A.

READING COMPREHENSION

The Titanic was the last “unsinkable” ship ever to set sail. Built in 1912 for the British
White Star Line, she was a colossal ship for the times-882 feet long, 46,328 tons, and
capable of doing 25 knots an hour. Acclaimed as the zenith of luxury liners, the ship had
been fitted out with palatial accoutrements. Her sixteen watertight compartments, her
builders claimed, guaranteed that nothing could sink her.
April 10, 1912, was a glittering occasion as the Titanic began her maiden voyage
from England to New York with 2,207 people on board, some of whom were American
tycoons whose estimated worth was over $250 million.
At 11:40 on April 14, many of the sleeping passengers were awakened by a slight jolt.
The ship had struck an iceberg, incurred a 300-foot gash in her side, and five compartments
were flooded. “Unsinkable”, however, meant the ship could float if two, not five,
compartments were inundated. Ten miles away from the Titanic was another ship, the
Californian, which had stopped because of ice fields and which had wired six explicit
warnings to nearby ships. Unfortunately, the Titanic’s wireless, a new invention on
shipboard, was being employed for frivolous message to and from the passengers. The tired
wireless operator had worked long hours and impatiently told the Californian’s operator to
shut up and stop annoying him.
By 12:05 A.M. officers and crew fully comprehended that something was seriously
amiss. Lifeboats were uncovered, and passengers and crew were mustered to the boat
deck. Ten minutes later an SOS sent out to summon help was received by ships too distant
to be of immediate help. The Californian might as well have been in the South Seas for all
the assistance she ever gave. Her wireless operator, unfamiliar with the new equipment,
had failed to wind up the mechanism that kept the set running. At about 11:40 he tuned in,
heard nothing from his dead set, and went to bed.
Secure in the knowledge that their ship was unsinkable, the White Star Line had
provided enough lifeboat space for only 1,178 people. There were sixteen wooden lifeboats
and four collapsible canvas boats on board for 2,207 people. The crew’s efforts to load the
lifeboats in the midst of chaos and bitterly cold weather were heroic but disorganized.
Women and children were supposed to be first in the lifeboats, but no matter how chivalrous
the men, the women were querulous about leaving the ship for a cold, open boat and had to
be cajoled into the boats. At 12:45 the Californian crew watched the Titanic’s rockets
overhead and regarded them as “strange”. The first boat was being lowered into the icy sea
at the same moment; with a capacity for forty, it contained twelve. Throughout the fiasco of
lifeboat loading, the ship’s orchestra played ragtime, the lights blazed, and the Titanic
continued to slip downward at the bow.
Meanwhile, three ships had received an SOS, the first time that signal had ever been
used, and they were confused. All had been advised that the Titanic was sinking. The
Carpathia was fifty-eight miles away. The Californian watched the last rocket go off at 1:40.
At 2:05 the last boat was lowered as the band played an Episcopal hymn, “Autumn”, not
“Abide with Me”, as is usually believed. With the ship standing at a 90º angle, perpendicular
in the water, at 2:10 the last SOS was sent out. At 2:20 A.M. on April 15, 1912 the Titanic
sank. The crew of the Californian believed that the disappearing lights indicated that the ship
was leaving the area.
At 4:10 the Carpathia was the first ship to reach the scene. The Californian arrived at
5:40, too late to rescue any survivors. From eighteen boats 705 people were rescued.
Following inquiries regarding the disaster, it was revealed that very few of the third class
passengers had been saved. Of 143 women in first class, 4 were lost; of 93 women in
second class, 15 were lost; of 179 women in third class, 81 were lost. All but one child in first
and second class were saved, but of the 76 children in third class, only 23 survived.

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Subiectul 1

You can infer from the statistics regarding the number of third class passengers who
survived that
a) they did not know the ship was sinking 
b) they ignored the crew's calls to the lifeboats 
c) they courteously allowed the first and second class passengers to leave the 
ship first
d) there was class distinction in the filling of the lifeboats 

Subiectul 2

You can infer that the Californian crew

a) callously ignored the Titanic's plight 
b) could have saved many if it had heeded the SOS 
c) didn't want to lose any sleep 
d) did its best to aid the Titanic 

Subiectul 3

You can infer that " the Titanic" was the last 'unsinkable' ship means that
a) the Titanic was not unsinkable 
b) the Titanic would not have sunk if only two compartments had been flooded 
c) nobody ever believed in a "unsinkable" ship after the Titanic disaster 
d) nobody ever built a ship like the Titanic again 

Subiectul 4

You can infer that many of the Titanic's male passengers

a) succumbed quickly in the icy sea 
b) were frivolous 
c) saved themselves instead of the women and children 
d) were very rich 

Subiectul 5

The author implies that the crew of the Californian

a) acted like idiots 
b) worked long hours 
c) tried to help the Titanic 
d) was too far away to help the Titanic 

Subiectul 6

True or false? The band played "Abide with me" just before the ship sank.
a) It was stated 
b) It was implied 
c) No information was given 
d) It is true 

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Subiectul 7

The number of people lost in the disaster was

a) half the number of passengers 
b) 705 
c) more than double the number saved 
d) less than the number saved 
Subiectul 8

The number of third class women and children lost was

a) 255 
b) 134 
c) 76 
d) 81

Subiectul 9

The Titanic would not have sunk if

a) it had had a wireless 
b) it had been smaller 
c) only two compartments had flooded 
d) the crew had been better trained 

Subiectul 10

The first SOS signal was called

a) a wireless 
b) a warning 
c) SOS 
d) a message 

Subiectul 11

April 10, 1912, was a glittering occasion as the Titanic began her maiden voyage
from England to New York with 2,207 people on board, some of whom were American
tycoons whose estimated worth was over $250 million.. The Titanic made
a) its first official journey 
b) a travel by water 
c) a long journey 
d) a fast journey 

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Subiectul 12

The Titanic’s wireless operator had grown tired with sending frivolous message to
a) other ships 
b) the Californian’s operator 
c) the Carpathia 
d) the passengers’ families 

Subiectul 13

The officers only sent out an SOS ten minutes after they
a) followed the orders 
b) contended the evidence 
c) embraced the idea
d) understood the situation 

Subiectul 14

The Titanic was the last ”unsinkable” ship ever to set sail which had been fitted with
a) large and impressive equipment 
b) luxurious compartments 
c) splendid furniture 
d) fantastic decoration 

Subiectul 15

According to the records, the highest number of casualties was among

a) the women and children 
b) the third class passengers 
c) the richer passengers 
d) the ship’s officers 

B. LEXICAL QUIZ
Subiectul 16

The ship’s luxurious << accoutrements >> appealed to the very rich.
a) costs 
b) equipment 
c) accesses 
d) dress 

Subiectul 17

Illness struck him at the << zenith >> of his career.

a) beginning 
b) zealousness 
c) makeshift 
d) summit 

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Subiectul 18

A << chivalrous >> gentleman helped the frightened woman into the lifeboat.
a) childish 
b) courteous 
c) callous 
d) ridiculous 

Subiectul 19

Acclaimed as the zenith of luxury liners, the ship had been fitted out with palatial
<<accoutrements >>.
a) personal things 
b) the things you can find on a ship 
c) the things you have with you when you are on a trip 
d) the things you have with you when you travel 

Subiectul 20

The Titanic struck a << colossal >> iceberg.

a) cold 
b) huge 
c) awesome 
d) fatal 

Subiectul 21

The ship sank on her << maiden >> voyage.

a) chaste 
b) virgin 
c) first 
d) new 

Subiectul 22

He began his business career in a very small way but died a multimillionaire << tycoon >>
a) powerful businessman 
b) civic leader 
c) type 
d) politician 

Subiectul 23

The lifeboat was << inundated >> by a huge wave.

a) flooded 
b) capsized 
c) involved 
d) lifted 

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Subiectul 24

He gave << explicit >> instructions to the office staff, so they should have understood

him.
a) courteous 
b) crucial 
c) definite 
d) uncertain 

Subiectul 25

They never noticed that something was << amiss >> until water began to cover the
cabin floor.
a) leaky 
b) wet 
c) faulty 
d) open 

Subiectul 26

It took millions of years for order to grow out of the << chaos >> of the universe.
a) adjustment 
b) change 
c) confusion 
d) oscillation 

Subiectul 27

The fireman tired to << coax >> the cat down from the top branch of the tree.
a) push 
b) shoot 
c) cajole 
d) force 

Subiectul 28

The captain of the militia << mustered >> his troops under the oak tree at Bunker Hill.
a) trained 
b) gathered 
c) nursed 
d) mumbled 

Subiectul 29

He << was summoned >> to appear in court on charges of incitement to law- breaking.
a) to order to come 
b) to send for 
c) to ask for 
d) to cause to 

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Subiectul 30

The three men seemed to have finished << loading >> their truck.
a) to deposit 
b) to put a large quantity of things 
c) to put away 
d) to put by 

C. GENERAL ENGLISH USAGE

Choose the best answer:
Subiectul 31

A year before, war ___________ between the colonies and Great Britain, a war for
independence that lasted for six bitter years.
a) broke out; 
b) had broken out; 
c) has broken out; 
d) would break. 

Subiectul 32

a) to bite; bit; bitten; 

to beat; beat; beat;
to bear; beare; bor
to bind; bound; bounden.
b) to bite; bitte; bitt 
to, beat; beat; beaten;
to bear; bore; born;
to bind; bound; bound.
c) to bite; bite; bite; 
to beat; beat; beat;
to bear; born; borne;
to bind; bound; bound.
d) 
to bite; bit; bitten;
to beat; beat; beaten;
to bear; bore; born;
to bind; bound; bound.

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Subiectul 33

a) to dwell; dwelt; dwelt; 

to lay; laid; laid;
to flee; fled; fled;
to lie; lay; lain.
b) to dwell; dweld; dweld; 
to lay; lain; lain;
to flee; fled; fled;
to lie; lay; layn.
c) to dwell; dwelt; dwelted; 
to lay; lay; lain;
to flee; fled; flet;
to lie; lay; laid.
d) to dwell; dwelt; dwelt; 
to lay; laid; lain;
to flee; fled; flet;
to lie; lay; laid.

Subiectul 34

After Uncle Fred’s death she had to be very careful with her money. Those shares were
worth next to nothing when Uncle Fred ______ them, but they suddenly __________.
a) buyed; were appreciatting; 
b) was buying; appreciated; 
c) bought; appreciated; 
d) bought; appreciatted. 

Subiectul 35

The young man felt as if ground ______ beneath his feet.

a) were slipping; 
b) would slip; 
c) will be slipping; 
d) have slipped. 

Subiectul 36

She looked at me as though she _______ it hard to believe.

a) will find; 
b) would find; 
c) would be finding; 
d) found. 

Subiectul 37

He felt awkward as if everyone _______ at him or ________ about him.

a) were looking; were talking; 
b) will be looking; are talking; 
c) would be looking; be talking; 
d) would be looking; be talking. 

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Subiectul 38

“They didn’t leave on time. They missed the show “.

a) I would rather they left on time. Then they wouldn’t have missed the show. 
b) I would rather they would have left on time. Then they wouldn’t have missed 
the show.
c) I would rather they had left on time. Then they wouldn’t have lost the show. 
d) I would rather they had left on time. Then they wouldn’t have missed the show. 

Subiectul 39

“ Shall I borrow a dictionary? “

a) “ I had rather you would buy one “. 
b) “ I would rather you would buy one “. 
c) “ I would rather you buy one “. 
d) “ I would rather you’ll buy one “. 

Subiectul 40

I would rather you ________ him about the lecture; he is very much interested in it.
a) told; 
b) were telling; 
c) would tell; 
d) will tell. 

Subiectul 41

He would rather I _______ to a native and ______ for a trip to the lakes.
a) talked; will arrange; 
b) had talked; arranged; 
c) will talk; will arrange; 
d) have talked; have arranged. 

Subiectul 42

It is really unbelievable that she _______ the way she did.

a) should act; 
b) should have acted; 
c) ought to act; 
d) can to act. 

Subiectul 43

It was unbelievable that they ______ the museum the day before.
a) can visited; 
b) might visited; 
c) should have visited; 
d) have visited. 

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Subiectul 44

He was afraid I _______ turn down his offer.

a) might had; 
b) have; 
c) might have; 
d) might. 

Subiectul 45

It is vital that you _________ present at the meeting.

a) must be; 
b) be; 
c) will be; 
d) may be. 

Subiectul 46

You couldn’t finish filling in the forms in due time, _______?

a) did you; 
b) could you; 
c) you cold; 
d) didn’t you. 

Subiectul 47

Step off the flowerbeds, _______?

a) shall you; 
b) do you; 
c) will you; 
d) are you. 

Subiectul 48

There are few things that can be done to help her, ___________?
a) are there; 
b) can’t they; 
c) aren’t there; 
d) isn’t it. 

Subiectul 49

I don’t think I should be cut out of the trip, ___________?

a) do I; 
b) shouldn’t; 
c) should I; 
d) could I. 

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Subiectul 50

They _________ on asking me to phone them when you _________.

a) have kept; had arrived; 
b) kept; arrived; 
c) kept; will arrive; 
d) kept; arrive. 

Subiectul 51

No sooner _______ their car than someone offered them a much higher price.
a) have they sold; 
b) did they sell; 
c) had they sold; 
d) were they selling. 

Subiectul 52

Several years went by before I _________ that Michael _________ to me.

a) had realized; lied; 
b) had realized; had lied; 
c) realized; had lied; 
d) realized; lies. 

Subiectul 53

I _________ for two hours when the phone ________.

a) had been writing; rang; 
b) have been writing; 
c) was writing; rang; 
d) was writing; had rung. 

Subiectul 54

She ___________ me nothing else but flowers as if she didn’t know I’d like chocolates
instead.
a) is always bringing; 
b) will always bring; 
c) has always been bringing; 
d) would always bring. 

Subiectul 55

She ________ money to down-and-outs and to anyone who _______ in the street.
a) is always giving; begs; 
b) will always be giving; is begging; 
c) has always given; was begging; 
d) is always giving; is begging. 

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Subiectul 56

“ Why you _______? “ she asked. “ You’ve been here only a week. ”
“ A week too long.” I said. “There are too many rules in this house and you ________ .
Your child forever ______ and the heating ________, so I ______ cold. This is a
terrible place for a man like me. Good bye, Mrs. Brown”
a) are you leaving; are always complaining; is forever crying; doesn’t work; 
always feel;
b) do you leave; always complain; is forever crying; doesn’t work; always feel; 
c) are you leaving; are always complaining; forever cries; doesn’t work; am 
always feeling;
d) are you leaving; always complain; forever cries; isn’t working; am always 

Subiectul 57

“What are you doing?”

“I ______ the soup”
“What _______ it _______ like?” “It _______ delicious”
a) am tasting; does it taste; is tasting; 
b) taste; does it taste; is tasting; 
c) am tasting; does it taste; tastes; 
d) am tasting; is it tasting; is tasting. 

Subiectul 58

Ann: Are there any letters for me?

Mary: I don’t know. The postman ________ yet. Nobody _______ letters today. The
postman ___________.
a) didn’t come; has got; hasn’t rung; 
b) hasn’t come; got; hasn’t rung; 
c) hasn’t come; has got; hasn’t rung; 
d) hasn’t come; has got; didn’t ring. 

Subiectul 59

I ________ you but once since you ________ in your new apartment.
a) have seen; have been staying; 
b) have seen; have staied; 
c) saw; stayed; 
d) have been seeing; have been staying. 

Subiectul 60

“ What you ____? “

“ Your brother ______? “
“ No, he ________ yet. I _______ to get in touch with him for two hours.
a) do you do; has your brother answered; hasn’t answered; have tried; 
b) are you doing; has your brother answered; hasn’t answered; have been trying; 
c) did you do; had your brother answered; hasn’t answered; have tried; 
d) have you done; has your brother answered; hadn’t answered; have been 

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Subiectul 61

They ________ that block-of-flats for several months but ________ only half of it
because they _________ yet all the necessary funds, and ______ the other materials.
a) have been building; have finished; haven’t received; haven’t bought; 
b) have been building; have been finishing; haven’t been receiving; haven’t boght; 
c) have builded; have finished; haven’t received; haven’t bought; 
d) have been built; have finished; haven’t been receiving; haven’t boht. 

Subiectul 62

You ______ out yet about the trains to Scotland?

No, I ______ the station last night but the man who ________ the phone _______ to be
sure of the times. He _______something about a timetable.
But the new timetable _______ in operation for three weeks.
a) have you found out; has rung; answered; didn’t seem; said; has been; 
b) have you found out; rang; answered; didn’t seem; said; has been; 
c) have you found out; has rung; has answered; didn’t seem; said; has been; 
d) have you found out; has rung; has answered; hasn’t seem; said; has been. 


Subiectul 63

I ________ Charles for some time.

He _______ ill, poor chap. He ________ at work a fortnight ago and _______ to
hospital.
a) haven’t seen; was; has collapsed; was taken; 
b) haven’t seen; has been ; has collapsed; was taken; 
c) haven’t seen; has been ill; collapsed; was taken; 
d) haven’t seen; was; collapsed; was taken; sent. 

Subiectul 64

I ______ my appendix out. Actually, I ________ my appendix out in

Warsaw a week ago.
a) had; had; 
b) have had; had; 
c) have had; have had; 
d) had; have had. 

Subiectul 65

That’s the nicest picture I _________ . ________ it yourself?

a) ’ve ever seen; did you paint; 
b) ever saw; have you painted; 
c) ‘ve ever saw; did you paint; 
d) ‘ve ever saw; had you painted. 

Subiectul 66

When she was five, she __________ like a real dancer and she ______two international
contests by the time she was twelve.
a) was dancing; won; 
b) danced; was winning; 
c) could dance; had won; 
d) would be dancing; was winning. 

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Subiectul 67

They walked towards Gaby’s, a small café just off the high street. They ________
hours there when they first ______, laughing and holding hands under the table, and
discussing their plans for the future over cups of coffee.
a) had spent; had met; 
b) spent; had met; 
c) had spent; were meeting; 
d) spent; met. 

Subiectul 68

“I’m sorry “she said, though she wasn’t really. She remembered him telling her about
how his father ______ him regularly until he _______ 16 and _____ too tall.
“ Thank you “, he said to her, though he _______ nothing for his dead father, just relief
for his mother. She ______happier without him. She _______to pluck up courage to
leave him for years.
a) beat; used to be; grew; felt; would be; had been trying; 
b) used to beat; was; grew; felt; would be; had been trying; 
c) used to beat; was; grew; felt; would be; was trying; 
d) used to beat; was; used to grow; had felt; would be; had been trying. 

Subiectul 69

Portarul ducea scrisori de o zi întreagă, când veni un domn bătrân să-l întrebe de ce nu
şi-a primit încă ziarul, iar portarul, obosit, se înfurie de-a binelea.
a) The postman delivered letters for a whole day, when an old gentleman had 
come to ask him why he hadn’t received his paper yet, and the tired postman
flew into rage.
b) The postman had delivered the letters for a whole day, when an old gentleman 
came to ask him why he didn’t receive his paper yet, and the tired postman
flown into rage.
c) The postman had delivered letters for a whole day, when an old gentleman had 
come to ask him why he hadn’t received his paper yet, and the tired postman
had been flying into rage.
d) The postman had been delivering letters for a whole day, when an old 
gentleman came to ask him why he hadn’t received his paper yet, and the tired
postman flew into rage.

Subiectul 70

De ce scriai mereu casă cu ‘c’ mare când am studiat engleza împreună?

a) Why did you always use to spell house with a capital ‘h’ when we were 
studying English together?
b) Why were you always spelling house with a capital ‘h’ when we studied English 
together?
c) Why did you always spell house with a capital ‘h’ when we were studying 
English together?
d) Why were you always using to spell house with a capital ‘h’ when we were 
studying English together?

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Subiectul 71

The CIA _______ Friday that it _______ too soon to reach any conclusion while the
investigating team ________.
a) says; is; has been working still; 
b) said; was; was working; 
c) has said; was; is still working; 
d) said; will be; was still working. 

Subiectul 72

While the old man _________ us the story it ______ to me that I could slip out of the
room through the back door.
a) was telling; occurred; 
b) has told; was occurring; 
c) has been telling; occurred; 
d) was telling; was occurring. 

Subiectul 73

When they _______ at the stadium the coach ________ for the two teams to come on
to the pitch.
a) arrived; was waiting; 
b) were arriving; was waiting; 
c) arrived; waited; 
d) had arrived; waited. 

Subiectul 74

Receipts _______ by customers; they ________ by inspectors.

a) shouldn’t be thrown away; may be being checked; 
b) shouldn’t be thrown away; may be checked; 
c) shouldn’t have been thrown away; may have been being checked; 
d) shouldn’t be being thrown away; may be checked. 

Subiectul 75

The government _________ to create more jobs; it ________ that the sale of alcohol
_______.
a) was urged; was suggested; should be banned; 
b) will have been urged; was suggested; will be banned; 
c) will be being urged; was suggesting; would be banned; 
d) has been urged; will be being suggested; should be banned. 

Subiectul 76

We ________________ that the flight ___________. We could have made new

reservation for the afternoon flight.
a) ought to be informed; would be delayed; 
b) ought to have been informed; would be delayed; 
c) might have been informed; will be delayed; 
d) must have been informed; would be delayed. 

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Subiectul 77

Our house warming party last week was fun!

I started the preparations about a week before the party. Most of the food _______ in
my mother’s house. The rooms_______ with balloons and streamers. Everyone that
_______ came and they all brought us, a little gift for the use.
a) has been cooked; had been decorated; had been invited; 
b) was cooked; had been decorated; had been invited; 
c) has been cooked; was decorated; was invited; 
d) was cooked; has been decorated; has been invited. 

Subiectul 78

Ann is late again; it’s time she _______ admonished.

a) were; 
b) is; 
c) will be; 
d) has been. 

Subiectul 79

Tom hasn’t written to his parents for ages. It’s about time he ________.
a) writes; 
b) wrote; 
c) will be writing; 
d) has written. 

Subiectul 80

Are maşina asta de şapte ani. E timpul să o vândă. Numai de-ar vinde-o.
a) He’s had this car for seven years. It’s time he sold it. If only he would sell it. 
b) He has this car for seven years. It’s time he’ll sell it. If only he’ll sell it. 
c) He’s had this car for seven years. It’s time he’ll sell it. If only he had sold it. 
d) He’s had this car for seven years. It’s time he’ll sell. 

Subiectul 81

Perhaps it’s time somebody ________ her what her fiancée’s real occupation is.
a) told; 
b) will tell; 
c) would tell; 
d) tells. 

Subiectul 82

“This time, the trade unionists have come up with a realistic solution”, the minister said.
a) The minister said this time the trade unionists have come up with a realistic 
solution.
b) The minister said that time the trade unionists had come up with a realistic 
solution.
c) The minister said that time the trade unionists were coming up a realistic 
d) The minister said that time the trade unionists came up with a realistic solution. 

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Subiectul 83

“Don’t forget to buy some milk, Cathy”, said Angela.

a) Angela asked Cathy to buy milk. 
b) Angela reminded Cathy to buy some milk. 
c) Angela remembers Cathy to buy some milk. 
d) Cathy is remembered to buy some milk. 

Subiectul 84

I-au avertizat pe candidaţi să nu încerce să copieze.

a) They warned the candidates not to try to cheat. 
b) They advised the candidates not to try to cheat. 
c) They begged the candidates not to try to cheat. 
d) They asked the candidates not to try to cheat. 

Subiectul 85

He said he was writing some letters and asked __________.

a) what is the date; 
b) what date was it; 
c) what the date was; 
d) what the date is. 

Subiectul 86

”Are you ill?” Mom asked.

“No,” I said
“Then why aren’t you doing your homework”.
a) Mom asked if I was ill and I said I wasn’t. Then she wanted to know why I 
wasn’t doing my homework.
b) Mom asked if I had been ill and I said I haven’t been. Then she asked/ wanted 
to know why I haven’t been doing my homework.
c) Mom asked if I had been ill and I said I hadn’t been. Then she asked/ wanted 
to know why I hadn’t been doing homework.
d) Mom asked if I am ill and I said I am not. Then she wanted to know why I am 
not doing my homework.

Subiectul 87

“Why are you wasting your time on trifles?” the boss said.
“Because I can’t go on without checking everything”, he said.
‘Would you like me to help?” the boss said.
a) The boss asked why he were wasting this time on trifles. 
He answered that he couldn’t go on without checking everything and the boss
asked if I would like him to help.
b) The boss asked why he was wasting his time on trifles. 
He answered that he couldn’t go on without checking everything and the boss
asked if he would like him to help.
c) The boss asked why he has been wasting his time on trifles. 
He answered that he couldn’t go on without checking everything and the boss
asked if I would like him to help.
d) The boss asked why he had been wasting his time on trifles. 
He answered that he couldn’t go on without checking everything and the boss
asked if I would like him to help.

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Subiectul 88

“Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” said Arch.

“I’m afraid I couldn’t; I have a previous engagement”, said Eileen.
a) Arch invited Eileen to have dinner with them that night and she said she 
couldn’t as she had a previous engagement.
b) Arch invited Eileen to have dinner with them tonight and she said she couldn’t 
have as she had a previous engagement.
c) Arch invited Eileen to have dinner with them that night and she said she 
couldn’t have had as she had a previous engagement.
d) Arch invited Eileen to have dinner tonight and she said she couldn’t as she had 
a previous engagement.

Subiectul 89

“Would you please wait in the lounge till your flight numbers is called?” the customs
official said.
a) The customs official asked them to wait in the lounge till their flight number 
would be called.
b) The customs official asked them to wait in the lounge till their flight number 
has been called.
c) The customs official asked them to wait in the lounge till their flight number 
was called.
d) The customs official asked them to wait in the lounge until their flight number 
is called.

Subiectul 90

Ar da orice ca fiul ei să studieze mai mult, fiindcă nu-i deloc bun la fizică.
a) She wishes her son would study more because he is not at all good at Physics. 
b) She would want her son would study more because he is not at all good at Physics 
c) She wishes her son studies more because he is not at all good at Physics. 
d) She wished her son would have studied more because he is not at all good at 
Physics.

Subiectul 91

She didn’t like the film yesterday. She wishes she _______ up to the end.
a) wouldn’t have stayed; 
b) didn’t stay; 
c) shouldn’t have stayed; 
d) hadn’t stayed. 

Subiectul 92

I wish I _________ a seat.

a) had booked; 
b) will book; 
c) would have booked; 
d) book. 

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Subiectul 93

I’m not very hopeful but I wish it _______ raining.

a) will stop; 
b) would stop; 
c) has stopped; 
d) stops. 

Subiectul 94

He’s certainly going to jail for that. If only he________ the jewels!
a) hadn’t stolen; 
b) didn’t steal; 
c) wouldn’t have stolen; 
d) hasn’t stolen. 

Subiectul 95

We have obviously lost all hopes. If only we ___________our house!

a) didn’t sell; 
b) haven’t sold; 
c) wouldn’t have sold; 
d) hadn’t sold. 

Subiectul 96

If only I ______so much coffee!

a) hadn’t drunk; 
b) haven’t drunk; 
c) didn’t drunk; 
d) hadn’t drunken. 

Subiectul 97

If only the house ______ nearer to the bus stop and I ______ able to get there in time!
a) is; am; 
b) were; ‘d be; 
c) will be; will be; 
d) have been; will have been. 
Subiectul 98

Mary says that if she ________ time, she _______ and ________ us.
a) will have; will come; will help; 
b) has; will come; help; 
c) will be having; comes; helps; 
d) has; will have come; helped. 

Subiectul 99

If she ________time, she _____, though usually she doesn’t.

a) will have; will walk; 
b) will be having; will be walking; 
c) has; walks; 
d) has had; has walked 
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Subiectul 100

Sunt sigură că nu o va cumpăra decât dacă soţului ei o să-i placă.

a) I’m sure she won’t buy it unless her husband doesn’t like it. 
b) I’m sure she won’t buy it unless her husband won’t like it. 
c) I’m sure she won’t buy it unless her husband likes it. 
d) I’m sure she won’t buy it unless her husband will like it. 

Subiectul 101

Ştie că dacă nu va trece acest examen nu va deveni ofiţer.

a) He knows that unless he passes this exam he won’t become an officer. 
b) He knows that unless he’ll pass this exam he won’t become an officer. 
c) He knows that unless he won’t pass this exam he won’t become an officer. 
d) He knows that unless he doesn’t pass this exam he won’t become an officer. 

Subiectul 102

Dacă ar urma sfatul antrenorului, ar câştiga meciul.

a) Whether they were to follow the coach’s advice, they would win the match. 
b) Were they to follow the coach’s advice, they would win the match. 
c) Had they followed the coach’s advice, they would win the match. 
d) Had they followed the coach’s advice, they’d have won the match. 

Subiectul 103

If you _______ so busy, I _____ a long holiday.

a) weren’t; ‘d take; 
b) wasn’t; ‘d take; 
c) had been; ‘d take; 
d) hadn’t been; ‘d take. 

Subiectul 104

If you _______ in eating all those cakes, you’ll be sick.

a) should succeed; 
b) succeed; 
c) will succeed; 
d) should have succeeded. 

Subiectul 105

If you _______ Tom, will you give him my telephone number?

a) changed; 
b) have changed; 
c) should change; 
d) would change. 

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Subiectul 106

If it ______ for the awful weather, he ______ with us to London last week.
a) weren’t; should come; 
b) hadn’t been; would have come; 
c) weren’t; should have come; 
d) won’t be; should come. 

Subiectul 107

I ______never ______ so far if my parents ________ me.

a) got never; hadn’t encouraged; 
b) got never; haven’t encouraged; 
c) would never have got; hadn’t encouraged; 
d) never would have gotten; hadn’t encouraged. 

Subiectul 108

I had no map; that’s why I got lost.

If I ______ a map and if I _____ earlier, everything _______ all right.
a) would have had; would have left; had been; 
b) would have had; would have left; would have been; 
c) had had; had left; would have been; 
d) had been having; had been leaving; would be. 

Subiectul 109

It’s a pity he never patented his invention.

If he _______ it he _________ a lot of money and _______ to be his own master.
a) had patented; would have made; would have been able; 
b) had been patenting; would have been making; would be able; 
c) would have patented; had made; had been able; 
d) would have been patented; had been making; had been able. 

Subiectul 110

“I’ll be reading this book for a couple of hours, so I’m not going to answer any
phone call in the meantime” she said.
a) She said she would be reading that book for a couple of hours so she was not 
going to answer any phone call in the meantime.
b) She said she was reading this book for a couple of hours, so she won’t 
answer any phone call in the meantime.
c) She said she would read that book for a couple of hours, so she wouldn’t 
answer any phone calls in the meantime.
d) She said she was going to read a book for a couple of hours so she won’t be 
answering any phone calls in the meantime.

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Subiectul 111

“Heavy rain had been forecast for the region, though winter was still far away,” he
remembered.
a) He remembered that heavy rain had been forecast for the region, but winter 
was still far away.
b) He remembered that heavy rain was forecast for the region, moreover the 
winter was still far away.
c) He remembered heavy rain had been forecasted for the region while it was not 
yet winter.
d) He remembered heavy rain had been forecast for the region though winter was 
still far away.

Subiectul 112

Profesorul a exclamat că a făcut deja câteva încercări să fie pe placul părinţilor dar nu a
reuşit şi va ieşi la pensie.
a) The teacher explained he has already made several attempts at pleasing the 
parents, but he hadn’t managed to do so and he would retire.
b) The teacher explained he had already made several attempts at pleasing the 
parents, but he hasn’t managed to do so and he would retire.
c) The teacher explained he has already made several attempts at pleasing the 
parents, but he hasn’t managed to do so and he will retire.
d) The teacher explained he had already made several attempts at pleasing the 
parents, but he hadn’t managed to do so and he would retire.

Subiectul 113

Jucătorul de fotbal a protestat spunând că arbitrul s-a strâmbat la el şi că n-are de gând

să mai joace în echipa aceea, până nu-i va cere cineva scuze mai întâi.
a) The football player protested saying that the referee made faces at him and he 
didn’t want to play in that team again unless someone apologized first.
b) The football player protested saying that the referee had made faces at him and 
he was not going to play in that team again unless someone would apologize
c) The football player protested saying that the referee had made faces at him and 
he was not going to play in that team again unless someone apologized first.
d) The football player protested saying that the referee had made faces at him and 
he was not going to play in that team again unless someone wouldn’t
apologize first

Subiectul 114

Don’t disappoint me, I _______ on you at the meeting.

a) shall be counting; 
b) was counting; 
c) count; 
d) would count. 

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Subiectul 115

If so, we ________steak and potatoes for dinner.

a) will have; 
b) would have; 
c) will be having; 
d) are going to have. 

Subiectul 116

I’m afraid I can’t come to the cinema with you tomorrow afternoon, I _________ my
son to the zoo.
a) will be taking; 
b) take; 
c) shall be taking; 
d) am going to be taking. 

Subiectul 117

“When you’ve chosen a book, bring it to me and I’ll wrap it for you”, said

the saleswoman.
a) The saleswoman said that when I had chosen a book, I was to bring it to her 
and she would wrap it for me.
b) The saleswoman said that when I have chosen a book I was to bring it to her 
and she would wrap it for me.
c) The saleswoman said that when I had chosen a book I was to bring it to her 
and she would have wrapped it for me.
d) The saleswoman said that when I have chosen a book I was to bring it to her 
and she will wrap it for me.

Subiectul 118

Regizorul filmului a spus că nimeni nu l-ar fi recunoscut pe actor dacă el ar fi purtat o mască.
a) The film director said that nobody would recognized the actor if he has worn 
a mask.
b) The film director said that nobody would have recognized the actor if he had 
worn a mask.
c) The film director said that nobody will recognize the actor if he will wear a mask. 
d) The film director said that nobody will have recognized the actor if he will 
have been wearing a mask.

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Subiectul 119

“She wishes she hadn’t been so anxious to receive the news from him”, the writer said.
a) The writer said she wished she hadn’t been so anxious to receive the news 
from him.
b) The writer said she had wished she hasn’t been so anxious to receive the news 
from that man.
c) The writer said she wished she wasn’t so anxious to receive the news. 
d) The writer said she wishes she hadn’t been so anxious because she received 
the news from him.

Subiectul 120

He behaves as if he________ my grandfather.

a) is; 
b) were; 
c) can be; 
d) has been. 

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