Exercises

I.

Complete with the right question tag:

1. They're working on the project,
2. It wasn't my fault,
3. Bill got what he wanted,
4. It won't be hard to convince her,
5. We can't leave him alone,
6. We've done our job,
7. You should apologize for what you have done,
8. They didn't start the meeting at two o'clock,
9. They finish work at five o'clock,
10. She doesn't like him,

II. Match the tag questions on the right with the sentence on the left.
1. You can't answer all the questions,
2. You will help me to do the dishes,
3. He believes you,
4. The teacher should explain the lesson,
5. The boy didn't know the lesson,
6. Bob frightened you,

a. didn't he?
b. will you?
c. can't you?
d. doesn't he?
e. can you?
f. should he?
g. could she?
h. won't you?
i. did he?
j. shouldn't he?

7. You can speak English well,

8. She couldn't arrange that,
9. You won't tell him,
10. He shouldn't do it,

II.

Completeaz spaiile punctate cu adjective (sau adverbe), folosindu-te de cuvintele

date n paranteze:

1. (soon, good) The ... this is done, the ...

2. (hard, little) The ... he tried, the ... progress he seemed to make.
3. (good) The sick man was getting ... and ...
4. (fast) The little boy ran ... and ...
5. (much) The storm became ... and ... violent.
6. (bad) If he does not learn, so much the ... for him.
7. (good) You had ... go to bed now.
8. (big, many) The ... the building is, the ... flats it will have.

III.

Construii comparaii de superioritate cu ajutorul urmtoarelor elemente:

1. Tom old I.
2. This apple big an orange.

3. A mountain high a hill.

4. An elephant big a horse.
5. A city big a town.

IV.

Completai spaiile punctate:

1. He scored no fewer ... five goals.

2. He makes twice ... many mistakes ... I do.
3. He would rather die ... see that happen.
4. He owes more ... five hundred euro to his friend John.

V.

Traducei n limba englez:

1. Apartamentul n care locuiesc acum este mai mare i mai frumos dect apartamentul n care
locuiam nainte.

2. Vara zilele sunt mai lungi dect nopile; iarna nopile sunt mai lungi.

3. Casa pe care am vizitat-o anul trecut e la fel de mare i de frumoas ca i a noastr.

5. Cartea de englez pe care am cumprat-o ieri de la librria Mihail Eminescu este tot att
de groas ca i un dicionar.

6. Ultimul roman al lui Dickens este The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

7. Doamna Blake locuiete la (deprtare de) o mil de casa lui Mary.

VI.

Completai propoziiile urmtoare, punnd pronumele din parantez la forma

corespunztoare:

1. This is a book for ... (he).

2. John bought some sweets for ... (she).
3. An old man asked ... what the time was (we).
4. We are much stronger than ... at boxing (they).
5. I never speak to ... (she).

VII.

Completai propoziiile urmtoare, alegnd una din formele date n parantez:

1. This parcel is for Mary and ... (I, me).

2. My cousin and ... went to the sea-side last summer (I, me).
3. Is that John over there? Yes, thats ... (he, him).
4. My friend and his wife are very fond of books. Between ... they own about a thousand
(they, them).
5. Look at this photograph. Youll see my wife and ... among our friends (me, I).
6. Whos there? Its ... (I, me).

VIII. nlocuii substantivele scrise cursiv cu pronume la cazul dativ a) folosind prepoziia to,
b) fr a folosi prepoziia to.
1. The old man told a story to his granddaughter.
2. Mary sent a big parcel to her brother.
3. All her acquaintances gave Mary birthday presents.
4. Give that book to John. Peter has no need of it.

IX. Redai urmtoarele construcii pasive prin propoziii la diateza activ, avnd ca subiect
unul dintre pronumele personale we, you, they:
1. He is said to be a talented violinist.
2. These books should be read before the end of the term.

3. It is said that the writer Joseph Conrad is one of the best English stylists.
4. It has been proved that he is guilty.
5. Your brother is known to be an excellent chess player.

X. Completai urmtoarele proverbe cu pronumele personale corespunztoare sensului:

1. Never put off till tomorrow what ... can do today.
2. ... never rains, but ... pours.
3. Dont count ... chickens before ... are hatched.

XI. Traducei n limba englez:

1. Cred c o s ning mine.
2. E ora dou fr dou minute.
3. Ct mai avem (de mers) pn n vrful muntelui?
4. Dac merg pe jos, o s fac trei ceasuri pn acolo.

XII. Completai textul de mai jos cu urmtoarele pronume la cazul cerut: (I, I, I, me, me, it, it,
it, it.).
... like work; ... fascinates ... ... can sit and look at ... for hours. ... love to keep ... by ... ; the
idea of getting rid of ... nearly breaks my heart.

XIII. Construii propoziii, folosindu-v de urmtoarele expresii:

I consider it necessary
They think it suitable
He takes it for granted.

XIV. Completati enunturile cu pronumele posesive corespunzatoare:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

That is her car and this is .....

Is this telephone number .... ?
My book is big. .... is small.
Is that his house? No, it is ... .
Tom has a little office. ... is bigger.

XV. Read and translate the following texts:

In a hundred years, therell be fifteen thousand million people in the world. Where will they
all live? Our towns will be too small for everyone. So people will leave under the sea, or in
the air in enormous balloons. The houses will be smaller than ours. And they probably wont
have any windows, because therell be nothing to see outside! Where will everyone work?
Therell be a lot of factories, but theyll be full of machines. What will our food be like? What
will people eat sand drink? We cant be sure. The world will certainly need a lot more food,
and it probably wont taste as good as food today. Perhaps things will be better in a hundred
years. But well never know. We wont be here.

How are you? Youll probably be surprised to have a letter from you old friend. Im sorry. I
dont write to you very often, but now Ive got some interesting news for you. Im in Ireland
at the moment. Im coming to England on the 22nd and, if all goes well, Ill be in Brighton on
the 25th. I want to talk to you about something. What are you doing next winter? Im going to
sail to Australia in my boat. Itll be quite difficult and I think Ill need some help. So Im
looking for another good sailor. Why dont you come with me? Itll take about eight months.
The boat will be ready towards the end of September. So, if we leave at the beginning of
October, well be in Australia next June. Do you want to come? Think about it. Ill see you on
the 25th.