I. Fill in the blanks with the continuous or simple present forms of the verbs in brackets:
1. I ____________ (not go) shopping now because it ____________ (rain).
2. What you ____________ (do) on Sundays?
3. He usually ____________ (drink) coffee but now he ____________ (drink) tea.
4. In England it often ____________ (rain).
5. I ____________ (not like) that man.
6. He usually ____________ (speak) so quickly that I ____________ (not understand) him.
7. You ____________ (like) this book?
8. You ____________ (dream) at night?
9. I can’t answer the phone now because I ____________ (cook) .
10. How you usually ____________ (get) to work?
11. I usually _______ (go) by bus, but now I ____________ (take) a taxi because I am late.
12. The manager can’t receive you now as he ____________ (have) an interview.
13. He ____________ (write) to John now?
14. Yes, he ______ (be). He always ____________ (write) to him on his birthday.
15. I ____________ (go) to the theatre. I have to hurry as I ____________ (not want) to miss the first act.
16. She always ____________ (borrow) books from me and never ____________ (remember) to give them back.
17. Who you ____________ (wait for)?
18. I ____________ (wait for) John, but he is late as usual.
19. What you ____________ (think of)? I ____________ (think of) tomorrow’s meeting.
20. you ____________ (know) what the time is?
II. Translate into English:
1. Soarele nu a apus la ora 8 aseară.
2. Ai dormit bine noaptea trecută?
3. Ieri nu am mers in parc.
4. M-am sculat târziu ieri dimineaţă.
5. Duminica trecută prietenii mei au jucat şah.
6. Am găsit această fotografie veche intr-o carte de engleză.
7. Când te-ai întors de la munte?
8. Când ai cumpărat acest televizor?
9. Ieri mi-am pierdut mânuşile.
10. Unde ţi-ai petrecut concediul vara trecută?
11. Ieri m-am sculat devreme, mi-am luat micul dejun şi apoi am plecat la şcoală.
12. Acum două zile am alunecat pe gheaţă.
13. Săptămâna trecută am fost bolnav şi am stat acasă.
14. Ei au discutat problema aceasta săptămâna trecută.
15. Echipa mea preferată a câştigat cursa trecută.
III. Fill in the blanks with the simple future forms of the verbs in brackets.
a)
1. We ___________ (go) to the Danube Delta next summer.
2. Mary ___________ (wear) her new dress at the party.
3. I ___________ (go) home after school.
4. The Smiths ___________ (come) later.
5. I ___________ (take) the dog for a walk in the evening.
6. Father ___________ (stay) at home on Sunday.
7. We ___________ (buy) a new fridge next month.
8. The children ___________ (do) their homework after dinner.
9. I ___________ (go) to the post-office this afternoon.
10. Sandra ___________ (study) Economics next year.
b)
1. The children __________ (be) very busy next term?
2. The Browns __________ (stay) at home tomorrow?
3. Ann __________ (help) her mother on Saturday?
4. The teacher __________ (write) the questions on the blackboard?
5. Her brother __________ (be) away next month?
6. Mr. Miller __________ (buy) a car next year?
7 The pupils __________ (come) to school on Sunday morning?
8. The boys __________ (bring) their bicycles to school tomorrow?
9. You and your friends __________ (go) fishing on Sunday?
10. She __________ (send) the letter tomorrow?
c)
1. I __________ (buy) her some flowers, I __________ (not buy) her a box of chocolates.
2. She __________ (drink) coffee, she __________ (not drink) tea.
3. Tom __________ (catch) the last train, he __________ (not catch) the last bus.
4. I __________ (be) home tonight, I __________ (not be) home tomorrow evening.
5. Mrs. Green __________ (travel) by train, she __________ (not travel) by plane.
6. The children __________ (play) football, they __________ (not play) volleyball.
7. We __________ (invite) Alice, we __________ (not invite) Helen.
8. Mr. Elliot __________ (listen to) the concert, he __________ (not listen to) the conference.
9. Grandma __________ (read) the children a story, she __________ (not read) them poems.
10. The tourists __________ (visit) the Art Museum, they __________ (not visit) the History Museum.
IV. Choose the suitable modal verb: can, may, must
1. I _________ smoke here.
2. He _________ ask for permission from the gentlemen.
3. You _________ open the window.
4. He _________ change his place.
5. You _________ change it with me.
6. She _________ come and see me tomorrow.
7. They _________ show her an interesting English book.
8. They _________ write a composition for tomorrow.
9. He is sure he _________ do a very good dictation.
10. They _________ be here by 10 o’clock.
11. We _________ leave it for the next time.
12. You _________ skip this question.
13. The students _________ read the book until next week.
14. Now we _________ speak a little English.
15. We _________ understand what the teacher says in English and we _________ answer to his questions.
V. The comparison of adjectives
1. Mary hopes to get ___________ (good) results.
2. Robert is five years ___________ (old) than I am.
3. He is ___________ (old) of us.
4. Richard is ___________ (good) at sports than Mary.
5. My wife is 4 years ___________ (young) than I am.
6. My son is ___________ (good) sportsman in the family.
7. Angela is ___________ (young) of us.
8. My house is ___________ (far) from the center than yours.
9. Today I have ___________ (much) spare time than yesterday.
10. My ___________ (old) brother is an engineer.
11. What is ___________ (late) book of him?
12. Nick is ___________ (late) one to come.
13. You have ___________ (many) English books than I have.
14. Who is your ___________ (good) friend?
15. Have you got any ___________ (far) questions to ask me?
16. What must we write for ___________ (near) time?
17. We can talk about it ___________ (late).
18. ___________ (Many) of us have already repeated all texts.
19. There is ___________ (much) tea in that cup as in this one.
20. There are ___________ (many) new words in this text than in that one.
VI. Replace the underlined words with their antonyms:
1. The days are getting shorter and the nights longer.
2. It is hot today.
3. The sun rises in the east.
4. It is very late.
5. That exercise is more difficult than this one.
6. He is young, tall and strong.
7. She is always present.
8. I bought a new, thick dictionary.
9. It is sunnier today than yesterday.
10. My watch is slow.
VII. PEOPLE
A. Choose the correct word.
1. Mrs. Grant is a good employer/ employee and pays her staff well.
2. Excuse me, but are you the ower/ owner of this bike?
3. Tom works in a local garage as a car engineer/ mechanic.
4. I want to borrow some money, so I’m seeing the bank boss/ manager.
5. Little Jimmy has got a new professor/ teacher at his primary school.
6. Helen joined the army as an officer/ official, and is now a captain.
7. The house really needed decorating so I called a painter/ wallpaper.
8. Please ask the cash/ cashier for a receipt.
9. Have you thought about getting a job as a typewriter/ typist?
10. I waited for my letters, but the poster/ postman was late as usual.
B. Match each person on the list with the right problem.
carpenter dentist electrician gardener guide
hairdresser optician photographer plumber vet
1. The lawn is really long and there are weeds everywhere.
2. I want to visit as much of the old city as possible in the afternoon.
3. The taps don’t work and there is water all over the floor.
4. I want to have a special portrait made for my eighteenth birthday.
5. One of my fillings has come out and I’ve got a terrible toothache.
6. I want to use the wood from these shelves to make a bookcase.
7. When I turn on the television, all the lights go off.
8. I can’t see very well and I think I need glasses.
9. Benny hurt one of his paws when I was taking him for a walk.
10. It’s far too long at the back and too curly at the front.
C. Match each word with an appropriate definition.
celebrity coward expert favorite fool
genius liar miser optimist pessimist
1. Someone who does not have any courage.
2. Someone who hates spending money and becomes rich by keeping it.
3. Someone who says that a bottle is half full.
4. Someone who is very well known in the media.
5. Someone who is loved more than any other.
6. Someone who has special knowledge or training.
7. Someone who does something silly or mistaken.
8. Someone who has very great ability or special talent.
9. Someone who says that a bottle is half empty.
10. Someone who does not tell the truth.
D. Complete each sentence with a word from the list.
assistant colleagues flatmate employee guest
host member partner supporter team-mate
1. Peter has just become a/an ________ of the fishing club.
2. I started this business with my ________, Dora, about ten years ago.
3. There is a spare room, so I have decided to let it and get a/an ________.
4. We provide every ________ in the hotel with whatever he or she needs.
5. At the end of the party, Bill thanked his ________ and then left.
6. Ann is a/an ________ of mine. We work together at Dawson and Co.
7. Any ________ who wishes to work at weekends should see the manager.
8. I’ve been a/an ________ of Hull City FC for as long as I can remember.
9. Mary was my ________ last year in the basketball tournament.
10. This job is a lot for one person, so we think you need a/ an ________.
E. Complete each sentence with a group word from the list.
audience cast crew crowd group
queue society staff team trio
1. The ________ of the ship cheered as the new captain came on board.
2. Paula has just joined the dramatic ________ at school.
3. The head teacher thanked the ________ for working so hard.
4. There was a long ________ of people waiting in the post office.
5. A huge ________ had assembled outside the president’s palace,
6. The members of the ________ play the violin, the piano and the cello.
7. A small ________ of us went on a trip to Rome last summer.
8. When the music stopped, the ________ applauded for ten minutes.
9. Last year Helen was the captain of the basketball ________.
10. When the play ended all the ________ came on stage and took a bow.
Words
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napkin |
şerveţel |
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knife |
cuţit |
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fork |
furculiţă |
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teaspoon |
linguriţă |
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spoon |
lingură |
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plate |
farfurie |
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cup |
ceaşcă |
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glass |
pahar |
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salt |
sare |
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sugar |
zahăr |
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lemon |
lămâie |
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vinegar |
oţet |
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pepper |
piper |
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oil |
ulei |
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mustard |
muştar |
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breakfast |
micul dejun |
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tea |
ceai |
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coffee |
cafea |
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white coffee |
cafea cu lapte |
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ham and eggs |
ouă cu şuncă |
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boiled eggs |
ouă fierte |
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omlet(te) |
omletă |
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fried eggs |
ochiuri |
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soft-boiled eggs |
ouă moi |
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hard-boiled eggs |
ouă tari |
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butter |
unt |
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cream |
smântână |
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cheese |
brânză |
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yogurt |
iaurt |
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jam |
dulceaţă |
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lunch |
prânz |
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dinner |
cină |
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chips |
cartofi pai |
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boiled potatoes |
cartofi fierţi |
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mashed potatoes |
pireu de cartofi |
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smoked fish |
peşte afumat |
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trout |
păstrăv |
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lobster |
homar |
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carp |
crap |
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oyster |
stridie |
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pork |
carne de porc |
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potato(e) soup |
ciorbă de cartofi |
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meat ball soup |
ciorbă de perişoare |
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vegetable soup |
supă de legume |
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chicken soup |
supă de pasăre |
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noodle soup |
supă cu tăieţei |
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pea soup |
supă de mazăre |
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tomato soup |
supă de roşii |
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dumpling soup |
supă cu găluşti |
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boiled beef |
rasol de vacă |
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veal |
carne de viţel |
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brain |
creier |
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liver |
ficat |
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chop |
cotlet |
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Irish stew |
ghiveci cu carne |
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grilled pork |
porc la grătar |
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stew |
tocană |
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rice pudding |
budincă de orez |
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cheese pie |
plăcintă cu brânză |
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chocolate cake |
tort de ciocolată |
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pan cakes |
clătite |
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biscuits (crackers) |
biscuiţi |
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cake |
prăjitură |
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ice-cream |
îngheţată |
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fruit salad |
salată de fructe |
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sweets |
bomboane |
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stewed fruit |
compot |
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soft drinks |
băuturi nealcoolice |
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strong drinks |
băuturi alcoolice |
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champagne |
şampanie |
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whisky |
whisky |
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soda |
sifon |
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beer |
bere |
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(red/ white/ old/ sweet/ dry) wine |
vin (roşu/ alb/ vechi/ dulce/ sec) |
A Joke
The nephew: Can I smoke here, auntie?
The aunt: Yes, you can, but you may not.
All Languages Spoken Here
An Englishman arrives at a hotel in France. On the door of the hotel he reads the following words, “All Languages Spoken Here”. He goes to the restaurant of the hotel and speaks to the waiter English, German and Italian. No answer. Then, a little annoyed, he asks in French, “Who is it that speaks all languages here, then?”
“The hotel guests”, answers the waiter quietly.
Wake up
A
man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other
the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his
wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not
wanting to be the first to break the silence (AND LOSE), he wrote on a piece of
paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM.
The next morning the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and that he
had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't
woken him when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
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