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ATENIE! Subiectele de la 1 la 10 valoreaz cte 3 puncte, cele de la 11 la 20 cte 4 puncte, cele

de la 21 la 30 cte 5 puncte, iar de la 31 la 40 din nou cte 4 puncte.

Se acord 40 de puncte din oficiu. Punctajul maxim este de 200 puncte.

1. Choose the correct word in the gap: had the Civil War ended, when the tragedy happened.A) However B) Scarcely C) Had better D) Have E) How often

2. She works very long hours, and she often gets up at night its a tiring job. The underlined words mean:A) she can leave late B) she doesnt count the minutes C) she waits too longD) she leaves work early E) she finishes work very late

3. The word pub is an abbreviation of:A) publicity B) publicist C) public house D) public bar E) public service

4. Question: What did one tonsil say to the other?Answer: Youd better get dressed, the doctor is taking us out tonight.What is d short for?

A) should B) could C) would D) had E) ought to

5. This silk scarf is .A) as light as air B) as light as a ray C) as light as a feather D) as light as snow E) as light as smoke

6. Madame Tussauds is a museum London contains models of famous people.

A) in / which B) for / what C) at / that D) at / what E) for / which

7. An accident happened to my brother Jim When somebody threw a tomato at him -Tomatoes are juicy and dont hurt the skin,But this one was specially packed in a ............ .

(Anonymous)

A) can B) pin C) tin D) sin E) bin

8. Who was a member of the Beatles?

A) Paul McCartney B) Eric Clapton C) Phil Collins D) Robbie Williams E) Michael Jackson

9. Pair up the two halves of the following proverbs:1. Birds of a feather a. losers weepers.2. Familiarity breeds b. before they are hatched.3. Finders keepers c. the heart grow fonder.4. Dont count your chickens d. contempt.5. Absence makes e. flock together.

A) 1e-2c-3a-4b-5d B) 1e-2d-3a-4b-5c C) 1c-2b-3a-4d-5e

D) 1e-2b-3a-4c-5d E) 1b-2d-3a-4e-5c

10. Choose from the five phrases the one which correctly completes the sentence.We are fighting. to finish our end of term project by Saturday.

A) by the time B) in time C) on time D) against time E) with time

11. Question: Why did the bridge builder quit his job?Answer: Because he couldnt make ............... meet.

A) ends B) sides C) beginnings D) heads E) bridges

12. Which of these is not an item of clothing?A) leggings B) socks C) dungarees D) trousers E) tweezers

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13. The Cockneys of the East End of London use their own slang, called Cockney Rhyming Slang. Theyreplace certain words with equivalent rhyming words and phrases. Match the following nouns with theirCockney equivalent.

1. feet a. whistle and flute2. pub b. apples and pears3. suit c. north and south4. mouth d. plates of meat

5. stairs e. rub-a-dubA) 1e-2c-3a-4d-5b B) 1d-2c-3a-4b-5e C) 1c-2e-3b-4a-5dD) 1e-2b-3a-4c-5d E) 1d-2e-3a-4c-5b

14. He fancied Suzy, so when he passed by her house he really wanted to catch her ............... .A) eye B) breath C) heart D) sight E) hand

15. Which word contains an incorrect prefix?

A) unconscious B) discontinuous C) unsincere D) disrespectful E) immature

16. People who have got things to hide have skeletons in their ............... .

A) back yards B) closet C) wardrobe D) drawer E) shelf

17. Question: Why is the hammer the most intelligent tool of all?Answer: Because it always ............... the nail on the head.

A) strikes B) beats C) hits D) punches E) kicks

18. James Joyce was writer.

A) an English B) an American C) an Irish D) a French E) a Spanish

19. I known about that, I wouldnt have said anything.

A) Have B) Has C) Had D) Having E) Haved

20. Which of these is not an extreme sport?

A) rope-skipping B) abseiling C) white-water raftingD) bungee jumping E) paragliding

21.When the English tongue we speakWhy is break not rhymed with weak?Can you tell me why its trueWe say sew but also fewAnd the maker of a verse

Cannot rhyme his horse with ................?

A) force B) worse C) course D) morse E) shores

22. What is the correct ending of the question :

I had a terrible backache last week.Oh, dear. What.................................?

A) had you been doing B) have you done C) have you been doingD) are you doing E) will you have done

23. I didnt go to the beach with them yesterday because I felt a bit under the .............. .A) bed B) weather C) clouds D) water E) waves

24. Match the two parts of the compounds:1. a make ........... bed a. pour2. a sudden down ........... b. dust

3. saw ........... c. shift4. a cease ........... d. fire

A)1d-2a-3c-4b B) 1c-2a-3b-4d C) 1a-2b-3c-4d D) 1b-2a-3d-4c E) 1a-2d-3b-4d

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25. It is known that Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician, had to discover whether the royal crown wasmade out of pure gold or the jeweller had also used some other metals to fool the king. It is said that no sooner ......the way to do it than he rushed out from his bathtub in the street all naked shouting Eureka! (I have found it!)A) had he discovered B) he had discovered C) has he discoveredD) he has discovered E) having discovered

26. Choose the correct word to collocate with the rest: I knew she had betrayed me. I felt as sick as a ...... .

A) parrot B) flash C) dog D) bear E) bull27. Which word means cooking slowly, just below boiling point?

A) roasting B) grilling C) creaming D) frying E) simmering

28. For those people who go out in search of adventure, a long-distance flight in a hot-air balloon is aparticularly exciting ......... Indeed, a round-the-world balloon trip is widely regarded as the ......... challenge.A) compaign / utmost B) motion / eventual C) engagement / lateD) moment / extreme E) prospect / ultimate

29.I think shes going to get the sackmeans:A) She is going to buy a new handbag. B) She is about to go to bed.

C) Somebody is going to scold her. D) She is going to lose her job.E) She is going to carry the grocery bags herself.

30. Which of these idioms does not exist:A) an Indian summer B) a Mexican wave C) Dutch courage D) Russian roulette E) German fever

31. When someone goes to bars, clubs etc at night and has a good time they are said to paint the town .............. .A) blue B) yellow C) green D) black. E) red.

32. Your aunt is always soprim and..; the whole atmosphere in the house is so very formal.

A) clean B) proper C) prosperous D) safe E) rack

33. Your paper was caught by a . of wind and landed on the Mayors head.A) wave B) gust C) spurt D) blow E) flow

34. Im sorry, Im in a .; could you explain that again?A) fix B) corner C) muddle D) carpet E) grasp

35. Replace the underlined words with a single word :Two cars drove into one another at a crossroads this morning in the village of Ninfield, but fortunately

no one was hurt.A) crossed B) ordered C) commanded D) connected E) collided

36. Which is a fictitious name in American law?A) X B) Who He C) Whatchamacallit D) John Doe E) Joe Doe

37. A: Have you heard of Eric Clapton?B: Yes, his name .............., but I dont know exactly who he is.

A) sleeps on it B) has a go C) is a little bird D) rings a bell E) serves me right

38. The ideological battle between capitalism and communism, which was known as the ........, sometimeserupted into real warfare.A) Cold War B) Gulf War C) Second World War D) Vietnam War E) Afghanistan War

39.Im afraid he is not sensible enough to make the right decision implies that:A) He is ill-mannered. B) He is a tough macho-man. C) He is stupid.

D)He lacks experience.

E)He is not reasonable enough.

40. The green-eyed monster in Othello is:A) a mythical creature B) the Lochness monster C) his jealousy D) his wife E) his wifes secret lover