Mediterranean Village Preparatory School El Mekki Mourad Jan. 2003

– 8^th Form – MID TERM ENGLISH TEST N° 2

Name …………………………………………………………………………. Class ………………… N° ……

Listening Script

Bill is a sixteen-year-old English pupil. He lives in a town near Manchester and goes to a secondary school next to his house. All the teachers there love him because he is intelligent and very polite. At school, he learns many subjects like science, maths, geography and French but his favourite subjects are English and history. Bill spends most of his free time listening to music and reading books. Bill's father is very happy with him. He always says to his friends : " My son Bill is going to be a very important person in the future."

I / Listening Comprehension : (7 PTS)

1. Listen and complete the table : (3 pts)

Age	Occupation	Hobbies	Favourite subjects
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2. Listen and say if the sounds are similar (S) or different (D) : (2 pts)

· Pupil - music S / D

· lives - like S / D

· town - goes S / D

· sixteen - free S / D

3. Listen and complete the sentence with the missing words : (2 pts)

Bill's father is very ………………… with him. He ………………… says to his friends : " My son Bill is ……………… to be a very important person in the ……………….".

II / Language : (8 PTS)

1. Use the right form of the words between parentheses : (3.5 pts)

Suzan and Sandra are two (love) ……………… sisters from Florida. Suzan is one year (old) ………… than Sandra. She is also (tall) ……………… and (beautiful) ……………………… than her sister. They both like (play) ……………… volleyball and listening to music. Their favourite (sing) ……………… is Michael Jackson. They think he is the (good) ……………….. pop star in the world !

2. Circle the correct alternatives : (2.5 pts)

English is a very (important / importance) language nowadays. (She / It) is the language of business and aviation. Moreover, it is the language of international communication. Furthermore, it is impossible for scientists to (do / doing) research without it. In fact, 85 % of the information in computers is in English and two (three / thirds) of the scientists all over the (world / word) write in English.

3. Match the sentences in A with their functions in B : (2 pts)

A		B
Sarah : "(1) I'm going to have a picnic lunch tomorrow. Do you want to come with me, Paul ?" Paul : " Picnic ! But it's very cloudy. I think (2) it is going to rain tomorrow !! (3) Why don't we go to the cinema ? I know you like films, Sarah. I'm sure you will enjoy it." Sarah : " No, thanks. (4) I think I like the picnic lunch better !"	1. … 2. … 3. … 4. …	A. Making predictions. B. Apologising. C. Expressing intentions. D. Making suggestions. E. Making comparisons.

III / Writing : (5 PTS)

Your father, who works in Jerba, wants to buy a new house. But he hesitates on where to buy it : in the town or in the countryside. Write him a paragraph to tell him about your preference using the appropriate arguments.

The following hints may help you :

Countryside		Town
Advantages	Disadvantages	Advantages	Disadvantages
q Clean q Quiet q Beautiful nature q Kind people	q Boring q Fewer amenities (hospitals, libraries) q Fewer means of transportation (buses, trains) q Fewer means of entertainment (cinemas, discos)	q Exciting q More amenities q More means of transportation q More means of entertainment	q Polluted q Crowded q Stress problems q Indifferent people

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Composition 3 pts

Spelling 1 pt

Punct. & Capit. 1 pt