بالعلم ترتقى الامم
بالعلم ترتقى الامم
A. Language Functions (8 Marks)
1) Respond to each of the following situations:
1- Nour says that manual work is an exercise in itself. You think she's right.
2- Menna asks you about today's songs. What do you think?
3- You are asked, 'Why were you absent yesterday?'
4- Your friend asks you how to make boiled eggs.
2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function of each of the
following two mini-dialogues:
1- A: How many litres, sir? Place: ………....
B: Only fifteen. Speaker A: …...
A: The tank, please. Speaker B: …...
B: How much? Function: ….….
A: Thirty- nine pounds.
2- A: Do you have any previous experience in
accounting? Place: ………....
B: Yes, I have worked for two years in Speaker A: …...
'The Integrated Company'. Speaker B: …...
A: Leave your phone number and we'll contact you. Function: ….….
B: Certainly. Thank you, sir.
A. Language Functions (8 Marks)
1) Respond to each of the following situations:
1- Nour says that manual work is an exercise in itself. You think she's right.
2- Menna asks you about today's songs. What do you think?
3- You are asked, 'Why were you absent yesterday?'
4- Your friend asks you how to make boiled eggs.
2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function of each of the
following two mini-dialogues:
1- A: How many litres, sir? Place: ………....
B: Only fifteen. Speaker A: …...
A: The tank, please. Speaker B: …...
B: How much? Function: ….….
A: Thirty- nine pounds.
2- A: Do you have any previous experience in
accounting? Place: ………....
B: Yes, I have worked for two years in Speaker A: …...
'The Integrated Company'. Speaker B: …...
A: Leave your phone number and we'll contact you. Function: ….….
B: Certainly. Thank you, sir.
F- TRANSLATION (5 MARKS)
9) A- Translate into Arabic:
Growing older is a natural process that we cannot avoid. However,
some people keep their looks for a longer period than others. Their secret
lies in enjoying life's pleasures and having healthy habits.
B- Translate into English:
E- WRITING (6 MARKS)
8) Write a paragraph of about (100) words about …
Hard work is the only key to success.
D- THE NOVEL (The Prisoner of Zenda ) (9 MARKS)
7) A- Answer the following questions:
1. What promise did Marshal Srakencz make to Rassendyll?
2. How far was Antoinette de Mauban helpful in saving the crown of
Ruritania?
3. How did the pretended king try to gain his people’s love?
4. Mention one moral lesson you have learnt from the story.
B- Read the following quotation and then answer the questions:
“I don’t think they'll do anything to him if you are in the capital.”
1. Who said this? To whom?
2. Why can’t they do anything to the real king?
3. How did the addressee feel?
C- Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it:
1. Featherly is going to be an ambassador in six months’ time.
2. Antoinette de Mauban called for help at the appointed time.
C- READING (8 MARKS)
5) Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to start by explaining that
the purpose of our latest expedition to South America was not originally to
study habitat loss. As some of you may know, a few years ago I published a
book about the wildlife of the Amazon after having travelled extensively in
the region.
The purpose of our latest trip was to follow up on the work I had done
before. As time went on, however, I realized, to my horror, that a number
of the places I’d visited the first time were no longer tropical rainforests.
The trees had been cut down, so they simply lay bare, because the rain had
washed away the thin layer of the topsoil day by day and made the land
completely useless.
A- Answer the following questions:
1. What is the effect of man on nature as you understand from the
above passage?
2. How did the speaker feel about that?
3. What does the underlined verb 'washed away' mean?
B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4. The above passage can be a part of a/an ………… .
a. article b. poster c. presentation d. interview
5. The speaker organized his latest expedition to the Amazon to ……… .
a. study habitat loss b. build on what he learnt
c. write a book about it d. fertilize the soil
6) Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Sometimes students ask to be given a list of topics which might come
up in the English exam, so that they can prepare for them. As this is an
English language exam, there’s no strictly prescribed topical content. The
best advice is to take a wide interest in topics of all kinds. However,
environmental topics like global warming, pollution and world problems
appear in the exam. The reason for using them is that they are of general
interest, international in perspective and they affect everyone.
To help yourself feel more confident and comfortable with the topics,
you can watch documentaries or current affairs programmes in English.
You can also read newspapers. You might find that, you not only feel more
at ease with exam topics, more fluent at using the language, but you can
also have fascinating things to share with your friends after school.
A- Answer the following questions:
1. Why is it inadvisable for students to be given a list of topics?
2. According to the passage, how can you be familiar with different
topics?
3. What does the underlined pronoun 'them' refer to?
B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4. Some students ask to be given a list of topics to …… them in the exam.
a. organize b. advise c. help d. confuse
5. When you are at ease, you are …………… .
a. relaxed b. released c. interested d. stressed
B- VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE (14 MARKS)
3) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1. I was advised …………… by a doctor, but it was not possible.
a. seeing b. to be seen c. to see d. being seen
2. The space station resembles a huge wheel with …………… .
a. spots b. spears c. spikes d. spokes
3. The diamonds are so much …………… that you cannot tell the difference.
a. like b. look like c. alike d. unlike
4. You …………… the door. It was open when I got home.
a. can lock b. can’t have locked
c. can have locked d. can’t lock
5. Injuries to the head, caused by accidents, can lead to …………… .
a. amnesty b. anemia c. memory d. amnesia
6. In the 400-meter freestyle swimming, ………. the gold medal surprises us.
a. Mona got b. Mona is getting c. Mona’s getting d. Mona gets
7. Being …………… means that when you get a new idea, you go immediately
with it and don’t stick to the same routine.
a. conventional b. traditional c. courageous d. spontaneous
8. Movies are a form of ………. for many people because they can get them
away from the worries of lives.
a. classicism b. escapism c. criticism d. enthusiasm
9. No sooner ………. the noise than we rushed to the spot.
a. had we heard b. did we hear c. we had heard d. we did hear
10. As the famous man is illiterate, a journalist is writing his ………. .
a. autography b. autobiography c. biography d. biodynamics
11. I don’t know with ………. about the loan.
a. who I should speak b. whom I should speak
c. who should I speak d. whom should I speak
12. After working for 10 hours, I feel as I have ………. nothing.
a. achieved b. launched c. succeeded d. acknowledged
13. ………. writing his own novels, Yehia Haqqi translated French and Italian
literature into Arabic.
a. As well as b. Because of c. In addition d. In spite of
14. I always ………. a severe headache if I spend much time on the computer.
a. will get b. got c. am getting d. get
15. At the wedding party yesterday, the bride said ………. the happiest day of
her life.
a. today was b. that day was c. yesterday had d. that day had
16. The police think the man, with a scar in his face, committed the crime.
He is the main ………. .
a. witness b. suspect c. accuser d. suspender
4) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it
correctly:
1. Four years are a long time to spend away from family and friends.
2. Nasser Lake, one of the largest man-made lake, is approximately 310
miles in length.
3. Nuclear power stations produce dangerous waist.
4. By 2020, eco-friendly cars run on water and sunshine.
5. The actress who killed Cleopatra did not look right for the part.
6. Scientists agree that it’s difficult to change our humane nature.
1) Respond to each of the following situations:
1. Your classmate asks your opinion about The Prisoner of Zenda.
2. You see a blind woman trying to cross the street. Offer to help her.
3. A taxi driver is using his mobile phone while driving. Warn him.
4. Your friend, who complained about the difficulty of the exam, got high
marks. Express surprise.
2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function of each
of the following two mini-dialogues:
1. A: I need to get in shape. Place: …….….
B: Here are our exercise training programmes. Speaker A: ….
Choose whatever you like. Speaker B: ….
Function: ……
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2. A: Excuse me, the computer is not responding. Place: …….….
It is not sending the e-mail I’ve written. Speaker A: ….
Can I use another one? Speaker B: ….
B: OK, go ahead. Function
1) Respond to each of the following situations:
1. Your classmate asks your opinion about The Prisoner of Zenda.
2. You see a blind woman trying to cross the street. Offer to help her.
3. A taxi driver is using his mobile phone while driving. Warn him.
4. Your friend, who complained about the difficulty of the exam, got high
marks. Express surprise.
2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function of each
of the following two mini-dialogues:
1. A: I need to get in shape. Place: …….….
B: Here are our exercise training programmes. Speaker A: ….
Choose whatever you like. Speaker B: ….
Function: ……
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2. A: Excuse me, the computer is not responding. Place: …….….
It is not sending the e-mail I’ve written. Speaker A: ….
Can I use another one? Speaker B: ….
B: OK, go ahead. Function: ……