Exam: 12

Arab Republic of Egypt

Ministry of Education

General secondary Education Certificate Examination, 2006

[First Stage- Second Session]

First Foreign Language: English (1)_______________________Time: 3 hours

اللغة الأجنبية الأولى: الإنجليزية (1)

                                                    A- Language Functions

1- Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue on the phone between an assistant in an electric repair shop and you:

Assistant : Good morning! How can I help you ?

You         : Hello! I've got a problem with my washing machine.

Assistant : ………………………(1)……………………….. ?

You         : It makes a terrible noise and there is water leak in the back.

Assistant : What make is the machine ?

You         : ………(2)………. . Will you send someone to check it ?

Assistant : Of course! …………….(3)……………… ?

You         : My name is Mrs Ramzy and I live at 21, Degla Street.

Assistant : ………………(4)……………….within the hour.

You         : Thank you.

 

2- Say where the two mini-dialogue are taking place and who the speakers are:

1- A: It's very kind of you to bring me such lovely flowers.

    B: Not at all. I hope you get better soon.

Place         :…………...........................

Speaker A:...........................................

Speaker B:...........................................

2- A: How would you like to pay for this suit ?

    B: By MasterCard.

    A: That's fine.

Place         :…………...........................

Speaker A:...........................................

Speaker B:...........................................

B- Vocabulary and Structure

 3-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:

1- ........... consider beauty to be the best thing in life.

    a- Printers       b- Painters        c- Porters         d- Partners

2- I can't make head nor ............ of this Maths problem.

    a- leg           b- hand           c- tail             d- arm

3- Sinai has some of the most beautiful.............. in Egypt.

    a- landslides    b- landmarks     c- landscapes     d- landlords

4- Tourists are .................. to Hurghada because of its beautiful coral reefs.

    a- attractive      b- attracted        c- attracting       d- attraction

5- Travel agents make a lot of money out of.............

    a- tourism       b- terrorism       c- tourist         d- terrorist

6- When our national team won the Cup, we were in high………….. .

    a-spots        b- sports        c- spirits        d- souls

7- He isn't dead. He is ................

    a- alive           b- life              c- a life            d- live

8- Changes in the world's climate have taken place ........... the ages.

    a- over         b- during        c- along         d- around

9- A long time has passed ................. I saw him.

    a- as long as    b- because       c- since          d- until

10- Computers ..... you communicate quickly with people in other countries.

    a- allow        b- enable         c- encourage     d- let 

11- Is that the flat................. was advertised in the paper last week?

       a- where       b- which        c- when         d- what

12- How ................. baggage do you have?

       a- many        b- lots of        c- much         d- a lot of

13- If I buy something for more than its worthy I make a…………… .

       a- benefit      b- profit         c- value         d- loss

14- GM crops are believed to prevent.............. in many poor countries.

       a- communication b- overpopulation c- starvation d- accommodation

15- She was very ................ because it was the first time she was away

      from her family.

       a- happy       b- well          c- pleased       d- homesick

16- You won't be able to achieve your goal............... you work hard.

       a- if           b- as long as     c- provided      d- unless

4-Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets without changing the

   meaning:

1 -Why don't you phone her and ask her to come to dinner? (How.........?)

2- Heavy rain delayed our trip to Sinai.                        (because)

3- He got up early in order not to be late for school.              (so that)

4- Why he is a terrorist is unknown.                      (The reason...)

5- He joined the police force on his twenty-first birthday and he is still

    a police officer.                                     (since)

C-Reading Comprehension

5-Read and then write notes on the passage:                            

The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountain chain extends for more than 4,800 km through the United States and Canada. Visitors to the Rockies enjoy sparkling lakes, snow­capped peaks and other spectacular scenery. The region is also famous for its ski resorts and wild game. Some US and Canadian national parks can be found there. Several rivers such as, the Colorado, the Missouri, the Arkansas, and others begin in the Rockies.

Name of Mountain

 

Extension

 

Well-known for

 

Scenery

 

Location

 

Water resources

 

....1....

 

....2....

 

....3....

 

....4....

 

....5....

 

....6....

 

6-Read the following passage and then answer the questions:

Computers are a major technological breakthrough of the twenty-first century. Their benefits are numerous; yet, much can be said against them.

The main disadvantage of a computer is that staring at a screen for long periods of time can be damaging to the eyes, and sitting for hours at a time is certainly not healthy. Secondly computers distract from social interactions such as conversation. People can be inclined to become anti­social, and stay at home to use their computer. Finally^ one of the major arguments against the use of computers is that the more jobs which are done by computers, the fewer are done by people.

However, the advantages of computers are numerous, such as the undeniable educational benefits, especially to children. School subjects become more interesting when presented on a computer screen. Moreover computers can be fun with a seemingly endless variety of games which can be played on them. In addition, computers are valuable to any business, making life easier and saving time by being capable of storing and retrieving vast amounts of information at the touch of a button. Furthermore, personal gains can be seen as the use of computers increases power of concentration. To sum up, there are strong arguments both for and against the use of computers.

A) Answer the following questions:

1- How do school subjects become more interesting?

2- How do computers affect social life?

3- In what way are computers beneficial to any business?

4- Find words in the passage which mean the following:

    a) important development or discovery

    b) find again or extract stored information

B) Choose the correct answer:

5- Some people have the negative opinion about computers that they ........

a- solve the problem of unemployment.

b- increase the number of unemployed people.

c- help people find more jobs.

d- create more job opportunities.

6- The word "fewer" in the second paragraph refers to ..........

a-arguments          b-computers            c-people            d-jobs

7- Some people are for the use of computers because ..................

a- they stare at the screen for a long time.

b- they sit for hours at a time.

c- computers distract them from social interactions.

d-computers increase powers of concentration.

D- Novel

7-A) Answer the following questions:

1- What did the Egyptian archaeologist send Dr Shereen Fakhry?

2- Why did Captain Ahmed want to know everything about spiders?

3- What would have happened if the spider had bitten Lamia?

        B) Read the following quotation and then answer the questions:

"Let's hope it is a known species."

1- Who said this? To whom?

2- Why did the speaker hope so?

3- What sort of species did it turn out to be?

  C) Complete the following sentences:

1 - The men had to wear protective clothing in order to .....................

2- The four robbers switched the car lights off because .....................

3- The computer enabled Ayman to ....................

 

E- Writing

8- Write a paragraph of eight sentences about:

Ways of creating new job opportunities.

Guiding points:

Government jobs:   limited opportunities - small salary- boring routine

Setting up small business:   creative ideas - bank loans - good planning

Benefits:            more jobs — more profits - higher standard of living

F- Translation

9- A) Translate into Arabic:

Do you know how dangerous stress can be? It affects us both physically and mentally. So, reducing stress is something that we should all try to do through some form of exercise.

    B) Translate into English:

لقد وهب الله مصر الكثير من الأماكن السياحية الجذابة و الطقس الرائع

 

 

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