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CONCURS DE ADMITERESESIUNEA SEPTEMBRIE 2006

PROBA SCRISA LA LIMBA ENGLEZA ENGLEZA A

I. A. Translate into English:La vreo cateva zile, primii o scrisoare de la Mama Corneliei, cateva randuri, an care mi se cerea, fara mult inconjur, sa curmo corespondenta prea asiduua, al carei rost nu putea fi identificat pe linia unor planuri realizabile. Am citit scrisoarea inca o

data si inca o data. Da, era clara. Mai clara decat as fi putut sa mi-o imaginez vreodata! Impresia ce o lasasem familiei ei inBanat fusese asadar mai prejos de orice asteptari, ceea ce de altfel era de prevazut, caci nici inainte, nici dupa aceastaintamplare, niciodata nu mi-am aranjat existenta spre a face vreo impresie.

I. B.1.Write out the sentences, using the most logical form of the verbs in brackets (0.25x10=2.5 points):Almost every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years, and almost every part of the world(experience) earthquakes in the years to come. Since the ancient Chinese (begin) (keep) records several thousand year ago,more than 13 million (occur) worldwide by some estimates. What (cause) thema Different cultures (develop) various myths(explain) these violent earth movements. According to a Japanese myth, a playful fish (live) in the mud under the earth andwhenever it feels like (play), it (wave) its fat tail around in the mud. The result Earthquakes.

2. Give the passive counterpart for the following sentences (0.50x3=1.5points):1. All his relatives approved of his decision.2. People were using the tennis court, so we couldnt play.

3. They saw the children stealing apples from the farmers orchard.

3. Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown by making use of a modal verb: (3 points)a. She finally managed to phone Bill in the evening. / Sheb. What is it that she is thinking of, I wonder./ What

c. This door is impossible to open. / The door.

4. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it(0.50x4=2 points):1. What does a patient tell a doctor is confidential.2. The teacher opened the window for letting some fresh air in the room.3. For how long ago have you been in love with John.4. They are here for more than a year.

II. A. Translate into Romanian:Not content with having devoted his career to gathering the biggest fortune in history, Bill Gates has said that he wants to

devote the rest of his life to giving it away. Microsofts chief software architect is not alone; there are other dirt -rich peoplewho have committed themselves to such deals. That the moneyed are generous is welcome, but that the best brains inbusiness take the giving seriously matters, too. Philanthropy, done well, is a serious undertaking. Too often, the money iswasted away. The giving is partly the result of all the receiving that has been going on. In an economy that tends to offerhuge rewards to the best, the ranks of the very wealthy have recently been filling as fast as their pockets. A survey publishedthis week identified 85,000 people with more than $30 million last year, over 10% more than in 2004.

II. B. Read the text below and then answer the following questions.In the first essay in On Photography, I argued that while an event known through photographs certainly becomes more realthan it would have been had one never seen the photographs, after repeated exposure it also becomes less real. As much as

they create sympathy, photographs diminish sympathy. (...) The question turns on a view of the principal medium of thenews, television. An image is drained of its force by the way it is used, where and how often it is seen. Images shown ontelevision are by definition images of which, sooner or later, one tires. What looks like insensitivity has its origin in theinstability of attention that television is organized to arouse and to satisfy by its excess of images. Image-excess keeps

attention light, mobile, relatively indifferent to content. Image-flow excludes a privileged image. The whole point oftelevision is that one can switch channels, that it is normal to switch channels, to become restless, bored. Consumers droop.They need to be stimulated, jump-started, again and again. (Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others, 2005)[To droop= (about flowers) to hang downwards]

Tasks:1. State in no more than 15 words what is the main topic of this passage from Sontag's text.2. What is the effect of photographic images on the viewer, according to Sontaga. What is paradoxical in his/ her response?3. What is the effect of channel switching?4. Discuss the metaphor in "Consumers droop".

UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI FACULTATEA DE LIMBI SI LITERATURI STRAINE

CONCURS DE ADMITERESESIUNEA SEPTEMBRIE 2006

PROBA SCRISA LA LIMBA ENGLEZA - ENGLEZA B

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I. A. Translate into English:- Stii ce, spune la un moment dat femeia, am sa-ti dau numele si adresa mea. Am sa tin minte numele si adresa ta. Nu stiu catmai putem sta de vorba. Intr-un ceas ori intr-o zi, intr-o saptamana, voi fi trimisa an alta parte. Nu hotaram ca trebuie sa tecaut ori sa ma cauti. Acum, de exemplu, nu-mi dau seama daca as vrea sa te intalnesc. Peste zece ani, poate douazeci, voigandi altfel. Timpul ne arata ca lucrurile au alta importanta decat aceea pe care le-o atribuim la un moment dat.Barbatul spune un nume si o adresa. Femeia spune cum o cheama si unde locuieste, ori, mai bine zis, unde locuia inainte de afi arestata.

I. B. 1.Write out the sentences, using the most logical form of the verbs in brackets ( 0.25x6=1.5 points):I (buy) a new alarm clock the other day, when I actually (see) someone (shoplift). I just (finish) paying for my clock and as I(turn) round an elderly woman slowly (put) a silver plate into a bag.

2. Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown by making use of a modal verb: (1x3=3 points)1. When he was young, he was in the habit ofbuying a new book every other week./ He2. You probably left your keys in the car. / You3. Dont go there, if you dont want to. / You

3. Fill in with a, an, the only where necessary: (10 x 0,30=3 points)1. She isnt at home because shes goneto hospital to visit her grandmother who is ill with pneumonia.2. place withlowest attitude in relation to level ofsea is in Holland. 3. Our cousins have gone to Hawaiian Islands for whole summer.

4. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it (0.50x3=1.5 points):1. How long is since you settled in this town2. The new flat is very enormous.3. The latest news of the earthquake survivors are very disturbing.

II. A. Translate into Romanian:What is it that makes a waterfall the best? It isnt height. There are many immensely tall waterfalls, some cascadingthousands of feet. Of course, when people go to see a waterfall, they expect to see a serious amount of water. But even heresize isnt everything. Tourists who appreciate waterfalls for their sheer breathtaking beauty know that Iguaau Falls, on theborder between Brazil and Argentina are far superior. Iguaaus pristine tropical setting makes it one of the planets greatnatural phenomena. Visitors shall be rewarded not only by an awesome display of raw water-power, but also by thesurrounding spectacle of a rainforest breached by no fewer than 275 separate waterfalls bursting over Iguaaus three -kilometer-wide-rim.

II. B. Read the text below and then answer the following questions.

One message flashes on the screen in hot pursuit of another. Your fingers are always busy: you squeeze the keys, calling newnumbers to answer the calls or composing messages of your own. You stay connected - even though you are constantly onthe move, and though the invisible senders and recipients of calls and messages move as well, all following their owntrajectories. Mobiles are for people on the move.You never leave your mobile out of sight. Your jogging gear has a special pocket for your mobile, and you would not go outwith that pocket empty just as you would not go running without your training shoes. As a matter of fact, you would gonowhere without your mobile ("nowhere" is, indeed, the space with a mobile out of range, or a mobile with a flat battery).And, once with your mobile, you are never out or away. You are always in - but never locked up in one place. Protected in aweb of calls and messages, you are invulnerable. (Zygmunt Bauman, Liquid Love, 2003)

Tasks:1. State in no more than 15 words what is the main topic of this passage from Bauman's text.2. Discuss the relationship between "stay connected" and "on the move".3. What is the metaphorical meaning of "nowhere" in Bauman's text.

4. What kind of protection is offered by calls and messages