BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L3, V-3, 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
L3 – Minorităţi

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

Varianta 3

SUBIECTUL II (30 de puncte)

1. Choose the correct form and write it on your exam sheet.
4 points

( 1 ) The children usually have made / make a lot of noise.
( 2 ) It has been raining / is raining all the summer.
( 3 ) The old bridge is being reconstructed / has been reconstructed at present.
( 4 ) I’ve been to Paris. So did I. / So have I.

Remark
( 1 ) – children [ not THE children ]

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – make [ Children usually make a lot of noise. ] [ present simple – general truth ].
● 2 – has been raining [ It has been raining all the summer ] [ completed past action with present result ].
● 3 – is being reconstructed [ The old bridge is being reconstructed ] [ present continuous passive ]
● 4 – have [ So have I. ] [ same auxiliary repeated ].

2. Complete the sentences using the following words:
6 points

since, for, until, of, in, at.

( 1 ) He has always been fond _____ games.
( 2 ) I haven’t heard from him _____ he went to London.
( 3 ) She has been away from home _____ a long time.
( 4 ) My friend is also interested _____ arts.
( 5 ) He didn’t believe me _____ he saw it with his own eyes.
( 6 ) When I came in everybody stared _____ me.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – of [ to be fond OF = very strict idiom ];
● ( 2 ) – since [ since = initial starting moment ];
● ( 3 ) – for [ for = duration of action ];
● ( 4 ) – in [ to be interested IN = very strict verbal preposition ];
● ( 5 ) – until [ time conjunction ];
● ( 6 ) – at [ to stare AT = very strict verbal preposition ].

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
10 points

( 1 ) I was hungry, so I _____ (buy) something to eat.
( 2 ) It’s no use _____ (talk) about it.
( 3 ) _____ you ever _____ (sleep) in a tent?
( 4 ) My car _____ (damage) last night.
( 5 ) He will make a big mistake if he _____ (go) there.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – bought [ past simple – same like that in the previous sentence ];
● ( 2 ) – talking [ it’s no use + verb-ing ( Gerund ) ];
● ( 3 ) – have … slept [ present perfect + ever /// ever = since you were born till now ];
● ( 4 ) – damaged [ past simple + last night ];
● ( 5 ) – goes [ future simple with present simple form – because it is in a conditional clause ];

4. Match the sentences in column A to those in column B.
6 points

Column A

( 1 ) I’m tired of waiting for her.
( 2 ) I think we should go.
( 3 ) I’m going home.

Column B

a) Are you coming?
b) What do you think?
c) Let’s go!

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – c;
● 2 – b;
● 3 – a;

5. Rearrange the following words to form correct sentences.
4 points

( 1 ) yesterday / the / who / window / broke ?
( 2 ) talking / when / porter / the / I / train / to / arrived / the / was.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – Who broke the window yesterday?
● ( 2 ) – I was talking to the porter when the train arrived.