BAC ENG 2008, SCRIS, 3-4 H, SB 2, VAR 3, SUB SI REZOLV

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Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Tineretului
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

SUBIECTUL II
( 30 puncte)
Varianta 003

1. Choose the correct answer and, on your exam sheet, write the corresponding letter next to the number indicating each sentence.
4 points

1. I’ve been getting stabbing pains in my back …

A. so far
B. for a while now
C. up to now
D. now

2. How long did you say you …these pills?

A. take
B. are taking
C. have been taking
D. takes

3. Sam was a difficult child who …do anything his parents asked him to.

A. couldn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. mightn’t
D. won’t

4. Mary has two sisters, … is married.

A. neither of whom
B. neither of which
C. none of whom
D. none of which

2. Use the word in capitals at the end of each gapped line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Write these words on your exam sheet.
6 points

1. Everyone agrees now that smoking ……people’s life. DANGER

2. Graphology is the study of people’s ……to reveal their personalities. WRITE

3. We were all …… by the amount of money we had to pay. HORROR


3. Fill in the gaps with only one word so that the text makes sense.
10 points

The SS Great Britain, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, revolutionised ship design when it was launched in 1843. Brunel had (1) … built an enormous wooden paddle ship, but realised he needed (2) … bigger to beat the competition to carry passengers to America. His solution was a propeller driven iron ship, with sails to save fuel in the right winds. However, it was of (3) … an innovative design that, (4) … the ship's luxurious facilities, only 50 passengers were courageous (5) … to buy tickets for the first journey to New York.

4. Each of the following sentences contains an error. Identify the errors and write the correct sentences on your exam sheet.
6 points

1. The teacher told us to not make any noise.
2. He insisted on that we should tell the truth about the incident.
3. There was little flour left and she made some pancakes.
4. Linda said she had seen the film last month.
5. They were flying highly above the clouds.
6. Take the biggest orange of the two.

5. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
4 points

1. If you didn't contribute generously, we couldn't continue our work.
But for... ……………

2. We knew very little about the accident.
Little ... ……………

3. I really don't want to see him again.
I have no ... ……………

4. They say the Managing Director is considering introducing flexible working hours.
The Managing Director is ... ……………

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Sb. 2, Var 3

3. 1.

1. B;
2. C;
3. B;
4. A;

3. 2.

1. endangers;
2. writing;
3. horrified;

3. 3.

1. before;
2. something;
3. such;
4. despite;
5. enough;

3. 4.

1. The teacher told us not to make any noise.
2. He insisted on us/our/ours telling the truth about the accident.
3. There was little flour left for her to make some pancakes.
4. Linda said she had seen the film a month before.
5. They were flying high above the clouds.
6. Take the bigger orange of the two. ( We use the comparative degree to compare 2 objects, and the superlative degree to compare more than 2 objects ).

3. 5.

1. ( But for ) your generous contribution, we couldn’t continue our work.
2. ( Little ) did we know about the accident.
3. ( I have no ) wish of seeing him again.
4. ( The Manager Director is ) said to be considering introducing flexible working hours.