1. Institutul de Relatii Internationale din Moldova
Facultate de Limbi Straine
Cetedra de Filologie Engleza
Modul: Limba si civilizatia Engleza
Disciplina: Limba Engleza
Anul universitar: 2011 – 2012 / semestrul I
Examinator: Pomazanovschi Irina, lector univer.
Data: 10.01.2012
Numele Studentului: __________________________________ Aprobat: __________________
Grupa _________________Variant 1 Sef de catedra
Grading Scale: 53 – 55 = “10” Lector sup. Dr. Lilia Porubin
49 – 52 = “9”
I – 10 points 44 – 48 = “8”
38 – 43 = “7”
II – 25 points 31 – 37 = “6”
III – 30 points 25 – 30 = “5”
I.1 Read the text and inserts the missing words: (5 points)
notes lottery coins credit card charity currency cash cheque money belt borrowed
The less money you carry around with you, the better. I usually have about 40$ in ………… in my wallet and
a couple of dollars in ………….. in my pocket. I pay ………. for things which cost under 10$, but for
anything over that I use my ……………… I only use my …………. book to pay bills. When I go on holiday,
I carry all my foreign ………. in a ………. round my waist under my trousers. Sometimes I take part in
events which raise money for ……………..: I inherited some money when my grandfather died and I won
some money on a…………………….... I have never ………. any money from the banks – I am free of debts!
I.2 Define the following words and expressions: (5 points)
1. to cut down on chocolate = _______________________________________________________________
2. hard-working farmer = ___________________________________________________________________
3. wise coach = ___________________________________________________________________________
4. to look after apes = ______________________________________________________________________
5. to withdraw money from cash machine = _____________________________________________________
II.1 Put all possible questions to the sentence below (5 points)
I saw the great pyramids of Egypt in the moonlight last summer. ___________________________________
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II.2 Use the correct tense: (I do; I am doing; I did; used to; I have done; I had done; I have been doing)(10 points)
1. I can’t afford that ring. It _____________ (cost) too much.
2. Right now I _____________ (look) at Janet. She __________ (look) angry.
3. I _______________ (hear, not) the thunder during the storm last night because I ______________ (sleep).
4. My brother and sister _________________ (argue) about something when I __________ (walk) into the room.
5. I am sure you ___________(meet) Carlos Jones at the party last night. He ___________________ (wear) a
green jacket.
6. Bill ____________ (arrive) here 2 days ago. He _____________ (be) here since 22nd of October.
7. Alex is an artist. He ___________ (draw) many beautiful pictures in his lifetime. Last week he ___
____________ (draw) a beautiful mountain scene.
8. Some of the students _______________________ (speak, never) English before they __________ (come) here
last semester.
9. While you _____________ (watch) TV, I __________________ (work) hard.
10. Jim ______________________ (live) in Germany for 3 years. He ____________ (marry) Ann a year ago. They
are happy. They ____________________ (be married) for 12 months.
II.3 Write the correct form of the nouns in parentheses: (5 points)
1. The baby got 2 new _____________ (tooth).
2. The farmer loaded his cart with _____________ of fresh vegetables to take to markets. His cart was
pulled by 2 __________. (box, ox)
3. Alex saw some ___________ (mouse) running across the floor.
4. The north side of the island has no ______________(beach). There are only steep __________ (cliff).

2. 5. If a house plant is given too much water, its lower __________ (leaf) turn yellow.
6. Before Mary signed the contract, she talked to two __________________ (attorney).
7. New scientific _______________ (discovery) are made every day in __________________
(laboratory) throughout the world.
II.4 Use the correct preposition: (5 points) for; at; to; out; with; on; in; after; from;
1.Bake _______ 180°C for about 20 minutes. 2. We've applied to a charitable organization _____a grant. 3. She
spends a lot of money ____ clothes.4. I don't think she has the experience ____the job. 5. There's a prize ______ the
fastest three runners in each category. 6. We could apply _______ a loan to buy a car. 7.I asked for ten pounds ____ 20p
coins. 8. The company has relocated ____ Liverpool. 9.These methods of working were established_____ the last
century. 10. Did Linda pay you ______ looking _______ her cats while she was away?
III1. Read the text and answer the comprehension questions: (15 points)
The cowboy is the hero of many movies. He is, even today, a symbol of courage and adventure. But what was the
life of the cowboy really like?
The cowboy’s job is clear from the word cowboy. Cowboys were men who took care of cows and other cattle. The
cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted beef from these cattle. Trains could take the
cattle East. But first the cattle had to get to the trains. Part of the cowboy’s job was to take the cattle hundreds of miles
to the railroad towns.
The trips were called cattle drives. A cattle drive usually took several months. Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day.
Because they rode so much, each cowboy brought along about 8 horses. A cowboy changed horses several times each
day.
The cowboys had to make sure that the cattle arrived safely. Before starting on a drive, the cowboys branded the
cattle. They burned a mark on the cattle to show who they belong to. But these marks didn’t stop rustlers. Rustlers made
the dangerous trips even more dangerous.
Even though their work was very difficult and dangerous, cowboys did not earn much money. They were paid badly.
Yet cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild open country. They lived a life of adventure and freedom.
1. What is cowboy a symbol of? _______________________________________________________
2. What was the cowboy’s job? _________________________________________________________
3. What is your impression of a cowboy’s life? Would you like to live the life of a cowboy? _______
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4. We often see cowboys and images of the old West in advertisements of American products such as
cigarettes, trucks, and blue jeans. Why do you think advertisers use cowboys to sell these products?
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5. What qualities do male heroes in movies and TV shows in your country have? ___________________
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III.2 Writing: (15 points)
Write 12-15 sentences, a short paragraph about a TV or movie hero.
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3. Institutul de Relatii Internationale din Moldova
Facultate de Limbi Straine
Cetedra de Filologie Engleza
Modul: Limba si civilizatia Engleza
Disciplina: Limba Engleza
Anul universitar: 2011 – 2012 / semestrul I
Examinator: Pomazanovschi Irina, lector univer.
Data: 10.01.2012
Numele Studentului: __________________________________ Aprobat: __________________
Grupa _________________ Variant 2 Sef de catedra
Grading Scale: 53 – 55 = “10” Lector sup. Dr. Lilia Porubin
49 – 52 = “9”
I – 10 points 44 – 48 = “8”
38 – 43 = “7”
II – 25 points 31 – 37 = “6”
III – 30 points 25 – 30 = “5”
I.1 Read the text and inserts the missing words: (5 points)
recipe ingredients helping sauce delicious cook recently kitchen wooden spoon meat
I wouldn’t say I’m a great …….., but I had some friends round the dinner …………and it went quite well. I’d
seen a ……. For fish curry in a magazine the week before and it sounded …….. – so I thought I’d try it. I
went to the market and bought all the ……….… and then spent the day in the …………... I was stirring all
the ingredients with a …………………… When it was ready, I poured the sauce over the ………. and served.
Everybody said they really liked it, especially the …….., and I think they were telling the truth because
everyone wanted a second …….
I.2 Define the following words and expressions: (5 points)
1. to order a takeaway = ___________________________________________________________________________
2. to eat out sth. unhealthy = ________________________________________________________________________
3. mean butcher = ________________________________________________________________________________
4. a tiny salary = _________________________________________________________________________________
5. to apply for a new job = _________________________________________________________________________
II.1 Put all possible questions to the sentence below (5 points)
Grandpa was sleeping in the living-room when I came home yesterday. _______________________________
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II.2 Use the correct tense: (I do; I am doing; I did; used to; I have done; I had done; I have been doing) (10 points)
1. As a rule, Steve _________ (sleep) until 7 o’clock in the morning, and then he __________ (get up) and
_________ (study) for his classes.
2. Right now I ______________(look) around the classroom. Larisa ____________ (write) in her book. Carlos
____________ (bite) his pencil. Roman __________ (stare) out the window. He _________ (seem) to be
daydreaming, but perhaps he _________________ (think) hard about verb tenses.
3. I ____________ (call) Roger at 9 last night, but he ___________ (be, not) at home. He ____________ (study)
at the library.
4. Jane __________ (wear) her new blue dress only once since she bought it. She _____________ (wear) it to her
brother’s wedding last month.
5. Last January, I ___________ (see) snow for the 1st time in my life. Fatima _____________ (see, not) snow in
her entire lifetime. I ___________ (know) her for 10 years.
6. What ______________ (you, learn) since you ____________ (come) here? And how many new friends
_________________ (you, make)?
7. ______________________ (you, ever, see) a lion? – Yes, I saw one, when I __________ (be) in Kenya in 1996.
The male lion __________ (have) thick hair around its head called a mane.
8. My sister ______________ (not, play) a violin since she was 10. She ___________ (learn) to play the violin at
the age of 5.
9. Jennifer __________________ (always, want) to get Harrison Ford’s autograph. But she _____________ (get)
Frank Sinatra’s autograph in 1970.
10. I am exhausted. I ___________________ (clean) the house for hours and I __________________ (not, finish)
yet.

4. II.3 Write the correct form of the nouns in parentheses: (5 points)
1.On our trip in the countryside, we saw some ____________, ____________, __________, and wild _________.
(wolf, fox, deer, sheep) 2. The music building at the university has 27 ____________ (piano). 3. I need some
_________ (match) to light the fire. 4. My sister works with 12 little ____________ (baby). They are very cute and
have tiny ________ (foot) and __________ (hand). 5. I bought some ____________ (furniture): some ___________,
___________, and _________. (chair, table desk)
II.4 Use the correct preposition: (5 points) from; out; on; to; after; for; in; with; at; back
1.Pour the honey into the bowl and mix it thoroughly ______ the other ingredients. 2. They took _____ a £40 000
mortgage to buy the house. 3. Bake _____ 5-7 minutes in a preheated oven. 4. He borrowed a novel ______the
library. 5. My company relocated me _____ Paris. 6. The brewery was established _____ 1822.7. He's
greedy ______ power. 8. She spends a lot of money____ clothes. 9. The bank refuses to lend money ____ students.
10. How much did you pay _____ the tickets?
III1. Read the text and answer the comprehension questions: (15 points)
Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don’t talk. Gestures are the “silent language” of every
culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the
body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.
In the US, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the
handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other’s arm or shoulder.
Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug.
Space is important to Americans. When people talk to each other, they stand two and a half feet away at an angle, so
they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move
back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, “Pardon me”, or “Excuse me”.
Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do so, it means you are bored,
hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone, it is not polite.
For Americans, thumbs up, means yes, very good or well done. Thumbs down means the opposite. To call a waiter,
raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are
signing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans
shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.
Learning a culture’s body language is sometimes confusing. If you don’t know what to do, the safest thing to do is to
smile.
1. Why is it important to know the body language of a country? ________________________________
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2. When do Americans feel uncomfortable during a conversation? ______________________________
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3. Why must a person not stand too close while talking to an American? _________________________
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4. What American customs seem strange to you? ___________________________________________
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5. Give two examples of bad manners in your country. For example, in the USA it is not polite to ask a
person how much he or she earns. ____________________________________________________
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III.2 Writing: (15 points)
Write 12 sentences, a short paragraph about what advice you would give someone coming to live and
work in your country.
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