North Sinai Governorate First Term Exam 2013/2014 Bir ElAbd Directorate Time : 2 hours

Bir ElAbd Experimental Language School Advanced Level- Prep one ===========================================================

A vocabulary & structures

1 - Choose the correct word(s) in brackets :

1 -The High Dam protects Egypt against (flood – avalanche – hurricane – volcano).

2 -Cycling is an (interests – interested – interesting – interest) hobby.

3 -Air pollution cause (local – global – national – weather) warming.

4 -She apologised for (stays – staying – stayed – stay ) up late.

5)-Heavy – Acid – Winter – Light (rain kills trees.

6 -What is ( weather – climate – air – atmosphere ) like today.

7 -Pyramids were built as ( resting – burial – relaxing – recreation ) tombs.

8 -My mum has already bought me a present, ( has she – doesn’t she

– she hasn’t – hasn’t she)?

9 -I hate travelling by plane because I always have (altitude – gratitude –

attitude – latitude) sickness .

10 -You will miss the bus, ( if – unless- because – when) you hurry.

2 - Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets :

1 -It’s unwise to waste your money. (shouldn’t)

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2 -Shut the window, ……………………………..? (question tag)

3 -Mazen will do the laundry. (The laundry)

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4 -Sami is going to the book store to buy a comic. (Why?)

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5 -She saved a lot of money and traveled to Paris. (After)

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B- Language Functions

3 ( Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue :

Sister : Do you enjoy reading stories ?

Ashraf: Yes of course.

Sister : ……………..(1)……....................................………….?

Ashraf :I like to read short stories.

Sister : How many stories did you read this month ?

Ashraf: ………….…(2).............................................……….………

Sister :………………(3)………...........................................……….?

Ashraf : I read them at home.

Sister: ……………………………4……………………………………………….

Ashraf : Yes, I go to the school library.

Sister: What is your favourite book?

Ashraf: ………………………………5……………………………………………

C)Reading Comprehension

4 ( Read the following, then answer the questions :

One cold night. Omar Ibn El-Khattab went to see how the people were. He was walking in a street when he heard some children crying. They were hungry. Their mother was very poor and she had nothing to cook for them. She hoped they would sleep. She had put a pot with some water in it on the fire. But children were still crying. Omar saw what was happening. He was unhappy. He left and came back again carrying a bag of flour. He sat with the children while their mother was cooking some food. The children ate and slept happily.a- Answer the following questions :

1. What did Omar hear while he was walking in the street?......................................................................................................................

2. Why were the children crying? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Why was Omar unhappy? …………………………………………………………………………………………b- Choose the correct answer from a, b, or c:

3.This story happened in --------------------.a- winter b- summer c- spring

5.The underlined word "He" refers to --------------------.a- the woman b- the children c- Omar Ibn El-Khatab.

Writing5 -Write a letter to your friend Jenna who lives in London, Tell her

about the Summer Holiday. Your name is Maya and you live at 51 Yoruba Street, Cairo……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………

E – literature

Novel (Oliver Twist)

6 - a-Answer only two of the following questions -:

1 -Who went to Mr.Brownlow to give information about Oliver ?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………

2)What happened to Monks at the end of the story? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……

3 -What did Monks admit? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………

The play(s) The Tempest

b-Answer only three of the following questions: - 1 (Where did Prospero and Miranda live in the island?

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2 (What power did Prospero posses?

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3 (Who was Ariel?

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4 (Why did Prospero say that Ferdinand was a spy?

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Poetry

8 ) Answer the following question -:

1 -Paraphrase the first stanza of "I wandered lonely as a cloud" and extract the figures of speech.

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2 -Quote the first stanza of "Tiger" and rhyme it.

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End of questions, good luck .