SUBIECTE CONCURS DE ADMITERE FACULTATEA DE LIMBI I LITERATURI STRINE Proba de LIMBA I LITERATURA ENGLEZENGLEZ AI. A. 1.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: 1. Last week, a friend of mine (return) to his house after a holiday to find it (break into).2. None of his teachers understood how he (succeed) in (pass) the exam.3. A month ago, I (write) to the suppliers asking why the goods (not arrive) yet. They never replied. 2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 1. She needs someone to show her what to do.2. In kindergarten, they gave the boy a lot of nicknames.3. They want someone to offer them a new job. I. B. Read the text below and answer each question in no more than 6 lines:Story of Foyles Bookshop, London. A bookselling legend, founded by the Foyle brothers in 1904, this great, spreading collectionhas been at times rather badly organized. In the past, some of the staff were deeply odd andyou would have more success addressing telephone enquiries to deaf mutes on the planetTharg. However, this peculiarity aside, the enthusiasm and range of books have always beenimpressive. One of the original Foyles daughters, Christina, wrote to Hitler when she heardhe was burning unsuitable books in the 1930s and asked if she could rescue them from theflames. He replied that if the books were bad influences for Germans, they would be bad for the British too, so hed rather not lead British readers into a moral mess. A couple of yearslater, however, he was bombing the stuffing out of the same Brits and a huge bomb blew openthe road right in front of Foyles. To keep the capital moving, the Army threw a bridge acrossthe crater and it was named Foyles Bridge.1. What was paradoxical about the Foyles bookstore at the beginning of its existence?2. What does the story reveal about Hitlers frame of mind? II. A. Translate into Romanian: Carter had never before encountered a situation of which he had not been perfect master. Butnow he stood far more awkward than Bill or Jack or Mickey. He had no chance of meetingthis beautiful girl socially. His mind struggled to recall the nature and habits of shopgirls as hehad read or heard of them. Somehow he had received the idea that they sometimes did notinsist too strictly upon the regular channels of introduction. His heart beat

loudly at thethought of proposing an unconventional meeting with this lovely and virginal being. But thetumult in his heart gave him courage. II. B. Translate into English: mi spunea c tot ce face Gina e numai un spectacol, c i place s fie privit, s fie n centrulateniei, oriunde s-ar afla. Ciudat c toi o vedeau numai sub aspectul sta frivol. Chiar iacum, cnd eram att de pornit mpotriva ei, simeam c nu pot fi de acord cu aceste, ndefinitiv, defimri ale Ginei. Eu tiam ct de fermectoare, de bun i chiar de inteligent putea fi ea uneori, tiam c, printre zeci de prostii, putea s aib cte o replic uimitoare, tiam www.ListaFacultati.ro Admitere Facultate, Forum Admitere, Subiecte AdmitereForum.ListaFacultati.ro www.ListaFacultati.ro Admitere Facultate, Forum Admitere, Subiecte AdmitereForum.ListaFacultati.ro

48ct de obsedat e de moarte, de mbtrnire. Firete, sufeream i -o uram pentru c aparineaaltcuiva (m ntrebam dac e tot cu Silviu sau cu altul), dar tocmai pri n asta mi se prea ofiin i mai complex. Mi se prea i mai dezirabil, pe msur ce se ndeprta. Dei mmutasem din banc, dei eram hotrt s nu mai am de-a face cu ea, legtura noastr nu s-arupt nici atunci. Proba de LIMBA I LITERATURA ENGLEZENGLEZ BI. A: 1. Rewrite the sentences, using the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (active or passivevoice): 1. I ... (charge) with robbery, but I finally managed to persuade the magistrates they had thewrong person.2. The play was deplorable. I hoped it ... (get) better, but it was the most pathetic performanceI (see).3. I ... just ... (ring) the receptionist to say that the TV was not working in my room when theengineer arrived to fix it. 2. Fill in the gaps by using the appropriate combinations of words, necessarily including amodal verb: 1. You ...... drinking or youll get into a coma.2. Was that absolutely necessary? You ..... to tell the police after all.3. How do they know about it? Someone ....... revealed the family secret! I. B: Read the text below and answer each question in no more than 6 lines:

Cell phones, apart from making the organization of our lives easier, have other, latent,functions as well. First, they are outstanding anxiety reducers. Carrying one of them in our hands, we may reduce the uneasy feeling that we are alone and lost in the world. Secondly,with their help, one can also reconfirm ones identity. Thirdly, they may slightly enhance our momentary social status in the crowd. Talking on a cell phone in a public place might have avulgar aura, except if you are dressed like a banker or a broker and talk on your phone whilehurrying through the crowd and making the impression that you are just selling or buying theRoman Coliseum or the Empire State Building. If you are not a banker or a broker, then youhave to flash a very expensive, modish phone to suggest that you belong to the swinging newgeneration of the Information Age. In this case, your phone is still a membership card in theclub of an imaginary elite.1. Mobile phones are tremendously popular nowadays. Are the causes of this phenomenon psychological, social, or simply technical?2. What do bankers, brokers and rich young people have in common, according to the author of this commentary? II. A. Translate into Romanian: Henry did nothing to make her feel guilty about sleeping late, yet she was ashamed of her inability to get up. It was somehow unlike him, it was out of character, this waiting on her. Henever did anything of the kind at any other time of the day and it sometimes seemed to her that the unselfish effort he made must be almost intolerable to someone with his needlesharpmind and - yes, it must be admitted - his undoubted lack of patience. That he never complained or even teased her about over-sleeping only added to her guilt. Shopping in her www.ListaFacultati.ro Admitere Facultate, Forum Admitere, Subiecte AdmitereForum.ListaFacultati.ro www.ListaFacultati.ro Admitere Facultate, Forum Admitere, Subiecte AdmitereForum.ListaFacultati.ro

49lunch hour, she bought an alarm clock. They had never possessed such a thing, had never needed to, for Henry, as he often said, could direct himself to wake up at any hour he chose. II. B. Translate into English: Moartea e nceputul oricrei biografii, al povetii oricrei viei. Adevratul nceput. M ar fifost de acord. I-ar fi plcut, ca una din acele glume care-l nveseleau, ca una din aceleneateptate rsturnri de termeni care lui i se preau absurde cum ar fi fraza nceputul esfritul.

Paradoxul mai adnc i-ar fi scpat, dei poate c ar fi czut o clip pe gnduri,nainte de a izbucni n rs, nainte de a aplauda tare de dou-trei ori, ca atunci cnd era plcutsurprins. Paradoxurile de limbaj l bucurau spontan, erau pentru el unul din jocurile pe care lendrgea - pentru gratuitatea lor, dac nu pentru altceva. Barem de corectare Fiecare subiect este notat cu note de la 1 la 9, deci un punct se acord din oficiu.Se face media aritmetic ntre subiecul I.A i subiectul I.B, obinndu -se PRIMA NOT.Se face media aritmetic ntre subiecul II.A i subiectul II.B, obinndu-se A DOUA NOT. I. A Fiecare subpunct are 4,5 p (1.5X3)La totalul de nou puncte se adaug un punct din oficiu. I. B Se acord cte 4,5 puncte pentru fiecare subpunct, apoi se adaug un punct din oficiu.Se vor deduce 0,10 puncte pentru fiecare rnd care depete limita de rnduri indicat ncerin.Se apreciaz: exprimarea corect, coerena i concizia rspunsului, claritatea i consecvena,ncadrarea n limitele cerinei, precum i capacitatea candidatului de a structura argumentaia.Se acord un bonus de 0,5 pn la un punct pentru idei originale i exprimare nuanat. II. A Se noteaz corectitudinea i acurateea exprimrii n limba romn, redarea adecvat asensului textului n limba englez. Se depuncteaz cu un punct abaterile grave de la sensultextului, distorsionarea total a nelesului ca i exprimarea incorect sau/i confuz n limbaromn. Se apreciaz elegana exprimrii n limba romn, gsirea de soluii ct mai fideletextului englezesc. Se pot puncta cu un bonus de 0,50 pn la 1 punct soluiile ingenioase detraducere. II. B Se noteaz traducerea corect a structurilor gramaticale, fluena textului n limba englez,cunoaterea vocabularului implicat de traducerea textului. Se depuncteaz cu 0,25 punctefolosirea greit sau formarea greit a timpurilor verbale, a verbelor modale i a diatezei pasive, nerespectarea regulilor de concordan a timpurilor, greelile de topic, folosireagreit a infinitivului ca i a gerundului sau a participiului. Se depuncteaz cu 0,10 puncteformele greite de plural, folosirea necorespunztoare a principalelor prepoziii din limbaenglez, greelile de ortografie n cazul unor cuvinte comune. Se pot puncta cu un bonus ntr0,50 i 1 punct soluiile deosebit de originale pentru unele structuri mai dificile