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TEST (Clasa XI)

I. Choose the most suitable verb forms to complete the following dialogues.

A 'Hello! I (1) didn't see / haven't seen /haven't been seeing you for a long time! What (2) did you do I have you done I have you been doing since we
last met?' 'Oh, working as usual.'
B The traffic was very heavy and when they (3) arrived I have arrived I had arrived, the concert (4) already started I have already started I had already
started
C I only realised towards the end of the concert that the singers (5) didn't sing I weren't singing / haven't been singing. They (6) mimed I have been
miming I had been miming to a recording all the time.
D 'You and the band seem to have a very hectic schedule planned for the summer.' 'Yes indeed. By the end of the season we (7) will perform I will have
performed I will have been performing at over 50 venues.'
E 'Has the band been together long?' 'Oh yes. By the end of this month, we (8) will play I will have played I will be playing together for nine years.'
F It is certainly true that the Internet (9) had I has had I has been having a profound effect on the way people buy music over the past 15 years, as so
much can now be downloaded from websites. But I remain convinced that most of the big recording companies (10) will survive I will have survived I
will have been surviving.

II. Choose the most suitable alternative to complete the sentences.

1 We would like to pay...........to all the musicians who made this wonderful concert possible.
a) praise b) reward c) tribute d) thanks
2 When I was young, I wanted to take............the flute.
a) on b) up c) to d) out
3 You can buy fake designer clothes much more cheaply than the...........article.
a) exact b) real c) true d) genuine
4 His rendition of the famous 1970s classic received a rare..........ovation from the crowd.
a) standing b) stand c) stand-up d) standing-up
5 They did not advertise their product at first but just relied on..........of mouth.
a) speech b) word c) news d) sound
6 They only had two weeks to...........the song before the recording session.
a) repeat b) recite c) rehearse d) resume
7 They are staging a musical production of the TV show, starring two members of the original a) cast b) troup c) set d) script
8 The lead singer was dreadful as he sang out of...........for most of the time.
a) note b) pitch c) melody d) tune
9 The audience fell silent as the ....... stood in front of the orchestra and raised his baton.
a) leader b) director c) manager d) conductor
10 I can't remember the words but it is a really...........tune.
a) gripping b) catchy c) holding d) sticky

III. Talk about a situation when you had to lie