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 - Intensiv 3-4 ore

SUBIECTUL I ( 30 de puncte) Varianta 028

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

The stones we see today represent Stonehenge in ruin. Many of the original stones have
fallen or been removed by previous generations (1) ... There has been serious damage resulting
from close visitor contact (prohibited since 1978), and the prehistoric carvings on the larger stones
(2) …
The question of who built Stonehenge is largely unanswered, even today. The monument's
construction has been attributed to many ancient peoples throughout the years, but the most
captivating attribution has been to the Druids. But it was later proved to be a mistake. Julius
Caesar and other Roman writers told of a Celtic priesthood who flourished around the time of their
first conquest (55 BC). By this time, though, the stones had been standing for 2,000 years, and
were, perhaps, already in a ruined condition. Besides, the Druids worshipped in forest temples and
(3) …
The best guess seems to be that the Stonehenge site was begun by the people of the late
Neolithic period (around 3000 BC) and carried forward (4) … which was arising at this time. These
"new" people began to use metal tools. Some think that they may have been immigrants from the
continent, but that supposition is not supported by archaeological evidence. But there is still plenty
of time to discover the real builders of Stonehenge.

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. so Stonehenge is still a mystery.

B. for home construction or road repair.
C. had no need for stone structures.
D. show signs of significant wear.
E. by people from a new economy

2. Give the antonyms 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. When were the visitors first prohibited from coming close to the temple?
A. in 1987 B. in 1978
C. in 1789 D. in 1879

2. Who first mentioned a Celtic priesthood as the builders of Stonehenge?

A. Julius Caesar B. Mark Anthony
C. Shakespeare D. Cicero

3. How old is Stonehenge?

A. around 4000 years old B. around 3000 years old
C. around 5000 years old D. around 2000 years old
 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

5. Comment on the following sentence: There has been serious damage resulting from close
visitor contact. (100 words) 4 points