The Second term English Exam
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Text :
Dear Peter,
I’m in London at the moment. I’m visiting a pen-friend of mine. I’m fine, and London is a lovely town. On June 13th, we went to Stratford Upon- Avon for the weekend. We visited Shakespeare’s Memorial Theatre. Tomorrow, we are going up to Scotland. We are going to tour there for two weeks. Then, we will tour in the North of England for a week. After that, we’ll have probably a nice time in my pen-friend’s parents house in Swansea; a nice town in Wales where my pen-friend was born.
I’m looking forward to meeting you in New York next July.
Love, Steve
Part One (14Pts)
I- Reading comprehension. (7Pts)
A) Read the text and choose the correct answer: (5Pts)
1- The text is:
a- A telegram b- A letter c- An e- mail
2- Steve and his pen-friend visited Stratford Upon- Avon on the:
a- Fifteenth of June b- Thirtieth of June c- Thirteenth of June
3- Swansea is a town in:
a- Scotland b- England c- Wales
4- Steve and his pen- friend are touring round Scotland for:
a- A month b- A week c- Two weeks
5- Steve’s pen- friend’s home town is:
a- Swansea b- London c- Stratford Upon-Avon
B) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:
* Now = ………………………. * Well = ……………………….
C) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to:
* Died ≠ …………………. * Last ≠ ………………….
II- Mastery of language. (7 Pts)
A) Add a word to the list:
1- London – Swansea – New York – …………………..
2- On – at – from – …………………..
3- Go along – turn right – cross – ……………………
4- Plane – train – bus – …………………..
5- Went – visited – toured – ……………………
B) Read the following sentences and say what does each sentence express:
1- May I come with you to London ?.................................
2- Why don’t we go to Scotland ?....................................
3- Could you help me buy some souvenirs ?...............................
4- May I get you a drink ?.............................
5- Would you mind turning off your mobile, please ?.............................
C) Pronunciation : (2pts) Read the following sentences and write ‘ W ’ if the preposition is ‘weak’ and ‘S’ if the preposition is ‘strong’ :
1- Where10 are you flying to?.................................
2- Are you coming from Wales?....................................
3- A: What are you looking at?...............................
B: I’m looking at the Shakespeare’s theatre?.............................
Part Two : (6Pts) Written expression.
Imagine that you are visiting London and you want to go to Shakespeare’s Memorial Theatre; but you’re lost. Write a dialogue between you and a passer- by in which you ask for directions, distance and time it takes to get there.