BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L3-4 h, V-5, 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 5

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 … go to the bank. I haven’t got any money.

A. must
B. mustn’t
C. may
D. needn’t

2. No reporters …approach the scene of the accident.

A. might have
B. were allowed to
C. needn’t
D. mightn’t

3. You … go to the post office. I’ll go later.

A. needn’t
B. might
C. must
D. shall

4. What time… I pick you up from work?

A. mustn’t
B. will
C. shall
D. couldn’t

Solution
My answer:

● 1 - A;
● 2 - B;
● 3 - B;
● 4 - C;


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. She certainly has great … to succeed. DETERMINE
2. People often behave … when under stress. PREDICT
3. Some people show a false sense of … when they are asked about their achievements. MODEST

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – determination [ determine + ation ];
● 2 – unpredictably [ un + predict + abl(e) + y ];
● 3 – modesty [ modest + y ];

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

Perhaps inevitably, it was (1) … to science fiction that serious scientists finally convinced themselves that time travel, (2) … difficult, was not theoretically impossible. Carl Sagan, a (3) … -known astronomer, had written a novel in (4) … his characters used a “wormhole”, a form of black hole, to travel from a point near the Earth to one near the star Vega. Sagan was aware that he was bending the accepted rules of physics, but this was, (5)… all, a novel.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – due;
● 2 – however;
● 3 – well;
● 4 – which;
● 5 – after;

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 council is for vote for new representatives next week.

2. There are always traffic jams of a large number of cars in the city.

3. The bank will be closed until farther notice.

4. He is believed widely to have lied in court.

5. He laid in bed with fever for a whole week.

6. I am definite not going to tell them the secret.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ for vote ] The council is voting for new representatives next week

● 2 – [ 0 + of ] There are always traffic jams because of a large number of cars in the city.

● 3 – [ farther ] The bank will be closed until further notice.

● 4 – [ have ] He is widely believed to lie in court.

● 5 – [ laid ] He has lain in bed with fever for a whole week.

● 6 – [ definite ] I am definitely not going to tell them the secret.


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

1. We didn’t hear the speech because we didn’t come on time.
If we ……………………

2. Closing the office was something the manager decided this morning.
The manager made ……………………

3. I learnt that Amanda was going to marry Ronald, which was surprising.
I was ……………………

4. They didn't publish the news because they didn't want to frighten the public.
They didn't publish the news so …………………………….

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ If we ] had come on time, we would have heard the speech.
● 2 – [ The manager made ] up his mind to close the office that morning.
● 3 – [ I was ] amazed at Amanda marrying Ronald.
● 4 – [ They didn’t publish the news so ] as not to frighten the public / that they shouldn’t frighten the public / that the public wouldn’t be frightened.