Limba engleză #217 Admitere Academia de Poliție 2010, seria A2

Question 1

Aș putea să mă descurc cu puținii bani pe care îi câștig dacă nu aș ajunge la facturi telefonice atât de mari.

Accepted Answer

A) I could make do with the little money I earn if I didn't run up such huge phone bills.. *To make do with* = a se descurca cu; *the little money* = puținii bani; *to run up bills* = a acumula facturi. Celelalte variante folosesc construcții greșite (*do up with*, *sum up bills*, *reach at*, *run up to*).

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I could do up with the scarce money I make if I wouldn't sum up so huge phone bills.

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I could do with the little money I earn if I didn't reach at such big phone bills.

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I could manage on the little money I gain if I didn't run up to such huge phone bills.

Question 2

Last night there was a report about a mass ____ from a prison in Chicago during which five guards ____ dead as the prisoners were ____ their getaway.

Accepted Answer

C) breakout/were shot/making. *A mass breakout* = o evadare în masă; *five guards were shot dead* (trecut, pasiv); *making their getaway* = în timp ce fugeau.

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break in/ have been shot/taking

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breakthrough/have shot/trying

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break up/ were shooting/escaping

Question 3

When the audience ____ settled ___ in ___ chairs the play will begin.

Accepted Answer

A) have/themselves/their. Într-o temporală cu referire la viitor se folosește prezentul perfect, nu viitorul; *audience* este tratat aici ca plural: *have settled themselves in their chairs*.

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will have/itself/their

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have/itself/its

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has/themselves/their

Question 4

Tom put his wallet under the car seat lest a thief ____ it.

Accepted Answer

D) should steal. *Lest* (ca nu cumva) este urmat de *should* + infinitiv afirmativ: *lest a thief should steal it*.

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could not steal

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shouldn't steal

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might not steal

Question 5

The parents agreed that their children ____ enough time in the pool and that they ____ dinner as soon as they ____ their hands.

Accepted Answer

B) had spent/would have/ had washed. Concordanța după *agreed*: *had spent* (anterioritate), *would have dinner* (viitor în trecut), *as soon as they had washed* (anterioritate în temporală).

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have spent/would have/ would have washed

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should have spent/had/ would wash

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have spent/would have/ washed