BAC ENG 2008, SCRIS, 1-2 H, SUB 2, VAR 5, 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 005

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

1) I wish I ______ ride a bicycle.

A. would
B. did
C. could
D. had

2) The man ______ wife I met at the conference phoned earlier to ask us to dinner.

A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose

3) He decided to put off his journey _______ the poor weather.

A. because
B. consequently
C. because of
D. in consequence

4) ”How did you lose so much weight?”
”By eating______ and exercising more.”

A. more
B. less
C. fewer
D. much

2. Fill in these mini dialogues. Write the answers on your exam sheet.
6 points

1) A: “The company are threatening us with redundancies.”
B: _________________________

2) A:”What was Brian saying?”
B: _________________________

3) A: “Why is Tina upset?”
B: _________________________
3. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentences on your exam sheet.
10 points

1) Make sure you call me when you will get home.

2) Mary told to Jim that his remarks had upset her.

3) Tina and Helen have arrived and there waiting outside.

4) Sue said that she had wrote a letter to Lisa.

5) I didn’t think you were interesting in ancient history.

4. Fill in each blank with one word only so that the sentence makes sense.
6 points

1) Brian bought his first motorbike ____ 1998.

2) I _____ to drink a lot of coffee when I was younger, but now I only drink a cup of coffee
once in a while.

3) Tony can’t _____ waiting in queues, because he’s very impatient.

5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
beginning as shown.
4 points

1) My house will be painted next week.
I will have ________________.

2) “Shall I do the washing-up?” said John.
John offered ________________.

3) Let’s go for a picnic if the weather is good.
Unless ________________.

4) It was unnecessary for us to buy so much food.
We needn’t ________________.


PROPOSED SOLUTION


5. 1.

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

5. 2.

1. In this case, you should try some other company.
2. He was saying he would go to Greece next week.
3. Because her boy-friend left her.

5. 3.

1. ( will ) Make sure you call me when you get home.
2. ( to ) Mary told Jim that his remarks upset her.
3. ( there ) Tina and Helen have arrived and they’re waiting outside.
4. ( wrote ) She said that she had written a letter to Lisa.
5. ( interesting ) I don’t think you were interested in ancient history.

5. 4.

1. in;
2. used;
3. stand;

5. 5.

1. ( I will have ) my house painted next week.
2. ( John offered ) himself to do the washing-up.
3. ( Unless ) the weather is good, we won’t go for a picnic.
4. ( We needn’t ) have bought so much food.