ACADEMIA DE STUDI ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI Codul grilei En 25 Admitere 2018 Discipline: LIMBA ENGLEZA ‘TEST DE COMPETENTA LINGVISTICA 1). Fill in: "If only 1... 0 fast when the police . a) haven't been driving, were seeing: b) hadn't been driving, saw; ©) wasn't driving, have seen; 4) hadn't driven, had been seen me!" (3p) 2). Fillin: "Iwish you to." 2p) ayhadn't told ; b) haven't told; ©) told; 4) don't tell her about the money. Why did you? I definitely asked you not 3). _ Fillin: "He persuaded me that....... to the meeting. I only regret... more vocal about the schedule.” (3p) a) Twill be coming, to nat be; b) Iwill come, not to be; ©) Lwould be coming, not to have been; 4)I should come, not having been 4 +). Fillin: "This time next month a) we are sunbathing; b) we are on the brink of sunbathing: © welll be sunbathing: 4) we sunbathe Mexico.” (2p) 5). _ Fillin: "Running can strengthen your heart, a) but; b) too; ©) both; d) provided @p) 6), Fill in; "Don't forget... some sugar on your way home! I'd like GP) a) buying, making; b) to buy, to make; ©) to buy, to have made; 4) buying, having made 7). Fillin: her about her new role while we ..... to the conference.” (3p) a) told, were travelling: b) was telling, will be travelling; ©) have told, were travelling; 4) told, travelACADEMIA DE STUDII ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI Codul grilei En a5 Admitere 2019 Discipina: LIMBA ENGLEZA 8). 5h 10 ). nn). 12). Fill in: "Five minutes later there... an explosion and a gigantic flash of white light. The plane ...... 80 violently that I thought We ..... by a missile." (3p) a) was, was shaking, hit; b) were, were shaking, were hit; ) was, shook, had been hit; 4) were, shook, were hitting Fill in: "They gave us little... concerning the next day's meeting, but I knew that we needed to ...n. further research, to obtain more @p) a) advice, do, information; b) advices, do, information; ©) advice, make, informations; 4) advices, make, information Fill ine" a) Hardly, then; b) Scarcely, than; 6) No sooner, when; had they arrived in Bucharest, t started to snow heavily.” (3p) 4) Hardly, when Fill in: "When asked to... an apartment in a Renaissance palazzo in Mantua, Diego Cisi and Stefano Gorni wouldnt... history intimidate them. Rather than being precious about preservation, they were... that different layers of history could cohabit wu” (4p) a) reinvent, allow, persuaded, happy ) refurbish, let, convinced, happily; ¢) reimagine, agree, persuaded, happily; d) redecorate, allow, convinced, happy Fill in: "The plan is unworkable and .....« any interest.” (2p) a) due to; b) dependent on; <) devoid of; 4) conducive toACADEMIA DE STUDI ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI Codul grilei En a5 Admitere 2018 Disciplina: LIMBA ENGLEZA 1B). 14 ). 15 ). 16 ), 7), ‘Choose the correct order: (4p) A. are far clearer than those that define lunch or dinner B. Within any single country, . the rules dictating, D. what constitutes an appropriate breakfast a)BDAG b)BCDA; OBACD; @BCAD Fill in: "She wanted to know if ....« here around Christmas.” (2p) a) will Ibe; b) would be; cami, d) Iwould be Choose the correct order: (4p) A. that we actually enjoy being stressed, B. few people are willing to admit C. The truth is that D. as it breaks us out of the monotony of routine a)CBDA; b)CDBA; CBAD; a)CABD Fill in: think they... together because whenever I see him, he's with her.” (2p) 4) ought to have been going out; ») have to go out; ©) can be going out; 4) must be going out Fill in: "You must be aware ..... the fact that talking... him like that will not result anything good.” Gp) a) of, to, in; b) of, with, for: 6) to, with, in; 4) to, at, toACADEMIA DE STUDI! ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI Codul grilei En a5 ‘Admitere 2019 Disciplina: LIMBA ENGLEZA 18 ). 19 ). 20 ) Fill in: "A survey commissioned by Reuters Business Information found that half of the ‘managers questioned were suffering from information overload and that new technology, instead of making their job... Was causing S55, .... job satisfaction and a ne. degree of illness.” (Sp) a) easiest, less, greatest; b) easier, less, greater; ©) easier, lesser, greatest; 4) easiest, least, great According to the text below, which of the following statements is TRUE? "In late 20th- century Britain, historically a Christian country, church going is no longer as popular as it used to be; less than 10 per cent of Britons now enter a religious building at weekends. This statistic suggests a secular, atheistic nation in which the majority have come to believe that organised religion is no longer relevant to them. And yet this retreat from traditional ‘worship has not led to an age of rationalism and scepticism. Between two thirds and a half ‘0f respondents in most opinion polls still profess to believe in some kind of a God. Other religions, such as Islam and Buddhism, have become more important. At the same time, superstition and acceptance of the paranormal seem to be on the increase." (5p) a) The great majority of the British people believe in paranormal phenomena; b) Britons don't believe in any kind of God; ©) Traditional worship has declined in popularity in Britain; 4) The desire to believe in the paranormal seems to be getting weaker by the day Fill in: "On the face of it, Mexico is in an advantageous position in today's global economy. It is a major oil producer, it enjoys privileged access for its exports to the US, the ‘world’s largest consumer market. It attracts money that poorer developing countries can only dream of, ..... However, while wealth is being created, benefits are not feeding through sufficiently to make big improvements.” (6p) a) Although Spanish is the official language, there are still 62 indigenous languages, accounting for nearly 4 million speakers; b) Its inhabitants are the descendants of diverse cultures and languages, including the Mayans, Aztecs and Zapotecs; ¢) Official policy in relation to these indigenous peoples has been one of assimilation with the dominant Spanish culture; 4) Italso has a recent history of relatively stable democratic government, unlike some of its Latin American neighbours to the South, giving it a basis for prosperityACADEMIA DE STUDI ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI Codul grlei En 26 Admitere 2019 Disciplina: LIMBA ENGLEZA 21). 22). 23) 24). Fill in: "In the Amish community, car ownership is strictly forbidden, since mobility is a threat to their lifestyle, but they do, at times, travel in cars, trains and buses driven by others when they want to go further afield than their horse-drawn buggies permit. ‘The fact is that phones are very useful to make contact with doctors or to order supplies, for example.” (5p) ) Similarly, the Amish bond by face-to-face interaction and, although they feel that the Phone acts as a separator, they did permit, in 1980, the use of community phont ») They selectively have chosen how modem they actually want to be in rejecting. computers and accepting chain saws; ¢) The Amish strongly believe that alleviating their isolation would be a direct threat to their unity; 4d) The way they dress may reflect their role and status in society Fill in: "What is. place they are going to rob in a) 2, a, the, - b) the, a, a; ©) the, a, the, a; BD-ana modern world coming to when taxi?" Bp) . gang of thieves arrives at il in: "Psychologists have concluded that your handshake reveals the truth about your personality. To the delight of business trainers who have long been urging us to get a grip, a firm handshake seems to be linked to a good first impression. And that first impression is more likely to be borne out of personality tests. ...... This was not any old team, but fully trained professionals, schooled in handshaking before being let loose on the unsuspecting volunteers." (4p) a) This is nota reliable guide to personality; ») A team led by a reputed German professor shook the hands of 130 people, who failed to realise that their greeting was under scrutiny; ©) More liberal and intellectual women tended to have a firmer handshake and therefore were more likely to create a good first impression; 4d) However, people offering a dry handshake coupled with direct eye contact left the impression of being more assertive than those with weaker grips Fill living in Manchester, I decided to set up my own business.” (2p) a) While; b) During: ©) In the meantime; 4) AslongasACADEMIA DE STUDI ECONOMICE DIN BUCURESTI Codul grilei En 25 Admitere 2019 Disciplina: LIMBA ENGLEZA 25). Fill in: “Superstitions, about based.” (2p) a) that; b) whom; ©) who; 4) which, .-many books have been written, are largely culture- 26). Fillin:". a) As well; b) Whereas; ©) Subsequently; 4) In addition to his Tokyo house, he has a flat in Singapore.” (2p) 27). 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