BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, Blngv, V-1, 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 – Bilingv

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

Varianta 1

SUBIECTUL II (30 de puncte)
Varianta 001
1. Choose the correct form to complete the sentences.
4 points

( 1 ) I wish you … him win the race today.

A. could have seen
B. must have seen
C. can have seen
D. had to have seen

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – A; [ “wish” requires subjunctive ( present or past ): ( present ) I wish you could see = sa poti vedea; ( past ) I wish you could have seen = sa fi putut vedea ].

( 2 ) Nick has recently moved into a … building.

A. ten-years old
B. ten-year old
C. ten-years olds
D. ten-year olds

Solution
My answer:

● ( 2 ) – B; [ ten = adj.; year = adj.; old = adj. So no –s for year or old . Thus – A, -- C, -- D; ]

( 3 ) Not even once … no matter what will happen.

A. I will listen to you
B. did I listen to you
C. I did listen to you
D. will I listen to you

Solution
My answer:

● ( 3 ) – D; [ It expresses someone’s permanent strong will, so better D than B. A & C are incorrect because adverbs taken from their usual place in the sentence and put at its beginning for emphasis bring about the subject-auxiliary verb inversion. ]

( 4 ) There is no point … about your failure. You should have studied harder.

A. to complain
B. in complaining
C. to having complained
D. to complaining

Solution
My answer

● ( 4 ) – B; [ very strict structure: there is no point + IN + verb-ing / Gerund ]

2. Use the words in bold to form one word that fits in the text. Write the new words in the gaps.
6 points

The meeting will begin at 8 pm but (1) ... will be available from 7pm. REFRESH

You will therefore have time to chat (2) ... with committee members. FORMAL

At 8 pm, the Chairman will make a brief (3) ... speech and then put forward some proposals. INTRODUCE

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – refreshments;
● ( 2 ) – formally;
● ( 3 ) – introductory;

3. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. 10 points

Nowadays, parents often feel guilty if they don't give their children healthy food for (1) ... single meal. Packaged food is frequently known (2) ... 'junk food' but (3) ... many instances that simply isn't so. Of course children should eat well, (4) ... meals should also be relaxed, enthusiastic and compatible with family life today.
And it's essential (5) ... remember that most parents of young children are (6) ... definition, extremely busy people. Convenience foods (7) ... here to stay and they can be a valuable aid to the pursuit of happiness. Parents must seek out the best and aim (8) ... a balance between real food and practicality. With (9) ... these convenience foods, you can balance out the meal (10) ... adding something fresh and home-made.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – one;
● ( 2 ) – as;
● ( 3 ) – in;
● ( 4 ) – during;
● ( 5 ) – to;
● ( 6 ) – by;
● ( 7 ) – are [ Said of smth: “to be here to stay” = to be generally accepted and forming a part of all our lives ].
● ( 8 ) – at;
● ( 9 ) – all;
● ( 10 ) – by;





4. Most of the following lines contain an extra word. Write the extra word on your exam sheet. Put a tick to the numbers indicating a correct line.
6 points

( 0 ) In times of trouble when snails have the perfect escape. When
( 00 ) But retreating into a shell does not always guarantee V
( 1 ) a survival. For the land snail Arianta arbustorum,
( 2 ) faced with local climatic warming in the Swiss city
( 3 ) of Basle, having had a shell has not helped a bit.
( 4 ) Between 1903 and 1991 this snail became really extinct
( 5 ) at 16 out of 29 localities around the city. All eight
( 6 ) populations were killed off by urban development.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – a;
● ( 2 ) – V;
● ( 3 ) – had;
● ( 4 ) - really;
● ( 5 ) – all;
● ( 6 ) – V;

5. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown so that it contains the word given and so that the meaning stays the same. Give your answer on your exam sheet.
4 points

( 1 ) When is the train due to arrive? GET
.................................................
( 2 ) I shouldn’t think Paul knows the answer. DOUBT
.................................................
( 3 ) I’ve had to wait all afternoon. BEEN
.................................................
( 4 ) To get to work on time I have to get up at six. MEANS
.................................................

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – When does the train GET in?
● ( 2 ) – I DOUBT if Paul ever knows the answer.
● ( 3 ) – I’ve BEEN on the lookout all afternoon.
● ( 4 ) – Getting to work on time MEANS getting up at six / having to get up at six.