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Contemporary Issues on Testing English Language

Competences
The newly founded curriculum concerning the modern languages
teaching for the advanced 3
rd
level students has challenged the
didactic strategies since 2007.
It is taken for granted that all the changes, in fact all the alternative
methodologies, have emerged from the issues of the Bologna
process. Therefore, the ELT with a view to ESP, needed to match
the requests promoted by the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages CEFRL, along with the Council of
Europe Threshold Level and the European Language Portofolio
EUROPASS.
As far as we are concerned, the 2
n
level modern languages
curriculum is directed towards the development of the linguistic
competences as they are depicted by the examination requests
issued under the consent of the British Council, UCLES, as well as
the principles set forth by the Alliance Francaise.
Although, there could be a challenging view as regards the modern
teaching strategies, it stands to reason the basics are all the same:
competence versus performance.
Within the 3
r
level advanced schools of the MAI, there has come to
an agreement upon the teaching strategies towards the acquisition
of the B2 linguistic competences, as to CEFRL, turned into similar
performance.
The entrance examination test, EET, issued under the MAI and
MECI agreement, are formerly based on the B1-B2 competences
supposedly aquired by former students who ever passed the
bachelor's degree, BD.
Hence, the performance required stands to general communication
topics knowledge and implies all the linguistic skills but the EET
which should only apply for the written competence.
The lexicon and the grammar should do as they were certified by
the BD, applying for the use of the standard language.
Therefore, it is highly recommended all the applicants should
thoroughly revise the knowledge they were certified with. The
items of the test are likely to be structured due to the textbooks in
use, approved by MECI under the agreement of the British Council
/ Alliance Francaise and to any other sources teaching realia.
All in all, the testing level should be issued according to the Bl
topics, thus granting equal chances for different schooling ages.
As for an appendix, we dare suggest the applicants should study
any references promoted by MECI and British Council / Alliance
Francaise regarding the national curriculum.
Testul 1
Choose the correct answer:
(?) 1. Which of the following words does not have the sound [i:]?
a) beep;
b) cheek;
c) sick; #
d) seek.
(?) 2. Generally, summer is a hot season. But ... summer of 2005
was rainy and pretty cold,
a) a;
b) the; #
c) -;
d) this.
(?) 3. If my car had had good brakes I ... it on time,
a) could have stopped;#
b) could stop;
c) stopped;
d) had stopped.
(?) 4. "Where is the money?", John asked,
a) John asked where is the money;
b) John asked where the money is;
c) John asked where the money was; #
d) John asked where was the money.
(?) 5. By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane ....
a) has just taken off;
b) had just taken off; #
c) took off;
d) had just take off.
(?) 6. I like both Alice and Claire, but I must admit that Alice is
....
a) the prettier; #
b) the prettiest;
c) the most prettiest;
d) the more prettier.
(?) 7. It is getting ....
a) more and more cold;
b) more and more colder;
c) cold and cold;
d) colder and colder.#
(?) 8. Which of the following words does not have the sound
[a:]?
a) farm;
b) charm;
c) barn;
d) barium.#
(?) 9. When you came I ... the garden,
a) watered;
b) have been watering;
c) was watering; #
d) had watered.
(?) 10. She can't come right now. She ... on the project,
a) works;
b) is working; #
c) worked;
d) work.
(?) 11. Six pounds ... a low price and everyone ... to it.
a) are, agree;
b) is, agrees; #
c) are, agrees;
d) is, agree.
(?) 12. I still ... to ... in such a strange place!
a) am not used, live;
b) haven't been used, live;
c) can't use, living;
d) haven't got used, living.#
(?) 13. He said that he ... as soon as he ... working,
a) would come, would finish;
b) had come, was finishing;
c) would come, finished; #
d) came, would have finished.
(?) 14. We ... in the shade an hour on that sunny afternoon,
a) laid;
b) lay; #
c) lied;
d) lain.
(?) 15. The police ... investigating a serious murder case for three
weeks now.
a) are;
b) have been; #
c) is;
d) has been.
(?) 16. He arrived ... London ... 7 p.m. ... a foggy November day.
We often have fog ... November,
a) in, at, on, in;
b) at, at, on, during; #
c) to, at, in, on;
d) by, on, in, in.
(?) 17. He ... since I ... home,
a) had read, came;
b) is reading, came;
c) read, have come;
d) has been reading, came.#
(?) 18. It is high time he ... told to stop behaving like a child,
a) has been;
b) would be;
c) were; #
d) was.
(?) 19. It is unlikely ... these instructions,
a) for them to understand; #
b) for them to have understood;
c) that they should understand;
d) that they understood.
(?) 20. He can't tell which of the two girls is ....
a) the most beautiful;
b) the most beautifulest;
c) the more beautifuler;
d) the more beautiful.#
(?) 21. You hardly ever go to the cinema, ...?
a) isn't it;
b) don't you;
c) are you;
d) do you.#
(?) 22. If I'd known we'd have to wait so long, I ... a book,
a) would bring;
b) had brought;
c) brought;
d) would have brought.#
(?) 23. Who has written this novel? It's good. Who ... written by?
a) this novel has been;
b) has this novel been;
c) has been this novel;
d) was this novel.#
(?) 24. "Which of the two pens would you like?" "... will do."
a) Any;
b) Either; #
c) No one;
d) None.
(?) 25. No sooner ... home ... the phone rang,
a) had I got, that;
b) had I got, when;
c) did I get, than;
d) had I got, than.#
(?) 26. ... you wish to buy a new car, we'd offer free insurance,
a) Would;
b) Should; #
c) Had;
d) Did.
(?) 27. It's a long time since I ... such a good article,
a) have read;
b) read;#
c) have been reading;
d) had read.
(?) 28. You repeated it, ... was necessary,
a) that;
b) what;
c) who;
d) which.#
(?) 29. Is there anything her worth ...?
a) buying; #
b) to buy;
c) to have bought;
d) to buying.
(?) 30. Nobody has to do that, ...?
a) do they; #
b) have they;
c) has he;
d) does he.
(?) 31. I'm not expecting any messages, but if someone ... ring
while I am out could you say that I'll be back by 6 p.m.?
a) would;
b) will;
c) should;#
d) can.
(?) 32. ... again, we might consider her for the job.
a) Were she apply; #
b) If she had applied;
c) Were she to apply;
d) She applied.
(?) 33. He insisted ... the documents,
a) to see;
b) that he sees;
c) in seeing;
d) on seeing.#
(?) 34. Everyone ... quietly when suddenly the door ... open and a
complete stranger ... in.
a) was reading, burst, rushed; #
b) were reading, bursted, rushed;
c) was reading, bursted, rushed;
d) read, was bursting, has rushed.
(?) 35. "Shall we go to the cinema?" "Yes, ...!"
a) let's; #
b) we are;
c) shall we;
d) shan't we.
(?) 36. I don't believe she has failed the French test again. ... the
French test again,
a) She mustn't have failed;
b) She can't have failed; #
c) I can't believe she should fail;
d) It's impossible she may fail.
(?) 37. I hope they ... this road by the time we ... back next
summer,
a) had repaired, would come;
b) will have repaired, come; #
c) will have repaired, will come;
d) would have repaired, had come.
(?) 38. At this time on Monday, the handball team of our school ...
be training on the new sports ground,
a) will; #
b) would;
c) should;
d) must.
(?) 39. My sister drives ... than my brother, but I must also admit
that she drives __
a) faster ... worse; #
b) fast ... badly;
c) faster ... worst;
d) fast... worse.
(?) 40. If ..., I wouldn't be able to solve the problem,
a) it hadn't been for you;
b) you hadn't been;
c) you weren't;
d) it weren't for you.#
(?) 41. When the whistle was blown, I felt as if my legs ... stuck to
the ground,
a) was;
b) were; #
c) are;
d) have been.
(?) 42. I had warned you to study more but you ... listen,
a) won't;
b) mustn't;
c) needn't;
d) wouldn't.#
(?) 43. She has bought two beautiful ....
a) scarfs;
b) scarves; #
c) scarfes;
d) scarvs.
(?) 44. The receptionist gave him ... valuable ....
a) a loaf of... information;
b) a bar of ... information;
c) a piece of ... informations;
d) a piece of ... information.#
(?) 45. Which judge ... the witness right now?
a) hears;
b) is hearing; #
c) will hear;
d) has heard.



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