Exam: 7

امتحانات دورأول الثانوية العامة 2004

Arab republic of Egypt

Ministry of Education

General secondary Education Certificate Examination, 2004

[Second Stage- First Session]

First Foreign Language: ENGLISH (2)                         Time : 3 hours

A - Language Functions

1. Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue between a customer

    who is ordering food on the telephone and a waiter in a home delivery  

    restaurant:

Waiter      : Yes sir, how can I help you ?

Customer : …………………(1)…………………… .

Waiter     : Certainly. What would you like ?

Customer : ………………….(2)…………………… .

Waiter     : …………………..(3)…………………… ?

Customer : Yes, two cans of soft drink, please.

Waiter     : What’s your name and address ?

Customer : My name is Mohammed Atteya. 9 Thawra Street – Dokki.

                   ……………………………(4)………………………….. ?

Waiter     : Your order will be delivered in about thirty minutes.

2. Supply the missing parts in the following mini-dialogues:

a) A girl asks her mother about the weather today.

Girl       : ………………………(1)………………………. ?

Mother : Cloudy and rainy. You have to wear something heavy.

b) Maha invites Laila to go with her to the club on Friday. Laila could not accept the

     invitation.

Maha   : Would you like to come with me to the club on Friday ?

Laila    : ………………………..(2)…………………………. .

c) My father suggests watching the news on television and my mother agrees.

Father   : …………………………(3)……………………………….. ?

Mother : ………………………….(4)………………………………. .

B- Vocabulary and Structure

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

1-The Mask of Gold was written…………….A.Mclean and D.Tunnacliffe.

   a) for                 b) of                 c) by                   d) from

2-We………..to take the bus to Sharm-El-Sheikh this morning, but the trip was cancelled.

   a) shouldn’t                 b) were supposed                 c) supposed                d) are supposed

3-The…………….car tells the driver exactly where the vehicle is.

   a) smart                 b) beautiful                      c) fast                       d) fashionable

4-Ola was at home all day yesterday. She…………….at work.

   a) shouldn’t be              b) can be                c) can’t have been              d) must have been

5-The company needs an…………..…..to work as an accountant.

   a) employ                  b) employee                   c) employer                    d) employment

6-We congratulated her……………..her success.

   a) by                     b) on                        c) at                       d) for

7-People who do some strange actions when an eclipse occurs to drive away evil forms are

   called……………… .

   a) superior                  b) superstar                     c) supervisors                  d) superstitious

8-I want to know how………………..her.

   a) you helped             b) have you helped           c) do you help             d) had you helped

9-The hard working student works……………….the clock.

   a) around                    b) after                      c) by                      d) with

10-He went to school…………………he had a bad cold.

     a) despite                      b) because                    c) although                      d) unless

11-The Pyramids and the Sphinx are famous………………in Egypt.

     a) landslides                   b) landlords                     c) landmines                d) landmarks

12-The boy came late to class, …………..he ?

     a) wasn’t                    b) didn’t                    c) isn’t                      d) doesn’t

13-I don’t often eat out in a restaurant. I just eat out……………. .

     a) now and again            b) by and large            c) give and take           d) odds and ends

14-Sham El-Nesiem is a day…………………marks the beginning of spring.

     a) in which                   b) which                     c) who                     d) whose

15-It is not healthy to wear………………material in summer.

     a) sinister                 b) solar                   c) synthetic                     d) satellite

16-I am a student in the third secondary grade. I………………English for eight years.

     a) learn                     b) learnt                  c) am learning                d) have been learning

4. Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets to give the same 

    meaning:

1-Can I borrow your story book, please ?              (mind)

2-He wanted to know if I had attended the conference the night before.   (He asked me)

3-Adel will be severely punished for his bad manners.           (Mother)

4-He was too tired to do his homework.              (so……..that)

5-Without your help, I would have lost my way in the desert.          ( If )

C - Reading Comprehension

5. Read and then write notes on the passage:

What do you think of when you hear the word pollution ?

Factories with black smoke, dirty rivers, piles of rubbish ? But what many people don’t realize is that there is another kind of pollution you can’t see but which affects us all wherever we live, at any time of day or night, and which can make our lives a misery – noise. According to the Environmental Health Department (EHD), noise pollution is now one of the worst problems in cities and towns.

6. Read the following passage then answer the questions:

Are you motivated for success ?

            Psychologists have been coming up with lots of theories about motivation. They have been busy answering questions on what it is, where it comes from and why some people suffer from a lack of it while others have far too much of it.

            The most obvious place one needs to be motivated is the workplace. Most of us are motivated to succeed at work. Professor Cooper found that a large percentage of successful people had lost a parent, been left by a parent or suffered other tragic loss before the age of eighteen. Cooper claimed that their reason for seeking success is not to achieve power over others, but to gain control over what is happening in their lives.

            Here are some tips to help boost your motivation. Firstly, eat well and exercise. A fat stomach is not going to make you very energetic. Secondly, it is useful to define your goals by writing them down. Thirdly, hang around positive people. If the people you spend your free time with are constantly complaining about life, maybe it’s better you looked for new companions. Sleep well and take breaks and holidays. By putting these ideas into practice, you will enjoy higher levels of motivation and a better quality of life.

A) Answer the following:

1-Do people, according  to psychologists, have similar levels of motivation for success ?

   Explain.

2-According to the text, where do people most likely want to achieve success ?

3-Why do people who suffered in their childhood seek success ?

4-Why is it important to have cheerful confident friends ?

B) Choose the best answer from a , b . c . or d:

5-According to research by Professor Cooper, a huge number of successful people……. .

   a) had good parents.                      b) had suffered the loss of a loved one in childhood.

   c) were orphans.                            d) wanted to have power over other people.

6-What helps people determine what they would like to achieve ?

   a) eating well and exercising.                      b) spending time with positive people.

   c) sleeping well.                                         d) making a note of it.

7-The word "boost" means:

   a) addition                    b) increase                  c) advertise                   d) ease

D-The Novel (9M)

7. a) Answer the following questions:

1-Why did Dr Hafez ask Leila to work with him in Peru ?

2-What happened to Leila when she went down the cave ?

3-Martin Landar is a liar and a deceitful man. Explain why ?     (2 reasons)

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

    “Let’s set a trap.”

1-Who said these words and to whom ?

2-For whom are they going to set a trap ?

3-Describe the plan for this trap ?

c) Complete the following:

1- The next day of Leila’s return to Cairo, the newspaper headlines were………….. .

2-Peruvians are very proud of their heritage. They have to be very careful,

   because……………….. .

3-Unlike Samira who was funny, Leila…………………. .

E-Writing (6M)

8. Write two paragraphs of five sentences each about:

The continuous rise in prices has become a national problem for most Egyptian families.

 Write about:

*The reasons for the increase in prices of most goods.

*The role the government plays in controlling the market.

*Some suggestions on how to overcome this problem.

F- Translation

9. a)Translate into Arabic (3M):

Only the individual himself can develop his given potentials. But, like any other living being, he needs an atmosphere of warmth to give him a feeling of inner security to express himself.

    b) Translate info English (1M):

يجب أن نستخدم التكنولوجيا الحديثة في جميع مجالات الحياة و خاصة الإنتاج.