Name: …………….

Si laàla High School

Surname: …………. El Abiodh Sidi Chiekh
Class: 1 SE ……..
Time: Two Hours. The Second Exam of English
Text:
Read the text then do the activities:

Nature provides to the different forms of life all the necessary elements they need for their
survival. Thanks to the rain that falls regularly, human beings and animals have enough water to
drink so as to keep alive while plants and trees receive their share of this precious liquid in order
to grow and bear the products and the fruit that constitute the main item in the feeding of the whole
population.
Nature is wonderful not only because of its majestic beauty but also with the immense richness it
provides. It has mountains which hold the entire mineral that we use in industry and the rocks we
need in building. It has also seas and rivers that abound with all sorts of fish. The multitude of
flowers and plants existing in woods and forests enable a big variety of wild creatures to survive and
to produce important benefits for mankind. In addition, we have trees some of which constitute a
large source of wood while others produce delicious fruit thanks to the combination of rain and
sunshine.
Today, the technological revolution that sweeps around the world constitutes a serious danger to
the ecological balance of nature. It has brought drastic change to the environment and negative
effects on the weather .The toxic gases of the factories combined with the smokes of cars and
vehicles generate heavy destruction of plants and animals while they cause terrible diseases to
mankind .Also the fast and uncontrolled urbanization everywhere in the planet affect the delicate
system upon which nature has been built over millions of years

Section One: Reading and interpreting (8 pts):

1- Give a title to the passage? (1 pt)
- The Beauty of Nature.
2- How many sentences are there in the second paragraph? (1pt)
- There are five sentences in the second paragraph.
3- Are the following statements true (t), false (f) or not mentioned (n)? (2pt)

T F N
- Water is a very valuable liquid that nature supplies. T
- Rivers and seas contain a lot of fish. T
- The level of water in nature is increasing rapidly because of the rain.
- Man’s industrial activities lead to the destruction of nature.

4- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following ones: (1.5 pt)
a- sufficient (§1) enough b-types (§2) sorts c-threat (§3) serious danger
5- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following ones: (1.5pt)
a-dead (§1) alive b-release(§2) hold c-construction(§3) destruction
6- who or what do the underlined words refer to: (1 pt)
a) This precious liquid (§1) water b -It (§3) technological revolution
Section Two: Mastery of language: (8 pts)
I- Replace the figures in the sentences below by the corresponding quantifier.(2Pts)
All Some of None of Most of
a)100%- All the people are concerned of keeping their town clean.
b)90%.- Most of the factories contribute to air pollution.
c)30%- Some of the plants can resist a severe weather conditions.
d) 0%- None of us likes to drink dirty water or breathe polluted oxygen.

II- Fill in the gaps with the suitable adverb from the followings :(2Pts)
Terribly. Completely. Quickly. Happily.
A) The time passed very quickly during the holiday
b) The children were playing happily in the garden.
c) The situation has completely changed over the years
d) The weather is terribly cold in the North Pole

III- Choose one of the right conjunction to connect the sentences in each case (2pts)
A- Cars are very useful but, they pollute the environment. (Because, therefore, if, but)
b-We must fight pollution because it generates a lot of destruction. (So, as a result, because,
and).
C- As companies and governments listen to the opinion of scientists, pollution will fade away. (As,
either, and, if)
D-Technical problems became serious; therefore, workers must get trained carefully to handle
them. (If, in order to, therefore although)

IV) Reorder the following words to get a correct sentence (1pt)

that-of-phenomenon-rain.-a-results-natural-the-lack-Drought-is- from
Drought is a natural phenomenon that results from the lack of rain.

V- Underline the silent letters in the following words (1pt):

Autumn Right Hour white

Section three: Written Expression (4pts)

Write a short passage about pollution, which is a serious problem that faces our world. Try to
mention its types, causes and effects on both our health and environment
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Best wishes of Success/ Your teacher