Ministerul Educa iei i Cercet rii Serviciul Na ional de Evaluare i Examinare

EXAMENUL DE BACALAUREAT 2007

Proba scris la Limba Englez
L1 Intensiv
Varianta 2
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.
SUBJECT 1

30 points

a.

10 points

Read the text below and sum it up in 50 words.

Henry Blodgett looked at his wrist and saw that it was two oclock in the morning. In
despair, he slammed shut the textbook hed been studying and let his head sink onto his arms on
the table in front of him. He knew hed never pass that examination tomorrow; the more he studied
geometry, the less he understood it. Mathematics in general had always been difficult for him to
learn.
And if he flunked it, he was through with college; hed flunked three other courses in his first
two years and another failure this year would, under college rules, cause automatic expulsion. He
wanted that college degree badly too, since it was indispensable for the career hed chosen and
worked toward. Only a miracle could save him now.
He sat up suddenly as an idea struck him. Why not try magic? Up to now, hed always
figured that it was a bit risky and so he had never actually tried it. But this was an emergency and
might be worth the slight risk. Only through black magic could he suddenly become an expert in a
subject that had always been difficult for him.
From the shelf he quickly took out his best book on black magic, found the right page and
refreshed his memory on the few simple things he had to do. Enthusiastically, he cleared the floor
by pushing the furniture against the walls. He drew the pentagram figure on the carpet with chalk
and stepped inside it, then said the incantations.
The demon was considerably more horrible than he had anticipated. But he mustered his
courage and started to explain his dilemma.
Ive always been poor at geometry, he began...
Youre telling me, said the demon gleefully.
Smiling flames, it came for him across the chalk lines of the useless hexagram Henry had
drawn by mistake instead of the protecting pentagram.
(Frederic Brown, Honeymoon in Hell)
b. Comment on Henrys feelings and decision. (50 words)

10 points

c. What lesson does this text teach you? (50 words)

10 points

SUBJECT 2

30 points

a. Identify any possible errors in the following sentences. Tick the correct sentences, if
any.
10 points
1. Im ambidextrous I can write with any hand.
2. Tell him that getting up earlier will mean to go to bed earlier.
3. Shes hardly never at home.
4. I asked him where did he take the money from.
5. It has been three months since I have finished writing my dissertation.

Proba scris la Limba englez , L1 Intensiv

Varianta 2

Ministerul Educa iei i Cercet rii Serviciul Na ional de Evaluare i Examinare

b. Rephrase the following sentences beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the
same.
10 points
1. It is impossible for her to have been out of town. I saw her the other day.
She cant
2. The meeting began immediately after the board announced the theft in the new department.
No sooner
3. Your lies and manipulation wont prevent us from getting our work done.
Despite the fact
4. Inflation was a lot worse last year than this year.
Inflation isnt
5. The ice is rather thin and one couldnt skate on it.
The ice is too
c. Translate into English.

10 points

1. N-ar fi mai bine s -i ceri bani unchiului t u?

2. Prea pu in n elegea din ceea ce se ntmpla!
3. Am rugat-o s m anun e la ce or va veni grupul de turi ti.
4. Dac n-ar fi fost ploaia toren ial , poate ar fi plecat n excursie.
5. Era prima oar cnd mergeam n str in tate i eram emo ionat.

SUBJECT 3

30 points

Write an opinion essay on the following topic: A good teacher is a strict teacher. Support your
ideas with relevant examples from your personal experience, reading or observation. (300
words / 30 lines)

Proba scris la Limba englez , L1 Intensiv

Varianta 2