UNIVERSITATEA PETRU MAIOR TG. MURES, FACULTATEA DE INGINERIE CATEDRA DE INGINERIE TEHNOLOGICA SI MANAGERIALA EXAMEN DE COMPETENTA LINGVISTICA LB.

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Model 1 Exercise 1: WRITING Write a short paragraph describing a Chemistry laboratory experiment . (9-10 lines) Exercise 2: READING Answer the questions from (1) to (6), on the basis of what the text states or implies. Read the fragment below and then choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D) for each question. An example is given: (0). Example: (0) To what does this passage refer?

A. rock music B. software engineering C. UFOs D. a course that some mechanical engineers can attend Answer: (0) D Engineering Students Rock - Mechanical Engineers Rock Out On Guitars They Construct Themselves Mechanical engineers combined their skills with that of electrical engineering and computer science to create a college class inspired by the Guitar Hero game. The handson course requires students to build their own guitar. To do this, students choose a shape for the guitar, which is cut out of lumber by a computer. Located under the guitar strings, magnets detect vibrations and wire coils send an electronic signal to an amplifier and speaker. Effects pedals can also distort the sound and add special effects. Skills from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science come together to form a cool kind of class that's a hit with students. The video game Guitar Hero is a chart-busting hit. It was the inspiration that mechanical engineering graduate student and teacher Gavin Garner needed for a class assignment. "I realized the students enjoyed pretending they were actual guitar players, and I thought, 'Why not have them actually build the real thing in the lab?'" said Garner, of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Garner's class isn't a music class. It's a new hands-on course combining skills from mechanical, electrical and software engineering called mechatronics. Mechanical engineering student Brad Nichols' guitar rocks. "I was thrilled with the guitar," Nichols

said. "I thought it looked great for something that was made with two by fours by students in a lab in two or three weeks. It actually sounds pretty good." Students pick the shape and a computer automatically cuts the guitar from lumber. Basic magnets, nails and wire coils are mounted under the strings. The magnets pick up the vibrations of the strings and the wire coils send an electronic signal to an amplifier and speaker to produce sound. "Then, the electrical signal travels down through into these effects pedals which distort the sound and add special effects, which changes the tone of the music," Garner said. The designs show the creativity that went into the guitars, and the sound shows the science skills that created fun, useable objects that students love. "When I want to appreciate what I learned in school, I'll plug that in and strum around on it a little bit," Nichols said. Another class assignment had students design a Mech-E-Mouse, a robot programmed to navigate through mazes to find a piece of electronic cheese. What is pitch: Sound waves are pressure waves. A vibrating object creates a disturbance in the surrounding air, much like a stone cast in a quiet pond will cause waves to ripple outward from the spot where the stone hit. All sound waves have wavelength and frequency. Objects that vibrate very quickly create short wavelengths and a high-pitched sound. Objects that vibrate very slowly create long wavelengths and a low-pitched sound. Frequency measures the speed of vibration in a unit called a Hertz (Hz), and 1 Hz is equivalent to 1 vibration per second. Pluck a string on a guitar, and it might vibrate 500 times per second, so the sound wave's frequency would be 500 Hertz. Pitch simply denotes those frequencies within the range of human hearing (from about 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz). The faster the rate of vibration, the higher the pitch; the slower the rate of vibration, the lower the pitch. What makes electric guitars loud? Essentially this is possible because of two items: an amplifier and a pick-up. Amplifiers, as you may expect, increase the amplitude or volume of sound and other signals. For audio amplifiers that means a sound must be turned into an electric signal, and sent into the amplifier before it emerges many times louder than the level at which it was originally produced. It is essentially a speaker whose source can be a guitar, a CD, a microphone, or many other items. A pick-up transforms the movement of guitar strings into an electrical signal that can be transmitted to amplifiers or recording equipment. Some use magnets wrapped inside a coil of wire, while others use alternate methods, such as piezoelectric crystals (which respond to physical stress or deformity by creating electrical energy). (The text was adapted from: www.sciencedaily.com ) (1).What kind of assigment is NOT mentioned in the text? A. Students pick the shape and a computer automatically cuts the guitar from lumber B. Students design a robot programmed to navigate through mazes C. Students design amplifiers D. Students learn by doing

(2). Which of the following statements is NOT true A. A pick-up transforms the movement of guitar strings into an electrical signal B. Guitar Hero is a video game C. Audio amplifiers dont turn a sound into an electric signal D. Piezoelectric crystals respond to physical stress or deformity by creating electrical energy (3). What does the text emphasise? A. A combination of skills is required to achieve success in building guitars B. Learning is not an enjoyable activity C. How to play electric guitars D. Creativity is not required in order to build musical instruments (4). Which of these statements is FALSE? A. Wire coils dont send an electronic signal to an amplifier and speaker to produce sound B. Frequency measures the speed of vibration in a unit called a Hertz C. Sound waves are pressure waves. D. Magnets pick up the vibrations of the strings (5). Electrical guitars are loud because they ... A. Are very modern B. Make use of two items: an amplifier and a pick-up C. Are made in the USA D. Are fun to create (6). In this course students learn A. About piezoelectic crystals B. About the history of rock C. How to make an electrical guitar D. About the structure of amplifiers Exercise 3: ENGLISH IN USE (MULTIPLE CHOICE): Read the sentences below and decide which answer [choose only one, (A), (B), (C), or (D)] best fits each space. For questions (7) (12), give the answer on your answer sheet. There is an example given: (0). Example: (0) (0). Which of the sentences is correct? A. Last year I attended a job fair in India B. Tomorrow I go to visit my friends . C. Last year I am going to visit my friends D.Last year I will become a mechanical engineer. Answer: (0) A (7). Which preposition is correct in the following sentence? Is she conversant ________ the latest developments in telecommunications? A. with B. in C. at D. about

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Which verb is NOT in the past tense? A. The steel melted in the furnace. B. He went to the systems engineer to ask for advice. C. He talks about semiconductors at the conference. D. He bought the right wiring. Which word is missing from this sentence? He ____ working on the night shift next week. A. is B. are C. will D. was Which is the correct option in the following sentence? If youre interested in ecology, maybe you ______ environmental engineering. A. you try B. you could try C. you have tried D. you tried Which verb is in the correct tense? A. I buy a CD yesterday. B. I have an experiment in the lab last week. D. I met some researchers at the conference yesterday. C. I am going to finish my project last night. Which word is missing from this sentence? The Netherlands are _________ sea level. A. between B. below C. over D. in

Exercise 4: TRANSLATION Translate the sentences (13-18) into English: (13). Matematica este o tiin necesar n toate domeniile ingineriei. (14). Termodinamica este un capitol al fizicii studiat i de studenii facultii de chimie. (15). Oxidul de carbon este un gaz ce nu ntreine arderea. (16). Televiziunea este transmiterea de imagini statice sau n micare, prin mijloace electrice, pentru o vizionare instantanee fr o nregistrare permanent. (17). n ce scop face aceste cercetri? (18). Sistemul binar se folosete la calculatoarele electronice. Exercise 5: LISTENING You will hear a short passage read aloud. For questions (19) (24), write down the word that best fits each space. You will hear the recording only once. Three scientists from three different (19) _________ - were sitting in a street cafe watching people going into and coming out of a house on the other side of the street. First, they saw two people going into the house. Some time passed. After a while, they noticed three people coming out of the house. The (20) ________ was the first to speak. He said, The (21) _______ were not accurate. Then the (22) _________gave his opinion. He said, The people inside have simply (23) __________ . Finally, the mathematician gave his (24) ___________ . He said, If exactly one person enters the house, then it will be empty again.

Exercise 6 SPEAKING Role play Student A You are an experienced careers guidance counselor. Ask Student B (an engineering student) about his/her interests, aptitudes, etc and offer him/her advice about different branches of engineering and what they involve. Student B You are an engineering graduate and you are thinking about specializing in one field of engineering. Ask Student A (a careers counselor) for information and advice ANSWER KEY 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. Mathematics is a science that is necessary in all fields of engineering. 14. Thermodynamics is a chapter of Physics also studied by the students of the Faculty of Chemistry. 15. Carbon oxide is a gas that does not sustain burning. 16. Television is the transmission of still or moving images by electrical means for instant viewing, without permanent recording. 17. To what purpose does he carry out/do this research/these research activities? 18. The binary system is used in electronic computers 19. disciplines 20. physicist 21. measurements 22. biologist 23. reproduced 24. analysis