TEST 1

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

“My dear Dorian, it is quite true. I 1) …………… (analyse) women at present, so I know. The subject is not so intricate as I 2)
…………….. (think) it was. I 3) ……………. (find) that, ultimately there 4) …………….. (be) only two kinds of women, the
plain and the coloured. And now you 5) …………… (tell) me about a woman who is a genius. How long you 6)
…………………. (know) her?”
“I 7) ………………. (tell) you, Harry. After all, it 8) ………………… (never/happen) if I 9) ……………….. (not meet) you.
One evening, about seven o’clock I 10) ……………….. (remember) what you 11) …………….. (say) to me on that wonderful
evening when we 12) ……………….. (dine) together. I 13) ………………… (not know) what I 14) ………………… (expect)
but I 15) ……………….. (go out) and, while I 16) ……………. (pass) by those hideous little theaters I 17) …………………
(see) a little Jew who 18) …………………. (look) at me as if he 19) ………………. (stand) there for ever 20) ………………..
(smoke) a vile cigar. You 21) ……………… (laugh) at me, Harry, but I 22) …………………. (pay) for the ticket and 23)
……………….. (enter).
“I 24) …………………… (not laugh), Dorian, at least I 25) ………………. (not laugh) at you. You always 26) ……………
(love) and always 27) ………………. (be) in love with love, even if there are many things you 28) ………………. (throw) away
if you 29) ………………… (not be) afraid that others might pick them up.

2. Fill in a modal or a synonymous expression and the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
1) There’s no reply when I ring him. He ………………. (leave) the office.
2) Don’t give up so easily. You ………………. (do) it if you tried a little harder.
3) That’s no excuse! You know you ……………… (finish) this report by today.
4) He ……………… (mention) his plans on the phone last night but I really can’t remember.
5) Since she crashed the car, she ……………….. (walk) to work every day.
6) If you find something valuable, you ……………….. (take) it to the nearest police station.
7) Passengers ………………. (not walk) across the lines. They should use the footbridge.
8) You …………….. (know) better than to tell her all your secrets.
9) You ……………… (destroy) the letter as soon as you receive it.
10) You ……………… (enter) the building if you have a special pass.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the infinitive or the ING form. Mind the tenses.
1) Ann would love ……………….. (lie) on the beach now, instead of typing reports.
2) He is not likely …………… (return) before five.
3) Man is said ……………. (invent) the wheel ten thousand years ago.
4) You must ……………. (starve) to have eaten such a big dinner last night.
5) They hope ……………. (make) a lot of money in their new business.
6) She’s too tired …………… (concentrate) on her work today.
7) You should …………….. (see) his face when she told him the news.
8) There’s no point …………….. (get) there early, because the gates don’t open till 10 am.
9) Jim doesn’t have enough patience ………………. (be) a teacher.
10) Imagine …………… (live) in a big house like that!

4. Put into the passive.

1) His grandfather left him about $10 000. …………………………………………………….
2) The hooligans set upon the old man and beat him up. ………………………………………………………
3) I gave him a cheque for the amount required. ……………………………………………………….
4) She doesn’t like it if people criticize her. ……………………………………………………………
5) Someone gave me this pen for Christmas. ……………………………………………………………
6) I hate it when people make fun of me. ……………………………………………………………….
7) Everyone was listening to the news bulletin with avid interest. ………………………………………….
8) The magistrate let him off with a severe reprimand. …………………………………………………….
9) I do not think the police are doing anything about it. ……………………………………………………
10) Some people object if others make them work hard. ……………………………………………………..

5. Write the sentences in reported speech using the most suitable reporting verb.
1) “Get out of the room now!” …………………………………………………..
2) “I’ll bring my homework tomorrow.” ……………………………………………
3) “Would you like to go out with us?” ………………………………………………
4) “Don’t cross the road without looking both ways.” ………………………………………
5) “Give me the money!” ………………………………………………………
6) “I’ve crossed the Atlantic single-handed.” …………………………………………………
7) “I’m sorry I’ve spoilt the surprise party.” …………………………………………………
8) “Sure, I’d be glad to lend a hand.” …………………………………………………..
9) “I’ll never let you down again.” ……………………………………………………..
10) “You always leave the bathroom in a mess.” ………………………………………..

6. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it.
1) It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise.
If I ……………………………………………………
2) Without his wife’s constant support he would never have achieved his ambition.
If he ………………………………………………………………………………..
3) But for his presence of mind there might have been a serious accident.
If it ………………………………………………………………………….
4) Considering all the problems, it’s a miracle we succeeded.
If one …………………………………………………………………
5) You won’t get a loan without being able to offer some security.
You ………………….. unless ……………………………….

7. Fill in there or it.

1) ………is very cold today; …………… has been snowing all night.
2) ……….’s a policeman at the door; ………. seems that the neighbour has complained about the noise.
3) ……… is a shame you weren’t able to come to the party. ………… were lots of people there.
4) ……… is my privilege to introduce our distinguished guest speaker.
5) ………’s nothing much on TV tonight – …………’s a pity we don’t have a video recorder.

8. Insert the correct article, if necessary, in the blank spaces.

1. ………. wealth does not always bring ……… happiness.
2. ……… weather is very peculiar this year.
3. ……… Russia of the Czars was very different from ………. Russia of today.
4. ………. longer you stay in ……….. England ………. better you should understand ……… mentality of ………… people.
5. ……… banks of ……… Seine in ……..Paris are better laid out than those of ……….. Thames in ……… London.
6. She works as …………… usherette in ……….. cinema.
7. That curtaining material cost $5 ……… yard.
8. Do you expect me to go all …….. way back to ………. school to look for …….. hairpin you might have dropped there.
9. He plays …….. violin with …….. enthusiasm but without ………. technical skills to become famous.
10. ……….. Jungfrau is not half as high as ……….. Everest, but is nearly ……….. four times as high as ……… Snowdon. After
…….. Himalayas, I think ………. Andes are ………. Highest chain of …………. mountains in …….. world.

9. Translate into Romanian.

Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction – Gatsby, who represented everything for
which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous
about him, some hightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register
earthquakes ten thousand miles away.
He smiled understandingly – much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal
reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced – or seemed to face – the whole eternal world for an
instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favour.

10. Translate into English.

Nu mai trebuie sa spunem ca sosirea iubitului Costica goneste orice gand de plecare acasa, si ca imediat se comanda patru halbe,
dupa care incepe o ancheta in regula asupra activitatii lui Costica in toata vremea indelungata de opt ani, de cand lipseste din
Capitala. Din aceasta ancheta rezulta deocamdata ca simpaticul amic, dupa ce a renuntat acum opt ani a mai sustine licenta in
drept, s-a hotarat a imbratisa cariera de cultivator de pamant, si s-a dus sa exploateze o mosie de munte in tovarasie cu un unchi al
lui; in tot timpul de opt ani, n-a mai venit la Bucuresti decat de doua –trei ori, cand, desi a stat aici cate o saptamana, nu a avut
placerea sa intalneasca pe vechii lui prieteni, fiindca “s-a incurcat cu altii!” si ca acuma e foarte multumit ca i-a putut in sfarsit
revedea.