BAC ENG 2008, SCRIS, 3-4 H, SUB 2, VAR 9, 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 009

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

1. In Customer Services we are used to ……complaints.

A. dealing with
B. dealing to
C. dealing into
D. dealing at

2. I apologize…….

A. for being late
B. for late
C. for be late
D. be late

3. A lot of children … to boarding schools in the old days.

A. are sent
B. is sent
C. were sent
D. sent

4. Who are you going to ……when the election comes?

A. vote in
B. vote for
C vote at
D. vote

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. They lived in a pleasant residential area on the …of town. SKIRT

2. The special effects were extremely … and the audience applauded loudly. IMAGINE

3. …to the film is £5 inclusive of tax. ADMIT



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

1. With inflation costs will rise … doubt.

2. I am looking … to spending my holidays in Spain.

3. I finally … Helen to stay and finish her lunch.

4. He went to the boss and repeated everything I said word ... word.

5. Don’t put … going to the dentist.

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

1. Karen asked me where had I found the ring.

2. Malcolm told us that we had better to avoid detailed explanations.

3. The photocopier has serviced recently.

4. The police is searching for the missing picture.

5. I spent a week looking for an accommodation.

6. Viewers living in Scotland may have experience poor reception due to weather conditions.

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

1. He’ll be getting promoted soon.
It won’t ………………

2. I thought that tourism benefited the countries concerned.
I was under the ... ………

3. ’Are the plans for the new airport going to be discussed?' he asked.
He enquired ...................

4. The popular belief was that he was born into the aristocracy.
He...................................


PROPOSED SOLUTION


9. 1.

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

9. 2.

1. outskirts;
2. unimaginable;
3. admission;

9. 3.

1. no;
2. forward;
3. persuaded;
4. by;
5. off;

9. 4.

1. ( had ) Karen asked me where I had found the ring.
2. ( to ) Malcolm told us that we had better avoid detailed explanations.
3. ( recently ) The photocopier has recently serviced.
4. ( picture ) The police is searching for the missing painting.
5. ( an ) I spent a week looking for some accommodation.
6. ( experience ) Viewers living in Scotland may have experienced poor reception due to weather condition.

9. 5.

1. ( It won’t ) be too long before he is getting promoted.
2. ( I was under the ) assumption that tourism benefited the countries concerned.
3. ( He inquired ) whether the plans for the new airport were going to be discussed. ( inquired, not enquired !!! spelling mistake in the editing of the subject from the MINISTRY !!!! )
4. ( He ) was popularly believed to have been born into the aristocracy.