ACADEMIA NAŢIONALĂ DE INFORMAŢII

„MIHAI VITEAZUL”
FACULTATEA DE INFORMAŢII
Studii universitare de licenţă
Concursul de admitere, sesiunea iulie 2014

PROBA DE LIMBĂ STRĂINĂ – LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

1. He .......... a wife and two daughters.

a. Have got
b. ‘s got
c. is got
d. got

2.
a. I’ve been waiting for over half an hour now!
b. I’ve been waiting since over half an hour now!
c. It’s over half an hour I waited now!
d. I’ve waited since half an hour now!

3.
a. I’ll see you opposite of the cinema at six o’clock.
b. I’ll see you outside the cinema at six o’clock.
c. I’m seeing you in front of the cinema at six o’clock.
d. I’ll see you opposite the cinema for six o’clock.

4. How .......... to get to London by train?

a. long time does it take
b. long does it take
c. long it take
d. much time it takes

5. If ..........
a. I won the lottery, I’d sail around the world.
b. I won the lottery, I’m going to sail around the world.
c. I won the lottery, I’ll sail around the world.
d. I’d won the lottery, I’d sail around the world.

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6. Would you mind ..........? It's cold in here.
a. to shut the window
b. if you shut the window
c. I shutting the window
d. shutting the window

7. Would you like some more cake? There ..........

a. is some left
b. is little left
c. is a few left
d. are some left

8. You .......... for an interview.

a. shouldn’t late
b. shouldn’t been late
c. shouldn’t to be late
d. shouldn’t be late

9. A chemist is a place ..........

a. at which you can buy medicine in
b. where you can buy medicine
c. which you can buy medicine
d. where you can buy medicine at

10. I'd like ..........

a. an Coke and a packet of chips, please.
b. one Coke and an packet of chips, please.
c. a Coke and one packet of crisps, please.
d. a Coke and one crisps, please.

11. ……………………… . Yes, I have.

a. Do you have lobster for dinner?
b. Have you ever had lobster for dinner?
c. Have you lobster for dinner?
d. Did you have got lobster for dinner?

12. Edith is .... than Mary.

a. more pretty
b. prettier
c. more prettier
d. the prettiest

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13. Some people never set ....... to become rich.
a. on
b. up
c. out
d. off

14. Too .......wine is not good for your health.

a. many
b. much
c. few
d. little

15. I'd rather that you ....... smoke in my house.

a. shouldn't have
b. couldn't
c. mustn't
d. didn't

16. ....... car is that blue one?

a. Whom
b. That
c. Who's
d. Whose

17. I think that you should cut ....... smoking.

a. off
b. out
c. away
d. in

18. Where.......to school?

a. did you go
b. went you
c. did you went
d. did go

19. Would you like .......to the theatre tonight?

a. go
b. to go
c. going
d. to going

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20. The first reality TV show ....... in Sweden in 1997.
a. showed
b. shown
c. is shown
d. was shown

21. How long ... you had this car?

a. did
b. do
c. have
d. were

22. She keeps ... her things all around the place which is so annoying.
a. to leave
b. leaves
c. leave
d. leaving

23. He ... me to the first game when I was only 6.

a. used to take
b. would take
c. took
d. has taken

24. My new PC, ... I bought last week, has already broken down.
a. that
b. which
c. whose
d. ─

25. People ... from the illness find it difficult to relax.

a. suffered
b. suffering
c. who suffering
d. were suffering

26. During the next meeting we ... about setting goals. .

a. are talking
b. will have talked
c. will be talking
d. talk

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27. ... the weather was horrible, we decided to go out for a short walk.
a. Even though
b. However
c. In spite of
d. Despite

28. We should remind ... to be thankful for all that we have.

a. us
b. ─
c. ourselves
d. we

29. He needs a break because he ... very hard this week.

a. was working
b. is working
c. has been working
d. works

30. ... this film? I don't think so.

a. Have you seen
b. You've seen
c. Did you saw
d. Do you have seen

31. They were here, ...?

a. were they
b. wasn't it
c. isn't it
d. weren't they

32. Do you still work there? No, ...

a. I don't still work there.
b. I no longer work there.
c. I work there any more.
d. I not longer work there.

33. Could you ... to the service department, please?

a. pass me through
b. put me through
c. put me on
d. put me over

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34. She ... on holiday in Italy.
a. enjoyed herself
b. enjoyed
c. enjoyed she
d. enjoyed her

35.
a. When did you stop to smoke?
b. When did you stop smoking?
c. When have you stopped smoking?
d. When did you stop smoke?

36.
a. I just sat down when the phone had rung.
b. I was just sitting down when the phone rang.
c. I’d just sat down when the phone rang.
d. I just sit down when the phone was ringing.

37.
a. Can you tell me where is the post-office, please?
b. Can you tell me where the post-office is, please?
c. Can you tell where is the post-office, please?
d. Can you say me where the post-office is?

38.
a. If I would be a famous person for one day, I’d be Nelson Mandela.
b. If I were a famous person for one day, I’ll choose Nelson Mandela.
c. If I will be a famous person for one day, I’ll be Nelson Mandela.
d. If I could be a famous person for one day, I’d be Nelson Mandela.

39. I'm really ... this weekend.

a. look forward to go home
b. looking forward to going home
c. looking forward to go home
d. looking forward to come back home

40. Both ... faces were red with embarrassment.

a. boys
b. boy's
c. boys's
d. boys'

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41.
a. He’s probably lost her number.
b. He’s lost her number, probably.
c. Probably, he’s lost her number.
d. He’s lost her probably number.

42.
a. I usually to live in Paris, but now I live in Madrid.
b. I used to live in Paris, but now I live in Madrid.
c. I am used to live in Paris, but now I live in Madrid.
d. I used to living in Paris, but now I live in Madrid.

43.
a. This time tomorrow, I am in Tokio.
b. This time tomorrow, I am being in Tokio.
c. This time tomorrow, I will be in Tokio.
d. This time tomorrow, I will be being in Tokio.

44.
a. You didn’t use to smoke, did you?
b. You usen’t to smoke, did you?
c. You aren’t used to smoke, did you?
d. You aren’t used to smoking, do you?

45. Long ... and so continue winning all its matches!

a. may flourish our team
b. may our team flourish
c. our team may flourish
d. our team flourish may

46. You never saw the photos we took last summer, ...?
a. did you
b. haven’t you
c. have you
d. didn’t you

47. The programme ... when I walked into the office this morning.
a. was being uploaded
b. is uploaded
c. has been uploaded
d. has uploaded

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48. She chose ... to Rome instead of driving.
a. flying
b. she flew
c. having flown
d. to fly

49. They ... a house already! They only started looking last week!
a. can’t have bought
b. mustn’t be buying
c. mustn’t buy
d. should have bought

50. Mr. Smith’s house .......... from top to bottom because his mother-in-law is coming
for a visit.
a. is cleaning
b. has been cleaning
c. is been cleaned
d. has been cleaned

51. Everybody’s left the building, ...?

a. doesn’t he
b. haven’t they
c. don’t they
d. isn’t it

52. The furniture was moved while some shelves ... on the wall.
a. were putting up
b. are put up
c. have been put up
d. were being put up

53. The long truck carrying the airplane travelled by night ... daytime traffic.
a. so that not slowed
b. for not slowing down
c. so as not to slow down
d. because of not slowing down

54. She regretted not accepting the promotion, even if it would have meant ... to
another town.
a. moving
b. to move
c. move
d. that she moves

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55. You ... your uncle. He died a year before you were born.
a. shouldn’t have met
b. mustn’t have met
c. can’t have met
d. might not have met

56. The castle ... to the public since it was declared unsafe.
a. has been closed
b. was closed
c. had been closed
d. is closed

57. That gadget was a complete waste of money. I wish I ... it.
a. wouldn’t buy
b. don’t buy
c. didn’t buy it
d. hadn’t bought

58. In the middle of the speech he stopped ... a sip of water.

a. having
b. to have
c. that he had
d. to having

59. When he comes home from his holiday in Thailand, he’ll be very surprised to see
his front door ... bright pink as a joke by his friends.
a. was being painting
b. has been painted
c. was been painted
d. is painting

60. His office light is on but he ... late tonight! It’s his wedding anniversary. He
probably forgot to switch it off when he went home.
a. mustn’t be working
b. shouldn’t be worked
c. may not to work
d. can’t be working

61. Robert is an authority … English literature.

a. in
b. on
c. over
d. at

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62. You must be responsible … your decisions.
a. of
b. to
c. with
d. for

63. Could you deal … this problem later, please?

a. for
b. with
c. about
d. in

64.
a. I think the show is about starting now.
b. I think the show is about in start now.
c. I think the show is about to start by now.
d. I think the show is about to start now.

65.
a. You would have heard the news yet.
b. You can’t have heard the news yet.
c. You will have heard the news yet.
d. You would hear the news yet.

66. ... I got to the airport, the plane had left

a. At the time
b. In time
c. By the time
d. At due time

67. You need to shop … if you want to find bargains.

a. about
b. aroud
c. along
d. away

68. Please … to make sure that there is petrol in the car.

a. check
b. control
c. oversee
d. examine

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69. I can’t believe it! Do you mean to tell me that Ben … money from us all this time?
a. was stolen
b. has been stealing
c. stole
d. is stealing

70. Only when they switched on the light, … the mess.

a. did they see
b. they saw
c. they have seen
d. have they seen

71. Why is this television on? I … you … for your test tomorrow!
a. would think, were studies
b. think, are going to study
c. thought, were studying
d. was thinking, studied

72. Since he became president, serious work has … to showing off his new power.
a. sitting in the shade
b. been sitting the driver’s seat
c. taken a back seat
d. driven a hard bargain

73. We need to … that this never happens again.

a. ensure
b. assure
c. insure
d. ashore

74. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he ... another garage in Pinhurst
but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage. So he ... twelve pigeons. Up
to now he ... a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from
one garage to another. When he ... more pigeons he ... more messages. As soon as
he ... them he ... his own private “telephone” service.
a. had just bought, just bought, had, will get, sends, will bought, will have;
b. has just bought, has just bought, had, gets, will send, bought, will have;
c. has just bought, has just bought, has had, gets, will send, has bought, will have;
d. had just bought, has just bought, has had, gets, will send, has bought, will have.

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75. “I grew … ... my family’s 100-year-old Nebraska ranch. ... a young age I became
fascinated ... reading the historic newspapers that were just part of the furniture.”
a. up, on, at, with;
b. up, at, from, with;
c. on, at, from, by;
d. up, at, from, by.

76. I hope you're enjoying your visit to England. ... any Englishmen yet?
Yes, I ... a man called Smith at a party last night.
What you ... about?
We ... about the weather.
a. Have you met, met, were you talking, talked.
b. Did you meet, met, were you talking, talked.
c. Did you meet, met, did you talk, talked.
d. Have you met, met, did you talk, talked.

77. Two spectacular migrations … the gold rush and the land rush. In 1848 gold …
discovered in California. By that time the Spanish … the region for many years. They
already … several missions along the coast, but they … any cities and few
Americans … there.
a. were, was, were exploring, had established, hadn't built, had settled;
b. were, was, were exploring, established, had built, had settled;
c. had been, was, had explored, established, hadn't built, had settled;
d. were, was, had been exploring, had established, hadn't built, had settled.

78. The house where the dead man was found is being guarded by the police to
prevent it from being entered and the evidence interfered with.
a. Police are guarding the house where they found the dead man to prevent
anyone from entering it and interfering with the evidence.
b. Police is guarding the house where they found the dead man to prevent anyone
from entering it and interfering with the evidence.
c. Police are guarding the house where they had found the dead man to prevent
anyone from entering in it and interfering with evidence.
d. Police is guarding the house where they had found the dead man to prevent
anyone from entering it and interfering with the evidence.

79. Elisabeth would rather they ... on time. Then they wouldn't have missed the
plane.
a. had left;
b. would have left;
c. would be leaving;
d. will be leaving.

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80. Your English ... since I last ... you.
a. has been improving, ‘ve been seeing;
b. improved, have seen;
c. has improved, saw;
d. improved, sawed.

81. The farm house we stayed in was completely off the ... track. (BEAT)
a. beating
b. beaten
c. beatening
d. beater

82. Experts have tried to find a ... to the personnel problems. (SOLVE)
a. solving
b. solution
c. resolving
d. resolution

83. She’s a specialist in psychology and human ... . (BEHAVE)

a. behaviour
b. behaving
c. behaviourism
d. behaviourist

84. Make sure the hairdryer is ... before you fix the switch. (CONNECT)
a. disconected
b. disconnected
c. interconnected
d. underconnected

85. Without his teacher’s ... he would have given up long ago. (ENCOURAGE)
a. encouragement
b. encouringing
c. encourangment
d. couragement

86. She has known me for two years now but she still ... my name. (PRONOUNCE)
a. dispronounces
b. unpronounce
c. mispronounce
d. mispronounces

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87. The results were very strange! In fact, they were ... ! (BELIEVE)
a. unbelievable
b. unebeliving
c. unebelievable
d. disbelieving

88. Drug ... is a problem causing great concern. (ADDICT)

a. addicting
b. adiction
c. addiction
d. adicting

89. I have been sworn to ... so I can’t say a word. (SECRET)

a. secrecy
b. secretive
c. secretiveness
d. secretive

90. Please give us details of your present ... . (OCCUPY)

a. occupation
b. occupier
c. occupancy
d. occupant

91. The ... of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food.
(MECHANIC)
a. mechanization
b. mechanizer
c. mecanotherapist
d. mechanics

92. After losing her job she was ... for a month. (EMPLOY)
a. disemployed
b. employable
c. unemployment
d. unemployed

93. The audience gave the violinist a round of ... . (APPLAUD)

a. applauding
b. applauses
c. applaudingly
d. applauders

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94. My ... is the history of Elizabethan England. (SPECIAL)
a. specialism
b. specialty
c. specializing
d. specialist

95. The government is encouraging heavy ... . (INVEST)

a. investments
b. investitors
c. investers
d. investitions

96. Everybody is worried about the ... of the rain forest. (DESTROY)
a. destruction
b. destructive
c. indestructible
d. destroyal

97. Some MPs are calling for ... without trial. (DETAIN)
a. detainee
b. detention
c. detainment
d. detainer

98. This bag contains all my photographic ... . (EQUIP)

a. equipage
b. equip
c. equipped
d. equipment

99. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed a ... for her part in the play. (REPLACE)
a. replacing
b. replaceable
c. replacer
d. replacement

100. Pat was accused of stealing some ... documents. (CONFIDENT)

a. confidential
b. confidentially
c. confidence
d. confident

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