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Choose the best answer: 1 a) b) c) d) 2 a) b) c) d) 3 a) b) c) d) 4 a) b) c) d) 5 a) b) c) d) 6 a) b) c) d) 7 a) What's the matter? Why ..... at me like that? do you look have you looked are you looking did you looked A survey indicates that British people .. more and more beer, apparently. has been drinking are going to drink drink are drinking I it . on how much it costs, not on how much work it . think, depends, involves thinking, depends, involves think, depending, involves think, depends, is involving Of course, the child . more attention, but I .. at the moment. is deserving, work deserves, am working is deserving, am working deserves, work Sheila's flight is bound to be late although .. at six. it's due it arrives it's arriving will arrive By June 2009, he . for the firm for twenty years. will be working has been working will have been working will be being working Don't worry. I .. there; I . for you outside. will be, am waiting
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b) c) d) 8 a) b) c) d) 9 a) b) c) d) 10 a) b) c) d) 11 a) b) c) d) 12 a) b) c) d) 13 a) b) c) d) 14 a) b) c) d)

'll be, 'll be waiting won't be, wait am, am going to wait I know what they . you: nobody listen to you, anyway. will tell, are going to are going to tell, will are to tell, are going will be telling, won't Nobody told the girl that the school ... to have a special holiday that Friday. decided should have decided has decided had decided When Sue got to the cinema, Jack .. for her. was waiting had been waiting waited used to wait Dylan offered me another drink but I decided I ... enough. have was having had had would have The housekeeper ... the dog ... its mistress more than once. said, attacked said, had attacked has said, attacked was saying, attacked I wonder if Diana ... home yet? She left too late to catch the bus. hasn't reached didn't reach reached has reached Harry got that new job, but he ... about it ever since. has complained has been complaining would complain is complaining

15 Lately there no improvement in their living conditions. a) is

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was has been can be This will be the first time the team in the Premier League. are playing has played played is playing

17 All main courses ... with vegetables or salad. That's what is written on the menu. a) are being served b) are to be served c) are going to be served d) are served 18 a) b) c) d) It has been agreed that no smoking should be allowed. 0 by everyone by someone by each one

19 It how the plane caught fire, but passengers say smoke came from an engine. a) is not believed b) is not thought c) is not known d) hadn't been known 20 a) b) c) d) 21 a) b) c) d) 22 a) b) c) d) We decided to have the car serviced the next day. It has been decided to have the car serviced the next day. The car was decided to be serviced the next day. It was decided we would service the car the next day. It was decided to have the car serviced the next day. Don't be afraid! If you touch the dog, it . wouldn't bite won't bite shouldn't bite doesn't bite If I ... you to marry me, what would you say? were to ask had asked should have asked would ask

23 If you more serious about your work, you earn more money. a) were, could
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b) c) d) 24 a) b) c) d) 25 a) b) c) d) 26 a) b) c) d) 27 a) b) c) d) 28 a) b) c) d) 29 a) b) c) d) 30 a) b) c) d)

are, did would be, would had been, may She ... the project on time, if she ... it more carefully. might finish, had planned can, was planning may have finished, had planned might have finished, had planned She told me she feels as if an express train her. hitted had hit would hit hits Come what , I'll never leave you. come should may comes He ordered that she ... immediately. leave leaves has to leave is to leave A prefera s nu se uite la televizor cnd doarme copilul. I'd rather he doesn't watch television while the child is asleep. I'd rather he wouldn't watch television when the child was sleeping. I'd rather he didn't watch television while the child is sleeping. Id' rather he shouldn't watch television when the child sleeps. The rule is you leave the room before the end of the test, the teacher said. don't have to should not must not might It was foolish of you to swim out there. You ! might drown must have drowned had to drown might have drowned

31 I took a sweater but it wasn't necessary. a) I didn't have to take a sweater.

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b) c) d) 32 a) b) c) d) 33 a) b) c) d) 34 a) b) c) d) 35 a) b) c) d) 36 a) b) c) d) 37 a) b) c) d) 38 a) b) c) d)

I didn't need to be taking a sweater. I mustn't have taken a sweater. I needn't have taken a sweater. Nimeni n-ar fi de acord s triasc n asemenea condiii. Nobody should agree with living in such conditions. Nobody would be agreed to living in such conditions. Nobody would agree with living in such conditions. Nobody may be agreed on living in such conditions. had we come to office, than the Stock Market crashed. Under no circumstances Seldom Not only No sooner Printed notice: "Under no ... is this control panel to be left unattended". cause condition circumstances time There were ... tickets left whatsoever so I gave up the idea. 0 none no any Hardly the phone started ringing. did John arrive than had John got home as had John entered the room when has John started reading when The government has announced that pensions would be raising would raise would be raised will be raised "You monster!" she screamed. screamed she. screamed her. screaming.

39 'I get up every morning at seven o'clock,' Jeremy said. a) Jeremy said I get up every morning at seven o'clock.
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b) c) d) 40 a) b) c) d) 41 a) b) c) d) 42 a) b) c) d) 43 a) b) c) d) 44 a) b) c) d) 45 a) b) c) d) 46 a) b) c) d)

Jeremy said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock. Jeremy said he got up every morning at seven o'clock. Jeremy said I got up every morning at seven o'clock. They said, 'We've lived here for a long time.' They said they have lived here for a long time. They said they had lived here for a long time. They said they lived there for along time. They said they had lived there for a long time. They promised to pay us within six months, they? haven't don't wouldn't didn't I'm late, I? am not aren't don't am It's hardly rained at all this summer, it? haven't hasn't has isn't She needs to take a vacation, ? doesn't she needs she not needn't she isn't it George and I had ...... to meet at 6.00 but he didn't show up. appeared arranged dared looked forward You say you have a splitting headache, but have you tried ... a pain killer? to take taking to have taken to be taking

47 His son continued until he fell .. a) to cry, sleeping

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b) c) d) 48 a) b) c) d) 49 a) b) c) d) 50 a) b) c) d) 51 a) b) c) d) 52 a) b) c) d) 53 a) b) c) d) 54 a) b) c) d)

crying, to sleep to cry, asleep crying, to sleeping Although he was used early, he tended in bed for a couple of minutes. to get up, to stay to getting up, staying to get up, to be staying to getting up, to stay The country's economy depends a large extent on the tourist industry. on at to in Have you read the article Time magazine ...Google? on, at to, on in, on from, on I stayed ... the Hilton hotel ... my stay in Bucharest. in, to to, while at, while at, during She was very disappointed ... her new car. over for of with The attack was successfully carried out up away at Whenever you come to our city, please drop in out off at

55 His false identity papers gave him a) away

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over off out A man was there to see our luggage, so there was nothing to worry . about, about after, over to, about to, for Why are you so ... to other people's problems? unsensitive insensitive nonsensitive dissensitive

58 Although he hasn't developed ... to deal with the more difficult cases, he seems to have no serious ... in this area so he is likely to win . a) the competition- competition- the competence b) the competence- competitors- the competition c) complexity- competence- competitors d) competing- competitive- the competition 59 Wind ...... are often the ..... factor in the design of large roof structures. a) deffects, driven b) effects, driving c) affects, drive in d) defects, drove in 60 Where authority is unstable, ... crisis is ....... a) an economical, inavoidable b) economical, unavoidable c) economic, unavoidable d) economically, inevitably 61 Although she was dying to open the present, she exercised some a) restraint b) frustration c) control d) authority 62 Sociologists usually study simple societies because the number of is limited. a) varieties b) variants c) variations d) variables 63 After her husband's death she decided to sell the house, lock, stock and a) key
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trigger cock barrel

64 She suffered a significant ... of hearing after the operation. a) lost b) less c) lose d) loss 65 a) b) c) d) 66 a) b) c) d) 67 a) b) c) d) 68 a) b) c) d) 69 a) b) c) d) Shush! Don't wake the baby. sleepy sleeping asleep asleeping There are ... unemployed than ever before. most as more not more I really think he's than stupid. more lazy lazier much lazy as lazy companies can afford to purchase equipment. Major software European, sophisticated expensive European major software, sophisticated expensive, Software major European, expensively sophisticated Major European software, expensive sophisticated I agree with what you're saying, but I'm not sure about your second point. However On the whole, Hence In the contrary "Did you pay him?" "I forgot, . I'll do it now." to make matters worse as a result having said that to be honest

70 a) b) c) d)

71 Ive been trying to reach you to let you know he was imprisoned a) at home several times- in the Tower in 1689
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b) c) d) 72 a) b) c) d) 73 a) b) c) d) 74 a) b) c) d) 75 a) b) c) d) 76 a) b) c) d) 77 a) b) c) d) 78 a) b) c) d)

several times at home- in 1689 in the Tower at home several times- in 1689 in the Tower several times at home- in the Tower in 1689 This country has always been backward economically economy backward economically backward economically backwards That policeman is a friend of mine of me of my to mine He watched each gesture of as if she was a stranger. her hers she she's She's lost nearly friend she had. some other another each ..., if I may ask, are you engaged to be married? With who To whom Who to Which The powdery dust in a cloud around him. raised risen rose rised They eventually the boat because it them too much to maintain. reselled, costed resold, cost resolded, cost reseld, costed

79 As soon as the clock two, the ghost silently behind the red curtain. a) stroke, slidded
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stroke, slid strike, slode struck, slid They the children and ... them to an unknown location. had kidnaped, took have kidnapped, taken kidnapped, taken kidnapped, taking He is married to a singer of you may have heard. that which who whom The hall was crowded we could hardly squeeze in the room. too -that so - as so - that so very- so that

83 Jerry i cu mine vom da o petrecere sptmna viitoare nainte s vin soacr-mea acas. a) Jerry and I are throwing a party next week before my mother-in-law returns. b) Jerry and I am throwing a party before my mother-in-law come in next week. c) Me and Jerry are throwing a party next week before my mother-in-law's coming. d) Jerry and me will throw a party before my mother-in-law will come home next week. 84 a) b) c) d) 85 a) b) c) d) 86 a) b) c) d) 87 a) Nu scoseser o vorb de cnd plecaser de la petrecere. They haven't had a word since they left the party. They had not spoken a word since leaving the party. They didn't spoke a word since they had left the party. Since they having left the party, they hadn't spoken a word. The soldiers were gone, and the barracks sad and lonely. was were is are She's staying at hotel in small town in Moldavia. a, the 0, a the, a a, a i oprea pe trectori i le spunea c societatea nu se ocup de nevoile btrnilor. He stopped the passer-bys and told them society doesn't care about the elder.
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He stopped the passers-by and told them society didn't cater for the needs of the elderly. He stopped the passers telling them the society doesn't take care of the old. He stopped the by-passers telling them the society won't care about old people. She bought Ferrari I was telling you about last week. a , the the, the a, 0 the, 0 Dont touch that wire! It's living lively live alive I told you not to write your answers in pencil, John! thoroughly considerably specifically respectively Jennifer watched ... He was patting . her friend's reaction - the dog's head the reaction of her friend - head of the dog the reaction of her friend's - dog's head friend's reaction - the dog's head Poate c rspunsul profesorului James nu e acceptabil. Professor James's answer may be unacceptable. Professor's James answer may be unacceptable. The answer of Professors James may be unacceptable. The Professor's James' answer may be unacceptable. Jackie is a trainer, coach, director and driver one at a time one by one all in one one-way

94 With the end of childhood and the onset of , young people experience profound changes. a) teenager b) youth c) teenage d) adolescence 95 Please accept my apologies for any caused to you by the late delivery of the goods. a) inconvenient
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b) c) d) 96 a) b) c) d) 97 a) b) c) d) 98 a) b) c) d) 99 a) b) c) d) 100 a) b) c) d)

inconvenience unconviniency disconvenience A lot of these chemicals are potentially very ... to the environment. harmless hurtful harmful harming They to this suburb in 1993, and they in this house up until now. moved, has lived have moved, have lived moved, have lived moved, lived I ... in Italy for 5 years. I work as soon as I arrived. have worked, began am working, have begun have been working, was begun worked, have begun I can't believe that you ... ten cakes already! I this morning! ate, only baked them have eaten, only have baked them have been eating, have baked them only have eaten, only baked them How long this car? And any yet? did you sell, did you sell have you been selling, have you sold have you sold, have you sold had you sold, did you sell

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