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Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria Ministry of Education Academy of Education Wilaya of TLEMCEN School: ABDELMOUMENE-BEN-ALI School - year : 2010/ 2011 Level: 4AM The Second Term English Examination Timing : 90mn
TEXT: There are thousands of languages all over the world.India has got the largest number. English is the most used language on Earth but Mandarin Chinese is spoken by about 70% of the Chinese population. The English language is an essential means of communication throughout the world. It is useful for business,medical and scientific communication.However , it is not easy to learn it :It has the largest vocabulary and has borrowed many words from other languages such as French and Arabic.
Part one: (14pts)
Section one: Reading comprehension A) Read the text and write True or False or not mentioned. (03 pts)
1- India has the largest area in the world.
2- English is the language of business and technology.
3- English is easier than French.
B) Choose a,b or c to complete these sentences. (02pts)
1- The English language is used…………….. a)only in China b) everywhere C) in India .
2- English is a language that allows many people to ……………….. a) fight b) understand c) communicate
C) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to (01pt)
The most immense =………………. ...............Necessary =……………
D) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to (01pt)
Teach # …………. Few # ……………….
Section two: Mastery of Language
A) Rewrite this sentence using capitals and punctuation (01 pt)
-excuse me where is my english dictionary
B) Pick out from the text one sentence which is in the passive voice. (01pt)
C) Complete this table (03pts)
Infinitive Simple past Past participle To speak. …………… ……………. …………… taught …………….. …………... ………….. tried
D)Classify these words according to their vowel sounds (02pts)
Chinese----most----population----about
P art two :Written expression(06pts)
Nowadays, English is the most widespread and useful language in the world. - Is it good or bad to learn this language? - What is the importance of learning English? And why? Write a paragraph in which you give your opinion about that to your classmates.
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