Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Tineretului

Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008

Proba E/F
Proba scrisă la Limba Engleză
L1 - Intensiv 3-4 ore

SUBIECTUL I ( 30 puncte) Varianta 021

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Have you ever done something so extreme, that you've actually risked your life for it
maybe? If so, why did you do it? (1) … Many people actually feel like they must make that impact
in the world and prove a point to everyone else about being able to accomplish something maybe
no one else could. It seems like a way to get attention possibly. (2) … It's actually said some
people with personal experience to be more of a mental and spiritual thing to do, as opposed to a
physical challenge, but there's no denying that you do work your legs, lung and ligaments.
Everyday, daring people all over the world are participating in extreme sports like adventure
racing, bull-fighting, in-line skating, bungee jumping, snow boarding and skateboarding. (3) …
(Now also known as action sports) which is a general, somewhat hazily-defined term for a
collection of newer sports involving adrenaline-inducing action. Starting with one of the most
vigorous and growing sport in North America, adventure racing in 1999 will see up to 80
competitions for the sport alone. (4) … Adventure racing includes completing extreme activities
before other teams including mountain climbing, bike riding, and even canoeing.

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

A. Even children could do it.

B. Maybe to prove a point, but to who?
C. This means that tens of thousands of people will be participating, while many millions will be
watching it on their very own televisions at home.
D. All of these sports involve a serious risk, and that's why they are called Extreme Sports.
E. Or maybe this just proves what people will actually do for money if it in fact was involved.

2. Explain the underlined words. 6 points

3. Sum up the text in about 50 words. 10 points

4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits according to the
text. 6 points

1. Extreme sports refer to …

A. sports in water.
B. sports that involves a serious risk.
C. sports in air.
D. sports on the ground.

2. Why do people participate in extreme sports?

A. For themselves.
B. For the sake of the sports.
C. For accomplishing something no one else could.
D. For memories.

3. The most vigorous and growing sport in North America in 1999 was …
A. horse riding.
B. bungee jumping.
 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Tineretului
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar
C. adventure racing.
D. bird watching.

5. Comment on the following statement: Many people actually feel like they must make that
impact in the world and prove a point to everyone else about being able to accomplish something
maybe no one else could. (100 words) 4 points