BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L3, 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
L3 – Minorităţi

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

Varianta 2

SUBIECTUL II (30 puncte) Varianta
002
1. Choose the correct form and write it on your exam sheet.
4 points

( 1 ) That red sports car is his / her.

( 2 ) We don’t need some / any advice.

( 3 ) I haven’t seen my friends for / since last summer.

( 4 ) The window was broken with / by the wind.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) -- his [ The contexts needs a possessive pronoun. ● HIS = has the same form when a possessive pronoun and when a possessive adjective; ● HER = possessive adjective; ● HERS = possessive pronoun ].
● ( 2 ) – any [ not ( negative verb ) + any; ( affirmative verb + no; but SOME + affirmative verb ).
● ( 3 ) – since [ ● SINCE = for the starting point; ● FOR = for the duration / period of time; ● since last summer; ● for two summers ];
● ( 4 ) -- by [ ● BY = the preposition used for the passive voice. ● ( active voice ) The wind broke the window. ● ( passive voice ) The window was broken by the wind. ]

2. Fill in the gaps with the following words:
6 points

sons, visits, which, with, seven, is

Queen Elisabeth II 1) _____ the Queen of the United Kingdom. Her husband is Prince Phillip. Queen Elisabeth has got four children (Anne, Charles, Andrew, Edward) and 2) ____ grandchildren. Prince Charles has got two 3) _____, Prince William and Prince Harry. They are very handsome! They are quite tall, 4) _____ fair hair and blue eyes. They are very popular. The Queen has also got four pet dogs 5) _____ she loves a lot and takes with her in her private aeroplane when she other countries.

My textual mistake correction

● when she other countries = ● when she visits other countries;

Solution
My answer:
● ( 1 ) – is;
● ( 2 ) – seven;
● ( 3 ) – sons;
● ( 4 ) – with;
● ( 5 ) – which;

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

( 1 ) Who ______ (be) your best friend?

( 2 ) They ______ (not / be) to Spain yet, but they speak Spanish quite well.

( 3 ) Tony ______ (be) absent from school yesterday because he was ill.

( 4 ) I hope he _______ (not / be) late for the meeting tomorrow.

( 5 ) They _______ (work) in the garden when it started to rain.

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) – is; [ present simple tense ]
● ( 2 ) – haven’t been; [ present perfect tense – YET = implies from then till now ]
● ( 3 ) – was; [ past simple + yesterday ]
● ( 4 ) – won’t be [ future simple; because present tense in the main clause ].
● ( 5 ) – were working; [ past continuous – action in progress versus a past simple action ]

4. Match the two columns to form correct sentences. Write the correct dialogues on your exam sheet.
6 points

Column 1

1) The farmer ….
2) The vet …
3) The plumber …

Column 2

a) fixed the leaking pipe in the bathroom
b) worked in the field.
c) gave Sally some medicine for her pet.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – b; [ farmer – field ];
● 2 – c; [ vet – pet ] /// [ vet = veterinarian ]
● 3 – a; [ plumber – leaking pipe ];


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

( 1 ) job / dangerous / is/ their?
( 2 ) can’t / help / I / you / afraid / am / I .

Solution
My answer:

● ( 1 ) Is their job dangerous?
● ( 2 ) I am afraid I can’t help you.