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. (30 puncte) Varianta 099

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

1997 saw the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first animal cloned from an adult cell. This was a remarkable achievement (1). International organisations such as the European parliament, UNESCO and WHO all declared (2). However, we need to make a distinction between reproductive cloning and therapeutic one. Nowadays the idea of reproductive cloning creating a copy of another person - is no longer interesting for researchers. Instead therapeutic cloning is creating excitement in the biotech world. Key to this technique are stem cells, (3) that have the potential to become any other kind of cell in the body e.g. nerve cells, blood, heart muscle or even brain cells. Stem cells themselves have generated a lot of controversy as it was believed that only human embryos could provide them. However, it now appears that adult stem cells offer the same possibility. In the future, biotechnologists hope that stem cells could be used to grow entire organs. In this way biotechnology offers the hope of revolutionising medical treatment. In this brief overview of the history of biotechnology we have jumped from making bread to making human organs - an enormous leap- and it is clear (4). However, we can imagine that biotechnology will still be around for some time to come - but who knows where it will take us? (British Council Magazine 2007) 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. which are master cells B. which created world-wide debate on the ethical issues surrounding cloning C. that human cloning is both morally and legally wrong D. that these modern practices raise many controversial issues E. which could then be implanted back into the organ 2. Who/what do the words in bold refer to? 3. Give the antonyms of the following words. 1. the first 2. interesting 3. appear 4. brief 5. enormous. 4. Answer the following questions. A. Which are the two types of cloning? B. Which is considered to be the key to therapeutic cloning technique? C. What was it believed about the source of stem cells? 5. Explain the following sentence: But who knows where it will take us? (50 words) 4 points 6 points 10 points

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