حبيت نعاون شوية هذا الفرض الاول انجليزيةSection1:
A- Reading comprehension /(7pts):
Read this text carefully then do the activities
Because of overpopulation, mass consumption, misuse, and water pollution the availability of
drinking water is getting inadequate and shrinking.
For this reason, water is a strategic resource in the globe and an important element in many political
conflicts. Some have predicted that clean water will become the “next oil”, making Canada with this
resource in abundance, possibly the richest country in the world.
There is a long history of conflicts over water, including efforts to gain access to water; there are
tensions over shortages and control.
UNESCO’s World Water Development Report (2003) indicates that, in the next twenty years, the
quantity of water available to every one is predicted to decrease by 30%. 40% of the world’s inhabitants
have insufficient fresh water for minimal hygiene. More than 2.2 million people died in 2000 of diseases
related to the consumption of contaminated water or drought. In 2004, the United Kingdom Charity Water
Aid reported that a child dies every 15 seconds of easily preventable water-related diseases; often this
means lack of sewage disposal.
Fresh water, now more precious for its extensive use in agriculture, high –tech manufacturing and
energy production, is increasingly receiving attention as a resource requiring better management and
sustainable use.
1- Are there any passive sentences in the text? If so, how many?
Mention them. (0,5pt)
2- Choose the best title: (0,5pt)
a) Water and agriculture
b) Water in Canada
c) Water scarcity and its effects
3- Are there statements true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM)? (2pts)
a) One of the causes of water shortage is the high number of the world’s
population.
b) Access to water is very difficult in Africa.
c) The quantity of water available to every body will increase in the future.
d ) Contaminated water causes diseases and deaths.
4- Answer these questions according to the text: (3pts)
a) What are the causes of water shortage?
b) What are the effects of the consumption of contaminated water?
c) How can we preserve clean water?
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5-a) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to: (0,75pt)
- great quantity (§1) – wealthiest (§2) – shortage (§3)
b) Find in the text a word that corresponds to this definition (0,25pt)
continuous period of dry weather causing distress; want of rain.
B- ******** study /(7pts)
1- Supply punctuation and capital letters where necessary. (1,5pts)
The middle east region has only 1% of the world’s available fresh water shared among 5% of the
world’s population thus in this region water is an important strategic resource
2- Divide these words into roots and affixes (prefixes and suffixes) (1pt)
overpopulation – strategic – inadequate – increasing –
3- Rewrite sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a: (2,25pts)
1- a) “Clean water will become the next oil”, said an official.
b) An official said ……………………………
2- a) Water resource requires better management and use.
b) Better management and use ……………….
3- a) If we don’t fight water-related diseases, more people will die.
b) Unless we ………………………………….
4- Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final -s- (1,5pts)
conflicts wars shortages seconds diseases quantities
/s/ /z/ /iz/
5- Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: (0,75pt)
After I (work) for the small firm for 6 years, I (leave) in 1998. If I (be) betterpaid,
I wouldn’t have resigned from that job.
Section11: Written expression/ (6pts)
Choose one of the following topics:
Topic 1: Write a summary of the reading passage.
Topic 2: Write a composition of about 120 words on this topic:
Water is vital for life. Unfortunately we are wasting this resource.
What can be done to preserve it?
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