Baccalaureate English National Exam Sciences July 2023

A. Are these statements true or false? Justify. (4 pts)

1. False. “My life had been saved by unknown people.” (paragraph 1)
2. False. “Australia’s laws required blood donors to be at least 18 years old.” (paragraph 2)
3. True. “There were thousands of babies dying each year but doctors didn’t know why.” (paragraph 3)
4. False. “He didn’t hesitate when scientists asked him to participate in the Anti-D Program.” (paragraph 4)

B. Answer these questions. (3 pts)

1. Because he donated blood regularly for over 60 years and his plasma helped save millions of babies.
2. The incompatibility between the blood types of the mother and the baby.
3. A pregnant woman at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (in 1967).

C. Fill in this chart with information from the text. (2 pts)

2018 · 17%
2.4 million → the number of babies Harrison has helped in Australia.
1172 → the number of times Harrison donated blood (and plasma).

D. Find in the text words that mean almost the same as (2 pts)

1. surgery
2. prevent

E. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 pts)

1. The doctors (of the Australian Red Cross).
2. Australia

A. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the list. (2 pts)

poverty · healthcare

B. Put the words in brackets in the correct form. (2 pts)

homeless · performance

C. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (3 pts)

trying · will have prepared · had met

D. Rewrite the sentences as indicated. (4 pts)

1. She has enrolled in a medical school in order to pursue a medical career.
2. Online courses are taken all over the world.
3. The doctor advised me to change my eating habits to stay healthy.
4. I wouldn’t have lost all my files if my computer hadn’t been damaged.

E. Match each expression with its appropriate function. (2 pts)

1. c. Making a suggestion
2. a. Giving advice
3. e. Responding to bad news
4. b. Making a complaint

F. Complete the following exchanges appropriately. (2 pts)

1. Sorry, what do you mean exactly? / Could you explain that, please?
2. That’s all right. / Never mind, don’t worry about it.

Task 1: Complete the following paragraph. (4 pts)

Parents can do many things to protect their children from addiction to online games. First, they should set clear time limits, for example one hour a day, and make sure that children respect them. Second, parents should encourage their children to practise sports or join clubs, so that they have other interests. Moreover, they should talk to their children about the dangers of playing too much. Finally, parents must be good examples and spend more time with their children. In this way, children will not need games to escape from boredom.

Task 2: Write a funny story to participate in the competition. (6 pts)

The Day I Locked Myself Out

Last summer, something very funny happened to me. It was a hot Sunday morning and I wanted to surprise my mother by throwing out the rubbish before she woke up.

I went out in my pyjamas and closed the door behind me. Suddenly, I realized that the keys were inside! Then I saw my neighbour, Mrs. Zahra, looking at me from her balcony. She laughed so much that she nearly dropped her coffee. Just then, a group of my classmates passed by on their bikes, and they started taking pictures of me, standing next to the bins with a bag in my hand.

In the end, my mother opened the door, still in her sleepwear, and she laughed even more than everybody else. Since that day, I never leave the house without my keys, and my friends still call me “the rubbish man”.