Limba engleză #154 Admitere Academia de Poliție 2016 — Jandarmi

Question 1

Not until they _____________ the house later this morning, ______ cleaning the house.

Accepted Answer

D) left /did she begin. După *Not until* + propoziție, principala are inversiune: *Not until they left …, did she begin cleaning*. Acțiunile sunt la trecut, deci *left* și *did she begin*; în celelalte variante lipsește fie inversiunea, fie concordanța timpurilor.

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did they leave /she would begin

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do they leave / she will begin

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will leave /will she begin

Question 2

Upset _______, she managed _________cheerfully.

Accepted Answer

B) though she was /to behave. Structura concesivă *Upset though she was* (oricât de supărată era) cere adjectivul în față, urmat de *though/as* + subiect + verb. *Manage* este urmat de infinitivul lung: *managed to behave*.

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as she was/behaving

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although she is/to behave

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as was she/behaving

Question 3

After so much time, Robert finally ______________ his wife during the trial yesterday.

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A) admitted to having killed. *Admit to having done something* (a recunoaște că a făcut ceva) este construcția corectă. *Deny* este urmat de gerunziu fără *to* (*denied killing*), iar *claim* de infinitiv (*claimed to have killed*).

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denied to have killed

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claimed to having killed

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denied to killing

Question 4

_____________ your help, I wouldn't have been able to stop smoking.

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A) But for. *But for your help* = *if it hadn't been for your help* (dacă nu era ajutorul tău). *Hadn't it been* și *If it weren't* ar avea nevoie de *for*, iar *Providing* introduce o condiție realizabilă.

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Hadn't it been

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If it weren't

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Providing

Question 5

_______, few of the participants were _________ decriminalising prostitution.

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A) Not surprisingly/ in support of. Adverbul care modifică întreaga propoziție este *Not surprisingly* (deloc surprinzător), iar colocația corectă este *in support of* (în sprijinul). *Not surprising* este adjectiv, iar prepozițiile *to*, *about* și construcția *in agreement of* sunt greșite.

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Not surprising/in support to

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Unsurprisingly/in agreement of

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Not surprisingly/in support about