Test Paper

S1. Choose the correct answer: 20 points

1. Alex didnt come to see the film last night because he it before.
A. saw B. had seen C. has seen D. was seen
2. A cold wind for the last three days.
A. has been blowing B. blows C. is blowing D. blew
3. She usually medical journals but this week she detective stories.
A. is reading/is reading B. reads/is reading C. reads/reads D. is reading/reads
4. I wish I younger.
A. had been B. would be C. were D. have been
5. She said she to me, but she didnt.
A. would have written B. will have written C. would write D. will write

6. Ill see you in August when I back.

A. will come B. came C. will have come D. come
7. The letters by the secretary right now.
A. have been typed B. are being typed C. are typing D. are typed
8. If the girl out of the window she a large crowd gathered in front of the Town Hall.
A. had looked/saw B. would have looked/had C. looked/saw D. had looked/would have
seen seen
9. I have no money in my purse, I have forgotten at home.
A. it B. them C. they D. its
10. Be careful, your ladder
A. is going to fall B. is to fall C. will fall D. will be falling

S2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space: 20 points

I remember watching TV many hours (1) day when I was a child. One (2) the programmes that
I liked very much was Candid Camera. There, ordinary people (3) tricked into doing ridiculous
things (4) sometimes they were very funny. But as I grew (5) , things changed. The European
television introduced (6) we call today reality shows. They turn common people (7) stars
by putting them in unusual situations. Some of (8) are locked in a small house with cameras
running 24 hours a day. Others are filmed in a hostile environment (9) they have to find food and
shelter or they have to face the thing that they are most afraid (10) In all these cases the viewers
are those who decide who should leave or stay.

S3. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the words in capitals: 10 points

1. I dont have much of European history. KNOW

2. My pencil has broken! Have you got a ? SHARP

3. Tomorrow Im going to send off my form for the job. APPLY

4. Her brother works in this factory as an ENGINE

5. The in this city has gone worse. I find it difficult to breathe. POLLUTE

6. The footballers injuries were worse than first thought and its unlikely
PROFESSION
that hell ever play again.

7. Ive been out of work for ages. Its not much fun being ... EMPLOY

8. If you go to court you will need a good . LAW

9. Our team is very ... Weve won three international competitions this year. SUCCEED

10. It is very difficult to live in London on a low . COME

S4. Look carefully at each line. Some lines are correct, but some have a word which should not
be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word
on your answer sheet: 10 points

The Food of the Future

A lot of the food that we eat contains genetically modified ingredients 0 correct.
and usually without our knowledge. This is an issue that has entered in 00 in.
the media in a lot of the countries. Supporters of this technology 1 .
claim that it sustains the food security around the world as the 2 .
population increases. It is no to doubt that as time goes on the science 3 ..
behind genetic engineering is being improving. Things that were seen 4 .
only in the movies a few years ago have become now very real. 5 .
Biotechnology could to be the wave of the future and it will provide 6 .
alternatives to help increase of food production. But is genetically 7 .
modified food safe? Do we actually need it? The potential benefits 8 .
are exciting although there are real concerns at about biodiversity, 9 .
the ecosystem and peoples safety if it has not been tested yet properly. 10 .

S5. Write a composition entitled My Ideal House. Use between 180 and 220 words.

NOT:

Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu.

Timp de lucru: 60 de minute