BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L1-L2, V-2, Sb-2, [ 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
L1 normal – L2

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

Varianta 2

SUBIECTUL II (30 de puncte)

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

1) Tony’s father … his life in many ways.

A. influenced
B. amazed
C. encouraged
D. supported

2) He started to play football professionally two years … .

A. since
B. before
C. after
D. ago

3) Carol has been … from her job.

A. given up
B. dismissed
C. thrown
D. registered

4) I’m afraid I can’t make it tonight. I ……………my lawyer at 7 o’clock.

A. see
B. am seeing
C. have seen
D. saw

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – A; [ influence life + in many ways ]
● ( 2 ) – D; [ past simple + ago ]
● ( 3 ) – B; [ to be dismissed from ]
● ( 4 ) – B; [ future with present continuous form because arrangement ]

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

1) A: Dear James, this is Miss Payne, our new nanny.
B: How ………? It’s a pleasure to meet you.

2) A: Hello, Mr. Sanders ……… you?
B: Yes. I’ve got a bit of trouble with my car.

3) A: I’m afraid I’ve lost my wallet.
B: That’s ……….

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) B – How are you?
● ( 2 ) A – Is there anything disturbing / troubling you?
● ( 3 ) B – That’s awful indeed.

3. Each of the following sentences contains an extra word. Write the correct sentence on your exam sheet.
10 points

1) I’d rather you pay me in cash.
2) She hasn’t got any money and I haven’t neither.
3) I wish I would tell her about it.
4) I went shopping and took a pullover.
5) I am keen of tennis.

My REMARK !!!

Very problematic subject formulation!!! What kind of “extra word”? One that should be removed from the text? One that should be corrected? The subject formulation should be very clear for the student from the very beginning !!! Anyway, the corrected sentences should be like these!!!

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – I’d rather you PAID in cash. [ would rather + present subjunctive, which has the past simple form ]
● ( 2 ) – She hasn’t got any money and I haven’t EITHER. [ haven’t + neither = impossible ]
● ( 3 ) – I wish I TOLD her about it. [ Rom. “As dori sa-i spun” ] [ wish + present subjunctive, which has the past simple form /// I wish I would tell = “as dori sa vreau sa-i spun”, does not fit in, because no need of volition here !!! ]
● ( 4 ) – I went shopping and I BOUGHT / PURCHASED a pullover. [ took – very ambiguous for some shopping context ]
● ( 5 ) – I am keen ON tennis. [ KEEN ON = very strict idiom; keen on = fond of ]

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

1) She has been working as a dressmaker … fifteen years.
2) What does your sister-in-law look …?
3) The teacher accused Sandra … cheating in the exam.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – for; [ FOR 15 years /// SINCE 1994 ]
● ( 2 ) – like; [ to look LIKE = appear / seem to be ]
● ( 3 ) – of; [ to accuse somebody OF doing something ]

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

1) It’s a month since he started working here.
He has…

2) We’ve never slept outdoors before.
It’s the …

3) I couldn’t drink the tea because it was very hot.
The tea was …

4) They forced him to sign immediately.
They made…

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – [ He has ] been working here for a month.
● ( 2 ) – [ It’s the ] first time that we are sleeping outdoors.
● ( 3 ) – [ The tea was ] so hot that I couldn’t drink it. / too hot for me to drink.
● ( 4 ) – [ They made ] me sign immediately.

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