BAC ENG 2008, SCRIS, 1-2 H, SUB 2, VAR 8, 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 008

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

1) Cats are capable _____ tremendous loyalty and affection.

A. to
B. for
C. from
D. of

2) Have you asked him where _______ last night?

A. he was
B. was he
C. he has been
D. has he been

3) ________ had I found the departure gate than they announced that there would be a
two-hour delay.

A. Hardly
B. No sooner
C. Scarcely
D. Only after

4) Apparently, she ________ live in London about twenty years ago.

A. use to
B. was used to
C. got used
D. used to

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

1) A: “Steven used to wear a suit and tie more often in the past.”
B: _________________________

2) A: “Mary doesn’t like Chinese food, does she?”
B: _________________________

3) A: “Do you like classical music?”
B: _________________________

3. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentences on your exam sheet.
10 points

1) You can’t have any dessert until you will finish the rest of your meal.

2) I like this bike but it’s wheels are too small.

3) Kate ate so much cakes that she could hardly walk.

4) Sue had her windows broke by vandals.

5) David felt badly because he’d shouted at his mother.

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

1) Tom has worked in this company ____ five years.

2) This car is as expensive _____ that one.

3) By the _____ we get there the film will have ended.

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

1) The student’s silly remarks did not amuse him.
He wasn’t ________________.

2) “Can you drive?” he asked her.
He asked her________________.

3) We didn’t leave early, so we missed the bus.
If we ________________.

4) It wasn’t necessary for me to go to work yesterday.
I didn’t have ______________



PROPOSED SOLUTION


8. 1.

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

8.

1. So ? Does he now use formal clothes only on special occasions ?
2. I think she likes it, but not very often.
3. It’s my favourite type of music.


8.

1. ( will ) You can’t have any desert until you finish the rest of your meal.
2. ( it’s ) I like this bike, but its wheels are too small.
3. ( much ) Kate ate so many cakes that she could hardly walk.
4. ( broke ) She had her windows broken by vandals.
5. ( badly ) David felt bad because he’d shouted at his mother.

8.

1. for;
2. as;
3. time;

8.

1. ( He wasn’t ) amused at his student’s silly remarks.
2. ( He asked her ) if / whether she could drive.
3. ( If we ) had left early, we wouldn’t have missed the bus.
4. ( I didn’t have ) to go to work yesterday.