Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008 Proba E/F Proba scris la Limba englez L1 normal L2 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu. Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore. SUBIECTUL I (30 puncte) Varianta 054
Read the text below and complete the following tasks. There is more vandalism, random brutality and murder in cities than there is outside them, and the worst violence often occurs in the largest cities. It would therefore seem that there is more chance of knowing what to do about the problem if we can learn why this relationship exists. (1) Even if all those guilty of violent behaviour could be apprehended and brought to trial; the imposition of ever harsher penalties does not attack the root of the problem. Furthermore, this suggested answer is based on the ugly and cynical assumption that people are violent when they have the chance to be. (2) Apologists for this nature red in tooth and claw point of view fail to see that no species on earth is in the habit of behaving destructively to members of its own kind, or to its environment, without a very clear reason related to its survival. This reason does not apply in the case of urban violence and there is therefore no point in regarding it simply as a natural urge which has to be kept in check. What, then, are the possible ways in which city life can turn a healthy instinct into a destructive habit? (3) People who come to live in cities do so because they want to get ahead. When their dreams fail to come true they become acutely aware of the inequalities in status and wealth which exist. They find themselves on the lowest rung of the ladder without the beauties of the countryside to console them and without the countrys air of stability. (4) 1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence that does not fit. 4 points A. If this were the case, the solution would seem to be simple, at least in theory; reduce inequality and build beautiful cities. B. The result is an explosion of violence. C. To be sure, human beings are naturally expansive and aggressive, but this is a different matter from the violence which is in question. D. One possibility is frustration and disillusionment. E. In using this approach I am assuming that the answer to the problem cannot be found simply by making the police more efficient or giving the courts more teeth. 2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 3. Explain the following words. 1. occurs 2. assumption 3. fail to 4. aware of 5. wealth 4. Answer the following questions. 6 points 10 points

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A. Does the writer think that his approach needs any explanation? What is it? B. Why is the fact that human beings are naturally aggressive not relevant to his argument? C. Why is the fact that animals behave violently to protect themselves not relevant to his discussion? 5. Explain the following sentence in your own words: They find themselves on the lowest rung of the ladder without the beauties of the countryside to console them and without the countrys air of stability. (50 words) 4 points