ACADEMIA NAIONAL DE INFORMAII ADMITERE 2008 EXAMEN SCRIS LA LIMBA ENGLEZ

A. Reading comprehension. Report: China Faces Titanic AIDS Crisis Beijing, June 27 - A United Nations team warned today that China faces an AIDS epidemic of proportions beyond belief and compared Chinese leaders to officers aboard Titanic who refused to believe the ship was sinking until it was too late. The U.N. Theme Group on HIV/AIDS cited previously reported statistics including an estimate that as many as 1.5 billion Chinese last year contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. But it added unusually stiff criticism of the Chinese government for its response to the disease and said that nation is on the verge of a catastrophe that could result in unimaginable human suffering, economic loss and social devastation. In the near future, China might count more HIV infections than any other country in the world, said the report, titled HIV/AIDS: Chinas Titanic Peril. Ten million Chinese could be infected by the end of the decade, the report said, as the disease spreads into the general population from already hard-hit groups: drug users, sex workers and people who have sold blood to unsanitary dealers. During the report's unveiling, one Chinese health official challenged the comparison to the Titanic, and, in a break with protocol, angrily asked whether the United Nations intended to stand by and watch China sink like the ship. U.N. officials replied that they picked the Titanic metaphor to emphasize that Chinese leaders could still avoid a disaster. If the people on the bridge of that ship had acted according to the information they had, then they could have avoided it, said Kerstin Leitner, a U.N. representative in Beijing. That tragedy was preventable, and the same applies to the HIV/AIDS situation in China.

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The report blamed Chinas response on a lack of commitment by officials at all levels of government, dramatically insufficient funding for AIDS prevention programs and a healthcare system that has all but collapsed in the Chinese countryside. It described widespread ignorance of the disease and discrimination against people with HIV or AIDS, sometimes fueled by local laws. The report also alluded to perhaps the most sensitive obstacle in fighting AIDS in China: the countrys authoritarian political system. International experience has shown that free flow of information and the emergence of independent, grass-roots organizations are critical to fighting AIDS, the report said. But Chinas ruling Communist Party is uncomfortable with both. The government has been effective at achieving specific goals set by top leaders supressing the Falun Gong spiritual movement, for example, or implementing its one-child policy. If this government wants to do something, it has the power to do it, said Siri Tellier, who heads the U.N. group.

1. A United Nations team about China's AIDS problem. a)

warned threatened menaced announced

b) c) d)

2. The comparison the team made was between Chinese leaders and a) b) c) d) the Titanic officers aboard the Titanic the sinking of the Titanic all people on the Titanic

3. The UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS cited previously reported . a) b) c) d) polls. surveys. statistics. opinions.

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4. The Theme Group brought stiff of the Chinese government for the way it responded to the disease. a) b) c) d) praise critics critique criticism

5. The Chinese nation is considered to be on the verge of a catastrophe that would mean a) b) c) d) a lack of products and distorted social relations social and economic problems, as well as human suffering human losses and economic devastation economic and social suffering

6. , China might count more HIV infections than any other country in the world. a) b) c) d) In no time Immediately Sooner or later Before long

7. Ten million Chinese could be infected by the end of the decade. a) The disease is very likely to spread from one person to another, no matter their jobs. b) The disease is very likely to spread among the general population, like those who sell blood. c) The disease is very likely to spread among sensitive groups, like drug users and sex workers. d) The disease is very likely to spread from hard-hit groups to the general population.

8. One Chinese health official challenged the comparison to the Titanic, a) b) while the report was introduced to the public. while the report was confirmed.
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while the report was being made. while the report was made.

9. UN officials replied the Chinese official that a) b) c) d) UN should talk Chinese leaders into taking the right measures. UN cannot take the measures that Chinese leaders should take. Chinese leaders still have time to avoid the disaster. Chinese leaders were expected to avoid the disaster.

10. Kerstin Leitner, a UN representative in Beijing, made a statement according to which a) China could have avoided the Titanic tragedy if it had acted according to the information it had. b) c) d) China could avoid the AIDS tragedy if it acted according to the information it had the tragedy cannot be prevented, just like in the case of the Titanic. the Titanic was a good example of a tragedy.

11. What did the report blame? a) b) It blamed Chinas government for not funding AIDS prevention programs. It blamed China's lacks of health care in the countryside and of AIDS prevention programs. c) It blamed China's response to different issues, like AIDS prevention programs and health care. d) It blamed a lack of commitment by authorities, scarce funding for AIDS prevention programs and a decayed health system in the countryside. 12. The country's authoritarian political system is a means to: a) fight against international, capitalist organization that would squeeze lots of information from China. b) prevent free flow of information and the emergence of independent organizations that would be critical to fighting AIDS. c) keep the Communist Party in control of the international flow of information and to create grass-root organizations.
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make uncomfortable the international information organizations that are critical to fighting AIDS.

13. Siri Tellier, head of the UN group, commented that a) one-child policy was a success for the Chinese government, which helped the suppression of Falun Gong movement. b) the Falun Gong movement was suppressed by the Chinese government as a result of one-child policy. c) the Chinese government is powerful enough to do what it wants to do, just like in the case of one-child policy or Falun Gong movement. d) Chinese government is powerful and effective, so AIDS problem will be erased.

14. The main idea of the article is: a) how Chinese authorities deal with the AIDS crisis, as it is understood from the report issued by the UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS. b) the report of the UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS insisting on the idea that China has an authoritarian political system, which won't fight against AIDS. c) how AIDS spreads into all China, without authorities taking any measures to prevent this. d) the Titanic is a good example for the present AIDS crisis in China.

B. Vocabulary. Read the text and decide which word best fits each gap. Because of global integration, which has strengthened the connections among nations, an economic downturn in one country the economy of other countries. In March 2000, the American economy entered a recession, the stock market .., and since then, the Standard and Poor (S&P) 500 Index has fallen by more than 40%. The , which became the European currency in 1995, escaped outright recession but experienced a slowdown. In 2001, the American economy was further undermined by the effects of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and corporate fraud uncovered in the Enron and WorldCom The
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economy showed signs of recovery in 2002, but predictions for future growth are somewhat , and the .. of the recession on the world financial markets have been more serious than expected. Although many economists used to believe that governments could intervene to control business cycle, most now agree that should not exercise this power. The business cycle fluctuates boom periods and recessions, and according to The Economist, Economies, like drunks, continue to move in wavy lines. During the expansion of the late 1990s, the new economy seemed to be immune to business cycle because of globalization, freer markets, and information technology. But the subsequent recession proved that these factors did not reduce risk. On the contrary, they probably .. the downturn. In particular, extensive investment in IT equities major financial losses. Throughout the world, . instability and speculative excesses characterized the beginning of the 21st century. Japan has been in a deep since the burst of the bubble economy in the 1990s, and the Asian countries have only achieved a/an . recovery. In 2002, Latin America saw the collapse of Argentinas economy, with Brazil needing a $30 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On a more positive , Europe, despite lagging behind the United States, experienced growth in labor productivity and exports, and the euro climbed by 18% against the dollar, reaching $1.05 on December 31, 2002. Perhaps a long period of .. growth lies ahead for the world market. The Economist argues that the business cycle is likely to become more volatile again over the coming years, and that Americas recession is far from over. Until Americas excesses have been purged, robust growth is unlikely to resume.

15. a) affects b) afflicts c) impresses d) triggers

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16. a) died b) plunged c) passed out d) broke 17. a) banknote b) coin c) euro d) leu 18. a) exhaustive b) exhausting c) dire d) cumulative 19. a) disgrace b) scandal c) gossip d) rumour 20. a) adaptable b) sensible c) temperamental d) pessimistic 21.
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a) repercussions b) targets c) causes d) influences 22. a) armies b) presidents c) governments d) clergy 23. a) among b) through c) within d) between 24. a) prolonged b) shortened c) short-circuited d) limited 25. a) led on b) led to c) decided upon d) insisted on 26. a) economical b) rational
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c) fiscal d) mental 27. a) secession b) division c) partition d) recession 28. a) limping b) total c) Eastern d) sluggish 29. a) key b) note c) assertion d) intuition

30. a) mediocre b) minority c) health d) long-running C. Grammar. Choose the most suitable answer. 31. That car, ... is rather old, cannot be expensive. a) that
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who which it

32. Eram n ntrziere aa c am decis s mergem cu taxiul. a) b) c) d) It was so late that we decided to take a taxi. We were late so that we decided to go by taxi. Since we were late, so we decided to go by taxi. We were late, so we decided to go by taxi.

33. _____________hard, I failed my exams. a) b) c) d) Although working Though working Despite working In spite working

34. Ne-a spus s citim propoziiile cu grij, n fiecare diminea, de trei ori. a) b) c) d) He told us to carefully read the questions every morning three times. He told us to read carefully the questions, every morning three times. He told us to read the questions carefully three times every morning. He told us carefully to read every question every morning three times.

35. If the situation ... unexpectedly, he . to tell us what to do. a) b) c) d) would change, would be able had changed, should be able changed, would be able would change, should be able

36. If she could she would help. If she where they keep the keys, she the police where they are. a) had known, would have told

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b) c) d)

would know, would tell knew, told knew, would tell

37. I ..this house now, if the bank me the money tomorrow. a) b) c) d) buy, would lend could buy, will lend would buy, lent would buy, would lend

38. If he how difficult law school would be, he...a different profession, but it was too late now. a) b) c) d) knew, would choose would have known, had chosen knows, would choose had known, would have chosen

39. .. she is rich does not make her more attractive. a) b) c) d) Just because As long as Because Although

40. Everyone pays the same rate of tax, .. they are married or single. a) b) c) d) regardless of whatever no matter how irrespective of whether

41. Dac te-a sunat doar o dat pe lun, nu era n Bucureti. De cnd nu te-a mai sunat? a) If he called you just once a month, he couldn't have been in Bucharest. When did he call you last time? b) If he has called you just once in a month, he wasn't in Bucharest. Since when he
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not called you? c) If he called you just once in a month, he wasn't in Bucharest. When did he last call you? d) If he has called you only once in a month, he wouldn't have been in Bucharest. How long ago did he last called you? 42. A vast majority of Americans ... the American Constitution and must have learned .. of it by heart. a) b) c) d) has read, two-third have read, two-thirds has read, two-thirds have read, two-third

43. In two months now, he .in this factory for thirty years and he still hasn't thought of retiring. a) b) c) d) is to have worked will be working will have been working has been working

44. Noul director al muzeului de art modern vorbea cu redactorul ef al ziarului, dl. Fred Popescu la intrarea n hotel. a) The modern art museum's new director was talking to Mr. Fred Popescu, the main editor of the newspaper at the entrance of the hotel. b) The new director of the modern art museum was talking to the paper's editor-in-chief, Mr. Fred Popescu, at the hotel's entrance. c) The new director of the modern arts' museum was speaking with the chief editor of the newspaper's, Mr. Fred Popescu, at the hotel's entrance. d) The new director of the modern art museum was talking to the editor of the paper, Mr. Fred Popescu, at the entrance of the hotel. 45. The idea the book by September caused Mary to cancel her plans for the summer holidays.
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of trying completing to try completing of trying to complete to try to complete

46. Nici o secund nu mi-am imaginat c vom ntmpina attea probleme. a) b) c) d) Not a second have I imagined we would face so many problems. I didn't imagine for a moment that we were going to have so many problems. Not for a moment did I imagine that we should encounter so many problems. I had not imagined we were going to come across so many problems even for a moment. 47. "Soarele rsrea i noi nu dormisem nici mcar o or." a) b) c) d) The sun was raising and we had not slipped for an hour. The sun was coming out and we have not been sleeping an hour. The sun was rising and we hadn't gotten an hour's sleep The sun was arising and we hadn't sleeped for an hour.

48. L-am ntrebat cu cine s vorbesc despre acea problem. a) b) c) d) I asked him who should I talk to about the matter. I asked him who must I talk to about the matter I asked him who I should talk to about the matter. I asked him who shall I talk to about the matter.

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49. Maybe they've decided not to come. a) b) c) d) They should have decided not to come. It may be that theyve decided not to come. Perhaps they've decided not to come. They could have decided not to come.

50. You .my glasses? I've been looking for them all over the place. a) b) c) d) wouldn't have seen would have seen couldn't have seen may not have seen

51. If the situation is looked at in this way, it doesn't seem so desperate. a) b) c) d) Looking at the situation in this way doesn't seem so desperate. Looked at in this way, the situation doesn't seem so desperate. It doesn't seem so desperate if looking at the situation in this way. It doesn't seem a so desperate situation if you look at it this way.

52. Every day, our personal freedoms ... by rules and regulations which .to protect us. a) b) c) d) are eroded, are being intended were being eroded, are intended have being eroded, have intended are being eroded, are intended

53. Do you have enough to. this month? a) b) c) d) shell out get by break into run up

54. The media of 9/11 was impressive. a) b) discovering cover

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covering coverage

55. Desperate emperors, faced ...a growing shortage of resources, turned more and more .... Germanic peoples to defend their frontiers. a) b) c) d) by, on with, to up, towards by, by

56. The cattle were longing the food ..which they had been fed for years. a) b) c) d) after, on for, with of, by for, on

57. Although reluctant .for help, he was actually pleased the way his girl friend had advised him money matters and he became less sceptical his future. a) b) c) d) to asking, of, in, towards to ask, with, about, with to ask, with, on, about to asking, of, with, of

58. ... the meantime, I would like to interest you ...this convertible: the ideal way to go ... a drive . Sundays or to get away . it, any time of the year. a) b) c) d) in, on, on, on, after on, over, on, the, with in, around, on, every, far from in, in, for, on, from

59. Sunt aici de o sptmn. Numai unul dintre ei a plecat azi diminea.

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a) b) c) d)

They are here for a week. Only one of them has left this morning. They have been here since a week. Only one left today in the morning. They have been here for a week now. Only one of them left this morning They came for a week now. One only left this morning.

60. Paul stared at .in the mirror. 'It's all my fault not .... people like ... ought to do ... about their careers before they're too old to do . a) b) c) d) himself, hers, me, anything, something, him, her, myself, anything, something himself, hers, me, something, anything himself, hers, myself, something, anything

61. Ask .. what . will do if .. unusual happens. ..'ll tell you: nothing. a) b) c) d) somebody, they, something, They anybody, they, anything, They anybody, he or she, something, They somebody, he, anything, He

62. thatsrightjenniferexclaimedinwonderhowdidyourememberthat a) b) c) d) "That's right, Jennifer, exclaimed in wonder. ''How did you remember that?' 'That's right!' Jennifer exclaimed in wonder. 'How did you remember that?' ' That's right, Jennifer! Exclaimed in wonder. How did you remember that?' "That's right", Jennifer exclaimed, in wonder. "How did you remember that"?

63. But you know if you look at that the questions are the questions that you would ask about a story if you were the teacher a) But, you know if you look, at that the questions are the questions, that you would ask about a story, if you were the teacher. b) But you know, if you look at that the questions are, the questions that you would ask, about a story, if you were the teacher. c) But, you know, if you look at that, the questions are the questions that you would ask about a story if you were the teacher.
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d)

But, you know, if you look at that, the questions are the questions, that you would ask about a story if you were the teacher.

64. tie cineva ci bani au fcut (ei) ? a) b) c) d) Does anyone know yet how much money did they make? Does anyone know how much money have they made? Do somebody know how many money they have made? Does anybody know how much money they have made?

65. 'He must be as poor as he has always been. If he were better - off, he would take me out to dinner,' she thought.. a) She supposed he must be as poor as he had always been. If he were any richer he would ask him for dinner. b) She supposed he was as poor as he had always been: he would have taken her out to dinner if he had been better off. c) She supposed he was as poor as he always was if he had been richer he would take her out to dinner. d) She supposed he had to be as poor as he has always been: otherwise he'd take her out to dinner. 66. 'I think I'll take the green pair,' said the customer. a) b) c) d) The customer decided he will take the green pair. The customer said he will take the green pair. The customer decided on his taking the green pair. The customer decided to take the green pair.

67. Either Mr. Rousseau or Ms Walters ..going to teach our class this year. For the time being, though, neither the teacher nor his assistant . here. a) b) c) is, are are, is are, are
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is, is

68. The crew of different nationalities and .. no common language, but the fish they catch all that matters. a) b) c) d) is, has, is are, has, are are, have, is are, have, are

69. All this effort and sacrifice helped his people live totally different . a) b) c) d) has, kind of life have, kinds of life has, kinds of lives have, kind of lives

70. The director considers it obligatory that some of the artists. present at the press conference. a) b) c) d) must be shall be would have been be

71. After Caesar's ..., the . party completed the ... of the state from Republic to Empire. a) b) c) d) assassinate, conservatory, transforming assassinate, conserving, transformation assassination, conservatory, transforming assassination, conservative, transformation

72. One of the most ... books ever written describes the . life of an , chevalier. a) b) c) influent, adventure, ideal, Spaniard influential, adventured, idealized, Spanish influential, adventuring, idealistic, Hispanic
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influential, adventurous, idealistic, Spanish

73. I showed my father a picture of the car I am going to buy as soon as possible. a) b) I showed my father a picture of the car I am going to buy it as soon as possible. I showed my father a picture of the car whom I am going to buy as soon as possible. c) d) I showed my father a picture of the car I am going to buy as soon as possible. I showed my father a picture of the car which I am going to buy it as soon as possible.

74. None of the students came to class yesterday, surprised the board. a) b) c) d) that what as if which

75. In some countries the favourite beverage is coffee, while a) b) c) d) I like tea very much. it has caffeine in it. tea has a lot of caffeine, as well. in others it is tea.

76. A fost menionat cel puin o dat importana unui astfel de proiect. a) b) c) d) Not once they mentioned the importance of such a project. Not once did they mention the importance of such a project. Seldom they mentioned the importance of such project. Was at least once mentioned the importance of such project.

77. Angie is sick because she didn't follow the doctor's orders. a) b) She wouldn't be sick if she had followed the doctor's orders. She wouldn't be sick if she followed the doctor's orders.
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She wouldn't have been sick if she would follow the doctor's orders. She wouldn't have been sick if she would have followed the doctor's orders.

78. Please understand that Sean ran out of time. Otherwise he for you at the airport. But I'm here now and everything is OK. a) b) c) d) would wait would have waited should have waited should wait

79. It was nice weather we went for a long walk in the park. a) b) c) d) such; than such; that such a; that such a; than

80. He looked at me as if he me before, although I'm sure he remembered how we trees when we were younger. a) b) c) d) never saw; climbed had never seen; used to climb should never see; would climb have never seen; had climbed

81. The authorities haven't offered the homeless money. a) b) c) d) a few such a great deal of too many several

82. The kids entered the room a) b) c) twice at time. two at time. two at a time.

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twice at a time.

83. When the shuttle on the Moon, the astronauts for two days. a) b) c) d) will land; will be travelling will land; will have been travelled will land; will travel lands; will have been traveling

84. a polar bears sense of smell is keen. its ability to smell prey over a mile away is important to its survival a) A polar bear's sense of smell is keen. It's ability to smell prey over a mile away is important to it's survival. b) A polar bear's sense of smell is keen. Its ability to smell prey over a mile away is important to its survival. c) A polar bears sense of smell is keen. It's ability to smell prey over a mile away is important to its survival. d) A polar bears sense of smell is keen. Its ability to smell prey over a mile away is important to it's survival. 85. I promise I'll try to remember the windows, unlike last time, when rain washed away the colour on the courtains. a) b) c) d) to closing closing to close having closed

86. The crowed was furious and quickly the sinner without any prior trial. a) b) c) d) hanged hung hunged was hanging

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87. The man refuge in the American embassy, worried that the riots in the streets without notice. a) b) c) d) seeked; could have broken out sough; could have broke out saught; could have breaked out sought; could have broken out

88. We almost ran out of money. We at a cash machine. a) b) c) d) had better stop had better stopped would better stopped would better stop

89. You the kitten! Dad is going to be very angry now. a) b) c) d) should have hided should have hyded should have hidden should have hydden

90. Some people think that anyone with grey or white hair ... senile. a) b) c) d) should be being be should be must be

91. I don't really like books which are full of a) b) c) d) a jargon. jargons. jargon. some jargons.

92. A husband and wife should always share the responsibility of bringing up
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a) b) c) d)

their offspring their offsprings their off-spring their off-springs

93. I need to write down all the information, so please tell me a) b) c) d) what is your name what your name is what your name what was your name

94. The artist didn't know a) b) c) d) if will be part of the team. whether will be part of the team. whether he will be part of the team. if to be part of the team.

95. The doctor is going to perform the operation on the spot. a) b) c) d) The operation is going to be performed on the spot. The operation is being going to perform on the spot. The operation is being perform on the spot. The operation is being performing on the spot.

96. This book to the library before the 1st of May. a) b) c) d) had better be return would better be returned had better be returned had better returned

97. Nu am tiut c deja era cstorit de doi ani.

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I hadn't known she had already been married for two years. I didn't know she had already been maried for two years. I didn't know she had already been married for two years. I hadn't known she was already married for two years.

98. I didn't really like her latest boyfriend. He always her in front of us. a) b) c) d) make fun of was making fun of would made fun of used to made

99. When our boss gives an order he usually expects it to be out. a) b) c) d) come carried brought borne

100. This Mediterranean plant needs to benefit the sun at least 6 hours a day. a) b) c) d) at in of from

101. Daniel seems to be very good his hands. a) b) c) d) with about at for

102. I knew she was that kind of girl who would be jealous my former girlfriends. a) b) about at
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on of

103. A serious of delays put the project jeopardy. a) b) c) d) in up to to towards

104. My car is at service now; it's repair. a) b) c) d) at in under to

105. I can't believe you all the candies already! I them 10 minutes ago! a) b) c) d) ate; have only brought have been eating; only brought have eaten; have only brought have eaten; only brought

106. I work in this office a) b) c) d) since last year. all this week. all the time. when we met.

107. Well, I understand from what you say that your evenings are busy. But what in the afternoons? a) b) do you do you do
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are you doing have you been doing

108. Why did you call me? I am on holiday, but call Mary, because she my work. a) b) c) d) has handled handles is handling has been handling

109. I'm not a particularly punctual person a) b) c) d) herself. himself. itself. myself.

110. theyallknewtheprofessorshabitwheneversomebodywaslatehewouldtakethepenoutofitscasean dstartplayingwithit a) They all knew the professor's habit whenever somebody was late he would take the pen out of its case and started playing with it. b) They all knew the professor's habit: whenever somebody was late, he would take the pen out of its case and start playing with it. c) They all knew the professors' habit: when ever somebody was late, he would take the pen out of its case and started playing with it. d) They all knew the professor's habit: whenever somebody was late, he would take the pen out of it's case and start playing with it. 111. Ct de departe vezi? a) b) c) d) How do you see? How far see you? How far you can see? How far can you see?

112. I understood and respected her decision. Then I wrote her a letter reminding her that
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I understood and respected her decision. I should understand and respected her decision. I understood and had respected her decision. I should have understood and respect her decision.

113. It's time we if we want to catch the beginning of "Saturday Night Live". a) b) c) d) would leave should leave left leave

114. Suppose a complete stranger you a huge castle in his will! a) b) c) d) left had left would leave would have left

115. His opinion hardly counts, ...? a) b) c) d) does it doesn't it is it isn't it

116. into the kitchen, will you? a) b) c) d) You come Won't you come Will you come Come

117. I think this is the best solution, don't ? a) b) I we

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you us

118. I wish you such a big fuss of all this. a) b) c) d) won't make wouldn't make shouldn't make aren't making

119. I you'll have a lovely time in Paris next week. a) b) c) d) wish wished am wishing hope

120. I wish she her mind and accepted his marriage proposal. a) b) c) d) hadnt changed would have change will change will have changed

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