Mediterranean Village Preparatory School El Mekki Mourad Mar. 2003

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

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

Today, more and more English people in big cities go to work on bicycles. There are many reasons why they prefer to ride to work.

First, bicycles do not need petrol. So they cost less money. Also, they do not need much space on the street because they are small and it is easier to find a place for them. Another reason is that it is good for the health to ride a bicycle : riding bicycles is better than driving because cars make people lazier. When people always drive cars, they become fatter and weaker.

For all these reasons, more and more English people leave their cars at home. But they use them at weekends to go in excursions and pic-nics with their families.

I / Reading Comprehension : (7 PTS)

1. Read and cross (X ) the right title for the text : (0.5 pt)

Working in cities Going in excursions Riding bicycles in England

2. Read and say if the following statements are true or false : (2 pts)

• Today, more English people prefer to drive to work. True / False
• It is easier to find a place for cars in the streets. True / False
• Riding is worse than driving. True / False
• English people use their cars at weekends to go in excursions. True / False

3. Read and find out from the text two disadvantages of using cars (1 pt)

· ………………………………………………………………………………………

· ………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Read and find in the text the opposites of the following words : (2 pt)

· Less ¹ ………………… (paragraph 1)

· big ¹………………… (paragraph 2)

· worse ¹ …………………(paragraph 2)

· never ¹ …………………(paragraph 2)

5. Read and say what the underlined words in the text refer to : (1.5 pt)

· “they” (paragraph 2) refers to ………………………….

· “them” (paragraph 2) refers to …………………………..

· “their” (paragraph 3) refers to ………………………….

II / Language : (8 PTS)

1. Circle the right alternatives : (3 pts)

John Lennon was (born / birth) on October 9^th 1940. He was the only (child / children) of a (poor / pour) family. He studied Graphic Arts, but he was a bad pupil. In 1971, he (produces / produced) an album : “imagine”. It was very (success / successful). In 1976, he lived with his (husband / wife) Yoko Ono in the USA. They were in New York when he was assassinated by a fan in 1980.

2. Put the words between parantheses in the right tense or form : (2.5 pts)

Mrs Patton : “What are you looking at, Suzy ?”

Suzy : “I (to look) .................................... at a photograph, Mrs Patton.”

Mrs Patton : “Let me see. That’s you in the picture !”

Suzy : “Yes, I was in Egypt last summer. That’s Leila Kamel, my Egyptian friend. I (to meet)

.......................... her in Cairo when I was there. We (to be) .................... good friends now.”

Mrs Patton : “Did you like Egypt ?”

Suzy : “Yes, I liked it very much. It’s really a (beauty) .......................... place !”

Mrs Patton : “What did Leila write for you on the back of the photograph ?”

Suzy : “She (to write) ................................. ‘friends for ever’.”

3. Match the sentences in A with their functions in B : (2.5 pts)

A		B
1. I’m going to go to the restaurant with my friend Tom. 2. It’s very cloudy. I think it is going to rain. 3. Be careful ! Mind your fingers ! 4. You should work hard in order to succeed. 5. Don’t throw rubbish in the streets.	1.......... 2.......... 3.......... 4.......... 5..........	a. Warning b. Expressing prohibition c. Giving advice d. Making predictions e. Socializing f. Expressing intentions

III / Writing : (5 PTS)

Write a paragraph to tell us about what you did last weekend.

The following hints may help you :

Cartoons / film / football / tennis / grandparents / homework / cinema / restaurant / story / book / letter / bath ......

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Composition 3 pts

Spelling 1 pt

Punct. & Capit. 1 pt