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Jurnalism, anul 2, semestrul 2

TRUE/FALSE 1. Specify if the following sentence is True or False : News is any new information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. ANS: T 2. Specify if the following sentence is true or false: Newsworthiness is defined as a subject not having sufficient relevance to the public or a special audience. ANS: F 3. Specify if the following statement is true or false : The news has always covered subjects that catch peoples attention and do not differ from their ordinary lives. ANS: F 4. Specify if the following statement is true or false: The people in the newspaper staff who deal with news are called news gatherers. ANS: T 5. Specify if the following statement is true or false : The news has to be bright, long and informative. ANS: F 6. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Commonly, news content should contain the Five Ws. ANS: T 7. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Advertising is a form of communication that tipically attempts to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume more of a particular brand or service. ANS: T 8. Specify if the following statement is true or false :

If people want to buy or sell something, look for a job, hire a motor car or get a flat, they need to know how to use non-personal advertising. ANS: F 9. Specify if the following statement is true or false : The campaign is the series of advertisements, television appearances, meetings and speeches designed to get support for a candidate. ANS: T 10. Specify if the following statement is true or false : A huge quantity of business, job changes and personal information is dealt with through the classified ads columns. ANS: T 11. Specify if the following statement is true or false : The Accommodation ads of local papers are very rarely read and needed by people. ANS: F 12. Specify if the following statement is true or false : The mass media used for non-personal advertising include magazines, direct mail, radio, television, billboards and newspapers. ANS: T 13. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Cartoons and photographs are combinations of words and pictures, but comic strips are not. ANS: F 14. Specify if the following statement is true or false : A cartoon or a comic strip is usually a slice of life, involving the thoughts, words and actions of people. ANS: T 15. Specify if the following statement is true or false : A cartoon or a comic strip never provides a way of acquiring insight into the psychology of people. ANS: F 16. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Photographs and pictures are very different from cartoons and comic strips.

ANS: F 17. Specify if the following statement is true or false : A limerick is a very particular manifestation of the English humour. ANS: T 18. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Concorde was one of the fastest planes in the world. ANS: T 19. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Victoria. ANS: F 20. Specify if the following statement is true or false : At the beginning of the 20th century there were no multi-storeyed buildings and St.Pauls was still the tallest structure in the City of London. ANS: T 21. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the real name of the present Queen of Great Britain. ANS: F 22. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays, because the banks as well as most shops and offices are open. ANS: F 23. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Parliament is the real government in Great Britain. ANS: T 24. Specify if the following statement is true or false : Hollywood is referred to, sometimes derisively, as Tinseltown. ANS: T 25. Specify if the following statement is true or false :

All the sailors trapped in the nuclear Russian submarine Kursk, after the vessel hit something during a naval exercise in the year 2000, were rescued. ANS: F 26. Specify if the following statement is true or false : On 6th August 1946, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a large Japanese city, killing more than 100,000 people. ANS: F MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I......................(go) to buy some newspapers. You...............(want) an evening paper? a. am going, are you wanting b. am going, do you want c. will go, are you wanting ANS: B 2. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: Look! He..........(to put) a ticket on Toms car. Tom...........(to be) furious when he........(to see) it; he.............(to hate) getting parking tickets. a. is putting, will be, will see, hates b. is putting, will be, sees, is hating c. is putting, will be, sees, hates ANS: C 3. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : He..........(to give) me back the book,........(to thank) me for lending it to him and ..........(to say) that he............(to enjoy) it very much; but I..........(to know) that he...........(not to read) it because most of the pages.............(to be) still uncut. a. gave, thanked, said, enjoyed, know, didnt read, were b. gave, thanked, said, had enjoyed, knew, hadnt read, were c. gave, have thanked, had said, had enjoyed, know, hadnt read, had been ANS: B 4. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I...........(arrive) in England for a press conference in the middle of July; I...........(be told) that England..........(be) shrouded in fog all the year round, so I.........(be) quite surprised to find that it.........merely..........(rain).

a. was arriving, was being told, was, had been, was.....raining b. arrived, was being told, is, was, was.......raining c. arrived, had been told, was, was, was........raining ANS: C 5. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I..........(put) the $ 5 note into one of my books; but the next day it.........(take) me ages to find it because I...........(forget) which book I..........(put) it into. a. had put, had taken, had forgotten, had put b. put, took, had forgotten, had put c. was putting, had taken, forgot, has put ANS: B 6. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : Tom and the editor-in-chief............(have) a long conversation. I...........(wonder) what they............(talk) about. a. are having, wonder, are talking b. have, am wondering, were talking c. have, am wondering, are talking ANS: A 7. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : The two employees.........(play) cards when they..........(hear) their employers step: they immediately........(hide) the cards and...........(take) out their files. a. were playing, have heard, have hidden, took b. have been playing, heard, have hid, took c. were playing, heard, hid, took ANS: C 8. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I..........(lose) my note book. You.........(see) it anywhere? No, I am afraid I.........(not have). When.......you last.......(use) it? I.........(have) it at the press conference last night. Perhaps you..........(leave) it in the conference hall. a. lost, did you see, havent, did you.... used, was having, left b. have lost, have you seen, havent, did you.... use, had, left c. have lost, have you seen, didnt, have you.... used, had, left ANS: B 9. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : It.........(be said) that one Englishman..........(not speak) to another till they.........(be) introduced.

a. was said, does not speak, are b. is said, will not speak, are c. is said, will not speak, will be ANS: B 10. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : My editor-in-chief.........(hope) I...........(not be offended) if he.........(tell) me that, in his opinion, I........ (do) better in some other kind of job than journalism. a. hoped, will not be offended, told, would do b. hoped, would not be offended, told, would do c. hoped, would not be offended, tells, will do ANS: B 11. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I.........(ask) him if he.......(enjoy) working for that newspaper and he.......(say) that he........(not have). a. asked, had enjoyed, said, hadnt b. asked, enjoyed, said, hadnt c. asked, had enjoyed, said, didnt ANS: A 12. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : The reporter..........(explain) he..........(like) working on Sundays because he........(get) double pay. a. explained, likes, got b. explained, liked, got c. explained, liked, gets ANS: B 13. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : In two months time he...........(finish) his preliminary training and.........(start) working as a reporter. a. will have finished, will be starting b. is finishing, will be starting c. will have finished, is starting ANS: A 14. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : His father........(leave) him $ 50,000 but he........(live) so extravagantly that he........(spend) it all before hes 30. a. has left, lives, is spending b. left, lives, will have spent c. had left, is living, will spend

ANS: B 15. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : We..........(send) you the newspapers as soon as we..........(receive) your cheque. a. will be sending, will receive b. will send, receive c. will send, will receive ANS: B 16. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I..........(not want) to discuss it over the phone, but I........(tell) you about it when I........(reach) the office a. not want, am telling, reach b. dont want, will tell, will reach c. dont want, will tell, reach ANS: C 17. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : How..........(like) your new job as a journalist? I.......only just.......(start) so I really.........(not can) say. When I........(be) in it for a fortnight I..........(let) you know. a. do you like, have....started, cant, will be, will let b. do you like, have....started, cant, am, will let c. do you like, started, dont can, am, will let ANS: B 18. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: I.........(walk) along Picadilly when I.........(realize) that a man with a ginger beard, whom I..........(see) three times already that afternoon,..........(follow) me. a. was walking, realized, saw, followed b. was walking, realized, had seen, was following c. walked, was realizing, had seen, followed ANS: B 19. Choose the correct forms of the verbs in brackets : I..........(go) now to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches. You.........(be) too late. By the time you.........(get) there they..........(finish) their speeches and everybody.........(go) home. a. go, will be, will get, will have finished, will have gone b. am going, will be, get, will have finished, will have gone c. go, are, get, will finish, will go

ANS: B 20. Choose the best forms of the verbs in brackets : I...........(just remember) that I...........(leave) the bathroom taps on. I........(expect) the water........(flow) down the stairs by now. a. have just remembered, left, expect, will be flowing b. just remembered, had left, am expecting, will be flowing c. have just remembered, had left, am expecting, will flow ANS: A 21. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : Thank you...............your letter.................20 May enquiring.............our new types of vehicles. a. for, from, about b. for, of ,about c. about, from, for ANS: B 22. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : We..................pleasure...............enclosing our latest brochures and price lists. a. have, in b. make, by c. enjoy, at ANS: A 23. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : If the press conference............late, I.....................the night in London. a. finishes, will spend b. will finish, spend c. will finish, will spend ANS: A 24. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : If sales............well this year, we.............to reduce our costs. a. dont go, try b. wont go, will try c. dont go, will try ANS: C 25. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :

I.................apply for the job, if I...................a degree. a. will, had b. would, had c. would, had had ANS: B 26. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : If I................editor-in-chief, I................on having more staff in the Culture Department. a. were, would insist b. would be, insisted c. had been, would insist ANS: A 27. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : If we................his advice, we......................a great deal of money. a. had followed, could lose b. had followed, could have lost c. followed, could losing ANS: B 28. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : If they.................large discounts, they........................the order. a. had offered, might have won b. offered, might have won c. offer, might win ANS: A 29. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : If we.....................the right figures, we.......................costly errors. a. had, could have avoided b. had had, could have avoided c. had had, could avoid ANS: B 30. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : The house.....................so we have to stay with some friends. a. is painted b. was painted c. has painted

d. is being painted ANS: D 31. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : If you say such things you................................ a. b. c. d. were laughed at will be laughed at will be laughed will laugh

ANS: B 32. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : I promise you that the matter............................. a. b. c. d. is looked into has looked into will be looked will be looked into

ANS: D 33. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : After his rude behaviour during the press conference, he........................the door. a. b. c. d. has shown was shown has being shown had shown

ANS: B 34. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : Women................the right to vote in some countries. a. b. c. d. deny are denied are being denied are denying

ANS: B 35. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : We......................some disagreeable questions at the press conference next week. a. are being asked b. have been asked c. will be asked

d. be asking ANS: C 36. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : ..................................................the truth finally? a. b. c. d. Were you been told Were you telling Have you been told Did you told

ANS: C 37. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : I am surprised to hear that you...................................................... a. b. c. d. are been dismissed were been dismissed have been dismissed are being dismiss

ANS: C 38. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : If I................................what to do, none of this would have happened. a. b. c. d. were told had been told told was told

ANS: B 39. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : Nothing....................................until he came. a. b. c. d. will be done has been do has done had been done

ANS: D 40. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : The escaped prisoner.......................................in a South American country. a. is thinking to live b. is thought to be living c. has thought to live

d. has been lived ANS: B 41. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : I........................................such a wonderful present! a. b. c. d. never was sent was never sent am never sent have never been sent

ANS: D 42. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : Our journalists.................................anywhere so far. a. b. c. d. was never sent have never been sent never sent never send

ANS: B 43. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : Im sorry but there is nothing......................with this article a. b. c. d. to do doing to be done been done

ANS: C 44. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : ..............................................is a very sad thing for such a famous journalist. a. b. c. d. Forgetting To be forgotten Forgotten Been forgotten

ANS: B 45. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : She.....................................for a journalism scholarship this year. a. has considered b. was been considered c. had been considered

d. is being considered ANS: D 46. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : By the time he....................by the journalists, the news will have already been broadcast on TV. a. b. c. d. is rung up will be rung up will ring up has rung up

ANS: A 47. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : It.....................that English....................in many countries. a. b. c. d. was known, is spoked is known, is spoken knows, is spoke is knew, is spoken

ANS: B 48. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : Why....................so many questions at the moment? a. b. c. d. am I asked have I been asked I am asked am I being asked

ANS: D 49. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive voice tense : The witness explained that the victim............................by the burglar before midnight. a. b. c. d. was killed was being murder had been killed had killed

ANS: C 50. Fill in the spaces with the correct passive voice tense : No letter......................this week and the postman hasnt been seen since that terrible accident. a. was delivered b. is being delivered c. is delivered

d. has been delivered ANS: D 51. Change the active voice into the passive voice (choose the proper sentence) : The editor-in-chief will read the article very thoroughly. a. b. c. d. The article would be read by the editor-in-chief very thoroughly. The article is read by the editor-in-chief very thoroughly. The article will be read by the editor-in-chief very thoroughly. The article has been read by the editor-in-chief very thoroughly.

ANS: C 52. Change the active voice into the passive voice (choose the proper sentence) : They took him for a French journalist, his French was very good. a. b. c. d. He had been taken for a French journalist, his French was very good. He has been taken for a French journalist, his French is very good. He is taken for a French journalist, his French has been very good. He was taken for a French journalist, his French was very good.

ANS: D 53. Change the active voice into the passive voice (choose the proper sentence ): They waste a lot of time discussing unimportant things. a. b. c. d. A lot of time was wasted by them discussing unimportant things. A lot of time has been wasted by them having discussed unimportant things. A lot of time is wasted by them discussing unimportant things. A lot of time had been wasted by them discussing unimportant things.

ANS: C 54. Change the active voice into the passive voice (choose the proper sentence) : They havent stamped the letter yet. a. b. c. d. The letter hasnt been stamped yet. The letter wasnt stamped yet. The letter hadnt been stamped yet. The letter isnt stamped yet.

ANS: A 55. Complete the sentences by choosing the best answer. Only one answer is correct. ................................he writes the article,........................... a. The sooner, the best b. The sooner, the better c. Sooner, better

d. The soonest, better ANS: B 56. Complete the sentences by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. You.......................if it....................for her. You must admit she had a brilliant idea. a. b. c. d. wouldnt have finished, hadnt been wont finish, hadnt been wouldnt had finished, werent hadnt finished, wouldnt have been

ANS: A 57. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. She..............taken seriously as an editor-in-chief, if she...................her subordinates. a. b. c. d. isnt, wont respect wont be, wont respect wont be, doesnt respect wasnt, wont respect

ANS: C 58. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. Yes, that is the reporter.............article was published yesterday. a. b. c. d. which whose whom that

ANS: B 59. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer. Only one answer is correct. He has.......................friends in Chicago. a. b. c. d. few few of a lot much

ANS: A 60. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. Do you really want to.................the meeting till tomorrow? a. put up b. put off c. put onto

d. put away ANS: B 61. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. ...................................., we wont have much to talk about. a. b. c. d. If he not comes Unless he comes If he didnt come If he came

ANS: B 62. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. - How is he? - Frank? - He....................... a. b. c. d. s fine. s tall with blond hair. s quite a shy person actually s twenty three

ANS: A 63. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. She................... she wanted to come. a. b. c. d. told said me said told to me

ANS: C 64. Complete the sentence choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. If it................(rain) tomorrow, we.............(stay) at home instead of going to the beach. a. b. c. d. rained, will stay rains, will stay rains, would stay rained, would stayed

ANS: B 65. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. He.............(help) you if he............(have) time, but he..............(be) always very busy. a. will help, had, was

b. would help, had, will be c. will help, has, is d. would help, had had, is ANS: C 66. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. Unless you..............(increase) our wages, we............(go) on strike. a. b. c. d. will increase, will go wont increase, will go dont increase, go increase, will go

ANS: D 67. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. Who were the reporters influenced by? They................(influence) by the editor-in-chief.. a. b. c. d. may have been influenced may be influenced ought to have been influenced can have influenced

ANS: A 68. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. The ancient Chinese.............(build) flying machines. a. b. c. d. shouldnt have built mustnt have built cant have built can have to not built

ANS: C 69. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. The security officers did not find his gun. They................(search) him more attentively. a. b. c. d. should have search should have searched must have search might have searched

ANS: B 70. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. They havent arrived in due time. They....................(have) an accident. a. may have

b. must have had c. should have had d. can have had ANS: B 71. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. He became every day............................................in her studies. a. b. c. d. more and most interested much and more interested more and more interested more and very much interested

ANS: C 72. Complete the sentence by choosing the best answer.Only one answer is correct. It is becoming....................to find vacant flats. a. b. c. d. hard and harder harder and harder hardest and hardest hardest and harder

ANS: B 73. Rephrase the following sentence. (Choose the correct version) : That ring is so cheap that it just cannot be gold. a. b. c. d. That ring is not very expensive that it just cannot be gold. That ring is such very cheap in order to be gold. That ring is too cheap to be gold. That ring should be cheaper to be gold.

ANS: C 74. Rephrase the following sentence (choose the correct version). Somebody will have to come and repair their roof. a. b. c. d. Theyll need to have the roof repaired. Theyll need to repair their roof soon this month. Their roof must be repaired by their cousin. Theyll must to have the roof repaired.

ANS: A 75. Rephrase the following sentence.Choose the best version : He had scarcely opened the office when a man came in with a pistol. a. Scarcely he had opened the office when a man came in with a pistol.

b. Scarcely could he opened the office when a man came in with a pistol. c. Scarcely had he opened the office when a man came in with a pistol. d. Had he scarcely opened the office when a man came in with a pistol ANS: C 76. Rephrase the following sentence.Choose the best version : We had no sooner gone out than it began to rain. a. b. c. d. Had we no sooner gone out than it began to rain. No sooner had we gone out that it began to rain. Had we no sooner gone out that it began to rain. No sooner had we gone out than it began to rain.

ANS: D 77. Rephrase the following sentence.Choose the best version : It is better to work than to starve. a. b. c. d. To work is preferable to starving. Working is preferable to starving. Working is preferable than starve. To work is preferable to starve.

ANS: B 78. Rephrase the following sentence. Choose the correct version : Im out of work and I dont like it. a. b. c. d. He doesnt like being out of work. He likes not being out of work. He doesnt like to be outside the work. He likes not to being out of work.

ANS: A 79. Rephrase the following sentence. Choose the correct version : I want very much to meet your fiance, and I cant avoid wondering why you have suddenly decided to get married after all these years. a. I am looking forward to meet your fiance, and I cant avoid to wonder why you have suddenly decided to get married after all these years. b. I am looking forward to meeting your fiance, and I cant help to wonder why you have suddenly decided to get married after all these years. c. I am looking forward to meeting your fiance, and I cant help wondering why you have suddenly decided to get married after all these years. d. I am looking forward to meet your fiance, and I cant help to wonder why you have suddenly decided to get married after all these years. ANS: C

80. Rephrase the following sentence. Choose the correct version : The hotel near the station is not very good, and the hotel on the other side of the market is not very good. a. The hotel near the station is not very good, and neither the hotel on the other side of the market is good. b. The hotel near the station is not very good, and either is the hotel on the other side of the market. c. The hotel near the station is not very good, and either isnt the hotel on the either side of the market. d. The hotel near the station is not very good, and neither is the hotel on the other side of the market. ANS: D 81. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Scrisorile de la cititori pot exprima ori apreciere ori critica pentru sau impotriva solutiilor curente ale guvernantilor locali sau nationali. a. Letters from readers may express or appreciation or criticism for or against current issues of the local or national governing body. b. Letters from readers may express either appreciation or criticism for or against current issues of the local or national governing body. c. Letters from readers can express either appreciation either criticism for or against current issues of the local or national governing body. ANS: B 82. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Daca veti comanda acum veti obtine un cadou gratuit. a. If you will order now, you will get a free gift. b. If you order now, you will get a free gift. c. If you would order now, you will get a free gift. ANS: B 83. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Astept cu nerabdare sa am vesti de la tine. a. I am looking forward to hear from you. b. I am looking forward to hearing from you. c. I am looking forward to hear about you. ANS: B 84. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Cand redactorul sef va implini 65 de ani, el se va fi pensionat. a. When the editor-in-chief is 65, hell have retired.

b. When the editor-in-chief will be 65, hell have retired. c. When the editor-in-chief will be 65, he will be retiring. ANS: A 85. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Vom merge acasa cand ploaia se va opri. a. Well go home when the rain stops. b. Well go home when the rain will stop. c. We go home when the rain will stop. ANS: A 86. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Ai ramas acasa weekendul trecut? a. Did you stayed at home last weekend? b. Did you stay at home last weekend? c. Were you stayed at home last weekend? ANS: B 87. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Urcam pe munte cand am cazut si mi-am rupt piciorul. a. I climbed the mountain when I was falling and breaking my leg. b. I was climbing the mountain when I fell and broke my leg. c. I was climbing the mountain when I falled and broke my leg. ANS: B 88. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Inchideti usa va rog!Presedintele a intrat in sala de conferinte. a. Close you the door please!The president has entered into the conference hall! b. Close the door please!The president has got into the conference hall! c. Close the door please!The president has got the conference hall! ANS: B 89. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Ei au fost in Spania de trei ori; prima oara s-au dus in luna de miere. a. They have been to Spain three times; they first went there on their honey moon. b. They were to Spain three times; they have been at first there on their honey moon c. They have been to Spain three times; they first have been there on their honey moon. ANS: A 90. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) :

Ai de gand sa renunti la jurnalism? a. Are you intending to give in journalism? b. Are you going to give up journalism? c. Do you go to give up journalism? ANS: B 91. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : El si-a pierdut cheile si acum nu poate intra in birou. a. He lost his keys and now he cannot enter the office. b. He has lost his keys and now he cannot enter into the office. c. He has lost his keys and now he cannot enter the office. ANS: C 92. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Pe vremea cand am ajuns la aeroport avionul aterizase deja. a. On the time we reached the airport the plane already landed. b. By the time we reached the airport the plane had already landed. c. While the time we reached the airport the plane had already landed. ANS: B 93. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : E imposibil ca el sa fi spus un asemenea lucru, este un om foarte politicos. a. He cannot to have said such a thing, hes a very polite man. b. He cannot have said such a thing, hes a very polite man. c. He cannot have said such a thing, hes a man very polite. ANS: B 94. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Proiectul va fi realizat de un grup de jurnalisti tineri. a. The project will be carried over by a group of young journalists. b. The project will be carried through by a group of young journalists. c. The project will be carried out by a group of young journalists. ANS: C 95. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Conferinta de presa va incepe luni la ora 11. a. The press conference will starting on Monday at eleven. b. The press conference is starting on Monday at eleven.

c. The press conference will start Monday at eleven. ANS: B 96. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Deoarece a imprumutat atat de multi bani ca sa construiasca tipografia, dobanda pe care a trebuit s-o plateasca a fost considerabila. a. As he lent so many money to build the printing press, the interest he had to pay was considerable. b. As he lended so much money to build the printing press, the interest he had to pay was considerable. c. As he lent so much money to build the printing press, the interest he had to pay was considerable. ANS: C 97. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Incearca sa nu ai de-a face cu asemenea oameni. a. Try not to deal with such people. b. Try to deal not with such peoples. c. Try to not deal with such people. ANS: A 98. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : L-am convins sa creada acest lucru. a. I convinced him into believing it. b. I argued him into believing it. c. I convinced him at believing it. ANS: B 99. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : E imposibil ca Richard sa fi negat acest lucru. a. Richard cant have denied it. b. Richard mustnt have denied it. c. Richard couldnt deny it. ANS: A 100. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Probabil ca au fost multi solicitanti pentru postul de reporter. a. There can have been many applicants for that job of reporter. b. There must have been many applicants for that job of reporter. c. There ought have been many applicants for that job of reporter

ANS: B 101. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Ar trebui sa lucrezi mult si sa iti termini studiile de jurnalism. a. You would to work much and bring your studies of journalism to end. b. You ought to work much and bring your studies of journalism to an end. c. You must to work much and bring your studies of journalism to an end. ANS: B 102. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : E posibil ca partea scrisa a unui slogan sa aiba mai mult impact asupra cumparatorilor, dar continutul pictorial are si el importanta lui. a. The written part of a slogan can have more impact on buyers, but as well the pictorial content has its importance. b. The written part of a slogan must have more impact on buyers, but the pictorial content has as well its importance. c. The written part of a slogan may have more impact on buyers, but the pictorial content has its importance as well. ANS: C 103. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : O cantitate uriasa de afaceri, schimbari de locuri de munca si informatii personale este tratata prin coloanele de mica publicitate. a. A huge quantity of business, job changes and personal information are dealt with through the classified columns. b. A huge quantity of business, job changes and personal information is dealt with through the classified columns. c. A huge quantity of business, job changes and personal information is dealt through the classified columns. ANS: B 104. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Incercarea de a defini ce constituie stirile este o chestiune delicata. a. The trying to define what news constitute is a delicate business. b. Trying to define what constitute news is a delicate business. c. Trying to define what constitutes news is a delicate business. ANS: C 105. Translate into English (choose the correct sentence) : Stirile sunt, vorbind in general, raportarea de informatii curente la televiziune, radio si in ziare si reviste.

a. News are, generally speaking, the reporting of current information on television, radio and in newspapers and magazines. b. News is, generally speaking, the reporting of current information on television, radio and in newspapaers and magazines. c. News is, generally speaking, the reporting of current informations on television, radio and in newspapers and magazines. ANS: B 106. Identify the correct answer in the sentence : He contributed a great deal to the development of our culture........................................ a. writing, as a teacher and lecturer b. writing, teaching and lecturing c. writing, teaching and as a lecturer ANS: B 107. Find the correct interpretation : He gave an accurate description of the man. a. He handled them a report about the man. b. He described the man accusingly. c. He gave a correct and exact description of the man. ANS: C 108. Find the correct interpretation : Every writer is a student of human nature. a. Writers always want to become students again. b. Writers always learn about the human nature. c. Writers human nature is similar to students one. ANS: B 109. Find the correct interpretation : Before they moved in, they cleaned the house thoroughly. a. They cleaned the house from top to bottom and then they moved in. b. They went through the house to make sure it was clean before moving in. c. They decided to clean the house when they had moved in. ANS: A 110. Find the correct interpretation : They only knew basic language. a. They had a very small vocabulary. b. They were very coarse.

c. They used a simple computing language. ANS: A 111. Find the correct interpretation : The USA is almost as large as Europe. a. Europe is slightly bigger than the USA. b. Europe is as big as the USA. c. The USA is much bigger than Europe. ANS: A 112. Find the correct interpretation : She is not very keen on your playing the electric guitar. a. She doesnt like the way you play. b. Shed like you to come and play at her party. c. Shed like you to stop playing the guitar so much. ANS: C 113. Find the correct interpretation : There were fifteen people besides me applying for the job. a. Fifteen people were standing next to me in the queue for the job. b. There were fifteen of us who wanted the job. c. I was not applying for the job. ANS: A 114. Find the correct interpretation : As he walked through the door, she walked out. a. He walked in at the same time she walked out. b. Before he walked in, she walked out. c. He walked in and then she walked out. ANS: A 115. Find the correct interpretation : Please, take a seat! a. Pick one up and take it away. b. I dont want all my seats any more. c. Sit down! ANS: C 116. Find the correct interpretation :

How on earth did you find me? a. Youll never find out where I am. b. It is quite difficult to get hold of me, but you did. c. What do you think of me? ANS: B 117. Find the correct interpretation : I am not actually on the list of candidates. a. My name is not on the list of candidates. b. My name is not on the list, but it will be soon. c. I withdrew my name from the list of candidates. ANS: A 118. Find the correct interpretation : He could have studied English last year. a. He has studied English, but he doesnt any more. b. He was able to study English last year. c. He had the opportunity to study English but didnt take it. ANS: C 119. Select the right answer : a. There are not many buildings taller than the United Nations Building. b. It is not many buildings taller than the United Nations Building. ANS: A 120. Select the right answer : a. The editor-in-chief is as bad than the sub-editor. b. The editor-in-chief is as bad as the sub-editor. ANS: B 121. Select the right answer: a. We are collecting money to give it to all the poor in the village. b. We are collecting money to give them to all the poor in the village. ANS: A 122. Select the right answer : a. This weather is worse that we had this time last year. b. This weather is worse than we had this time last year. ANS: B

123. Select the right answer : a. White sticks are usually carryed by people who are blind. b. White sticks are usually carried by people who are blind. ANS: B 124. Select the right answer : a. This method seems more successful that the other one. b. This method seems more successful than the other one. ANS: B 125. Select the right answer : a. Few mountains are more difficult to climb that the Everest. b. Few mountains are more dificult to climb than the Everest. ANS: B 126. Select the right answer : a. A pizza that someone has eaten half is a half of eating pizza. b. A pizza that someone has eaten half of is a half eaten pizza. ANS: B 127. Select the right answer : a. A young girl who looks delicate is a delicate looking young girl. b. A young girl who looks delicate is a delicate looked young girl. ANS: A 128. Select the right answer. a. When someone binds a book in leather we call it a leather binded book. b. When someone binds a book in leather we call it a leather bound book. ANS: B 129. Select the right answer : a. The streets are wet; it should have rained last night. b. The streets are wet; it must have rained last night. ANS: B 130. Select the right answer : a. You had better to hurry if you dont want to miss the buss. b. You had better hurry if you dont want to miss the buss. ANS: B

131. Select the right answer : a. Do you like to come to a party on Saturday? b. Would you like to come to a party on Saturday? ANS: B 132. Select the right answer : a. His father had hoped that he go into journalism with him. b. His father had hoped that he would go into journalism with him. ANS: B 133. Select the right answer : a. William had a tooth filled. b. William had a tooth fill. ANS: A 134. Select the right answer : a. She made the baby to take a nap. b. She made the baby take a nap. ANS: B 135. Select the right answer : a. I owe you twenty dollars, wont I? b. I owe you twenty dollars, dont I? ANS: B 136. Select the right answer : a. Between you and I she has twenty years advantage over me. b. Between you and me she has twenty years advantage over me. ANS: B 137. Select the right answer : a. He liked to know the ins and outs of anything once it had captured his interests. b. He liked to know the ins and ups of anything once it had captured his interests. ANS: A 138. Select the right answer : a. She drank feeble tea. b. She drank weak tea. ANS: B

139. Select the right answer : a. She was dressed as on the day before, in white frock and her shiny white boots with their tall heels. b. She was dressed as on the day before, in white frock and her shiny white boots with their high heels. ANS: B 140. Select the right answer : a. My travellers cheques were in an inner pocket. b. My travellers cheques were in an inward pocket. ANS: A 141. Select the right answer : a. Its good to get away from the city and visit the field. b. Its good to get away from the city and visit the country. ANS: B 142. Select the right answer : a. This building comprehends many offices. b. This building houses many offices. ANS: B 143. Select the right answer : a. Henry was in the corner and felt he couldnt say a word. b. Henry was cornered and felt he couldnt say a word. ANS: B 144. Select the right answer : a. Mr.Smith, this person is Paul Johnson, our new correspondent! b. Mr. Smith, this is Paul Johnson, our new correspondent. ANS: B 145. Select the right answer : a. Do me a favour! b. Make me a favour! ANS: A 146. Select the right answer : a. Thank you for the trouble youve taken. b. Thank you for the trouble youve done.

ANS: A 147. Select the right answer : a. How about going in the country on one of these days? b. How about going to the country one of these days? ANS: B 148. Select the right answer : a. Could you help me with this translation? b. Could you help me at this translation? ANS: A 149. Choose the best synonyms for the words written in capital letters : Many newspapers prohibit letters that are meant to LIBEL someone, are obscene or poor taste, or meant to resolve a personal conflict. a. b. c. d. to curse to gossip to calomniate to pester

ANS: C 150. Choose the best synonyms for the words written in capital letters : She is unlikely to leave her boyfriend for him, so hes going TO BE IN LIMBO. a. b. c. d. to be hurt to be abandoned to be forgotten to be alone

ANS: B 151. Choose the best synonyms for the words written in capital letters : I express my sincere gratitude to the motorists who stopped TO AVERT what could have been a very serious accident. a. b. c. d. to support to announce to improve to prevent

ANS: D 152. Choose the best synonyms for the words written in capital letters : Several times I travelled alone and never was I AT A LOOSE END or with no one to talk to.

a. b. c. d.

without company without any occupation without a book to read sad

ANS: B 153. Choose the best synonyms for the words written in capital letters : There were ten beds in the WARD but only eight of them were occupied at the time. a. b. c. d. clinic sanatorium hospital room convalescent home

ANS: C 154. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word written in capital letters : I was just BEWILDERED by the kindness showed to me by the people in the village. a. b. c. d. floored shocked confused startled

ANS: C 155. Establish the most appropriate synonym for the word written in capital letters : She was OVERWHELMED by all the complex questions she had to answer, ans so she asked someone to help her fill in the form. a. b. c. d. scared shocked appalled devastated

ANS: D 156. Establish the most appropriate synonym for the word written in capital letters : We were DISMAYED to learn that the last train had already left. a. b. c. d. overwhelmed disappointed horrified alarmed

ANS: B 157. Establish the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : She was APPALLED that the editor-in-chief could have made a remark like that in her presence.

a. b. c. d.

alerted scared offended terrified

ANS: C 158. Establish the most appropriate synonym for the word written in capital letters : They went out and MADE WHOOPEE during the festival. a. b. c. d. celebrated noisily got drunk behaved badly behaved violently

ANS: A 159. Establish the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : Our editor-in-chief HAS A BEE IN HIS BONNET about punctuation. a. b. c. d. is ignorant has a fixed idea is very angry never pays attention

ANS: B 160. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : Helen was definitely a SHREWD woman. a. b. c. d. stupid clever direct cunning

ANS: B 161. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : His DESULTORY remarks made the visitors feel confused. a. b. c. d. good initial untidy stupid

ANS: C 162. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : Her CONSPICUOUS achievements are her best recommandation.

a. b. c. d.

well-known remarkable social bad

ANS: B 163. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : The report was SCATHING about the lack of safety. a. b. c. d. scornful very critical clear confusing

ANS: B 164. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : His RUGGED manners betrayed his low origins. a. b. c. d. awful indecent strange coarse

ANS: D 165. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : I was STUNNED by the news of her death. a. b. c. d. impressed shocked stunted happy

ANS: B 166. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : As he seemed to be a coward, everybody TAUNTED him. a. b. c. d. accused congratulated ridiculed pointed at

ANS: C 167. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : She cast a FURTIVE glance at her partner.

a. b. c. d.

interested sly casual funny

ANS: B 168. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : Their sudden outburst was obviously genuine; it couldnt have been CONTRIVED. a. b. c. d. false planned dissolute severe

ANS: B 169. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : She was a THRIFTY housekeeper, an important matter to one of his small means and she never wasted a penny. a. b. c. d. kind poor sparing wild

ANS: C 170. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : With a sigh he TOSSED the programme back on to the table. a. b. c. d. put filled in cast handed

ANS: C 171. Choose the best synonyms for the words written in capital letters : He proved himself a BOLD and ASTUTE commander. a. b. c. d. brave, cunning brave, engaged fearless, severe cunning, severe

ANS: A 172. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence :

I dont want to cook. Lets buy some......................food. a. b. c. d. takehome takeaway takeoff takewith

ANS: B 173. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : They have some very lovely.......................in their garden. a. b. c. d. booths bushes wigs bonds

ANS: B 174. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence : Her uncles son is her.................... a. b. c. d. brother-in-law nephew cousin step-brother

ANS: C 175. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : Witnesses heard two deafening explosions before the Concorde PLOUGHED to the Hotelissimo hotel and restaurant complex at Gonesse. a. b. c. d. continued to fly invested crashed into turned over

ANS: C 176. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : A bomb reduced the district to a heap of RUBBLE. a. b. c. d. only three houses broken pieces of stone and brick rubbish gibberish

ANS: B 177. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters :

The old car was a blackened JUMBLE of metal with only two wheels left good. a. b. c. d. muddle juggle rummage juncture

ANS: A 178. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : A sheet of flame shoots from the engine of a DOOMED Air France Concorde just after take-off. a. b. c. d. condemned convicted destroyed taken-off

ANS: C 179. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : The photos were caught by a Dutch plane SPOTTER. a. b. c. d. watcher watchdog watchmaker watchstrap

ANS: A 180. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : Along the history, Paris was struck by a STRING of disasters. a. b. c. d. rough series disastrous strong

ANS: B 181. Choose the best synonym for the words written in capital letters : The pieces of meat were SIZZLING in the pan. a. b. c. d. whispering buzzing fizzling grilling

ANS: D 182. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters :

Some titmice were TWITTERING in the forest. a. b. c. d. overrunning singing fumbling walking

ANS: B 183. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : He could tell his brother had drunk a lot because he was STAGGERING from one side to the other. a. b. c. d. slipping jumping croaking rocking

ANS: D 184. Choose the best synonym for the word written in capital letters : She had a whole evening in which TO PAMPER herself. a. b. c. d. to enjoy to spoil to boast to show

ANS: B

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