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Ministerul Educa 

iei   i Cercet    rii – Serviciul Na 

ional de Evaluare   i Examinare

Proba scris     la Limba englez   , L1 – Bilingv Varianta 301

EXAMENUL DE BACALAUREAT 2007

Proba scris la Limba Englez

L1 – Bilingv

Varianta 30 

♦  Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu.

♦  Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBJECT 1 30 points

a. Read the text below and sum it up in about 50 words. 10 points

First we said they were ruining their health with their bad habit, and they should just quit. Then wesaid they were repulsive and we didn’t want to be around them. Then we said they were costing usloads of money — maybe they should pay extra taxes. Cigarette smokers? No, the obese.Last week the list of ills grew: fat people cause global warming.This latest contribution to the obesity debate comes in an article by dr. Sheldon H. Jacobson andLaura McLay. How much extra gasoline is used to transport Americans now that they have grownfatter? Their answer is a billion gallons a year.Their conclusion is in the same vein as a letter published last year in The American Journal ofPublic Health. Its authors did a sort of back-of-the-envelope calculation of how much extra fuelairlines spend hauling around fatter Americans. The answer, they wrote, based on the extra 10pounds the average American gained in the 1990’s, is 350 million gallons, which means an extra3.8 million tons of carbon dioxide.“People are out scouring the landscape for things that make obese people look bad,” said Kelly

Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.And is that a bad thing? Dr. Jacobson doesn’t think so. “We felt that beyond public health, beingoverweight has many other socioeconomic implications,” he said.Economist Martin B. Schmidt suggests a tax on food bought at drive-through windows. He sayspeople would expend more calories if they had to get out of their cars to pick up their food.“We tax cigarettes in part because of their health cost,” he wrote. “Similarly, the individual’sdecision to lead a sedentary lifestyle will end up costing taxpayers.”

(For a World of Woes, We Blame Cookie Monsters , New York Times, 2 Nov 2006) 

b.  Identify the theme of the fragment and comment on it. Use evidence from the text tosupport your ideas. (150 words) 20 points

SUBJECT 2 30 points

a. Translate into English. 15 points

Studiile i cercet rile efectuate în sfera conducerii au demonstrat f r echivoc c preocupareaprincipal a conduc torului, la orice nivel în ierarhia conducerii, este omul; or, dac a conduce înseamn a ti, atunci rezult c una din sarcinile majore ale fiec rui conduc tor este aceea de a- icunoa te cât mai bine subalternii. Cu cât un manager va cunoa te mai adecvat aptitudinile, atitudinile,motiva iile, preferin ele subordona ilor s i, cu atât mai eficient va putea s - i desf oare activitatea deconducere.

b. Rephrase each sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same.10 points

1. Public opinion was so strong that the Prime Minister had to resign.

Such …………………………………………………

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2. At that time one of our neighbours was looking after our children for us.At that time our children …………………………

3. It might be a good idea to use milk instead of water.Why don’t you try …………………………………

4. I’m no longer working in the company because I had a dispute with the boss.If ………………………………………………………5. It was only when I got home that I saw I’d forgotten my glasses at the office.

Not ……………………………………………………

c. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences. 5 points

1. I'm not really sure where Beverly is. She ____ in the living room, or perhaps she's in thebackyard.A. might sit B. might be sitting C. might have sat

2. Doug must have returned the video he ____ on his way to work. It was on the table, but now it'sgone.

A. has rented B. rented C. will have rented

3. You ought to be checking the air pressure in your tires. You ________ get a flat tire on your trip.A. won’t B. didn’t know how to C. don’t want to

4. The computer isn't working. It____ during production.A. can be damaged B. should have been damaged C. must have been damaged

5. The package __________ tomorrow afternoon. Mike has just emailed me to say he sent byexpress mail this afternoon and it never takes more than 24 hrs.A. will arrive B. is arriving C. arrives

SUBJECT 3 30 points

Write an opinion essay on the following statement:  Trying to do the best for their children,parents often turn them into selfish creatures, poorly equipped for life on their own.  Support yourideas with relevant examples from your personal experience, reading or observation. (350words/ 35 lines)