Ministerul Educa iei i Cercet rii Serviciul Na ional de Evaluare i Examinare

EXAMENUL DE BACALAUREAT 2007

Proba scris la Limba Englez
L1 Intensiv
Varianta 21
Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu.
Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.
SUBJECT 1

30 points

a.

10 points

Read the text below and sum it up in 50 words.

Art is a distinctly human production, and many people consider it the ultimate form of culture
because it can have the quality of pure expression, entirely separate from basic human needs. But
there are anthropologists that actually regard artistic expression as a basic human need, as basic
as food and water. Some art takes the form of material production, and many utilitarian items have
artistic qualities. Other forms of art, such as music or acting, reside in the mind and body and take
expression as performance. The material arts include painting, pottery, sculpture, textiles and
clothing, and cookery. Nonmaterial arts include music, dance, drama and dramatic arts,
storytelling, and written narratives.
In most societies people establish their personal and group identity through such forms of
artistic expression as patterns of dress and body adornment, ceremonial costumes and dances, or
group symbols. Smaller societies also use art as a primary form of storing and reproducing their
culture. Ceremonial dances and performances, for example, commonly tell legends of creation,
stories about ancestors, or moral tales containing instructive lessons.
In large societies, governments may hire artisans to produce works that will support the
political structure. For instance, in the Inca Empire, the elite hired metalworkers and textile makers
to make exclusive gold and silver jewelry or create special clothing and adornments for them.
These royal items displayed insignia that indicated high status.
In present-day large societies, many people produce art for commercial and political purposes
in addition to social, personal, and spiritual reasons. A great number of artists make a living by
working for businesses that use art to advertise commercial products. Most large societies today
also have laws that protect the content of art works such as books, films, songs, dances, and
paintings as intellectual property, which people own and can sell.
b. Identify the theme of the fragment and comment on it. Use evidence from the text to
support your ideas. (100 words)
20 points

SUBJECT 2

30 points

a. Choose the variant that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your
choice on your answer sheet.
10 points
1.

Youll get sick if you eat this meat; its .......

A. out
C. up

B. off
D. in

2. Tony has been singing for years, hasnt he?

Yes. He ....... his first record when he was sixteen.
A. made
B. was making
C. had made
D. had been making

Proba scris la Limba englez , L1 Intensiv

Varianta 21

Ministerul Educa iei i Cercet rii Serviciul Na ional de Evaluare i Examinare

3. ....... the page, she would have seen her friends photo next to an awful article.
A. Would she turn
B. Had she turned
C. Will she turn
D. Has she turned
4. The expert ....... the painting carefully and then said it was not original.
A. investigated
B. looked into
C. examined
D. watched
5. The prisoner tried to escape but the police prevented unnoticed.
A. to pass him
B. him to pass
C. passing him
D. him from passing

b. Rephrase the following sentences beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the
same.
10 points
1. Jill forgot to set her alarm clock so she overslept and was late for school.
If..
2. Id like to have lived in the 19th century.
I wish.
3. It is essential that she does not arrive late.
She
4. After finding himself a job, he felt more at home here.
After ..
5. We should have mended the window before we went on holiday.
The window
c. Translate into English.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

10 points

Anul trecut pe vremea asta mi petreceam vacan a de iarn la Predeal.

A prefera s stau acas , dect s plec la teatru.
Era din ce n ce mai cald i pur i simplu nu tiam cu ce s m mbrac.
Dac a fi tiut adev rul, nu a mai fi vorbit cu tine niciodat .
M-a ntrebat unde stau, pe cine caut i dac vreau s m ajute.

SUBJECT 3

30 points

Write an opinion essay on the following topic: There are many singers and bands that have
little to do with good music. Support your ideas with relevant examples from your personal
experience, reading or observation. (300 words / 30 lines)

Proba scris la Limba englez , L1 Intensiv

Varianta 21