ENGLEZA DE NOTA 10 – model de test 3

I. 1. Make the sentences negative:

a. It has always been a pleasure to see them.
b. Both the boys and mother are happy.

2. Choose from the given phrasal verbs the ones that suit the given contexts. Make the
necessary changes:
get through, get over, get at, get on, get along
a. Will you repeat, please? I don't know what you …
b. I've been trying to call her on the phone for two hours but I couldn't …
c. The two brothers don't complain about living together in the same room. They … well
with each other.

3. Emphasise the underlined words by placing them at the beginning of the sentence:
a. They asked no question about what should have interested them most.
b. I have never seen such a fool.

4. Find 5 errors in the following fragment and rewrite it correctly:

This time next year there will be 20 years since they got married. The anniversary will be
celebrated in their old house and they will invite that people which use to come in every
year.

5. Form words suitable in the context from the ones written in capitals:
a. Although her dog barks fiercely at everybody, he is completely … (HARM)
b. All the … of this factory went on strike last week. (EMPLOY)

II. Translate into English:

1. Dumnezeu ii ajuta pe cei ce se ajuta singuri. (Benjamin Franklin)
2. Fiica mea imi scrie zilnic de la mare. Probabil ca ii este tare dor de casa.
3. Ar trebui sa fii mai politicos cu cei mai in varsta decat tine.
4. Daca vei veni la noi acasa iti voi arata noua biblioteca.
5. Dupa ce va fi citit cartea va sti ce inseamna etica profesionala.
6. Stii cumva cate persoane au fost invitate la acest concert?
7. Spune-le elevilor mei ca nu voi veni maine la ore de teama sa nu pierd avionul spre
Paris.
8. Imi face placere sa vi-l prezint pe cel care ne-a ajutat sa strangem bani pentru revista
liceului.
9. Ma tem ca va trebui sa ne continuam drumul; altfel ne va prinde noaptea in munti.
10. Nimanui nu-i place sa fie luat drept fraier, cand el este doar bun si cumsecade.

REZOLVAREA TESTULUI

I. 1. a. It has never been a pleasure to see them.

b. Neither the boys nor mother is happy.
2. a. are getting at; b. get through; c. are getting on

3. a. No question did they ask about what should have interested them most.
b. Never have I seen such a fool!

4. This time next year there will have been 20 years since they got married. The
anniversary will be celebrated in their old house and they will invite those people who
(usually) come every year.

5. a. harmless; b. employees

II. 1. God helps those who help themselves.

2. My daughter writes me a letter everyday/daily from the seaside. She must be
homesick/ She must be missing home terribly.
3. You should be more polite to your elders.
4. If you come to our place I will/shall show you my new book-case.
5. After he has read this book, he will know what professional deontology/ ethics is
about.
6. Do you know, by (any) chance, how many people/persons were invited to this concert?
/Do you happen to know....
7. Tell my students/pupils that I will not come (to school) tomorrow for fear that I might
miss the plane for Paris/ lest I should miss the plane...
8. I have pleasure in introducing to you the man who helped us to raise the money for the
high-school journal.
9. I'm afraid we have to keep on going or else we will be caught by night in the
mountains.
10. Nobody likes being taken for a fool when he is just kind and helpful.