REVISION EXERCISES

1. Make adjectives from the following nouns using one of the suffixes: -OUS; -AL; FUL; -
--Y; -LESS
NOUN ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE
FAME
HOPE
PAIN
HARM
BEAUTY
DIRT
CLOUD
USE
NOISE
AMBITION
MUSIC
ECONOMY
POLITICS

2. Translate the following sentences using the words from the table above:
a) Acest dictionar este foarte util pt. ca poti gasi explicatii la foarte multe
cuvinte.
.
b) El este un caz pierdut in ceea ce priveste condusul; niciodata nu reuseste
sa parcheze masina pana nu gaseste un loc suficient de mare.
..
c) Chiar il apreciez foarte mult pt faptul ca este atat de ambitios si nu
renunta niciodata la ceea ce-si propune.
..
d) Situatia politica si economica a tarii nu este prea buna; mai mult ca sigur
va avea loc o greva.

e) El are o pasiune pt instrumentele muzicale dat fiind faptul ca este un
artist desavarsit care canta la pian de mai bine de 20 de
ani

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 f) Aceasta interventie chirurgicala este foarte dureroasa de aceea inainte de
a fii operat ti se va face anestezie.
3. Give the Romanian translation for these sentences:
a) Susan glared at her boyfriend.
b) She turned off the light and crept through the door.
c) She glanced around the room to see who was there
d) He tripped over a cable and fell down the stairs.
4. Fill in with LIKE or AS:
a) I wanted to earn some money so I worked.a waiter in a caf.
b) She doesnt like coffee.you know very well.
c) She looks just.her father.
d) I dont feel going out and play.
e) She was wearing the same dressKatie.
f) .far as I;m concerned Im totally against this idea.
5. Fill in the gaps with one of the foiur PAST TENSES
a) While I(head) towards my room I tripped over the
carpet and..(fall).
b) By the time my grandpa.(retire) he
..(work) as an engineer for more than 20 years.
c) How..you(use) to spend your free time when
you..(be) a teenager?
d) When I arrievd at the airport I(realise) that
I.(forget) my passport at home so I ..(call) a taxi and
went back home.
e) When we were kids my brother(always/take) my
toys without asking me!
f) It wasnt until Susan(explain) the exercise again that
we..(understand) it.
g) I(study) all night while everyone
else.(sleep).
h) This time last week we(ride) our bikes in the
park.
i) Alice..(wonder) what to do next when she
suddenly(hear) a strange voice and.(see) a small
bottle on the table.
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6. Turn the following nouns into the plural. If they are uncountable write the
partitive used with it:
NOUN SINGULAR PLURAL NOUN SG PLURAL
butterfly information
Vulcano advice
piano research
donkey knowledge
bread grass
sugar tooth
news mouse
leaf cliff
life enemy
roof handkerchief
child mosquito
foot furniture
goose honey
proof person
belief knife
Passer-by Brother-in-law
Grown-up louse
woman calf
research beer
7. Fill in with the correct form of GET USED TO or BE USED TO
a) I(not)to living in this country yet.
b) I dont like staying in a hostel because I.(not) to
sharing a room with others.
c) Youll see that you soon..to working in such a
big factory.
d) When we were students we.to studying a lot.
e) I cant.to working shifts. Its so tiring.
f) After the divorce she had toto living on her own.
8. Translate into Romanian:
a) Informatiile pe care tocmai le-am aflat ne vor fi foarte utile.
b) Unde este foarfeca? Stiu ca am lasat-o pe birou acum o ora.
c) Sfaturile parintilor sunt mereu bune de urmat.
d) Clestele pe care l-am cumparat de la fierarie este stricat.
e) Salopeta pe care am primit-o cadou de la bunici nu este masura mea.
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f) In aceasta zona secetoasa nu creste niciun fir de iarba.
g) Ati putea va rog sa-mi mai dati un cub de zahar? Cafeaua este prea amara
pt gustul meu.
h) Oile fermierului sunt pline de paduchi asa ca va trebui sa le inchida intr-
un sopron separat.
i) Satenilor din acest sat le este teama de lupii si de vulpile care vin si le
ataca noaptea animalele.
j) Toate cunsotiintle pe care le acumulezi in timpul liceului iti vor fi de
mare ajutor la facultate.
k) Stirile despre cel mai recent atentat cu bomba din Londra sunt cu
adevarat infricosatoare.