Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării

Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2009

Proba E/F
Proba scrisă la Limba engleză
L1 normal – L2

• Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

• Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBIECTUL I (30 de puncte) Varianta 001

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Imagine break-room vending machines featuring fruit juice and vegetables instead of cookies
and soda pop. Consider colleagues who insist on mid-morning group exercise breaks and applaud
a lunchtime workout rather than criticizing the cut of the sweat suit. Ponder an organizational
culture that encourages walking the stairs … (1)
A UCLA-evaluated study of a demonstration project led by Community Health Councils in Los
Angeles shows how incorporating physical activity and healthy eating into an office or other
organizational culture pays dividends for participants.
Published in the July 2006 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Health Promotion Practice,
…(2) A 12-week curriculum, meanwhile, boosts fruit and vegetable intake while reducing feelings
of sadness and depression, and can even reduce waistlines.
"Creating a culture of healthy living within an organizational framework requires buy-in by
leadership, staff and clientele," said Dr. Antronette K. Yancey, lead author of the study and
associate professor of health services at the UCLA School of Public Health. … (3) "However, many
obstacles to organizational and individual engagement are apparent. Recommendations include
offering a flexible menu of options that may be tailored to each organization and developing strong
intra-organizational connections throughout the program to improve sustainability."
The Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 demonstration project,
led by Los Angeles-based Community Health Councils, adapted and implemented an
organizational wellness intervention, … (4)
"Our goal is to increase life expectancy and improve quality of life for all ages by helping
communities support programs that eliminate health disparities experienced by racial and ethnic
minorities," said study co-author Lark Galloway-Gilliam, executive director of Community Health
Councils.
(NewsTarget, September, 2006)

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. the study finds that a six-week wellness-training program significantly increases vigorous
physical activity among participants.
B. "Both the physical and social environment must change,” she added.
C. instead of riding the elevator.
D. And blacks are 1.8 times as likely to have diabetes as whites.
E. originally developed by the local health department.

2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 6 points

3. Explain the following words.

1. to applaud 2. healthy eating 3. obstacle 4. to tailor 5. goal 10 points
 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

4. Answer the following questions. 6 points

A. What is the result of a 12-week curriculum, according to the UCLA study?

B. What do recommendations include, according to Dr. Antronette K. Yancey?
C. What does Lark Galloway-Gilliam say about the goal of his program?

5. Comment on the following sentence: incorporating physical activity and healthy eating into an
office or other organizational culture pays dividends for participants. (50 words) 4 points