TAIBA ICS HIGH SCHOOL/MBORO. TEACHER: Mr. TOP.

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2008/2009. CLASS: 4e A.

First Name:................................Family name:.............. SECOND SEMESTER FIRST EXAM. TEXT: Nelson Mandela was born in the Transkei, South Africa, in 1918. After studying law, he practised in Johannesburg, then joined the African National Congress in 1944. For the next 20 years he directed a campaign of defiance against the South African government and its racist policy, a form of segregation known as apartheid. The climax of these protests was a three-day national strike in 1961. In 1964, Mandela was sentenced to imprisonment for life for his political activities. However, all the time he was in prison he remained a symbol of resistance to apartheid. The 1980s saw almost the entire world uniting to bring apartheid down. Mandela was released from prison in 1990, after President F.W. de Klerk had removed the ban on the ANC, removed restrictions on political groups, and suspended executions. Mandela and de Klerk negotiated to set up an electoral system in which all citizens had an equal right to vote. In 1993, Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with de Klerk. In 1994, after the first multi-racial elections, Mandela became the first President of the new South Africa. He retired in 1999. Notes: a climax = un apoge; to remove = enlever, ter; a ban = une interdiction. I READING COMPREHENSION (8pts) Exercise 1: Read the text and answer the following questions. (3pts) 1- What is the nationality of Nelson Mandela? 2- How many years did Mandela stay in prison? . 3- When did Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize? . Exercise 2: Are these sentences true or false? Justify by quoting from the text. (3pts) 1- Nelson Mandela taught in Johannesburg. . 2- Mandela was sentenced to imprisonment because of his Nobel Peace Prize. 3- Mandela is still the South African President.

 Exercise 3: Multiple choice. Choose the right letter a,b,c or d.(2pts) 1- African National Congress is: a- a political party; d- a campaign. 2- Nelson Mandela is: a- a freedom fighter; b- a king; c- a prince; d- a novelist. 3- To bring down means: a- to encourage; b- to remove; c- to reduce; d- to give up; 4- to sentence means: a- to free: b- to stop; c- to send to prison; d- to condemn. II- LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (8pts) Exercise 1: Put the verbs into brackets into the correct tense. (4pts) 1- If youre late the teacher ............................. you.(not to receive) 2- Nafi..the grammar rules yesterday. (to misunderstand) 3- The African projects.in the future. (to be successful). 4- Nowadays lifeas easy as in the past. (not to be) 5- If she had worked hard, she ................................ (to succeed) 6- Stop singing! Theyto news. (to listen) 7- I would go abroad if I ................. money. (to have) 8- If we ......................... early, we wouldnt have missed the bus.(to wake up) Exercise 2: Ask the questions corresponding to the underlined words. (2pts) 1) Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. a) ................................................................................................ b) ................................................................................................. 2) The dog bit my little brother. c) ...................................................................................................... d) ...................................................................................................... III- WRITING 1) Write a letter to your pen friend to tell him or her about the activities of your Inter-club. 2) Describe the main activities of a Senegalese housewife. b- a president; c- a movement of protestation;

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