ACADEMIA DE STUDII ECONOMICE

Admitere: iulie 2004

Disciplina:Limba engleză
Codul: En II c1

TEST-GRILĂ
(PARŢIAL, PE FIECARE DISCIPLINĂ)

21 ). There are four underlined items in the sentence below. One of them contains a mistake.
Identify the faulty item:
The Spanish, who conquered Mexico City and destroyed it lately, considered it the most
beautiful city they had ever seen. (1p)
a) destroyed it lately;
b) it the most;
c) they had ever seen;
d) who conquered

22 ). Complete the sentence with the correct forms: When we … to the cinema, we found people
... outside, which suggested the film was really worth … . (2p)
a) got, have already waited, seeing;
b) got, were already waiting, seeing;
c) were getting, were already waiting, to be seen;
d) were getting, had already waited, to see

23 ). Choose the right ending: Everybody's working hard for the test, … (1p)
a) don't they?;
b) do they?;
c) aren't they?;
d) are they?

24 ). Fill in: They are … hard-working people that nobody dares compete with them. (1p)
a) too;
b) such;
c) so;
d) such a

25 ). Complete with the correct adverb: The message is … expressed. (1p)

a) highly;
b) widely;
c) vividly;
d) generally

26 ). Identify the word in which the group "ough" is pronounced the same as in "enough": (1p)
a) though;
b) tough;
c) through;
d) thought
 Disciplina:Limba engleză
Codul: En II c1

27 ). Choose the correct Indirect Speech version of the following sentence: Have you found the
dictionary you were looking for? (1p)
a) He wanted to know whether I'd found the dictionary I'd been looking for ;
b) He asked me weather I'd found the dictionary I was looking for ;
c) He asked if I've found the dictionary I've been looking for ;
d) He wanted to know if I found the dictionary I was looking for

28 ). Insert the right sentence in the paragraph below:

There is little doubt that many of our habitual, taken-for-granted activities such as
shopping will have disappeared by the year 2100, largely due to computerisation.
……………........... The time may well be fast approaching when people only communicate
via computers and mobile phones. But what will they do when they need a friendly shoulder
to cry on when feeling low? (2p)
a) But what we don't know is how this will affect personal relationships;
b) Despite all the lessons we have learned from history, no one can tell what people are likely to
be doing a hundred years from now;
c) Here it is very difficult to see what the future holds in store;
d) Consequently, it is hard to predict what new invention is about to become an integral part of
our lives

29 ). Fill in: He regrets … their proposal only because his wife … of moving back to London.
(2p)
a) having turned down, thinks;
b) to turn down, thinks;
c) turning down, is thinking;
d) to have turned down, is thinking

30 ). Choose the version which does not convey the meaning of the sentence below:
Se comportă ca şi cum ar fi proprietarul mărfurilor (dar nu este). (2p)
a) He behaves as though he were the owner of the goods;
b) He behaves as if he is the owner of the goods;
c) He behaves as though he was the owner of the goods;
d) He behaves as if he was the owner of the goods

31 ). Fill in: He never … to thanking them. (1p)

a) got on;
b) got over;
c) got up;
d) got around

32 ). Fill in: By this morning the police still … received … about last week's bank robbery.
(1p)
a) hasn't, any information;
b) hadn't, any information;
c) hadn't, any informations;
d) haven't, any informations
 Disciplina:Limba engleză
Codul: En II c1

33 ). Complete the following sentence: He used to … the bus to work, but … he drives his own
car. (1p)
a) take, presently;
b) travel by, actually;
c) take, now;
d) travel by, currently

34 ). Choose the correct translation of the following: Până când se va întoarce soţia lui din
străinătate, se vor face trei săptămâni de când vecinul meu îşi zugrăveşte casa de unul
singur şi e puţin probabil că ea îl va face să renunţe. (3p)
a) By the time his wife returns from abroad, there will be three weeks since my neighbour has
been painting his house all by himself and it's less likely that she'll convince him to give up;
b) By the time his wife returns from abroad, my neighbour will have been painting his house for
three weeks all by himself and it's unlikely she'll convince him to give up;
c) By the time his wife will return from abroad, my neighbour will have been painting his house
for three weeks all by himself and it's unlikely she'll convince him to give in;
d) By the time his wife returns from abroad, my neighbour will be painting his house for three
weeks all by himself and it's unlikely that she'll convince him to give in

35 ). Decide which of the statements a - d is supported by the passage below:

When the American Civil War was over, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth.
Wartime taxes on production had vanished, the population flow from farm to city
increased, and the labour force it provided was buttressed by millions of newly arrived
immigrants willing to work for low wages in the mills of the North and on the railroad
crews of the Midwest and West. The Government provided loans and grants to build a
transcontinental railroad, and assumed a posture of nonintervention in private enterprise.
The social-Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer prevailed. The theory was
that business, if left to its own, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. But as
business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880s, five railroads operating between
New York and Chicago were fighting for traffic, and two more were under construction. As
a result of the battle, the fare between the cities decreased to $1. The petroleum industry
suffered from similar savage competition, and in the 1870s, many oil industries failed. (3p)

a) The government decided not to interfere in the operation of private companies, which
stimulated economic development;
b) According to the theory of social-Darwinism, if businesses owned their equipment, this would
result in the natural selection of the strongest companies;
c) The growth of business led to fierce competition between the railroad and the oil companies;
d) The end of the Civil War marked a dramatic stage in the life of millions of immigrants, forced
to work for lower wages than local workers