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OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ, ETAPA LOCALĂ – 17 EBRUARIE 2018

CLASA a XI-a, SECȚIUNEA B

SUBIECTUL A. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Read the paragraph below and do the tasks (10x2p=20 points)

The name of Florence Nightingale lives in the memory of the world by virtue of the heroic adventure of the Crimea. Had she died - as she nearly did - upon her return to England, her reputation would hardly have been different; her legend would have come down to us almost as we know it today - that gentle vision of female virtue which first took shape before the adoring eyes of the sick soldiers at Scutari. Yet, as a matter of fact, she lived for more than half a century after the Crimean War; and during the greater part of that long period all the energy and all the devotion of her extraordinary nature were working at their highest pitch. What she accomplished in those years of unknown labor could, indeed, hardly have been more glorious than her Crimean triumphs; but it was certainly more important. The true history was far stranger even than the myth. In Miss Nightingale's own eyes the adventure of the Crimea was a mere incident - scarcely more than a useful stepping-stone in her career. For more than a generation she was to sit in secret, working her lever: and her real life began at the very moment when, in popular imagination, it had ended.

A. Answer the questions:

1. What does the author say about the work done during the last fifty years of Florence Nightingale's life was, when compared with her work in the Crimea?

2. Why does the author say that her real life began at the very moment when it had ended?

3. Does the author use facts or opinions in his/her presentation of the material?

4. Why does the author use the words myth and legend in portraying Florence Nightingale?

B. Choose the right synonym:

pitch: a) level; b) term ; c) moment

lever: a) insight; b) rigid bar; c) device

stepping stone: a) force; b) paucity; c) way

C. Rephrase the following sentences so as to preserve the meaning:

1. If Florence Nightingale hadn’t looked after the sick soldiers during the Crimean war, she wouldn’t have enjoyed such a great reputation.

…………………. the sick soldiers, she wouldn’t have enjoyed such a great reputation.

2. She was a remarkable woman and nobody can deny it.

That ………………….

3. She had never been abroad before the Crimean war.

Never ………………….

II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence (10items x1p=10 points)

1. How long do we have to sit in this police station waiting? It's making me feel very……………. watching all these criminals walking past. (easy)

2. He did a great report on the future of the ship-building industry but I didn't agree with his……………. at all. (conclude)

3. I'm afraid Mr. Perkins is……………. at the moment. He seems to be in a meeting. Is there any message you would like me to pass on to him? (available)

4. People with……………..have been demanding better access to the local government buildings downtown. They want a wheelchair ramp built and electric sliding doors. (able)

5. I don't speak Spanish very well but I can read it quite…………….. . (easy)

6. I accepted the job without……………. when I heard what the wage was! (hesitate)

7. Yesterday, the government announced a $10 million increase in the town's budget to try and tackle the ……………. problem that exists. (house)

8. I do like your new friend Jasper. He tells the funniest jokes and seems to be a very……………. young man. (entertain)

9. He has just asked me for money again. That's the……………. time and he doesn't seem to understand the word "no"! (three)

10. Come to my house tomorrow……………. as early as possible. (prefer)

III. Translate the following text into English. (10 points)

Se opri brusc și mă privi fără să mă vadă , cu ochii sticloși. Cât a durat asta? Cât a durat? Dar l-am văzut că se ridică și își caută servieta.

- Aș vrea să mai pot adăuga ceva, spuse el. Dar, așa cum mă așteptam, nu se mai poate adăuga nimic. Căci, iertați-mă dacă îmi permiteți să fiu sincer, ce-ați putea înțelege mai mult acum decât ați înțeles acum o jumătate de ceas, când vă spuneam că, pentru mine misterul este incognoscibil? Într-un anumit sens, vă invidiez, dar pe de altă parte. Ce-aș mai putea adăuga? Acum că am început să vă cunosc, nu pot spune decât atât, că ni se întâmplă, fiecăruia dintre noi, fel de fel de lucruri, dar, din nefericire le uităm. Iar când nu le uităm, nu știm să le recunoaștem. Cu puțină imaginație, aș fi putut să vă recunosc și atunci mi-aș fi amintit și eu tot ce-ar fi trebuit să-mi amintesc.

Își luă servieta, ne strânse mâna cu căldură și ieși. Nu îndrăzneam să mai adăugăm ceva. Dar îl priveam toți depărtându-se.

SUBIECTUL B. INTEGRATED SKILLS

Read the text below and do the tasks that follow:

The American Heritage Dictionary defines euthanasia as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means, such as administering a lethal injection, or by passive means, such as withholding medical care or food and water.

In recent years in the United States, there have been numerous cases of active euthanasia in the news. They usually involve the deliberate killing of ill or incapacitated persons by relatives or friends who plead that they can no longer bear to see their loved ones suffer. Although such killings are a crime, the perpetrators are often dealt with leniently by the legal system, and the media usually portrays them as compassionate heroes who take personal risks to save another from unbearable suffering.

The seeming acceptance of active forms of euthanasia is alarming, but we face a bigger, more insidious threat from passive forms of euthanasia. Every year, in hospitals and nursing homes around the country, there are growing numbers of documented deaths caused by caregivers withholding life-sustaining care, including food and water, from vulnerable patients who cannot speak for themselves.

While it is illegal to kill someone directly, for example with a gun or knife, in many cases the law has put its stamp of approval on causing death by omitting needed care. Further, many states have “living will” laws designed to protect those who withhold treatment, and there have been numerous court rulings which have approved of patients being denied care and even starved and dehydrated to death.

Because such deaths occur quietly within the confines of hospitals and nursing homes, they can be kept hidden from the public. Most euthanasia victims are old or very ill, so their deaths might be attributed to a cause other than the denial of care that really killed them. Further, it is often relatives of the patient who request that care be withheld.

“Extraordinary” or “heroic” treatment need not be used when the chance for recovery is poor and medical intervention would serve only to prolong the dying process. But to deny customary and reasonable care or to deliberately starve or dehydrate someone because he or she is very old or very ill should not be permitted. Most of the cases coming before the courts do not involve withholding heroic measures from imminently dying people, but rather they seek approval for denying basic care, such as administration of food and water, to people who are not elderly or terminally ill, but who are permanently incapacitated. These people could be expected to live indefinitely, though in an impaired state, if they were given food and water and minimal treatment.

No one has the right to judge that another’s life is not worth living. The basic right to life should not be abridged because someone decides that someone else’s quality of life is too low. To protect vulnerable patients, we must foster more positive attitudes towards people with serious and incapacitating illnesses and conditions. Despite the ravages of their diseases, they are still our fellow human beings and deserve our care and respect. We must also enact positive legislation that will protect vulnerable people from those who consider their lives meaningless or too costly to maintain and who would cause their deaths by withholding life-sustaining care such as food and water.

III. For each question choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 items x2p=10 points)

1. The tone of the author can best be described as

empathetic

argumentative

compassionate

emphatic

2. In paragraph 3, the author finds starvation and dehydration induced euthanasia is to be “more insidious" because

A. euthanasia is legally considered to be a criminal act

B. the public’s attitude toward euthanasia is becoming more positive

C. it often involves those who cannot protest

D. the patient has asked to die with dignity

3. The author maintains that death by withholding care

A. occurs only in hospitals

B. occurs only in the case of the terminally ill

C. is often requested by family members

D. is difficult to prove if prosecuted

4. In paragraph 6, it is inferred that old or very ill people

should be allowed to live indefinitely, even if they are in an impaired state

shouldn’t be allowed to live indefinitely as they are in an impaired state

should be denied customary and reasonable treatment

will eventually die with or without customary and reasonable treatment

5. In the final paragraph the author writes, "Despite the ravages of their diseases, they are still our fellow human beings and deserve our care and respect." The main purpose of this statement is to

A. prove that euthanasia is justified

B. illustrate an example

C. object to a larger idea

D. justify an earlier statement

II. Write a for and against essay addressing the question below: (50 points)

Should euthanasia be legalized? (280-300 words)

NOTĂ

• Toate subiectele sunt obligatorii.

• Nu se acordă puncte din oficiu.

• Timp de lucru: 3 ore

KEY AND MARKING SCHEME CLASA a XIa SECTIUNEA B

SUBIECTUL A

I. (10x2p=20points)

A. Suggested answers

1. It was less well-known to the public, less dramatic, but more important and rewarding to Miss Nightingale herself.

2. Because her work after the Crimea adventure was much more important and defining.

3. Both facts and opinions.

4. Her achievements were so great, so spectacular that her person was associated in popular imagination with the deeds of the ancient heroes of the old myths and legends.

B. 1- a); 2- b); 3- c)

C. 1. Hadn’t she looked after/If she hadn’ t ……………………..

2. ……………………..she was a remarkable woman is undeniable.

3. ……………………..before the Crimean war had she been abroad.

II. (10 items x1p=10 points)

1. uneasy; 2 conclusion(s); 3 unavailable; 4 disabilities; 5 easily; 6.hesitation; 7 housing;

8. entertaining; 9. third; 10. preferably;

III. Translation (10 points)

Suggested answer:

He stopped short and looked at me with glassy eyes, without seeing me. How long did it last? How long? But I saw him stand up and look for his briefcase.

I wish I could add something, he said. But as I expected, nothing more can be added. For, forgive me if I take the liberty of being honest, what could you understand now besides what you understood half an hour ago, when I was telling you that, to me, mystery is impossible to probe? In a way I envy you, but on the other hand…what more, what else could I add? Now that I have come to know you a little, I can only tell you that all kinds of incidents/things keep happening to each of us, but unfortunately, we forget them. And when we do not forget them, we don’t know how to recognize them. With a little imagination, I could have recognized you, and then, I, too, should have remembered everything I ought to have remembered.’ He took his briefcase, shook our hands warmly and left. We did not dare add anything. But we watched him going away.

SUBIECTUL B. INTEGRATED SKILLS

I. (5 items x2p=10 points) II. 50 p

1. C;

2. C;

3. C;

4. A;

5. D;

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