Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului

Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

Examenul de bacalaureat 2008

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Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii. Se acord 10 puncte din oficiu.

Timpul efectiv de lucru este de 3 ore.

SUBJECT I

(30 points)

Read the text below and complete the following tasks.

The effects of climate change are being most acutely felt in developing countries where
extreme weather conditions in vulnerable regions have become more frequent as the earths
temperature climbs.
(1) A report last year by Christian Aid, a non-governmental organisation (NGO),
predicted that by the end of the century 182 million people in sub-Saharan Africa would die of
disease directly attributable to climate change. (2)
With such devastating predictions, the developing world itself is making moves towards
addressing climate change and reducing harmful emissions. China, the biggest producer of
greenhouse gases after the US, has said it is committed to improving energy efficiency and will
reduce harmful emissions by 20% in the next five years. The countrys leading meteorologist, Qin
Dahe, attributed recent droughts in north-west China, where up to 300,000 people are short of
drinking water, to climate change.
(3) President Hu Jintao has said that climate change is not just an environmental issue
but also a development issue.
A recent informal meeting of EU development ministers put the topic high on the agenda
and a Commission proposal for a Europe-Africa energy partnership due out later this year will also
focus on development and climate change. (4)
Climate change will reduce food security and water security and make vulnerable people
lose even more. But how do poor African or Asian states haul themselves out of poverty without
developing their economies and encouraging industry, both of which, will almost certainly drive up
global emissions?
(Judith Crosbie, Development and climate change)
1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence for
each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence that does not fit.
4 points
A. The Chinese government is taking climate change extremely seriously, he said.
B. For the future, the estimates are nothing short of dire.
C. Millions more face devastation from climate-induced floods, famine, drought and
conflict, the report says.
D. Certainly donor agencies are becoming more concerned about their investments, she
said.
E. It is obvious that Africa is not to blame for anthropogenic climate change, but Africa is
hit particularly hard by the consequences of climate change, said German Development Minister
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul.
2. Who/What do the words in bold refer to?

6 points

3. Give the synonyms of the following words.

1. climbs 2. disease 3. issue 4. also 5. development
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Ministerul Educaiei, Cercetrii i Tineretului

Centrul Naional pentru Curriculum i Evaluare n nvmntul Preuniversitar

4. Answer the following questions.

A. Where are the effects of climate change being most acutely felt?
B. What did the report by Christian Aid predict?
C. What does president Hu Jintao think about climate change?

6 points

5. Comment on the following sentence: Climate change will reduce food security and water
security and make vulnerable people lose even more. (50 words)
4 points

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