: ‫االســـم‬
: ‫الرقــــم‬
‫ ساعتان ونصف‬: ‫المــــدة‬
)‫امتحان شهادة الدراسة الثانوية (الفرع العلمي‬
)‫(الصفحة األولى‬
‫اللغة االنكليزية‬
I- Read the following text then do the tasks below:
II-Read the following text then do the tasks below:
Two thousand years ago English did not exist. A
thousand years ago it was a language used by less than
two million people. Now it is the most influential
language in the world, spoken by more than a billion
people on the planet, as their first, second or third
language. English currently dominates science,
business, the mass media and popular culture. For
example, 80% of e-mails are in English. But where will
English be at the end of the third millennium?
One view is that English is going to become even more
important as a global lingua franca, dominating the
world's trade and media while most other languages
will become localised or just die out. At present, over
half the world's 6,500 languages are in danger of
extinction. Another view is that English is already
breaking up, as Latin did, into several separate
languages. There are already dictionaries of the 'New
Englishes', such as Australian English, full of words
that a British English speaker would not recognise.
Hopefully, neither of these things will happen.
Governments around the world are starting to protect
smaller languages and recognise the importance of
cultural and linguistic diversity. English will probably
stay in control for a long time, but it definitely won't
become the only language in the world.
Until recently, people often disposed of waste in open holes
in the ground, called open landfills. But these open dumps
were dangerous. Rainfall dissolved some of the chemicals
from the waste, forming a liquid called leachate. Leachate
could pollute the soil, runoff into streams and lakes, or
trickle down into the groundwater. Some countries have
banned the use of open dumps. Another type of landfill is
called a sanitary landfill, which is specially constructed to
hold the waste material more safely. A sanitary landfill holds
municipal solid waste, construction debris and some types of
agricultural and industrial waste. Once a sanitary landfill is
full, it is covered with a clay cap to keep rainwater out.
Even well- designed landfills can pollute the soil and
groundwater. And while capped landfills can be reused for
some purposes, such as parks, they cannot be used for
housing or agriculture. Another solution is municipal solid
waste composting. With this technique, all the solid waste
that a community produces can be composted. This would
dramatically reduce the volume of waste disposed of in
sanitary landfills One disadvantage of this type of
composting is that heavy metals and toxic pesticide residues
may be left in the compost.
Answer the following questions:
( 8 marks )
Choose the correct answer a, b, or c:
( 4 marks )
11- Leachate is a liquid formed from……..
a- rainfall
b- dissolved chemicals
c- streams and lakes
1- How many people spoke English a thousand years
ago?
2- What does English currently dominate?
3- How many views concerning the future of English
are there?
4- Why do governments protect smaller languages?
12- Some countries have banned the use of open dumps
because they are…………
a- more safely
b- sanitary
c- dangerous
Find words in the text which mean the following:
( 4 marks )
5- connected with language
6- to have control over
7- certainly, without any doubt
8- to know
13- relating to a town or city.
Rewrite these sentences about the text to correct
the information.
( 4 marks )
16- A landfill is a/an ………………………………..
9- Now English doesn't have any influence.
18- A disadvantage of composting is that ……………
10- At the end of the third millennium, English will
probably become the only language in the world.
Match three of the underlined words from the text
to the definitions below:
(6 marks )
14- a type of heavy, sticky earth
15- to flow slowly
Complete the following sentences with information
from the text:
( 6 marks )
17- Composting reduces …………………………….
: ‫االســـم‬
: ‫الرقــــم‬
‫ ساعتان ونصف‬: ‫المــــدة‬
)‫امتحان شهادة الدراسة الثانوية (الفرع االدبي‬
)‫(الصفحة الثانية‬
‫اللغة االنكليزية‬
III- Complete the following paragraph / sentences
by filling in the gaps:
(10 marks )
VII- Complete the following sentences using
clauses:
( 6 marks )
More than thirty pensioners…19… their way to see
Oklahoma at the Queen's Theatre …20…
Barnstaple had …21… amazing escape, after their
coach left the road and crashed into …22…ditch.
This was an unfortunate incident and the travel
office was sorry …23…everyone involved.
36. The weather was very bad so that,………………
37. I left the exam early because ………………
IV- Fill in the spaces with words from the list. Use
each word once only.
(10 marks )
health, married, experiments, scientist, cold
It was in Paris that she met and …24… Pierre
Curie, a young …25… who had already earned
respect. Together they made their …26… in an old
wooden house that was too…27… and damp for
their …28…
V- Complete the following dialogue by writing
suitable questions. (Write at least four words for
each question)
( 12 marks )
29- A: …………………………………….?
B: I have been a travel writer for ten years.
30- A: ………………………………………?
B: Yes, my new book has been a success.
31- A: ……………………………………….?
B: I always go on my own to test myself.
32- A: ……………………………………….?
B: My family feels that I am mad.
VI- Write the missing parts of the following
exchanges using the function in brackets (6 marks)
A: Bungee jumping is a modern sport.
(express preference)
33- B: …………………………………………….
A: He drives very fast.
(give advice)
34- B: ………………………………………….
VIII- Choose the correct words in brackets:
( 10 marks )
38. I was (exhausted, exhaustion) when the car broke
down.
39. Some people don't like matches on TV (after that,
but) others do.
40. It was raining, so we walked more (rapid, rapidly).
41. Nabil is always very (carefully, careful).
42. Whenever anything goes wrong he gets (angry,
angrily)
IX- Correct the verbs in brackets:
( 8 marks )
43. If you (travel) to the mountains, you would see the
snow.
44. Samer (play) computer for the last half an hour.
45. The weather (be) so bad that it was difficult to
continue our journey.
46. Ahmad injured his leg while he (play) football.
X- Translation:
- Translate the following sentence into Arabic :
( 3 marks )
47- One of the expedition members hurt his leg and
was unable to continue.
………………………………………………………
- Translate the following sentence into English:
( 3 marks )
48- ‫ كانت قائمة الطعام باللغة الصينية ولم يستطع احد أن يقدم لنا‬.‫ترجمة‬
………………………………………………………
XI- composition :
(20 marks)
Write a composition of no more than 80 words on
"Waste Disposal and Recycling" including
methods of waste disposal, and advantages and
disadvantages of each.
A: The plane arrives at 12.
(ask about the arrival time of a plane)
35- B: ………………………………………….
The End of Exam
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