Examenul de bacalaureat 2009Proba E/FProba scrisă la Limba EnglezăL1 - Intensiv 3-4 oreSUBIECTUL I ( 30 de puncte) Varianta 008Read the text below and complete the following tasks.Apple’s music download service iTunes will soon meet its toughest rival yet. Amazon, theworld’s biggest book store, has released details of its long-awaited music download service,“Amazon MP3”. (1) … Apple has been the unbeatable leader in digital music sales ever since itstarted iTunes. In spite of other companies entering the market over the past five years, Apple stilldominates with over 70 per cent of all digital music sales. The new threat from Amazon comes inthe form of considerably cheaper downloads – 89 cents, compared with $1.29 from the Apple Store.(2) … This means music lovers will be able to play their downloads on any mp3 player.Amazon MP3 will boast a catalogue of over two million songs. It has joined forces with20,000 major and independent record labels, including biggies Universal and EMI, to provideconsumers with a considerable choice of music from over 180,000 artists. Furthermore, Amazonwill not have to overcome the hurdle that prevents other online music stores from gaining afoothold in the market - getting people to register credit card details. (3) … They'll soon be able tobuy music downloads alongside their books and DVDs. Amazon.com’s vice president for digitalmusic said in a press statement: "(4) … and using their input to refine the service." Time will tellwhether it will eat into Apple’s sales.1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate sentence foreach gap in the text. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 4 pointsA. We look forward to receiving feedback from our customers.B. Amazon’s downloads will also be free of copy protection technology.C. Amazon will definitely take a big bite into Apple’s profits.D. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide already have Amazon accounts.E. Analysts say this is the first real challenge to Apple's dominance.2. Match the words/phrases in bold with their meaning. 6 pointsto improve, to team up, barrier.3. Sum up the text in about 50 words. 10 points4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits according to thetext. 6 points1. How much of total digital sales does Apple sales represent?A. Less than a half.B. More than a half.C. More than 90 percent.D. Less than a quarter.2. What is one of the major advantages of buying music from the Amazon?A. they have a better quality of soundB. they are in EnglishC. they feature classical composersD. they are cheaperMinisterul Educaţiei, Cercetării şi Inovării

Centrul Naţional pentru Curriculum şi Evaluare în Învăţământul Preuniversitar3. What is it that Amazon sells the most?A. books and DVDsB. clothing and jewelleryC. watches and leatherwearD. belts and purses5. Comment on the following statement: People will soon be able to buy music downloadsalongside their books and DVDs. (100 words) 4 points