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 051

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Fast food is food which is prepared and served quickly at outlets called fast-food
restaurants. It is a multi-billion dollar industry which continues to grow rapidly in many countries.
(1)… Nearly from its inception, fast food has been designed to be eaten "on the go" and often does
not require traditional dominant cutlery. Common menu items at fast food outlets include fish and
chips, sandwiches, pitas, hamburgers, fried chicken, french fries, chicken nuggets, tacos, pizza,
and ice cream, although many fast-food restaurants offer "slower" foods like chili, mashed potatoes,
and salads. (2) …
The modern history of fast-food in America is connected with the history of the hamburger,
as the earliest fast-food outlets sold hamburgers as their primary product. The American company
White Castle is generally credited with opening the first fast-food outlet in Topeka, Kansas in 1921,
selling hamburgers for five cents a piece. (3) … White Castle later added five holes to each beef
patty to increase its surface area and speed cooking times. White Castle was successful from its
inception and spawned numerous competitors. In recent decades, Mexican-style food like tacos
and burritos, as well as pizza, have also become staples of fast food culture.
McDonald's, a noted fast-food supplier, opened its first franchised restaurant in 1955. It has
become a phenomenally successful enterprise in terms of financial growth, brand-name
recognition, and worldwide expansion. Ray Kroc, who bought the franchising license from the
McDonald brothers, pioneered many concepts which emphasized standardization. He introduced
uniform products, identical in all respects at each outlet, to increase sales. (4) …

1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for
each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 4 points

A. Among its innovations, the company allowed customers to see the food being prepared.
B. At the same time, Kroc also insisted on cutting food costs as much as possible, eventually using
the McDonald's Corporation's size to force suppliers to conform to this ethos.
C. Fast-food outlets are take-away or take-out providers, often with a "drive-thru" service which
allows customers to order and pick up food from their cars.
D. Fast food is the best known food in the entire world.
E. However, even though Western-style Chinese cuisine is most often served as take-away, it is
seldom considered to be fast food.

2. Match the underlined words with their meaning. 6 points

A. Competed against;
B. Done for the first time;
C. A store or a place where products are sold.

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. Fast food is …
A. made at home.
B. designed to be eaten on the go.
C. eaten in fancy restaurants.
D. not cheap.
 Ministerul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării
Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar

2. The oldest fast food product is …

A. pizza.
B. hamburger.
C. salad and chips.
D. taco and burritos.

3. Ray Kroc introduced at each outlet …

A. uniform products.
B. tacos and burritos.
C. take-away food.
D. chips and hamburgers.

5. Comment on the following statement: Fast food is a multi-billion dollar industry which
continues to grow rapidly in many countries. (100 words) 4 points