Use of English · Test 3

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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.

The Eighth Wonder of the World

The Thames Barrier is a (0) major part of the flood defence scheme for protecting London (1) ____ rising water levels. The defenses (2) ____ include raised river embankments and additional flood gates at strategic points, including the Barking Barrier. The (3) ____ structure that is the Barrier spans the 520-metre wide Woolwich reach and (4) ____ of 10 separate movable gates, each pivoting and supported between concrete structures which house the operating machinery.

When raised, the four main gates (5) ____ stand as high as a five-storey building and as (6) ____ as the opening of Tower Bridge. Each (7) ____ 3700 tonnes. During the first twelve years of (8) ____ , the Barrier has been closed twenty nine times to protect London.(9) ____ the Barrier from the comfortable Cafeteria. Picnic on the riverside embankment. Enjoy beautiful views from the riverside walk. Visit the shop which stocks a large selection of souvenirs, books and Barrier information.

There is a children's play (10) ____ suitable for 4- to 12-year olds, (11) ____ adjacent to the riverside walk. A visit to the spectacular Thames Barrier is a (12) ____ experience.

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.

Datamac

Datamac was the greatest machine (0) in the world. Its business (13) ____ facts: it accepted (14) ____, stored them, tested them and delivered them.It was located in Tokyo, where it received messages and questions from all (15) ____ the world. It sent answers to (16) ____ town and city in every (17) ____. An army of workers fed it with facts (18) ____ the time. Other workers moved about inside Datamac and (19) ____ after it.

Datamac had a very special duty. It was in (20) ____ of all the facts about every person in the world. Each day it brought these four thousand million facts together, (21) ____ answered the question: "(22) ____ will happen tomorrow?" Every city in the world received the report for its own part of the country. And the complete World Report (23) ____ to the Chief of the Correction Force in Tokyo. John Williams had been Chief (24) ____ only three weeks. By now he was not afraid of the World Report every morning. It was just a pile of papers, fifteen centimetres thick.

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.

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Being a DIY (0) enthusiast I was happy to take on the challenge of (25) ____ an old but (26) ____ cottage. I had been given the (27) ____ by a man who used to be an (28) ____ of mine before he stopped working for me. The cottage needed to be changed (29) ____, and my friend had to remove all his (30) ____ before I could start. The (31) ____ for such a task are many and before any (32) ____ could be made some (33) ____ was needed. The final (34) ____ was worth the effort though.

Întrebările 25–34

Ai rezolvat corect – din 10.

1. Completează
Golul 25 — MODERN:
2. Completează
Golul 26 — DELIGHT:
3. Completează
Golul 27 — INVITE:
4. Completează
Golul 28 — EMPLOY:
5. Completează
Golul 29 — EXTEND:
6. Completează
Golul 30 — POSSESS:
7. Completează
Golul 31 — REQUIRE:
8. Completează
Golul 32 — ARRANGE:
9. Completează
Golul 33 — ORGANISE:
10. Completează
Golul 34 — TRANSFORM:

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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. The hairdresser did Mary's hair last Tuesday. HAD Mary last Tuesday.
2. Completează
36. Andrew's job is to supervise all the employees of the company. RESPONSIBLE Andrew all the employees of the company.
3. Completează
37. I think that there won't be many people at the book exhibition. UNLIKELY It be many people at the book exhibition.
4. Completează
38. Harry reads faster than his little sister. READER Harry his little sister.
5. Completează
39. "I didn't steal the lady's purse", said the boy. DENIED The boy the lady's purse.
6. Completează
40. It was our first trip to Italy so we were very excited about it. TIME It was the to Italy so we were very excited about it.
7. Completează
41. "Whose car is this?" he asked. BELONG "Who ?" he asked.
8. Completează
42. They are building a new bridge close to the airport. BEING A new bridge close to the airport.

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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.

The Eighth Wonder of the World

There is a children's play (10) ____ suitable for 4- to 12-year olds, (11) ____ adjacent to the riverside walk. A visit to the spectacular Thames Barrier is a (12) ____ experience.

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.

Datamac

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.

Întrebările 25–34

Ai rezolvat corect – din 10.

1. Completează
Golul 25 — MODERN:
2. Completează
Golul 26 — DELIGHT:
3. Completează
Golul 27 — INVITE:
4. Completează
Golul 28 — EMPLOY:
5. Completează
Golul 29 — EXTEND:
6. Completează
Golul 30 — POSSESS:
7. Completează
Golul 31 — REQUIRE:
8. Completează
Golul 32 — ARRANGE:
9. Completează
Golul 33 — ORGANISE:
10. Completează
Golul 34 — TRANSFORM:

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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. The hairdresser did Mary's hair last Tuesday. HAD Mary last Tuesday.
2. Completează
36. Andrew's job is to supervise all the employees of the company. RESPONSIBLE Andrew all the employees of the company.
3. Completează
37. I think that there won't be many people at the book exhibition. UNLIKELY It be many people at the book exhibition.
4. Completează
38. Harry reads faster than his little sister. READER Harry his little sister.
5. Completează
39. "I didn't steal the lady's purse", said the boy. DENIED The boy the lady's purse.
6. Completează
40. It was our first trip to Italy so we were very excited about it. TIME It was the to Italy so we were very excited about it.
7. Completează
41. "Whose car is this?" he asked. BELONG "Who ?" he asked.
8. Completează
42. They are building a new bridge close to the airport. BEING A new bridge close to the airport.

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