ACADEMIA TEHNICA MILITARA

SIMULARE ADMITERE TEST LIMBA ENGLEZA - 2014

Part I (Reading Comprehension)

Read the texts below and answer the questions by choosing one of the possible answers:
Have you ever wondered whether fishes drink or not? All living things must drink, and they
require a fresh supply of water often. A person can go without food for many days, but he or she
cannot go for long without water. Fishes drink, and fishes that live in salt water must drink salt
water. However, when we watch them in an aquarium and see them opening and closing their
mouths, we must not assume that they are drinking. Fishes need water for its oxygen. The water
that they seem to be gulping gives them oxygen, which is in the water. On the other hand, when a
fish drinks, it swallows water, just in the way we do.
1. It is stated in the passage that a fish opens and closes its mouth .............. .
A. in order to get oxygen
B. so as to gulp
C. to drink to stay alive
D. to swim in an aquarium
2. We are informed by the passage that a person ................... .
A. can live for a long time without water
B. can live for a long time without food
C. has no need for food and water
D. has no need for a fresh supply of water
3. When a fish drinks water, ............................ .
A. it requires fresh water
B. it swallows water just like us
C. it requires salt water
D. it drinks water for its oxygen
It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great
traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to
China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was
pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years.
Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned

to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many
other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries.
4. This story is mainly about ............. .
A. the world's first great traveler
B. traveling from Italy to China
C. why Polo went to the far east
D. Marco Polo and Kublai Khan
5. The reason that Marco Polo is called great is not that ................ .
A. he traveled very far to reach China for a new world
B. he wrote about his adventures in a book, which many people read
C. he achieved fame thanks to his good reasoning
D. he crossed mountains and deserts to reach China
6. We know from the story that after he turned back, ................ .
A. Marco brought out a book inspiring new voyages
B. Marco stayed in Italy for twenty-three years
C. Kublai Khan knew that Marco had crossed mountains and deserts
D. Kublai Khan sent Columbus to other countries for business
Robert Capa
1. Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been synonymous with war photography.
2. Born in Hungary in 1913 as Friedmann Endre Ern, Capa was forced to leave his native
country after his involvement in anti government protests. Capa had originally wanted to become
a writer, but after his arrival in Berlin had first found work as a photographer. He later left
Germany and moved to France due to the rise in Nazism. He tried to find work as a freelance
journalist and it was here that he changed his name to Robert Capa, mainly because he thought it
would sound more American.
3. In 1936, after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war, Capa went to Spain and it was here over
the next three years that he built his reputation as a war photographer. It was here too in 1936
that he took one of his most famous pictures, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier. One of Capas
most famous quotes was 'If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.' And he
took his attitude of getting close to the action to an extreme. His photograph, The Death of a
Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa captures the very moment the soldier falls.
However, many have questioned the authenticity of this photograph, claiming that it was staged.
4. When World war II broke out, Capa was in New York, but he was soon back in Europe
covering the war for Life magazine. Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June
1944 when he swam ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of
Normandy. Capa, armed only with two cameras, took more than one hundred photographs in the
first hour of the landing, but a mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed
all but eight frames. It was the images from these frames however that inspired the visual style of
Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning movie Saving Private Ryan. When Life magazine published
the photographs, they claimed that they were slightly out of focus, and Capa later used this as the
title of his autobiographical account of the war.
5. Capas private life was no less dramatic. He was friend to many of Hollywoods directors,

actors and actresses. In 1943 he fell in love with the wife of actor John Austin. His affair with her
lasted until the end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs. He was at one time
lover to actress Ingrid Bergman. Their relationship finally ended in 1946 when he refused to
settle in Hollywood and went off to Turkey.
6. In 1947 Capa was among a group of photojournalists who founded Magnum Photos. This was
a co-operative organization set up to support photographers and help them to retain ownership of
the copyright to their work.
7. Capa went on to document many other wars. He never attempted to glamorize war though, but
to record the horror. He once said, "The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of
business."
8. Capa died as he had lived. After promising not to photograph any more wars, he accepted an
assignment to go to Indochina to cover the first Indochina war. On May 25th 1954 Capa was
accompanying a French regiment when he left his jeep to take some photographs of the advance
and stepped on a land mine. He was taken to a nearby hospital, still clutching his camera, but
was pronounced dead on arrival. He left behind him a testament to the horrors of war and a
standard for photojournalism that few others have been able to reach.
9. Capas legacy has lived on though and in 1966 his brother Cornell founded the International
Fund for Concerned Photography in his honor. There is also a Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is
given to the photographer who publishes the best photographic reporting from abroad with
evidence of exceptional courage. But perhaps his greatest legacy of all are the haunting images
of the human struggles that he captured.
7. Why did Capa change his name?
A.To hide his identity
B. Because he had been involved in protests
C. To sound more American
D. Because he had to leave Hungary
8. Capa originally wanted to be
A. A photojournalist
B. A writer
C. American
D. A protestor
9. Capa went to Spain to
A. fight in the civil war.
B. build his reputation.
C. have a holiday.
D. take photographs.
10. Capas famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier
A. was taken by someone else.
B. was definitely genuine.
C. wasnt even taken in Spain.
D. cannot be proven genuine or staged.

11. When World War II broke out Capa

A. went to New York.
B. swam ashore on Omaha Beach.
C. went to Europe.
D. went to Normandy.
12. A mistake meant that
A. only one hundred of Capas photographs were published.
B. Capa lost both of his two cameras.
C. Capas images inspired an Oscar winning movie.
D. Most of Capas images of the D-Day landing were destroyed.
13. Capas private life was
A. less dramatic than his professional life.
B. spent mostly in Hollywood.
C. very glamorous.
D. spent in Turkey.
14. Capa wanted his work to
A. be very famous.
B. show how glamorous war can be.
C. show the true horror of war.
D. make lots of money.
15. Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 5?
A. Capa had a tragic private life and was never able to settle down and find happiness.
B. Despite having many good friends and lovers, Capa couldnt settle in Hollywood and went off
to Turkey.
C. Capa wanted to make friends with important people in Hollywood so that he could move into
the movie industry.
D. Capas private life was very complicated. He could not choose between the two women he
loved, so he went off to work in Turkey.
Part II (Grammar and Vocabulary)
Choose the forms that best suit the contexts below. Mark the letter of your choice on your
answer sheet
16. By the time you're my age, you _______ your mind.
A. will probably have changed
B. will probably change
C. would probably change
D. are probably changing
17. Long hours and unsociable shifts _____ take their toll on health, relationships and family life

A. must
B. can
C. are able to
D. shouldn't
18. Nothing happened at the meeting, ________ it?
A. didn't
B. does
C. did
D. can
19. There was a problem with the cooker, but I _______ it now.
A. have fixed
B. have been fixing
C. fixed
D. had fixed
20. The more I get to know him, the _______ I like him.
A. most
B. much
C. less
D. lesser
Mark out the incorrect form in the following contexts:
21. Crushed ice is use to cool drinks, and is often applied to injuries where there is swelling, to
remove excess heat generated in the tissues.
A. is often
B. use
C. where there is
D. generated
22. A no-smoking program has help overweight people reduce their risk of heart attacks or
their need for surgery by 63 percent raise anew
A. A
B. help
C. reduce
D. need
23. In 2002, 20 million people in the United States were reported to have asthma -- a chronic
inflammatory lung disease characterized by wheezing, difficulty breathing, chest tightness and
coughing.
A. were reported
B. characterized by
C. difficulty breathing
D. and coughing

24. After a muscle fiber has worked intensely for while, it begins to lose potassium, and that
dampens the fiber's ability to contract
A. While
B. After a
C. and that
D. ability to
25. On the bottom of the New York MetroCards have three arrows and little white letters that say
"Insert this way/This side facing you." What is it about that instruction that is so impossible to
understand? .
A. On the bottom of
B. Have
C. is it about
D. that is so
At the end of each line there is a word in capitals. Choose the word which is derived from the
word in capitals which best fits the space in the same line
26. Increasing world ___ will lead to the rise in demand for energy, food and fresh water.
PROSPER
A. PROSPERITY
B. PROSPEROUSLY
C. PROSPEROUS
D. PROSPERING
27. The authors believe that the ___ of new technologies will solve future food shortages.
APPLY
A. APPLIED
B. APPLICATION
C. APPLICANT
D. APPLICATIVE
28. Cloning, nanotechnology, and genetic ____ are seen as potential solutions for minimizing
food shortages. MODIFY
A. MODIFYINGS
B. MODIFIES
C. MODIFICATIONS
D. MODIFIERS
29. Bilingual children can switch between two languages with greater ___ than the others. EASY
A. EASILY
B. EASINESS
C. EASING
D. EASED

30. Parents provide a substantial amount of ___ on additional tuition on language lessons. FUND
A.FUNDES
B. FUNDING
C. FUNDED
D. FUNDSHIP
For items 31 to 35 choose the word or phrase that is the most similar to the underlined word
in the sentences below.
31. I was so [relieved] after I had a short nap.
A. rested
B. tired
C. sleepy
D. hasty
32. Leave the gelatin in the refrigerator until it is [stiff]
A. drunk
B. dark
C. firm
D. cooked
33. She likes to [boast] about her daughter's swimming trophies.
A. brag
B. complain
C. yell
D. explain
34. An underground [passage] connected the house to the garage.
A. entrance
B. hallway
C. room
D. ticket
35. The earthquake made the pictures on the wall [swing].
A. bounce
B. break
C. crash
D. sway
Part III. Writing
This is a letter to thank the volunteers working for Bright Smile Foundation. Each sentence
has missing parts. Choose among the variants offered, the one that best fits the context:
Dear volunteers,
36. For everyone at the Bright Smiles Foundation, . to thank you once again!

A. I will like
B. I like
C. I am liking
D. I would like
37. With your help, the Spring Fling benefit event was .
A. a great fund-raising success
B. a great fund-rising success
C. a success of great fund-raising
D. a fund-raising great success
38. The dinner, the formal dance, the silent auction ..!
A. all went perfect
B. everything went perfectly
C. they went perfect
D. anything went perfect
39. Thanks ...this event, for serving as hosts and hostesses, and for cleaning up afterwards!
A. for planning and organizing
B. to plan and organize
C. you have planned and organized
D. planning and organizing
40. Youll be happy to know over $85,000 for the Bright Smiles Foundation.
A. that this single event brought in
B. if this single event brought in
C. what this single event brought in
D. when this single event brought in
41. As you know, the Bright Smiles Foundation has been providing quality dental care for
children . for more than 15 years.
A. who parents are not able to afford it
B. that parents are not able to afford
C. whose parents are not able to afford it
D. whom parents are not able to afford
42. Thanks to our wonderful dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants, all of whom volunteer
their time, over 5,000 children ....
A. have been treated at our downtown clinic
B. have been treating in our downtown clinic
C. were treated in our downtown clinic.
D. had been treated in our downtown clinic
43. Now, with the money from the Spring Fling, we are planning to buy a van or another large
vehicle and equip it with ...
A. dental equipments and supplies
B. dentals equipment and supply
C. dental equipment and supplies
D. dental equipments and supply
44. This will enable us in all parts of the state
A. to bring our program to children
B. bringing our program at children
C. bring us program of children

D. brought our program to children

45. Thanks again and keep .!
A. smiling
B. smile
C. to smile
D. smiled
Dr. Ricardo Baca, D.D.S.
President, Bright Smiles Foundation

Timp de lucru efectiv : 90 minute

Nota: Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii
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9. D
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11. C
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. C
21. B
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. A

26. A
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. B
35. D
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37. A
38. B
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40. A
41. C
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45. A