Limba engleză #153 Admitere Academia de Poliție 2016 — Jandarmi

Question 1

He ______ a lot of mistakes on the first page of the paper, and he ______the surface.

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B) found/ was only scratching. *Find mistakes* (a găsi greșeli) este colocația firească, iar *scratch the surface* înseamnă „a trata ceva superficial”: abia începuse să verifice lucrarea. Forma continuă *was only scratching* arată acțiunea în desfășurare. *Search* cere *for*, iar *unveil* nu se potrivește cu *the surface*.

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discovered/had only ruined

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searched/had just cracked

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was spotting/unveiled

Question 2

I am in the ______ as to where Christine was last night.

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B) dark. *To be in the dark (about something)* înseamnă „a nu ști nimic despre ceva”. Celelalte cuvinte nu formează această expresie.

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shade

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pink

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black

Question 3

No one _______________ me why I ______ to work yesterday.

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A) has asked / didn't come. *No one has asked me* leagă trecutul de prezent (până acum nu m-a întrebat nimeni), iar *yesterday* cere trecutul simplu: *why I didn't come to work yesterday*. Mai-mult-ca-perfectul nu are un moment de referință anterior.

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didn't ask / hadn't come

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asks / hadn't come

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would ask /wouldn't come

Question 4

________ the end of the week, we ________ in Spain for a fortnight.

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A) By / will have been. „By the end of the week” stabilește un moment-limită din viitor. Durata acumulată până atunci („for a fortnight”) se exprimă prin future perfect: „we will have been in Spain for a fortnight”.

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Over / will have been

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On / have been

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By / will be

Question 5

Come what____, I will stand ____ you.

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A) may/by. *Come what may* este o expresie fixă („orice s-ar întâmpla”), iar *stand by someone* înseamnă „a sprijini pe cineva, a rămâne alături”. *Besides* înseamnă „pe lângă, în plus”, nu „lângă”.

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will/in for

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should/next to

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must/besides