limba engleza
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Limba engleza - anul III - sem I
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Choose the right answer: As he was caught in ................... of a gun, he was immediately considered a suspect.
a. control b. handling c. ownership d. possession
2. Choose the right answer: The unruly ….. was broken up by the police.
a. collection b. congregation c. group d. mob
3. Choose the right answer: The detective stood ….. behind the door waiting for the assailant.
a. immovable b. lifeless c. motionless d. static
4. Choose the right answer: The police ….. off the street where the bomb had gone off.
a. battened b. cordoned c. fastened d. shuttered
5. Choose the right answer: The police asked if I thought I could ….. the man who stole my car if I looked at some
photos. a. certify b. identify
c. justify d. verify
6. Choose the right answer: The inspector was a very ….. man and he rechecked the evidence several times.
a. attentive b. complete c. thorough d. thoughtful
7. Choose the right answer: The police who were ….. the crime could find no clues at all.
a. enquiring b. investigating c. researching d. seeking
8. Choose the right answer: The police ….. their attention to the events that led up to the accident.
a. confined b. completed c. confirmed d. contained
9. Choose the right answer: I was informed by the police constable that he would be forced to take me into ….. .
a. confinement b. custody c. detection d. guardianship
10. Choose the right answer: The woman ….. for her husband’s life when he was found guilty of murder.
a. bid b. debated c. disputed d. pleaded
11. Choose the right answer: He was thrown into prison and ….. of his property.
a. deprived b. removed c. denied d. confiscated
12. Choose the right answer: There is no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man is a ….. criminal.
a. self-centred b. self-confessed c. self-conscious d. self-contained
13. Choose the right answer: If the terrorists are not sent to prison, there will be a public ….. .
a. attack b. onslaught c. outcry d. recrimination
14. Choose the right answer: It is often difficult for ex-convicts to keep to the ….. and narrow.
a. deep b. long c. wide d. straight
15. Choose the right answer: When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to ….. to lying.
a. recourse b. resort c. resource d. retort
16.
Choose the right answer: The witness ….. the statements made by the accused man.
a. agreed b. confessed c. corroborated d. testified
17. Choose the right answer: A prominent local figure was ….. as co-respondent in a divorce case.
a. cited b. accused c. nominated d. quoted
18. Choose the right answer: After considering the evidence for a few hours, the Jury came to a ….. verdict.
a. unambiguous b. unanimous c. undivided d. united
19. Choose the right answer: The suspect is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any ….. on his movements.
a. obstacle b. regulation c. restriction d. veto
20. Choose the right answer: His comments ….. little or no relation to the facts of the case.
a. bear b. give c. possess d. reflect
21. Choose the right answer: The … question in this case is whether the accused had a motive for this crime or not.
a. crucial b. forcible c. supreme d. valuable
22. Choose the right answer: I wish you would let me speak for myself and not ............ the words out of my mouth.
a. pull b. grab c. take d. snatch
23. Choose the right answer: In the legal profession, men … women by five to one.
a. outclass b. outnumber c. overcome d. supersede
24. Choose the right answer: All ........... barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court.
a. hopeful b. prospective c. willing d. wishful
25. Choose the right answer: The suspect is … to have been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.
a. accused b. affirmed c. alleged d. announced
26. Choose the right answer: The American Bill of Rights, passed in 1791, represents the ........................ .
a. document establishing Parliament as the most important power in government.
b. first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States which refer to the rights and privileges of the individual.
c. the fundamental political principles on which a state is governed. d. set of laws governing crime and its punishment.
27. Choose the right answer: An arraignment is ....................... .
a. an official approval of something which then becomes legally binding. b. a written statement of the details of the crime with which someone is charged in
the Court. c. the reading of the indictment to the accused and hearing his plea. d. a writ issued by a court of justice requiring a person to appear before the court at a
specified time.
28. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: He was booked for driving on the wrong side of the road. to book means:
a. to order or reserve something. b. to take the name and address of a person guilty of a minor offence with a view to
bringing a prosecution. c. to check the financial records of a company. d. to take the name of a player who breaks the rules while playing, three such acts
resulting in the player’s dismissal from the field.
29. Choose the right answer: A plaintiff is .................. .
a. a government official who brings charges against alleged criminals. b. a person who is legally allowed to act on behalf of someone else. c. a person who is accused of a crime in a criminal case. d. a person who starts an action against someone in the civil courts.
30. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: He attempted to rebut the assertions made by the prosecution witness. to
rebut means:
a. to admit that the opposing party is right. b. to give a judgment between two parties in law. c. to prove that the opposing party is wrong, especially by offering a contrary
argument. d. to deny all the assertions of the opposing party, without offering any proof.
31. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: In jurisdictions that use indeterminate sentencing, the judge has discretion to
set the sentence at a maximum and minimum term within a broad range permitted by law. the word discretion means:
a. the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid social
embarrassment or distress. b. freedom or authority to make judgments and to act as one sees fit. c. the moral and religious obligation to decide correctly what should be done. d. the quality of being decent in one’s conduct.
32. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: A judge may permit a departure from this presumptive sentence – either an
increase or decrease in the length of the term – if specific justification is shown. the expression departure from means:
a. a deviation or variation from standard procedure or established practice. b. the act of leaving or going away. c. the act of forgiving an offence and of dismissing the charges against the accused. d. a subjective choice made in the ruling of a judge, due to emotional involvement.
33. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Manslaughter is also the unlawful killing of another, but without malice
aforethought, either expressed or implied. the expression without malice aforethought means:
a. without the killer showing any remorse for his crime. b. without the desire to break the law. c. without the purpose of hiding the murder weapon. d. without the intention of committing a crime (especially murder or grievous bodily
harm).
34. Choose the right answer: The word ............. means a plea that a person charged with a crime was somewhere else
when the crime was committed.
a. apology b. excuse c. alibi d. forgiveness
35. Choose the right answer:
If a person commits premeditated and deliberate murder, with atrocity or cruelty, by lying in wait for the victim, he or she will face the charge of ........... .
a. second-degree murder b. first-degree murder c. involuntary manslaughter d. assassination
36. Choose the right answer: The court designed to try members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside the
scope of conventional criminal and civil matters, whose judges are military officers is a /an ........................ .
a. admiralty court b. appellate court c. department of defence d. military court
37. Choose the right answer: The Claims Court, the Court of International Trade, the Tax Court, and the territorial courts
established in the federally administered territories of the United States are called ................. .
a. supreme courts b. constitutional courts. c. legislative courts. d. courts of appeals
38. Choose the right answer: Assuming that someone is innocent, until he has been proved guilty is called ........
a. presumption of life b. presumption of death c. presumption of guilt d. presumption of innocence
39. Choose the correct Romanian equivalents for the following British terms designating
members of the British government: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary (in this order).
a. Cancelar al Trezoreriei, Ministru de Interne, Secretar Strain. b. Ministru de Finante, Ministru de Interne, Ministru de Externe. c. Cancelar al Cecurilor, Secretar Domestic, Ministru de Externe. d. Cancelar de Finante, Ministrul Apararii, Ministru de Externe.
40. Choose the correct English equivalents taking into consideration that the Romanian term
ministerul de externe has different English equivalents in the United Kingdom and respectively in the United States.
a. External Ministry (UK), Foreign Ministry (USA). b. State Department (UK), Foreign Office (USA). c. Foreign Office (UK), State Department (USA). d. Foreign Ministry (UK), Foreign Office (USA).
41. Choose the right preposition: The suspect blurted ...... the names of his accomplices with a shrug of his shoulders.
a. away b. out c. off d. in
42. Choose the right prepositions: After a good night sleep, the fugitive decided to give himself ........ and come ......... about his
escape.
a. away, straight b. in, over c. over, through d. up, clean
43. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The mayor made some remarks off the record about the rising crime figures.,
the expression off the record means:
a. according to the records of the court. b. not intended for publication or disclosure; confidential. c. by reading some written notes. d. having a formal, ceremonial character.
44. Choose the right preposition: The appointed attorney felt gratified that the arrestee had no choice but to confide ...... him.
a. with b. over c. in d. through
45. Choose the right answer: The eye witness was obviously in a state of shock and the policeman could not make head or
......... of what he was saying.
a. tail b. top c. heel d. rock
46. Choose the right answer: The judge seemingly tried to turn a /an........ ear to the opposing party’s rebuttal argument.
a. inner b. deaf c. lap d. long
47. Choose the right answer: The defense attorney did not have a strong case, so he was beating about the ....... .
a. ground b. track c. drum d. bush
48. Choose the right answer: While being cross-examined, the defense witness let ......... that the defendant had met the
victim before.
a. float b. loose c. slip d. drift
49. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Against all odds, he won the case against the insurance company., the idiom
against all odds means:
a. quite unexpectedly b. quite predictable c. without any effort d. despite difficulties
50. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Losing the trial after so much time and money invested was a bitter pill to
swallow., the idiom a bitter pill to swallow means:
a. a difficult fact to accept b. a great success obtained c. a stab in the back d. a blessing in disguise
51. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The witness was determined to testify against the defendant, but he got cold
feet at the last minute., the idiom to get cold feet means:
a. to faint b. to lose courage c. to change one’s mind d. to collapse
52. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: As a teenager, he did time for petty theft., the idiom to do time means:
a. to do community work b. to rot in jail c. to serve a prison sentence d. to be expelled from school
53. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: As always, the boys in blue arrived too late to stop the bank robbers., the
idiom the boys in blue means:
a. the fire brigade b. the anti-terrorist squad c. the intelligence d. the police
54. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: With his recent arrest it became official that he was the black sheep of the
family., the idiom the black sheep of the family means:
a. the foster child of a family b. a disgraced family member
c. the inheritor of the family estate d. the love child of a family
55. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: He now serves time in jail for beating his wife black and blue., the idiom to
beat somebody black and blue means:
a. to hit somebody repeatedly until bruised b. to hit somebody in self-defense c. to hit the opponent below the belt d. to strike the first blow
56. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Losing the trial means more money down the drain., the idiom more money
down the drain means:
a. more money spent for a good cause b. more money spent well c. more money wasted in vain d. more profit obtained
57. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: It would have been better if he hadn’t pursued the matter and had let sleeping
dogs lie., the idiom let sleeping dogs lie means:
a. not be troubled by any guilty feeling b. do not try to change a situation that could become a problem if somebody
interfered c. avoid facing something unpleasant by sleeping d. not decide about something until the next day
58. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
‘I think it is extremely unlikely that you will be asked to testify’, said the lawyer.
a. The lawyer reassured me that it was extremely unlikely that I will be asked to testify.
b. The lawyer reassured me that it is extremely unlikely that I will be asked to testify. c. The lawyer reassured me that it was extremely unlikely that he would be asked to
testify. d. The lawyer reassured me that it was extremely unlikely that I would be asked to
testify.
59.
Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes: The client asked his lawyer, Ms. Ann Straight: ‘Do you think I should plead guilty?’
a. The client asked his lawyer whether did she think he should plead guilty. b. The client asked his lawyer whether she thought he should plead guilty. c. The client asked his lawyer whether she thinks he should plead guilty. d. The client asked his lawyer whether she did thought he should plead guilty.
60. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
‘Did you actually see the suspect ditch the murder weapon?’, asked the prosecutor.
a. The prosecutor asked whether he did actually saw the suspect ditch the murder weapon.
b. The prosecutor asked whether did he actually see the suspect ditch the murder weapon.
c. The prosecutor asked whether he had actually seen the suspect ditch the murder weapon.
d. The prosecutor asked whether had he actually seen the suspect ditch the murder weapon.
61. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
‘We have called our last witnesses in the case. Our client will not take the witness stand’ the defense attorney stated.
a. The defense attorney stated that they have called their last witnesses in the case,
adding that their client will not take the witness stand. b. The defense attorney stated that they had called their last witnesses in the case and
added that their client would not take the witness stand. c. The defense attorney stated that they called their last witnesses in the case and
added that their client will not take the witness stand. d. The defense attorney stated that had they called their last witnesses in the case,
their client would not take the witness stand.
62. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
‘Why can’t you reveal your sources?’, the judge asked the journalist.
a. The judge asked the journalist why he couldn’t reveal his sources. b. The judge asked the journalist why he can’t reveal his sources. c. The judge asked the journalist why couldn’t he reveal his sources. d. The judge asked the journalist why can’t he reveal his sources.
63. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary
changes: Officer Jenkins: ‘When the driver exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine fell to the ground.’
a. Officer Jenkins said that when the driver had exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine
had fallen to the ground. b. fficer Jenkins said that when the driver was exiting the car, a bag of crack cocaine
fell to the ground. c. Officer Jenkins said that when the driver exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine had
fallen to the ground. d. Officer Jenkins said that when the driver exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine
would fall to the ground.
64. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
The judge: ‘Let’s hear the defense closing statement before we have a ten-minute recess.’
a. The judge suggested to hear the defense closing statement before they have a ten-minute recess.
b. The judge suggested hearing the defense closing statement before they had a ten-minute recess.
c. The judge ordered to hear the defense closing statement before they had a ten-minute recess.
d. The judge ruled that they should heard the defense closing statement before they had a ten-minute recess.
65. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
‘Slow down or I’ll get out of the car!’
a. She begged me to slow down, otherwise she will get out of the car. b. She invited me to slow down so that she could get out of the car. c. She encouraged me to slow down and to get out of the car. d. She threatened to get out of the car if I didn’t slow down.
66. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
The thief: ‘I didn’t kill the woman, I just stole her purse.’
a. The thief apologized for killing the woman and for stealing her purse. b. The thief denied having killed the woman, but admitted having stolen her purse. c. The thief suggested having killed the woman and stolen her purse. d. The thief admitted having killed the woman and stolen her purse.
67. Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes:
The detective: ‘Be careful with that gun! It’s loaded.’
a. The detective invited me to be careful with that gun because it is loaded. b. The detective complained that that gun was loaded and I should be careful. c. The detective warned me to be careful with that gun because it was loaded. d. The detective encouraged me to be careful with that gun because it was loaded.
68.
Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes: ‘Yuk!’ she said when she saw the dead man’s finger in an ice-box.
a. She gave an exclamation of delight when she saw the dead man’s finger in an
ice-box. b. She gave an exclamation of surprise when she saw the dead man’s finger in an
ice-box. c. She gave an exclamation of horror when she saw the dead man’s finger in an
ice-box. d. She gave an exclamation of disgust when she saw the dead man’s finger in an
ice-box.
69. Choose the right answer: The policeman asked the old woman why ................. to identify the mugger the previous day.
a. did she failed b. did you fail c. she has failed d. she had failed
70. Choose the right answer: Five years ago, Mr. Sticky took an oath before the court that he ..................... perjury again.
a. will never commit b. never commits c. would never commit d. has never committed
71. Choose the right answer: The victim: ‘How long does it take you to catch the driver?’
The victim wants to know how long ................... to catch the driver. a. it takes us b. it took us c. does it take us d. did it take us
72. Choose the right answer: The attorney: ‘When did you sue the company for breach of contract?’
The attorney inquired when ................... the company for breach of contract. a. I did sued
b. I had sued c. did I sue d. had I sue
73. Choose the right answer: The attorney: ‘If we have clear-cut evidence of her negligent behaviour, the court will grant
the father custody of both children.’ The attorney said that if ........... clear-cut evidence of her negligent behaviour, the court ............... the father custody of both children a. they have, will grant b. they would have, would grant c. they had, would grant d. they had had, would have granted
74. Choose the right answer: The client: ‘If I didn’t smoke, my life insurance premiums would be lower.’
The client said that if ................., his life insurance premiums .................. lower. a. he did smoked, would be b. he hadn’t smoked, would have been c. he didn’t smoke, will be d. he didn’t smoke, would be
75. Choose the right answer: The client: ‘If my lawyer hadn’t missed the filing deadline, the case wouldn’t have been
dismissed.’ The client complained that if his lawyer ............... the filing deadline, the case ................... . a. hadn’t missed, wouldn’t have been dismissed b. didn’t miss, wouldn’t have been dismissed c. hadn’t missed, won’t have been dismissed d. hadn’t have missed, wouldn’t have been dismissed
76. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Seven senators tabled the bill and refused to discuss other similar proposals.
the American idiom ‘to table a bill’ means:
a. to formally present the bill for other people to discuss it immediately; b. to delay discussing the bill until a future time; c. to be ready to give the bill serious consideration.
77.
Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The Allies at last turned the tables on Nazi Germany and defeated it. the
idiom ‘to turn the tables’ means: a. to succeed in gaining an advantage over someone who until that moment had an
advantage over you; b. to assess a situation; c. to start getting worse, especially after a particular time or event.
78. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Her lawyer wanted to put their cards on the table and discuss the
situation in a rational manner. the idiom ‘to put one’s cards on the table’ means: a. to keep your plans, thoughts, or feelings secret; b. to put all the files on the table; c. to tell people what your plans and intentions are in a clear, honest way; d. to have an advantage that you can use to be successful in a particular situation.
79. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Her lawyer put that thought aside, ashamed of his disloyalty. ‘to put that
thought aside’ means:
a. to save money regularly, usually for a particular purpose; b. to try to stop thinking about something; c. to keep a period of time free in order to be able to do something; d. to finish one thing in order to start doing another.
80. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The defendant said that he was putting his faith in the appeal judges. ‘to put
one’s faith in somebody’ means:
a. to ask for something in an official way; b. to trust someone and believe that they can do something for you; c. to make someone wait because you do not want to meet them.
81. Choose the right answer: In the statement: The President hates the way the Prime Minister puts him down in public the
whole time. ‘to put somebody down’ means:
a. to keep trying to persuade someone to do something, by using threats or unfair influence;
b. to make someone feel good; c. to make someone feel good;
d. to demote someone.
82. Choose the right answer: In the sentence ‘My lawyer told me to look before I leap’, ‘to look before I leap’ means:
a. to consider the possible consequences before taking action; b. to look carefully at the place one is about to jump on; c. to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it.
83. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Two amendments were tabled by the opposition in their last session. the
British idiom ‘to table an amendment’ means: a. to postpone discussing an amendment indefinitely; b. to take a vote on the amendment by show of hands; c. to submit an amendment for consideration by a legislative body.
84. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: They offered the judge money under the table to change his mind and reverse
the ruling. the idiom ‘under the table’ means:
a. out in the open where everything can be noticed; b. secretly and illegally; c. on the black market.
85. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The common law allows people to speak and act in their own homes as they
please and to carry on their daily business, provided that they do not infringe the rights of others or commit an offence. the phrasal verb ‘to carry on’ means:
a. to continue doing something; b. to come into operation; c. to break the continuity of an action; d. to behave in an uncontrolled, excited or anxious way.
86. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Parents have to observe the law regarding the right of their children to
compulsory education. the expression ‘to observe the law’ means: a. to notice the law b. to obey the law c. to make a remark about the law
87. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The finance minister got himself into hot water for financing illegal
investments. the idiom ‘get oneself into hot water’ means: a. to get oneself in trouble or difficulty, especially financial trouble; b. to be in a pleasant situation; c. to be held responsible for something illegal; d. to do something illegal without being discovered or punished.
88. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: Her work impressed the Minister of Justice so much that she was taken on to
fight against terrorist groups and drug-traffickers. the phrasal verbs ‘to be taken on’ means:
a. to have a job application rejected; b. to be laid off; c. to be employed or hired; d. to be promoted due to extraordinary working skills.
89. Choose the right answer: In the sentence: The American diplomat focused his speech on the nuts and bolts of
running a government. the idiom nuts and bolts means: a. a digression from a subject in speech or writing; b. the essential or practical details; c. a critical assessment of a certain matter; d. the unnecessary details of a side issue.
90. Choose the right answer: .................... is a term that refers to a style of humour in which things are said only half
seriously, or in a subtly mocking way.
a. Bitter-tongued b. Loose-tongued c. Double-tongued d. Tongue-in-cheek
91. Choose the right answer: The idiom to walk a tightrope, which is an expression initially used in circus acrobatics, is
now used in everyday language and it means:
a. to act very carefully so as to avoid either of two opposite bad situations; b. to act recklessly, endangering one’s life;
c. to risk losing two offers at the same time due to a delayed decision; d. to balance two competing ideas or groups.
92. Choose the right phrasal verb: The Labor Party ............. the destruction of all war-time measures in restraint of civil or
industrial liberty.
a. stands for b. stands agains c. stands down d. stands back from
93. Choose the right phrasal verb: The Constitution of the United Kingdom is .......... of statute law, common law, and
conventions. a. made up b. made out c. made over d. made by
94. Choose the right answer: Everyone has the right to take ........... the government of his country, directly or through freely
chosen representatives.
a. a part to b. part in c. part to d. a part in
95. Choose the right answer: Parents are free to ......... their children as they so wish, provided that they do not infringe any
laws against cruelty and exposure to moral and physical danger.
a. grow b. grow up c. bring up d. raise up
96. Choose the right answer: Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending ..............
a. man and woman b. soon-to-be bride and groom c. concubines d. spouses
97. Choose the right answer: If a man’s death occurs without a valid written ..............., the spouse and children of the
.................... have priority.
a. nuncupative will, departed b. will, deceased c. inheritance, dead man d. heritage, late husband
98. Choose the right answer: A child, whether born in or out of ....................... , shall enjoy the same social protection.
a. wedlock b. wedding c. fornication d. adultery
99. Choose the right answer: The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote ................... for President and
Vice-President. a. by bulletin b. by show of hands c. by ballot d. by oral consent
100. Choose the right answer: ` The investigation of parole plans proposed for inmates ....................... the Board of Pardons
and Paroles.
a. resorts to b. gets down to c. lays with d. rests with
101. Choose the right answer: If you don't get ........., you'll be fired according to the labour contract provisions.
a. on the ball b. going c. it
102. Choose the right answer: Joe got ................ over the car deal and now he is looking for a good lawyer.
a. above water b. in hot water c. dead in the water
103. Choose the right answer: It ............ how he managed to enter the house, because there are no signs of forced entry.
a. beats my brains out b. beats me c. beats the drum
104. Choose the right answer: We're ................. and hoping that the witness will be accepted. Without him we don’t have a
case!
a. crossing our fingers b. crossing our minds c. rossing our paths
105. Choose the right answer: Judge Thomson is truly appreciated with the Bench because he runs his courtroom
efficiently and ....................... a. by himself b. by the book c. by the light of the sun
106. Choose the right answer: When the judge pronounced the sentence she ................... and lost all hope to be free again.
a. fell to her face b. started to make faces c. put on a long face
107. Choose the right answer: The attorneys can talk until they ................ but I don’t think they’ll convince the jury that this
guy is innocent.
a. turn blue b. are blue in the face c. scream blue murder
108. Choose the right answer: He was no longer able to deny his crime, the attorney’s questions put him ................ .
a. off the hook b. on the hook c. on his own hook
109. Choose the right answer: Police arrests are being given maximum publicity as a reminder that ......................... .
a. crime doesn’t pay b. crime doesn’t forget c. crime doesn’t pay off
110. Choose the right preposition: As the expertise results bear ......... our claims, we request the respondent pay the
damages claimed without delay. a. down b. up c. out
111. Choose the right preposition: No one could understand why he stood ......... an incorrigible criminal; why did he choose to
dent his reputation as Penal Law Professor?
a. for b. over c. up for
112. Choose the right preposition: Knowing that the defence case stands .......... his testimony, the best expert in town was
brought to stand by the Prosecution.
a. on b. over c. for
113. Choose the right preposition: If the Defence has no further questions, the witness may step ..........
a. off b. down c. out
114. Choose the right preposition: The plaintiff took ........ his statement, as he didn’t want to continue the litigation.
a. off b. back c. down
115. Choose the right preposition: The accomplice turned ........ at the last moment, and the police caught them red-handed.
a. out b. up c. on
116. Choose the right prepositions: Valerie Costa started … her career fighting against organized crime the moment she took …
the difficult job of warder in a high security prison.
a. up / on to b. - / on c. up / on d. - / on to
117. Choose the right preposition: After the Denver Police had turned ........ his job application, he left for Chicago hoping to
start over.
a. down b. into c. out
118. Choose the right idiom: Due to a miscarriage of justice, he succeeded in ............................... murder.
a. making off with b. getting away with c. running off with
119. Choose the right preposition: Your skillful lawyer will talk him ……… testifying before the jury.
a. into b. about c. against
120. Choose the right preposition: The matter was so delicate, that the judge had to think it ...... before announcing the verdict.
a. up b. over c. out
121. Choose the right idiom: The judge could no longer ……......... his holding the court in contempt.
a. put off with b. put down to c. put up with
122. Choose the right idiom: I think you are entitled to …….... a claim and ask the insurance company to pay for damage.
a. put off b. put in c. put into
123. Choose the right answer: How can a young, unexperienced lawyer keep ................. with the latest laws and regulations?
a. up-to-date b. down-to-earth
c. high and dry
124. Choose the right answer: Why don’t you …… your claim to be granted the right to a fair and speedy trial?
a. put in b. put out c. put forward
125. Choose the right preposition: Everybody considered that the judge had a reason to let him …... like that.
a. off b. on c. away
126. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and civil law system:
a. Civil law and common law systems have the same approach to criminal procedure. b. Civil law and common law systems have entirely different approaches to criminal
procedure. c. The legal systems in England, Canada and the United States are based on the civil
law tradition.
127. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and civil law system:
a. The majority of Western European countries are based on the civil law system. b. The majority of Western European countries are based on the common law system. c. The legal systems in England, Canada and the United States are based on the civil
law tradition.
128. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and civil law system:
a. In the civil law system, the judge ascertains the applicable law and the jury determines the facts.
b. In the common law system, the judge ascertains the applicable law and the jury determines the facts.
c. In the common law system, the examining magistrate and the judge investigate and adjudicate the case.
129. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and civil
law system:
a. Most countries with civil law systems use what is known as the inquisitorial system.
b. Most countries with common law systems use what is known as the inquisitorial system.
c. Most countries with civil law systems use what is known as the adversarial system.
130. Choose the correct answer: The difference between the word jail and prison is that ………..
a. people convicted of felonies end up in prisons, while minor offenders or persons awaiting trial are locked up inside jails.
b. people convicted of felonies end up in jails, while minor offenders or persons awaiting trial are locked up inside prisons.
c. people who receive a short sentence end up in prisons, while those who serve a life sentence are locked up inside jails.
131. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and civil
law system: The judge imposes what is called an indeterminate sentence when ………….
a. he has discretion to set the sentence at a maximum and minimum term within a broad range permitted by law.
b. he imposes a fixed term of incarceration with no early release through parole. c. he has discretion to set the sentence however he pleases.
132. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law systems and civil law systems: A determinate sentence means that ……………
a. the judge imposes a fixed term of incarceration with no early release through parole.
b. the judge grants the convict the possibility of parole. c. the judge sentences the offender to a term that falls within a narrow range
prescribed by law.
133. Choose the correct answer:
The possibility of parole exists ………………
a. for all kind of criminal offenders whatsoever. b. for prisoners who committed serious offences involving violence, arson or sexual
crimes. c. for minor offenders, after they served part of their sentence and if their behaviour
while in prison entitled them to benefit from this right.
134. Choose the correct definition for homicide:
a. A homicide is the crime of killing someone deliberately. b. A homicide is not necessarily a crime in itself, since it can be committed without
criminal intent and without criminal consequences. c. A homicide is the crime of killing someone unlawfully and maliciously, or with
premeditation.
135. Choose the correct definition for misdemeanor:
a. Misdemeanor is a serious crime such as murder, arson, rape, robbery or kidnapping.
b. Misdemeanor is a synonymous term for homicide. c. Misdemeanor is a less serious crime, for which the penalty is usually a fine, a jail
sentence of less than a year or both.
136. Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law system and civil law system: In common law jurisdictions, a court not of record is ………..
a. a court that keeps permanent records of its proceedings. b. a court that keeps no records of its proceedings. c. a court of limited jurisdiction.
137. Choose the correct answer: ……………. is an inferior tribunal, such as a justice’s court presided over by a justice of the
peace that does not keep systematic records and is often not regarded as having an identity distinct from that of its presiding magistrate.
a. A court of record b. A court not of record c. A probate court
138. Choose the correct answer:
In England and Wales, in the Magistrates’ Courts, most magistrates are ……………
a. experienced barristers who are appointed in this office by the High Chancellor. b. lay people who sit on a bench of three with a legally qualified clerk who advices
them on the law. c. solicitors who advice clients on legal matters and represent them in the higher
courts.
139. Choose the correct answer: ………….is primarily concerned with the probate of wills and disposition of estates; it may
also deal with guardianships, name changes, marriages and adoptions.
a. A probate court b. A court of appeal c. A Magistrate’s Court
140. Choose the correct answer: In New York, the court with jurisdiction over probate matters is known under the name of
………….
a. Surrogate’s Court b. Magistrate’s Court c. Crown Court
141. Choose the correct answer: The House of Lords is ………………….
a. the upper house of the Parliament of the United States of America. b. the part of the British Parliament that consists of politicians who are not elected by
the people. c. a synonymous term for the House of Commons.
142. Choose the correct definition for the Crown Court:
a. The Crown Court is the higher court of first instance in criminal cases, which hears civil cases as well as criminal appeals from the Magistrates’ Courts in England and Wales.
b. The Crown Court is the Supreme Court which hears civil cases as well as criminal appeals from the Magistrates’ Courts in the U.S.A.
c. The Crown Court is the court of last resort, the highest appellate tribunal of the New York State.
143.
Choose the right answer: The Supreme Court is the “Last Court of Appeal”. What does this mean?
a. No other court has higher decision-making power. b. Citizens can appeal its decision (take the same case) to lower courts. c. It is the most powerful court in the U.K. with authority over all the other courts.
144. Choose the right answer: Who chooses the justices of the Supreme Court?
a. The voters elect them. b. The President appoints them, but the Senate must approve them. c. The members of the Bar.
145. Choose the right answer: An assassination is ............................................
a. the unlawful killing of another, but without malice aforethought. b. the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons. c. the crime of threatening someone and then physically attacking them.
146. Choose the right answer: He found some squatters living in his house, so he asked the court for a speedy .............. .
a. discharge b. ejection c. eviction d. expulsion
147. Choose the right answer: While in criminal cases the initiator of the proceedings is called the …............., in civil cases
the party who initiates the suit is called the …................ .
a. prosecution, plaintiff b. plaintiff, prosecution c. defendant, respondent
148. Choose the right answer: The courts established under the power of the Constitution in the United States are known as
…………..
a. federal courts
b. constitutional courts. c. county courts
149. Choose the correct sentence regarding the written/unwritten nature of the Constitution
of Britain and respectively the U.S.:
a. Britain has an unwritten constitution, and the United States has a written constitution.
b. The United States have an unwritten constitution, and Britain has a written constitution.
c. Both the United States and Britain have a written constitution.
150. Choose the correct sentence regarding the status of the Prime Minister in U.K.: In the United Kingdom the Prime Minister is appointed by Queen and he is not the head of
state, but the head of government.
a. In the U. K. the Prime Minister is elected by the British citizens and he is the head of the state.
b. In the U. K. the Prime Minister is appointed by the House of Lords but he is not the head of the government.
c. In the U. K. the Prime Minister is appointed by Queen and he is not the head of state, but the head of government.
151. Read the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and decide what purpose it serves: “We the
People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
a. The purpose of the Preamble is to introduce an official document and to set out the
main points in it. b. The purpose of the Preamble is to make the citizens aware that they can change the
constitution whenever is necessary. c. The purpose of the Preamble is to mark an important historic event without
precedent.
152. Choose the right answer: The United States Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate,
represents the …......................... of the government.
a. executive branch b. legislative branch c. constitutional branch
153. Choose the correct preposition:
The police are now rounding ..... the usual suspects and then the witness will try to make a positive identification. a. in b. up c. on
154. Choose the right preposition: In jury trials, any attempt to interfere with the jury once it is sworn .... is a criminal offence.
a. in b. on c. over
155. Choose the right answer: In the British Government the …………………. Chooses the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary and others to form the Cabinet.
a. Queen b. Prime Minister c. House of Commons
156. Choose the right answer: In U.K. the Prime Minister is, by tradition, the ………………..
a. First Lord of the Treasury b. Lord Chancellor c. Foreign Secretary
157. Choose the right answer: In U.K. the ……………… are a group of political correspondents who have access to the
Lobby of the House of Commons where they can talk privately to government ministers.
a. House of Lords b. Lobby correspondents c. Prime Minister’s press advisers
158. Choose the right answer: In U.K. the ……………… is the head of the judiciary.
a. Lord Chancellor
b. Chancellor of the Exchequer c. Home Secretary
159. Choose the right answer: ......................... are courts that deal with only specific types of cases, are usually presided
over by a single judge and include: probate court, family court, traffic court, juvenile court, small claims court and municipal court.
a. General-jurisdiction trial courts b. Intermediate Appellate Courts c. Limited-jurisdiction courts
160. Choose the right answer: The most common symbol for the Democratic Party (USA) is the …........ although the party
itself never officially adopted this symbol.
a. donkey b. elephant c. monkey
161. Choose the right answer: Knowing that since election night 2000 the colour blue has become the identified colour of
the Democratic Party, while the colour red has become the identified colour of the Republican Party, the nominee George W. Bush was represented on the electoral map using …... while the nominee Al Gore was represented using …...
a. blue, red b. red, blue c. orange, blue
162. Choose the right answer about the American parties: The …................... are mostly interested in establishing social programs for people in need,
such as the poor, the unemployed, the elderly and they oppose military spending.
a. Republicans b. Democrats c. Conservatives
163. Choose the right answer about the American parties: The …................. oppose slavery, are interested in farm, land and business issues and support
military spending.
a. Republicans b. Democrats c. Liberal politicians
164. Choose the right answer: The …………………… is the part of the parliament in the UK or Canada that consists of
politicians who have been elected by the people.
a. Home of Lords b. House of Lords c. House of Commons
165. Choose the right answer: The 50 stars on the American flag represent the 50 U. S. states and the 13 ….... represent the
original Thirteen Colonies that rebelled against the British crown and became the first states in the Union.
a. stripes b. lines c. circles
166. Choose the right answer: The flag of …................. is also called the Union Flag.
a. the United Kingdom of Great Britain b. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland c. England, Northern Ireland and Scotland
167. Choose the right answer: The Declaration of Independence was written by …....................... .
a. Thomas Jefferson b. Benjamin Franklin c. J. F. Kennedy
168. Choose the right answer: Wearing a top hat with red and blue stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white
trousers, …................... is the national personification of the United States.
a. Uncle Samson b. Uncle Sam c. Uncle Tom
169. Choose the right answer: The United Kingdom flag consists of three other flags that stand for Scotland, England and
Ireland, each of them represented by a patron saint:
a. St. George (Scotland), St. Andrew (England), St. Patrick (Ireland) b. St. Andrew (Scotland), St. George (England), St. Patrick (Ireland) c. St. Patrick (Scotland), St. Andrew (England), St. George (Ireland)
170. Choose the right answer:
The …............ was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of America, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks, and also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent.
a. bald eagle b. white elephant c. wild hawk
171. Choose the right answer:
Criminal Procedure is the body of law …………………. . a. regulating the inquiry into whether a person has violated criminal law. b. that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil
lawsuits. c. that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.
172. Choose the right answer:
A continuing investigation conducted initially by the police and then more extensively by an impartial examining magistrate characterizes ……………………. . a. the inquisitorial system b. the adversarial system c. the appellate system
173. Choose the right answer:
In jurisdictions that use …………., the judge has discretion to set the sentence at a maximum and minimum term within a broad range permitted by law. a. presumptive sentencing b. determinate sentencing c. indeterminate sentencing
174. Choose the right answer:
Solitary confinement means ………………….. .
a. removing (a person) from a house or land by law. b. being imprisoned completely alone, separated from other prisoners. c. a punishment imposed only if you commit a further crime.
175. Choose the right answer:
Maritime law infractions fall under …………. jurisdiction. a. military courts b. admiralty courts c. surrogate’s courts
176. Choose the right answer:
If the parties choose to have a jury trial, determining the facts is the task of the ………... a. grand jury b. petit jury c. bench trial
177. Choose the right answer:
If the parties decide not to have a jury and leave the fact-finding to the judge, the trial is called a ……….. a. grand jury b. petit jury c. bench trial
178. Choose the right answer:
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest appellate court for cases within ……….. jurisdiction. a. district b. federal c. state
179. Choose the right answer:
If the appeal goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the party seeking the review is called the ................... a. appellant b. petitioner c. respondent
180. Choose the right answer:
The initiator of the proceedings in a criminal case is called the ...............
a. prosecution b. complainant c. appellee
181. Choose the right answer:
The U.S. Constitution now guarantees the right to a jury trial to most ……….. in criminal cases and to the parties in most civil cases. a. bailiffs b. appellants c. defendants
182. Choose the right answer:
Courts of last resort, the highest appellate tribunals of the states in criminal and civil cases and in law and equity, are generally called ……………. a. appellate courts b. supreme courts c. surrogate’s courts
183. Choose the right answer:
Courts of first instance may be referred to as ………………………. a. courts of inferior jurisdiction. b. courts of superior jurisdiction. c. courts of appeal.
184. Choose the right answer:
…………. is a court in England and Wales where minor crimes are judged. a. The Inns of Court b. The High Court c. Magistrates’ Court
185. Choose the right answer:
……………….. are tribunals dealing with the probate of wills and the disposition of estates. a. Magistrates’ Courts b. Probate courts c. Small claims courts
186. Choose the right answer:
A/An …………. is someone who is involved in a disagreement that is being examined in a court of law (a plaintiff or a defendant). a. litigant
b. rioter c. magistrate
187. Choose the right phrasal verb:
Knowing that the defence case ……. his testimony, the Prosecution brought the best expert in town to the stand. a. stands on b. stands over c. stands for
188. Choose the right preposition:
After two days of freedom, the escaped prisoner gave himself ….. to the police. a. into b. over c. up
189. Choose the right phrasal verb:
I don't see why politicians who commit crimes should be ….. so lightly. a. let off b. let down c. let in
190. Choose the right phrasal verb:
It was just a rumour that the Home Office intended to …………. all asylum-seekers in London. a. lock in b. lock down c. lock up
191. Choose the right phrasal verb:
She thinks that people who harm children should be ….. for life. a. put in b. put off c. put away
192. Choose the right phrasal verb:
I really think that the authorities could use the Internet to …………. gang suspects. a. round up b. round in c. round on
193. Choose the right phrasal verb:
I'm concerned because the crime figures are ….. We need urgent measures! a. going up b. going down c. going on
194. Choose the right phrasal verb:
The attackers threatened to …… me ….. if I didn’t give them my wallet. a. beat in b. beat down c. beat up
195. Choose the right idiom:
He was working under cover and his job was to ………… and make a detailed report about his activities. a. beat the suspect b. tail the suspect c. corner the suspect
196. Choose the right preposition:
That squeaking sound makes me bang my head ……. a brick wall. a. against b. towards c. over
197. Choose the right preposition:
I think you should give yourself ……. to the police. a. down b. up c. into
198. Choose the right phrasal verb:
The terrorist had planned to ………… that international airport because explosives had been found in his bag. a. beat up b. fire up c. blow up
199. Choose the right preposition:
She thinks that people who harm children should be banged …. for life. a. in b. up c. down
200. Choose the right noun to fill in the following idiom:
Your mother, God rests her soul would turn in her ……. if she knew that you have ended up behind bars. a. grave b. bed c. cemetery
201. Choose the correct answer:
In the United Kingdom the administration of justice ...................... the Lord Chancellor, the Home Secretaries, the Attorney General and the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland. a. rests with b. is subject to c. is appoined to
202. Choose the correct answer:
I think that this exclusion clause should have been discussed when the contract was ................. a. conceived b. drawn up c. filled in d. breached
203. In the following sentence: The Distributor shall purchase the products for sale within the
territory pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter appearing. the compound adverb hereinafter means: a. from that point throughout the rest of the contract b. from this time into the future c. by means of this contract
204. Choose the correct answer:
....................... is a branch of civil law which indicates to us when a promise is legally binding. a. Company law b. Contract law c. Family law
205. Choose the correct answer:
................ means to write something like a legal document, speech or letter that you intend to change later. a. To draw up b. To subscribe c. To draft
206.
Choose the correct answer: In the UK, a legal education usually begins with the completion of a ........................... in law, known as an LLB, which usually takes three years. a. master’s degree b. bachelor degree c. Bachelor of Arts d. Bachelor of Science
207. Choose the correct answer:
In the USA, a legal education comprises four years of ........................ study followed by three years of law school. A law school ............... receives the degree of juris doctor (J.D.). a. graduate, postgraduate b. postgraduate, undergraduate c. undergraduate, graduate
208. Choose the correct answer:
.............................. is an examination conducted to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practise law in a given jurisdiction. a. Bar examination b. A call to the Bar c. A PhD in law
209. Choose the correct answer:
We speak of ........................... when one party does not have the ability to enter into a legal contract, i.e. is not of legal age, is insane or is a convict or enemy alien. a. liability for damages b. lack of legal capacity c. illegality of subject matter
210. When using the following sentence in a dialogue: Let’s return to the course of events. the
speaker tries: a. to ask about details b. to draw a conclusion c. to avoid digressions