Use of English · Test 2

Citește textul, apoi răspunde. Fiecare întrebare se verifică separat, iar explicația apare după verificare. Cheia e rezolvarea noastră, nu baremul oficial.

Part 1 · Text cu variante

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

New Cycling Schemes

The County Council has (0) decided to give a higher (1) ____ to cycling and agreed a new strategy to guide the (2) ____ ahead in East Sussex. Cycling is a (3) ____, healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. It is (4) ____ to make it safer, more convenient and attractive, and to increase the (5) ____ of journeys made by bicycle.

Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for (6) ____ trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists.

Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies (7) ____ the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne.(8) ____ people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work with local cycling and other groups, and a countywide Cycling Forum will be formed to (9) ____ that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular (10) ____.The (11) ____ of the Cycling strategy are given in a leaflet, and a (12) ____ of the full strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Libraries.

Întrebările 1–12

Ai rezolvat corect – din 12.

1. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 1
2. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 2
3. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 3
4. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 4
5. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 5
6. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 6
7. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 7
8. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 8
9. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 9
10. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 10
11. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 11
12. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 12

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Part 2 · Un cuvânt în fiecare gol

For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Holidays with friends

I always (0) used to go to Porchester (13) ____my summer holidays. It is a quiet little town, full of old and interesting buildings. Very (14) ____ visitors ever go there, so there are no crowds. I enjoyed its sleepy atmosphere. I work in a big city, so a holiday in Porchester was a complete change (15) ____ my usual life. Besides, I found (16) ____ about the history of the place. I wanted to learn how life used to be in Porchester - the stories of (17) ____ people and buildings.

I made notes on (18) ____ these things (19) ____ my holidays and I soon knew (20) ____ about the history of Porchester than most of the people (21) ____ lived there.

I am not a rich man and I cannot afford to stay in hotels. (22) ____ Jack Thompson heard that I wanted to spend my holidays in Porchester again all these years later, he invited me to stay with (23) ____. Jack and I were in the Army (24) ____ during the war and we were good friends.

Întrebările 13–24

Ai rezolvat corect – din 12.

1. Completează
Golul 13:
2. Completează
Golul 14:
3. Completează
Golul 15:
4. Completează
Golul 16:
5. Completează
Golul 17:
6. Completează
Golul 18:
7. Completează
Golul 19:
8. Completează
Golul 20:
9. Completează
Golul 21:
10. Completează
Golul 22:
11. Completează
Golul 23:
12. Completează
Golul 24:

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Part 3 · Formarea cuvintelor

For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Mr Greaves had always been an (0) excitable man who should never have had a (25) ____ position. His bad temper was only just (26) ____ and there was often a (27) ____ to tell him to sit down and relax. His office was (28) ____ with papers everywhere and had (29) ____ no order to it.Once he went to a (30) ____ in Paris and on his (31) ____ at the hotel he completely forgot who he worked for when the (32) ____ asked him.

When he tried to help he was a (33) ____ although his (34) ____ were always good.

Întrebările 25–34

Ai rezolvat corect – din 10.

1. Completează
Golul 25 — MANAGE:
2. Completează
Golul 26 — BEAR:
3. Completează
Golul 27 — TEMPT:
4. Completează
Golul 28 — CHAOS:
5. Completează
Golul 29 — ABSOLUTE:
6. Completează
Golul 30 — CONFER:
7. Completează
Golul 31 — ARRIVE:
8. Completează
Golul 32 — RECEIVE:
9. Completează
Golul 33 — HINDER:
10. Completează
Golul 34 — INTEND:

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Part 4 · Transformări cu cuvânt-cheie

For questions 35-42, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between two and five words. Do not change the word given.

Exemplu (0)

They think the owner of the house is in France.

thought

The owner of the house is thought to be in France.

Întrebările 35–42

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Completează
35. Michael's wife finds getting up early every morning difficult. USED Michael's wife up early every morning.
2. Completează
36. What a pity you didn't come to the party. WISH I to the party.
3. Completează
37. There's no need for him to spend so much money. HAVE He so much money.
4. Completează
38. The burglar failed to enter the house through the first floor window. SUCCEED The burglar the house through the first floor window.
5. Completează
39. This information is so useless that it's not worth keeping it secret. SUCH This that it's not worth keeping it secret.
6. Completează
40. My hair needs to be cut before the wedding reception. MUST I before the wedding reception.
7. Completează
41. "Why didn't I ask her out last night?" John said to himself. WONDERED John asked her out the night before.
8. Completează
42. They think that their school teacher is a very rich man. BELIEVED Their school teacher a very rich man.

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Part 1 · Text cu variante

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

New Cycling Schemes

Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for (6) ____ trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists.

Întrebările 1–12

Ai rezolvat corect – din 12.

1. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 1
2. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 2
3. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 3
4. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 4
5. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 5
6. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 6
7. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 7
8. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 8
9. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 9
10. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 10
11. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 11
12. Alege varianta corectă
Golul 12

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Part 2 · Un cuvânt în fiecare gol

For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

Holidays with friends

I made notes on (18) ____ these things (19) ____ my holidays and I soon knew (20) ____ about the history of Porchester than most of the people (21) ____ lived there.

Întrebările 13–24

Ai rezolvat corect – din 12.

1. Completează
Golul 13:
2. Completează
Golul 14:
3. Completează
Golul 15:
4. Completează
Golul 16:
5. Completează
Golul 17:
6. Completează
Golul 18:
7. Completează
Golul 19:
8. Completează
Golul 20:
9. Completează
Golul 21:
10. Completează
Golul 22:
11. Completează
Golul 23:
12. Completează
Golul 24:

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Part 3 · Formarea cuvintelor

For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Golul (0) este exemplul: răspunsul lui e deja scris în text.

When he tried to help he was a (33) ____ although his (34) ____ were always good.

Întrebările 25–34

Ai rezolvat corect – din 10.

1. Completează
Golul 25 — MANAGE:
2. Completează
Golul 26 — BEAR:
3. Completează
Golul 27 — TEMPT:
4. Completează
Golul 28 — CHAOS:
5. Completează
Golul 29 — ABSOLUTE:
6. Completează
Golul 30 — CONFER:
7. Completează
Golul 31 — ARRIVE:
8. Completează
Golul 32 — RECEIVE:
9. Completează
Golul 33 — HINDER:
10. Completează
Golul 34 — INTEND:

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Part 4 · Transformări cu cuvânt-cheie

Exemplu (0)

They think the owner of the house is in France.

thought

The owner of the house is thought to be in France.

Întrebările 35–42

Ai rezolvat corect – din 8.

1. Completează
35. Michael's wife finds getting up early every morning difficult. USED Michael's wife up early every morning.
2. Completează
36. What a pity you didn't come to the party. WISH I to the party.
3. Completează
37. There's no need for him to spend so much money. HAVE He so much money.
4. Completează
38. The burglar failed to enter the house through the first floor window. SUCCEED The burglar the house through the first floor window.
5. Completează
39. This information is so useless that it's not worth keeping it secret. SUCH This that it's not worth keeping it secret.
6. Completează
40. My hair needs to be cut before the wedding reception. MUST I before the wedding reception.
7. Completează
41. "Why didn't I ask her out last night?" John said to himself. WONDERED John asked her out the night before.
8. Completează
42. They think that their school teacher is a very rich man. BELIEVED Their school teacher a very rich man.

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