TEST PAPER

I. Read the text below and translate it:(20 points)

Society
Many changes are taking place in the way in which men and women look at their roles in
society. It is no longer unusual to find a male nurse or a female builder worker. Perhaps the greatest
change that has taken place in the family is in the parents’ attitudes toward bringing up children. No
longer do we insist that little boys play with trucks and grow up to be doctors, while little girls play
with dolls and grow up to be housewives. Changes like these do not occur overnight or even in a few
years because they involve fundamental changes in attitude and behaviour. The future adults must
use the computer, mend a car, cook dinner, or take care of baby irrespective of their sex.

II. Translate into English (20 pints)

1. Dacă aş fi ştiut adevărul nu te-aş mai fi chemat la mine, după tot ce s-a întâmplat în vara
aceea.
2. Este din ce în ce mai cald în camera asta , deşi folosim acum aerul condiţionat, care
funcţionează toata ziua.
3. Cine ar fi putut să spună aşa ceva despre un om atât de priceput?
4. Este timpul să te apuci de învăţat , dacă intenţionezi să dai examen la facultatea aceasta.
5. M-a întrebat unde stau , pe cine caut si dacă vreau să mă ajute.
6. Suntem prieteni de când am început şcoala , nu-i aşa ?
7. As prefera sã beau cafea în loc de suc de portocale.
8. Vă deranajeaza dacă deschid fereastra pentru câteva minute ?
9. Tocmai terminasem de vorbit cu Steve , când cineva a intrat în cameră .
10. N-ar fi trebuit să te superi pe ea ; e doar cea mai bună prietenă a ta.

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense:( 30 points)

1. Hi Charles. I............................. (not/see) you for ages. How are you?
2. I’m very well actually. I ..........................................(just/come back) from my holidays.
3. Really? That’s nice. Where................................. (You/go)?
4. I.............................. ( go) to Australia to visit my sister.
5. ................................ (you/ enjoy) your holiday?
6. Well. It didn’t go the way I............................. (plan) it, but it was fun.
7. Joe is also going on holiday next week. Yes I know. This time next week
he .................................. (fly) to Rome.
8. ................................................. ( you/ complete)your report by Friday?
9. Yes, I................................(give) it to you on Thursday evening.
10. The film....................................(already/start) by the time they arrived.
11. By ten o’clock tomorrow, Sue ..................................... (drive) for twelve hours.
12. Laura and George...........................(go) on holiday next week. They........................
(already/buy) the tickets.
13. How did you break your leg? I.........................( break) while I..............................(ski) in Austria.
14. I.........................(just/hear) some incredible news! Jason and Emily..................................(get)
married last week in Las Vegas. Isn’t that amazing?
15. The little boy was crying because he............................(lose) his mother.

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IV. Correct the mistakes if you consider it necessary: (20 points)
1. Sharing a flat with other students can be the more difficult than you expect.
2. Sheila is typing twenty letters so far this morning.
3. We were sleeping for an hour when the phone rang.
4. I’ll write you as soon as I’ll get there.
5. They are usually starting work at nine.
6. It’s no use to talk to Bob. He woun’t change his mind.
7. They decided to go off walking even though they were tired.
8. My room is too small. I don’t have space enough.
9. She had better to spend the night with us.
10. Despite of the traffic I got to the office on time.