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Science technology can be found in nearly all aspects of everyday life. For instance, if electricity had
never been discovered, electric appliances, heaters, lights, and television would never exist. Electronic
components found in radios, televisions, watches, and calculators are now smaller and more reliable
than before. Advances in electronics are responsible for what is called the computer age. Because of
the computer technology, information can be processed in seconds.
At one time, computers were extremely expensive. They were rarely found outside the laboratories and
large businesses. Since they are now more economically made, computers can be found in many
homes, schools, stores, and libraries. Computers facilitate travel plans by providing travel agents with
easy access to flight schedules, prices, and seating availability. Businesses use computers to track
inventory, purchase and sell stocks, calculate payrolls and perform many other functions. Computers
are also used as educational devices in schools, to monitor home-heating systems, and to guide satellite
and space probes. In the future computers may have microprocessors produced in outer space, because
the environment there is devoid of the Earths dust and gravitational forces.
The battle against disease and illness has also gained much from science. Safer surgical procedures are
now in use including those for organ transplantation and coronary bypass surgery. Many procedures
have been improved because of the development of specialized medical instruments. Some instruments
enable doctors to see inside the body without making a single incision. Others can carry out essential
bodily functions, such as pumping blood or breathing. Medical researches are making progress toward
the production of artificial blood, which may eventually eliminate the threat of contracting diseases
transmitted during blood transfusions. One such disease is acquired immune deficiency also known as
AIDS. This fatal disease attacks the immune system, rendering it incapable of warding off infections.
I. COMPREHENSION

(15 POINTS)
BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT

A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY. (3 pts)

1. Computers are still expensive to manufacture now.
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2. Space exploration doesnt make use of computers.
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3. Doctors are still unable to see inside the body without cutting it.
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B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

(3 pts)
1. What are the advantages of using computers?
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2. Which example shows that medical instruments have become better?
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3. How is science technology present in our daily life?
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C. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES (3 pts)
1. Thanks to technology, our daily life ................................
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2. Computers have been useful in ....................................
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3. The development of specialized medical instruments makes ...............
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D. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS: (3 pts)
1. machines (paragraph 1)...
2. buy (paragraph 2)
3. deadly (paragraph 3)...
E. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (3 pts)
1. there:
2. others: .......
3. it: ....

II. LANGUAGE (15 POINTS)

A. MATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE
COLLOCATIONS. (2 pts)
1. basic
2. gender

a. drain
b. education
c. community
d. discrimination
e. youth

B. FILL IN EACH GAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB. (2 pts)

broke down passed out asked out logged in handed in
1. I was hit on the head and
2. When students finished the exam, they their papers and went out.

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C. REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN. (4 pts)

1. I didn't go to the beach because the weather was bad.
If ....
2. Adil said: "I regret having quarreled with my teacher last year."
"If only I .
3. They are going to paint the ceiling pink.
The ceiling .
4. I saw the doctor last week, said Peter.
Peter told his father
D. PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE OR FORM. (3 pts)
1. I am looking forward to (see) .. you at the party.
2. Najib Mahfouz (to win) ... the Nobel Prize in 1988.
3. By 2020, scientists (find out) . the cure for AIDS.
E. MATCH EACH EXPRESSION WITH ITS APPROPRIATE FUNCTION (2 pts)

. What do you mean by brain gain?

. I am sorry, I don't agree with you there.
. Youd better see the doctor.
. Waiter! I hate to say that I have been
waiting for my order for an hour now.

a. Complaining
b. Disagreeing
c. Advice
d. Asking for clarification

F. JOIN THE PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH THE LINKING WORDS GIVEN. (2 pts)
1. The weather was bad. They went swimming.

(despite)

2. People these days exercise less. They are overweight and less fit. (as a result)

III. WRITING (10 POINTS)

Women illiteracy has many negative consequences on the women themselves, their
families and on society as a whole. Write an article to your school magazine about the
causes and consequences of women illiteracy and suggest some solutions.
(Approximately 200 words)
These suggestions may help you:
- poverty / some negative traditional beliefs
- parents ignorance
- remote schools in rural areas
- literacy and job opportunities
- contribution of women literacy to the development of society and economy.
- contribution of women literacy to the improvement of family life/ members/ health
- contribution of literate women to childrens education improvement both at home and at school
- role of NGOs, media, government, etc.

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