Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008 Proba E/F Proba scris la Limba englez L1 normal L2 Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu. Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore. (30 puncte) Varianta 009

SUBIECTUL I
Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

Pain, especially pain that doesnt quit, changes a person. (1) The initial reaction to serious pain is usually fear (what is wrong with me, and is it curable?), but pain that fails to respond to treatment leads to anxiety, depression, anger and irritability. At age 29, Walter, a computer programmer in Silicon Valley, developed a repetitive stress injury that caused severe pain in his hands when he touched the keyboard. The injury did not respond to rest. The pain became worse, spreading to his shoulders, neck and back. (2) At age 29, I was on Social Security disability, basically confined to home, and my life seemed to be over, Walter recalls in Living with Chronic Pain, by Dr. Jennifer Schneider. Severely depressed, he wonders whether his life is worth living. Yet, despite his limited mobility and the pain-induced frown lines in his face, to look at Walter is to see a strapping, healthy young man. It is hard to tell that he, or any other person beset with chronic pain, is suffering as much as he says he is. Pain is an invisible, subjective symptom. The body of a chronic pain sufferer someone with fibromyalgia, for example, or back pain usually appears intact. There are no objective tests to detect pain or measure its intensity. (3) Mark Grant, a psychologist in Australia who specializes in managing chronic pain, says the notion that physical injury equals pain is overly simplistic. (4) With chronic pain, a persistent physical cause often cannot be determined. (Jane E. Brody, Living With Pain That Just Wont Go Away) 1. Four sentences/groups of words have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence/ group of words for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence/group of words which you do not need to use. 4 points A. We now know that pain is caused and maintained by a combination of physical, psychological and neurological factors, Mr. Grant writes on his Web site. B. You just have to take a persons word for it. C. In her book, she points out that the nervous system is responsible for the two major types of chronic pain. D. And rarely for the better. E. Unable to work, lift, carry or squeeze anything without enduring days of crippling pain, Walter could no longer drive, open a jar or even sign his name. 2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to? 3. Give the antonyms of the following words. 1. initial 2. curable 3. worse 4. healthy 5. invisible 6 points 10 points

4. Answer the following questions: 6 points A. What are the reactions to pain that fails to respond to treatment, according to the text? B. What is Walters problem? C. Is a complete relief from chronic pain possible, according to the text?

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5. Comment on the following sentence: Pain, especially pain that doesnt quit, changes a person. (50 words) 4 points