TEST PAPER

I.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Tenses:
1. Mary usually (learn).............................languages very quickly but she
(not seem) .............................able to learn modern Greek.
2. I always (buy) .............................lottery tickets but I never
(win) ............................. .............................anything.
3. I (try) .............................to finish this letter for the last half-hour. I wish
you'd go away or stop talking. I have hardly said anything.
4. (you /like) .............................this necklace? I (give) .............................it
to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow.
5. I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) ............................. not to
tell anyone. 6. (you/hear) ............................. the news so far? Tom and Ann are
engaged! That's not new; I (know) .............................it for ages!
7. It (rain) .............................for two hours and the ground is too wet to
play on, so the match (be/already) .............................postponed.
8. Why (you/make) .............................such a horrible noise? I
(lose) .............................my key and I (try) ............................. to wake
my wife for one hour by throwing stones at he window.
9. Mr. Plumb..........................................(have) a lot of trouble with his car lately.
He ............................(repair) it twice so far.
10. Dan...................................... (wait) for Henry since eight oclock. Its now half past eight, but
Henry.............................(not/arrive) yet.

II.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Tenses:
1. The professor (speak)............................for 10 minutes when I (enter) ............................the
hall.
2. After John (listen to) ............................ the news bulletin, he (go) ............................
downstairs to have dinner.
3. He (listen) ............................ to the news on the radio while his wife
(read) ............................ a novel.
4. We (ask) ............................him what countries he (visit) .............................by the time he
was 20 years old.
5. He (learn) ............................English for two years before he (go) ............................to
England for the first time.
6. She (already/go) ............................ out when I (call at) ............................her house.
7. The river became deeper after it (rain) ............................ heavily for a few hours.
8. After John (leave) ............................, she (tell) ............................ me they
(be) ............................ friends for five years.
9. After we (walked) ............................for an hour, we (realize) ............................ we had
lost our way.
10. First he (stand) ............................up, then he (ask) ............................ the teacher for
permission and afterwards he (leave) ............................the classroom.
III. Complete the sentences. Use future simple or be going to and the verbs in brackets.
1. The traffics very bad this morning. I hope we..(not/be) late for our
lecture.
2. We could have the party here. Im sure the neighbours.(not mind) the
noise.
3. Matt probably.(not come) with us. He doesnt like football.

4. Shes working too hard. I hope she.(not get) ill.

5. He.(be) fifteen years old next week.
6. What are you doing with that water? I.(wash) the car.
7. Dont worry about the ink on your shirt. Im sure nobody.(notice) it.
8. It...(be) a lovely day. Look at that clear blue sky!
9. I think we... (have) enough time to eat before the film, so lets find a caf.
10. I am too tired to cut the grass. Dont worry! I(cut) it for you.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Perfect Simple or Continuous:
IV.
1. In a weeks time, we (take) ........................... our exam.
2. I (finish) ........................... reading the newspapers by lunch time.
3. Next year, they (be married) ........................... for 25 years.
4. If we dont hurry, the sun (rise) ........................... before we reach the beach.
5. By the end of the season, one hundred thousand people (spend) ...........................
their holidays at the seaside.
6. By the time you come home, I (cook) ........................... for two hours.
7. When I take the exam, I (read) ........................... all the books on the bibliography list.
8. By the beginning of next week, I (work) ........................... on this paper for a month.
9. By 5 oclock, you (see) ........................... all the exhibits in the museum.
10. By the end of the month, I (pay off) ........................... all my debts.
V.
a) Translate into English using Future Tenses:
1. Pn anul viitor pe vremea aceasta, voi fi economisit 5 milioane.
2. Ce vei face mine diminea la ora 11? Voi vizita trgul internaional.
3. Am cumprat o main de scris i voi nva s bat.
4. Pn la sfritul lunii, voi fi vzut acest film de 5 ori.
5. Trenul va fi plecat nainte de a ajunge noi la gar.

b) Translate into English using Present and Past Tenses:

1. Cine te-a nvat s vorbeti engleza att de bine?
2. Unde i-ai petrecut vacana anul acesta?
3. M gndesc adesea s-mi iau carnet de conducere.
4. Vremea s-a nclzit n ultimul timp.
5. Traduc un text de dou ore i nu l-am terminat nc.
6. El a scris numai dou scrisori de cnd a plecat n strintate.
7. Un copil a spart geamul. L-am inlocuit ieri.
8. Am mers pe jos 10 km pn acum.
9. De cnd mi-am cumprat maina, am mers rareori pe jos la slujb.
10. Cu cine ai votat la ultimele alegeri?
VI.
Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct degree of comparison:
1. Summer is (good)............................ season of the year.
2. In summer the days are (long) ............................ and the nights
(short) ............................ than in spring.
3. The 22nd of June is (long) ............................ day of the year.
4. In July the days become (warm) ............................ and (warm).............................
5. (Many) ............................ people play football in summer.

are

6. Football is (popular) ............................ game in Romania.

7. I think autumn is (beautiful) ............................ as summer.
8. The weather is (warm) ............................ than in summer, but the trees are
(beautiful) ............................ than in summer.
9. Winter is (bad) ............................ season of the year. It is cold and wet.
10. Nevertheless, some people think it is (interesting) ............................ season of the year,
because they can sky, skate or play with snow