BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L3, V-2, Sb-1, [ sub + rezolv ]

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

Examenul de bacalaureat 2009
Proba E/F
Proba scrisă la Limba engleză
L3 – Minorităţi

Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

Varianta 2

SUBIECTUL I (30 de puncte) V
arianta 002
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

“In a thirst for a humanoid, the robot has convertible legs, allowing it to walk on two legs or roll about on either two or four wheels”, Hitachi said.

In a demonstration near Tokyo, Hitachi showed how the robot, covered in a red jacket and cap, could be used to bring drinks or paperwork or guide guests at an office.

Standing 80 centimetres tall and weighing just 13 kilograms, the "EMIEW 2" robot demonstrates a step towards production of machines that can live with and support humans, a company statement said.

Sensors on the machine enable the robot to learn the locations of objects and open spaces in an office while recognising moving people.

“The robot can also serve as a receptionist or after-hour security monitor”, Hitachi said.

Hitachi is one of a number of Japanese companies which has been trying to develop humanoids to compensate for a future labour shortage in Japan, whose population is rapidly ageing but which rejects large-scale immigration.

1. Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). On your exam sheet write T or F next to the letter indicating the sentence.
4 points

A. The “EMIEW 2” robot doesn’t have convertible legs.

B. The robot could be used to bring drinks or paperwork or guide guests at an office.

C. The sensors on the machine don’t enable it to recognise moving people.

D. Japan’s population is rapidly ageing.

Solution
My answer:

● A – F;
● B – T;
● C – F;
● D – T;

2. Answer the following questions:
6 points

A. Where did the demonstration take place?

B. How tall is the robot?

C. Why have a number of Japanese companies been trying to develop humanoids?

Solution
My answer:

● A – It took place near Tokyo.
● B – It is 80 centimetres tall.
● C – To counterbalance a future labour deficiency in Japan, whose population is rapidly growing old.

3. Write questions to which the underlined words are the answers.
10 points

Solution
My answer:

● ( convertible ) – What kind of legs does the robot have?
● ( humanoids ) – What has Hitachi been trying to develop?

4. Find antonyms to the words written in bold.
6 points

Solution
My answer:

● tall = short;
● open = close;
● rapidly = slowly;

5. Use two of the antonyms found above in sentences of your own.
4 points

Solution
My answer:

● The Japanese developed the art of growing very SHORT trees.
● The air in the room was so CLOSE that I immediately opened a window.