Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului

Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

SUBIECTUL I

Examenul de bacalaureat
2008 Proba E/F
Proba scris la Limba Englez
L1 - Intensiv 3-4 ore
( 30 puncte) Varianta 002

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Listening to an iPod while walking across the street could soon become illegal in New York.
State Senator Carl Kruger wants a law introduced that outlaws crossing roads while listening to
music, talking on a mobile phone or using video games and personal organizers. The fine for
breaking this law could be as much as $100. The Senator said he had witnessed too many near
misses whereby pedestrians had not heard or seen oncoming traffic because (1) Mr. Kruger told
reporters: "Government has an obligation to protect its citizens. This electronic gadgetry is
reaching the point where it's creating an atmosphere where we have a major public safety crisis at
hand." (2)
Kruger may have a point. (3) They all walked into busy traffic because they were
distracted by an electronic device of some sort. In one case, bystanders shouted at someone to
be careful seconds before they were knocked down and became another traffic accident statistic.
Despite the alarming increase in deaths caused by distractions from iPods etc, New Yorkers are
likely to ignore any new law forbidding their use in the streets. Many residents believe Kruger is
going too far and that (4) Brooklyn resident Mary Alberto was outraged at Krugers proposal.
She said: Enough is enough. I have been able to cross the street since I was eight. She also
joked that one day people might be fined for not looking both ways.
1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for
each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 4 points

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Three pedestrians have been killed in the past four months in New Yorks Brooklyn district.
He is concerned that its becoming a nationwide problem.
It is now illegal to use music players in New York streets.
the law treats people as though they had no sense.
they were too involved in gaming, chatting on their phone.

2. Match the words in bold with their synonyms.

penalty, furious, preoccupied.
3. Sum up the text in about 50 words.

6 points
10 points

4. Read the article again and decide whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
6 points
1. A US senator has seen many near misses on New Yorks streets.
2. Three people died on roads because they were using gadgets.
3. One person died because he could not hear a shouted warning.

5. Comment on the following statement: Listening to an iPod while walking across the street
should become illegal. (100 words) 4 points

Thank you for evaluating

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