1. She was _ beautiful woman!

a) in
a) so b) off
b) such c) over
c) such a d) out
d) so a
10. The Minister explained why most of their efforts
2. His late grandfather _ a good man. since they _ in 1977 _ to promoting access to
a) is thought to be electricity to an ever increasing number of
b) is thinking to be people.
c) is thought to have been a) began / have been devoted
d) thought to be b) begin / has devoted
c) have begun / were devoted
3. The deck stewards took care _ the door to the d) began / have devoted
dining room closed because the smell of food
made some of the passengers _ they _ dead. 11. "A real change of air and _ would be very _ for
a) to keep, to wish, were your son if you _ it, " the doctor said.
b) of keeping, wish, were a) surroundings, helping, would arrange
c) having kept, wishing, would be b) surrounding, helpful, arrange
d) keeping, to wish, had been c) surroundings, helpful, could arrange
d) surrounding, of much help, arranged
4. The sun _ in the east. This is a fact.
a) will rise 12. He decided to give up sport in order to
b) rise concentrate _ his studies.
c) rises a) in
d) has risen b) at
c) on
5. Bucharest is about 250 kilometres from Galati, _ d) to
a few kilometres.
a) on and off; 13. I _ no doubt at all about this flat being too small
b) take or leave; for us, but now, I _ second thoughts about
c) give or take. moving house so soon.
d) buy or sell a) have; am having
b) have had; have
6. He said that he _ school and he _ to enter the c) have had; had
academy. d) ‘m having; ‘m having.
a) finished / was going
b) has finished / is going 14. Tom’s mother’s sister is Tom’s _
c) had finished / was going a) cousin
d) finishes / are going b) mother
c) aunt
7. She’s been _ her way ever since she was a child. d) grandmother
a) in
b) to 15. the shoes of the players
c) of a) the players’ shoes
d) on b) the players’s shoes
c) the player’s shoes
8. The teacher told us _ any mistakes. d) the players’ shoe
a) don’t make
b) not make 16. Laura said she would lend me the novel after she
c) not to make _ it.
d) not made a) finishes;
b) had finished;
9. John’s friend turned _ to be a dentist. c) has finished;
d) will finish it. 23. Scott _ the best bicycle in the neighbourhood,
but then it was stolen.
17. "Let’s get something here. I am not your friend a) ought to own
or your sibling who you can bully out of b) had better own
something. I am your boss. If I give you and c) may own
order, you must follow it instead of trying to d) used to own
guilt trip me so you can get out of it, " Mark told
Eleanor. 24. I can see three _ working on the site.
a) fine a) mans
b) around b) men
c) straight c) man
d) hammered d) mean

18. He tells you that he does not expect to receive 25. Come on, lads. We _ win this match!
the prize _ there will, almost absolutely, be other a) must to
candidates better than him. b) must that
a) because c) have
b) below d) must
c) for
d) instead of 26. Well, I don’t think that’s a very good reason and
you must _ up with a better explanation.
19. "There is a lot of money in renovating old houses a) come
and reselling them. We just sold the one we have b) take
been working on and we _ away with $75, 000 c) do
more than what we paid for it, " Justin told Hank d) put
and Rosa.
a) took 27. “We can’t afford a car! _ we!”
b) walked a) so can
c) backed b) nor can’t
d) stole c) nor can
d) so can’t
20. _ a boy, he had been very fond _ swimming.
a) Like / of 28. The driver _ in the crash.
b) As / of a) was injured
c) At / in b) injured
d) In / on c) injuring
d) he injured
21. The main idea of any piece of writing is called
the _. 29. If, as some newspapers say, some candidates _ a
a) theme chance to correct their papers after the test, the
b) stanza exam will have to be repeated.
c) biography a) had been given
d) character b) are given
c) were given
22. In my opinion we shouldn’t speak to the media at d) would be given
all before the most basic facts concerning the
explosion _ established. 30. "Why did you change jobs?" "_ on my previous
a) will have been salary was impossible.
b) being a) Living
c) have been b) I live
d) were c) Me living
d) To live for me