ROMÂNIA

MINISTERUL APĂRĂRII NAŢIONALE

ACADEMIA FORŢELOR TERESTRE
„NICOLAE BĂLCESCU“
Comisia de admitere
– Sesiunea iulie 2009 –

SUBIECTELE
PENTRU PROBA I – LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
SECŢIUNEA I (30 puncte):
Read the text below and complete the following tasks:
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Millions of people from all around the world buy a newspaper every day.
Some people read a broadsheet for its analysis of world events. Others just
flick through a tabloid for the latest celebrity gossip or to glance at the
horoscopes or TV listings. Whatever the reason, your paper can provide you
with all sorts of 1) ________________________. In the past, newspapers
played an even more important role, as they helped to improve literacy and
encouraged people to fight 2) ______________________.
The concept of newspapers can be traced back to ancient Rome, where
each day handwritten notices would be put up around the city and its
provinces. They would give news about government decisions, important
marriages, births and deaths, and even 3)_____________________________.
Printed reports of news events started to appear in the 16th century, and by the
late 18th century newspapers were common in Europe and the USA. In fact,
many newspapers which are still going strong today, like the Observer and
The Times in London, 4)____________________. As printing technology has
improved, newspapers have been able to increase circulation, and now
individual newspapers can sell 5) _________________________. Even with
the introduction and development of other media, such as TV and radio,
newspapers still play an important part in our lives.
1. Five phrases have been removed from the text. For each gap
(1-5) select the appropriate phrase (A-F). There is an extra phrase which
does not fit.
A) millions of copies
B) date back to this period
C) useful and entertaining information
D) not to mention educational opportunities
E) for freedom and human rights
F) the results of gladiatorial contests

2. Complete the sentence below:

Newspapers play an important role in people’s lives because _______.

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SECŢIUNEA II (30 puncte):

1. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Identify each

of the errors and write the correct form on your exam sheet.
1. He is the more intelligent student in the class.
2. I didn’t see nobody new at the party.
3. She maked the bed in a hurry.
4. Are you thinking of spend your holiday in Spain?
5. I have went on a holiday recently.
6. We won’t go fishing if it will rain tomorrow.
7. Where have you last saw her?
8. He wants going for a walk in the park.
9. The news about the opening of the new mall aren’t true.
10. One of the boy admitted breaking the window.
11. The doctor recommended you should to stay in bed.
12. He wants to become a doctor when he will graduate from school.
13. Their car is nicest than ours.
14. What time does your train leaves tomorrow?
15. Most of the student passed the exam.

2. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line.

1. On our _________, we were greeted by the head of the

ARRIVE
department.
2. I’m not sure about the _________ of the room. LONG
3. Call now and speak to one of our _________. OPERATE
4. These days, most of us have a CD _________. COLLECT
5. Locusts are _________ to crops. HARM
6. The committee gathered in order to _________ the tests. STANDARD
7. They live somewhere in the ___________. NEIGHBOUR
8. What are your _________ about her? FEEL
9. They speak _________ of him. HIGH
10. She looked at her son _________. LOVE
11. Wearing school uniforms is no longer ___________. COMPULSION
12. People find watching TV _________. RELAX
13. How can we achieve _________ for everyone. EQUAL
14. There are local and _________ problems to solve. NATION
15. The injection is quite _________. PAIN

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SECŢIUNEA III (30 puncte):
You’re Mike. You’ve got two tickets for a week’s holiday at the seaside.
Write a letter to your friend, Bill, inviting him to join you, giving details
about the places you’re going to visit, the weather and suggestions as to what
he will need to take with him.

Do not include addresses. Use between 70-120 words.

NOTĂ: timp de lucru: 90 minute. Toate secţiunile sunt obligatorii. Răspunsurile se scriu pe
foaia de concurs, nefiind necesară transcrierea integrală a textului de la secţiunile I şi II.
Se acordă 10 puncte din oficiu.

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 BAREM DE CORECTARE
PENTRU PROBA I – LIMBA ENGLEZĂ
SECŢIUNEA I 30 p
1 C) useful and entertaining information 5p
2 E) for freedom and human rights 5p
1 3 F) the results of gladiatorial contests 5p
4 B) date back to this period 5p
5 A) millions of copies 5p
Newspapers play an important role in people’s lives because
2 they provide useful (analysis of world events) and entertaining 5p
information (celebrity gossip, horoscopes and TV listings)
SECŢIUNEA II 30 p
1 most 1p
2 anybody 1p
3 made 1p
4 spending 1p
5 gone 1p
6 rains 1p
7 did … see 1p
1 8 to go 1p
9 isn’t 1p
10 boys 1p
11 stay 1p
12 graduates 1p
13 nicer 1p
14 leave 1p
15 students 1p
1 arrival 1p
2 length 1p
3 operators 1p
4 collection 1p
5 harmful 1p
6 standardize/standardise 1p
7 neighbourhood 1p
2 8 feelings 1p
9 highly 1p
10 lovingly 1p
11 compulsory 1p
12 relaxing 1p
13 equality 1p
14 national 1p
15 painful 1p
SECŢIUNEA III 30 p
Îndeplinirea cerinţelor / Task achievement 15 p
Vocabular / Register and vocabulary 5p
Structuri gramaticale / Language accuracy 8p
Punctuaţie şi ortografie / Punctuation and spelling 2p

OFICIU 10 p

TOTAL 100 p

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