Semestrial Test Paper

SEMESTRIAL TEST PAPER
1st SEMESTER
NAME:.
DATE: the 2nd of December, 2014
A) Complete the following text with a/an, the or (-) when no article is needed. (10 points)
Most people would agree that (1) ........... credit cards can be invaluable in (2) . . ...... emergency or when travelling abroad. But
(3) ......... .. main problem with them is that some people overuse them and eventually end up deep in (4)...... debt. If you find
yourself in this situation, it is important to plan how you are going to pay it off. Firstly, you need to make (5) ........... real effort to pay
more than (6) ........ ... minimum required each month. Examine your daily routine; there must be (7) ........... few sacrifices you can
make. Take (8) .. sandwiches to (9) ..... work, for example, instead of eating out. Look at your debts
carefully too and make sure that you pay off (10) .... one with (11) ........... highest interest rate first.
And in future? If you think that there is (12) .. ... chance that your spending will get out of (13) .........
control again, perhaps you should cut (14).. credit cards up. After all, living without them is probably
better than living in (15) . . .. fear of those bills every month.
B) Complete the sentences using a relative pronoun from the box. Use each pronoun once only.
(5 points)
that which who where whose
1 Duncan Reed, .appeared in the famous jeans commercial, is now hosting a quiz show.
2 Did you speak to the lady .. .................... handbag was stolen?
3 The question ..... you must ask before you make any purchase is 'Do I really need it?'
4 Starbucks, . ......... was launched in the 1970s, has become one of the most successful chains of coffee
shops.
5The building . ............ the event is being held is actually a disused power station
C)Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the word in bold. (10 points)
1 It is very important to take steps to reduce energy.... . CONSUME
2 The minister was strongly criticised for showing .. to his party. LOYAL
3 They have a system which allows you to take back ................ goods to be recycled. WANT
4 Some patients may develop an emotional.... ...... to their nurse or counsellor. ATTACH
5 The live music and the costumes made the festival a very .. occasion. MEMORY
6 Examiners can use their. .. over whether to award a pass to unfinished scripts. DISCERN
7 I would like to work freelance but I am worried about the.. SECURE
8 With the increase in our mortgage rate, we will be forced to .. ECONOMY
9 It was a nice bright room, but the furnishings were very ..ATTRACTIVE
10 The current political situation is unstable and .. ........ very dangerous. POTENT
D) Complete the sentences by putting the bracketed verb into the infinitive or the gerund. (14points)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
Ive always regretted not(stay) in touch with him.

They got together in 1995 and then both went on.(become) famous actors.
Ill never forget(dance) with her when we were in Spain.
Shes got a large house but it needs..(decorate) to make it more confortable.
I intended to go to the travel agents but I stopped (speak ) to a friend and forgot.
Why dont you try ..(write) her a letter to explain the problem? It may work!
I couldnt think who he was, then I remembered (meet) him at that party.
E) Complete the following text with the correct modal expression from the three alternatives. If there are no alternatives,
put in one verb from the box below in either the gerund or the infinitive form. (36 points)
put spend demand work limit look move draw forgive
FORGIVENESS
The possibility of revenge was part of the system of justice in many ancient societies. It survives today in proverbs such as 'an eye
for an eye' or 'sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'. Indeed, these principles were an attempt (1) ........... the effect of
revenge by laying down that the avenger's action (2) . . .... exactly the same amount of harm as the original action. Otherwise, the
need to take revenge (3) ........... to a series of ever more harmful acts, with no obvious end in sight.
However, there is an alternative to the practice of taking revenge and that is to stop (4) ........... that the wrongdoers (5)
.punished; in other words, to forgive them. Forgiveness has often been associated with religious teachings but in fact you (6)
..religious to practise it. Psychological studies show that bearing a grudge is typically a source of stress and
unhappiness, while forgiving someone allows the wronged person (7) ................ the event behind them. However serious the
wrongdoing, there is a need
in the end (8) .................. a line in the sand, otherwise we risk (9) . . . .. the rest of our lives eaten up with bitterness and anger.
As an extreme example of the power of forgiveness, we (10) ..... .. .... the story of Amy Biehl. Amy was murdered in South Africa
while she was working to assist the anti-apartheid movement. After some years of extreme grief, her parents decided (11)
.................. to SouthAfrica to continue her work, and there, they met her two killers. These two young men applied (12) ..................
for the foundation that Amy's parents had established in her name and in time they became close friends with the parents,
eventually even calling Amy's mother 'mum'. The fact that Mr and Mrs Biehl managed (13) ............. the death of their daughter
(14) ............... incredible to some people. Yet, while it is true that Amy's parents (15) ........... exceptional people to have practised
this degree of forgiveness, we should also reflect on the alternative. Whatever her parents did, they (16) ..... ..... Amy back. They
(17) ..... the rest of their lives feeling
only grief and anger. But instead, forgiving enabled them (18) ... .. ..... to the future with hope, as part of the South African
movement towards reconciliation . Even from their own point of view, they were better off than if they had not forgiven.
2 a) had to give
b) must give
c) must have given
3 a) must have led
b) can lead
c) could have led
5 a) should be
b) might be
c) could be
6 a) mustn't be
b) don't have to be c) shouldn't be
10 a) might take
b) have to take
c) may have taken
14 a) may well seem b) must well seem c) should well seem
15 a) must have been b) should have been c) ought to have been
16 a) might not have brought b) could not have brought c) may not have brought
17 a) may have spent b) must have spent
c) could have spent
F) Write a short paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of advertising. (15 points)
10 points granted
GOOD LUCK!
Prof. Barbacariu Georgeta-Mirabela

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