7/28/2019 TEST 1 XII
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TEST cls a XII-a
Subiectul IRead the text below and complete the following
tasks.
Pain, especially pain that doesnt quit, changes a person. (1)
The initial reaction toserious pain is usually fear (what is wrong
with me and is it curable?), but pain that failsto respond to
treatment leads to anxiety, depression, anger and irritability. At
age 29,Walter, a computer programmer in Silicon Valley, developed a
repetitive stress injurythat caused severe pain in his hands when
he touched the keyboard. The injury did notrespond to rest. The
pain became worse, spreading to his shoulders, neck and back. (2)
At age 29, I was on Social Security disability, basically confined
to home, and mylife seemed to be over, Walter recalls in Living
with Chronic Pain, by Dr. JenniferSchneider. It is hard to tell
that he, or any other person beset with chronic pain, issuffering
as much as he says he is. Pain is invisible, subjective symptom.The
body of a chronic sufferer- someone with back pain-usually appears
intact. There are
no objective tests to detect pain or measure its intensity. (3)
Mark Grant, a psychologistin Australia who specializes in managing
chronic pain, says the notion that physicalinjury equals pain is
overly simplistic. (4).
(Jane R. Brody, Living With Pain That Just Dont Go Away)
1. Four sentences have been removed from the text. Select the
apprfor each gap in the text. (40 puncte)A. Unable to work, lift,
carry or squeeze anything without enduring days of cripplingpain,
Walter could no longer drive, open a jar or even sign his name.B.
And rarely for the better.C. You just have to take a persons word
for it.
D. We now know that pain is caused and maintained by a
combination of physical,psychological and neurological factors, Mr.
Grant writes on his Web site.
2. What do the underline words refer to? (10 puncte)it- line 2;
his-line 5; he-line 9; its-line12; who-line13
3. Give the antonyms of the following words.( 10 puncte)1.
initial; 2. curable; 3. worse; 4. healthy; 5. invisible.
4. Answer the following questions: (10 puncte)A. What are the
reactions to pain that fails to respond to treatment, according to
the text?B. What is Walters problem?
Subiectul IIWrite a letter applying for the job of computer
programmer in Silicon Valley asadvertised in the magazine Computers
Today. Dont forget to mention yourqualification and previous
experience. (20 puncte)
10 puncte oficiu
