Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008 Proba E/F Proba scris la Limba englez L1 normal L2 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu. Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL I Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

(30 puncte) Varianta 034

What sets our planet apart from all the others? Pictures from space show earth to be the blue planet, its colour coming from the water that covers about three quarters of its surface. (1) You'd think that something so vital to our lives would be treated by us as a valuable gift, but sadly, that has not been the case. ... (2) The conveniences of daily life that we are accustomed to have been obtained at a terrible price. In our eagerness to make what we call progress, we have contaminated our rivers and oceans and lakes. (3) As a result, the amount of clean water is diminishing. Human beings have often demonstrated how resourceful they can be when there are problems to be solved. When we run out of something we need, we can usually find something else to take its place; however, there is no substitute for water. (4). An extravagant person is sometimes said to "spend money like water." Now, however, the time has come for us to learn to be frugal and spend our water as carefully as a penny pincher spends money. 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. We have aggravated the problem by allowing chemical pesticides and fertilizers used on crops to run off into our water supplies. B. Not all the people understand how important water is. C. To the best of our knowledge, ours is the only planet that can sustain life, and water is the reason. D. We have to learn to conserve this precious liquid as though our lives depend on it because they do. E. Except during times of drought, when we realize how precious it is, water is something we take very much for granted. 2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 3. Explain the following words. 1. valuable 2. eagerness 3. amount 4. out of 5. to conserve 4. Answer the following questions. A. What makes our planet different from the others? B. When do we generally understand how precious water is? C. How has water been polluted? 5. Comment on the following sentence: An extravagant person is sometimes said to "spend money like water." (50 words) 4 points 6 points 10 points

6 points