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Monday, June 10, 2019

Error Correction, Exercise 1

Correct the mistakes:

1. She recommended me that I take a few days off from work.
2. I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.
3. I don’t know why you didn’t go. If I were you, I should have gone.
4. Kate claims that if she got an MBA after finishing her bachelor’s degree, she might have been considered for the position.
5. Kevin says he stopped to travel internationally because of his family.
6. We regret informing you that your application has been denied.
7. The interview was broadcasted live over the internet.
8. I’m so glad that he spoke in my behalf because I felt awful that I couldn’t make it to the event.
9. At first I studied engineering in college, but I ended getting a marketing degree.
10. It was a frustrating situation because we were uncapable of helping.
11. When the check came, I tried to pay but John told me to put away my wallet and insisted that he paid for dinner.
12. They had managed a few crisises in the past, so they were able to handle this situation fairly well.
13. If you would’ve told me, I would have given you my honest advice.
14. The four participants discussed it between themselves.
15. We thought we were going to expand this year, but we actually have less people now than we did two years ago.
16. She’s trying to concentrate herself on finishing her degree.
17. Unfortunately, some species has got extinct due to human activity.
18. I’m a little afraid to do this by my own.
19. He told me that he had never been in that restaurant before.
20. Never before I had seen something quite like that.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

If Clause, Exercise 16

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

If I ______________(stay) in Winchester, I would have found a new girlfriend.

He would do more to help the poor if he ___________(be) the Pope.

If he goes to London on a business trip, he often ______(visit) Soho.

We won't go to the film unless they _______________(arrive) in the next 5 minutes.

She ________________(buy) a new car if she had had the money.

If Mary were me, she ____________(go) to Manchester immediately. 

They will talk to Jack if he ___________(come).

Maria comes to work 30 minutes late if her child ________(miss) the bus to school.

If Peter _______________(think) twice, he wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake.

Casey __________(become) a university lecturer if she studies hard. 

If they _____________(know) all the facts, they would have found the defendant guilty.

Unless she _____________(hurry up), they will never arrive on time. 

If I were in charge, I _____(change) the standard business routines.

He takes his daughter out to dinner, if she ________(come) to town.

She will call you tomorrow if she ______(have) time.

Tony hates being short. He would be happier if he _____  (be) taller.

If you ________(come) with us last week, you would have seen some amazing things.

If it rains, we ________ (not go) on the trip.

I’m sorry you don’t know her. If you knew her, you _____ (like) her.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Test 10

Choose the correct answer:

1. You should ----- swimming.
a. start up           
b. get off             
c. take off     
d. take up

2. I'm fed up ----------- this exercise.
with doing              
to do         
to doing                
for doing

3. She has been ------- of murdering her husband.
charged          
accused                 
blamed       
arrested

4. You ----- the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.
didn`t need to do     
needn`t have done            
didn`t need to make    
shouldn`t have made

5. They have put speed bumps on the road to ----- accidents.
forbid            
prevent             
avoid       
prohibit

 6. We would never have had the accident if you ------ so fast.
wouldn't been driving        
hadn't been driving         
had driven                   
wouldn't drive

7. -------------------- the better team, we lost the match.
Despite of                  
Despite            
Despite being                 
Although

8. You ---- see a doctor.
should better            
would rather                
had better              
would prefer

9. The tree ----- by lightning.
was stroke        
was being struck        
was struck             
was stricken

10. Please do not read -----------. You're disturbing everyone else in the library. 
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

11. Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk are --------------- in the aircraft cabin if a baby or small child is traveling.
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

12. You ----------work  tomorrow. It`s Saturday.
must                  
don`t must              
don`t have to                
mustn`t

13. Active Voice:The farmer is growing vegetables.
      Choose the correct Passive Voice sentence below:
Vegetables are growing by  farmer                 
Vegetables are being grown by the farmer                
Vegetables are grown by the farmer               
Vegetables were being grown by the farmer

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Test 16

Choose the correct sentence:
1. 
We are looking forward to see you.
We look forward to seeing you.

2.
This news is very important. 
These news are very important.

3. 
The news is being broadcasted by all major TV stations.
The news is being broadcast by all major TV stations.

4. 
Measles are especially common among children. 
Measles is especially common between children.
Measles is especially common among children.

5. 
She will help you when she has time.
She will help you when she will have time.

6. 
It`s time you have done your job.
It`s time you did your job.
It`s time you had done your job.

7. 
Peter will ring you up as soon as he will come back. 
Peter will ring you up as soon as he comes back.

8. 
I will return your book when I have read it.
I will return your book when I had read it.

9. 
Come and see me as soon as you will have a spare minute.
Come and see me as soon as you have a spare minute.

10. 
Since I left school I have only seen him once.
Since I have left school I have only seen him once.

11. 
I knew I will have to do it.
I knew I would have to do it.

12. 
I told you he was going to come.
I told you he is going to come.

13. 
She promised she would send a postcard from Egypt. 
She promised she will send a card from Egypt.
She promised she would sent a card from Egypt.

14.  
They rang to say they would be with us by ten o’clock but then their flight was cancelled.
They rang to say they will be with us by ten o’clock but then their flight was cancelled. 

15. 
I saw the house that I am to live in for the next six months.
I see the house that I had been to live in for the next six months.
I saw the house that I was going to live in for the next six months.

16. 
My mom planned to call my sister last night, but she forgot. She were going to call last night, but she forgot. 
She was going to call last night, but she forgot. 
She going to call last night, but she forgot. 
She was calling last night, but she forgot.

Monday, January 29, 2018

Scoala de Agenti de Politie Campina 2018

SCOALA DE AGENTI DE POLITIE CAMPINA / CLUJ 2018

61. They ……..for a house in this area these days.
a. look      
b. will look        
c. are looking                
d. looked

62. Sally……dinner when the phone rang.
a. was making     
b. made             
c. used to make       
d. has made

63. Unfortunately, I……….from him since then.
a. didn`t hear             
b. don`t hear            
c. wasn`t hearing     
d. haven`t heard

64. After they reached the cottage, they realized someone else……..there.
a. was                  
b. had been                  
c. were                       
d. has been

65. You remembered to take your passport, ……?
a. did you       
b. are you             
c. isn`t it?         
d. didn`t you

66. I was starving because I……anything for three days.
a. hasn`t been eating             
b. hadn`t eaten              
c. had eaten              
d. has eaten

67. I expect they….able to buy their own cottage next year.
a. will have been          
b. are going to be                    
c. will be          
d. is

68. By 2050, scientists …………more energy efficient machines.
a. will have invented                 
b. will invent              
c. invented           
d. will be invented

69. Did you….doughnuts with your tea yesterday morning?
a. used to have             
b. have                 
c. had                
d. haved

70. I……an apple pie, that`s why I need so many eggs.
a. will be baked             
b. bake           
c. won`t bake                
d. am going to bake

71. All the participants in the exam…….bring dictionaries in the examination room.
a. aren`t allowed             
b. mustn`t to            
c. mustn`t         
d. don`t need to

72. Excuse me, Dr. Jones……I borrow your research notes, please?
a. may                  
b. must                      
c. should                    
d. need

73. If I……you, I wouldn`t go hiking alone in such a dangerous place.
a. am                
b. will be                
c. were             
d. might be

74. If you want to find a cheap flight, ……early.
a. book                  
b. booked                  
c. have booked        
d. will book               

75. These photos…….with a forty-year-old camera.
a. being taken                  
b. were taking                      
c. will be take        
d. were taken

76. It……having a web page is a good way to advertise a business.
a. is thinking of           
b. is thought that             
c. thinks that             
d. was thought to

77. I wish she …………..happier about the present I gave her on her birthday.
a. were                   
b. are                      
c. is                         
d. has been

78. The manager asked me how long ……unemployed.
a. had I been                   
b. am I                      
c. I had been               
d. have I been

79. I will call you when I ……home to tell you the big news.
a. arrive                  
b. will arrive                 
c. arrives                    
d. arrived

80. I am going to take my camera tomorrow so Karen needn`t take……
a. theirs                    
b. my                     
c. its                       
d. hers

81. How…….milk would you like in your coffee?
a. many                   
b. much                       
c. a little                    
d. a lot of

82. It was……earthquake Asia had ever experienced.
a. as bad as                     
b. worse                     
c. the worst                    
d. worst

83. …….supermarkets in your neighbourhood?
a. Is there some            
b. Is there any                
c. Are there some              
d. Are there any

84. The information they gave us at the police station……incorrect.
a. were                         
b. was                        
c. is being                      
d. are

85. I`m sure that`s the place …..the accident happened.
a. where               
b. who                      
c. which                           
d. when

86. Frank accused me ……stealing money from his drawer.
a. for                    
b. to                           
c. of                  
d. on

87. Tracy doesn`t study as…..as her sister.
a. hard                      
b. harder                 
c. the hardest                     
d. hardly

88. I don`t have to wear……uniform to work.
a. -                       
b. an                    
c. the                   
d. a

89. It was difficult for the survivors to…….the freezing temperatures.
a. give up                         
b. cope with                      
c. get on                         
d. put off

90. It will only take us fifteen minutes to get there on…… It`s silly to drive.
a. bus                      
b. tram                     
c. train                      
d. foot

Friday, December 15, 2017

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 2


Read the sentence and choose the correct answer:

1. I shouted at my little sister this morning. I feel bad about it now.

a. I wish I did not shout at my little sister
b. I wish I hadn't shouted at my little sister

2. I didn't go to the library yesterday. It's closed today.

a. I wish I had gone to the library
b. I wish I went to the library

3. I took no notice of the teacher, and I did really badly in the test.

a. I wish I had taken more notice
b. I wish I took more notice

4. They stayed up really late, and they are very tired, so the boss is most displeased.

a. The boss wishes they had stayed up
b. The boss wishes they stayed up

5. Jack didn't tell his wife he was going to be late, and she got really angry with him.

a. Jack wishes he told his wife
b. Jack wishes he had told his wife

6. Mary told her brother she was going to be late, so he didn't wait for her.

a. Mary wishes she didn`t tell her brother
b. Mary wishes she hadn't told her brother

7. Mary didn’t prepare for the interview, and she's sad because she didn’t get the job.

 a. Mary wishes she had prepared for the interview
 b. Mary wishes she prepared for the interview.

8. I want to wash my car, but I don’t have time.

a. I wish I had had time to wash my car.
b. I wish I had time to wash my car.

9. Michael wants to buy a diamond ring for his girlfriend, but he can’t afford it.

a. Michael wishes he could afford to buy the ring.
b. Michael wishes he could have afforded to buy the ring.

10. Maria ate too many sweets when she was a child, and now she has lost her teeth.

a. Maria wishes she hadn`t eaten so many sweets when she was a child.
b. Maria wishes she didn`t eat so many sweets when she was a child.

11. Frank and Bill ran all the way to school, but they were still late.

a. They wish they were in time for school.
b. They wish they had been in time for school.



Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Test 17

Circle the correct answer:

I. Chris........................playing for two hours now. He needs a rest!
a. had been                 
b. is              
c. has been               
d. will have been

2 .I think it’s.................................. to read a book than watch a movie.
a. good        
b. well          
c. best              
d. better

3. He’s.............................. biting his nails!
a. sometimes           
b. eternally              
c. regularly                
d. always

4. Cynthia, ..............................a novelist, has already published three books.
a. who is         
b. that is              
c. which is               
d. whose

5. Unfortunately, the bicycle that Michael wants........................................for him to buy. a. isn’t very cheap       
b. isn’t cheap enough       
c. isn’t too cheap   
d. isn’t enough cheap

6. A large............. ............... of people attended the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
a. amount              
b. number       
c. quantity          
d. percent

7. Robin won’t eat meat and neither........Kevin.
a. will             
b. won’t                
c. can                  
d. does

8. If Karen.......................... the group, she would have been able to attend the meeting.
a. have joined                
b. has joined               
c. had joined        
d. haven`t joined

9 .I prefer pop music....................classical music.
a. than                
b. for                   
c. instead                    
d. to

10. If only I........................to university when I was younger!
a. would have gone                 
b. had gone              
c. could go             
d. went