YAKAR ESPOIR 2020/2021
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Student’s Name : ………………………………………………..
ENGLISH TEST
READING COMPREHENSION
After a topsy-turvy and often acrimonious election ,Liberia’s Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf is set to become Africa’s first democratically elected female president.
With 97percent of the vote counted, the former Liberian finance Minister and
Harvard- educated economist will soon be declared the winner.
Havin gained 59.4 of the ballots casts he has an unaissalable lead over her rival
GoergeWeah, the former world football player of the year. Liberia’s« Iron
Lady » said : « Africa is ready for a female president .Women have the
education, the character,thecompetence and the integrity to lead the nation » .
She also stated that : « This is the time to get Liberia out of the spychological,
economic,and political wreckages of war and enthrone true democracy » .
Supporters of M. Weah are shouting and claiming that the elections weres
poiled by fraud. Violence erupted in front of polling stations and peacekeepers
in riot gear fired tear gas to disperse angry crowds .Two U.N soldiers were
injured in the skirmishes .M.Weah has implored protestors to refrain from
violence. The threat of unrest and claims of election frauds carry the potential
of returning Liberia to the turmoil of civil war which recently ravaged the
country’s economy and killled a quarter of a million people. Ms. Johnson-
Sirleaf remains unperturbed about the protests and the prospect of coups and
civil war, saying she was eager to « start the process of renewal and
rebuilding » .She said she would make Africans proud of her performance.
Shesaid also : « I look forward to the challenge. »
U.N=United Nations
I- COMPREHENSION.( 8 PTS)
1.Referencing . Who or what do the followingwordsrefer to :(1pt)
« Iron lady » (paragraph 1) ……………………………………………………
« which » «( paragraph2) ……………………………………………………..
2. Decide if the thefollowingstatements are true or false : (3pts)
a) Supporters of Weahaccepted the verdict of the elections. T/ F
justify…………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Ellen Johnson sirleafbelieves in the competence ofwomen. T/ F
justify………………………………………………………………………………………….
c)Hundreds of people have diedrecentlyduring the civil war.T/F
Justify …………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Find the synonyms of the words : Circle the correct one : ( 2 pts)
Integrity means : d. necessity e. honesty f. rapidity
Topsy-turvy means : g. problem h. opposition i.chaos
Skirmichesmeans : j. altercations k.difficultiesl.troubles
Unperturbed means : m. calmed n. Fearful o. violent
4 .Clozetext : Complete this paragraph with words from the text :( 2pts)
Theelections in Liberia wereoften……………………………….. This is the first time
a……………………… has become president of a Republic. She was
a ……………………………… economist who believes that………………………… have the
education, the character to lead the country.
II- GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE : (8 PTS)
5. Choose the best option between the words in bracket :( 2pts)
Next year the election (organised/ will beorganised/ will organised) in
Senegal .The current president (whose / which/who) is also the president of
his party (don’t/ doesn’t/ isn’t) clarify his position. He (leads/ led/ has been
leading) the country for 12 years now.
6. Rewrite the sentences without changing the initial meaning :( 2 pts)
The National soldiers killed many innocent people during the manifestation
Many innocent people ………………………………………………………………………………..
Frauds are destroying the presidential election.
The presidential election ……………………………………………………………………………
7. Skeleton dialogue :Complete the dialogue between a president and a
journalist : ( 4pts)
Journalist : Good morningpresident !
President : Good morning !
Journalist : ………………………………………………………………..president?
President : …………………………………………………presidentsince 2012
Journalist :You are a candidate thisyear,……………………………………………….. ?
President : Yes I am.
Journalist : ……………………………. ?
President : Because I want to finish all the projects.
Journalist : Let’s talk about Education,…………………………………………………… ?
President : Ok If youlike !
Journalist : ………………………………………….ambitions ?
President : My ambitions are to buildschools and bring solutions to the
problems of teachers.
Journalist : ThankyouPresident and good luck !
III- WRITING : Do youthinka womancanbepresident of the Republic in Senegal ?
Giveyour opinion (10 lines)( 4 pts)
