1) Hawaii _____ 5,500 kilometers _____ the west of Mexico.

It is _____ place
to spend your holiday! I'll be thinking of you while I _____ on the beach next
week.
a) lays/in/such an exotic/will be lying
b) lies/to/so exotic a/am lying
c) lies/in/such an exotic/am laying
d) is lying/toward/a such exotic/lie

2) Erica always works _____; that's why she has _____ any free time these
days.
a) hardly/hardly
b) hard/hard
c) hardly/hard
d) hard/hardly

3) My father enjoys _____ very good health. Actually, he _____ a journey

around the world once he _____ mother _____ joining him.
a) a/considers taking/will convince/of
b) -/is considering to do/talks/in
c) a/is considering to have/persuades/into
d) -/is considering making/has talked/into

4) Spera c nimeni nu se va ntreba de ce purtatrul de cuvnt nu d detalii

despre crima comis pe Podul Londrei.
a) She was hoping that nobody will wander why the spokeperson doesn't give
detailed information about the murder committed on The London Bridge
b) She hoped that nobody would wander why the spokeperson didn't give
chapter and verse on the crime committed on London Bride
c) She was hoping that nobody would wonder why didn't the spokeperson
enlarge upon the homicide committed on The London Bridge
d) She hoped that nobody would wonder why the spokeperson didn't enlarge
on the manslaughter committed on London Bridge

5) Dac n-ar fi fost memoria lui neltoare, n-a mai fi pierdut timp s-i
explic c oricare dintre cele dou picturi merit s fie cumprat.
a) If it hadn't been for his treasonable memory, I wouldn't have wasted time
to explain to him that either of the two paintings were worth buying.
b) but for his treacherous memory, I shouldn't have pent time explaining to
him that any of the two paintings was worth to buy
c) If it hadn't been for his treacherous memeory, I wouldn't have wasted time
explaining to him that either of the two paintings was worth buying.
d) Hadn't it been for his treasonable memory, I shouldn't have wasted time
explaining him that any of the two pictures was worth to buy

6) You'll have to _____ if you want to get rid of that ache. Don't put _____
seeing your dentist.
a) take out your tooth/up
b) get your tooth filled/off

c) take out your tooth/off

d) get your tooth filled/up

7) _____ for my mother, _____ the courage to settle down and _____ a family.
a) But/I'd never have had/raise
b) As/I'd never had/start
c) Had it not been/I would neever had/make off
d) Were it not/I will never have/raise

8) She does nothing but fret _____ her being overweight, yet she never tries to
put an end _____ her craving _____ chocolate
a) for/to/of
b) at/at/in
c) over/to/in
d) about/to/for

9) The nearest shopping centre is _____ walking distance. I would go _____

foot _____ such a beautiful day.
a) at/in/in
b) within/by/on
c) in/on/on
d) within/on/on

10)Francezii beau din ce n ce mai mult vin.

a) The French are drinking more and more wine
b) French drink more and more wine
c) The French drink more and more wine
d) French drink the more and more wine

11) Fie ce-o fi, am s-i spun adevrul.

a) Come what may, I will tell him the truth.
b) Be as it is, I will tell him the truth.
c) Come what it may, I will tell him the truth.
d) Be it so, I will tell him the truth.

12) My sister's new laptop _____ quite often. The funny thing is that she
always _____ by the people in the IT department.
a) breaks apart/has it upgraded
b) crashes/had it seen to
c) breaks off/has it observed
d) breaks down/has it checked

13) The _____ broke when I _____ myself this morning. Can you fix _____?
I'm looking forward _____ out my weight.
a) escalators/weighed/it/to find
b) scales/was weighing/them/to finding
c) scales/weighed/them/finding
d) scale/was weighing/it/to find

14) I'd rather _____ a museum last week than _____ my aunt. She is very
boring
a) visited/called on
b) have visited/have called on
c) have visited/called on
d) have visited/calling on

15) He'd rather you _____ on the secret meeting; now everybody will act as if
something weird _____ in the air.
a) didn't let her/were
b) hadn't let her in/were
c) let her/would be
d) wouldn't let her in/were

16) A prefera s pui pe altcineva s conduc edina. Consiliul nostru e plin

de promisiuni dearte i m gndesc la o retragere.

a) I would sooner you have someone else chair to meeting. Our board is full of
nothing but words and I'm thinking of an withdraw from the commitee.
b) I would sooner you had had someone else chair to meeting. Our board is
full of hot words and I'm thinking about an withdraw from the comittee.
c) I would rather you had someone else to chair the meeting. Our board is full
of empty words and I'm considering an withdrawal from the committee.
d) I would sooner you had someone else chair the meeting. Our board is full of
hot air and I'm considering withdrawal from the commitee.

17) During the strike, the doctors were quite upset. _____ chose to go on
working
a) A few
b) Few
c) Little
d) A little

18) He was not capable _____ why I was _____ to him

a) to understand/laying
b) of understanding/lying
c) to understand/lying
d) of understanding/lied

19) The foreign journalist asked what _____ when so many houses _____ by
the heavy rains in March.
a) did the authorities do/were destroyed
b) the authorities had done/had destroyed
c) had the authorities done/were destroyed
d) the authorities had done/had been destroyed

20) I fall _____ with my boss bacause he looks _____ me.

a) off/up to
b) out/down on
c) through/upon
d) at/over

21) You have to comply _____ the rules in your department or you'll get
_____.
a) with/sacked
b) on/fired
c) in/retired
d) at/hired

22) I _____ the cake to see if it has got enough sugar in it. It _____ delicious!
a) have tasted/is tasting

b) am tasting/tastes
c) taste/is tasting
d) am tasting/is tasting

23) S nu care cumva s suflai o vorb pn nu auzii semnalul meu.

a) You mustn't say a word until you haven't heard my signal.
b) Don't say a word till you heard my signal.
c) Be careful not to utter a word until you will hear my signal.
d) Mind you don't say a word until you have heard my signal.

24) You shouldn't frown _____ one trivial blunder! He was so engrossed _____
reading that he simply didn't _____ you
a) over/with/observe
b) upon/in/notice
c) with/in/greet
d) in/in/see

25) Mo Crciun n-o s-i aduc nimic dac nu ai fost biat cuminte.
a) Santa won't bring you anything if you haven't been a good boy.
b) Santa won't bring you nothing if you won't be a good boy.
c) Santa won't bring you anything if you won't have been a good boy.
d) Unless you haven't been a good boy, Santa won't bring you anything.

26) We've met two important MP's _____ photos appeared in 'The sun'.
a) of which their
b) of which both
c) both of whom
d) both of whose

27) It was an unlikely story, but he _____ it. We all know that he tends to be
_____ now and _____.
a) fell out with/naive/here
b) fell for/gullible/then
c) was taken in/immature/then
d) fell about/credulous/again

28) If he is affluent that means that he is _____.

a) fluent
b) rich
c) a good speaker
d) influent

29) They told us they _____ us when they _____ in Bucharest provided they
_____ any free time.
a) would call/would be/had had
b) were to call on/would be/would have
c) would call on/were/had
d) would visit/were/would have

30) He made it clear that when he _____ the project he _____ on five days, he
_____ paint the town _____/
a) would finish/has been working/would/purple
b) had finished/had been working/would/red
c) would have finished/was working/would/orange
d) finished/was working/were to/blue

31) I'll just go in the garden and _____ some roses.

a) pick
b) raise
c) grow
d) watch

32) Testing drugs _____ animals is cruel and must be banned.

a) for

b) with
c) at
d) on

33) I was fourteen when I learned to _____ my bike.

a) ride
b) walk with
c) drive
d) carry

34) Have you got a table _____ the window?

a) by
b) with
c) for
d) through

35) Since you're leaving, I'll _____ a taxi for you.

a) ring
b) call
c) ride
d) drive

36) Mrs. Jones is one of our _____ customers. She comes here week.
a) regular
b) usual
c) ordinary
d) regularly

37) The Tower of London _____ millions of tourists every year.

a) calls
b) attracts
c) appeals
d) visits

38) Many tourists have been _____ recently. Don't carry cash around!
a) stolen
b) mugged
c) carried
d) bought

39) Is the seat next to you free or is it _____?

a) saved

b) booked
c) taken
d) bought

40) I don't feel like _____ today! Let's go out for dinner!
a) eating
b) roating
c) drinking
d) cooking

41) I always have _____ for breakfast. It gives me energy for the rest of the
day.
a) cereal
b) serial
c) serials
d) series

42) I need a wooden spoon to _____ the soup in the pot.

a) cool
b) stir
c) turn
d) put

43) We left _____ because the waitress was nice and friendly.
a) in a hurry
b) a big tip
c) a note
d) the restaurant

44) I want to _____ something so I need the menu.

a) order
b) command
c) ask
d) request

45) I don't think it is a good idea for a child to _____ breakfast!

a) jump
b) avoid
c) skip
d) deny

46) They had a three-course _____ and then went to the concert.
a) table

b) menu
c) dish
d) lunch

47) Don't _____ the train while it is still moving.

a) get up
b) get off
c) get out
d) go out

48) If you want to eat at that restaurant, you have to _____ in advance. They
have a lot of customers.
a) book a table
b) order a table
c) choose the menu
d) pay the bill

49)I raised the _____ to my lips and took a sip of wine.

a) cup
b) glass
c) jar
d) plate

50) I don't drink _____ coffee late at night because I can't sleep afterwards.
a) white
b) brown
c) thick
d) black

51) I got him a teddy-bear from the local _____.

a) stationary
b) greengrocer's
c) toy shop
d) newsagent

52) I buy clothes from _____. They are cheaper there.

a) charity shops
b) boutiques
c) malls
d) the butcher's

53) The gang _____ the shop and stole expensive jewelry.
a) came to

b) broke into
c) closed
d) opened

54) We _____ the meat in the oven for two hours.

a) sliced
b) chopped
c) froze
d) cooked

55) I don't eat meat. I have been a _____ for three years.
a) vegetable
b) vegetarian
c) veg
d) vet

56) The meat was not cooked well enough. Actually, it was almost _____.
a) natural
b) fresh
c) raw
d) tender

57) Go and buy a _____ of milk if you want me to make pancakes.

a) cup
b) glass
c) box
d) carton

58) I don't drink milk. I'm _____ to it.

a) allergic
b) allergical
c) allergy
d) allergically

59) Oranges and bananas have to be _____ before you can eat them.
a) washed
b) peeled
c) dried
d) frozen

60) We _____ all our own vegetables in the garden.

a) bring up

b) grow
c) choose
d) store

61) A huge lorry _____ the back of the bus.

a) ran into
b) ran away
c) ran up
d) ran on

62) In order to fry the meat you should use a _____.

a) plate
b) pot
c) kettle
d) pan

63) The meat was perfectly cooked. It was very _____.

a) mild
b) soft
c) smooth
d) tender

64) To make a sandwich, you need two _____ of bread.

a) slices
b) loaves
c) chunks
d) pieces

1)Raspuns:b
2)Raspuns:d
3)Raspuns:d
4)Raspuns:d
5)Raspuns:c
6)Raspuns:b
7)Raspuns:a
8)Raspuns:d
9)Raspuns:d
10)Raspuns:a
11)Raspuns:a
12)Raspuns:d
13)Raspuns:b
14)Raspuns:c
15)Raspuns:b

16)Raspuns:d
17)Raspuns:b
18)Raspuns:b
19)Raspuns:d
20)Raspuns:b
21)Raspuns:a
22)Raspuns:b
23)Raspuns:d
24)Raspuns:b
25)Raspuns:a
26)Raspuns:d
27)Raspuns:b
28)Raspuns:b
29)Raspuns:c
30)Raspuns:b
31)Raspuns:a
32)Raspuns:d
33)Raspuns:a
34)Raspuns:a
35)Raspuns:b
36)Raspuns:a
37)Raspuns:b
38)Raspuns:b

39)Raspuns:c
40)Raspuns:d
41)Raspuns:a
42)Raspuns:b
43)Raspuns:b
44)Raspuns:a
45)Raspuns:c
46)Raspuns:d
47)Raspuns:b
48)Raspuns:a
49)Raspuns:b
50)Raspuns:d
51)Raspuns:c
52)Raspuns:a
53)Raspuns:b
54)Raspuns:d
55)Raspuns:b
56)Raspuns:c
57)Raspuns:d
58)Raspuns:a
59)Raspuns:b
60)Raspuns:b
61)Raspuns:a

62)Raspuns:d
63)Raspuns:d
64)Raspuns:a