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Exam: 14
Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Education
General secondary Education Certificate Examination, 2008
[First Stage - First 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 Hany and Shadi about the high prices:
Hany : Why do you look so worried ?
Shadi : Prices went sky-high and I .(1) .
Hany : It's a common problem and .(2) .
Shadi : What sort of personal solutions ?!
Hany : For example, you are a heavy smoker (3) .
Shadi: I tried but in vain.
Hany : .(4) .. .
Shadi: You are absolutely right. Where there's a will there's a way.
2- Say where the two mini-dialogue are taking place and who the speakers are:
1- A: Is there anything to declare ?
B: I don't think so.
A: Will you open your bags, please ?
B: Sure.
Place : ...........................
Speaker A:...........................................
Speaker B:...........................................
2- A: Next time, I'll send you off.
B: Why ?
A: For your deliberate fouls.
B: I'm sorry.
Place : ...........................
Speaker A:...........................................
Speaker B:...........................................
B- Vocabulary and Structure
3-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- It is ........... to take drugs to improve your performance in games.
a) legal b) illegal c) fairly d) unfairly
2- He lives on a .......... island. It is very difficult to reach him.
a) isolated b) unknown c) remote d) global
3- One disadvantage of the ........... food is that it is expensive.
a) expired b) inorganic c) rotten d) organic
4- Today, tourism is a massive industry ......... to every corner of the earth.
a) stretching b) connecting c) contracting d) contacting
5- Environmental damage is caused by human ................ .
a) contribution b) population c) radiation d) interference
6-I missed the .......... of the lesson so I couldn't follow the teacher.
a) exam b) classroom c) point d) picture
7- The Chinese were ............ the first people to use paper money.
a) probable b) proper c) probably d) properly
8- The animals which ........... their heads down to drink from the river are grabbed by the piranhas.
a) let b) raise c) send d) bend
9- She has been to America. This means that she ......... there.
a) is still b) is no longer c) will be d) won't be
10-I felt ill. That's .......... I went to bed.
a) because b) why c) consequently d) so
11 - How .............. petrol do you need ? - Ten litres, please.
a) much b) many c) few d) a lot of
12- When he returned home, he found that his mobile phone .......... .
a) had disappeared b) has disappeared c) has been disappeared d) had been disappeared
13- Unless he had followed my advice he .............. all his money.
a) would have lost b) would have a loss
c) wouldn't lose d) wouldn't have lost
14- Look! the trees in the garden ............. .
a) is watered b) is being watered
c) has been watered d) are being watered
15- Please could you exchange these dollars .......... Egyptian pounds ?
a) for b)with c) by d) to
16-I feel hot because I........... for an hour.
a) am running b) have been running c) had run d) was running
4-Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets without changing the
meaning:
1 - A heart attack caused his death, (died)
2- The boy is so spoilt because his parents never punish him for his wrongdoings. (get)
3- Sorry for playing the piano, I didn't know that you were asleep. (If)
4- I didn't expect the car to be so expensive, (more)
5- The thief ran away in order not to be arrested, (so that)
C-Reading Comprehension
5-Read and then write notes on the passage:
Thanks to new technology, people with disabilities can use the computer for fun, learning, and communicating with others. For people who find it hard to type, keyboards have been designed with special keys or spacing. There are even onscreen keyboards. These work using touch, a pointer, or a mouse.
Computer programmes for people with disabilities are being designed all the time. Some programmes read aloud what is on the computer screen and other programmes write a text for what a person speaks into a microphone.
1- Some computer programmes are designed to help disabled people by ............
2- On - screen keyboards work by ................
3- Disabled people use the computer to ................
6-Read the following passage and then answer the questions:
Globalisation is the system in which the same products are sold throughout the world by huge multinational companies. Everybody wears the same trainers, eats the same fast food, drinks the same drinks and watches the same programmes on television. Supporters of globalisation say that people prefer something from the other side of the world to something local.
Globalisation is seen as a threat by increasing numbers of people. They feel that globalisation is growing as consumers are not given a choice. They worry about the effect globalisation will have on the culture of individual countries, cities and towns. Moreover, in a global market, the bigger companies have more money to expand and advertise, and they can also make and sell their products cheaply. The result is that people stop buying from the smaller, local companies. Some people might see the global culture as a good thing as it brings people together and means that we have cheap food. In addition, you can travel, eat and shop easily.
Unfortunately, many cities now have exactly the same shops that sell exactly the same products. It can be difficult to come across any small local shops at all. The question is, will the world become less interesting when all the people wear the same clothes, eat the same food and speak the same language?
A) Answer the following questions:
1-Why do many people consider globalisation a threat?
2- What does globalisation mean from the commercial point of view?
3- Why do big companies benefit from globalisation more than the small ones?
4- Are you for or against a global culture? Why?
B) Choose the correct answer:
5- In a global market, ...............
a) local companies can compete with big ones.
b) local companies sell cheaper products.
c) big companies sell cheaper products.
d) both big and local companies sell cheap products.
6- In the text the word " trainers " means ;
a) a person who trains people to do a sport.
b) shoes that people wear for sports.
c) a kind of fast food.
d) a utensil used in cooking.
7- A multinational company is ....................
a) a company that operates in several countries.
b) a group of different companies in one country.
c) a group of different companies in various countries.
d) one company in one country.
D - The Novel
7-A) Answer the following questions:
1- What were the precautions that the robbers took in order not to be discovered?
2- How did the large female spider lose one of its legs?
3- How did the minister regard Ayman Hassan? Why?
B) Read the following quotation and then answer the questions:
" We have a young man's life in our hands. "
1- Who said these words? To whom?
2- Who did the speaker refer to?
3- Why was the speaker worried?
C) Complete the following:
1- If there weren't any spiders, .............. .
2- Susan Bennett had a CD on which ............... .
3- The small man carried a machine whose function was to ....................
E- Writing
8- Write a paragraph of eight sentences about:
Recycling as a solution for many economic and industrial problems.
You may use the following guiding words:
reuse - materials ( paper - glass - metal - plastics ) - new products -consumption - water - energy.
F- Translation
9- A) Translate into Arabic:
The car is a quick means of transportation. Yet, pollution and traffic congestion are directly proportional to the increasing number of cars. Consequently, scientists are trying to develop cleaner cars that may be kinder to the environment.
B) Translate into English:
تلقى قضية حقوق الإنسان اهتماما كبيرا من قبل المنظمات الدولية المختلفة.
