I.

Choose the alternative which is appropriate to the initial sentence:

1. Aş vrea să nu fi semnat contractul fără să fi consultat un avocat! Oricum e prea târziu
acum. Fie ce-o fi, voi fi de partea ta.
a) I wish you didn’t sign the contract without to consult a lawyer! It’s too late now anyway.
Whatever it will come, I’ll be on your side.
b) I wish you haven’t signed the contract without consulting a lawyer! It’s too late now
anyway. Come what will, I’ll be on your side.
c) I wish you didn’t sign the contract without consulting a lawyer! It’s too late now anyway.
Come what might, I’ll be on your side.
d) I wish you hadn’t signed the contract without consulting a lawyer! It’s too late now
anyway. Come what may, I’ll be on your side.

2. Nu-mi spune că ai vândut apartamentul! Când l-ai vândut? Să mă fi anunţat şi pe mine!

Poate l-aş fi cumpărat chiar eu.
a) Don’t tell me you have sold your apartment! When did you sell it? You might have let me
know! I may have bought it myself!
b) Don’t tell me you sold your apartment! When did you?You must have told me! Maybe I
could buy it myself!
c) Don’t tell me you have sold your apartment! When did you sold it? You should have told
me! Maybe I would have bought it on my own!
d) Don’t tell me you sold your apartment! When did you sell it?You could have told me! I
might have bought it myself!

3. De îndată ce a intrat în încăpere s-au şi stins luminile. De-ar fi avut la el o cutie cu

chibrite sau o brichetă!
a) Hardly had he entered in the room than the lights went out. If only he had a box of
matches or a lighter with him!
b) No sooner had he entered the room than the lights went out. If only he had had a box of
matches or a lighter with him!
c) He had no sooner entered the room then the lights went out. If only he would have had a
box of matches or a lighter with him.
d) He had scarcely entered the room that the lights went out. He wished he had had a box of
matches or a lighter with him.

4. E imposibil ca el să fi comis acele infracţiuni! Oricât ai încerca nu poţi să mă faci să

accept acest lucru.
a) It is impossible that he committed those crimes! Though hard you may try, you can’t
make me accept this fact.
b) He can’t have committed those crimes! Try as you may, you can’t make me accept this
fact.
c) It is impossible for him to have committed those crimes! Hard though as you might try,
you won’t make me to accept this fact.
d) He couldn’t commit those crimes. Try as you might, you can’t make me to accept this
fact.
5. La acea vreme puţine ştiam despre ce s-a întâmplat; doar mai târziu mi s-au dat alte
informaţii cu privire la incident.
a) At that time little did I know about what had happened; it was only later that I was given
further information.
b) Little did I knew at that time about what happened; only later I was given more pieces of
information.
c) Little did I know at that time about what has happened; it was only later that I was given
farther information.
d) At that time little did I know about what had happened; only later was I given further
informations.

6. Ieri am fost informaţi că echipa noastră a fost descalificată! Veştile sunt şocante, ştiu. Şi
pe noi ne-au luat prin surprindere. Sigur a fost o neînţelegere la mijloc.
a) We were informed that our team had been disqualified yesterday! The news is shocking, I
know. It took us by surprise, too. It must have been a misunderstanding.
b) Yesterday we have been informed that our team had been disqualified! The news are
astonishing, I know. They took us by surprise, too. It must be a misunderstanding.
c) Yesterday we were informed that our team have been disqualified! The news is shocking,
I know. It took us by surprise, too. It must be a misunderstanding.
d) Yesterday we were informed that our team had been disqualified! The news is shocking, I
know. It took us by surprise, too. There must have been a misunderstanding.

7. Mă întreb ce s-ar întâmpla dacă aş uita să pun în ordine cronologică dosarele acestea
înaintea de sosirea investitorilor? Cu siguranţă aş fi concediată!
a) I wander what could happen if I forgot to put these files in chronological order before the
investors’s arrival? I would be fired for certain.
b) I am wondering what would happen if I forgot arranging these files chronologically
before the investors arrival?
c) I wonder what would happen if I forgot to put these files in chronological order before the
investors’ arrival? I would surely be fired!
d) I wonder what would happen if I forgot to arrange these files chronologically before the
arrival of the investors’s. I would be surely fired!

8. Ce crezi că fac ei acum? Nu ştiu sigur, poate îşi vopsesc părul în roz pentru petrecere aşa
cum au spus că vor face.
a) What do you think are they doing now? I don’t know exactly, they may dye their hair
pink like they said they would.
b) What do you think they are doing now? I don’t know for sure, they may be dyeing their
hair pink for the party like they said they would.
c) What do you think they are doing now? I don’t know for sure, they may be dying their
hair pink for the party like they said they will.
d) What do you think they are doing now? I am not sure, maybe they die their hair pink like
they said they would do.

9. Sper ca situaţia se va clarifica până luni, când va începe competiţia.

a) I hope the situation will have been clarified by Monday, when the competition will start.
b) I hope the situation will be clarified until Monday, when the competition will start.
c) I hope the situation will be clarified by Monday, when the competition starts.
d) I hope the situation will have been clarified by Monday, when the competition starts

10. L-am întrebat dacă locuia in acel oraş de mult timp. La început a evitat să-mi dea un
răspuns precis, dar mai apoi mi-a spus că tocmai se mutase acolo, dar nu era chiar
mulţumit de ceea ce oraşul avea de oferit.
a) I asked him if he was living in that town for a long time. At first he avoided giving me a
clear answer, but then he told me he just moved there but he wasn’t quite pleased with
what the town had to offer.
b) I asked him if he had been living in that town for a long time. At first he avoided to give
me a clear answer, but than he told me he had just moved there but he wasn’t quite
pleased with what the town had to offer.
c) I asked him if he had been living in that town for a long time. At first he avoided giving
me a clear answer, but then he told me he had just moved there but he wasn’t quite
pleased with what the town had to offer.
d) I asked him if he was living in that town for a long time. At first he avoided giving me a
clear answer, but then he told me he had just moved there but he wasn’t quite pleased of
what the town had to offer.

II. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Actuala noastră preocupare/grija este ca toti studentii sa frecventeze cursurile

obligatorii ale acestor institutii si nu sa frecventeze (= sa mearga prea des)
barurile de prin imprejurimi.
2. As vrea sa inceteze sa mai vada totul in negru.
3. Regret ca am ramas in urma cu materia. – Iar eu regret sa te informez ca va
trebuis ca, pana la sfarsitul semestrului, sa ii ajungi din urma pe colegii tai.
4. Imi pare rau sa iti spun asta, dar te comporti de parca ai fi un adept al celor care o
cauta cu lumanarea, daca pot sa spun asa.
5. Mi-a spus ca am facut din tantar armasar si ca voi sta, cu siguranta, ca pe ace pana
ce voi afla ce parere si-au facut despre mine dupa aceasta cearta.
6. Nici nu si-a terminat bine discursul ca au si venit cu totii sa-l felicite pentru
maniera geniala in care a abordat subiectul.
7. Stiu ca gusturile nu se discuta, dar poti sa-mi spui de ce afirmi ca, dintre cele doua
reclame, cea de-a doua este cea mai interesanta.
8. Trebuie ca a avut un motiv ascuns (NOT ‘secret’) si care nu sufera amanare.
9. Sunt in al noualea cer, dar stiu ca, daca n-ar fi fost exigentul instructor, nu as fi
obtinut aceste rezultate.
10. As fi preferat ca sa arati putina compasiune/intelegere pentru cei pe care i-au ajuns
vremuri grele.
11. Avem nevoie de un binoclu şi o busolă.
12. Mă tem că nu te pot ajuta. Cunoştinţele mele în acest domeniu sunt limitate.
13. Poliţia nu a făcut nicio arestare în acest caz încă.
14. Ştirile pe care le-am primit până acum sunt extrem de interesante.
15. Unde sunt banii Mariei? Nu sunt în sertarul unde îi ţine de obicei.
16. Acustica acestei săli e foarte bună. Acustica e o ramură a fizicii.
17. Acest mijloc de a obţine un paşaport este total ilegal.
 18. - Aş prefera să nu mă duc la film decât să te las singur acasă. – Eu aș fi preferat să-
mi fi cumpărat şi mie bilet.
19. Maşina nu porneşte. Va trebui să o repar.
20. Precis era înăuntru, fiindcă i-am auzit vocea, dar n-a deschis. Poate n-o fi auzit
soneria.
21. Nu e obişnuit să i se vorbească aşa urât.
22. Nu trebuia să îi ceri tu scuze. A fost numai vina lui.
23. De o vezi cumva, transmite-i salutări din partea mea.

III. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in the capitals OR begins as shown:

1) Without you, I would have resigned a long time ago. BEEN

2) You should go to bed now, because you have classes early in the morning. TIME
3) I’m really sorry you couldn’t come to the Halloween party. ONLY
4) We won’t go on the trip if the weather is bad. UNLESS
5) Oscar doesn’t know all the details, though he pretends to. ACTS
6) We really must solve this problem as soon as possible. IMPORTANT
7) You lied to him and now he doesn’t trust you anymore. IF
8) If you do remember his name, call me later. SHOULD
9) I won’t sell the necklace, not even for $1000. IF
10) A teacher requires punctuality and hard work from his students. A teacher requires
that…………………………………………….
11) If you want my advice, I’d think twice about setting out on such a storm.
If I………………………………………………………………………..
12) Please don’t tell anybody about my new boyfriend.
I’d rather………………………………………….
13) Everyone regretted not paying more attention to the instructions.
Everyone wished………………………………………………..
14) If Jack hadn’t been interested in art, we couldn’t have opened this gallery.
But…………………………………………………………………………
15) Mark is in prison because his boss caught him taking money from the safe.
If his boss…………………………………………………………………..
16) The students should be able to translate such texts by now.
It’s about time……………………………………………..
17) I doubt he translated that article; he isn’t that good at English.
He………………………………………………………….
18) Why didn’t you help your colleagues when they needed you?
You………………………………………………………….
19) It’s highly probable he will arrive before dusk.
He……………………………………………
20) It’s possible that she has already got our telegram.
She……………………………………………….
21) They worried too much about the show, but it all went off perfectly.
They………………………………………………………………..
22) My grandparents prefer to live in the country than in the town.
My grandparents………………………………………………
23) It will be better if you tell him the truth right away.
You………………………………………………..