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. (30 puncte) Varianta 063

SUBIECTUL I
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

To be stuck in a lift for any length of time is a nightmare come true for many people. So, pity poor Graham Coates who was trapped inside one for three whole days! One Saturday morning in 1986, he decided to go to work at his office, which was on the second floor of a large office block. (1) He pushed the alarm bell but, as it was the weekend, the office block was empty. The noise could not be heard from the outside of the building. (2) Eventually, he decided that he would just have to wait. Nobody reported him missing because he was living with his parents at the time and he often spent weekends away from home. (3)... By Sunday he was dreaming of long cool drinks, and the lovely meal that people would be enjoying in the pub where he worked at weekends. Monday was a national holiday, so it was not until Tuesday morning that he was rescued by his boss. (4) He had to have several days off work, and still gets headaches even today. Now he refuses to enter any lift which does not have a telephone installed! 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.He tried shouting, but no one was able to hear that either B.He began to get thirsty, and then hungry. C.Somewhere between the first and second floor, the lift stopped.. D.It was only on Monday that he could get out of the lift. E.By that time he was very weak and ill. 2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 3. Give the antonyms of the following words. 1) inside 2) to push 3) empty 4) cool 5) to enter 6 points 6 points 10 points

4. Answer the following questions. A.How long was Graham Coates trapped in the lift? B.Who rescued him? C.How does he feel about lifts today?

5. Comment on the following statement: Now he refuses to enter any lift which does not have a telephone installed! (50 words) 4 points