1. At the ... of his fame, the president returned to his native little town as a hero. a. height 2.

The TV station, in ... to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the talk show about political issues. b. response 3. The United States has intervened in the negotiations following the hijacking of a plane, after the airline staff simply abandoned the passengers and left them all ... and dry. b. high 4. The audience did not seem very ... about the presidents sudden change of mood.a. respectful 5. A governments ... support during its term of office may become apparent during a by-election. a. grassroots 6. When a government is elected, there is often a ... period when people are not too critical of it. b. stand up 7. The politician was very depressed towards the end of his life, because although he had been successful, he had never felt that he had really ... it. a. made 8. On the news there was some dramatic ... of the flood that had been captured by an amateur cameraman. c. footage 9. No sooner had the refugees been evacuated from the camp ... the bombing started. c. than 10. All the audience fell ... laughing when the Republican politician tripped over his microphone. b. about 11. The Chaiman of the meeting had such a feeble voice that his audience just ... into laugher every time he spoke. d. dissolved 12. The host of the political show tried to ... a straight face but he couldnt help laughing at the candidate for presidency. a. keep 13. The Military Forces may ... power in a coup dtat, putsch or military takeover and impose martial law, or military control, on the country. a. seize 14. The situation is out of control, so the Members of Parliament asked the Chairman to come... b. in 15. The book about the U.S. Secrerary of States affair is finally ... in paperback. a. out 16. If, in a system usually dominated by two parties, neither party gets an overall majority,commentators talk about a ... parliament. a. hung 17. The Member of Parliament was arrested ... suspicion .... having taken bribe. c. on/of 18. Ministers may be given new posts, or lose their posts, in a cabinet ... a. reshuffle 19. Politicians can be broken ... into two distinct types- the hardened politician and the opportunist. a. into 20. The politicians of the Conservative Party want a ... mandate to raise value-added tax. b. fresh

21. Whoever wins faces the prospect of leading a ... administration. d. lame duck 22. The death penalty was ... many years ago in this country. b. abolished 23. When two parties or candidates have about the same amount of support, they are said to be level ... b. pegging 24. A riot with fighting, stone-throwing, damage to vehicles and buildings may be accompanied by ... breaking into shops or houses to steal things. a. looting 25. The American Indians have sued the government for the return of their ... lands. c. ancestral 26. Having heard their president latest speech people realized he got a real ... with words. b. way 27. Confidential documents leaked to the press have ... speculation that the president of theConservative Party was going to resign. a. fuelled 28. The president ... five key politicians before announcing who the new Minister ofEconomy was going to be. b. sounded out 29. On reflection, the economic columnist realized that he had been ... unfair in his harshcriticism of the president. b. somewhat 30. After the revolution, many Romanian people eventually found a safe ... in America. a. asylum 31. As these people are non-resident in this country, they are ... to vote. b. ineligible 32. Race relations in that part of the country are unlikely to improve until people overcome their ... feelings towards Black population. a. interior 33. Many African people are so poor that they live from hand to... a. mouth 34. The Prime Minister accused the President of orchestrating a ... campaign against him. b. smear 35. The Iraqi president denied they were nuclear weapons. d. stockpiling 36. The in-depth political news bulletins are aimed ... an educated audience. b. at 37. The crowds of students the streets trying to catch sight of the famous American politician. a. huddled 38. In all ... there will be fraudulent elections in this African country .a. odds 39. Its unbelievable how many small children ... in this country. a. beg 40. The mysterious case of the missing M P has become the ... of considerableinterest of the press over the last days. b. focus 41. The man known as Prince Paul claims that he is the ... heir of the royal family. c. rightful 42. In England, a serious ... of foot-and-mouth disease caused hundreds of cattle to be destroyed .b. outbreak 43. Most of the European countries have ... compulsory military service. a. abolished 44. The leader rehearsed his speech again and again until he was sure that he was word ...... d. perfect 45. The two men were ....... out of 300 applicants for the positions of counsellors. a. short-listed 46. As soon as the President stepped out of the car, guards moved ...... action to hold back the crowds. a. into 47. The Minister of Education has been unable to .... with the pressures of being in the public eye. a. cope 48. News of the Democrat candidates arrival ......... through the small town like wildfire. b. spread 49. Hourly news bulletins keep the public ......... of current political affairs. b. abreast

50. Not only ......... visit China but the high officials plan to stop off in the USA as well. c. will they 51. The two political candidates were at .... over the new education act. a. loggerheads 52. Having gained a ......... victory in the general elections, they proceeded with their programme. a. landslide 53. Measures have been introduced ........ the growing problem of unemployment. d. to tackle 54. The original ........ for the founding of what was later to become EU was the desire to rebuild Europe after the disastrous events of War World II.c. impetus 55. The Courts of Auditors examines whether all expenditure is ......... in a lawful manner. b. incurred 56. The European Council officially became the initiator of the Unions major policies and was empowered to ...... difficult issues on which ministers fail to agree. a. settle 57. The EU Constituion has been .......... from the totally of rules and fundamental values. c. drafted 58. The so-called Agenda 2000 aimed at tightening the EUs purse ........ and at showing the European taxpayer that EU funds would be used properly.d. strings 59. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU spells .... the right of workers to be informed and consulted. d. out 60. The Members of European Parliament are directly elected by universal ........ every 5 years. b. suffrage LImba engleza2 1. The superpowers began to focus on ways to reduce their nuclear forces and stabilize relations throughout the world. a. concentrate 2.NATO took major steps towards modernizations early in the 1970s. c. measures 3. In the spirit of closed cooperation, the Soviet Union and the US opened the Strategic ArmsLimitations Talks (SALT).b. benefit 4. The SALT talks were aimed at reducing the number of warheads in the arsenals of the superpowers. c. intended to 5. In 1972 the US and the Soviet Union signed the SALT Treaty, which obliged both sides tolimit development of antiballistic missiles.a. forced 6. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were created to ensure the international trade financing. b. set up 7. The creation of a new financial system needed to be supported with appropriate security policies. b. substantiated 8. Regional security structures were founded in the sphere of the US influence. b. established 9. The Soviet Unions economy required interaction with American potential. a. interconnectedness 10. Choose the word with the same meaning In 1947, I.V. Stalin contemplated the possibility of cooperation with US in the sphere of economy.b. considered 11. Staff and equipment of the naval and air forces passed under the command of the first commander-in-chief of allied Forces in Europe.a. personnel 12. From the very beginning NATO was a multifunctional organization. c. structure 13.The benefit of being inside a large market is the specialization in different industries. a. branches 14. The economic impact of enlargement is the reduction in trade barriers. a. expansion 15. EU employment strategy targets at overall employment rate of 70% by 2010. a. policy 16. Most Europeans can shop around for goods and services now that prices in most of the EU are given in euro and can be directly compared.a. assessed 17. Thanks to the Schengen Agreement, checks have been abolished at most of the borders between EU states. a. annulated 18. The Schengen area will expand with the territories belonging to the newly-admitted states. a. enlarge 19. The Ombudsmans role is to investigate complaints against EU institutions and bodies. b. inquire 20. The Ombudsman tries to arrange an amiable settlement between the claimant and the citizen who is accused. a. agreement 21. Another important link between citizens and EU institutions is various organizations accepting petition a. bond 22. The European Parliament needs to be given a greater role by creating genuine European political parties. a. authentic 23.The directive on TV without frontiers gives viewers better access to European made programmes. b. audience 24. Since 1979 the European Parliament has been directly elected by universal suffrage. a. vote 25. Economic and political integration means that the Member States have to take joint decisions. a. common 26. A day will come when all the nations of the continent will fuse together in a higher unity. a. integrate 27. The EUs fundamental agreement is a pact between sovereign nations .a. an understanding 28. Europe is fully involved in globalization.a. implicated 29. Changes must ensure that Europes plurality is respected .b. diversity 30. Europe has finally managed to reconcile its history. b. succeeded 31. Most of the objectives laid down in the treaties have been achieved c. prescribed 32. The EU laws guarantee the freedom to provide services to all the EU citizens. b. right 33. Discrimination on nationality has been banned.a. abolished 34. Any EU person can be involved in providing health or education any where in the Union. a. offering 35. A EU citizens has specific political rights to vote and to stand as candidate at municipal election. a. local 36. The Romanian government shall comply with international market regulations. a. conform 37. The government has undertaken the commitment as to reform the disastrous conditions of the health-care system. b. engagement 38. Debates have been taken place as the speakers do not share similar opinions. b. views 39. Accession negotiations were launched in 1997.c. initiated

40. The Council of Ministers is made up of representatives of the governments of the Member States. c. constituted 41. These representatives are empowered to act with binding effect on their government. c. imposing 42 The seat of the Council is in Brussels. c. headquarters 43. The Council concludes international agreements.a. signs 44. The Commission upholds the interests of the EU.b. supports 45. The Commission is answerable to Parliament.a. liable 46. The Commission is assisted by a civil service. b. helped 47. The institutional system provides the institutions with regulations. c. norms 48. Choosing his words carefully, the speaker emphasized the debated issue. b. underlined 49. Closing the factory means making people out of work. a. unemployed 50. In the sentence: Every new step in world development brings with it not only opportunities but also risks, the word opportunities means:c. favourable juncture of circumstances LIMBA ENGLEZA 3 1. Qualifications in any EU country would be recognized in all others. Since 1998, a directive setting up a system of mutual recognition for the higher-education diplomas has been applied to all university courses lasting at least 3 years. b. Higher-education diplomas are recognized by a system of mutual recognition. 2. The Schengen Area will grow as more countries join it.a. The Schengen Area will expand with the territories belonging to the newlyadmitted states. 3. Another important link between citizens and the EU institutions is Parliaments wellestablished practice of accepting petitions from any persons residing in an EU Member State .a. Citizens are linked with the European institutions. 4. The European Parliament has voted the right ... for professional people. b. of establishment 5. Discrimination ... nationality has been banned.a. on 6. The freedom ... services has enabled citizens of a Member State to work in a different EU country. c. to provide 7. The environment minister ... ban fishing in the Delta although he was under pressure not to. b. managed to 8. The countrys foreign policy programme be determined by the new president, the new government and the overall atmosphere in nation.a. must 9. If you .. international relations as part of a degree, you . choose two foreign languages to study. d. take; will have to 10. Those diplomats be Norwegian, I saw them in the Norway delegation. c. must 11. His report on the Community economic situation correct, a lot of information is missing. a. mustnt be b. cant be 12. A governmental institution has been set to deal with youth problems. c. up 13. The new country will its own currency as soon as it declares independence. a. issue 14. Each speaker has been 20 minutes to present their contribution. a. allotted 15. New provisions have to be down for the impact of heavy industry on environment. d. laid 16. The Education Commission and promulgated the Implementation Plan for Promoting the Sports Activities. b. drew up 17. The in the Middle East have to be dealt with much consideration for the local situation. a. crises 18. A new Convention has been upon respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. c. founded 19. A great number of military experts will participate the 20th NATO summit, due to be held in Bucharest. c. in 20. UN forces are using tougher tactics to peace among the tribes in that troubled area .a. secure 21. . negotiations with the candidate countries will be launched at the end of the year.. c. Accession 22. Spectacular fireworks marked the event of the 2 new countries joining the European Union- Romania and Bulgaria. a. historic 23. A former ambassador to the United Nations called the president to force the rebel leader to step down. b. on 24. The Council of the European Union legislation that is ... throughout the EU and directs cooperation between governments. a. enacts; binding 25. If the regulations are not into effect, the Commission can oblige the offending party to the EU law. d. put; comply with 26. As leader of the opposition in Parliament, he the interest of the people and the cause of democracy. a. upheld 27. The report on terrorism by the parliament investigation committee is awaited by the European Commission. c. draft 28. The share of pension expenditure in Romanias GDP is closely . to the labour force participation .d. debated; related 29. low levels of pensions expenditure not by the decrease in the absolute number of pensioners but rather by inadequate public resources.c. Registered; are explained 30. Senate is expected to majority in order to pass the guest worker programme. a. reach 31. Court are presumed open, unless specifically closed by law or a party proves that an overriding interest in justice requires closure. a. proceedings 32. The ministerial committee on domestic will be convened to discuss the new social policy. d. affairs 33. The Council has the powers to adopt implementing measures until the adoption of a act designed to enable the Commission to exercise those powers.b. subsequent

34. Not only the largest state, but it has the most natural resources as well. c. is Alaska 35. An area of monetary stability to cut inflation, deficit and public borrowings .a. was needed 36. This budgetary discipline enable the EU to cover the costs of enlargement. a. should 37. The spokesman regrets a wrong piece of information at the press conference. b. giving 38. The HR manager regrets the candidates that they did not get the job. a. to tell 39. The ambassador is looking forward his new post in Thailand. c. to taking up 40. Nowadays, people are getting used the Internet for the information they need. b. to searching 41. The financial experts think the inflation decrease by 2 per cent next year. d. will 42. Up to 30,000 people are said to take part in the exit-poll. b. to have been asked 43. If the rebels to come to the negotiating table, alternative measures . d. refuse; will be considered LIMBA ENGLEZA 4 1. The airplane in which the foreign delegation of the Defence Ministry (travel) (crash) soon after taking off.a. was traveling / crashed 2. No sooner the president (start) his discourse than the crowd (begin) to cheer. b. had started / began 3. George W. Bush (faint) while he (watch) a football match. b. had fainted / watched 4. The Member of Parliament (ask) what the role of the press (be) in the last election process. b. asked / had been 5. The Member of Parliament (tarnish) his reputation because he (be) involved in a corruption scandal. b. tarnished / had been 6. The spokeswoman (say) that the government (review) their economic policies next week. a. said / would be reviewing 7. While he (make) his speech the Minister of Sports suddenly (feel) faint. b. was making / felt 8. The spokeswoman (apologize) the Minister of Education because he (miss) the meeting. b. apologized / had missed 9. It is believed that Civil Servants (be) given short shrift by the Government when they(submit) their latest pay claim. a. will be / submit 10. The members of the Democratic Party (state) they (not back) that candidate any more. a. stated / would not back 11. They (finish) an opinion poll two days before the general elections (take) place. c. finished / had taken 12. The Prime Minister just (pretend) he (agree) with presidents suggestion .a. pretended / would agree 13. In this country the spending power of pensioners (increase) so considerably in recent decades that this group (be) now being targeted by the advertisers.a. has increased / is 14.The news presenter (speak) for two minutes when he (be) announced that nothing could be heard on TV. a. had been speaking / was 15. Queen Victoria (die) in 1091, after she (reign) for 60 years. b. died / had been reigning 16. How you (know) that the article about the envoys affair (not tell) the truth? b. do you know / is not telling 17. The chairman said the non governmental organization (be) now in much better shape to face the future but they (not be) yet out of the wood.b. was / were not 18. The mayor (talk) of building a new library but any plan (seem) unlikely to get off the ground, at least for several years even if there are plenty of European funds. a. has been talking / seems 19.The news presenter (announce) that a well known politician (come) in hospital with a child injured in a car crash. b. announced / had come 20. He (admit) he (not be) one of the important members of the European Commission. a. admitted / had not been 21. People (be) surprised to hear that a Republican candidate (win) the race. b. were / had won 22. The politician (be) accused that he (take) bribe .a. was / had taken 23. The leader (say) that his party (have) more important things to do next month. c. said / would have 24. After the Members of Parliament (pass) this law, hundreds of workers (go) on strike .b. had passed / went 25. The secretary (tell) Ministry of Education the unions representatives (ring) up all the morning complaining about getting low salaries. c. told / had been ringing 26. The Members of Parliament (be) forced to adopt a policy they (reject) before. a. were / had rejected 27. They (not vote) about this because one of the members (miss). c. didnt vote / had missed 28. The orator (not continue) until the audience (stop) talking. b. didnt continue / hadnt stopped 29. The politician (address) to the audience for ten minutes when few men (start) heckling him. a. had been addressing / started 30. When the police (have) enough evidence about the politician suspected on tax evasion they (arrest) him. b. have / will arrest 31. There (be) a lot of people who abstain from voting because they (claim) none of the candidates to be the right person. b. were / claimed 32. The reporter (write) an article as soon as he (arrive) at the European Parliaments headquarters. a. will write / arrives 33. If his fingerprints (be) on the gun the Republican candidate (be) charged with murder. b. are / will be 34. The secretary (say) the Minister of Education (not negotiate) with the teachers on strike. c. said / wouldnt negotiate 35. The audience at the press conference (not hear) what the spokeswoman (say). b. didnt hear / was saying 36. The Chairman of the Deputy Chamber (warn) politicians (not miss) the meetings any more .a. warned / not to miss 37. The politician who has taken bribe (be) arrested if he (try) to leave the country. b. will be / tries 38. The President (admit) he (not run) for presidency any more c. admitted / wouldnt run

39. The police (arrest) the corrupted Member of Parliament after they (find) incriminating evidence at his home .b. arrested / had found 40. No matter how hard the president of the country (try) he never (seem) to win the support of his staff. a. tries / seems 41. The State Secretary (storm) out of the room after she (hand) her resignation. a. stormed / had handed 42. The spokesman (say) the young members of that party (not win) a single victory so far .c. said / hadnt won 43. While the Americans (look) for Osama bin Laden in Tora Bora, he (be) in Pakistan. b. were looking / was 44. They (start) to explore a territory where no European (step) before. a. started / had stepped 45. The progress the party had made (be) slower than the president (ever hope). a. was / had hoped 46. The allies (think) the terrorists (hide) from the police in an abandoned basement. a. thought / had been hiding 47. Some of the employees (say) they (work) any more if the Prime Minister hadnt come to talk to them. b. said / wouldnt have worked 48. The job for the Parliament (be) too badly paid so the translator (not accept) it. b. was / had not accepted 49. The Prime Minister (lose) the next election if he (not try) to woo the audience. a. would have lost / hadnt tried 50. If there (be) a vote of no-confidence, the govenment (go) to the polls. b. is / will go LIMBA ENGLEZA 5 1. The President of the European Council is elected for two and a half years, renewable once. ADEV. 2. The President of the Commission is elected by a qualified majority of members of the European Parliament. FALS. 3. The President of the Commission is elected by a majority of members of the European Parliament. ADEV. 4. The EU Minister for Foreign affairs should be appointed. ADEV 5. The first pillar has operated on customs duties. ADEV 6. The first pillar has operated on customs, single market, EU citizenship and political cooperation between the Member States.FALS 7. The first pillar has dealt with asylum and immigration. ADEV. 8. The first pillar has embodied the Community jurisdiction. ADEV. 9. The principle of subsidiarity imposes the Community law precedence over national law. ADEV. 10. Free movement covers goods, people, services, capital. ADEV. 11. The consumer protection is regulated by the second pillar. FALS 12. Employment and social welfare are issues regulated by the first pillar. ADEV 13. The second pillar refers to the political cooperation between the Members States. ADEV. 14. The second pillar operated on foreign policy and security. ADEV. 15. The first pillar dealt with peacekeeping, human rights, democracy and aid to non-MemberStates. FALS 16. The second pillar granted particular attention to security polities especially disarmament and defence. ADEV 17. The Member States are particularity keen on retaining their national sovereignty. ADEV. 18. Not all the EU Members States are in NATO. ADEV 19. Not all the EU Member States have adopted the euro. ADEV 20. The UK has not adopted the EU common currency yet. ADEV 21. The third pillar regards cooperation in justice and home affairs. ADEV 22. The cooperation between police and judicial authorities to afford citizens freedom, security and justice is the major objective of the third pillar.ADEV. 23. The third pillar is meant to prevent and combat crime, especially terrorism .ADEV 24. Trafficking in human beings, illicit drugs and arm trafficking are issues dealt with by the third pillar. ADEV 25. Corruption and fraud, along with racism and xenophobia, are issues by the third pillar. ADEV 26. The directive on money-laundering is included in the pillar that deals with cooperative in justice and home affairs.ADEV 27. The third pillar established steps to be taken to prevent criminal acts and penalties in the field of organized crime.ADEV 28. The euro came into circulation in 2002. ADEV. 29. The regional policy consists in making payments from the EU budget to disadvantaged regions to boost development in backward regions.ADEV. 30. The Cohesion Fund is used to finance transport infrastructure and environmental projects in the EU countries.ADEV. 31. The PHARE programme was set up to aid the Central and Eastern European countries. ADEV. 32. The SAPARD programme was set up to finance transport projects. FALS 33. The ISPA programme was set up to finance agriculture. FALS 34. The Agenda 2000 aimed at diminishing the Unemployment Rate within the EU. FALS 35. The Agenda 2000 aimed at tightening the EUs purse strings. ADEV. 36. Because production grew faster than consumption, the EU had to dispose the surpluses. ADEV. 37. The EU is the worlds leading exporter of agric-foodstuffs. FALS 38. Farmers are encouraged to use sustainable farming practices that safeguard the environment and preserve the countryside.ADEV 39. The EUs own resources are made up of the Value Added Tax and of contributions from the Member States only.FALS

40. With euros in their pockets, people can travel and shop in all the countries of the Union without having to change money.FALS 41. The criteria set by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) to qualify for the European Monetary System (EMU) covered: inflation, interests, budget deficits, public borrowings and exchange rates. ADEV. 42. The euro has become the worlds most important currency. FALS 43. The euro, enjoying stability and predictability, is used for international payments and as a reserve currency. ADEV 44. During the final decades of the 20th century economies became interdependent, intensifying the process of globalisation. ADEV 45. All schools in the EU must be connected to the Internet and teachers must be trained to use it. ADEV 46. The European research area involves a high-speed trans-European network to link Europes universities and research institutes, libraries and schools. ADEV 47. Educational programmes ensure that qualifications obtained in any of the EU Member States are recognized in all states.ADEV 48. The aid Romania benefited from was divided into PHARE, ISPA and SAPARD. ADEV. 49. PHARE initially created for Poland and Hungary, was later on extended to all the Central and Eastern European candidate countries, among which Romania.ADEV 50. PHARE focused on helping administration to implement the acquis and set up regulatory and control bodies. ADEV. 51. PHARE supported large-scale investments in transport and environmental infrastructure. FALS 52. ISPA covers the programmes aiming at improving roads, rails, waterways network. ADEV 53. SAPARD was meant to facilitate the adaptation of agricultural structures and rural areas in the candidate countries.ADEV. 54. SAPARD helped the roads, rails and waterways networks.FALS 55. To enable all economys sectors and all European regions to benefit from these achievements, they had to be backed up by structural policies that were financed and pursued by the EU. ADEV. 56. The economic criterion a candidate country should comply is to have a functioning market economy. ADEV. 57. Before accession, the candidates countries must pass their own laws incorporating the acquis communautaire. ADEV 58. Enlargement was the first attempt to create a new type of citizenship on a continental scale. ADEV 59. The EU has been interested in promoting stability in the regions that lie on its doorstep. ADEV 60. The Single Market means an area with internal borders, where people, goods, services and capital are free to circulate.FALS 61. The Single Market meant elimination of border controls on transport of goods, the removal of tax barriers and elimination of customs formalities.ADEV 62. The 4 freedoms cover the freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and people. ADEV 63. The principle of subsidiarity stipulates that decisions should be taken at the European level only when they cannot be achieved efficiently at the Member state level. ADEV 64. The EU citizen enjoys the benefits of the single market, i.e. access to customer goods, prices kept down by competition, highly-skilled workers.ADEV 65. Since 1988 a directive setting up a system of mutual recognition for the higher-education diplomas has been applied to all university courses lasting at least 3 years. ADEV 66. Citizens of the Union shall replace national citizenship. FALS 67. A EU citizen has the right to stand as a candidate at municipal and European parliamentary elections. ADEV. LIMBA ENGLEZA 6 1. The following institutions have tasks related to law: c. the Council, Commission, Parliament 2. Among the European institutions, only one has tasks establishing policies: b. the Commission 3. The European Council deals with:a. political cooperation 4. The European Parliament has co-decision tasks with: a. the EUs Council 5. The EUs Council has:c. both 6. One of the EU institutions gathers the heads of states and governments: c. the EUs Council 7. The European Commission is located in:b. Luxembourg 8. The EUs Council is located in:b. Brussels 9. The Parliament Commissions are located in:c. Brussels 10. The Court of Justice is located in:c. Luxembourg 11. The Court of Accounts is located in:c. Luxembourg 12. The mandate of the representatives of the member state governments lasts for: a. 6 months 13. What is the main responsibility of the Council of the EU: c. coordination of the economic policies 14. The European Parliament is elected by universal suffrage . a. at each 5 years 15. .............makes full use of its budgetary power to influence EU policy. a. The European Parliament 16. Brussels is the headquarters of:a. the Commission and the EU Council 17. How many representatives does each EU member state have in the European Commission? a. one per country 18. What kind of measures can the Commission take against the offending country: a. the Commission can take the offending state/party to the Court of Justice b. the Commission can oblige the offending party to comply with the EU law c. a + b 19. To whom is the Commission answerable?a. to the European Parliament

20. What happens if Parliament passes a motion of censure? a. the entire Commission has to resign 21. Who does the Court of Justice consist of:a. judges and advocates 22. What role does the Judge Rapporteur play within the Court of Justice? b. the Judge Rapporteur is responsible for taking the necessary decisions in the course of the proceedings 23. The Court of Justices task is:a. to ensure that the interpretation of the Treaty law is observed 24. The Court of Justice is:a. an administrative court 25. When hearing claims for damages, the Court of Justice acts as: a. a civil court 26. When dealing with matters concerning taxation and customs laws, the Court of Justice acts as: b. as a fiscal court 27. The courts types of proceedings cover: a. actions for annulment b. actions for damages c. a + b 28. The members of the Court of Auditors are appointed for: a. 6 years 29. The Court of Auditors is wholly autonomous in:a. its decisions regarding what it examines 30. The European Council meets:c. 4 times a year 31. The European Council brings together:c. the heads of state and prime ministers of all the EU countries + President of the EU Commission 32. The European Council is chaired by:b. the President or Prime Minister of the country presiding over the Council of the EU 33. The European Council is:a. the EUs highest-level policy-making body 34. The European Investment Bank:a. provides loans in all economic sectors 35. The European Central Bank:b. maintains stability of euro 36. The benefits of the single market:b. consumers have access to a great variety of consumer goods 37. An agreement is:a. a contract signed by the EU and third countries 38. The acquis communautaire covers:b. the norms and regulations that rule the EU institutions 39. White Paper means:b. the guidelines drawn up by a EU institution 40. The Saveguard Clause is:a. a temporary derogation from the EUs norms 41. Which of the European funds are aimed at developing regions which lag behind :b. the Structural Funds 42. One of the European Funds targets the development of rural areas :b. the Structural Fund 43. The financial aid for restructuring is provided by: a. PHARE 44. One of the Pre-accession funds is meant for the development of transport infrastructure: b. ISPA 45. Environment is aided by:b. ISPA 46. Agriculture is supported by:c. SAPARD 47. The support for agriculture is provided by:a. SAPARD + Structural Funds 48. What was the basic objective of the single market? b. no internal barriers to trade and investment 49. What was the major objective of the European Coal and Steel Community: a. to produce steel under control 50. What is the main objective of the Schengen Agreement: b. progressive elimination of visas LIMBA ENGLEZA7 1. Its not impossible that the governments policy will prove to be a little short of disastrous. The Governments policy .................prove to be a little short of disastrous. b. might 2. Its quite possible that getting the two parties to agree will not be as easy as some people image. Getting the two parties to agree...............not be as easy as some people imagine. a. may 3. Owing to the teachers strike, classes will possibly be subject to rescheduling. Classes.........be subject to rescheduling.a. may 4. Ask the Chairman of the Deputy Chamber. He will perhaps be able to advise you better than I can. He.......be able to advise.a. may 5. Its strange that he hasnt said any more about his plans to emigrate. He........have changed his mind.b. might 6. No statement was issued after yesterdays talks, but it is possible that the two parties reached agreement. The two parties..............have reached agreement. a. may 7. When people are old-age pensioners, they wont.............pay any more bus fares. a. have to 8. The Customs officers are stopping all cars. They................for the escaped prisoner. b. must be looking 9. How.................a. dared the guilty clerk complain? 10. By the time he ....... his training course about European Unions Laws, he will be able to work for the French institution.c. finishes 11. The old age pensions...............considerably, but they havent kept pace with the cost of living. c. may have risen 12. The organizers of the NATO Summit in Bucharest..............tomorrow to try to resolve any outstanding problems. b. should be meeting 13. The new regulations...............foreigners already living in the country. b. shouldnt affect 14. The chairmans main fault was that he....................the speakers before they had finished. b. would interrupt 15. The Minister told the State Secreatry that he...............punctually in future. a. should arrive 16. Your passport expires next month. You............get a new one. a. must 17. The speaker ruled that the Member of Parliament..................withdraw his remark. b. should

18. The judge ordered that the court...............adjourn for lunch. c. should 19. The spokesman has put everything in writing so that the Minister .................know exactly how things stand.b. should 20. Its crazy that we..................pay the first enlisting levy. c. must 21. What time............be at the Embassy?a. do you have to 22. No one likes.................to pay taxes.b. having 23. He is ___ shrewd as ___ politician ___.a. too, a, to fail 24. He is ____ too experienced leader ___ what the opposition says. a. a, to mind 25. We wont have the politician ___ us.c. manipulating 26. This ___, we passed to another item on the agenda. b. being understood 27. ___, the results of the negotiations are satisfactory. a. Generally speaking 28. The Members of Parliament will be punished ___.a. for being late 29. There is no objection ___ in the State Department. a. to you working 30. No one opposed ___ carried out.a. the leaders plans being 31. There is a social campaign for vulnerable people who need ___ after. a. looking 32. Europes political shape...................by the fall of the Berlin Wall. c. was changed 33. The idea of a federation or union................by some of the Western countries in the sisxth decade of the 20th century. c. was supported 34. The original treaties forged legal ties for the integration. Legal ties.................for the integration by the treaties. a. have been forged 35. The dollars convertibility.....................in the late 1970s by the US .b. was suspended 36. A wave of Euro-pessimism...............by repeated recessions at the end of the 20th century. b. was brought 37. Accession negotiations....................in 1997 and 1999. a. were launched 38. Four further treaties................the treaties of Paris and Rome. a. have amended 39. The institutional system..................the institutions with regulations, decisions, directives andrecommendations .c. provides 40. The Unions legal order directly...............the citizens life to an ever-increasing extent. a. affects 41. The Unions institutional system..............the citizen rights and duties. b. accords 42. The Unions citizens.............by a hierarchy of legal orders. b. are governed 43. The Unions law...........the relationship between the Union and the Member States. b. defines 44. The common economic and social life of the peoples of the Member States..............by the threat of force but by law.a. is not governed 45. The share of pension expenditure in the Gross Domestic Product in Romania is.............to the labour force participation. a. related 46. Registered law levels of pensions expenditure are.not ............. by the decrease in the absolute number of pensioners, but rather by penury in public resources. b. explained 47. The trends have.................on the structure of expenditure of the Social Insurance Budget a. impacted 48. Inflation has............the real value of income.b. eroded 49. The Prime Minister has.............a police investigation. c. demanded 50. The participants in the NATO Summit are..............order and safety. a. being guaranteed 51. The judges and advocates are..............by common accord of the Member States governments. c. appointed 52. The Court is................by the Advocates General during this trial. b. being assisted 53. The Court is ...........opinions in the form of proposals.b. submitted 54. The Judges and Advocates General are............from persons whose independence is beyond doubt .a. chosen 55. His professional expertise................to provide a comprehensive assessment. a. is helping 56. Where a case ................to the Court, the President appoints a Judge Rapporteur. b. has been referred 57. The Judge Rapporteur, until a final judgement .............., is responsible for taking the necessary decisions. c. is issued 58. The Court is ...........responsible for the interpretation of the Unions law. a. made 59. The task of the Court of Auditors is to examine whether all revenue ............. b. has been received 60. The European Council..............by the President or Prime Minister of the country currently presiding over the Council of the EU. b. is presided 61. The project is likely ......, as it ..... all the European standards. b. to succeed, meets 62. The aquis ............. in the near future ................ with today. a. to be implemented, has been dealt 63. The governments know that only ............ forces they can .............. economic progress. c. by joining, go on making 64. Se stie ca Gorbaciov a jucat un rol important in istoria universala contemporana. b. Gorbachev is known to have played an important part in the world contemporary history. 65. Jurnalistilor li s-a spus sa astepte acolo pana la ora 10 .a. The journalists were told to wait there till 10 oclock. 66. Change the following active sentence into the passive: People often consult me .c. I am often consulted. 67. Nu inteleg de ce i se interzice sa discute cu presedintele. c. I dont understand why he is forbidden to talking to the president. 68. The organizations treasurer was punished ............ something somebody else had done. c. for 69. The new Government decided to set ........ reforming the health care system. a. about

70. The Minister of Labour has been asked to take action ............ the working conditions .b. about 71. The MEPs are directly elected ............ universal suffrage every 5 years. c. by 72. The Commission carries ............. the decisions taken .............. the Council. c. out, by 73. Oricare cetatean care locuieste intr-unul dintre statele membre ale Uniunii Europene poate depuneplangeri la Avocatul Poporului. b. Complaints can be brought to the Ombudsman by any citizen living in an EU Member State. 74. Thanks ............. the Schengen Agreement, checks ............ abolished at most of the borders between EU countries. c. to, have been 75. Where did the President .............. with the idea of the uninominal vote from? b. come up 76. Owing to the unfavourable economic climate, the automobile industry has ............ production by fifteen per cent. c. cut down 77. We discovered a document which ........... in the 18th century. c. had been written 78. The president of the Council began his speech ................. our attention to that serious matter .a. by drawing 79. After ................. that article, she gave up .................... b. having read, running for elections 80. The EMP is absolutely sure that he will finally get used .............. in such conditions. c. to working 81. Europarlamentarul conteaza pe faptul ca acest avocat l-a mai ajutat si alta data. b. The EMP relies on this lawyer having helped him some time before, too. 82. Vremea rea i-a impiedicat pe politicieni sa participe la Summit. a. The bad weather prevented the politicians from attending the Summit. 83. The President is looking forward ............ his Russian opposite at the Summit. c. to meeting 84. The Minister of Education was told that his counselors ............. him know the decision the board .........b. would let, would take 85. The journalists remarks made the President ............ an incident from his childhood. b. remember 86. The EU has to take ............ action to ensure the safety and security of its 27 members. a. effective 87. The Member States determined the negociation of a new Treaty, .......... was ........... in 1991. c. which, concluded 88. The Council took the decision needed to ....... the ............ process. b. launch, enlargement 89. When I saw him at the meeting, he told me he ..... met ....... of the legal advisers lately. c. hadnt, any 90. The money which ..... left for the budget of education wont be enough, so the Minister will have to borrow ..... c. is, some