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 080

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

At school I was suffocated by the amount of normality I was subjected to. I knew how to count yet they, the teachers, pushed all these complex forms of mathematics down my throat. (1) I was force-fed the school syllabus, and all because it was doomed to be standard. (2)The misfits were destined to become farm workers or manual workers with no chance to achieve or realize their potential. I sat at my desk on the day of the Eleven Plus exam and looked at my paper. (3) It was my whole being. I decided to settle my own fate. (4) The room was silent, apart from the anxious schratching of pencils and yet inside my head was a triumphant explosion. I had made my first statement to the world. But it was also like watching opportunity float away on a piece of paper down the river. It would damage me, but it was a victory. For the first time in my life I realised that it would be a battle between me and them. 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. No consideration was given for talents outside the limited range required by the examining board. B. I felt it was more than my intelligence that was being tested. C. I could read, but I wasnt allowed to read what I wanted. D. Exams are little relevant for me, though. E. I signed my name at the top of the paper, and did nothing for the rest of the exam. 2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 3. Give the antonyms of the following words. A. down B. achieve C. silent D. anxious E. victory 4. Answer the following questions. A. What does the author ironically mean by normality? B. Where did the authors hatred towards school derive from? C. What does the second paragraph refer to? 6 points 10 points

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5. Comment on the following sentence: For the first time in my life I realized that it would be a battle between me and them. (50 words) 4 points