Level :2nd year

School year:2016-2017
Stream :Scientific streams
Duration :2hours
THE FIRST TERM ENGLISH EXAM
Read the text carefully then do the activities that follow.
The land was once fertile, food and fresh water were plentiful,
and there were reliable sources of energy .But people took these
things for granted and they thought they would last forever, and
they were wrong .Now food and water are scarce, and there is
widespread drought and famine .Supplies of water and other natural
resources are declining fast and countries have been forced to
develop nuclear weapons in order to protect that little they have.
Conflict has become a way of life.
According to a recent report, the impact of global change could
really happen in the near future .As soon as 2020,it is claimed we
could see climate wars caused by catastrophic shortage of water
and energy supplies. There is evidence that the speed of global
change is accelerating .The ice in the Arctic Circle may disappear
forever ,winter sports industry in Scotland is suffering because of
lack of snow in recent years...
From Newsreader Articles 2004(Adapted)
1-Tick the right answer:
*The text is mainly about : a- water scarcity
b- Global Warming Threats
c-famine and starvation
*The text is :
a-a letter
b- an article
c- an extract from the
internet
2-Are the following statements true o false according to the text:
A-people destroyed their environment .
B-water and food are rare .
C-change is happening slowly.
3-Answer the following questions according to the text
a- Why did people develop nuclear weapons?
b- What are the consequences of global change in the Arctic Circle and
Scotland?
c- Are people obliged to protect their environment?
4-What /who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
They ....(1)
Text exploration

they....(1)

1-Find in the text words synonyms in meaning to: rare (1)

()2

,effect

2-Complete the following table as shown in the example

Verbs
Nouns
Adjectives
Example:
To preserve
preservation
preserved
.......................
.......................
helpful
.....................
life
...............
3-Rewrite sentences b so that they mean the same as sentences a
a- Forests produce oxygen we breathe
b- Oxygen we breathe.................................by forests.
a- People cause fires in forests.
b- Fires in forests ......................by people.
a- Terrible forest fires have destroyed millions of trees.
b- Millions of trees ....................by terrible forest fires.
4-Fil in the blanks in the passage below using the following words:
Than- Warmest -Asia - go
Last month scientists produced a frightening report about global
warming .The 1990s were the.....1..... ten years for one thousand years
,they say .Temperature will ....2...up more quickly in the next century .The
sea level will be higher ...3...it is now .People in ...4...will lose their homes in
terrible floods
5-Classify the following verbs according to the pronunciation of their
final ed
Produced derived cleared -planted
/t/

/d/

/id/

Part two :Writing :

Choose either topic one or topic two
Topic one It is April 22nd , the Earth Day your teacher asked you to write an
article in your school magazine to sensitize people about the importance of the
environment and suggest solutions to save the planet .

Develop the idea into a 10 -12 lines paragraph

SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET!

Topic two: Write a paragraph of about 12 lines in which you talk about a
famous personality in the domain of peace and presenting his
achievements to make the world a better place.