ACADEMIA NATIONALA DE INFORMATII

ADMITERE – 2007
PROBA DE LIMBĂ STRĂINĂ – LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

READING COMPREHENSION AND LEXICAL QUIZ

On July 4, 1776, a conclave of insurgent colonists in America passed the

Declaration of Independence. War against the British had already been going on
for over a year, so the Declaration came as the culmination of years of
tempestuous events in America.
The impetus for the American Revolution was the Treaty of Paris in 1763,
which ended the struggle between the British and the French for control over
North America. Since the colonists were no longer intimidated by the French,
they ceased to rely upon the British for protection and were not as submissive as
they were formerly. On the other hand, the British regarded the colonies as a
source of revenue and began to impose inequitable taxes upon them. The Sugar
Act in 1764 and the Stamp Act in 1765 were so vehemently opposed by
disgruntled colonists that rioting broke out. The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766
as a result of the riots.
The British continued their policy of taxation without collaboration with
their once docile subjects. The Townsend Acts (a series of taxes on glass, lead,
paper, and tea) created such antipathy that the citizens of Boston attacked British
soldiers who fired upon them. That was the Boston Massacre of 1770. After the
repeal of the Townsend Acts, a new tea tax in 1773 again consolidated Boston
residents’ dissension. About fifty men disguised as Indians boarded British ships
and jettisoned their cargo of tea in protest against the tea tax. That was the
famous Boston Tea Party. In reprisal, the British abolished the Bostonians’ right
to self-rule, and by passing what were referred to as the Intolerable Acts in
Boston, they infuriated all of the colonies and caused them to unite in protest.
Representatives from twelve colonies gathered in Philadelphia in 1774 to
plan a stratagem to circumvent British interference in trade and to protest the
infamy of taxation without representation. The British responded that the
colonies were in rebellion, and, since nothing would appease either side, both
sides prepared for war.

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Subiectul 1
The author’s intent in this passage is to
a) tell about the American Revolution
b) describe the temperament of the colonists
c) give the causes of the American Revolution
d) describe the effects of the American Revolution

Subiectul 2
You may infer that the Treaty of Paris
a) gave the French control of Canada
b) gave the control of North America to the British
c) made the colonists in America very angry
d) had an immediate effect upon colonists’ desire for independence

Subiectul 3
The Sugar Act and Stamp Act were
a) passed in 1765
b) taxes upon the colonists
c) repealed
d) equitable

Subiectul 4
You can infer that in the Boston Massacre in 1770
a) Boston was a battlefield
b) Boston residents wanted independence
c) colonists were killed
d) British soldiers sided with Boston residents

Subiectul 5
You can infer that the Intolerable Acts
a) were repealed
b) infringed upon colonists’ rights
c) displeased the British
d) were entirely related to taxes

Subiectul 6
You can infer that the meeting in Philadelphia in 1774
a) was a very important social event
b) took place to discuss taxes
c) was a conclave of the British and the colonists
d) was the first time the colonists united to protest British injustice

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Subiectul 7
The government sent its army against the << insurgent >> villagers.
a) interested
b) friendly
c) rebellious
d) faithless

Subiectul 8
Because of the close << collaboration >> of architect and builder, the building was
completed ahead of schedule.
a) joint work
b) termination
c) collage
d) affinity

Subiectul 9
There seems to be a natural << antipathy >> between a dog and a cat.
a) anticipation
b) anxiety
c) aversion
d) antic

Subiectul 10
During the storm at sea, the captain gave orders for the crew to << jettison >> the cargo to
lighten the ship.
a) throw overboard
b) consume
c) jostle lightly
d) transfer

Subiectul 11
The Boston Tea Party was
a) a celebration in Boston
b) an Indian rebellion
c) held on board a British ship
d) an act of aggression by the colonists

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Subiectul 12
After the << repeal >> of the Townsend Acts, a new tea tax in 1773 again
consolidated Boston residents’ dissension.
a) to pass
b) to draft
c) to end
d) to make valid

Subiectul 13
In << reprisal >>, the British abolished the Bostonians’ right to self-rule, and by passing
what were referred to as Intolerable Acts in Boston, they infuriated all of the colonies and
caused them to unite in protest.

a) retaliation
b) anger
c) sadness
d) answer

Subiectul 14
The British and their colonists went to war because

a) the colonists wanted independence from their rulers

b) the British fired at the Bostonians in the Boston Massacre
c) the Bostonians dumped tea in the sea at the Boston Tea party
d) the colonists objected to taxation without representation

Subiectul 15
Representatives from twelve colonies gathered in Philadelphia in 1744 to plan a stratagem
to << circumvent >> British interference in trade and to protest the infamy of taxation
without representation.

a) to avoid
b) to circulate
c) to get around
d) to delay

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GENERAL ENGLISH USAGE

Subiectul 16
In the past two centuries, the diversity of the American people has increased, and yet
the essential unity of the nation _______ stronger.
a) grows;
b) grew;
c) has grown;
d) growed.

Subiectul 17
The wind ________ through the open field and carried away the corn stalks that ______
there.
a) blew, grew;
b) had blown; grown;
c) was blowing; was growing;
d) blew; had grown.

Subiectul 18
Notebooks, clothes, and what not, ________ on the floor as if the owner _____ the place
in a hurry.
a) were lying; had left;
b) are laying; left;
c) were laying; left;
d) lie; leaves.

Subiectul 19
I too would ______ by the fire the whole afternoon but I was supposed to ____ the table
before the others ______ up.
a) have lied; lie; have turned;
b) have been lying, be laying; turned;
c) have lain; lay; turned;
d) have laid; lie; would turn.

Subiectul 20
When she first ________ as a candidate for Woodsville, she ________.
a) standed; winned;
b) was standing; was winning;
c) stood; won;
d) stood; wone.

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Subiectul 21
My stomach hurt as if I ________ a large meal or ________ some stale food.
a) am eating; having;
b) ate; had;
c) had been eating; had had;
d) would be eating; had had.

Subiectul 22
E neîncrezãtor în strãini, de parcã n-ar vrea sã cunoascã nici unul.

a) He’s diffident about strangers as if he wouldn’t have wanted to know any.

b) He is diffident about strangers as if he didn’t want to know any.
c) He’s diffident about strangers as if he hadn’t want to know any,
d) He ‘s been diffident about strangers as if he doesn’t want to know any.

Subiectul 23
Partea aceasta e distinctã de celelalte, de parcã n-ar aparţine aceleiaşi opere.

a) This part is distinct from the other, as if it wouldn’t belong to the same work.
b) This part has been distinct from the other, as if it wouldn’t belong to the same
work.
c) This part is distinct from the other, as if it did not belong to the same work.
d) This part is distinct from the other, as if it hadn’t belong to the same work.

Subiectul 24
Plângi de parcã ai fi încercat sã rezolvi exerciţiile şi n-ai fi reuşit.

a) You cry as if you would be trying to solve the exercises and failed.
b) You were crying as if you had tried to solve the exercises and had failed.
c) You are crying as if you would have tried to solve exercises and would have failed.
d) You are crying as if you had tried to solve the exercises and failed.

Subiectul 25
Se scuzã de parcã eroarea lui s-a datorat grabei.

a) He apologized as if his error was dued to hurry.

b) He apologized as if his error had been due to hurry.
c) He apologized as if his error were dued to hurry.
d) He apologized as if his error would have been due to hurry.

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Subiectul 26
Ar prefera ca Tom să fi vorbit cu un băştinaş din ţinut şi sã fi aranjat o excursie la lacuri.
a) She would rather Tom talked to a native to the country and arranged for a trip to
the lakes.
b) She had rather Tom had talked to a native to the country and arranged for a trip
to the lakes.
c) She would rather Tom had talked to a native to the country and arranged for a
trip to the lakes.
d) She would rather Tom would have talked to a native to the country and arranged
for a trip to the lakes.

Subiectul 27
I’d rather you ________ so much money and _______ the girl I was in love with.
a) have not made; have married;
b) had not made; had not married;
c) will not have made; will marry;
d) would have made; would not marry.

Subiectul 28
She’d rather they ________ to visit that castle since she knew it was inaccessible to
travellers.
a) haven’t tried;
b) tryed;
c) hadn’t tried;
d) won’t try.

Subiectul 29
Can I leave the washing up till the day after tomorrow?
I’d rather you ________ and _______ today.
a) will wash; iron;
b) will have washed; ironed;
c) washed; ironed;
d) have washed; ironed.

Subiectul 30
I’d rather you ______ champagne with every meal, if you say you love me.
a) didn’t drink;
b) won’t drink;
c) stop drinking;
d) don’t drink.

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Subiectul 31
They insisted that they ________ more money without delay.
a) should be given;
b) should given;
c) should been given;
d) will be given.

Subiectul 32
If they recommend that she ______ the car, ______ she will do.
a) sell; sell;
b) should sell; this;
c) must sell; must;
d) sells; sell.

Subiectul 33
He is your best friend, after all. I think you should have proposed that he ______ invited at
the conference, too.
a) be;
b) would be;
c) were;
d) could.

Subiectul 34
It was unbelievable that he ________ when he should have been on his way.
a) should be reading;
b) reads;
c) will be reading;
d) will have read.

Subiectul 35
Adolescentul e incapabil de crimă şi vor fi aduşi martorii ca să depună mărturie pentru
nevinovăţia lui.

a) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so
that they may testify to his innocence.
b) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so
that they should testify to his innocence.
c) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so
that they would testify to his innocence.
d) That teenager is not capable of murder and the witnesses will be brought in so
that they will testify to his innocence.

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Subiectul 36
Nobody answered the phone, _________?
a) didn’t he;
b) didn’t they;
c) did they;
d) did he.

Subiectul 37
The candidate must be here at 9,00, _________?
a) mustn’t he;
b) doesn’t he;
c) must he;
d) does he.

Subiectul 38
We didn’t see each other yesterday, ________?
a) didn’t we;
b) we did;
c) did we;
d) haven’t we.

Subiectul 39
Let’s go for a walk, _________?
a) do we;
b) shall we;
c) shan’t we;
d) will we.

Subiectul 40
It seemed a pity to take her away from it all, _________?
a) wasn’t it;
b) didn’t it;
c) seemed it not;
d) isn’t it.

Subiectul 41
I _______ allowed to go out after I __________ my homework.
a) ‘ll only be; had finished;
b) am; shall finish;
c) ‘ll only be; shall finish;
d) ‘ll only be; have finished.

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Subiectul 42
Până se va întoarce din concediu, lăptarul îţi va fi lăsat douăzeci şi unu de sticle cu lapte la
uşă.
a) By the time he gets back from holiday, the milkman will have left twenty-one
bottles of milks outside his door.
b) By the time he’ll get back from holiday, the milkman will have left twenty-one
bottles of milks outside his door.
c) By the time he’ll got back from holiday, the milkman will have left twenty-one
bottles of milk outside his door.
d) By the time he has got back from holiday, the milkman will leave twenty-one
bottles of milk outside his door.

Subiectul 43
They said that as soon as they ________ about what ______ that day, they ______ in any
possible way.
a) had heard; had happened; had helped;
b) would hear; happened; helped;
c) heard; had happened; would help;
d) would be hearing; would be happening; helped.

Subiectul 44
When he ________ you, the doctor will tell you what _______ wrong with you and what
you _________ do in order to recover your health.
a) has examined; is; have to;
b) will examine; will be; will have to;
c) has examined; will be; will have to;
d) will have examined; is ; have to.

Subiectul 45
When you _______ the situation to him and you ______ his opinion, come and tell me
what he ______.
a) have explained; have found out; said;
b) will explain; find out; says;
c) will here explained; have found out; is saying;
d) explain; will find out; will have said.

Subiectul 46

Oil ________on water, you know. What I________ to say is that some people ________
a) floats; ‘m trying; never change;
b) is floating; try; never change;
c) will float; trying; will never change;
d) floats; have been trying; have never changed.

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Subiectul 47
It _______ in the newspapers that the prices are going up again. I ________about getting a
new job as soon as possible.

a) says; think;
b) is saying; think;
c) says; ‘m thinking;
d) was saying; ‘m thinking.

Subiectul 48
The correct “ing” form:
to mimic, to dye, to lie, to control, to cry.

a) mimicing; dyeing; lying; controling; crying;

b) mimicking; dyeing; lieing; controlling; crieing;
c) mimicing; dying; lieing; controlling; crying;
d) mimicking; dyeing; lying; controlling; crying.

Subiectul 49
Tom: We ______ into our new house tomorrow.
Bill: But why you ______ your present house ? It ______ you all.
Tom: Yes, I _______ it _______, but the Council _______ all the houses on this side.
They _______ the road. They _______ it’s a bottleneck.

a) are moving; do you leave; is suiting; know; does; is pulling down; widen; say;
b) are moving; do you leave; is suiting; am knowing; does; is pulling down; widen;
say;
c) are moving; are you leaving; suits; know; does; is pulling down; are widening; say;
d) do you move; are you leaving; suits; know; is doing; is pulling down; are widening;
are saying.

Subiectul 50
“The hall _____ painted at the moment, so it _______ its best.”
“But where are the painters? They _______ work at 3 p.m.? “
“No, they are in the kitchen. They _______ a tea break.”

a) is being; isn’t looking; do they stop; are having;

b) is; isn’t looking; are they stopping; are having;
c) is; looks; do they stop; are having;
d) is being; looks; do they stop; do they have.

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Subiectul 51
Sunt trei săptămâni de când am fumat ultima dată şi de atunci mă simt foarte bine.
a) It’s three weeks since I last smoked and since then I have been well.
b) There are three weeks since I last smoked and since then I have been well.
c) There have been three weeks since I last smoked and since I have been well.
d) There have been three weeks since I last smoked and since then I am well.

Subiectul 52
The Town Council _________ my application for permission to build a garage for three
months. They _______ my neighbour permission to build one, so I hope they
_____________ to let me have one, too.
a) am considering; just gave; have decided;
b) have been considering; have just given; have decided;
c) am considering; have just given; decided;
d) is considering; have just given; have decided.

Subiectul 53
I _________ her since she ________.
a) haven’t seen; has married;
b) haven’t seen; got married;
c) hadn’t seen; is married;
d) didn’t see; was married.

Subiectul 54
I _________ him lately and that’s what I _______ to explain to you lately, though so far
you _________ much attention to me.

a) have not seen; had been trying; have not paid;

b) have not seeing; have been being trying; have not paid;
c) have not seen; have been trying; have not paid;
d) haven’t been seeing; have tried; haven’t being paid.

Subiectul 55
What you ________ lately? You _________ weight and you’re looking splendid though you
___________ to end your diet yet.

a) have you been eating; ‘ve lost; haven’t decided;

b) have eaten; ’ve lost; haven’t been deciding;
c) have eating; ’ve losing; ’ve been being decided;
d) have been being eaten; ’ve been losing; ’ve been decided.

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Subiectul 56
Doctor Mark Pemberton, who ___________ a medical practice in rural Suffolk,_______ a
74-year-old widow in the village of Nacton. She _______ bedridden for 40 years.
The doctor _______ her but couldn’t find anything wrong.

a) has just taken over; visited; has been; examined;

b) just took over; visiting; has been; examined;
c) has just took over; has visited; has been; has examined;
d) just took over; has visited; was; has ;been examining.

Subiectul 57
I _______ this swimming pool since we _______ into the district but I _______ to see
much better ones.

a) used; had moved; have lived;

b) have used; moved; have lived;
c) used; had moved; lived;
d) have been using; are moved; have lived.

Subiectul 58
This ______ the first time I ________ her sing: she’s a better singer then I ______.
a) is; have heard; was thinking;
b) is; heard; had thought;
c) is; have heard; thought;
d) was; have heard; had thought.

Subiectul 59
Of course I ______to Mary about it. I _________ to her last week and she _______
total support.

a) have spoken; spoke; promised;

b) spoke; spoke; has promised;
c) spoked; spoke; promised;
d) speaked; speaked; promised.

Subiectul 60
He _____ in this hotel for a week, and he _______ any of his friends who ______ here ten
days ago. He ______to visit the town because it ________ all the time since day one.

a) has been staying; hasn’t come across; arrived; hasn’t been able; has been raining;
b) stayed; didn’t come across; arrived; wasn’t able; has been raining;
c) stayed; didn’t came across; has arrived; wasn’t able; rained;
d) has been staying; didn’t came across; has arrived; wasn’t able; has been raining.

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Subiectul 61
As we reached the place, only members of the Machinist Union _________ the picket line.
Pilots and flight attendants _____ their strike.

a) were walking; had called off;

b) walked; called off;
c) had walked; called off;
d) have been walking; had called off.

Subiectul 62
What the policeman immediately __________ was that the old man _________ see the
car that hit him before it was too late.

a) realized; had not been able to;

b) has realized; was not able to;
c) was realizing; had not been able;
d) realized; could not; had hit.

Subiectul 63
As he _______ the town he realized it _______ for some unknown reason.
a) entered; is deserted;
b) was entering; is deserted;
c) enterred; was deserted;
d) entered; had been deserted.

Subiectul 64
He ______ to send his friend the money when the will _______, and he ________ his
part of the inheritance.

a) promised; was read out; had received;

b) had promised; had been read out; received;
c) promised; will be read out; will have received;
d) has promised; was read; has received.

Subiectul 65
He _________ to assassinate the President when a new opportunity _________ in
the spring of 1949.
a) had twice failed; came up;
b) had twice failled; came up;
c) failed twice; would come;
d) twice failed; came.

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Subiectul 66
Most of the boys_______ to the master but a few_________ to each other, and Tom
_______ a history book. Tom _________ mathematics; he always ________history
during his mathematics lesson.

a) were listening; were whispering; was reading; were hating; read;

b) were listening; were whispering; was reading; hated; read;
c) listened; whispered; was reading; hated; read;
d) listened; whispered; was reading; hated; was reading.

Subiectul 67
I don’t know what she _______ about my staying silent but she certainly could not guess
what I _______ about at the time.

a) was thinking; thought;

b) thought; thought;
c) thought; had thought;
d) thought; was thinking.

Subiectul 68
I suddenly ________ that the dog ______ the carpet as the master _______ of cats.

a) noticed; was smelling; smelled;

b) was noticing; smelled; smelled;
c) have to notice; will be smelling; smelled;
d) had noticed; had been smelling; would smell.

Subiectul 69
I ______ you yesterday while you ______ on the balcony.
a) saw; were sitting;
b) saw; was sitting;
c) saw; sat;
d) was seeing; were siting.

Subiectul 70
What _______ yesterday when the lights _____?

a) were you doing; were gone out;

b) were you doing; went out;
c) have you been doing; had gone out;
d) have you done; have gone out.

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Subiectul 71
They are bringing the witness in.
a) The witness is being brought in.
b) The witness are brought in.
c) The witness is being brought.
d) The witness is bringing in.

Subiectul 72
Nobody has ever shown me the door.
a) I was never showed the door.
b) I had never been showed the door.
c) I have never been showed the door by nobody.
d) I have never been shown the door.

Subiectul 73
He _________ to _______ in town and he ________ to _________ the cashier.

a) is known; have been; is believed; have murdered;

b) will be known; will have been believed to be murdering;
c) is known; have been being; is believed; murder;
d) has been known; to be; has been being believed; be murdering.

Subiectul 74
Money ______ and ______ to be correct, previous calculations proving _______
wrongly.

a) was added up; found; to have been done;

b) was being added up; found; to be being done;
c) had been added up; found; to be done;
d) would have been added up; found; to be done.

Subiectul 75
In theory, since 1977 both sides ________ to reuniting the island as a bi-zonal federation.
But Greek-Cypriot sincerity ________ because the Turkish-Cypriot leader was obligingly
prepared to act as a nay-sayer when a settlement looked likely.

a) have been committed; was rarely tested;

b) were committed; was rarely tested;
c) are committed; is rarely tested;
d) are committed; has rarely been tested;

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Subiectul 76
It’s time we _______ the kids and _______ them to bed.
a) fed; put;
b) are feeding; are putting;
c) were feeding; put;
d) feed; put.

Subiectul 77
Mother says it’s time you ________ and _______ to bed.
a) ate; went;
b) eat; go;
c) will eat; go;
d) have eaten; gone.

Subiectul 78
Are această haină de cinci ani. E timpul să-şi cumpere alta.

a) She got this coat for five years. It’s time she’ll buy a new one.
b) She‘s had this coat for five years. It’s time she would buy a new one.
c) She’s got this coat for five years. It’s time she bought a new one.
d) She has this coat for five years. It’s time for her to buy a new one.

Subiectul 79
I still find it difficult to talk to him. It’s time he __________ towards us with less
formality.

a) behaves;
b) behaved;
c) is behaving;
d) were behaving.

Subiectul 80
When she realized it was time she _______ him of the consequences it was
almost too late.
a) warned;
b) had warned;
c) warns;
d) would warn.

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Subiectul 81
“I’ll put on the red dress they showed you at Harrods,” Jane said.
“You’ve only just bought one,” her husband realized.

a) Jane said she’d put on the red dress they had shown him at Harrods, so her
husband realised she had just bought one.
b) Jane said she was going to wear the red dress her husband was shown at Harrods,
and he realised she did buy one.
c) Jane said she was to put on the red dress he had seen at Harrods and her husband
had realised she had just bought one.
d) Jane said she was going to put on the red dress they showed her husband at
Harrods and he realised she has only bought one.

Subiectul 82
“There’s a few people waiting for us not far from where the cars crashed,” the chief
inspector said.

a) The chief inspector said there were a few people waiting for them not far where
the accident happened.
b) The chief inspector said there were a few people waiting for them not far from
where the cars had crashed.
c) The chief inspector said there are some people waiting for us not far from where
the cars crashed.
d) The chief inspector said there are some people waiting for them not far from
where the cars have crashed.

Subiectul 83
“I see what you mean: it’s rather difficult for a young man to work so hard,” the old man
said.
a) The old man said he saw what I meant: it was rather difficult for a young man to
work so hard.
b) The old man said I saw what he meant because it was rather difficult for a young
man to work so hard.
c) The old man said he had seen what I meant it was rather difficult for a young man
to work so hard.
d) The old man realised it was rather difficult for a young man to work so hard
which was why he had seen what I meant.

Subiectul 84
The old lady said she ________ tea, and asked _________.
a) had just made; if I want a cup;
b) had just made; if I will like a cup;
c) made; if I will like a cup;
d) had just made; if I would like a cup.

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Subiectul 85
The young man told me that he ________ an English student and asked if _______.
a) was; I can speak English;
b) is; I could speak English;
c) had been being, I could speak English;
d) was; I could speak English.

Subiectul 86
“Could I speak to Rachel, please?” I said.
“She has barely gone to bed,” said her mother.

a) I asked if I could speak to Rachel and her mother said that Rachel has barely gone
to bed.
b) I asked if I could speak to Rachel and her mother said that Rachel had barely gone
to bed.
c) I asked if I could have spoken to Rachel and her mother said that Rachel had
barely gone to bed.
d) I asked if I could speak to Rachel and her mother said that Rachel barely gone to
bed.

Subiectul 87
Ei doreau să ştie unde fuseseră ascunse bijuteriile.

a) They wanted to know where have the jewels been hidden.

b) They wanted to know where the jewels have been hidden.
c) They wanted to know where the jewels had been hidden.
d) They wanted to know where the jewels were hidden.

Subiectul 88
“Vă rog să mă scuzaţi, e vina mea!” spuse George.
a) George apologized, saying that it was his fault.
b) George excused saying that it was his fault.
c) George apologized telling that it was his fault.
d) George apologized telling that it is his fault.

Subiectul 89
Pe cine a spus Mary că o să întrebe unde şi-a pierdut sora ei cărţile?
a) Whom did Mary say she would ask where her sister had lost her books?
b) Who did Mary say she was asking where her sister had lost her books?
c) Whom did Mary say she was to ask where her sister had lost her books?
d) Who did Mary say she should ask where her sister lost her books?

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Subiectul 90
Kelly wishes it _______ snowing.
a) would start;
b) starts;
c) will start;
d) to start.

Subiectul 91
I wish you _________ all the time.
a) wouldn’t shout;
b) didn’t shouted;
c) hadn’t shout;
d) will not shout.

Subiectul 92
If only I ____________ my parents’ advice. I wouldn’t be in such trouble now.
a) had taken;
b) didn’t take;
c) wouldn’t have taken;
d) would have taken.

Subiectul 93
He wishes she ___________ so foolishly; she wouldn’t have lost her job.
a) shouldn’t behave;
b) wouldn’t have behaved;
c) didn’t behave;
d) hadn’t behaved.

Subiectul 94
John wishes his brother ___________his records so loud, but he’s not the kind you can ask
a favour from.

a) wouldn’t play;
b) would playing;
c) hadn’t been played;
d) will not play.

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Subiectul 95
It’s too late now to have this car repaired for the rally. If only I _________the driver to
take it to the service last week.
a) had asked;
b) would have asked;
c) should asked;
d) had been asking.

Subiectul 96
Nothing could have gone worse. If only somebody _______ to the party!
a) came;
b) would have come;
c) would came;
d) had come.

Subiectul 97
Dacă m-ar fi sunat ieri i-aş fi spus noutăţile. Numai de m-ar fi sunat!
a) If he had phoned me yesterday I would have told him the news. If only he had
phoned me.
b) If he phoned me yesterday, I would have told him the news. If only he would
have phoned.
c) If he would have phoned me yesterday, I would have told him the news. If only
he would have phoned.
d) If he has phoned me yesterday, I would have told him the news. If only he would
have phoned.

Subiectul 98
Dacã ar fi plecat la timp ar fi trebuit sã soseascã deja. Numai de ar fi plecat la timp!
a) If they left on time, they should have arrived already. If only they had left on time.
b) If they had left on time, they should have arrived already. If only they had left
on time.
c) If they had left on time, they should have arrived already. If only they would
have left on time.
d) If they would have left on time, they should have arrived already. If only they
would have left on time.

Subiectul 99
I consider that if you _____ slowly, you _______ accidents and nothing bad ______
to you.
a) drive; will never have ; will happen;
b) will drive; will have never; will happen;
c) will be driving; never have; happen;
d) will have driven; have never had; happened.

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Subiectul 100
For fear the situation _______ desperate, I promise I _______her whose daughter she is.
a) should turn; ‘ll tell;
b) shouldn’t turn; ‘ll tell;
c) would turn; ‘d tell;
d) would turn; have to tell.

Subiectul 101
Mary o sã mănânce căpşuni, dacă ai să-i aduci şi dacă o să-i placã, o să mai ceară.

a) Mary‘s eating strawberries if you bring her any, and if she likes them, she’ll ask
for more.
b) Mary’ll be eating strawberries if you’ll bring her any, and if she’ll like them,
she’ll ask for more.
c) Mary will eat strawberries if you bring her some, and if she likes them, she will ask
for more.
d) Mary’ll eat strawberries if you bring her any, and if she’ll like them, she’ll ask for
more.

Subiectul 102
Ce va face dacă au să-i ia permisul de conducere şi nu o să mai poată merge cu maşina la
mare, cum spera că va merge?

a) What will he do if they take away his driving licence and he can no longer drive
to the seaside as he hoped he would?
b) What will he do if they will take away his driving licence and he can no longer
drive to the seaside as he had hoped he will?
c) What will he do if they take away his driving licence and he can no longer drive
to the seaside as he hoped he will?
d) What will he do if they’ll take away his driving licence and he‘ll no longer be able
to drive to the seaside as he has hoped he will?

Subiectul 103
S-ar duce la uşă pe bâjbâite, dacă ar crede că o poate deschide cu cheia.

a) She’d feel her way to the door if she thought she could open it with her key.
b) She’d felt her way to the door, if she thought she could open it with her key.
c) She would have felt her way to the door if she thought she could open it with her
key.
d) She’d feel her way to the door, if she thought she could have opened it with her
key.

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Subiectul 104
Dacã aş fi James Bond, aş avea ocazia să călătoresc în toată lumea.

a) Wether I were James Bond, I’d have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the
world.
b) If I had been James Bond, I’d have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the
world.
c) If I were James Bond, I’d have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world.
d) Had I been James Bond, I’d have the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world.

Subiectul 105
If you ________ your brother, ring me up.
a) will be meeting;
b) should meet;
c) will meet;
d) would meet.

Subiectul 106
If she __________ that job, she _________ so much about computers.
a) be doing; wouldn’t know;
b) weren’t doing; wouldn’t know;
c) had been doing; hadn’t known;
d) were doing; wouldn’t be knowing.

Subiectul 107
Dacă ar fi fost mai atent în clasă, n-ar fi avut nevoie de atât ajutor.

a) Had he paid more attention in class, he wouldn’t have needed so much help.
b) Were he to pay more attention in class, he wouldn’t have needed so much help.
c) Did he pay more attention in class, he wouldn’t have needed so much help.
d) Would he have to pay more attention in class, he wouldn’t have needed so much
help.

Subiectul 108
If today’s edition of “Herald Tribune” ________ to him early in the morning, he
_______ the front page.
a) were not delivered; had not read;
b) was not delivered; would not have read;
c) had not been delivered; would not have read;
d) had been delivered; had not read.

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Subiectul 109
__________ someone told us, we _________ you.
a) Had; would have informed;
b) Had; would inform;
c) Should have; would have informed;
d) Should; will inform.

Subiectul 110
Supposing you _______ a large sum of money, what ________ with it?
a) win; would you have done;
b) have won; would have done;
c) will win; will you do;
d) won; would you do.

Subiectul 111
_________ less fond of luxuries, he _______ to earn so much money, and ________ into
trouble.
a) Has his wife been; wouldn’t had; wouldn’t got.
b) Had his wife been; wouldn’t have had; wouldn’t have got.
c) Had his wife been; wouldn’t have; got.
d) If his wife shouldn’t be; wouldn’t had; wouldn’t got.

Subiectul 112
“The letter that you need has not arrived yet”, the manager pointed out.
a) The manager pointed out that the letter they needed had not arrived yet.
b) The manager pointed out that the letter, which they needed, did not arrived yet.
c) The manager pointed out that the letter they needed, has not arrived yet.
d) The manager pointed out that the letter they needed, did not yet arrive.

Subiectul 113
“My boyfriend decided the best way to get the money back was to sue the boy’s
school,” she told the reporter.

a) She told the reporter that her boyfriend had decided the best way to get the
money back was to sue the boy’s school.
b) She told the reporter her boyfriend decided the best way to get the money back
was to sue the boys’ school.
c) She told the reporter that her boyfriend had decided the best way to get the
money back had been to sue the boys’ school.
d) She told the reporter that her boyfriend has decided the best way to get the
money back is to sue the boys’ school.

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Subiectul 114
“Read this text again, carefully. I’m sure it’s the same I read yesterday, before
the meeting,” the manager insisted.

a) The manager insisted that she should read the text again carefully. He was sure he
had already read it the day before, before the meeting.
b) The manager insisted on his reading the text again because he was sure he read it
the previous day, before the meeting, as well.
c) The manager insisted that she read the text again carefully as he was sure it was
the same text he had read before the meeting on the previous day.
d) The manager insisted that she read the text again carefully. He was sure it was the
same text he had read the previous day, before the meeting.

Subiectul 115
Medită că de trei ore se face de râs, de când a intrat în biroul şefului şi a început
să-i spunã ce a hotărât.

a) He pondered he had been making a fool of himself for three hours, since he had
entered his chief’s office and started telling him that he had made his choice.
b) He pondered he has been making a fool of himself for three hours, since he
entered his chief’s office and had started telling him that he had made his choice.
c) He pondered he has been making a fool of himself for three hours, since he
entered his chief’s office and started telling that he had made his choice.
d) He pondered he has been making a fool of himself for three hours, since he
entered his chief’s office and started telling him that he made his choice.

Subiectul 116
Go and ask what his name is and where he ________.
a) had been living;
b) did lived;
c) is been living;
d) lives.

Subiectul 117
I _______ tonight and ________ what I can do to help mother.

a) will have gone; seen;

b) will go; see;
c) have gone; will see;
d) am going; am seeing.

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Subiectul 118
What ________ when you _______ your degree?
a) will you be doing; will get;
b) are you going to do; will be getting;
c) are you going to do; get;
d) are you doing; get.

Subiectul 119
If he _________ he _______ with her and _____ the same plane.
a) hurries; will catch up; take;
b) will hurry; catches up; takes;
c) will have hurried; catches up;
d) will be hurrying; catches up; takes.

Subiectul 120
“Shall I bring you the newspaper?” she said.
a) She offered to bring me the newspaper.
b) She said she would bring me the newspaper.
c) She said she brought me the newspaper.
d) She asked if she would bring the newspaper.

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