: ‫االســـم‬
: ‫الرقــــم‬
‫ ثالث ساعات‬: ‫المــــدة‬
)‫امتحان شهادة الدراسة الثانوية (الفرع االدبي‬
)‫(الصفحة األولى‬
I- Read the following text then do the tasks below:
‫اللغة االنكليزية‬
II-Read the following text then do the tasks below:
Everyone dreams of adventures involving tropical
islands or old boxes filled with jewellery and coins
found in the wrecks of sunken ships. For some people
these dreams have come true. That is because they
really know where to look for treasure.
Over the centuries, critics have found different things to
say about Shakespeare's work, and readers and
audiences across the world have discovered different
meanings in his drama and poetry. Shakespeare was an
unconventional writer in many ways. He was unusual
among playwrights of his day because he trained as a
One of the best places for treasure hunting is the
Atlantic Ocean just off the eastern coast of Florida. This professional actor before working as a dramatist, which
part of the Florida coast is actually called the ' Treasure meant that he understood the work of the theatre from
both sides of the stage.
Coast' because of the many Spanish wrecks buried in
The Romantic poets of the nineteenth Century rethe ocean's sand and among the coral reefs. These
examined Shakespeare's work and embraced it in their
sixteenth -, seventeenth-, and eighteenth- century ships
own poetry, but they still thought of him more as a
sailing from Mexico to Seville all carried gold, silver
and precious stones. The galleons, as they were called, poet, than as a writer of plays. Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, one of the most prominent Romantic poets,
also transported Spanish soldiers and governors
offered a new, deeper analysis of Shakespeare's poetry.
returning home from the colonies with their own
He identified many strange expressions in
personal collections of gold.
Shakespeare's work, which had previously been
An amazing thing is that the majority of the ships sank described as mistakes. He found that these were, in fact,
not very far from the coast. The reason for this was
very sophisticated comments on philosophy and human
their sailing route. There was only one narrow channel psychology. Coleridge also thought of Shakespeare as
used for navigation which ran north – south between
'a poet of nature'.
the massive and dangerous coral reefs. During sudden
In 1904, the critic A.C. Bradley focused on the
tropical storms or hurricanes which are common in late psychology and motivation of Shakespeare's characters.
summer or early autumn, these galleons often broke
It was only in the 1920s that Shakespeare was thought
into pieces.
of as a writer of plays again.
Answer the following questions:
Choose the correct answer a, b, or c:
( 4 marks )
( 8 marks )
11- Shakespeare was…………………
1- Why do some people's dreams have come true?
a- a playwright
2- What is 'Treasure Coast'?
b- a poet
3- What kind of weather made the ships fall apart?
c- both playwright and poet
4- Who travelled on board the galleons?
12- Shakespeare was thought of as a playwright again
in the ……….. Century.
Find words in the text which mean the following:
a- nineteenth
( 4 marks )
b- twentieth
5- large sailing ships
c- eighteenth
6- took goods or people from one place to another
Match three of the underlined words from the text
7- the land next to the sea
to the definitions below:
(6 marks )
8- very large
Rewrite these sentences about the text to correct the
information.
( 4 marks )
9- Spanish soldiers and governors returned to the
colonies with their personal collections of gold.
10- Ships sank because there were many sailing routes
used for navigation.
13- having a lot of knowledge
14- important or well known
15- comprehended
Complete the following sentences with information
from the text:
( 6 marks )
16- Shakespeare first worked as ……………………..
17- The Romantic poets didn't think of Shakespeare as
………………….
18- Coleridge believed that Shakespeare was…………
: ‫االســـم‬
: ‫الرقــــم‬
‫ ثالث ساعات‬: ‫المــــدة‬
)‫امتحان شهادة الدراسة الثانوية (الفرع االدبي‬
)‫(الصفحة الثانية‬
III- Complete the following paragraph / sentences
by filling in the gaps:
(10 marks )
‫اللغة االنكليزية‬
VII- Complete the following sentences using
clauses:
( 6 marks )
19- I liked this room. Why are you ………. it
36- This is the old man whom ………………
redecorated?
37- The UN General Assembly appoints the Secretary
20- You look tired. You ………go to bed earlier.
General.
21- They cut the trees ………. they had been there for
The Secretary General…………………………
sixty years.
22- I'm learning to play ……… drums.
VIII- Choose the correct words in brackets:
23- If you can't share cars then go by ……… transport.
( 10 marks )
38- What kind of soup is it? It tastes (awful, awfully)!
39- We have our boarding cards, so we can (go, get)
IV- Fill in the spaces with words from the list. Use
through passport control now.
each word once only.
(10 marks )
40- Who will (turn up, set up) the equipment for the
sacred, employs, images, beauteous, banks,
conference?
devices, with.
41- We are (taking, making) the music exam in the
Thus while the Trojan prince …24… his eyes,
music room.
Fix’d on the walls …25… wonder and surprise,
42- She hasn't got (some, any) money to buy books.
The …26… Dido, with a num’rous train
And pomp of guards, ascends the …27… fane.
IX- Correct the verbs in brackets:
( 8 marks )
Such on Eurotas’ …28…, or Cynthus’ height
43- It (not rain) here a lot at this time of year.
44- We are very proud of our son. He (break) the
V- Complete the following dialogue by writing
school high jumps record again.
suitable questions. (Write at least four words for
45- I was very nervous because I (not give) a speech
each question)
( 12 marks )
to a big audience before.
29- A: …………………………………….?
46- The paparazzi (wait) for the actress when she left
B: Christina Dodwell is a traveller.
the restaurant.
30- A: ………………………………………?
B: She has been a traveller since her mid-twenties. X- Translation:
31- A: ……………………………………….?
- Translate the following sentence into Arabic :
B: She travelled around Africa and New Guinea.
( 3 marks )
32- A: ……………………………………….?
47- Classic cars are often priced according to their
B: She travelled by horse and canoe.
historical value.
………………………………………………………
VI- Write the missing parts of the following
exchanges using the function in brackets (6 marks)
- Translate the following sentence into English:
A: What do you think of TV programmes?
( 3 marks )
(Express your preference)
48.‫ الجبال هي فعالً مكان جذاب للذهاب في العطالت‬33- B: …………………………………………….
………………………………………………………
A: But I like horror films.
XI- composition :
(20 marks)
(Express your opinion)
34- B: ………………………………………….
Write a composition of no more than 80 words on
A: Anyhow, there are too many commercials on TV
nowadays
(Express your agreement)
35- B: ………………………………………….
"an event you witnessed, a celebration or a
festival" explaining what happened.
The End of Exam
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