Upstream & Enterprise

Placement Test

Section 1
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C carton of milk
6. A
7. A
8. B don’t touch=it is an order
9. D
10.C
11.A
12.C here you are=poftim
13.A
14.C
15.D rang -pt ca primul vb e la past tense, si al doilea este la fel pt a reda ordinea actiunilor
care se desfasoara in acelasi timp
16.B what was the weather like=cum a fost vremea
17.A how do I get to…=cum ajung la…
18.D never
19.C
20.D
21.D don’t mention it =pentru putin (atunci cand multumesti)
22.D
23.B was broken= fost sparta …. Diateza pasiva
24.D
25.D
26.B
27.A
28.C
29.C I missed my bus=am pierdut autobuzul
30.D some=niste pt substantive nenumarabile in acest caz, desi se fol si cu cele numarabile
31.B
32.A who=care (pt persoane) Which=care dar pt obiecte si animale
33.C question tags: cand intrebarea este la neg, question tag este la afirmativ iar cand
intrebarea este la afirmativ, question tag este la negativ. EX: You like chocolate, don’t
you? You do not like chocolate, do you?
34.D
35.B house
36.D
37.C
38.A The film starts. Nu punem does the film start pt ca nu poti avea doua structuri
interogative intr-o inthebare
39.D Conditionala de tip 2 would buy
40.B
41.B to watch television=a se uita la tv
42.C turn down something=a refuza
43.D have you been working-arata o actiune inceputa in trecut, care continua si in prezent si
va continua cel mai probabil in viitor
44.D
45.B would return- deoarece ai primul vb told la trecut, pui viitorul in trecut
46.A
47.B
48.C
49.D will be flying=actiuni care se vor intampla la un moment dat in viitor. Cand ai
constructii de genul This time tomorrow care inseamna maine pe vremea asta, se pune
intotdeauna future continuous.
50.C outskirts=suburbii, partea marginala a orasului
51.B
52.A
53.C
54.C has it repaired-diateza pasiva
55.C didn’t leave – pt ca primul vb este la trecut would rather, atunci punem past tense,
adica didn’t leave
56.B committed=implicat intr-o actiune, dedicat
57.D Pt ca al doilea vb este la past tense si actiunea primului vb este la un timp trecut,
desfasurat inaintea celei de-a doua actiuni, atunci punem un timp mai trecut dexat
trecutul simplu, si singurul este past perfect care se traduce prin mai mult ca perfect.
58.B is not old enough=nu are varsta necesara
 59.C
60.A

Section 2

Text A

Dear Demi,

Greetings from Beijing. Liz and I have been China for a week now. We’ve already
visited a lot of interesting places but there’s so much we haven’t seen yet. Yesterday
we went to the Summer palace which is one of the most famous royal gardens in the
world. It is located just outside Beijing and it’s really amazing. It’s also very well-
preserved, so visitors can see many of its beautiful features. Well, I had better go and
get some rest now. Tomorrow we’re visiting another city, so we have to get up early.
See you in a week.

Text B

According to a recent survey, technology has influenced our lives in various ways. For
example, more and more people have become “couch potatoes” as a result of
spending more time watching TV than being with their family or friends. A great
number of people are said to use the internet every day not only for professional
reasons but also keep in touch with friends and relatives. However, the majority of
the people who were interviewed do not believe that books will eventually be
replaced by the net. Some people claim that most changes technology has brought are
negative as it hasn’t managed to bring us closer. Nevertheless, other argue that things
may be different but not necessarily worse since change is part of life.