Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii, Tineretului i Sportului

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Examenul de bacalaureat 2010

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Proba C)

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de evaluare a competenelor lingvistice ntr-o limb de circulaie internaional
studiat pe parcursul nvmntului liceal

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Toate filierele, profilurile i specializrile/ calificrile

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Varianta 3

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Este obligatorie rezolvarea unui subiect din prima parte, de nelegere a textului citit,

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i a unui subiect din partea a doua, de producere de mesaje scrise.
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Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 90 de minute.
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NELEGEREA TEXTULUI CITIT

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Subiectul I (nivel A1 - A2)

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Read the text below. Are the sentences 1-7 Right (A) or Wrong (B)? If there is not enough
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information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (B), choose Doesnt say (C). Write your
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answers on your exam sheet.

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Avatar is, after Titanic, the second profitable film of all time. It is a political film. The action is

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set on the planet Pandora, which is rich in a mineral called creatively enough unobtainium. An
evil corporation goes against the native population, the NaVi, who besides being a pleasant shade
of blue, has the bodies of runway models. Earthlings sent to negotiate mineral rights with the NaVi

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go native (literally) and eventually conspire with the NaVi to fight the evil corporation. The NaVi
are a peaceful people who live in a tree, hunt with bows and arrows, and recognize that they dont

Philosophically there is some pretty tricky work going on here. The plot attacks on
corporate culture, on religion and capitalism. To summarize: corporations are bad, religion is

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misguided, and capitalism is wrong.

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I dont think most people go to this film to get a dose of New Age religion, but it doesnt
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prevent them either. In making this film a profitable one, we accept the message that humans are
the problem not the solution, and that we could solve our environmental concerns by shooting
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ourselves into outer space. Or I suppose we could move into trees, hunt with bows and arrows,
and ride around on the backs of pterodactyls.
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The irony of the success of Avatar is that it is released by Fox Films which is a division of
News Corp, the flagship of Fox Television and Fox News.
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1. Avatar earned more money than Titanic.

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2. Pandora has a large amount of unobtainium.

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3. The NaVis bodies are yellow.

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4. The human negotiators are very experienced.

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5. The NaVi live in a house.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say

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6. According to the film reviewer, the enemy of our planet are its inhabitants.

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A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say

7. Fox Films was the only film studio James Cameron contacted for the production of Avatar.

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A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say

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Subiectul II (nivel B1 - B2)

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Read the text below. For questions 1-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think
fits best according to the text. Write your answers on your exam sheet.

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The Christmas Man
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Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family and close friends were back home in
Florida, and I was alone in a cold California.
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I was working at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter, on Christmas Eve. There were very few
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customers waiting to be helped. When it was time for me to call the next person I looked out to see
the sweetest-looking old man standing with a cane. He walked over to the counter and told me that
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he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him that there were no more flights that night. He
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looked confused and very worried. I asked if he had a reservation, but he seemed to become more
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confused with each question. He just kept saying, She said I have to go to New Orleans.
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I finally managed to find out that he was dropped off at the curb on Christmas Eve by his sister-in-

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law and told to go to New Orleans, to his family. She had given him some cash to buy a ticket.
When I asked if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to stay. He then said
he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. Naturally, I felt ashamed. Here I was feeling sorry for

me of what being alone really meant. It broke my heart.

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myself about being alone on Christmas, when this man, Mr.MacDonald, was sent to me to remind

I told him we would sort it out and our Customer Service agent helped him book a flight the next
morning. We gave him the senior citizens fare, leaving him some extra money for travelling. About

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this time he started to look very tired, and when I asked him if he was all right, I saw that his leg
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was wrapped in a bandage. He had been standing on it that whole time, holding a plastic bag full of
clothes.
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I called for a wheelchair and we all stepped around to help him in. Suddenly, I noticed blood on his
bandage. I asked how he hurt his leg, and he said that he had just had bypass surgery and an
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artery was taken from his leg. Can you imagine? This man had had heart surgery, and then was
dropped off at the curb to buy a ticket with no reservation to fly to New Orleans alone!
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I never really had a situation like this, and I wasnt sure what I could do. I asked my supervisors if
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we could find a place for him to stay. They both said yes, and they obtained a hotel voucher for Mr.
MacDonald for one night and a meal ticket for dinner and breakfast. Then we gave the porter a tip
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to take him downstairs to wait for the airport shuttle. I patted him on the arm and told him
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everything would be just fine. As he left, he said, Thank you, bent his head and started to cry.
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When I went back to thank my supervisor, she smiled and said, I love stories like that. He is your
Christmas Man.
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1. At Christmas time
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A the writer was in the mountains.

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2. The ticket office was

A full of people.

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C at lunch break.
D not really busy.

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3. When it was time for him to call the next customer, he saw

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A a group of noisy ladies.

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B a young man with lots of luggage.

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C a very nice-looking old man.
D a huge aggressive dog.

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A he needed help with his suitcase.
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he wanted to book a holiday.
he had been hurt in a car crash.
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5. When told that there no more night flights, the customer

A got very angry, unable to hide his feelings.
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B was not able to understand what was happening.

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C was amused by the new situation that occurred.

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D wanted to file a complaint to the superiors.

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6. Mr.MacDonalds sisterin-law

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A had left him all her money.
B had had an accident.
C had invited him to go skiing.
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made the writer feel selfish
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A happy.
B worn out.
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C angry.
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9. He had blood on his leg due to

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A falling down the stairs.

B a terrible car crash.
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C being hit with a cane.

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D a risky medical operation.

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B was very helpful.

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PRODUCEREA DE MESAJE SCRISE

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Subiectul I (nivel A1 - A2)

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Write a short letter to your pen friend telling him/her about a typical week day in your life. Include
information about what you usually do in the morning/afternoon/evening, about how you feel at the

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end of the day.

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Write your answer in 80-100 words.

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Subiectul II (nivel B1 - B2)

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Your school magazine organises a competition for articles entitled Remembering my first day

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Write your article in 180-200 words.

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