Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Mai 2010
Dure : 2 heures
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-Many new jobs are created in the countryside.
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2- Correct the false statements below with direct justification from the text. (2 marks) a- T he majority of the people moving to the countryside are the newly retired and those planning retirement. (prgh1) ... ... b- Despite the flow of city people, the villagers have no difficulty buying houses. (prgh2) ... ... 3- Fill in the blanks with words from paragraph 4. (3 marks) Kevin and Christine Sadler decided to move to the countryside because they were mainly afraid of the constant . threatening their son life in the .. of Manchester. Despite setting up a . business in the village of Dunster, the couple couldnt help feeling nostalgic for the cultural richness of the urban life. 4- Tick the correct explanation.(1 mark) this could be mitigated (prgh3)means: this could be avoided this could be made less severe and intense this could be increased 5-What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2 marks) a- those (prgh2): .. b- them (prgh3): ..
6- Find in the first paragraph a word opposite in meaning to: (1mark) - enough, satisfactory . 7- Find in paragraph 2 a statement expressing contrast. (1mark) ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................
B-LANGUAGE(6 marks)
1- Supply the correct tense or form of the bracketed words.(4 marks) From our start in 1961, WWF has worked toward the protection of endangered species. Our mission is to use the (late) conservation science available and work with people to find solutions to save the marvellous array of life on our planet. WWFs experience over (near) half a century has shown species conservation is vital and it does work. Already, conservation efforts have brought many animals back from the brink of (extinct) . It has helped to not only conserve rich and varied ecosystems but also (deliver) real benefits to local people through new livelihood opportunities and sustainable development. But our work is far from done. Destructive human activities (lead) to the current bad situation, which is at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than the expected (nature) rate. Species and the ecosystems they are part of provide essential goods and services that make human life possible and contribute enormously to our health and (good) -being breathable air, clean water, food, fibbers, (build) materials, medicines, energy, fertile soils, climate regulation, transport, and recreational and spiritual values. 2- Match a word in A with another in B to make meaningful expressions. (2 marks)
A 1- Respiratory 2- Life 3- Greenhouse 4- Bio
B
abcdeeffect data offer expectancy disease
Answers
1+ .. 2+ .. 3+ .. 4+ ..
C- WRITING (12marks)
1- Complete the following dialogue. (4 marks) A: Doctor, can you give me some suggestions on how to stay healthy? B: Well, first of all, you need to ...................... ...... A: What are the best foods to eat? B: You should .. ...... A: What should I avoid? B: You need to avoid ... ...... A: ? B: You need to get plenty of exercise every day. If you smoke, you need to stop.
2- Essay:( 08 marks) One of your closest friends is a heavy smoker. So, you decided to write him an e-mail in which you warn him about the negative effects of such a bad habit and give him pieces of advice to help him quit it.
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Suggested Grading Scheme: 1. Adherence to task and content adequacy: ./3 2. Lexical appropriacy and grammar accuracy: ./3 3. Mechanical accuracy (punctuation, capitalization, spelling): .../2 Total: ./ 8