. I look forward to hearing from you. b. I look forward to hear from you. c. I look foreword to hear about you.

ANS: A 43. The most appropriate ending for an Application Letter is: a. Please write to me soon. b. Best wishes to all your family. c. I look forward to hearing from you. ANS: C 44. Ive put everything in writing so that you .................know exactly how things stand. a. need b. should c. must ANS: B 45. Its crazy that we..................pay all the bills. a. are b. shouldn`t c. must ANS: C 46. What time............be at the Embassy? a. do you have to b. has got to c. must ANS: A 47. No one likes.................to pay taxes. a. to have b. having c. have ANS: B 48. Choose the correct translation for the sentence: Unde sunt banii?. a. Where are the money? b. Where is the money? c. Where are the moneys? ANS: B 49. You..........come if you dont want to. a. neednt

b. mustnt c. cannot ANS: A 50. However much I...............you, I cant forget your mistakes. a. may like b. like not c. likes ANS: A 51. He was ___ drunk ___. a. too, to drive b. very, for driving c. enough, to drive ANS: A 52. He is ___ good ___. a. too, to fail b. so, for failing c. too, for failing ANS: A 53. Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: Informatiile pe care mi le-ai trimis

sunt inutile.
a. The information you sent to me is useless. b. The informations you sent to me are useless. c. The informations which you sent to me are useless. ANS: A 54. Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: Morcovii contin vitamina A iar

spanacul contine fier.

a. Carrots contains vitamin A and spinach contains irony. b. Carrots contain vitamyn A and spinach contains iron. c. Carrots contain vitamin A and spinach contains iron. ANS: C 55. Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: Ai mancat vreodata pui cu

ananas?.
a. Did you ever eat chicken with pineapple? b. Have you ever eaten chicken with pineapple? c. Have you ever eaten kitchen with pineapple?

ANS: B 56. Choose the correct translation of the following sentence: Un bilet dus-intors pana la Londra,

va rog..
a. A return ticket to London, please. b. A two ways ticket to London , please. c. A ticket for going to and returning from London, please. ANS: A 57. ___, the results are satisfactory. a. Generally speaking b. Speaking in general c. Generally spoken ANS: A 58. You will be punished ___. a. for being late b. to be late c. of being late. ANS: A 59. He made _____ success of the presentation. a. a b. some c. ANS: A 60. Choose the correct translation of the following sentence: Biletul, va rog. a. Can I have your ticket, please? b. Give me your ticket, please. c. You must give me your ticket, please. ANS: A 61. Europes political shape...................by the fall of the Berlin Wall. a. was changed b. was changing c. was change ANS: A 62. The idea of a federation or union................by some of the Western countries.

a. was supported b. was supporting ANS: A 63. The dollars convertibility.....................by the US. a. was suspending b. was suspended ANS: B 64. Human rights represent the basic rights and .. to which all humans are entitled. a. liberty b. autonomy c. freedoms ANS: C 65. Accession negotiations....................in 1997 and 1999. a. were launched b. were launching ANS: A 66. A .. is the name usually given to an academic magazine. a. tabloid b. journal c. newspaper ANS: B 67. Googles search engine was better then the rest and, without any marketing, spread by word of

... .
a. mouth b. nose c. throat ANS: A 68. The Unions legal order directly...............the citizens life to an ever-increasing extent. a. affects b. is affected ANS: A 69. It is very . of you to give him another chance to play in our team.

a. sportive b. sporty c. sporting ANS: C 70. The Unions citizens.............by a hierarchy of legal orders. a. govern b. are governed ANS: B 71. The Unions law...........the relationship between the Union and the Member States. a. is defined b. defines ANS: B 72. It is estimated that the World Cup final was watched by over 500 million . . a. viewers b. audience c. spectators ANS: A 73. My new electric . is great! a. cook b. cooker c. cookery ANS: B 74. A traditional English breakfast is a very . meal sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes and

mushrooms.
a. big b. small c. plain ANS: A 75. A small weekly sum of money given to children by parents is called . a. plastic money b. grey money c. pocket money ANS: C

76. A is a place where products such as bread, cake, and pastries are baked or sold. a. butchers b. bakery c. beverage ANS: B 77. The ideals of beauty cross cultural . a. boundaries b. ends c. lines ANS: A 78. She was a beautiful woman with gorgeous curly . a. eyes b. hair c. face ANS: B 79. The Prime Minister has.............a police investigation. a. demanded b. demanding ANS: A 80. The participants in the NATO Summit are..............order and safety. a. being guaranteed b. guaranteeing ANS: A 81. The judges and advocates are..............by common accord of the Member States governments. a. appointed b. appointing ANS: A 82. The Court is................by the Advocates General during this trial. a. being assisted b. assisted ANS: A 83. As soon as we reached the hotel, we unpacked the and we went to the beach.

a. room b. luggage c. suitscase ANS: B 84. The was so full that the ship couldnt leave. a. crew b. station c. harbour ANS: C 85. Scientists first became aware of the effects of certain gases on the environment when they

found a hole in the layer over Antarctica.

a. smog b. ozone c. global ANS: B 86. I have a young child so Id prefer to work part-time now and go . when he is older. a. entire-time b. whole-time c. full-time ANS: C 87. A Masters .. corresponds to a two years postgraduate program undertaken after at least

three years of undergraduate studies.

a. degree b. course c. school ANS: A 88. The Court is.............the application of Union laws. a. monitoring b. monitors ANS: A 89. The Court is ...........responsible for the interpretation of the Unions law. a. made b. making

ANS: A 90. The task of the Court of Auditors is to examine whether all revenue has............. a. been received b. been receiving ANS: A 91. The European Council..............by the President or Prime Minister of the country currently

presiding over the Council of the EU.

a. is presided b. is presiding ANS: A 92. The Treaty of Amsterdam..............the principle of non-discrimination a. extends b. is extended ANS: A 93. When something is boring, you feel: a. bore b. bored ANS: B 94. If you marry, how do you call your spouses parents? a. grandparents b. godparents ANS: C 95. To play truant means: a. to stay away from school without permission b. to drop out of school ANS: A 96. Both the passengers and the _________ were rescued. a. mainland b. disembark c. crew c. to attend a lesson c. parents-in-law c. borely

ANS: C 97. A blizzard is ________ . a. snow blown by strong wind b. a mixture of fog and pollution ANS: A 98. If you are shortlisted it means that you will be __________ . a. promoted b. unemployed ANS: C 99. You can buy sausages from the __________ . c. selected for a job c. a strong destructive wind

a. butchers b. grocery ANS: A 100. You can buy garlic from the __________ . a. confectionery b. stationery ANS: C

c. bakery

c. greengrocery

Facultatea de Management Limba Engleza banca 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Last year I ______ French with a native teacher.

a. have studied b. am studying c. studied ANS: C 2. Choose the most appropriate answer:

James, ______ a good time? I hope you ______ the party.

a. you have, are liking b. are you having, like

c. dont you have, liked ANS: B 3. Choose the most appropriate answer:

How often ______ to church?

a. do you go b. are you going c. you go ANS: A 4. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Oh, this piece of meat ________ awfully bad!

a. is smelling b. smell c. smells ANS: C 5. Choose the most appropriate answer:

What _______? She _________ . Actually she ________ a lot during the holidays.
a. does she, is reading, read b. does she do, reads, is reading c. is she doing, is reading, reads ANS: C 6. Choose the most appropriate answer:

We ______ home when the rain _______.

a. will go, will stop b. go, will stop c. will go, stops ANS: C 7. Choose the most appropriate answer:

They ________ on the beach at this time next week.

a. will lying b. will be lying c. will lie ANS: B 8. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The train for London _______ at 8 p.m. today

a. are going to leave

b. left c. leaves ANS: C 9. Choose the most appropriate answer:

By 2010 I _______ .
a. will have graduated b. shall graduate c. am going to graduate ANS: A 10. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I have already talked to him, we ______ at 9.30 tonight.

a. will meet b. will have met c. are meeting ANS: C 11. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Thank you for the invitation, I havent seen a good film for _______ .
a. ages b. last year c. month ANS: A 12. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Rachel and her husband dont talk to ______; they had an argument the other day.
a. one another b. each other c. the other ANS: B 13.

Choose the most appropriate answer: James hasnt spoken to his father ______ he came back from Paris.
a. already b. before c. since ANS: C 14. Choose the most appropriate answer:

People are very friendly in this village, they often help ______ .

a. one another b. each other c. themselves ANS: A 15.

Choose the most appropriate answer: ______ I close the window, please? I am shivering.
a. may b. shall c. must ANS: A 16.

Choose the most appropriate answer: Nobody is allowed _______ in the classroom.
a. smoking b. to smoke c. smoke ANS: B 17. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I ______ for you for more than an hour, where have you been?
a. was waiting b. have been waiting c. waited ANS: B 18. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I think the price is too high, you _____ buy that house.
a. darent b. shouldnt c. can ANS: B 19. Choose the most appropriate answer:

______ to the office when you witnessed the accident?

a. did you go b. have you gone c. were you going ANS: C

20. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I really did not understand why ______ so loudly.

a. he was speaking b. did he speak c. was he speaking ANS: A 21. Choose the most appropriate answer:

My brother is _____ in his class.

a. most tall b. taller c. the tallest ANS: C 22. Choose the most appropriate answer:

We have ______ coffee, I think it will be enough for breakfast.

a. little b. a little c. a few ANS: B 23. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Have you read _____ books the teacher told us about?

a. the b. a c. that ANS: A 24. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Id rather go home, theres ______ interesting here.

a. everybody b. nobody c. anybody ANS: B 25. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Ive never visited ______ beautiful places before.

a. so b. that c. such

ANS: C 26. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Oh, Ive forgotten to buy ______ milk.

a. little b. some c. a few ANS: B 27. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Everybody hopes ______ honest people in the parliament.

a. they are b. there are c. that are ANS: B 28. Choose the most appropriate answer:

We can meet at 6 p.m., I hope I ______ my work by then.

a. will finish b. will be finishing c. will have finished ANS: C 29. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Unfortunately he is feeling ______ today.

a. worse b. worst c. bed ANS: A 30. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Please hurry up, you ______ to finish this work today.

a. should b. ought c. must ANS: B 31. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Vegetarians are people ______ dont eat meat.

a. who b. which

c. whose ANS: A 32. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Lets not buy a new computer, I ______ by a specialist.

a. will repair the old one b. will have repaired the old one c. will have the old one repaired ANS: C 33. Choose the most appropriate answer:

They ______ when I arrived and I couldnt tell them the good news.
a. left b. had left c. have left ANS: B 34. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You can call me at about 5 p.m., I _______ nothing at that hour.

a. will be doing b. will do c. will have done ANS: A 35. Choose the most appropriate answer:

______ of the students liked the course.

a. no b. any c. none ANS: C 36. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Nowadays an average family has ______ children than one hundred years ago.
a. less b. fewer c. many ANS: B 37. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The girl looked for her two little brothers but she could find ______ of them.
a. neither

b. none c. any ANS: A 38. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Theyll bring us a present if they come, ______ ?

a. dont they b. will they c. wont they ANS: C 39. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I was asked to feed my ______ dogs today.

a. friend sisters b. sisters friends c. sisters friend ANS: B 40. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Wheres father? Im not sure but he ______ to the office.

a. could go b. must have gone c. may have gone ANS: C 41. Choose the most appropriate answer:

They ______ before the wedding.

a. had their house decorated b. used to decorate c. had decorating their house ANS: A 42. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I love ______ classical music.

a. a b. the c. __ ANS: C 43. Choose the most appropriate answer:

This is certainly ____ most ridiculous story I have ever heard!

a. a b. the c. __ ANS: B 44. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Get up , everybody! ___ breakfast is ready!

a. a b. the c. __ ANS: C 45. Choose the most appropriate answer:

___ Mississippi is ___ longest river in ___ North America.

a. a, the, the b. the, the, ___ c. __ , the, ___ ANS: B 46. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Instead of playing ___ football youd better play ____ piano!

a. the, the b. the, ___ c. __, the ANS: C 47. Choose the most appropriate answer:

___ English speak ___ English.

a. an, the b. the, ___ c. __, ___ ANS: B 48. Choose the most appropriate answer:

When I go to ___ school I pass by ___ church.

a. a, a b. the, the c. __, a ANS: C 49. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Im sorry, but youre too late. She ______ .

a. s just gone out b. d just gone out c. ll just go out ANS: A 50. Choose the most appropriate answer:

_____ Jane today? No, but I ____ her last night.

a. Did you see, had seen b. Have you seen, saw c. Will you see, have seen ANS: B 51. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I ____ very disappointed. Your last school report was a disaster.

a. feel b. fell c. fill ANS: A 52. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Shakespeare ____ Romeo and Juliet.

a. has written b. wrote c. had written ANS: B 53. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I ____ in Bucharest for three months.

a. am living b. have been living c. am leaving ANS: B 54. Choose the most appropriate answer:

These books are too expensive for we to buy now, but well come back latter.
a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: B 55. Choose the most appropriate answer:

People respected him because he was a honest man and a great friend.
a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: A 56. Choose the most appropriate answer:

When I arrived she was lying in the sun next to the pool.
a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: C 57. Choose the most appropriate answer:

It has been long time since we last met, isnt it?

a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: B 58. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Henry has got married yesterday .

a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: A 59. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Mouses are afraid of cats, dont they?

a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: B 60. Choose the most appropriate answer:

My grandparents who live in the country have a lot of chickens, gooses and ducks.
a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: A

61. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Good evening, ladyes and gentlemens!

a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: B 62. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The cart was pulled by a pair of oxen.

a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: C 63. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The informations we received were wrong.

a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: B 64. Find the incorrect sentence: a. Why is the baby being so noisy? b. I hate rainy days. c. Water is consisting of oxygen and hydrogen. ANS: C 65. Find the correct sentence: a. The soup is tasting a little salty. b. Dont disturb her, shes having dinner. c. Dont disturb her, she has dinner. ANS: B 66. Find the incorrect sentence: a. Ill visit you when I come to Bucharest. b. As soon as the rain will stop we can go to the park. c. If tomorrow I have time Ill help you. ANS: B 67. Find the incorrect sentence:

a. The verbs do, have, be are not normally used in the progressive form. b. The verbs remember, know, be are not normally used in the progressive form. c. The verbs be, prefer, love are not normally used in the progressive form. ANS: A 68. Find the incorrect sentence: a. She helps her sister on weekdays. b. She is helping her sister right now. c. She is helping her sister very often. ANS: C 69.

Which sentence refers to a planned future event?

a. Youre going to have an accident if you drive so fast. b. I think it will rain tomorrow. c. Were spending our summer holidays in Greece. ANS: C

70. Find the correct sentence: a. If you will eat so many sweets you will get fat. b. We are throwing a party next weekend, would you like to come? c. By the time the guests arrive, I will finish cooking. ANS: B 71. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The earth moves round its own ______ .

a. axes b. axis c. axe ANS: B 72. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The doctor advised him to go to a ______ .

a. sanatory b. sanatoria c. sanatorium ANS: C 73. Choose the most appropriate answer:

There were a lot of _____ in the field.

a. sheep b. ships c. sheeps ANS: A 74. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Trees lose their ______ in autumn.

a. leafs b. leaves c. leafes ANS: B 75. Choose the most appropriate answer:

They bought new _______ for all the rooms of the house.
a. furniture b. furnitures c. piece of furniture ANS: A 76. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I must go to the dentists, I have a terrible _______ .

a. teethache b. toothache c. toothpain ANS: B 77. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Thank you for your precious _______ .

a. advice b. advices c. advise ANS: A 78. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The government promised that the economic _______ would end soon.
a. crise b. crisis c. crises ANS: B 79. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A score of people means _______ .

a. twelve people b. twenty people c. one hundred people. ANS: B 80. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you spend a fortnight in a place you stay there for _______ .

a. a month b. a week c. two weeks ANS: C 81. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Ill call you in a couple of days means that Ill call you _________ .
a. in two days b. in a few days c. in a week ANS: A 82. Choose the most appropriate answer:

______ were present at the protest meeting.

a. three thousands people b. three thousand people c. three thousands peoples ANS: B 83. Choose the most appropriate answer:

How much did he pay? ______

a. two million lei b. two millions lei c. two millions leis ANS: A 84. Choose the most appropriate answer:

She _______ when we arrived at the hospital.

a. was operated on b. was being operated on c. was operating on ANS: B 85.

Choose the most appropriate answer: Im sure we _______ to his birthday party.
a. ll be invited b. ll been invited c. ll be inviting ANS: A 86. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The children were ______ by their grandmother.

a. taken care b. taken care of c. taking care of ANS: B 87. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The food was so bad that it couldnt ______ .

a. be eating b. been eaten c. be eaten ANS: C 88. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Im your best friend, ______ ?

a. arent I b. am I not c. isnt it ANS: A 89. Choose the most appropriate answer:

We cant win every game, ______ ?

a. cant we b. can we c. dont we ANS: B 90. Choose the most appropriate answer:

John, please stop making that noise, ______ ?

a. will you b. dont you c. shall you

ANS: A 91. Choose the most appropriate answer:

She loves her fiance very much, _____ ?

a. does she b. doesnt she c. dont she ANS: B 92.

Choose the most appropriate answer: Everybody liked the idea, _____ ?
a. didnt he b. didnt they c. did everybody ANS: B 93. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Give me a hand with this box, _____ ?

a. can you b. will you c. dont you ANS: B 94. Choose the most appropriate answer:

English is ______ by many people.

a. spoken b. speaken c. speaked ANS: A 95. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The information ____ correct.

a. is b. are ANS: A 96. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The news on the radio ____ worrying.

a. was b. were

ANS: A 97. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Where ____ the scissors?

a. is b. are ANS: B 98. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The committee usually _____ their hands to vote Yes.

a. raises b. raise ANS: B 99. Choose the most appropriate answer: Well go inside as soon as ... a. the rain will start. b. starts the rain. c. the rain starts. ANS: C 100. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The crowd ______ cheering the speaker.

a. is b. are ANS: B 101. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The gang of robbers ______ arrested last night.

a. was b. were ANS: B 102. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The play will begin after the audience ______ itself.

a. settles b. settle ANS: A 103. Choose the most appropriate answer:

This class ______ the best in the school.

a. is b. are ANS: B 104. Choose the most appropriate answer:

His family _______ close and it gets together every Sunday.

a. have always been b. has always been ANS: B 105.

Choose the most appropriate answer: My favourite football team ______ all its games so far.
a. has lost b. have lost ANS: A 106.

Choose the most appropriate answer: The cattle _______ entering the farm yard.
a. is b. are ANS: B 107.

Choose the most appropriate answer: Our group _______ of 25 students.

a. consist b. consists ANS: B 108. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Hes given me ________.

a. a precious advice b. a precious piece of advice ANS: B 109. Choose the most appropriate answer:

He wants to read something. Buy him ________

a. a paper b. some paper

ANS: A 110. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The information ________ to be correct.

a. dont seem b. doesnt seem ANS: B 111. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Have you got _________ ?

a. many luggages b. much luggage ANS: B 112. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Why _______ the police here?

a. is b. are ANS: B 113. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the incorrect sentence:

a. The verb CAN can be used to express permission. b. The verb CAN can be used to express ability. c. The verb CAN can be used to express certainty. ANS: C 114. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the incorrect sentence:

a. The verb MAY can be replaced by TO BE ALLOWED TO. b. The verb MAY can be replaced by TO BE ABLE TO. c. The verb MAY can be replaced by TO BE PERMITTED TO. ANS: B 115. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the incorrect sentence:

a. The verb MUST can be used to express obligation. b. The verb MUST can be used to express ability. c. The verb MUST can be used to express certainty. ANS: B

116. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The enumeration containing an incorrect word is:

a. oxen, studied, babies, hitting b. tomatoes, cried, pianoes, putting ANS: B 117. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The enumeration containing an incorrect word is:

a. partyes, died, came, flies b. forgotten, children, shopping, ladies ANS: A 118. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The enumeration containing an incorrect word is:

a. higher, less, the worst, the eldest b. the oldest, the farest, bigger, nicer ANS: B 119. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In the sentence My phone number is 314 05 06, the figure 0 is pronounced:

a. [nil] b. [oh] c. [zirou] ANS: B 120. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In the sentences The final score of the match was 0 0., the figure 0 is pronounced:
a. [nil] b. [oh] c. [zirou] ANS: A 121. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In the sentence The temperature is 5 degrees below 0., the figure 0 is pronounced:
a. [nil] b. [oh] c. [zirou] ANS: C 122. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The bags were very heavy and when we reached the chalet we found a restaurant.

a. I know, we didnt need to prepare so much food. b. I know, we neednt have prepared so much food. ANS: B 123. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You mistook the dates of the two meetings.

a. Im sorry, I had to check in my agenda. b. Im sorry, I should have checked in my agenda. ANS: B 124. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Such a terrible accident and nobody was hurt!

a. I know, we should have died. b. I know, we could have died. ANS: B 125. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I _____ go home, its getting late.

a. might b. should c. need ANS: B 126. Choose the most appropriate answer:

She _____ overslept, last night, I set the alarm clock myself.
a. mustnt have b. shouldnt have c. couldnt have ANS: C 127. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I did my best but the car _____ .

a. will not start. b. cant start c. shall not start ANS: A 128. Choose the most appropriate answer:

He wants to know if he _____ to make a suggestion.

a. is able

b. is allowed c. is about ANS: B 129. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In autumn you _____ water the plants every day, it rains quite often.
a. neednt b. mustnt c. shouldnt ANS: A 130. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Keep him _____, hes very dangerous!

a. at distance b. at the distance c. at a distance ANS: C 131. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Travelling ______ is very expensive .

a. by the plane b. by plane c. by a plane ANS: B 132. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The workers will go _____ if they dont receive their salaries.

a. on strike b. on a strike c. on the strike ANS: A 133. Choose the most appropriate answer:

My son draws ____ well, everybody praises him.

a. real b. really c. realy ANS: B 134. Choose the most appropriate answer:

How are you? I hope youre _____ .

a. well b. good c. finely. ANS: A 135. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Babies skin is very _____ .

a. sensible b. sensitive. c. sensibly ANS: B 136. Choose the most appropriate answer: Im sorry, Im not ... to tell you more. a. in a position b. in the position c. in position ANS: A 137. Choose the most appropriate answer:

_____ hand do you write with, left or right?

a. what b. which c. whose ANS: B 138. Choose the most appropriate answer:

_____ student received different homework.

a. each b. every c. all ANS: A 139. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Practically ______ student in the group liked her.

a. each b. every c. all ANS: B 140. Choose the most appropriate answer:

_____ kind of mobile phone have you got?

a. what b. which c. whose ANS: A 141. Choose the most appropriate answer:

All I need to start a business is _____ pounds.

a. a few thousand b. a few thousands c. few thousands ANS: A 142. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Ive told you _____ times not to be late any more.

a. a million b. millions c. billion ANS: A 143. Choose the most appropriate answer:

____ she could do was wait.

a. All b. Everything c. Nothing ANS: A 144. Choose the most appropriate answer:

She _____ a whale so far.

a. didnt see b. hasnt seen c. wont have seen ANS: B 145. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The following newspaper headline : Madonna to Marry a French? Hollywood Sensation!

a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: B 146. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The following newspaper headline: Iraqian Delegation Meets Pakistanian President

a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: C 147. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The following newspaper headline: Vietnamian Refugees Leave Hong Kong Camps
a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: B 148. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The following newspaper headline: Britains Have Highest Tax Rate in EU

a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: B 149. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The following newspaper headline: Police Arrest Danish on Smuggling Charge

a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: B 150. Choose the most appropriate answer: If she invites me to the party, ... to buy a present. a. have I b. Ill have c. I have ANS: C 151. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In the Netherlands people speak:

a. Danish b. Dutch c. Netherlandese ANS: B

152. Choose the most appropriate answer:

My godmother is:
a. my husbands mother b. the one who baptised me c. my fathers second wife ANS: B 153. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which word is not a synonym for intelligent:

a. smart b. clever c. extroverted ANS: C 154. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which pair is not written correctly:

a. deep deepth b. wide width c. long length ANS: A 155. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Your wife s sister is:

a. your step sister b. your sister in law c. your half sister ANS: B 156. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A person you can rely on is a ______ person.

a. trustworthy b. argumentative c. courteous ANS: A 157. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A person who is not polite is a(n) _______ person.

a. obstinate b. discorteous c. eccentric

ANS: B 158. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which sentence contains an incorrect verb:

a. You can study / follow a course. b. You can sit / pass an examination. c. You can take / fail a test. ANS: A 159. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The incorrect translation for the sentence Voi da un examen luna viitoare. is:
a. I will give an exam next month. b. I will sit an exam next month. c. I will take an exam next month. ANS: A 160. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which word cannot form an expression with the noun school:

a. boarding b. leaver c. masters ANS: C 161. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which word cannot form an expression with the noun course:

a. crash b. school c. correspondence ANS: B 162. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you are ill you can stay at home:

a. on strike b. on disease holiday c. on sick leave ANS: C 163. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you are made redundant it means that you will ________ .

a. get a bonus b. be unemployed

c. be promoted ANS: B 164. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Workers interests are represented by _________.

a. labour unions b. work associations c. trade groups ANS: A 165. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Blue collar workers work in_______ .

a. banks b. factories c. market research companies ANS: B 166. Choose the most appropriate answer:

White collar workers work ________.

a. in offices b. on building sites c. in the field ANS: A 167. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In a house you should find the cutlery in _______ .

a. the bathroom b. the kitchen c. the bedroom ANS: B 168. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In a house you should find the peg in _______ .

a. the living room b. the basement c. the entrance hall ANS: C 169. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A cottage is _______ .
a. an luxurious villa

b. a small house in the country c. a house joined to one other house ANS: B 170. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A remote place is a _________ place.

a. far away b. uninhabited c. strange ANS: A 171. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Sleet is ________ .
a. a mixture of fog and pollution b. a mixture of rain and snow c. a strong destructive wind ANS: B 172. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If the weather is chilly you should wear ________ .

a. sun glasses b. gloves c. a sweater ANS: C 173. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A short rain is sometimes called ________ .

a. a blizzard b. a shower c. a drought ANS: B 174. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The problem with plastics is that they are not ______ and cannot be reabsorbed by earth.
a. recyclable b. biodegradable c. renewable ANS: B 175. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The formation of a layer of gasses trapped in the earths atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping is known as ______ .

a. desertification effect b. depletion effect c. greenhouse effect ANS: C 176. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Merchandise can be transported by ________ .

a. a freight train b. a commuters train c. an express train ANS: A 177. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A ________ travels by sea.

a. chopper b. tanker c. lorry ANS: B 178. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A ________ travels by land.

a. ferry b. liner c. van ANS: C 179. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Rotterdam is a major European ______ .

a. port b. town c. resort ANS: A 180. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The children were taken on a(n) _________ by their teacher.

a. journey b. excursion c. trips ANS: B 181. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The irrigation _______ kept the land fertile in spite of the drought
a. channels b. canals c. cannels ANS: B 182. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I sailed both across the English ________and the Suez _______.

a. Channel, Canal b. Canal, Channel c. Channel, Channel ANS: A 183. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A century ago a ______ from Europe to America could last for a few months.
a. voyage b. trip c. movement ANS: A 184. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The novels are based on his ________ to India.

a. excursions b. travels c. tours ANS: B 185. Choose the most appropriate answer: Last week I flew to New York. It was an early-morning ... a. flight b. flyings c. fly ANS: A 186. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A _______ is any act of travelling.

a. trip b. journey c. voyage ANS: B

187. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The secretary told me that he was gone to London on a business_______.

a. voyage b. trip c. excursion ANS: B 188.

Choose the most appropriate answer: This car is very ______ it consumes very little fuel.
a. economic b. economical c. economy ANS: B 189. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The war was followed by a serious ________ crisis.

a. economic b. economical c. economy ANS: A 190. Choose the most appropriate answer:

_________ is contagious.
a. pneumonia b. smallpox c. ulcer ANS: B 191. Choose the most appropriate answer: If she ... smoking, she will become very ill. a. dont stop b. wont stop c. doesnt stop ANS: A 192. Choose the most appropriate answer: I ... an exercise about the Present Progressive at the moment. a. am solveing b. am solving c. solve ANS: B 193. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you cough and sneeze you may suffer from ________ .

a. influenza b. rheumatism c. mumps ANS: A 194.

Choose the most appropriate answer: Please, give me an aspirin. I have a terrible ________ .
a. headpain b. headache c. head disease ANS: B 195. Choose the most appropriate answer:

That green dress _______ the girl with the blonde hair.
a. fits b. matches c. suits ANS: C 196.

Choose the most appropriate answer: The green of her dress _______ the green of her eyes.
a. fits b. matches c. suits ANS: B 197. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The green dress _______ her properly now as shes lost some weight.
a. fits b. matches c. suits ANS: A 198. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You can buy bread from the _______ .

a. dairy b. bakery c. grocery

ANS: B 199. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You can buy cakes from the ________ .

a. stationery b. greengrocery c. confectionery ANS: C 200. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which product is associated with the wrong recipient?

a. a box of matches b. a crate of cigarettes c. a jar of honey ANS: B 201. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If a student works part time he receives _________ .

a. wages b. salary c. dividends ANS: A 202. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A mortgage is _______ .
a. a loan to purchase property b. an important financial document c. the money chargeable for a loan ANS: A 203. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If a product is no good you can take it back to the shop and receive a ________ .
a. bonus b. reimbursement c. present ANS: B 204. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you have some money in your account you are ______ .

a. in the black b. in the red

c. in the green ANS: A 205. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you have withdrawn more money than you had in your account you are _______ .
a. in the black b. in the red c. in the green ANS: B 206. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If last year you paid too much tax you are entitled to______________ this year .
a. a tax interest b. a tax rebate c. a tax bonus ANS: B 207. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The noun poultry refers to ________ .

a. domestic birds b. domestic animals c. domestic birds and animals ANS: A 208. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The translation of which sentence does not contain the word game?
a. Daca vrei sa mancam vanat stiu un restaurant bun. b. Mi-am amintit un joc din copilarie. c. La ora de muzica vom invata despre game. ANS: C 209. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the incorrect sentence:

a. Apricots, cherries and pears are fruit. b. The celery, the cucumber and the pineapple are vegetables. c. The rosemary, the dill and the parsley are herbs. ANS: B 210. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Tonic water tastes ________ . a. sour b. salty

c. bitter ANS: C 211. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Before a show artists go to _________ .

a. repetitions b. rehearsals c. revisions ANS: B 212. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Any orchestra needs a ________ .

a. conductor b. director c. chef ANS: A 213. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the incorrect enumeration:

a. You can play golf / football / iceskating. b. You can go skiing / sailing / walking. ANS: A 214. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the incorrect enumeration:

a. You can play tennis / baseball / soccer. b. You can go dancing / volleyball / fishing. ANS: B 215. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You can play football on a _______ .

a. court b. pitch c. rink ANS: B 216. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You can play tennis on a _______ .

a. ground b. court c. ring

ANS: B 217. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The police blamed football _______ for vandalism.

a. opponents b. supporters c. audience ANS: B 218. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Olympic Games require locations capable of seating a large number of ______ .

a. contestants b. opponents c. spectators. ANS: C 219. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A tabloid is a newspaper that focuses on ________ .

a. economic news b. sensation news c. cartoons ANS: B 220. Choose the most appropriate answer:

He ______ he wanted to leave earlier.

a. said b. told c. talked ANS: A 221. Choose the most appropriate answer:

We really have to ______ this matter over.

a. speak b. talk c. chat ANS: B 222. Choose the most appropriate answer:

We had a very pleasant _____ over a cup of coffee.

a. speech b. conversation

c. word ANS: B 223. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Try to be more concise, your report is too _______ .

a. informal b. informative c. informational ANS: B 224. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The anthem of the European Union was composed by ____________ .

a. Joseph Sebastian Bach b. Ludwig van Beethoven c. Freddie Mercury ANS: B 225. Choose the most appropriate answer: I ... in Bucharest since I became a student. a. b. c. d. have been living have been leaving live leave

ANS: A 226. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The official name of European Union was given by _________ .

a. the Treaty of Paris b. the Treaty of Amsterdam c. the Treaty of Maastricht ANS: C 227. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The European Union has ____ members.

a. 15 b. 25 c. 27 ANS: C 228. The correct matching of the two columns is:

1. a crowd of
2. a bunch of

a. thieves
b. cows

3. a team of c. sheep 4. a gang of d. specialists 5. a chain of e. flowers 6. a pack of f. people 7. a herd of g. bees 8. a shoal of h. mountains 9. a swarm of i. wolves 10. a flock of j. fish a. 1f 2e 3d 4a 5h 6i 7b 8j 9g 10c b. 1f 2d 3b 4a 5g 6c 7e 8h 9j 10i c. 1f 2e 3d 4h 5b 6j 7a 8c 9i 10g ANS: A 229. The correct matching of the two columns is:

1. to apply 2. to go 3. to make 4. to take 5. to be 6. to be made 7. to work

a. a living b. shortlisted c. in shifts d. redundant e. on strike f. on a job g. for a job

a. 1e 2b 3d 4c 5g 6a 7f b. 1g 2e 3a 4f 5b 6d 7c c. 1g 2e 3b 4f 5a 6c 7d ANS: B 230. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The number of stars on the European Union flag _____ with the number of EU Member States
a. coincides b. does not coincide ANS: B 231. Choose the most appropriate answer:

For the Romanians, European citizenship means that ________ .

a. they can study European languages in school b. they can live and work anywhere in the Union c. they can go on trips abroad ANS: B 232. The correct matching of the two columns is:

1. You must come. a. Poti veni. 2. You cant have come. b.Nu a fost nevoie sa vii. 3. You neednt have come. c. Trebuie sa vii. 4. You should have come. d. Nu era nevoie sa vii.

5. You didnt need to come. e. Trebuie sa fi venit. 6. You may come. f. Nu se poate sa fi venit. 7. You must have come. g. Ar fi trebuit sa vii.
a. 1f 2g 3a 4d 5c 6e 7b b. 1c 2f 3d 4g 5b 6a 7e c. 1c 2f 3b 4e 5d 6a 7g ANS: B 233. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The first supranational organization set up in Europe after World War II was ____ .
a. The European Commission b. The European Coal and Steel Community c. The European Economic Community ANS: B 234. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The European idea is about establishing a union of democratic states having the same Christian religion.
a. true b. false ANS: B 235. Choose the most appropriate answer:

I have been living in this neighbourhood __________ .

a. 6 years ago b. for 6 years c. since 6 years ANS: B 236. Choose the most appropriate answer: She ... the soup. It ... a little too salty. a. is tasting; tastes b. tastes; is tasting c. is tasting; is tasting ANS: A 237. Choose the most appropriate answer:

The European Union founding states are ________ .

a. France, Belgium, Cyprus, Great Britain, Germany, The Netherlands b. Greece, Spain, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium c. Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, The Netherlands ANS: C

238. Choose the most appropriate answer:

When you are introduced to somebody you should say ______ .

a. What do you do? b. How do you do? c. How are you? ANS: B 239. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you want to greet the dean of your faculty you can say ________ .
a. Hi, sir! b. Best regards, sir! c. Hello, sir! ANS: C 240. Choose the most appropriate answer:

A Curriculum Vitae should be accompanied by _____.

a. a covering letter b. an intention letter c. an informal letter ANS: A 241. Choose the most appropriate answer:

In the application letter you should clearly specify ________ .

a. the position you are interested in b. the salary you would like to have c. the year when you graduated ANS: A 242. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If you are in a shop and you want to try a pair of jeans on, you go to _______ .
a. the trying room b. the changing room c. the restroom ANS: B 243. Choose the most appropriate answer:

If a foreigner asks you for directions in English and you dont know the answer you should say: _______ .
a. Im terribly sorry, I really dont know. b. Id rather not answer that if you dont mind.

c. Why dont you buy a map? ANS: A 244. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Find the correct question:

a. What is the weather today? b. What is the weather like today? c. Which is the weather today? ANS: B 245. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which request is more formal?

a. Can I have the menu, please? b. Could I have breakfast in my room, please? c. The menu, please! ANS: B 246. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Which request is more formal?

a. May I leave now, sir? b. Can I leave now, sir? c. Ill leave now, ok? ANS: A 247. Choose the most appropriate answer:

When the customs officer asks you for your passport the most appropriate answer you can give is:
a. Here you are, sir. b. Take it, sir. c. Youre welcome, sir. ANS: A 248. Choose the most appropriate answer:

When you have decided what to eat you can tell the waiter:
a. Come to our table, please! b. We would like to order, please! c. We would like to command, please! ANS: B 249. Choose the most appropriate answer:

You shouldnt start a letter with the following word(s):

a. Dear Sir, b. Gentlemen, c. Dear Mister, ANS: C 250. Choose the most appropriate answer:

Choose the correct letter ending:

a. I am looking forward to hear from you. b. Im looking forward to hearing from you. c. Im waiting forward to hear from you. ANS: B