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 4
SUBIECTUL II (30 de puncte)
1. Choose the correct form and write it on your exam sheet.
4 points
1. Alison was able to complete her studies thanks to her fathers’ / father’s financial support.
2. I’m a fool, aren’t I / I am?
3. If you park your car in a wrong place, the traffic police are likely / is willing to find it.
4. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she has reigned / had been reigning for 60 years.
Solution
My answer:
● ( 1 ) – father’s [ just one father /// if other father = then STEP father ];
● ( 2 ) – aren’t I [ same aux verb + negation + subject /// yet aren’t for I in question-tags ];
● ( 3 ) – are likely to [ probability, are likely to find it = will for sure find it //// not volition, so no “willing” ];
● ( 4 ) – had been reigning [ past action with result for the moment of her death ] [ present perfect impossible ];
2. Fill in the gaps with the following words:
6 points
know, like, your, herself, my, and
1. Ted is a friend of _____ brother’s, but he’s not a friend of mine.
2. Joe bought two shirts _____ a jacket as well.
3. Kate fell over and cut _____ on a piece of broken glass.
4. The test was so hard that even our teacher didn’t _____ the answers.
5. In conclusion, I would _____ to thank everyone who has given help.
6. He saw _____ car parked outside. He knows you’re here.
Solution
My answer:
● ( 1 ) – my ;
● ( 2 ) – and;
● ( 3 ) – herself;
● ( 4 ) – know;
● ( 5 ) – like;
● ( 6 ) – your;
3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
10 points
1. The light went out while I _____ (watch) TV.
2. I _____ (wait) for two hours but she has not come yet.
3. I’ll come and see John before he _____ (leave) for London.
4. What will happen if he _____ (not pass) his entrance examination?
5. The teacher made me _____ (do) the exercise once again.
Solution
My answer:
● ( 1 ) – was watching [ past simple + past continuous ];
● ( 2 ) – have been waiting [ present perfect continuous + present perfect ];
● ( 3 ) – leaves [ future simple with present simple form ];
● ( 4 ) – does not pass [ future simple with present simple form , because of IF ];
● ( 5 ) – do [ to make somebody DO something – short infinitive after MAKE / LET ];
4. Match the two columns to form correct sentences.
6 points
Column A
1. Whose blouse is this?
2. When are you going to Spain?
3. Where is your father?
Column B
A. Next year.
B. In the garden
C. It’s Tracy’s.
Solution
My answer:
● 1 – C [ whose – Tracy’s ];
● 2 – A [ when – next year ];
● 3 – B [ where – in the garden ]
5. Rearrange the following words to form correct sentences.
4 points
1. did, there, How, get, you ?
2. another, I, find, you, advise, job, to.
Solution
My answer:
● ( 1 ) How did you get there?
● ( 2 ) I advise you to find another job.
