DREPTUL PROPRIETATII INTELECTUALE
1. 1. Dreptul de proprietate intelectuala reglementeaza:
a. raporturile sociale legate de creatia intelectuala si rezultatele ei sub cele mai variate forme
b. raporturile sociale legate de proprietatea literara si artistica
c. a. raporturile sociale legate de proprietatea industriala
RASPUNS CORECT: A
2. 1. Natura juridica a dreptului de proprietate intelectuala este:
a. un drept de proprietate
b. un drept distinct ce formeaza o categorie speciala, bucurandu-se de attribute morale si patrimoniale
c. un drept personal nepatrimonial
d. un drept rea
RASPUNS CORECT: B
3. 1. Care sunt principiile dreptului proprietatii intelectuale:
a. principiul tratamentului national, ,principiul dreptului de prioritate, principiul independentei brevetelor
b. principiul tratamentului national, ,principiul dreptului de prioritate, principiul independentei brevetelor principiul independentei marcilor
c. principiul oficialitatii, principiul tratamentului national, ,principiul dreptului de prioritate, principiul independentei brevetelor
RASPUNS CORECT: B
4. Potrivit principiului tratamentului national:
a. cetatenii oricarei tari care face parte din Uniunea de la Paris sau Uniunea de la Berna vor beneficia de aceeasi protectie ca si nationalii din celelalte tari membre
b. cetatenii oricarei tari care este membra a Organizatiei Mondiale a Proprietatii Intelectuale vor beneficia de drepturi egale
c. cetatenii unei tari se bucura de aceeasi protectie si in afara teritoriului tarii respective
RASPUNS CORECT: A
5. Prin drept de prioritate se intelege :
a. situatia privilegiata a unei persoane care a efectuat intr-o tara a Uniunii de la Paris un prim depozit reglementar, de a depune cereri cu acelasi obiect pentru a obtine protectie in celelalte tari membre ale Uniunii.
b. situatia privilegiata a unei persoane care a efectuat in tara sa de origine un prim depozit reglementar, de a depune cereri cu acelasi obiect pentru a obtine protectie in celelalte tari membre ale Uniunii
c. dreptul persoanei care in tara sa de origine a efectuat un depozit reglementar, de a depune cereri cu acelasi obiect pentru a obtine protectie in orice alta tara
RASPUNS CORECT: A
6. Primul depozit se poate efectua :
a. in tara de origine a resortisantului
b. in orice tara membra a Uniunii
c. in tara de origine a resortisantului sau in orice tara membra a Uniunii
RASPUNS CORECT: C
7. Soarta ulterioara a primului depozit :
a. influenteaza existenta dreptului de prioritate.
b. nu influenteaza existenta dreptului de prioritate
c. poate influenta existenta dreptului de prioritate
RASPUNS CORECT: B
8. Potrivit principiul independentei brevetelor
a. acordarea unui brevet de inventie intr-o tara obliga o alta tara sa acorde brevet pentru aceeasi inventie
b. brevetul de inventie nu poate fi refuzat sau invalidat in oricare tara membra pe motiv ca un brevet pentru aceeasi inventie a fost refuzat sau invalidat in o alta tara.
c. brevetele obtinute in diferitele tari ale Uniunii cu beneficiul prioritatii nu vor avea aceeasi durata cu aceea pe care ar fi avut-o daca ar fi fost cerute si eliberate fara beneficiul prioritatii
RASPUNS CORECT: B
9. Potrivit principiului independentei marcilor
a. daca in tara de origine este prevazuta obligatia de reinnoire a inregistrarii unei marci, acest lucru da nastere la o obligatie de reinnoire a inregistrarii efectuate intr-o alta tara a Uniunii, in care a fost inregistrata marca.
b. o marca depusa de un resortisant al unei tari a Uniuniide la Paris va putea fi refuzata sau invalidata pentru motivul ca a fost depusa, inregistrata sau reinnoita in tara de origine
c. dupa inregistrarea unei marci intr-o tara a Uniunii de la Paris, aceasta nu mai depinde de marca de origine ori de marcile inregistrate in celelalte tari ale Uniunii.
RASPUNS CORECT: C
10. Pot constitui obiect al dreptului de autor:
a. operele literare
b. desenele industriale
c. textele legislative
RASPUNS CORECT: A
11. Operele compozite sunt:
a. opere ce au fost create plecandu-se de la opere preexistente
b. opere ce includ in ele alte opere preexistente
c. opera create prin contributia comuna a mai multor persoane
RASPUNS CORECT: B
12. Nu fac obiectul protectiei in cazul dreptului de autor :
a. adnotarile
b. descoperirile stiintifice
c. traducerile
RASPUNS CORECT: B
13. Potrivit Legii nr. 8/1996 o opera de creatie este protejata :
a. numai daca are o mare insemnatate nationala
b. numai daca face parte din patrimoniul cultural national
c. indiferent de valoarea acesteia
RASPUNS CORECT: C
14. Drepturile morale ale autorului sunt:
a. sunt absolute
b. sunt sesizabile
c. sunt prescriptibile
RASPUNS CORECT: A
15. Dreptul la nume inseamna:
a. dreptul de a pretinde recunoasterea calitatii de autor
b. dreptul de a decide sub ce nume va fi adusa opra la cunostinta publica
c. dreptul de a pretinde respectarea integritatii operei si de a se opune oricarei modificari sau atingeri aduse operei, daca prejudiciaza onoarea sau reputatia sa
RASPUNS CORECT: B
16. Proprietarul sau posesorul operei de arta :
a. este obligat sa permita autorului accesul la opera sa
b. nu are obligatia de a pune opra la dispozitia autorului
c. are dreptul sa distruga opera , fara a fi obligat sa o ofere mai intai autorului
RASPUNS CORECT: A
17. Drepturile patrimoniale sunt:
a. drepturi transmisibile
b. opozabile imprescriptibile
c. insesizabile
RASPUNS CORECT: A
18. Potrivit Conventiei de la Berna , durata minima de protectie a dreptului de autor este:
a. 50 de ani dupa decesul autorului
b. 70 de ani dupa decesul autorului
c. 20 de ani dupa decesul autorului
RASPUNS CORECT: A
19. Drepturile patrimoniale apartinand autorului sunt protejate potrivit legislatiei romane :
a. de la crearea operei pe toata durata vietii autorului plus o durata de 70 de ani dupa moartea acestuia
b. de la publicarea operei pe toata durata vietii autorului plus o durata de 70 de ani dupa moartea acestuia
c. pe o perioada de 70 de ani de la aducerea operei la cunostinta publica
RASPUNS CORECT: A
20. Contractul de cesiune a drepturilor de autor este:
a. un mod de transmitere a acestor drepturi
b. un mod de transformare a acestor drepturi
c. un mod de stingere a acestor drepturi
RASPUNS CORECT: A
21. In cazul unui contrac de cesiune exclusiva a drepturilor de autor:
a. titularul sau autorul nu mai poate folosi opera el insusi
b. titularul sau autorul poate transmite spre utilizare opera altor persoane
c. titulari ai drepturilor sunt atat cedentul , cat si cesionarul dobanditor al drepturilor transmise.
RASPUNS CORECT: A
22. Contractul de cesiune a drepturilor de autor :
a. se incheie in forma scrisa ad validitatem
b. se incheie in forma autentica sub sanctiunea nulitatii
c. se incheie in forma scrisa ad probationem
RASPUNS CORECT: C
23. Daca in contractul de cesiune a drepturilor de autor nu s-a prevazut remuneratia cuvenita titularului dreptului de autor, se poate solicita:
a. anularea contractului
b. rezolutiunea contractului
c. nu intervine nici o sanctiune, contractul putand fi si cu titlu gratuity
RASPUNS CORECT: A
24. Obiectul contractului de editare il constituie:
a. cedarea de catre autor editorului a dreptului de a reproduce si difuza opera
b. cedarea de catre autor editorului a dreptului de a exploata opera
c. cedarea de catre autor editorului a dreptului de a aduce modificari operei
RASPUNS CORECT: A
25. Se considera de legea ca o editie este epuizata atunci cand :
a. au ramas nevandute peste 100 de exemplare sau 5% din tirajul tras.
b. au ramas nevandute sub 100 de exemplare sau 5% din tirajul tras
c. au ramas nevandute 100 de exemplare sau 5% din tirajul tras
RASPUNS CORECT: B
26. In situatia in care editorul se hotaraste sa distruga exemplarele ramase in stoc:
a. poate face acest lucru fara acordul autorului
b. poate face acest lucru numai cu acordul autorului
c. el este obligat sa le ofere mai intai autorului pe pretul pe care l-ar fi platit in vederea operatiei de distrugere
RASPUNS CORECT: C
27. Incetarea contractului de reprezentare teatrala( de executie muzicala) intervine in cazul:
a. presupune existenta unei culpe a partilor
b. intreruperea reprezentarii sau executarii timp de 2 ani consecutive
c. interpretarea operei in mod abuziv
RASPUNS CORECT: B
28. Durata de protectie a operei cinematografice este de :
a. 70 de ani dupa moartea ultimului co-autor
b. durata vietii autorului plus 70 de ani dupa decesul acestuia
c. cat timp este in fiinta opera cinematografica
RASPUNS CORECT: A
29. Drepturile conexe dreptului de autor:
a. sunt drepturi asupra creatiei interpretilor, regizorilor, dirijorilor, celor care inregistreaza operele , celor care le comunica public prin radio-TV
b. fac legatura intre operele autorilor si mijloacele prin care acestea ajung la cunostinta publicului
c. ambele variante de raspuns sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
30. Subiect al dreptului de autor nu poate fi :
a. persoana juridica cu sediul in Romania
b. persoana fizica ce a creat opera
c. persoanele fizice care creeaza impreuna o opera
RASPUNS CORECT: A
31. Subiecti secundari ai dreptului de autor sunt:
a. persoanele fizice care elaboreaza in comun o opera
b. persoanele care dobandesc o serie de prerogative ale dreptului de autor, fie in temeiul legii, fie in temeiul unor acte intre vii sau pentru cauza de moarte
c. succesorii in drepturi ai autorului
RASPUNS CORECT: B
32. Organismele de gestiune colectiva a dreptului de sunt :
a. societati comerciale cu personalitate juridica proprie
b. societati comerciale in nume colectiv
c. asociatii non-profit
RASPUNS CORECT: C
33. Distinctia intre opere comune sau realizate in colaborare si opere colective este:
a. la opera realizata in colaborare contributia fiecaruia dintre autori poate fi determinata, pe cand opera colectiva, nu permite identificarea contributia acestora
b. la opera in colaborare drepturile pentru autori sunt exercitate in comun de catre acestia, necunoscandu-se contributia fiecarui autor, iar la opera colectiva drepturile apartin persoanei fizice sau juridice care a comandat opera,
c. nu exista nici o distinctie intre cele doua categorii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
34. Pot constitui obiect al dreptului de autor
a. operele ce nu sunt contrare ordinii publice sau bunelor moravuri
b. inventiile continute intr-o opera
c. ideile si teoriile
RASPUNS CORECT: A
35. Folclorul ca totalitate de opere, a traditiilor si obiceiurilor populare:
a. nu face obiect al protectiei conferite de dreptul de autor, conform legii 8/1996,
b. este protejat prin dispozitiile legii 8/1996,
c. nici un alt sistem de drept in afara celui romanesc nu admite protejarea acestuia
RASPUNS CORECT: A
36. Nu constituie titlu de protectie a inventiilor:
a. certificatul de utilitate
b. certificatul constator
c. certificatul additional
RASPUNS CORECT: B
37. Sunt brevetabile:
a. inventiile care contravin ordinii publice si bunelor moravuri
b. soiurile de plante si rasele de animale, precum si procedeele esential biologice pentru obtinerea plantelor sau animalelor
c. inventiile care conduc la dezvoltarea unui produs
RASPUNS CORECT: C
38. Inventiile care contin informatii ce constituie secrete de stat:
a. brevetarea se poate face numai daca informatiile au fost declasificate
b. nu se pot breveta
c. secretele de stat nu pot constitui parte componenta a unei inventii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
39. Brevetul european se acorda de catre :
a. organismul de gestiune colectiva constituit la nivelul fiecarui stat
b. OSIM
c. Oficiul European de Brevete
RASPUNS CORECT: C
40. In material brevetului de inventie, sistemul examenului amanat sau examenului intarziat presupune:
a. verificarea noutatii inventiei, precum si a conditiilor pentru constituirea depozitului reglementar si a celor pentru existenta inventiei brevetabile
b. examinarea constituirii depozitului reglementar si publicarea cererii de brevet
c. obtinerea brevetului de inventie , fara examinarea noutatii, titlul de protectie eliberandu-se pe riscul si pericolul inventatorului
RASPUNS CORECT: B
41. Durata maxima de valabilitate a unui brevet este de
a. 20 de ani
b. mai mica de 20 de ani
c. mai mare de 20 de ani
RASPUNS CORECT: A
42. Perioada de valabilitate a brevetului de perfectionare sau complementar:
a. nu are nici o legatura cu durata de valabilitate a brevetului principal
b. depinde de aceea a brevetului principal
c. este limitata la aceea a brevetulului principal
RASPUNS CORECT: C
43. Dupa expirarea duratei de valabilitate:
a. inventia trece in domeniul public si poate fi exploatata de orice persoana interesata
b. inventia trece in domeniul public si poate fi exploatata de alte persoane numai cu consimtamantul titularului brevetului
c. titularul brevetului isi poate reinnoi brevetul de inventie pentru o perioada de inca 5 ani
RASPUNS CORECT: A
44. Brevetul de inventie:
a. asigura protectia proprietatii industriale prin interzicerea folosirii inventiei de catre terti pe durata sa de valabilitate
b. atribuie titularului o situatie juridica stabilita anterior prin lege , dand nastere, modificand sau stingand noi drepturi subiective.
c. ambele variante de raspuns sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: A
45. Brevetul de inventie este:
a. act juridic declarativ de drepturi preexistente
b. contract sinalagmatic, cu titlu gratuit
c. un act juridic administrativ constitutiv de drepturi
RASPUNS CORECT: C
46. Noutatea:
a. este o conditie de fond pentru ca o inventie sa fie brevetata
b. este o conditie de forma pentru ca o inventie sa fie brevetata
c. nu constituie o conditie pentru brevetarea unei inventii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
47. Nu exista noutate :
a. daca anterior cererii pentru eliberarea brevetului de inventie au fost cunoscute obiectul, procedeul, metoda, produsul
b. cand inventia a fost divulgata de insusi autor sau a fost cunoscuta in intervalul de 6 luni care a precedat inregistrarea cererii de brevet.
c. ambele varinate de raspuns sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
48. O inventie este considerata ca implicand o activitate inventiva daca :
a. daca se bazeaza pe un procedeu nou, necunoscut publicului
b. pentru o persoana de specialitate ea nu rezulta in mod evident din cunostintele cuprinse in stadiul tehnicii
c. daca vine sa perfectioneze un produs preexistent
RASPUNS CORECT: B
49. Sunt considerate inventii:
a. creatiile estetice
b. programele de calculator
c. creatiile intelectuale care conduc la un produs nou, necunoscut, anterior stadiului tehnicii
RASPUNS CORECT: C
50. Data de la care incepe sa curga perioada de valabilitate a brevetului de inventie poate fi :
a. data depozitului cererii de brevet
b. data finalizarii etapei de examinare in fond a cererii
c. data ramanerii irevocabile a hotararii prin care s-a admis cererea de brevet
RASPUNS CORECT: A
51. Titular al brevetului de inventie poate fi inventatorului salariat , in situatia in care:
a. inventia a fost creata in executarea unui contract de munca , ce prevede o misiune inventiva, iar unitatea nu si-a valorificat dreptul la acordarea brevetului
b. inventia a fost creata in executarea unui contract de munca, ce implica explicit o misiune inventiva si nu exista o clauza de atribuire catre inventator a dreptului la acordarea brevetului
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: A
52. Odata cu depunerea cererii si inregistrarea acesteia , in persoana titularului
a. se constituie depozitul national reglementar
b. se naste dreptului de prioritate
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
53. De la data publicarii cererii de brevet:
a. solicitantului ii sunt recunoscute provizoriu aceleasi drepturi ca si titularului de brevet
b. solicitantuluIui i se recunoaste un drept exclusiv de exploatare a inventiei
c. solicitantul poate promova actiunea in contrafacere
RASPUNS CORECT: A
54. Procedura extraordinara de brevetare presupune:
a. inregistrarea, examinarea preliminara si publicarea cererii de brevet
b. ca solicitantul poate cere examinarea cererii fara sa mai astepte publicarea acesteia
c. examinarea numai in fond a cererii
RASPUNS CORECT: B
55. Cererea de acordare a brevetului poate fi formulata de catre:
a. inventator
b. orice persoana fizica sau juridical domiciliata/ cu sediul in Romania
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: A
56. Examinarea cererii de brevet poate fi ceruta :
a. la data depozitului cererii de brevet
b. pentru cererile de brevet de inventie care contin informatii calificate drept secrete de stat, se poate solicita examinarea cererii in termen de 2 luni de la declasificare
c. oricand
RASPUNS CORECT: A
57. In situatia in care nu s-a cerut examinarea odata cu depunerea cererii si examinarea nici nu are loc pana la expirarea termenului de 30 de luni:
a. cererea va fi respinsa
b. cererea se considera abandonata
c. titularul poate solicita reluarea examinarii
RASPUNS CORECT: B
58. Hotararea Comisiei OSIM se ia:
a. in aceeasi zi in care s-a finalizat examinarea in fond a cererii de brevet
b. imediat dupa examinarea in fond a cererrii de brevet
c. in termen de 18 luni de la data de la care s-a solicitat examinarea cererii
RASPUNS CORECT: C
59. In baza hotararii de acordare a brevetului de inventie:
a. OSIM elibereaza brevetul de inventie persoanei indreptatite
b. drepturile titularului devin opozabile fata de terti
c. brevetul se inscrie in Registrul national al brevetelor de inventie
RASPUNS CORECT: A
60. In cazul in care solicitantul, altul decat inventatorul, nu a facut dovada in termenul stabilit de lege, ca este indreptatit la acordarea brevetului:
a. OSIM considera cererea abandonata
b. OSIM respinge cererea
c. OSIM il notifica pe solicitant sa –si completeze cererea in maxim 2 luni de zile, sub sanctiunea respingerii cererii
RASPUNS CORECT: B
61. Cererile sunt considerate ca fiind retrase in urmatoarele cazuri:
a. inventatorii nu au fost declarati in termen de 18 luni de la data solicitarii examinarii in fond
b. cererea nu indeplineste conditiile prevazute de lege
c. inventia ce face obiectul cererii este exclusa de la brevetare
RASPUNS CORECT: A
62. Hotararile OSIM se comunica solicitantului in termen de:
a. 15 zile de la pronuntare
b. o luna de la data luarii hotararii
c. 10 zile de la pronuntare
RASPUNS CORECT: B
63. Hotararie OSIM de acordare sau de respingere a cererii de brevet de inventie pot fi atacate pe calea:
a. contestatiei
b. recursului
c. apelului
RASPUNS CORECT: A
64. Hotararie OSIM de acordare a brevetului de inventie pot fi:
a. atacate cu contestatie in anulare
b. revizuite potrivit regulilor de drept comun
c. revocate din oficiu
RASPUNS CORECT: C
65. OSIM va dispune repunerea in termen a solicitantului sau titularului brevetului daca:
a. titularul din motive temeinice nu a putut sa respecte un termen in procedurile in fata OSIM
b. se completeaza cererea de brevet cu noi revendicari
c. se invoca dreptul de prioritate
RASPUNS CORECT: A
66. In cazurile in care cererea de brevet a fost retrasa sau considerara retrasa:
a. OSIM nu poate dispune repunerea in termen
b. titularul poate solicita repunerea in termen
c. nici un raspuns nu este correct
RASPUNS CORECT: A
67. Cererea de repunere in termen trebuie formulata :
a. in termen de 2 luni de la incetarea cauzei care l-a impiedicat pe solicitantul sau titularul brevetului sa actioneze
b. nu mai tarziu de 1 an de la data expirarii termenului nerespectat
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
68. Prntre drepturile personal nepatrimoniale ale inventatorului se numara si :
a. dreptul de prioritate
b. dreptul de scutire temporara de la impozitul pe profit
c. dreptul unitatii titulare de brevet la asistenta tehnica
RASPUNS CORECT: A
69. Titularul brevetului are urmatoarele obligatii fata de inventator:
a. de a-l informa asupra stadiului examinarii cererii de brevet in cadrul OSIM, precum si asupra stadiului si rezultatelor aplicarii inventiei
b. de a-i face public numele
c. de a-i remite titlul de protectie la expirarea duratei de valabilitate a acestuia
RASPUNS CORECT: A
70. Drepturile patrimoniale ale inventatorului netitular de brevet:
a. sunt stabilite prin conventia partilor
b. sunt stabilite prin contractul de cesiune a dreptului la eliberarea brevetului de inventie
c. sunt stabilite prin lege
RASPUNS CORECT: B
71. Limitele dreptului exclusiv de exploatare a inventiei:
a. durata protectiei si intinderea teritoriala a protectiei
b. fabricarea, folosirea, oferirea spre vanzare, vanzarea sau importul in vederea folosirii, in cazul in care obiectul brevetului este un produs
c. modalitatea de exploatare a inventiei
RASPUNS CORECT: A
72. Fata de terti, efectele transmiterii drepturilor ce decurg din brevet se vor produce:
a. din momentul incheierii contractului de cesiune
b. incepand cu data publicarii in BOPI a mentiunii inregistrate la OSIM
c. din momentul in care au fost notificati cu privire la cesiunea drepturilor
RASPUNS CORECT: B
73. Prin cesiune drepturilor decurgand din brevetul de inventie :
a. se transmite insasi dreptul asupra inventiei
b. cesionarul se subroga in drepturile cedentului
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
74. Ca efect al cesiunii dreptulrilor decurgand din brevetul de inventie:
a. cesionarul dobandeste dreptul asupra brevetului
b. cesionarul nu are dreptul de a formula actiunea in contrafacere
c. cesionarul este obligat sa inregistreze cesiunea la OSIM
RASPUNS CORECT: A
75. Ca urmare a incheierii contractului de cesiune a drepturilor cu privire la brevetul de inventie, cedentul este obligat
a. sa exploateze inventia cedata
b. preda obiectul cesiunii
c. sa plateasca taxele anuale pentru mentinerea in vigoare a brevetului
RASPUNS CORECT: B
76. In cazul licentei exclusive:
a. licentiatul are drept exclusiv de folosire a inventiei
b. licentiatorul poate transmite acest drept de folosire altei persoane
c. licentiatul are dreptul la o folosire limitata a inventiei
RASPUNS CORECT: A
77. Incetarea contractului de licenta se poate produce in urmatoarele imprejurari:
a. la expirarea termenului convenit de parti, daca s-a incheiat contractul pe o perioada determinate
b. prin anularea brevetului
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
78. Licentele obligatorii (judiciare) se acorda in baza :
a. unei hotarari judecatoresti
b. dipozitiilor legale
c. conventiei partilor
RASPUNS CORECT: A
79. Anterior expirarii perioadei legale de protectie, titularul brevetului de inventie poate :
a. renunta la acest titlu de protectie partial sau integral
b. renunta la acest titlu de protectie cu consimtamantul inventatorului
c. nu poate renunta la acest titlu de protectie
RASPUNS CORECT: A
80. Decaderea titularului din drepturile conferite de brevet intervine:
a. in momentul in care titularul brevetului nu achita taxele legale de mentinere in vigoare a brevetului de inventie in termenul prevazut de lege
b. in cazul in care titularul brevetului cesioneaza drepturile sale unei alte persoane
c. sanctiunea decaderii nu intervine in nici una din situatiile de mai sus
RASPUNS CORECT: A
81. Decaderea :
a. produce efecte numai pentru viitor
b. produce efecte retroactive
c. poate fi si partiala
RASPUNS CORECT: A
82. Revalidarea brevetului:
a. se poate solicita de orice persoana interesata
b. se poate solicita in termen de 6 luni de la data publicarii decaderii
c. nu este admisibila in caz de neplata taxelor de mentinere in vigoare a brevetului, chiar daca neplata taxelor a fost determinate de motive neimputabile titularului de brevet
RASPUNS CORECT: B
83. Anularea brevetului intervine :
a. pentru motive posterioare datei de inregistrare a cererii de brevet
b. pentru motive concomitente datei de inregistrare a cererii de brevet
c. daca nu sunt indeplinite conditiile pentru existenta unei inventii brevetabile, indiferent de momentul constatarii neindeplinirii acestor conditii
RASPUNS CORECT: B
84. Cererea de anulare a brevetului poate fi formulata de:
a. inventator
b. persoana indreptatita la acordarea brevetului
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
85. Instanta care are competenta materiala si teritoriala exclusiva de a judeca cererile de anulare a brevetului de inventie este:
a. Tribunalul Bucuresti
b. Curtea de Apel Bucuresti
c. Tribunalul in circumscriptia caruia domiciliaza titularul brevetului de inventie
RASPUNS CORECT: A
86. Anularea brevetului de inventie produce efecte
a. numai pentru viitor
b. de la data constituirii depozitului cererii de brevet
c. de la data ramanerii irevocabile a hotararii prin care s-a pronuntat anularea brevetului
RASPUNS CORECT: B
87. Daca brevetul a fost anulat integral:
a. se considera ca el nu a fost niciodata acordat
b. efectul consta in restrangerea sau limitarea revendicarilor
c. titularul nu mai poate exploata inventia incepand cu data ramanerii irevocabile a hotararii de anulare
RASPUNS CORECT: A
88. Contestatia impotriva hotararilor OSIM de acordare sau de respingere a cererii de brevet :
a. trebuie formulata in termen de 15 zile de la pronuntare
b. trebuie formulata in termen de 3 luni de la data comunicarii
c. se solutioneaza de catre Tribunalul Bucuresti
RASPUNS CORECT: B
89. OSIM poate revoca din oficiu hotararile sale privind cererile de brevet de inventie:
a. pana la data comunicarii acestora catre persoana interesata
b. pana la data publicarii in BOPI
c. chiar si dupa comunicarea acestora catre persoana interesata
RASPUNS CORECT: A
90. Marca :
a. este un semn distinctiv al proprietatii industriale
b. nu este susceptibila de reprezentare grafica
c. serveste la deosebirea produselor si serviciilor unei persoane fizice sau juridice de cele apartinand altei persoane.
RASPUNS CORECT: C
91. Pot fi inregistrate:
a. marcile care indeplinesc conditiile prevazute de lege
b. marcile care sunt lipsite de caracter distinctiv;
c. marcile care sunt compuse exclusiv din semne sau din indicatii devenite uzuale in limbajul curent sau in practicile comerciale loiale si constante;
RASPUNS CORECT: A
92. Comerciantii:
a. au posibilitatea, de a alege si utiliza marcile
b. au obligatia de a alege si utiliza marcile
c. nici unul dintre raspunsurile de mai sus nu este corect
RASPUNS CORECT: A
93. In cazul medicamentelor:
a. utilizarea marcilor este obligatorie
b. utilizarea marcilor nu este obligatorie
c. utilizarea marcilor este lasata la aprecierea comerciantilor
RASPUNS CORECT: A
94. Marca colectiva :
a. este destinata a servi la deosebirea produselor sau a serviciilor membrilor unei asociatii de produsele sau serviciile apartinand altor persoane
b. apartine persoanelor care alcatuiesc asociatiile
c. este alcatuita din mai multe semne distincte
RASPUNS CORECT: A
95. Marcile de rezerva:
a. se depun cu intentia de a fi folosite in viitor pentru anumite produse sau servicii
b. existenta lor depinde de existenta unor mari principale
c. sunt dependente de o alta marca principala
RASPUNS CORECT: A
96. Functia de concurenta a marcii se realizeaza prin :
a. diferentiere
b. publicitate
c. toate variantele de mai sus
RASPUNS CORECT: C
97. Reprezentarea semnului ales ca marca se poate realiza prin:
a. linii si desene
b. puncte si culori
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
98. Distinctivitatea , ca trasatura a marcii cuprinde:
a. originalitatea
b. inovatia
c. actualitatea
RASPUNS CORECT: A
99. Marca de certificare este:
a. marca larg cunoscuta in Romania la data depunerii unei cereri de inregistrare a marcii sau la data prioritatii revendicate in cerere;
b. marca de fabrica sau de comert , inregistrata reglementar in tara de origine, care este admisa la depunere si protejata in alte state membre al Conventiei de la Paris, in forma inregistrata in tara de origine
c. marca ce indica faptul ca produsele sau serviciile pentru care este utilizata sunt certificate de titularul marcii in ceea ce priveste calitatea, materialul, modul de fabricatie a produselor sau de prestare a serviciilor, precizia ori alte caracteristici
RASPUNS CORECT: C
100. Pentru a dobandi drepturile de protectie ce decurg din marca, persoana fizica sau juridica trebuie :
a. sa aiba capacitate deplina de exercitiu
b. sa foloseasca efectiv marca inregistrata
c. sa aiba domiciliul , respectiv sediul in Romania
RASPUNS CORECT: B
101. Dreptul la marca individuala poate apartine:
a. unei persoane fizice sau juridice care desfasoara un comert sau o industrie ori presteaza un serviciu
b. unei persoane fizice cu capacitate deplina de folosinta
c. persoanei fizice care a creat desenul ce constituie obiect al marcii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
102. Dreptul la marca colectiva apartine:
a. persoanelor fizice care au creat in mod colectiv marca
b. persoanelor juridice care nu exercita nemijlocit o activitate comerciala sau industriala
c. persoanelor fizice care presteaza o activitate comerciala
RASPUNS CORECT: B
103. Dreptul la marca de certificare apartine :
a. persoanelor juridice care exercita controlul produselor sau al serviciilor
b. persoanei fizice, furnizor de produse ori prestator de servii
c. asociatiilor de fabricanti
RASPUNS CORECT: A
104. Dreptul de folosire exclusiva a marcii presupune:
a. tertii pot utiliza aceeasi marca, dar numai pentru alte produse sau servicii
b. titularul unei marci individulale sau colective nu are posibilitatea transmiterii drepturilor asupra marcii, in tot sau in parte, cu titlu oneros sau gratuit
c. tertii nu pot utiliza aceeasi marca , chiar daca ultilizarea vizeaza alte produse sau servicii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
105. Titularul unei marci inregistrate poate:
a. solicita instantei de judecata sa interzica tertilor sa foloseasca , fara consimtamantul sau un semn identic ori similar cu marca respective
b. cere sa se interzica altor persoane detinerea, oferirea spre vanzare sau comercializarea produselor care poarta aceasta marca, pentru produsele care au fost puse in comert de insusi titular sau cu consimtamantul acestuia
c. cere sa se interzica unui tert sa foloseasca in activitatea sa comerciala numele sau denumirea sa
RASPUNS CORECT: A
106. Marca are :
a. caracter absolut
b. caracter principal
c. caracter nelimitat
RASPUNS CORECT: A
107. Data depozitului national reglementar este :
a. data publicarii cererii de inregistrare a marcii
b. data la care a fost depusa la Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci cererea de inregistrare a marcii
c. independenta de momentul depunerii cererii de inregistrare a marcii
RASPUNS CORECT: B
108. Daca solicitantul a prezentat anumite produse si servicii in cadrul unei expozitii internationale oficiale sau oficial recunoscute, organizata pe teritoriul Romaniei sau intr-un stat membru al Conventiei de la Paris, solicitantul va beneficia de:
a. un drept de prioritate legala
b. un drept de prioritate conventionala
c. un drept de prioritate de expozitie
RASPUNS CORECT: C
109. Cererea de inregistrare a marcii este examinata de catre OSIM:
a. in termen de o luna de la data primirii cererii de inregistrare a marcii
b. in termen de 6 luni de la plata taxei de inregistrare
c. in termen de o luna de la plata taxei de inregistrare
RASPUNS CORECT: A
110. Poate face opozitie la cererea de inregistrare a marcii:
a. titularul unui drept concomitent cu privire la imaginea sau la numele patronimic, la o indicatie geografica protejata, un desen sau un model industrial protejat, la orice alt drept de proprietate industriala protejat sau la un drept de autor
b. titularul unei marci de rezerva
c. titularul unei marci anterioare sau al unei marci notorii
RASPUNS CORECT: C
111. Deciziile OSIM privind inregistrarea marcilor pot fi contestate:
a. de catre solicitantul inregistrarii marcii
b. in termen de 3 luni de la comunicare
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte.
RASPUNS CORECT: C
112. Cererea de reinnoire a inregistrarii marcii poate fi facuta :
a. inainte de expirarea duratei de protectie in curs
b. mai devreme de 3 luni inainte de expirarea duratei de protectie
c. In termen de maxim o luna de la expirarea duratei de protectie
RASPUNS CORECT: A
113. Neplata taxei pentru cererea de reinnoire a inregistrarii marcii se snactioneaza cu:
a. decaderea titularului din dreptul la marca
b. revocarea marcii
c. anularea marcii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
114. Daca OSIM constata ca nu sunt indeplinite conditiile prevazute de lege pentru reinnoirea inregistrarii marcii:
a. Anuleaza cererea
b. Respinge cererea
c. Notifica titularul, care poate prezenta un raspuns in termen de 3 luni de la primirea notificarii
RASPUNS CORECT: C
115. 114. Reinnoirea inregistrarii marcilor opereaza :
a. incepand cu ziua imediat urmatoare expirarii duratei de protectie in curs
b. incepand cu data ramanerii definitive a hotararii de admitere a cererii
c. incepand cu data publicarii mentiunii in Buletinul Oficial de Proprietate Industriala
RASPUNS CORECT: A
116. Marcile identice sau similare, apartinand aceluiasi titular si care sunt folosite pentru produse sau servicii identice sau similare :
a. nu pot fi transmise prin cesiune decat in totalitate si numai catre o singura persoana
b. pot fi transmise prin cesiune partial sau total, catre o singura persoana
c. pot fi transmise prin cesiune partial catre mai multe persoane
RASPUNS CORECT: A
117. Anularea marcii reprezinta , in fapt:
a. Decaderea titularului din drepturile conferite de marca este o sanctiune civila aplicata pentru :
b. neindeplinirea conditiilor de fond prevazute de lege pentru acordarea marcii
c. neexercitarea unui drept la marca o anumita perioada de timp
RASPUNS CORECT: C
118. Stabilirea existentei unui caz de abandon al marcii :
a. este o chestiune de fapt, lasata la aprecierea instantelor de judecata
b. este o chestiune de drept, stabilita de lege
c. se realizeaza de catre OSIM
RASPUNS CORECT: A
119. Este asimilata folosirii efective a marcii:
a. folosirea marcii de catre un tert, cu consimtamantul titularului acesteia
b. folosirea marcii sub o forma care difera de aceea inregistrata prin anumite elemente si care altereaza mai mult sau mai putin caracterul distinctiv al acesteia
c. aplicarea marcii pe produse sau pe ambalaje , fara consimtamantul titularului marcii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
120. Indicatia geografica este:
a. protejata in Romania prin inregistrarea la OSIM
b. denumirea ce serveste la identificarea unui produs originar dintr-o tara, regiune sau localitate a unui stat
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
121. Au calitatea de a solicita OSIM inregistrarea unei indicatii geografice
a. orice persoana fizica sau juridica cu domiciliul/ sediul in Romania
b. o asociatie de producatori care desfasoara o activitate de productie intr-o anumita zona geografica
c. importatorul de produse dintr-o anumita zona geografica
RASPUNS CORECT: B
122. Aceeasi indicatie geografica
a. poate fi inregistrata de mai multe asociatii de producatori care desfasoara activitati de productie in aceeasi zona geografica
b. nu poate fi inregistrata de mai multe asociatii de producatori care desfasoara activitati de productie in aceeasi zona geografica
c. poate fi inregistrata de mai multe asociatii de producatori care desfasoara activitati de productie in zone geografice diferite
RASPUNS CORECT: A
123. Inregistrarea unei indicatii geografice poate fi ceruta la OSIM:
a. numai personal
b. numai prin mandatar imputernicit in acest sens
c. personal sau prin mandatar
RASPUNS CORECT: C
124. Dreptul de folosire a indicatiei geografice, dobandit prin inregistrarea acesteia, apartine:
a. membrilor asociatiei inscrisi in lista comunicata la OSIM
b. persoanei care a cererea de inregistrare formulat
c. producatorului produsului respectiv
RASPUNS CORECT: A
125. Opozitia la inregistrarea indicatiei geografice pentru nerespectarea dispozitiilor legale, poate fi formulate in termen de:
a. 3 luni de la depunerea cereririi la OSIM
b. 2 luni de la data deciziei de inregistrare
c. 3 luni de la publicare
RASPUNS CORECT: C
126. Dreptul de folosire a unei indicatii geografice :
a. Poate fi transmis prin contract de cesiune
b. Se poate transmite prin acte mortis causa
c. nu poate sa faca obiectul nici unei transmiteri
RASPUNS CORECT: C
127. Pentru nerespectarea conditiilor de calitate si a caracteristicilor specifice produselor din zona la care se refera indicatia geografica, se poate solicita
a. anularea inregistrarii indicatiei geografice
b. decaderea a persoanelor autorizate de OSIM sa foloseasca indicatia geografica inregistrata
c. revalidarea inregistrarii indicatiei geografice
RASPUNS CORECT: B
128. Un desen sau model este considerat nou daca :
a. nici un desen sau model identic nu a fost facut public inaintea datei de depunere a cererii de inregistrare
b. contine un element de noutate, raportat la stadiul actual al tehnicii
c. nu a mai fost utilizat inaintea datei de depunere a cererii de inregistrare
RASPUNS CORECT: A
129. Divulgarea nu este luata in considerare daca desenul sau modelul pentru care se solicita protectie a fost facut public:
a. de catre autor sau succesorul sau in drepturi ori de catre un tert pe baza informatiilor furnizate sau actelor indeplinite de autor sau succesor
b. in perioada de 6 luni precedand data de depozit a cererii de inregistrare sau, daca o prioritate este revendicata, la data de prioritate
c. in perioada de 10 luni precedand data de depozit a cererii de inregistrare sau, daca o prioritate este revendicata, la data de prioritate
RASPUNS CORECT: A
130. Desenul sau modelul care este determinat exclusiv de o functie tehnica:
a. poate fi inregistrat
b. nu poate fi inregistrat, desi indeplineste conditia noutatii
c. poate fi inregistrat , cu conditia sa fie reprodus in forma si la dimensiunile exacte
RASPUNS CORECT: B
131. Printr-o cerere se poate solicita inregistrarea:
a. a maxim 100 de desene sau modele industriale
b. a 100 de desene sau modele industriale
c. a cel putin 100 de desene sau modele industriale
RASPUNS CORECT: A
132. Descrierea elementelor noi, caracteristice desenului sau modelului pentru care se solicita protectia:
a. trebuie mentionata in mod obligatoriu in cererea de inregistrare a modelului sau desenului industrial
b. se mentioneaza in mod facultativ in cererea de inregistrare a modelului sau desenului industrial
c. nu se mentioneaza in cererea de inregistrare a modelului sau desenului industrial
RASPUNS CORECT: A
133. Drepturile morale ale autorului desenelor sau modelelor industriale :
a. nu sunt legate de persoana autorului
b. se nasc din momentul publicarii cererii de eliberare a certificatului de inregistrare a desenului sau modelului industrial
c. au durata nelimitata in timp
RASPUNS CORECT: B
134. Limitele exercitarii drepturilor patrimoniale asupra desenelor sau modelelor industriale vizeaza:
a. durata de protectie
b. intinderea teritoriala
c. exploatarea desenelor sau modelelor industriale
RASPUNS CORECT: C
135. Spre deosebire de alte drepturi de proprietate industriala, in cazul desenelor si modelelor industriale legiuitorul :
a. a prevazut obligatia titularului de a exploata desenul sau modelul industrial, sub sanctiunea decaderii din drepturi pentru neexploatare.
b. a prevazut obligatia titularului de a exploata desenul sau modelul industrial, sub sanctiunea anularii titlului de protectie pentru neexploatare
c. nu a mai prevazut obligatia titularului de a exploata desenul sau modelul industrial, sub sanctiunea decaderii din drepturi pentru neexploatare.
RASPUNS CORECT: C
136. In cazul modelelor sau desenelor industriale , depozitul reglementar este constituit din:
a. Cererea de inregistrare
b. Descrierea desenului sau modelului
c. Cererea de inregistrare si descrierea desenului sau modelului
RASPUNS CORECT: C
137. Daca in termen de doua luni de la data depunerii cererii de inregistrare nu sunt depuse completarile necesare pentru constituirea depozitului reglementar
a. cererea de inregistrare se respinge
b. cererea de inregistrare se anuleaza
c. cererea de inregistrare se perima
RASPUNS CORECT: A
138. Solicitantul poate renunta la cererea de inregistrare a desenului sau modelului pe baza unei notificari scrise adresate O.S.I.M. - Serviciul de desene si modele:
a. pana la data publicarii cererii de inregistrare
b. pana la data luarii unei hotarari cu privire la cererea de inregistrare
c. oricand
RASPUNS CORECT: B
139. Depozitul multiplu este acela care:
a. cuprinde mai multe desene sau modele ale aceleiasi categorii de produse
b. cuprinde mai multe cereri de inregistrare
c. cuprinde mai multe desene sau modele din categorii diferite de produse
RASPUNS CORECT: A
140. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale, prioritatile conventionale sau de expozitie sunt recunoscute daca
a. sunt invocate odata cu depunerea cererii
b. daca in termen de 3 luni de la data depunerii cererii se confirma prin acte de prioritate
c. numai daca sunt intrunite cumulativ conditiile prevazute la lit. a si b
RASPUNS CORECT: C
141. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale, cererile care nu indeplinesc conditiile de depozit multiplu:
a. se divizeaza de catre solicitant
b. se examineaza impreuna cu cele care intrunesc conditiile de depozit multiplu
c. sunt respinse de catre OSIM
RASPUNS CORECT: A
142. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale , la cererea expresa a solicitantului se pot conexa doua sau mai multe cereri de inregistrare, daca :
a. au aceeasi data de depozit national
b. au aceiasi solicitanti si autori
c. sunt intrunite cumulativ conditiile prevazute la lit. a si b
RASPUNS CORECT: C
143. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale
a. orice persoana interesata poate formula opozitie la inregistrarea desenului sau modelului industrial
b. opozitia se face in scris si se adreseaza OSIM in termen de 2 luni de la data publicarii modelului sau desenului industrial in BOPI
c. ambele varinate de raspuns sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
144. Solutionarea opozitiei poate fi suspendata:
a. cand se bazeaza pe o cerere de inregistrare a unui desen sau model, pana la luarea unei hotarari cu privire la aceasta
b. desenul sau modelul opus face obiectul unei alte actiuni civile, pana la solutionarea definitiva a cauzei
c. nu poate fi suspendata in nici o situatie din cele de mai sus
RASPUNS CORECT: A
145. Hotararile privind cererile de inregistrare a desenului sau modelului pot fi contestate, in scris si motivat, la OSIM, in termen de:
a. 30 de zile de la comunicare
b. 15 zile de la comunicare
c. nu pot fi contestate
RASPUNS CORECT: A
146. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale, hotararile Comisiei de contestatii ramase definitive si irevocabile se publica in Buletinul oficial de proprietate industriala al O.S.I.M., in termen de :
a. 60 de zile de la pronuntarea hotararii
b. 30 de zile de la pronuntarea hotararii
c. 10 de zile de la pronuntarea hotararii
RASPUNS CORECT: A
147. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale , licenta presupune:
a. transmiterea numai a drepturilor patrimoniale conferite de certificatul de inregistrare
b. licentiatul are obligatia de a exploata dreptul transmis de licentiator
c. ambele raspunsuri sunt corecte
RASPUNS CORECT: C
148. In materia desenelor si modelelor industriale, la expirarea perioadei de valabilitate a titlului de protectie:
a. dreptul exclusiv de exploatare poate fi exercitat de catre titular in continuare, daca nu aduce atingere drepturilor unor alte persoane
b. desenul sau modelul industrial trece in domeniul public si poate fi utilizat de catre orice persoana fara consimtamantul autorului
c. desenul sau modelul industrial nu mai poate fi folosit de catre nici o persoana
RASPUNS CORECT: B
149. Inregistrarea desenului sau modelului poate fi anulata, in tot sau in parte, la cererea oricarei persoane interesate, daca:
a. se constata ca la data inregistrarii cererii nu erau indeplinite conditiile de fond pentru acordarea protectiei
b. se constata ca la data inregistrarii cererii nu erau indeplinite conditiile de forma pentru acordarea protectiei
c. se constata ca la data inregistrarii cererii nu erau indeplinite conditiile de fond si de forma pentru acordarea protectiei
RASPUNS CORECT: C
joi, 10 iunie 2010
sâmbătă, 27 februarie 2010
Engleza
Lb engl D Ap an III sem 1 2009 2010
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
ANS: D
2.
Choose the right answer:
The unruly ….. was broken up by the police.
a. collection
b. congregation
c. group
d. mob
ANS: D
3.
Choose the right answer:
The detective stood ….. behind the door waiting for the assailant.
a. immovable
b. lifeless
c. motionless
d. static
ANS: C
4.
Choose the right answer:
The police ….. off the street where the bomb had gone off.
a. battened
b. cordoned
c. fastened
d. shuttered
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
11.
Choose the right answer:
He was thrown into prison and ….. of his property.
a. deprived
b. removed
c. denied
d. confiscated
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
15.
Choose the right answer:
When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to ….. to lying.
a. recourse
b. resort
c. resource
d. retort
ANS: B
16.
Choose the right answer:
The witness ….. the statements made by the accused man.
a. agreed
b. confessed
c. corroborated
d. testified
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
23.
Choose the right answer:
In the legal profession, men … women by five to one.
a. outclass
b. outnumber
c. overcome
d. supersede
ANS: B
24.
Choose the right answer:
All ........... barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court.
a. hopeful
b. prospective
c. willing
d. wishful
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: D
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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).
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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).
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: D
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
113.
Choose the right preposition:
If the Defence has no further questions, the witness may step ..........
a. off
b. down
c. out
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
119.
Choose the right preposition:
Your skillful lawyer will talk him ……… testifying before the jury.
a. into
b. about
c. against
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
125.
Choose the right preposition:
Everybody considered that the judge had a reason to let him …... like that.
a. off
b. on
c. away
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
167.
Choose the right answer:
The Declaration of Independence was written by …....................... .
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. J. F. Kennedy
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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)
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
175. Choose the right answer:
Maritime law infractions fall under …………. jurisdiction.
a. military courts
b. admiralty courts
c. surrogate’s courts
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
180. Choose the right answer:
The initiator of the proceedings in a criminal case is called the ...............
a. prosecution
b. complainant
c. appellee
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
188. Choose the right preposition:
After two days of freedom, the escaped prisoner gave himself ….. to the police.
a. into
b. over
c. up
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
196. Choose the right preposition:
That squeaking sound makes me bang my head ……. a brick wall.
a. against
b. towards
c. over
ANS: A
197. Choose the right preposition:
I think you should give yourself ……. to the police.
a. down
b. up
c. into
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
199. Choose the right preposition:
She thinks that people who harm children should be banged …. for life.
a. in
b. up
c. down
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
2.
Choose the right answer:
The unruly ….. was broken up by the police.
a. collection
b. congregation
c. group
d. mob
ANS: D
3.
Choose the right answer:
The detective stood ….. behind the door waiting for the assailant.
a. immovable
b. lifeless
c. motionless
d. static
ANS: C
4.
Choose the right answer:
The police ….. off the street where the bomb had gone off.
a. battened
b. cordoned
c. fastened
d. shuttered
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
11.
Choose the right answer:
He was thrown into prison and ….. of his property.
a. deprived
b. removed
c. denied
d. confiscated
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
15.
Choose the right answer:
When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to ….. to lying.
a. recourse
b. resort
c. resource
d. retort
ANS: B
16.
Choose the right answer:
The witness ….. the statements made by the accused man.
a. agreed
b. confessed
c. corroborated
d. testified
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
23.
Choose the right answer:
In the legal profession, men … women by five to one.
a. outclass
b. outnumber
c. overcome
d. supersede
ANS: B
24.
Choose the right answer:
All ........... barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court.
a. hopeful
b. prospective
c. willing
d. wishful
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: D
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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).
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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).
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: D
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: D
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: D
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
113.
Choose the right preposition:
If the Defence has no further questions, the witness may step ..........
a. off
b. down
c. out
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
119.
Choose the right preposition:
Your skillful lawyer will talk him ……… testifying before the jury.
a. into
b. about
c. against
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
125.
Choose the right preposition:
Everybody considered that the judge had a reason to let him …... like that.
a. off
b. on
c. away
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: B
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.
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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.
ANS: C
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
167.
Choose the right answer:
The Declaration of Independence was written by …....................... .
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. J. F. Kennedy
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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)
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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.
ANS: B
175. Choose the right answer:
Maritime law infractions fall under …………. jurisdiction.
a. military courts
b. admiralty courts
c. surrogate’s courts
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: B
180. Choose the right answer:
The initiator of the proceedings in a criminal case is called the ...............
a. prosecution
b. complainant
c. appellee
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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.
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
188. Choose the right preposition:
After two days of freedom, the escaped prisoner gave himself ….. to the police.
a. into
b. over
c. up
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
196. Choose the right preposition:
That squeaking sound makes me bang my head ……. a brick wall.
a. against
b. towards
c. over
ANS: A
197. Choose the right preposition:
I think you should give yourself ……. to the police.
a. down
b. up
c. into
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
199. Choose the right preposition:
She thinks that people who harm children should be banged …. for life.
a. in
b. up
c. down
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: B
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
ANS: C
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