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Examenul de bacalaureat 2008 Proba E/F

Proba scris la Limba englez L3 Minoriti

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

SUBIECTUL I (30 puncte) Varianta 023

Read the textbelow and complete the following tasks.

The immigrants lived in crowded tenements. The population density of the Lower East Side in the 1880s was greater than that of Bombay, India. Working conditions were as bad as living conditions. Immigrants worked in sweatshopsfor long hours. After working six or seven days a week, they brought home as little as four dollars.

Life on the Lower East Side also had its pleasures, though, especially food. The egg cream was a mysterious New York invention a drink containing not eggs and cream, but sparkling water and chocolate syrup. The candy stores of the Lower East Side made the best egg creams in New York. Other special foods included fish like herring, sour pickles, and knishes, which are pastries stuffed with mashed potatoes or other fillings. All can still be found on the Lower East Side.

In recent years, many Jews have moved elsewhere, and the Lower East Side has become home to a newer immigrant group Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics.

1. Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). On your exam sheet, write T or F next to the letters indicating each sentence. 4 points

A. Working conditions were as good as living conditions. B. After a seven workday week, they earned only 4 dollars. C. Good food specialities can still be found on the Lower East Side D Jews have moved away and left place to new immigrants.

2. Answer the following questions: 6 points

A. How was the population density of the Lower East Side compared to that of Bombay? B. What were the working conditions? C. What are the knishes?

3. Write questions to which the underlined words are answers. 10 points

4. Find antonyms to the following words from the text. 6 points

5. Use two of the antonyms found above in sentences of your own. 4 points

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SUBIECTUL II (30 puncte) Varianta 080

1. Choose the correct form and write it on your exam sheet. 4 points 1. Every body was/had been anxious to find out who the next king would be. 2. She said that miracles have/had never ceased to happen. 3. When I was eighteen I have decided/decided to get married. 4. I go/am going to work now.

2. Fill in the gaps with the following words: 6 points

call, from, place, someone, terrible, at

In 1981, in Stoke on Trent, England, a 1) ___accident took 2) ___ in an automatic telephone exchange. Gas escaped 3) ___ a pipe ailled the building. 4) ___six o clock in the evening, 5) ___made a phone 6) ___ and the automatic movement of the machinery caused a spark.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: 10 points 1. ___ (she, ever, to tell) the truth? 2. We ____ (already, to call) the police when the accident happened. 3. If Tom ____ (not, cook) breakfast, well only have a coffee. 4. I wouldnt tell her what I think if I ____ (be) you. 5. Sybil said that she ___ (to leave) earlier the next day.

4. Match the two columns to form correct sentences: 6 points 1. The cats a) we feel excellent. 2. When she heard the news b) were watching the birds. 3. Every time we go home c) she fainted.

5. Rearrange the words to form correct sentences: 4 points 1. been, sports, Mary, on, always, keen, water, has. 2. we, the, go, seaside, always, on, at, holiday.

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SUBIECTUL III (30 puncte) Varianta 052

Describe an outstanding celebration you attended in your town / village. (150 words / 50 lines). Use the following plan:

Paragraph 1: name/time/place of event Paragraph 2: preparation before the event Paragraph 3: the event itself Paragraph 4: feelings/general remarks

Check for the following:

Organization & cohesion 4 points Language accuracy 6 points Content 10 points

Range of vocabulary 6 points Register 4 points