BAC ENG, 2009, SCRIS, L 3-4 h, V-9, 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 9

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. In Customer Services we are used to ……complaints.

A. dealing with
B. dealing to
C. dealing into
D. dealing at

2. I apologize…….

A. for being late
B. for late
C. for be late
D. be late

3. A lot of children … to boarding schools in the old days.

A. are sent
B. is sent
C. were sent
D. sent

4. Who are you going to ……when the election comes?

A. vote in
B. vote for
C vote at
D. vote

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – A;
● 2 – A;
● 3 – C;
● 4 – B;

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. They lived in a pleasant residential area on the …of town. SKIRT
2. The special effects were extremely … and the audience applauded loudly. IMAGINE
3. …to the film is £5 inclusive of tax. ADMIT

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – outskirts;
● 2 – imaginative;
● 3 – admission;

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

1. With inflation costs will rise … doubt.
2. I am looking … to spending my holidays in Spain.
3. I finally … Helen to stay and finish her lunch.
4. He went to the boss and repeated everything I said word ... word.
5. Don’t put … going to the dentist.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – without;
● 2 – forward;
● 3 – convinced;
● 4 – for;
● 5 – off;

4. Each of the following sentences contains an error. Identify the errors and write the
correct sentences on your exam sheet.
6 points

1. Karen asked me where had I found the ring.
2. Malcolm told us that we had better to avoid detailed explanations.
3. The photocopier has serviced recently.
4. The police is searching for the missing picture.
5. I spent a week looking for an accommodation.
6. Viewers living in Scotland may have experience poor reception due to weather conditions.

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ had I ] // Karen asked me where I had found the ring.
● 2 – [ to ] // Malcolm told us that we had better avoid detailed explanations.
● 3 – [ has serviced ] // The photocopier has been serviced recently.
● 4 – [ is ] // The police are searching for the missing picture.
● 5 – [ an ] // I spent a week looking for [ some ] accommodation.

Remark
* to service = to examine and repair; /// * to be serviced = to be examined and repaired;

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

1. He’ll be promoted soon.
It won’t ………………

2. I thought that tourism benefited the countries concerned.
I was under the ... ………

3. ’Are the plans for the new airport going to be discussed?' he asked.
He enquired ...................

4. The popular belief was that he was born into the aristocracy.
He...................................

Solution
My answer:

● 1 – [ It won’t ] be too long before he is promoted.
● 2 – [ I was under the ] impression that tourism was of benefit to the countries concerned.
● 3 – [ He enquired ] / inquired if / whether the plans for the new airport were going to be discussed.
● 4 – [ He ] was believed to have been born / to be born into the aristocracy.