UNIVERSITATEA DIN BUCURETI

FACULTATEA DE LIMBI I LITERATURI STRINE

DEPARTAMENTUL DE ENGLEZ
EXAMEN DE LICEN ENGLEZ A: SESIUNEA IUNIE 2014
MODEL DE SUBIECT
I. CURS PRACTIC ( !. " 1 !.#
A. Translate into English:
n condiiile ratei crescute a omajului n rndul tinerilor i a crizei economice
actuale, voluntariatul rmne o soluie entru acumularea de e!erien,
do"ndirea de cometene i a"iliti i un avantaj n cutarea unui loc de munc.
#entru o mai mare vizi"ilitate a imortanei voluntariatului n raort cu
angaja"ilitatea, este nevoie de strategii la nivel naional, de centre de $ormare
entru voluntari, de recunoaterea cometenelor de ctre angajatori i de un dialog
mai strns ntre universitate i actorii de e iaa muncii. %&,' .(
). Translate into *omanian:
The+ all agreed that ,a"el had "een "orn in -hanghai. ,a"el hersel$ li.ed to tell
her $riends that her mother had "een a /hite *ussian rincess, reduced to enur+
in 0hina, magicall+ rescued $rom rostitution "+ her $ather, a 1ealth+ -hanghai
"usinessman 1ho 1as later shot "+ the *eds 1hile in -i"eria "u+ing lum"er. 2$ all
the versions o$ her origins, this 1as one ,a"el re$erred, as it had the e$$ect o$
ma.ing her no older than thirt+3$ive. 2ther stories, 1hile otentiall+ as glamorous,
necessaril+ made her slightl+ older. %Timoth+ ,o 3 The Monkey
King( %&,' .(
II. STRUCTURA LIMBII ( !. " 1 !.#
A. 4llustrate in sentences: %i( a deictic time adver"ial5 %ii( a modal ver" used
1ith eistemic value5 %iii( an accomlishment5 %iv( a coula3li.e ver"5 %v( a
dou"le o"ject construction5 %vi( e!letive it5 %vii( a gerund construction 1ith a
ossessive su"ject5 %viii( an accusative 6 articile construction5 %i!( a that3
comlement clause 1ith a s+nthetic su"junctive redicate. % &,' .(

). 7iscuss the use o$ the #resent #er$ect 1ith state redicates. #rovide e!amles.
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III. LITERATUR ( !. " 1 !.#
0onsider the $ollo1ing $ragment $rom 8urt 9onnegut:s novel Slaughterhouse-
Five:
;)ill+ #ilgrim has come unstuc. in time.
)ill+ has gone to slee a senile 1ido1er and a1a.ened on his 1edding da+. <e
has 1al.ed through a door in =>'' and come out another one in =>&=. <e has gone
"ac. through that door to $ind himsel$ in =>?@. <e has seen his "irth and death
man+ times, he sa+s, and a+s random visits to all the events in "et1een.
<e sa+s.
)ill+ is sastic in time, has no control over 1here he is going ne!t, and the tris
arenAt necessaril+ $un. <e is in a constant state o$ stage $right, he sa+s, "ecause he
never .no1s 1hat art o$ his li$e he is going to have to act in ne!t.
)ill+ 1as "orn in =>BB in 4lium, Ce1 Dor., the onl+ child o$ a "ar"er there. <e
1as a $unn+3loo.ing child 1ho "ecame a $unn+3loo.ing +outh3tall and 1ea., and
shaed li.e a "ottle o$ 0oca30ola. <e graduated $rom 4lium <igh -chool in the
uer third o$ his class, and attended night sessions at the 4lium -chool o$
2tometr+ $or one semester "e$ore "eing dra$ted $or militar+ service in the -econd
/orld /ar. <is $ather died in a hunting accident during the 1ar. -o it goes.
)ill+ sa1 service 1ith the in$antr+ in Euroe, and 1as ta.en risoner "+ the
Eermans. A$ter his honora"le discharge $rom the Arm+ in =>&', )ill+ again
enrolled in the 4lium -chool o$ 2tometr+. 7uring his senior +ear there, he "ecame
engaged to the daughter o$ the $ounder and o1ner o$ the school, and then su$$ered
a mild nervous collase.F
A. Anal+se the given $ragment, ointing out the relationshi "et1een the
characterAs name, his identit+ and the 1a+ in 1hich temoralit+ is constructed. %&,'
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). -tarting $rom +our $indings in resonse to Guestion A, identi$+ three
characteristics o$ ostmodern $iction and discuss them 1ith re$erence to the given
$ragment.%&,' .(