AN ENTERTAINING TEST PAPER 1.

Put the verbs into the right tense: 1) A very unhappy-looking man (come) to a psychiatrist and said: My memory (be) terrible, he complained. I forget everything. Can you help me? How long (you have) this trouble? What trouble? 2) I (see) the doctor yesterday about my loss of memory. What he (do)? He (make) me pay in advance. 3) Employer: Well, I particularly want a strong boy. What your qualifications (be) in this direction? Young man: I just (finish) beating the other ten applicants that (wait) outside. 4) Customer: Look here, I want to change this coat I (buy) the day before yesterday. My wife (not like) it. Shop-assistant: Change that coat? Well, I never! Thats the finest piece you ever (wear). I tell you what, my friend: youd better keep that coat and go home and change your wife! 2. Put the following dialogue into reported speech: A man walked into a shop and saw a cute little dog. He asked the shopkeeper, "Does your dog bite?" The shopkeeper said, "No, my dog does not bite." The man tried to pet the dog and the dog bit him. "Ouch!" he said, "I thought you said your dog does not bite!" The shopkeeper replied, "That is not my dog!" 3. In the following text there are 8 extra words. Find and circle them: A Scotsman who he was driving home in one night, ran into a car driven by an Englishman. The Scotsman got out of the car for to apologize and offered the Englishman a drink from a bottle of whisky. The Englishman it was glad to have a drink. "Go on," said the Scot, "have one another drink." The Englishman drank gratefully. "But don't you want the one, too?" he asked to the Scotsman. "Perhaps," replied the Scotsman, "after the police will have gone." 4. Translate into English: 1) - Tata a inceput sa te placa, cand a aflat ca esti poet. - Zau? De ce? - Fiindca celalalt logodnic al meu era campion la box. 2) - Toti cei care alearga vor primii premii? - Numai cel care ajunge primul. - Si ceilalti de ce mai alearga? 4. Fill in the blanks. Use only one word for each space. Fred is 32 years old and he is still single. One day a friend asked, "Why aren't you married? Can't you (1)a woman who will be a good wife?" Fred (2).., "Actually, I've found many women I wanted to marry, but when I bring them home to (3).my parents, my mother doesn't like them." His friend (4).. for a moment and says, "I've got the perfect (5)., just find a girl who's just like your mother." A few months (6) they meet again and his friend says, "Did you find the perfect girl? Did your mother like her?" With a frown on his face, Fred answers, "Yes, I found the perfect girl. She was just like my mother. You were (7)., my mother liked her very much." The friend said, "Then what's the (8).?" Fred replied, "My father doesn't like her." 5. Write a composition with the following title: My future.

Key: Ex 1: 1. came, is, have been having 1. saw, did he do, made 2. are, have finished, are waiting/ have been waiting 3. bought, doesnt like, have worn Ex 3: A Scotsman who he was driving home in one night, ran into a car driven by an Englishman. The Scotsman got out of the car for to apologize and offered the Englishman a drink from a bottle of whisky. The Englishman it was glad to have a drink. "Go on," said the Scot, "have one another drink." The Englishman drank gratefully. "But don't you want the one, too?" he asked to the Scotsman. "Perhaps," replied the Scotsman, "after the police will have gone." Ex 4: a) find, replied/answered/responded, meet, thinks, solution/idea, later, right, problem b) enters, office, payment/money, owe, check, envelope