BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L3-4 h, 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
L1 - Intensiv 3-4 ore

Varianta 3

SUBIECTUL II ( 30 de puncte)

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

1. I’ve been getting stabbing pains in my back …

A. so far
B. for a while now
C. up to now
D. now

2. How long did you say you …these pills?

A. take
B. are taking
C. have been taking
D. takes

3. Sam was a difficult child who …do anything his parents asked him to.

A. couldn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. mightn’t
D. won’t

4. Mary has two sisters, … is married.

A. neither of whom
B. neither of which
C. none of whom
D. none of which

Solution
My answer:

● 1 - B; [ present perfect continuous + for ];
● 2 - C; [ present perfect continuous + how long ];
● 3 - B; [ volition in the past /// nu voia sa faca ];
● 4 - A; [ 2 – so NEITHER ], [ sisters – so WHOM ]


2. Use the word in capitals at the end of each gapped line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Write these words on your exam sheet.
6 points

1. Everyone agrees now that smoking ……people’s life. DANGER
2. Graphology is the study of people’s ……to reveal their personalities. WRITE
3. We were all …… by the amount of money we had to pay. HORROR

Solution
My answer:

● 1 - endangers; [ EN + danger = verb ];
● 2 - writing; [ writ(e) + ING = noun ];
● 3 - horrified; [ horr + IFY = verb ], [ horrif( y ) + ( i )-ed ]


3. Fill in the gaps with only one word so that the text makes sense.
10 points

The SS Great Britain, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, revolutionised ship design when it was launched in 1843. Brunel had (1) … built an enormous wooden paddle ship, but realised he needed (2) … bigger to beat the competition to carry passengers to America. His solution was a propeller driven iron ship, with sails to save fuel in the right winds. However, it was of (3) … an innovative design that, (4) … the ship's luxurious facilities, only 50 passengers were courageous (5) … to buy tickets for the first journey to New York.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 - before;
● 2 - something;
● 3 - such;
● 4 - despite;
● 5 - enough;


4. Each of the following sentences contains an error. Identify the errors and write the correct sentences on your exam sheet.
6 points

1. The teacher told us do not to make any noise.

2. He insisted on that we should tell the truth about the incident.

3. There was such a little flour left and she made some pancakes.

4. Linda said she had seen the film last month.

5. They were flying highly above the clouds.

6. Take the biggest orange out of the two.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ do ] The teacher told us not to make any noise. [ negative subjunctive with infinitive form ]
● 2 – [ on ] He insisted that we should tell the truth about the accident. [ on + ING /// that + should ];
● 3 – [ such a ], [ some ] There was little flour left and she made no pancakes.
● 4 – [ last ] Linda said she had seen the film a month before. [ BEFORE is before ago ];
● 5 – [ highly ] They were flying high above the clouds. [ high = adj / adv ] [ highly = very ];
● 6 – [ biggest ] Take the bigger orange of the two. [ if 2 objects = the bigger; if more than 2 = the biggest ].


5. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
4 points

1. If you didn't contribute generously, we couldn't continue our work.
But for... ……………

2. We knew very little about the accident.
Little ... ……………

3. I really don't want to see him again.
I have no ... ……………

4. They say the Managing Director is considering introducing flexible working hours.
The Managing Director is ... ……………

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ But for ] your generous contribution, we couldn’t continue our work.
● 2 – [ Little ] did we know about the accident.
● 3 – [ I have no ] wish of seeing him again.
● 4 – [ The Managing Director is ] said to be considering introducing flexible working hours.