Academia Tehnică Militară

Concursul de admitere, sesiunea iulie-august 2007

CHESTIONAR DE CONCURS
Varianta A
Proba: ,,Limba Engleză”

I. Read the text below and answer the questions by choosing one of the three possible
answers. Only one answer is correct.

Who discovered the power of electricity? In Britain, people think that Michael Faraday was
the ‘inventor’ of electric power. Faraday was a scientist who developed the first dynamo
(1825), which became the blueprint for the first generator. Hungarians think that Ányos Jedlik
discovered electricity. He assembled a machine with a rotating electromagnet inside it. This
was six years before German engineer Ernst von Siemens developed his dynamo. Why is
Siemens more famous than Jedlik?
Prokop Diviš was an eighteenth-century Czech inventor. He developed the lightning rod. At
the same time in the US, Benjamin Franklin carried out his famous experiment with a kite in a
thunderstorm. He proved that there was electricity in lightning. Franklin was also a politician.
He helped to write the American Declaration of Independence. Busy man!
Different people in different countries discovered ways of using electricity. The American
Thomas Edison invented the microphone (1877), the record player (1878) and an early idea
for the cinema. His most famous invention was the electric light. He also developed the first
electric light power station in New York. At the same time, the Czech inventor František
Křižík invented a different type of electric light and developed street lighting in Prague.
What does this tell us? Scientists work on similar things and get good ideas at the same time!

1. People think that Michael Faraday was …………

a) the ‘inventor’ of electric power
b) a Hungarian doctor
c) a teacher of literature

2. Hungarians think that electricity was invented by ................

a) John Newton
b) Ányos Jedlik
c) Galileo Galilei

3. Faraday developed the first dynamo in .................

a) 1825
b) the middle of the 20th century
c) the 17th century

4. The lighting rod was developed by .................

a) Prokop Diviš
b) Copernic
c) Coandă
5. ................ carried out an experiment with a kite in a thunderstorm.
a) Einstein
b) Fermi
c) Franklin
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 6. Franklin helped to write the American ................
a) Declaration of Human Rights
b) Declaration of War
c) Declaration of Independence

7. The American Thomas Edison invented .................

a) the computer
b) the microphone
c) the chip

8. The record player was invented in ...................

a) 1850
b) 1900
c) 1878

9. The first electric light power station was in ..................

a) Washington
b) New York
c) Philadelphia

10. František Krizik developed street lighting in ...................

a) Prague
b) Bucharest
c) Paris

II. Choose the answer that best fits the context. Mark the letter of the answer on the answer
sheet. Only one answer is correct.

11. While I ............... at the airport yesterday, I .................a purse full of money.
a) will be waiting; will find
b) am waiting ; am finding
c) was waiting; found

12. He ................ in Bucharest since he ………...... a child.

a) will live; is
b) lives; will be
c) has been living; was

13. I usually ............. to work but this week I ............... .

a) walk; am driving
b) walked; will be driving
c) walking; would drive

14. If the weather ............... fine, we .............. to the seaside next week.
a) will being; will go
b) are; will going
c) is; will go

15. Last week I ............... my boss I ……….. do the job.

a) told; couldn’t
b) didn’t told; am able to
c) will tell; can
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 16. You need to use a ............ if you want to find the definition of a word.
a) novel
b) book
c) dictionary

17. I like my house to be clean, and I always keep my room.............. .

a) red
b) emotional
c) tidy

18. He gave me a ............ answer to my request.

a) polite
b) pink
c) polluted

19. I like my girlfriend to look ..............

a) extremely
b) window
c) good

20. Cats have four .........

a) hands
b) legs
c) fingers

III. For questions 21-30 arrange the sentences in the logical order. On your answer sheet
match each number with one of the letters a to j, as shown in the model below. Only one
answer is correct.

21. I would like to start this letter by applying for the position of full-time teacher in your
school.
22. First, I have a BA at Oxford University.
23. Thirdly, I am an enthusiastic and patient person and I have a genuine affection for
children.
24. Yours faithfully,
25. Dear Sir,
26. Secondly, I have an MA the same famous university
27. In the end, I would like to attach a CV giving details of my qualifications and experience.
28. I look forward to your reply
29. Fourthly, I can assure you I have considerable experience and very good references from
previous employers.
30. I feel I am well-qualified for this position for the reasons I will enumerate below.

Toate cele 30 subiecte sunt obligatorii.

Fiecare subiect se cotează cu 3 puncte.
Media probei de concurs se calculează împărţind numărul de puncte acumulate la cele 30 subiecte
(numărul de subiecte rezolvate corect) la cifra 10, la care se adaugă un punct din oficiu.
Timp de lucru efectiv – 90 minute.
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 GRILĂ DE EVALUARE

Varianta A
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