INSPECTORATUL COLAR JUDEEAN CONSTANA

TEST

I. Fill in the blanks with ONE missing word. (10 x 1 point)

Last month, my friend John invited (1) ... to stay with him in his house (2) ... the country. I decided to go there (3) ... car because I hate public transport. (4) ... I was driving through the country, a sheep ran into the road and I had to swerve to avoid hitting (5) ... . I was driving (6) ... fast to control the car and I crashed (7) ... a tree. It was (8) ... use trying to start (9) ... car again, (10) ... I got out and tried to get a lift from someone.

II. Choose the correct answer A, B or C. (10 x 1 point)

1. I must go now. The bus ...... in five minutes.

A. leavesB. is leavingC. will leave

2. The balloon rose higher and ...... into the sky.

A. highestB. the higherC. higher

3. Where is David? He ...... be in the garden.

A. oughtB. mightC. would

4. A lot of money ...... to this charity every year.

A. is donatedB. was donatedC. are donated

5. My luggage ...... very heavy. Would you mind giving me a hand?

A. wereB. areC. is

6. He ...... be at work. His car is still outside his house.

A. cantB. wouldC. must

7. I dont like very loud music. .............

A. Neither I doB. Neither do IC. So do I

8. If I had more time, I ....... a gym.

A. joinB. would joinC. will join

9. The police ...... trying to find the criminal now.

A. areB. isC. were

10. I am a bit clumsy, ...... ?

A. am I notB. dont IC. arent I

III. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate form of the word in capitals at the end of each line. (10 x 1 point)

Although my two sisters and I have .........1........... mothers, we are definitely alike. This is not just a matter of ........2........, though we are small with curly hair and a .......3........ to overeat and put on weight. The resemblance goes much further than that. Throughout our ........4......... we were brought up to be very .......5......... and the ability to accept change is another ........6......... we share. Another would be ......7...... We hate parties where we meet a lot of strange faces. In addition we all like to wear ......8...... clothes. We often share our clothes. .....9....., this causes frequent arguments. We really should come to some .....10...... about who can borrow what from whom and when.1.2.

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10.DIFFER APPEAR TEND CHILD ADAPT CHARACTER SHY FASHION FORTUNE AGREE

IV. Complete each sentence with two to five words,including the word in bold. (10 x 2 points)

1. I've never read such a good book.

ever It's the ..................................... read.

2. When did Pauline leave home?

since How long ................................ Pauline left home?

3. They didn't begin eating until everyone had arrived.

before They waited until everyone ........................................ eating.

4. James will have a shower before he calls Emily.

after James will call Emily ............................................ a shower.

5.It isn't necessary for you to write the instructions down.

have You ................................................... the instructions down.

6. David hasn't signed the new contract yet.

been The new contract ............................................... David yet.

7. "No, I won't do your homework for you"' Danny said.

refused Danny ......................................... for me.

8. If you don't wear warm clothes, you may catch a cold.

unlessYou may catch a cold ................................................ warm clothes.

9. This is Michael. His parents run a hotel.

whose This is Michael ................................................... a hotel.

10. Amanda is wealthier than James.

as James .............................................. Amanda.

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (10 x 2 points)

When Francis Lee was a boy he wanted to be an astronaut. He (1- watch) TV one day in 1969 when he (2 - see) Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Since then he (3 - always / dream) of doing the same. Every night when there is a full moon, he (4 - stare) up at it for hours and imagines himself (5 - walk) around on it. At the moment, however, he (6 - work) as a night-watchman at a meat factory. He (7 - do) the same job since he left school fifteen years ago, but he still hopes that one day his dream (8 - come) true. He (9 - hear) that in the 21st century they (10 - sell) tickets to fly to the moon. For this reason he has been saving half of his wages every month for the past two years.