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 - Intensiv 3-4 ore

SUBIECTUL I ( 30 puncte) Varianta 018

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Out of all aspects of high school life, the social part seems to be the most enjoyable and
entertaining. It is like the glue holding everything together. The ninth grade came with whole new
collective, new individuals to study, a variety of personalities that would take more than just four
years in school to learn. With some of them I have come to be more than just classmates, as we
now share a sum of nice memories and many common experiences. (1) … You get to meet a
whole lot of people from all over the institution; all you need is an open mind, a happy face and
willingness to socialize. (2) … Apart from the fact that you make friends and learn new things, there
is that feeling of satisfaction when a job is well done and everybody praises the crew. All these
small victories build you confidence, which can later help you progressively face bigger and harder
challenges.
Our relationship with teachers was a continuous fight to overstep the boundaries of human
patience. It can easily be noticed that most of them are old-fashioned and their methods of
teaching are obsolete, which resulted in completely unbearable boredom at classes. Few of them
are willing to improve their teaching methods and make classes more interesting by including
practical parts. (3) … On the other hand, I must say I will definitely never forget my form teacher.
He is, in my opinion, the friendliest teacher I have ever had. He has always tried to break this
barrier that separates teachers from students with an open mind. (4) …

1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for
each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 4 points

A. But high school social life is fortunately more than just your own class.
B. I am absolutely positive that this has helped me a lot.
C. I have also learned the importance of getting involved in different activities.
D. And he was my desk-mate.
E. Above all, they do not seem to understand us; mentalities strongly differ and the generation
gap is very prevalent.

2. Give the synonyms of the underlined words. 6 points

3. Sum up the text in about 50 words. 10 points

4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits according to the
text. 6 points
1. The character in the text remembers …
A. his childhood.
B. his years in university.
C. his years in highschool.
D. his mates.

2. The period described in the text is …

A. full of pleasant memories.
B. not significant.
C. as a nightmare.
D. agitated.
 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Tineretului
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar
3. Highschool is not only a place to learn but also …
A. a place to socialise.
B. a place to have fun.
C. a dreadful institution.
D. a place full of boastful teachers.

5. Comment on the following statement: Out of all aspects of high school life, the social part
seems to be the most enjoyable and entertaining. (100 words) 4 points