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Proba scris la Limba englez, L1 normal i L2 Varianta 100 1

EXAMENUL DE BACALAUREAT 2007

Proba scris la Limba Englez

L1 normal i L2

Varianta 100

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

SUBJECT 1 30 points

a. Read the following text and explain what it is about. Use your own words. Write one paragraph. 10 points

It had snowed a lot that night: not heavy snow, but a light, soft snow on top of the hardened grass and soil. The river was still flowing slowly (1) on but by the banks there were traces of ice, pushing out into the river's current. Up river (2), there were small groups of people walking across the crackling, frosted grass. The pond was an arena of movement and colour: dogs chased about on the grass as children slid across the ice and skaters cut their smooth, curving (3) lines across the white glass of the frozen pond. The excited cries of the children mixed with the barking of the dogs and the sounds of those standing watching. Indeed, surrounded by these sounds, some of those on the bank scarcely heard a new sound, a noise which cut through the happy voices of the skaters. At first (4) it was a crack, almost like a shot from a gun, then a slow breaking sound, then a long, fierce crack again. Below the feet of one of the skaters the ice had broken; had split and sent out lightning flashes of cracks across the pond. The activity on the ice changed completely as everyone rushed, slipping and sliding, to reach the bank. Where the ice had broken, a man (5) was already in the water, grabbing at the breaking ice around him. The skater who was nearest moved closer to try and take the man's hand but slipped and fell as the ice cracks spread and the surface gave way beneath him. By now a few people had turned back to try and help the two men in the freezing water. (Carson McCullers, Winter Day)

b. Read the text again and write the questions to which the underlined words are the answers. 10 points

c. Write one paragraph to continue the story. 10 points

SUBJECT 2 30 points

a. Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 10 points

1. Jimmy did not go for a walk because he was tired. If Jimmy . 2. Travelling by plane is very comfortable. It . 3. I last met them four days ago. I havent . 4. Is this the only way to translate this word? Isnt there . ? 5. A new job will be offered to her tomorrow. She .

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Proba scris la Limba englez, L1 normal i L2 Varianta 100 2

b. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Write the correct sentence on your answer sheet. 10 points 1. Were I you you, would I buy that car. 2. How much costs this dictionary? 3. I hardly never hear from my best friend now. 4. Today I have heard a terrible news. 5. The farmers have risen the price of the vegetables recently.

c. Use the word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences to form another word that fits in each blank space: 10 points

1. We want to our house by putting in central heating. MODERN 2. Will you take this to the pharmacy? PRESCRIBE 3. The structure of this substance is very strange. MOLECULE 4. This is the worst storm in memory. LIVE 5. I apologized for that omission. ACCIDENT

SUBJECT 3 30 points

Should a city try to preserve its old, historic buildings or destroy them and replace them with modern buildings? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. (250 words/ 25 lines)