English an1sem1 1. Choose the most appropriate variant: I ______ English this year. a. study b. am studying c. studied ANS: B
2. Choose the most appropriate variant:
______ a good time? I hope you ______ the party. a. do you have, are liking b. are you having, like c. don’t you have, liked ANS: B
3. Choose the most appropriate variant:
How often ______ to the theatre? a. do you go b. are you going c. you go ANS: A
4. Choose the most appropriate variant:
This meat ________ awfully bad. a. is smelling b. smell c. smells ANS: C
5. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 variant:
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 variant: 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 variant:
The train for Budapest _______ at 6 a.m. a. is going to leave b. will leave c. leaves ANS: C
9. Choose the most appropriate variant:
By 2010 I _______ . a. will have graduated b. shall graduate c. am going to graduate ANS: A
10. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 variant:
I think I haven’t seen a good film for _______ . a. ages b. last year c. month ANS: A
12. Choose the most appropriate variant:
John and Fred don’t 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 variant: She hasn’t spoken to her brother ______ she came back from London. a. after b. before c. since ANS: C 14. Choose the most appropriate variant: In our village people are very friendly, they often help ______ . a. one another b. each other c. themselves ANS: A
15.Choose the most appropriate variant:
______ I close the window? You are shivering. a. may b. shall c. must ANS: B
16.Choose the most appropriate variant:
Students are not allowed _______ in the classroom. a. smoking b. to smoke c. smoke ANS: B
17. Choose the most appropriate variant:
“Where have you been? I ______ for you for more than an hour. a. have been waiting b. am waiting c. waited ANS: A
18. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If you think the price is too high, you _____ buy that house. a. daren’t b. needn’t c. may not ANS: B
19. Choose the most appropriate variant:
______ 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 variant:
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 variant:
My brother is _____ in his class. a. most tall b. taller c. the tallest ANS: C
22. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 variant:
Have you read _____ books the teacher told us about? a. the b. a c. that ANS: A
24. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’d rather go home, there’s ______ interesting here. a. everybody b. nobody c. anybody ANS: B
25. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’ve never visited ______ beautiful places before. a. so b. that c. such ANS: C
26. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Oh, I’ve forgotten to buy ______ milk. a. little b. some c. a few ANS: B
27. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Everybody hopes ______ honest people in the parliament. a. they are b. there are c. that are ANS: B
28. Choose the most appropriate variant:
We can meet at 6p.m., I hope ______ work by then. a. will finish b. will be finishing c. will have finished ANS: C
29. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Unfortunately he is feeling ______ today. a. worse b. worst c. bed ANS: A
30. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Why are the kids outside at this late hour? They ______ to bed before 10 o’clock. a. must have gone b. should have gone c. needn’t have gone ANS: B
31. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Please hurry up, you ______ to finish this work today. a. should b. ought c. must ANS: B
32. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Vegetarians are people ______ don’t eat meat. a. who b. which c. whose ANS: A
33. Choose the most appropriate variant:
They had a very comfortable tent so they ______ to book hotel rooms. a. needn’t have b. didn’t need c. should have ANS: B
34. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Let’s 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
35. Choose the most appropriate variant:
They ______ when I arrived and I couldn’t tell them the good news. a. left b. had left c. have left ANS: B
36. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
37. Choose the most appropriate variant:
______ of the students liked the course. a. no b. any c. none ANS: C
38. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Nowadays an average family has ______ children than one hundred years ago. a. less b. fewer c. many ANS: B
39. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The girl looked for her two little brothers but she could find ______ of them. a. neither b. none c. any ANS: A
40. Choose the most appropriate variant:
They’ll bring us a present if they come, ______ ? a. don’t they b. will they c. won’t they ANS: C
41. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I was asked to feed my ______ dogs today. a. friend sister’s b. sister’s friend’s c. sister’s friend ANS: B
42. Choose the most appropriate variant:
“Where’s father?” “I’m not sure but he ______ to the office. a. could go b. must have gone c. may have gone ANS: C
43. Choose the most appropriate variant:
They ______ before the wedding. a. had their house decorated b. used to decorate c. had decorating their house ANS: A 44. Choose the most appropriate variant: I love ______ classical music. a. a b. the c. __ ANS: C
45. Choose the most appropriate variant:
This is certainly ____ most ridiculous story I have ever heard! a. a b. the c. __ ANS: B
46. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Get up , everybody! ___ breakfast is ready! a. a b. the c. __ ANS: C 47. Choose the most appropriate variant: ___ Mississippi is ___ longest river in ___ North America. a. a, the, the b. the, the, ___ c. __ , the, ___ ANS: B
48. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Instead of playing ___ football you’d better play ____ piano! a. the, the b. the, ___ c. __, the ANS: C
49. Choose the most appropriate variant:
___ English speak ___ English. a. an, the b. the, ___ c. __, ___ ANS: B
50. Choose the most appropriate variant:
When I go to ___ school I pass by ___ church. a. a, a b. the, the c. __, a ANS: C
51. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’m sorry, but you’re too late. She ______ . a. ‘s just gone out b. ‘d just gone out c. ‘ll just go out ANS: A
52. Choose the most appropriate variant:
“_____ Jane today?” “No, but I ____ last night.” a. Did you see, had seen b. Have you seen, saw c. Will you see, have seen ANS: B
53. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I ____ very disappointed. Your last school report was a disaster. a. feel b. fell c. fill ANS: A
54. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Shakespeare ____ “Romeo and Juliet”. a. has written b. wrote c. had written ANS: B
55. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I ____ in Bucharest for three months. a. am living b. have been living c. am leaving ANS: B
56. Choose the most appropriate variant:
These books are too expensive to buy now, but we’ll come back latter. a. The sentence contains one mistake b. The sentence contains two mistakes c. The sentence contains no mistakes ANS: A
57. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
58. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
59. Choose the most appropriate variant:
It has been long time since we last met, isn’t it? 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 variant:
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
61. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Mouses are afraid of cats, don’t they? 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 variant:
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
63. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
64. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
65. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
66. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Find the correct sentence: a. Why is the baby beeing so noisy? b. I hate rainy days. c. Water is consisting of oxygen and hydrogen. ANS: B
67. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Find the correct sentence: a. The soup is tasting a little salty. b. Don’t disturb her, she’s having dinner. c. Don’t disturb her, she has dinner. ANS: B
68. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Find the incorrect sentence: a. I’ll 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 I’ll help you. ANS: B
69. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
70. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
71. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Find the incorrect sentence: a. “When do you meet her?” “At 10 p.m.” b. I’m seeing my friends tomorrow evening. c. I will have finished my exams by the end of the month. ANS: A
72. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Which sentence refers to a planned future event? a. You’re going to have an accident if you drive so fast. b. I think it will rain tomorrow. c. We’re spending our summer holidays in Greece. ANS: C
73. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
74. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The earth moves round its own ______ . a. axes b. axis c. axe ANS: B
75. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The doctor advised him to go to a ______ . a. sanatory b. sanatoria c. sanatorium ANS: C
76. Choose the most appropriate variant:
There were a lot of _____ in the field. a. sheep b. ships c. sheeps ANS: A
77. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Trees lose their ______ in autumn. a. leafs b. leaves c. leafes ANS: B
78. Choose the most appropriate variant:
They bought new _______ for all the rooms of the house. a. furniture b. furnitures c. piece of furniture ANS: A
79. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I must go to the dentist’s, I have a terrible _______ . a. teethache b. toothache c. toothpain ANS: B
80. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Thank you for your precious _______ . a. advice b. advices c. advise ANS: A 81. Choose the most appropriate variant: The government promised that the economic _______ would end soon. a. crise b. crisis c. crises ANS: B
82. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A score of people means _______ . a. twelve people b. twenty people c. one hundred people. ANS: B
83. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If you spend a fortnight in a place you stay there for _______ . a. a month b. a week c. two weeks ANS: C
84. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’ll call you in a couple of days means that I’ll call you _________ . a. in two days b. in a few days c. in a week ANS: A
85. Choose the most appropriate variant:
______ were present at the protest meeting. a. three thousands people b. three thousand people c. three thousands peoples ANS: B
86. Choose the most appropriate variant:
“How much did he pay?” “ ______ “ a. two million lei b. two millions lei c. two millions leis ANS: A 87. Choose the most appropriate variant: 1 inch measures ______. a. 1.56 cm b. 3.14 cm c. 2.54 cm ANS: C
88. Choose the most appropriate variant:
1 mile measures ______ . a. 0.8 km b. 1.6 km c. 2.5 km ANS: B
89. Choose the most appropriate variant:
She _______ when we arrived at the hospital. a. was operated on b. was being operated on c. was operating on ANS: B
90.Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’m sure we _______ to his birthday party. a. ‘ll be invited b. ‘ll been invited c. ‘ll be inviting ANS: A
91. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The children were ______ by their grandmother. a. taken care b. taken care of c. taking care of ANS: B
92. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The food was so bad that it couldn’t ______ . a. be eating b. been eaten c. be eaten ANS: C
93. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’m your best friend, ______ ? a. aren’t I b. am I not c. isn’t it ANS: A
94. Choose the most appropriate variant:
We can’t win every game, ______ ? a. can’t we b. can we c. don’t we ANS: B
95. Choose the most appropriate variant:
John, please stop making that noise, ______ ? a. will you b. don’t you c. shall you ANS: A
96. Choose the most appropriate variant:
She loves her fiance very much, _____ ? a. does she b. doesn’t she c. don’t she ANS: B
97.Choose the most appropriate variant:
Everybody liked the idea, _____ ? a. didn’t he b. didn’t they c. did everybody ANS: B
98. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Give me a hand with this box, _____ ? a. can you b. will you c. don’t you ANS: B
99. Choose the most appropriate variant:
English is ______ by many people. a. spoken b. speaken c. speaked ANS: A
100. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The information ____ correct. a. is b. are ANS: A
101. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The news on the radio ____ worrying. a. was b. were ANS: A
102. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Where ____ the scissors? a. is b. are ANS: B
103. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The committee usually _____ their hands to vote “Yes”. a. raises b. raise ANS: B
104. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The crowd ______ cheering the speaker. a. is b. are ANS: B
105. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The gang of robbers ______ arrested last night. a. was b. were ANS: B
106. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The play will begin after the audience ______ itself. a. settles b. settle ANS: A
107. Choose the most appropriate variant:
This class ______ the best in the school. a. is b. are ANS: B
108. Choose the most appropriate variant:
His family _______ close and it gets together every Sunday. a. have always been b. has always been ANS: B
109.Choose the most appropriate variant:
My favourite football team ______ all its games so far. a. has lost b. have lost ANS: A
110.Choose the most appropriate variant:
The cattle _______ entering the farm yard. a. is b. are ANS: B
111.Choose the most appropriate variant:
Our group _______ of 25 students. a. consist b. consists ANS: B
112. Choose the most appropriate variant:
He’s given me ________. a. a precious advice b. a precious piece of advice ANS: B
113. Choose the most appropriate variant:
We’ve had _________ at the seaside! a. such good weather b. such a good weather ANS: A
114. Choose the most appropriate variant:
He wants to read something. Buy him ________ a. a paper b. some paper ANS: A 115. Choose the most appropriate variant: The information ________ to be correct. a. don’t seem b. doesn’t seem ANS: B
116. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Have you got _________ ? a. many luggages b. much luggage ANS: B
117. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Why _______ the police here? a. is b. are ANS: B
118. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
119. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
120. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
121. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The enumeration containing an incorrect word is: a. oxen, studied, babies, hitting b. tomatoes, cried, pianoes, putting ANS: B
122. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The enumeration containing an incorrect word is: a. partyes, died, came, flies b. forgotten, children, shopping, ladies ANS: A
123. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The enumeration containing an incorrect word is: a. higher, less, the worst, the eldest b. the oldest, the farest, bigger, nicer ANS: B
124. Choose the most appropriate variant:
In the sentence My phone number is 314 05 06, the figure 0 is pronounced: a. [nil] b. [oh] c. [zirou] ANS: B
125. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
126. Choose the most appropriate variant:
In the sentence The temperature is 5 degrees below 0., the figure 0 is pronounced: a. [nil] b. [oh] c. [zirou] ANS: C 127. Choose the most appropriate variant: The bags were very heavy and when we reached the chalet we found a restaurant. a. I know, we didn’t need to prepare so much food. b. I know, we needn’t have prepared so much food. ANS: B
128. Choose the most appropriate variant:
You mistook the dates of the two meetings. a. I’m sorry, I had to check in my agenda. b. I’m sorry, I should have checked in my agenda. ANS: B
129. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Such a terrible accident and nobody was hurt! a. I know, we should have died. b. I know, we could have died. ANS: B
130. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I _____ go home, it’s getting late. a. might b. should c. need ANS: B
131.Choose the most appropriate variant:
She _____ overslept, last night I set the alarm clock myself. a. mustn’t have b. shouldn’t have c. couldn’t have ANS: C
132. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I did my best but the car _____ . a. will not start. b. can’t start c. shall not start ANS: A
133.Choose the most appropriate variant:
He wants to know if he _____ to make a suggestion. a. is able b. is allowed c. is about ANS: B
134. Choose the most appropriate variant:
In autumn you _____ water the plants every day, it rains quite often. a. needn’t b. mustn’t c. shouldn’t ANS: A
135. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’m sorry, I’m not _____ to tell you more. a. in a position b. in the position c. in position ANS: A
136. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Keep him _____, he’s very dangerous! a. at distance b. at the distance c. at a distance ANS: C
137.Choose the most appropriate variant:
He is not the best in his class, but ______ his results are acceptable. a. on average b. on the average c. on an average ANS: C
138. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Travelling ______ is very expensive . a. by the plane b. by plane c. by a plane ANS: B
139. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The workers will go _____ if they don’t receive their salaries. a. on strike b. on a strike c. on the strike ANS: A
140. Choose the most appropriate variant:
My son draws ____ well, everybody praises him. a. real b. really c. realy ANS: B
141. Choose the most appropriate variant:
How are you? I hope you’re _____ . a. well b. good c. finely. ANS: A
142. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Babies’ skin is very _____ . a. sensible b. sensitive. c. sensibly ANS: B
143.Choose the most appropriate variant:
_____ hand do you write with, left or right? a. what b. which c. whose ANS: B
144. Choose the most appropriate variant:
_____ student received a different homework. a. each b. every c. all ANS: A
145. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Practically ______ student in the group liked her. a. each b. every c. all ANS: B 146.Choose the most appropriate variant: _____ kind of mobile phone have you got? a. what b. which c. whose ANS: A
147. Choose the most appropriate variant:
All I need to start a business is _____ pounds. a. a few thousand b. a few thousands c. few thousands ANS: A
148. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I’ve told you _____ times not to be late any more. a. a million b. millions c. billion ANS: A
149. Choose the most appropriate variant:
____ she could do was wait. a. All b. Everything c. Nothing ANS: A
150.Choose the most appropriate variant:
She _____ a whale so far. a. didn’t see b. hasn’t seen c. won’t have seen ANS: B
151. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 152. Choose the most appropriate variant: The following newspaper headline: Iraqian Delegation Meets Pakistanian President a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: C
153. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The following newspaper headline: Vietnamian Refugees Leave Hong Kong Camps a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: B
154. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The following newspaper headline: Britains Have Highest Tax Rate in EU a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: C
155. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The following newspaper headline: Police Arrest Danish on Smuggling Charge a. contains no mistake b. contains one mistake c. contains two mistakes ANS: B
156. Choose the most appropriate variant:
In the Netherlands people speak: a. Danish b. Dutch c. Netherlandese ANS: B
157. Choose the most appropriate variant:
My godmother is: a. my husband’s mother b. the one who baptised me c. my father’s second wife ANS: B
158. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Which word is not a synonym for intelligent: a. smart b. clever c. extroverted ANS: C 159. Choose the most appropriate variant: Which pair is not written correctly: a. deep – deepth b. wide – width c. long – length ANS: A
160. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Your wife’ s sister is: a. your step sister b. your sister in law c. your half sister ANS: B
161. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A person you can rely on is a ______ person. a. trustworthy b. argumentative c. courteous ANS: A
162. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A person who is not polite is a(n) _______ person. a. obstinate b. discorteous c. eccentric ANS: B
163. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
164. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
165. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Which word cannot form an expression with the noun school: a. boarding b. leaver c. master’s ANS: C
166. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Which word cannot form an expression with the noun course: a. crash b. school c. correspondence ANS: B
167. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If you are ill you can stay at home: a. on strike b. on disease holiday c. on sick leave ANS: C
168. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If you are made redundant it means that you will ________ . a. get a bonus b. be unemployed c. be promoted ANS: B
169. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Workers’ interests are represented by _________. a. labour unions b. work associations c. trade groups ANS: A 170. Choose the most appropriate variant: Blue collar workers work in_______ . a. banks b. factories c. market research companies ANS: B
171. Choose the most appropriate variant:
White collar workers work ________. a. in offices b. on building sites c. in the field ANS: A
172. Choose the most appropriate variant:
In a house you should find the cutlery in _______ . a. the bathroom b. the kitchen c. the bedroom ANS: B
173. Choose the most appropriate variant:
In a house you should find the peg in _______ . a. the living room b. the basement c. the entrance hall ANS: C
174. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A cottage is _______ . a. an luxurious villa b. a small house in the country c. a house joined to one other house ANS: B
175. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A remote place is a _________ place. a. far away b. uninhabited c. strange ANS: A 176. Choose the most appropriate variant: Sleet is ________ . a. a mixture of fog and pollution b. a mixture of rain and snow c. a strong destructive wind ANS: B
177. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If the weather is chilly you should wear ________ . a. sun glasses b. gloves c. a sweater ANS: C
178. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A short rain is sometimes called ________ . a. a blizzard b. a shower c. a drought ANS: B
179. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The problem with plastics is that they are not ______ and cannot be reabsorbed by earth. a. recyclable b. biodegradable c. renewable ANS: B
180. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The formation of a layer of gasses trapped in the earth’s atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping is known as ______ . a. desertification effect b. depletion effect c. greenhouse effect ANS: C
181. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Merchandise can be transported by ________ . a. a freight train b. a commuters’ train c. an express train ANS: A 182. Choose the most appropriate variant: A ________ travels by sea. a. chopper b. tanker c. lorry ANS: B
183. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A ________ travels by land. a. ferry b. liner c. van ANS: C
184. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Rotterdam is a major European ______ . a. port b. harbour c. resort ANS: A
185. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The children were taken on a(n) _________ by their teacher. a. journey b. excursion c. trips ANS: B
186. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The irrigation _______ kept the land fertile in spite of the drought a. channels b. canals c. cannels ANS: B
187. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I sailed both across the English ________and the Suez _______. a. Channel, Canal b. Canal, Channel c. Channel, Channel ANS: A
188. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A century ago a ______ from Europe to America could last for a few months. a. voyage b. trip c. movement ANS: A
189. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The novels are based on his ________ to India. a. excursions b. travels c. tours ANS: B
190. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A _______ is any act of travelling. a. trip b. journey c. voyage ANS: B
191. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The secretary told me that he was gone to London on a business_______. a. voyage b. trip c. excursion ANS: B
192.Choose the most appropriate variant:
This car is very ______ it consumes very little fuel. a. economic b. economical c. economy ANS: B
193. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The war was followed by a serious ________ crisis. a. economic b. economical c. economy ANS: A
194. Choose the most appropriate variant:
_________ is contagious. a. pneumonia b. smallpox c. ulcer ANS: B
195. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If you cough and sneeze you may suffer from ________ . a. influenza b. rheumatism c. mumps ANS: A
196.Choose the most appropriate variant:
Please, give me an aspirin. I have a terrible ________ . a. headpain b. headache c. head disease ANS: B
197. Choose the most appropriate variant:
That green dress _______ the girl with the blonde hair. a. fits b. matches c. suits ANS: C 198.
Choose the most appropriate variant:
The green of her dress _______ the green of her eyes. a. fits b. matches c. suits ANS: B
199. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The green dress _______ her properly now as she’s lost some weight. a. fits b. matches c. suits ANS: A
200. Choose the most appropriate variant:
You can buy bread from the _______ . a. dairy b. bakery c. grocery ANS: B 201. Choose the most appropriate variant: You can buy cakes from the ________ . a. stationery b. greengrocery c. confectionery ANS: C
202. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 203. Choose the most appropriate variant: If a student works part time he receives _________ . a. wages b. salary c. dividends ANS: A
204. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A mortgage is _______ . a. a loan to purchase property b. an important financial document c. the money chargeable for a loan ANS: A
205. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
206. Choose the most appropriate variant:
If you have some money in your account you are ______ . a. in the black b. in the red c. in the green ANS: A
207. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
208. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
209. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The collective noun poultry refers to ________ . a. domestic birds b. domestic animals c. domestic birds and animals ANS: A
210. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 muzaica vom invata despre game. ANS: C
211. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
212. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Tonic water tastes ________ . a. sour b. salty c. bitter ANS: C 213. Choose the most appropriate variant: Before a show artists go to _________ . a. repetitions b. rehearsals c. revisions ANS: B
214. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Any orchestra needs a ________ . a. conductor b. director c. chef ANS: A
215. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Find the incorrect enumeration: a. You can play golf / football / iceskating. b. You can go skiing / sailing / walking. ANS: A
216. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Find the incorrect enumeration: a. You can play tennis / baseball / soccer. b. You can go dancing / volleyball / fishing. ANS: B
217. Choose the most appropriate variant:
You can play football on a _______ . a. court b. pitch c. rink ANS: B
218. Choose the most appropriate variant:
You can play tennis on a _______ . a. ground b. court c. ring ANS: B
219. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The police blamed football _______ for vandalism. a. opponents b. supporters c. audience ANS: B
220. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Olympic Games require locations capable of seating a large number of ______ . a. contestants b. opponents c. spectators. ANS: C
221. Choose the most appropriate variant:
A tabloid is a newspaper that focuses on ________ . a. economic news b. sensation news c. cartoons ANS: B
222. Choose the most appropriate variant:
He ______ he wanted to leave earlier. a. said b. told c. talked ANS: A
223. Choose the most appropriate variant:
We really have to ______ this matter over. a. speak b. talk c. chat ANS: B
224. Choose the most appropriate variant:
We had a very pleasant _____ over a cup of coffee. a. speech b. conversation c. word ANS: B
225. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Try to be more concise, your report is too _______ . a. informal b. informative c. informational ANS: B
226. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The anthem of the European Union was composed by ____________ . a. Joseph Sebastian Bach b. Ludwig van Beethoven c. Freddie Mercury ANS: B
227. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
228. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The European Union has ____ members. a. 15 b. 25 c. 27 ANS: C
229. The correct matching of the two columns is:
1. a crowd of a. thieves 2. a bunch of 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
230. The correct matching of the two columns is:
1. to apply a. a living 2. to go b. shortlisted 3. to make c. in shifts 4. to take d. redundant 5. to be e. on strike 6. to be made f. on a job 7. to work 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
231. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The number of stars on the European Union flag _____ with the number of EU Member States a. coincides b. does not coincide ANS: B
232. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
233. The correct matching of the two columns is:
1. You must come. a. Poti veni. 2. You can’t have come. b.Nu a fost nevoie sa vii. 3. You needn’t have come. c. Trebuie sa vii. 4. You should have come. d. Nu era nevoie sa vii. 5. You didn’t 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
234. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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
235. Choose the most appropriate variant:
The European idea is about establishing a union of democratic states having the same Christian religion. a. true b. false ANS: B
236. Choose the most appropriate variant:
I have been living in this neighbourhood __________ . a. 6 years ago b. for 6 years c. since 6 years ANS: B
237. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 variant:
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 variant:
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 variant:
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 variant: 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 variant:
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 variant:
If a foreigner asks you for directions in English and you don’t know the answer you should say: _______ . a. I’m terribly sorry, I really don’t know. b. I’d rather not answer that if you don’t mind. c. Why don’t you buy a map? ANS: A
244. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 variant:
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 variant:
Which request is more formal? a. May I leave now, sir? b. Can I leave now, sir? c. I’ll leave now, ok? ANS: A 247. Choose the most appropriate variant: 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. You’re welcome, sir. ANS: A
248. Choose the most appropriate variant:
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 variant:
You shouldn’t start a letter with the following word(s): a. Dear Sir, b. Gentlemen, c. Dear Mister, ANS: C
250. Choose the most appropriate variant:
Choose the correct letter ending: a. I am looking forward to hear from you. b. I’m looking forward to hearing from you. c. I’m waiting forward to hear from you. ANS: B
Let's think step by step:- The common factor of 32, 45 and 50 is 5- 32/5 = 6.4 meters - 45/5 = 9 meters- 50/5 = 10 meters- So the best option is the 50 meter wire.b. How did you get the answer