2nd year 2001 أ/ أحمد البسيوني

Arab Republic of Egypt

Ministry of Education

General secondary Education Certificate Examination. 2001

[First Stage- Second Session]

First Foreign Language: English (2) Time: 3 hours

اللغة الأجنبية الأولى: الإنجليزية (1)

A - Language Functions

1- Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue between Tamer and Hussam about football matches (4.M):

Tamer : Did you watch the football match last night?

Hussam : ........................ (1)........................

Tamer : …………………..(2)……………..

Hussam : So was I. I thought I've never seen such an exciting match.

Tamer : ……………………..(3)………………… ?

Hussam : I think it'll be next month.

Tamer : Where will it be?

Hussam : In Cairo Stadium.

Tamer : ........................ (4)........................

Hussam : So will 1.1 won't miss one like it for anything.

2- Say where the two mini-dialogue are taking place and who the speakers are (4.M):

1- A: So, you want to borrow L.E. 200,000. What do you want the money for?

B: I want to buy some more land. Thus, I can expand my business.

A: Well, we can certainly lend you the money, but we'll need to see a business plan.

You need to show us that you can pay the money back within the next five years.

Place :…………...........................

Speaker A:...........................................

Speaker B:...........................................

2- A: Hello! Can I help you, sir?

B: Yes, I'd like to have a single room, please.

A: With or without a bathroom.

B: With a bathroom.

Place :…………...........................

Speaker A:...........................................

Speaker B:...........................................

B - Vocabulary and Structure

3. Choose the correct answer from a.b.c or d (8.M):

1- Although the risk is quite small, many people are afraid....... surgery.

a) to b) with c) of d) through

2-.......... the man was very sick, he didn't see the doctor.

a) As b) So c) Unless d) Although

3- She .............. a magazine when somebody knocked at the door.

a) read b) reads c) was reading d) had read

4 People who have no goals are ........... successful.

a) seldom b) ever c) usually d) always

5- As soon as the teacher ..... the lesson, the students started to ask their questions.

a) finishes b) have finished c) had finished d) will finish

6- This is ............... child my sister helped.

a) an b) a c) the d) any

7- .............. him today, she would know what happened.

a) If she meets b) Had she met

c) Were she to meet d) Will she meet

8-.............. the net means to look for things on the web.

a) Sighting b) Surfing c) Sensing d) Serving

9- The wheel................by the people of Sumeria.

a) was being invented b) was invented c) invented d) will invent

10- The brain needs a constant............... of oxygen.

a) supplant b) suppose c) supply d) suppress

11-You look pale ................. to you?

a) Has anything happened b) Will anything happen

c) Had anything happened d) Was anything happening

12-1 love all my family, but I love my father ................of all.

a) more b) much c) the most d) most

13- They say that scientists do not know enough about the full..........of the changing of

genes.

a) effects b) affects c) affecting d) affection

14- We should exert all efforts to ................... our heritage.

a) store b) destroy c) damage d) protect

15- Our government is carrying out many ...........that will increase our national income.

a) resources b) experts c) projects d) benefits

16- The internet............. information on millions of subjects.

a) provokes b) protests c) prospects d) provides

4. Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) (5.M)

1-1 like playing football more than swimming. (prefer)

2- London is colder than Cairo. (so hot as)

3- We know the reason why heart disease occurs. (causes)

4- The heart pumps blood around the body. (function)

5- Keep off the grass. (mustn't)

C - Reading Comprehension

Read and complete the table (3.M):

To park a car is a tiring problem in a city. Parking problems are worse between 8 and 10 o'clock a.m. and so is driving cars in rush hours. We should reduce traffic in the city centre. Parks should be built just outside the city centre. People can leave their cars there, and catch a bus to their offices. Another solution is to build multiple storey

garages. Fly - over bridges and underground railways will also solve the problem of cross - roads.

Problems

Solutions

…………….(1)……………

…………….(2)……………

…………….(3)……………

…………….(4)……………

…………….(5)……………

…………….(6)……………

Read the following passage, then answer the questions (7.M):

On leaving, Mrs. Magda gave last minute instructions to the new baby-sitter, a young girl of seventeen whose main work was to look after the baby. The girl had never done this work before and Mrs. Magda was a little bit anxious. "Make yourself comfortable, Soha.", Magda said. "I've prepared a tray of food and fruit for you. It's on the table. You can, of course, listen to the radio or watch the television, but don't have it on too loud because it might wake our little baby. Sound moves terribly in this house. If the boy wakes up, go to his room and stay with him there until he goes back to sleep. Anyway, he's two years old, so you shouldn't have any trouble. My husband and I will be back at about five o'clock,"

Mr. Kamal and his wife Magda returned rather later than they had expected. They heard the sound of TV. A light was still on in the living-room. The little baby was crying loudly. His face was covered with tears. Mr. Kamal switched off the TV. Mrs. Magda went to the living-room immediately and came out, holding the baby who was very hungry.

"What is she doing there? Where is Soha? She is fast asleep! She has eaten all the food here!"

Answer the following questions:

1 - Why was Mrs. Magda worried about the baby-sitter?

2- What did Mr. & Mrs. Kamal find when they returned home?

3-What instructions did Mrs. Magda give the baby-sitter?

4- Was Soha a good baby-sitter or a bad one? Why?

Choose the correct answer from a.b.c or d:

5- Although Mrs Magda gave strict instructions to the baby-sitter, she.........

a) forgot them b) carried them out c) neglected them d) followed them

6- When Mrs. Magda returned home, she was surprised because .....

a) the baby-sitter was awake b) the television was on

c) there was a light in the living-room d) the baby was crying and Soha was

fast asleep

7-Mrs Magda came home .......................

a) before five b) after five c) at five d) at half past four

D- The Novel (9.M)

7.1) Answer the Following questions:

a- What was the opinion of Ayman's family about the story of the spider Ayman had

seen?

b- Why did all the archaeologists at the site die?

c- How did Professor Jones express his admiration of Ayman?

Answer the following quotations

“It's up to you now, Wafaa! Good Luck.”

a- What was Wafaa Sultan expected to do?

b- Why was it difficult for her to do so?

c- Whose life depended on the courage of Wafaa Sultan?

Complete the following sentences:

1- The World Wide Web is like a great library. The information in this

library moves ......................

2- Professor Jones said that they could not destroy the spiders as.......

3- Ayman did not have to worry about getting a good job because.....

E- Writing (6.M)

8. Write a paragraph of eight sentences about:

"The problem of pollution."

Include the following-points:

- Air pollution.

- Noise is a sort of pollution.

- Harmful gases.

- Old cars.

- Reducing pollution in our streets.

F- Translation

9- a) Translate into Arabic: (3.M)

There are different kinds of gardens. Gardens can be made with every plant carefully placed as a part of a man – made design. Gardens can also be made to look as if every flower has sprung from seeds sown by nature. Public parks are for everyone to enjoy and relax.

B. Translate into English: (l.M)إن هوايتي المفضلة هي قراءة القصص الخيالية و الاستماع إلى الموسيقى.

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