EXAMEN DE LICENTA ENGLEZA B

SESIUNEA IUNIE 2016

1. Translate into Romanian (9+1points)

Z. and Z. and their followers knew that D. would come after them, they would have been expecting her assault even before she screamed, but
that did not deter her in the least from making it. They had underestimated her because of her femaleness, she knew that, and she would
teach them a harsh lesson, she would give them much more than they bargained for.Over and over she promised her father that he would be
avenged until finally he believed her and at that point his body did what the bodies of the jinn do on those rare occasions when they die, they
lose their corporeal form and a flame rises into the air and goes out. After that the bed was empty but she could see the impression of his
body in the sheet he he had been lying on, and his favourite old slippers were there on the floor next to the bed, lying there expectantly, as if
he might come back into the room at any moment and put them on. (Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights - Rushdie Salman)

2. Translate into English (9+1points)

Ai lui veneau din Tetova, din Macedonia sårbească. Îşi purtaseră măgarii şi oile din adåncul timpului, prin Balcanii mirosind amețitor a
trandafiri, apoi, prinzånd cheag, suiseră spre gurile Dunării şi se aşezaseră ca negustori în Valahia.Tatăl său îi lăsase moştenire, ca şi
celorlalți copii, un pesimism adånc.Fusese întraga lui viață un om foarte religios. La Brăila era cunoscut ca unul din eforii bisericii din
mahalaua Cuțitarilor, biserică nouă, splendid zugrăvită, în tonuri de purpură şi safir, ce părea o piatră scumpă sticlind în bălegarul şi jegul
mahalalei.. Ciudățenia ei, de care Minovici tatăl nu era deloc străin, era că, în marea scena a Judecății de Apoi de pe peretele dinspre vest al
bisericii, nu apărea niciun måntuit. Nimeni nu stătea în strana oilor, la dreapta Tatălui. Dimpotrivă, caprele îndărătnice, cu gåtul înțepenit,
umpleau partea stångă, cu trupurile lor prea roze şi voluptuoase... împunse cu furcile de diavoli cu țăcălii ridicole.. (efor = administrator,
trustee) (Solenoid, Mircea Cartarescu)

3. Exercises (9+1points)
I. Put the verbs in the following sentences into the passive whenever possible.(0.25 ×12 =3 pts)
People have known him for a liar and coward.
There can be no solution to solve the problem.
They are telling a lot of lies about the man that the police suspect to be the criminal.
Should anything strange happen you must inform the authorities immediately.
Maybe he is not the man who stole the money but I don't think anyone can believe his story.
Everybody will know the truth as soon as they open the letter.
They have been watching the perimetre for some time now, but haven't noticed anything suspicious so far
I know they now believe him to be innocent, but I am sure they will finally find out the truth about him..

II. Rephrase the follwing sentences using a modal verb.( 0.3×10 = 3 pts)
1. It is impossible for him to get there in time.
2. If he happens to find the truth he will never speak to you again.
3. I refuse to listen to such blatant lies.
4. I presume you are the owner of the house.
5. We are strictly forbidden to leave the building.
6. It is possible for the rain to stop, but I very much doubt it.
7. All motorists are required to drive slowly on this road.
8. It is not necessary for them to get up that early
9. My friend was utterly unable to articulate a single word.
10. Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions?

III. Rewrite the following sentences, changing the subordinate clauses into finite ones with the subject in the nominative.(6×0.5=3
pts)
1. I want everybody to leave now.
2. He expected them to react in a different way.
3. It would have been impossible for anyone to reach the ceiling from there.
4. For John to tell the truth was a surprise to everybody.
5. The colonel ordered his troops to spare the civilians.
6 .I didn't know him to be such a crook.

4. Essay Writing: (9+1points)

Provide an appropriate title for the following passage and analyze it by focusing on the concepts of history and literature in parallel.
Explain what the author means by the following sentence: " When printed words were beginning, did they mean the same thing as
they mean now?" Use appropriate illustrations from your readings to support your view.

How far can literature bring us close to the lives and concerns of people in the past ? History jumps at us in glimpses. What is it, we ask, that
those people were worrying about, perhaps dying for ? And does it mean anything to us now ? Are some of them perhaps questions for which
there is still no answer ? Are they the same old questions that are turning up now, but dressed differently ? Can we hear their voices ? Where
would we have found friends? And, when printed words were beginning, did they mean the same thing as they mean now ? Surely not. But
yet, the printed words are what stick. Look close. The ways of social and political expression are not quite today's, but that doesn't matter.
Take their hands - they are talking back. (Naomi Mitchinson)

N.B. Your essay should bear a title of your choice and abide by the stylistic and structural rules of an academic essay, i.e., should be written in a clear, objective
and argumentative manner, and include clearly delimited parts: Introduction (argument in a nutshell, steps to be followed, key terms), Body (chain of
argumentation, overt inter-paragraph transitions), Conclusion (results of argumentation). The essay should not exceed 2 pages. The essay should have an
argumentative coherence by which to support your views about the text, convincing development and evidence of your ideas, use appropriate illustrations ( 2
at least) from your readings to support your views and have a good English language expression.