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 normal – L2

• Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

• Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL I (30 puncte) Varianta 084

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

My husband Micah Helser is a MEDEVAC pilot for the US Army, deployed to Iraq.
… (1) At a moment’s notice, he and his crew fly to a distress call, remove the injured, and then fly
to a medical facility. And most soldiers spend their free time playing video games, watching movies
or reading.
… (2) Micah grew up camping, climbing, mountain biking, and skiing in beautiful Oregon. … (3)
Along with another soldier, Micah built a climbing wall in the middle of Iraq desert, with limited
supplies and outrageous temperatures. The building materials were salvaged from other projects
across the base. After months of hard work and planning the wall was ready.
There are few joys during war. This simple wall created a source of refreshment, the memory of tall
rock faces, cool mountain air – a reminder that war cannot take what’s inside a man.
… (4) Most climb barefoot, laughing and struggling. As for my husband, you’ll most likely find him,
during his time off, wearing his flight suit half-unzipped and tied around his waist.
If you are near such a place, where you are able to experience miracles, please take a moment to
breathe deeply and observe the beauty around you.

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. Placed in a land consumed with hatred and lacking most aspects of an outdoorman’s
landscape his inner mountain man took control – he made his own mountain.
B. Many have enjoyed it.
C. He flies rescue missions in a Blackhawk helicopter.
D. It’s not a lifestyle to which Micah has ever been, nor wants to become, accustomed.
E. Is it a proof of mountain – love or of insanity to do it?

2. Who/ What do the words in bold refer to? 6 points

3. Give the synonyms of the following words. 10 points

1. outrageous 2. distress 3. supplies 4. struggling 5. the injured

4. Answer the following questions. 6 points

A. Name the main responsibilities fulfilled by an American MEDEVAC pilot.
B. Where did Micah spend his childhood?
C. How long did it take to make the wall?

5. Explain the following sentence: There are few joys during war. (50 words) 4 points