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 089

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

There's no better time to examine breakfast eating habits (1). In fact, September has been designated as "Better Breakfast Month." Studies show that children and adult students who eat breakfast do more and better work in school than those who skip it. In contrast, those (2) tend to tire more quickly, be more irritable, and react less quickly than those who eat breakfast. (3), breakfast is an important meal. The reasons for skipping breakfast are many. Those most frequently heard include: "There isn't time," "Food that early makes me sick," "I don't like breakfast foods," and "I'm skipping breakfast for weight control." Mostly these are just excuses. Breakfast doesn't have to take a lot of time. It can be simple or elaborate, cooked or uncooked, eaten sitting down or on- the-run, low or high in calories, mundane or varied. (4) is to make it part of your morning routine. In short, a good nutritious breakfast need not include typical breakfast foods, but eating breakfast is a good habit to start off the school day. That is why every parent should insist on his child taking his portion of energy every single morning. (British Council Magazine, 2007) 1. Four sentences/groups of words have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence/ group of words for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence/group of words which you do not need to use. 4 points A. Because many of the basic subjects are taught before noon B. The main thing C. than at the beginning of the school year D. who skip breakfast E. one of the least important things 2. Who/what do the words in bold refer to? 6 points

3. Give the synonyms of the following words. 1. beginning 2. to eat 3. important 4. reason 5. elaborate.

10 points

4. Answer the following questions. A. What do studies show? B. Which are some of the most frequently heard reasons for nor having breakfast ? C. What is in the authors opinion about the good habit of starting off the school day? 5. Comment on the following sentence: Mostly these are just excuses. (50 words)

6 points

4 points