BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L1-L2, V-4, 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 4

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) My parents encouraged ________ a foreign language.

A. me study
B. me to study
C. me studying
D. that I study

2) I’d rather you ________ say anything to John about this conversation.

A. don’t
B. won’t
C. didn’t
D. hadn’t

3) Adam: How long _______ here?
Brian: Since 1984.

A. do you live
B. are you living
C. did you live
D. have you been living

4) ” How was the film on television last night?”
” It was ______ good that I wish I had taped it.”

A. such
B. such a
C. so
D. as such

My word explanation:

● more likely = more probable;
● to lend weight to something = to make an opinion / idea more correct; [ to lend credence / plausibility / weight to something ];
● basically = in essence;
● sample = group, exemplification;
● lead = head, protagonist;
● to be taken into account = to be considered;
● to be to blame for = to be accused for;
● to chart = to delineate, to outline, to cast;
● to point out = to indicate, to show;

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – B; [ encouraged + me + to + study ] , [ to study = present subjunctive with long infinitive form ];
● 2 – C; [ would + rather + didn’t + say = negative preference /// didn’t say = past subjunctive when the subjects are different ] [ when the same subject = subjunctive with short infinitive form ];
● 3 – D ; [ present perfect continuous = past action with results in the present, showed by “since” in the answer ];
● 4 – C; [ so …. that //// aşa de … încât … ];

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

1) A: ” I’d never dream of becoming a decorator! I can’t imagine doing that for a lifetime.”
B: _________________________

2) A: ” Is that a history book you’ve got there?”
B: _________________________

3) A: ” Why are you looking so pleased?”
B: _________________________

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – I bet. It requires a lot of creative imagination all the time.
● 2 – Not really. It’s a book about famous museums around the world.
● 3 – Well, I have just got my driving license. It’s fantastic!

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

1) She’s been teaching at that college since many years.

2) He was swam to the other side of the pool in less than three minutes.

3) Are their any eggs in the fridge?

4) This play was writing by Shakespeare.

5) Have you got a brother or the sister?

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ since ] She’s been teaching at that college for many years.
● 2 – [ was ] He swam to the other side of the pool in less than three minutes.
● 3 – [their ] Are there any eggs in the fridge?
● 4 – [ writing ] This play was written by Shakespeare.
● 5 – [ the ] Have you got a brother or a sister?

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

1) I first came to this town more than twenty years _____ .

2) Excuse me, but does this umbrella belong _____ you?

3) We can either wait here, _____ phone for a taxi.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – ago; [ came + ago ];
● 2 – to ; [ to belong + to ];
● 3 – or; [ either …. or ];

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

1) Jane Austen wrote Sense and Sensibility.
Sense and Sensibility________________.

2) “No, I won’t do my homework” said Liz.
Liz refused ________________.

3) It would be a good idea for us to take an umbrella.
We had ________________.

4) I didn’t know it was your birthday, so I didn’t send you a card.
If I ________________.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ Sense and Sensibility ] was written by Jane Austen.
● 2 – [ Liz refused ] to do her homework.
● 3 – [ We had ] better take an umbrella. [ preference = had + better + short infinitive ];
● 4 – [ If I ] had known it was your birthday I would have sent you a card.