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Teste de tip grilă pentru admitere

1. Fill in the blanks: 7. Fill in the blanks:

Teach a parrot ………..“demand and supply”, and you Students have become more dependant ……… federal
have …………. economist. grants and loans ……… the financial …………. .
a. to saying ……..any a. to……….for………….crise
b. saying ……..…a b. off………while……….crisis
c. to say ……….an c. on..………since………crisis
d. say ..………….Ø d. that………since………crise

2. Fill in the blanks: 8. Fill in the blanks:

BlackRock benefited from growing demand from …….. Capitalism may be characterized …………… an automatic
retail ………. institutional investors. self-regulating system motivated by the selfinterest of
a. also..……….too individuals and regulated by competition.
b. also………...as well a. as
c. both……..too b. like
d. both…….and c. such
d. likely
3. Fill in the blanks:
I’ll never get used …………….. next door to Alice. 9. Fill in the blanks:
a. to not living ………….. I can provide two days of food with only one
b. to not live day of fishing, I can use every other day to do
c. not to live something else.
d. not living a. During
b. Since
4. Fill in the blanks: c. As long
China is making a huge investment in its universities, d. In spite
hoping ………….. its enormous population into
195 …………. graduates by the end of the decade. 10. Fill in the blanks:
a. leveraging………….million What kind of economy ……………. if all machines and
b. leverage……………millions tools ……………..?
c. to leverage………….million a. would we have ……… would disappear
d. leverage……………..million b. we had ………. disappear
c. we would have………disappeared
5. Fill in the blanks: d. would we have………disappeared
Falling down does not signify failure but …………. there
……….. . 11. Fill in the blanks:
a. staying…………does The two sisters are very much ………….. .
b. to stay…………..is a. alike
c. stay………………does b. unlike
d. to stay……………signify c. like
d. as
6.Fill in the blanks:
Failing ………… is planning ………….. . 12. Fill in the blanks:
a. to plan…………failing Economics entails the pursuit of full employment and
b. to plan…………to fail full production, …………. involving both allocative
c. planning……………fail and productive efficiency.
d. planning…………….to fail a. the latter
b. the letter
c. the later
d. the late
13. Fill in the blanks: 20. Friedman asserted that the role of money in
How …………. information do you have about this determining the level of economic activity and the price
university? level was much greater than …………… early Keynesian
a. many theory.
b. few a. suggesting of
c. fewer b. suggested by
d. much c. suggest by
d. the suggestion
14. Fill in the blanks:
I haven’t heard ………….. news about your plans. 21. Fill in the blanks:
a. few I have had two important exams, both of ………….were
b. too many very difficult.
c. much a. whom
d. fewest b. that
c. whose
15. Fill in the blanks: d. which
Competition forces firms to use the least costly, and
therefore the most ………….. efficient, productive 22. Fill in the blanks:
techniques. I am not used to ……………… difficult issues.
a. economic a. deal to so
b. economically b. have to deal with so
c. economical c. dealing with such
d. cheap d. have dealt with such a

16. Fill in the blanks: 23. Fill in the blanks:

It is not enough ………….., others must ……………. He suggested that a petition ………………..
a. to succeed…………….to fail a. should draw up
b. to succeed……………fail b. should be drawn up
c. succeeding………………….failing c. drew up
d. to have succeeded…………..failing d. be draw up

17. Fill in the blanks: 24. Fill in the blanks:

Only by increasing supply ……………… get more of what I propose that we …………….. another date for the
they demand. negotiations.
a. people can actually a. to set
b. actually people can b. setting
c. can people actually c. should set
d. actual people can d. to setting

18. Fill in the blanks: 25. Fill in the blanks:

On no account …………………… in. It’s time we …………….
a. must they be let a. to go
b. they must be let b. having gone
c. they must not be let c. went
d. they must be let not d. going

19. Choose the correct translation of the following 26. Fill in the blanks:
sentence: Money is the only commodity that is good for nothing
Ar trebui luată în calcul fluctuaţia cursului valutar. ……….. to be gotten rid of. It will not feed you,
a. Exchange rate variation should be taken into clothe you, shelter you, or amuse you …………… you
account. spend it or invest it. It imparts value only in
b. Exchange rate variation should take into parting.
account. a. and………unless
c. Exchange rate variation must take into account. b. but………unless
d. Exchange rate variation should have been taken c. however……..…if
into account. d. though…………unlike

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27. Fill in the blanks: 32. Choose the correct equivalent of the following:
…………….. the speeches and acres of newsprint devoted How important is the issue of consumer protection?
to the topic of global imbalances, there has a. The spokesman was asked how important the
been absolutely no progress made toward resolving issue of consumer protection was.
this problem. b. The spokesman was asked how important the
a. Despite issue of consumer protection has been.
b. In spite c. The spokesman was asked how important was
c. Although the issue of consumer protection.
d. But d. The spokesman was asked how important is
the issue of consumer protection.
28. Choose the correct translation of the following:
Cât de mult ți-ar afecta firma dacă n-ai avea acces la 33. Fill in the blanks:
internet o zi ? I’m incredibly late, ……………?
a. How much would it damage your company a. I am not
unless you had no Internet access for a day? b. aren’t I?
b. How much it would damage your company if c. isn’t it
you would have no Internet access for a day? d. I shouldn’t
c. How much would it damage your company if
you had no Internet access for a day? 34. Fill in the blanks:
d. How much would it have damaged your We’d discussed this issue before, …………..?
company if you wouldn’t have no Internet a. didn’t we
access for a day? b. had we
c. wouldn’t we
29. Choose the correct translation of the following: d. hadn’t we
Dacă am acorda o reducere, clienţii ar face comenzi mai
mari. 35. Fill in the blanks:
a. If we had given a discount, the clients would You didn’t know that, ………………?
have placed bigger orders. a. do you
b. If we shall give a dicount, the clients would b. did you
place bigger orders. c. didn’t you
c. Unless we gave a discount, the clients would d. isn’t it
place bigger orders.
d. If we gave a discount, the clients would place 36. Fill in the blanks:
bigger orders. …………………………….. the report by tonight?
a. Will you have finished
30. Choose the correct equivalent of the following: b. Had you finished
Have you had a pay rise? How much did you get? c. Have you finished
a. I was asked if I had a pay rise and how much I d. You will have finished
had.
b. I was asked if I have had a pay rise and how 37. Fill in the blanks:
much did I get. By this time tomorrow, ……………….. the presentation.
c. I was asked if I had had a pay rise and how a. I was giving
much I have gotten. b. I’ll have given
d. I was asked if I had had a pay rise and how c. I will be giving
much I had gotten. d. I have given

31. Choose the correct equivalent of the following: 38. Fill in the blanks:
How do companies protect their image? When I ………………….., I’ll spend less time studying.
a. The reporter wanted to know how the a. will graduate
companies protect their image. b. have graduated
b. The reporter wanted to know how the c. will have graduated
companies protected their image. d. would graduate
c. The reporter wanted to know how the
companies would protect their image. 39. Fill in the blanks:
d. The reporter wanted to know how do the Charlie rolled his eyes and wondered if his friend
companies protect their image. ………………. his mind.
a. had lost
b. has lost
c. have lost
d. losing
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40. Fill in the blanks: 47. Fill in the blanks:
The more we can make, …………… we can consume and Is there any difference between “Let me ………” and
the more prosperous …………………. “Allow me ………..”?
a. the most…………..becomes our life a. to go……………….going
b. the most…………..our life become b. going………………going
c. the more………..our lives become c. going………………..to go
d. much……………our lives becomes d. go…………………...to go

41. Fill in the blanks: 48. Fill in the blanks:

This doesn’t change, no matter how big …………………. I wish ……………. the staff ……………help was vital in
a. an economy gets putting this material together in a coherent and
b. an economy does entertaining package.
c. gets an economy a. I thanked………………who
d. does an economy get b. I would thank………..whom
c. to thank……………….whose
42. Fill in the blanks: d. that I thank……………which
……………… the investigation, they discovered new
evidence. 49. Fill in the blanks:
a. During He was so funny that I couldn’t help ……………… him.
b. When a. laugh at
c. While b. laughing at
d. As c. laugh
d. not laughing
43.Fill in the blanks:
Peter Schiff, …………… the bestselling author of Crash 50. Fill in the blanks:
Proof 2.0, also wrote The Little Book of Bull The good …………… that if we allow ourselves some
Moves in Bear Markets. clarity, then we can at least …………… an
a. have been attempt to solve the problems.
b. been a. news is…………………….make
c. which is b. new is……………………..making
d. who is c. news are………………..make
d. news is………………….to make
44. Fill in the blanks:
Peter and Andrew Schiff explain how ………………. and 51. Fill in the blanks:
why ……………….. The council could refuse to set a legal budget which
a. does an economy grow………………..does it crash would result in ……………….. borrow money and
b. an economy grows ……………………it crashes pay its employees.
c. grows an economy …………………….it crashes a. it be unable of
d. an economy growing ………………….its crashing b. its being unable to
c. to be unable to
45. Fill in the blanks: d. that is unable of
…………….. all humans, Able, Baker and Charlie wanted
……………. their living standard. 52. Fill in the blanks:
a. Similar……………to improving A 512-……………international photo catalogue can
b. Likely……………..have improved provide images for every conceivable use.
c. Like………………to improve a. pages
d. As…………………improving b. page
c. of page
46. Fill in the blanks: d. of pages
………………. do this, they had to be able to catch more
than one fish apiece per day. 53. Fill in the blanks:
a. In order to Trade between Britain and other countries has …………..
b. For steadily from 33% of exports to 50%.
c. So that a. risen
d. In order that b. rose
c. raised
d. arisen

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54. Fill in the blanks: 60. Fill in the blanks:
London does not have ……………. amount of venue space The entrepreneur ……………… time, effort, and business
………… other European centres. reputation, but also his or her invested funds
a. the same…………as and those of associates or stockholders.
b. same…………….of a. not only risking
c. the same………….like b. not risks only
d. as…………………..as c. only risks not
d. risks not only
55. Choose the correct equivalent of the highlighted
structure: 61. Fill in the blanks:
The growth of increasingly competitive global markets Money ……………. value.
and the pace of technological innovation are a. lose it’s
forcing manufacturers to take new approaches. b. loses its
a. The manufacturers are forced to take new c. loose its’
approaches. d. loses their
b. The manufacturers are forcing to take new
approaches. 62. Fill in the blanks:
c. The manufacturers have been forcing to take Specialization increases production, which in turn
new approaches. …………….the living standards.
d. The manufacturers are being forced to take a. rises
new approaches. b. raises
c. has risen
56. What is the correct equivalent of the following: d. arise
Major companies are supporting the best existing
brands with increased investment. 63. Fill in the blanks:
a. The best existing brands are being supported You needn’t ……….. a dictionary.
by major companies with increased investment. a. use
b. The best existing brands are supported by b. to using
major companies with increased investment. c. using
c. The best existing brands have been supported d. used
by major companies with increased investment.
d. Increased investment of major companies is 64. Fill in the blanks:
supported by the best existing brands. I look forward …………… you.
a. for seeing
57. Fill in the blanks: b. to see
The objective of advertising for new products differs c. seeing
…………. of advertising for improved products. d. to seeing
a. of that
b. from that 65. Fill in the blanks:
c. from Our sales …………….. 10% last year.
d. from it a. have increased with
b. increasing by
58. Fill in the blanks: c. increased by
They had ……………. a lot of fieldwork before they found d. have increased of
the right market for the product.
a. to doing 66. Fill in the blanks:
b. make We’d rather they …………….. in cash.
c. making a. to pay
d. to do b. paid
c. pay
59. Fill in the blanks: d. paying
Few of the paper millionaires sold out and transformed
…………….. into hard cash millionaires. 67. Choose the correct equivalent of the following
a. these sentence:
b. they He insisted on going there on his own.
c. themselves a. He insisted that he should go there on his own.
d. their’s b. He insisted that he is going there on his own.
c. He insisted that he will go there on his own.
d. He insisted that he goes there on his own.

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68. Choose the correct equivalent of the following 74. Fill in the blanks:
sentence: I will indeed be in Chicago on May 8; ……………, I will be
I recommend using other means of investigation. unable to attend the meeting.
a. I recommend they have used other means of a. because
investigation. b. however
b. I recommend them to using other means of c. in spite of
investigation. d. since
c. I recommend that they should use other means
of investigation. 75. Fill in the blanks:
d. I recommend they had the use of other means Success has ……….price; so …………. excellence and
of investigation. leadership.
a. it’s ……does
69. Fill in the blanks: b. its ……do
The advantages of ……….. system over ………… are that c. its……has done
……….. increases productivity by 40% and d. his ……..do
reduces errors to near zero.
a. their………ours ………..theirs 76. Fill in the blanks:
b. there ………our……...…..theirs An innovative idea doesn’t exist …………….. you deliver it.
c. their…….us……….they a. during
d. their…….ours……..them b. even
c. despite
70. Fill in the blanks: d. until
Don’t use jargon …………. it precisely communicates
your meaning and does not confuse the readers. 77. Fill in the blanks:
a. even …………… to avoid criticism, I’ll give you three simple,
b. unless surefire techniques.
c. however a. Want you
d. but b. Had you wanted
c. Were you to want
71. Fill in the blanks: d. Should you want
Readers like nothing better than to read about ……………
and people like …………….. 78. Fill in the blanks:
a. themselves……..them Something with no value is …………………...
b. them…………….their a. hard worthy of anything
c. theirs……………they b. worth hardly of nothing
d. itself ……………their c. hardly worth anything
d. hardly worth nothing
72. Fill in the blanks:
Hundreds of tests ……………. to determine product 79. Choose the correct translation of the following:
safety; ………….. prevents accidents altogether. Nu văd ce te impiedică să adopţi propunerea lui.
a. is conducted……………..either a. I can hardly see what prevents you from
b. have conducted………….neither adopting his proposal.
c. be conducted………………….all b. Hardly I can see what prevents you from
d. are conducted ………….……none adopting his proposal.
c. I can hardly see what prevents you adopt his
73. Fill in the blanks: proposal.
Semicolons can ……………. to separate phrases or items d. I can’t hardly see what prevents you from
in a list in which the phrases and items adopting his proposal.
……………….. contain commas.
a. to be used …………..themselves 80. Fill in the blanks:
b. be used ………….…themselves If we want economic stability, the supply of money
c. be used …………….….itself must ………… constant, and this will mean that
d. be using………………..themselves prices will rise and fall …………. the real costs of
production rise and fall.
a. be kept ……………..as
b. keep ………………..like
c. to be kept …………….as
d. to be keeping……..…..while

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81. Fill in the blanks: 88. Choose the correct translation of the following:
What did you mean on the telephone when you ………. Nici în ruptul capului nu a fost de acord cu condiţiile
that you …………………. me to call you? contractului.
a. say ……………….had been expecting a. Not for the world did he agree to the terms of
b. have said …………are expecting the contract.
c. said ……………had been expecting b. Not for the world he agreed to the terms of the
d. said ……………expect contract.
c. Not for the world he didn’t agree to the terms of
82. Fill in the blanks: the contract.
I suggested that she ……………. Reilly, but she d. Not for the world he did agree to the terms of
……………….hear of it. the contract.
a. seeing ………………….wouldn’t
b. should see ………….…wouldn’t 89. Fill in the blanks:
c. must see ………………..won’t More than 1000 patent examiners, all of …………….. are
d. should see ……………...refused people with technical training, work in the
Patent Office.
83. Fill in the blanks: a. who
…………. saving money, an unexpected result of the job b. whom
cuts was that productivity rate actually …................ c. they
a. Apart ……………….raised d. which
b. Apart from…………rose
c. Besides ………….rising 90. Fill in the blanks:
d. Except …………...raised I’d rather ……………… nothing than …………….. old movies
on television.
84. Fill in the blanks: a. doing………..watching
“He doesn’t speak French”. “…………………..”. b. did………….watched
a. She does either. c. do ……………watch
b. Neither does she. d. done………..watched
c. Either she does.
d. Neither she is. 91. Fill in the blanks:
Insurance rates are ……………. so ……………… that the
85. Fill in the blanks: cost may soon be prohibitive.
“I made a mistake in my last order form”. a. rising……………fastly
“………………………”. b. raising……………fast
a. So he did too. c. rising…………….fast
b. So has he. d. rise………………faster
c. Also he has.
d. So did he. 92. Fill in the blanks:
…………………….. the report, the committee adjourned
86. Fill in the blanks: until the next meeting.
“We no longer sell this item”. “…………………..”. a. Have to submit
a. So they do. b. Have submitted
b. They don’t neither. c. Having submitted
c. Either they didn’t. d. Had been submitting
d. Neither do they.
93. Fill in the blanks:
87. Fill in the blanks: The workers are threatening to go on strike ……………….
I never thought of her again. I …………….. even forgotten the company …………….. the hourly wage.
her name till Jane …………. it in the paper. a. if……………………raises
a. have…spotted b. unless………………rises
b. had . ….have spotted c. as………..……….rising
c. had ….spotted d. unless…………….raises
d. have….will spot
94. What is the correct equivalent of the following:
Dave denied that they had been disturbing the others.
a. “We don’t disturb the others.”
b. “We haven’t been disturbing the others.”
c. “We haven’t disturbed the others.”
d. “We aren’t disturbing the others.”

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95. Fill in the blanks:
No sooner ………………… a degree in Italian, …………….
she went on to study Spanish.
a. had Alice completed ………....than
b. Alice has completed …………that
c. has Alice completed …………...after
d. Alice will complete ……………than

96. Fill in the blanks:

Under no circumstances …………………….. by instalments.
a. they must pay
b. they mustn’t pay
c. mustn’t they pay
d. must they pay

97. Fill in the blanks:

Whoever said that tennis balls had ………………. white,
that computers belonged in the data processing
department, or that milk had …………………… in bottles?
a. be ………………. to deliver
b. to be …………….deliver
c. to be ………….to be delivered
d. being ………….to be delivered

98. Fill in the blanks:

A cliché ceases to communicate with the same force it
had ……………………..
a. when first use
b. when use first
c. when first using
d. when first used

99. Fill in the blanks:

…………………… your level of proficiency, this is a book
……………….. on your shelf – or better still,
on your desk.
a. No matter how ………. worth to have
b. Nevertheless ………….worthy to having
c. Besides ……………worth of having
d. Whatever ………....worth having

100. Fill in the blanks:

Regardless …………………what you have read in the
tabloids, there is no Area 51.
a. of
b. by
c. off
d. from