BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L1-L2, V-8, 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 normal – L2

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

Varianta 8

SUBIECTUL II (30 de puncte)

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

1) Cats are capable _____ tremendous loyalty and affection.

A. to
B. for
C. from
D. of

2) Have you asked him where _______ last night?

A. he was
B. was he
C. he has been
D. has he been

3) ________ had I found the departure gate than they announced that there would be a two-hour delay.

A. Hardly
B. No sooner
C. Scarcely
D. Only after

4) Apparently, she ________ live in London about twenty years ago.

A. use to
B. was used to
C. got used
D. used to

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – D;
● 2 – A;
● 3 – B;
● 4 – D;

2. Fill in these mini dialogues. Write the answers on your exam sheet.
6 points

1) A: “Steven used to wear a suit and tie more often in the past.”
B: _________________________

2) A: “Mary doesn’t like Chinese food, does she?”
B: _________________________

3) A: “Do you like classical music?”
B: _________________________

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – Yes, that’s true. But now he is an engine driver, so it’s normal for him not to.
● 2 – No, not really. She is fond of Italian food I think.
● 3 – Sure. I listen to it whenever I have some free time.

3. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentences on your exam sheet. 10 points

1) You can’t have any dessert until you will finish the rest of your meal.
2) I like this bike but it’s wheels are too small.
3) Kate ate so much cakes that she could hardly walk.
4) Sue had her windows broke by vandals.
5) David felt badly because he’d shouted at his mother.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ will ] // You can’t have any desert until you finish the rest of the meal.
● 2 – [ it’s ] // I like this car but its wheels are too small.
● 3 – [ much ] // Kate ate so many cakes that she could hardly walk.
● 4 – [ broke ] // Sue had her windows broken by vandals.
● 5 – [ badly ] // David felt bad because he’d shouted at his mother.

4. Fill in each blank with one word only so that the sentence makes sense.
6 points

1) Tom has worked in this company ____ five years.
2) This car is as expensive _____ that one.
3) By the _____ we get there the film will have ended.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – for;
● 2 – as;
● 3 – time;

5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, beginning as shown.
4 points

1) The student’s silly remarks did not amuse him.
He wasn’t ________________.

2) “Can you drive?” he asked her.
He asked her________________.

3) We didn’t leave early, so we missed the bus.
If we ________________.

4) It wasn’t necessary for me to go to work yesterday.
I didn’t have ______________

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ He wasn’t ] amused by the student’s silly remarks.
● 2 – [ He asked her ] if she could drive.
● 3 – [ If we ] had left early we wouldn’t have missed the bus.
● 4 – [ I didn’t have ] to go to work yesterday.