2nd exam

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Classes: second Form Duration: 2 Hours May , 2012
The Third & Final Term English Examination

PART ONE: Reading
On March 11, 2011, an earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, churning up a devastating tsunami that swept over cities and farmland in the northern part of the country and set off warnings as far away the west coast of the United States and South America. Recorded as 9.0 on the Richter scale, it was the most powerful quake ever to hit the country. As the nation struggled with a rescue effort, it also faced the worst nuclear emergency since Chernobyl.
In fact, explosions and leaks of radioactive gas took place in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that suffered partial meltdowns, while spent fuel rods at another reactor overheated and caught fire, releasing radioactive material directly into the atmosphere. Japanese officials turned to increasingly desperate measures, as traces of radiation were found in Tokyo's water and in water pouring from the reactors into the ocean. A month after the quake, nuclear officials put the crisis in the same category of severity as the Chernobyl disaster.
As of April 25, the official death toll had been raised to 14,133, and more than 13,346 people were listed as missing, although there may be some overlap between the two groups. The final toll is expected to reach nearly 20,000. More than 130,000 people remained housed in temporary ****ters; tens of thousands of others evacuated their homes due to the nuclear crisis.

1. How many paragraphs are there in the passage, above ?
2. The text is about : a- Quake. b-Tsunami c- Nuclear Accident d- All three
3. In which paragraph is it mentioned that ?
a- The number of dead, missing and homeless casualties.
b- The date, the scale and the ******** of the quake.
4. Choose the most appropriate title to the passage.
a- The Threefold Disaster. b- Japanese Fukushima. c- Japan, the Rising Star.
5. What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to ?
6. These are the sequence answers from the text, ask the appropriate questions.
a- on March 11, 2011.
b- in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
7. Match words with their corresponding synonyms.
Words: devastating recorded Station pouring officials disaster
Synonyms: Plant marked flowing authorities calamity damaging

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Part two: Langauge
1. Mechanics: supply punctuation, cvapitals and apostrophes where necessary.
after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake a devastating tsunami hit the coast of northeast japan on friday
2. Lexis: Add more words
Japanese
Earthquake
March
Tokyo
3. Transform the following sentences into the reported speech.
a1- “I never experienced such a strong earthquake in my life,” said Toshiaki Takahashi
b1- Toshiaki Takahashi said that ….......... .
a2- He thought: “ it will stop but it keeps shaking and shaking and getting stronger.”
b2- He thought that it ….................. .
4. Sound System: classify the following words according to the pronuciation of final “ ed”
united / suffered / raised / faced / struggled / turned / listed / leaked
/ t / / d / / Id /


Part Three: Written expression: Choose only ONE topic
Topic 01: Imagine a person asking you questions about what happened in Japan. Write the dialogue !

Topic 02: In no more than 10 lines , write a paragraph about a budding scientist.

Good luck

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Duration: 2 Hours
The Third & Final Term English Examination

PART ONE: Reading
8. There are 3 paragraphs 0.5 pt
9. The text is about : d- All three 0.5 pt
10. In which paragraph ….. . ? a- § 3 0.5 pt b- § 1 0.5 pt
11. Choose the title . a- The Threefold Disaster. 0.5 pt
12. The underlined words in the text refer to:
The country -----> Japan 0.5 pt it -----> the earthquake 0.5 pt
That -----> Nuclear Station 0.5 pt others -----> people 0.5 pt
13. The appropriate questions:
a- When did an earthquake strike off the coast of Japan?.1.0 pt
b- Where did explosions and leaks of radioactive gas take place? 1.0 pt
14. Match words with their corresponding synonyms. 0.25 x 6 -----> 1.5 pts
Words: devastating recorded Station pouring officials disaster
Synonyms: damaging marked Plant flowing authorities calamity
Part two: Langauge 1. Mechanics: 0.5 x 4 -----> 2 pts
After a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, a devastating tsunami hit the coast of northeast Japan on Friday.
2. Lexis: Add more words 0.5 x 4 -----> 2 pts
Japanese Algrian English American 0.5 pt
Earthquake Tsunami Flood Fire 0.5 pt
March April May June 0.5 pt
Tokyo Chernobyl Touggourt Paris 0.5 pt
3. Transform the following sentences into the reported speech.2 pts
b1-Toshiaki Takashi said that he had never experienced such a strong earthquake in his life. 1pt
b2- He thought that it would stop but it kept shaking and shaking and getting stronger. 1pt
4. Sound System: Word classification: 0.25 x 8 -----> 2 pts
/ t / / d / / Id /
Leaked / faced suffered / raised / struggled / turned United / listed
Part Three: Written expression: 4 pts = *******: 2 pts Form: 2 pts
Good luck


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