3. Who/ hat do thirine Read the following text carefully, then do the activities.

Do you have an iPad, iPod, iPhone, a smartwatch or a Mac computer? If you do not, you probably
know someone who has one. Steve Jobs made the company _ Apple_ that created these things that are now
so important that millions of people do their best to have one.
Steve Jobs was born on February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco, California. When he was a boy, he
had a special hobby: he liked to take apart televisions and put them back together again. He was a very good
student at school. After he finished grade four, he went to grade six. And in 1972, when he was seventeen, he
graduated from high school. He then began his studies in Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, but dropped
out after six months. He decided to quit.
In 1976, when he was only twenty-one years old, he created his own company: Apple Computer with
his friend Steve Wozniak. Steve Jobs later got married in 1991 and had four children. Unfortunately, doctors
discovered that he had cancer in 2003 and he died in 2011 at the age of only 56.
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A. Comprehension and Interpretation :

Choose the correct answer:

1/ The text is: a- a report b- an email c-a biography
2/ The type of the text is: a-narrative b- descriptive c- argumentative
Are the following statements true or false? Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ next to the letter corresponding to every
statement.
a. Steve was very bad at school. …………….……………
b. Steve created his own company alone. ..……………..…………
c. Steve got married at the age of 36. …………..……………

2. Complet the table below:

Who Date/place of Hobby Education Achievment Death

birth

e undelrined words refer to in the text ?

a. one (§1) ……….……… b. these things (§1) ……………. b. them (§2)………………….…….

4. In which paragraph is it mentioned that Steve Jobs quit the college? …………………………………

B/ Text Exploration (8 points)

Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to the following: (1pt)

a. essential (§1) ………………….. b. started (§2) ………………….

2. Complete the chart as shown in the example. (2pts)

 verb noun adjective
to invent invention .……………
………………… ………………... discovered
to create ………………... ……………………..
3. Connect each pair of sentences with one of the words given. Make changes where necessary. (1pt)
A. 1.the automobile allows us to Travel over long distances.It Can cause death to passengers .(however)
………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………..
B. 1. The scientist failed a lot of times. 2. The scientist has not stopped trying.( although)
……………………………….,...........................................................................................................
4.Divide the following words according to the number of their syllables
Ccc
/id/

5. Fill in the blanks with words from the list. (2pts)

blind _ inventor _ harder _accident _ discovered
Louis Braille was a famous ……….…… . In 1912, he had a terrible …………………. , when he hit
himself in the eye and became …………………. .However, that event didn’t stop him from working
………………..…… to solve some problems.

Part One: Reading/Interpactivities:

Text:

Satellites are devices which orbit the earth. Their most common uses are
communication− to transmit television pictures and telephone calls − and
navigation. Many satellites orbit the earth every 24 hours, so they are always over
the same place. There are thousands of satellites orbiting the earth.Some are 36,000
kilometres above the earth.
Using satellites to transmit television pictures means that people all over the
world can watch programmes from other countries. Satellites can transmit
hundreds of channels of high quality. Although most mobile phones today use radio
signals, there are now satellite phones which can be used in places with no radio
signals.
Sat-nav, which is short for satellite navigation, is an electronic device which
can help car drivers and pilots to know exactly where they are. If you have sat-nav
in your car, it can tell you your best route and help you to avoid traffic jams.
Satellites have made it easier to forecast the weather accurately, and to warn
people about forest fires or floods through weather forecast programmes on TV.
Photographs from high in space can also help produce up-to-date maps.In poor
parts of the world, photographs from space can help farmers to plan for the future.
There are already many different uses for satellites. It is certain their use will
increase in the years to come.

A/Comprehension/Interpretation:
*1-Give a title to the text above:
The advantages of satellites/the different uses of satellites 01
*2-Say if these statements are "true" or "false":
A-Satellites are machines which are used under the earth = false 0.5
B-Satellites use will decrease in the future = false 0.5
*3-Answer the following questions from the text:
A-What are the main uses of satellites?
The main uses of satellites are: communication− to transmit television pictures and telephone
calls − and navigation. 01
B-What does "sat-nav" mean? How does it help car drivers?
Sat-nav, is short for satellite navigation, is an electronic device. If you have sat-nav in your car, it can tell
you your best route and help you to avoid traffic jams. 01
C-How do satellites help informing people about bad weather conditions?
Satellites have made it easier to forecast the weather accurately, and to warn people about forest fires or
floods through weather forecast programmes on TV. 01
*4- Find in the text words or expressions that are closest in meaning to :
Machines(§1) = devices 0.5 Exactly(§4)= accurately 0.5
*5- Find in the text words or expressions that are opposite in meaning to:
Under(§1)=/= above 0.5 Rich(§4)=/= poor 0.5
B/Text Exploration:
*1-What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text:
Their (§1) : satellites. 0.5
They(§3): car drivers and pilots. 0.5
*2-Complete the sentences with: "most" or "most of":
A- most tourists do not visit this part of the town. 0.5
B-I spend most of my free time in gardening. 0.5
C- Most of my friends like playing video games. 0.5
D-We had a relaxing holiday, most of the time we lay on the beach. 0.5
*3-Form one sentence from the two sentences using "although":
A-He accepted the job.The salary was low.
He accepted the job, although the salary was low. 01
B-It rained a lot.We enjoyed our holiday.
Although it rained a lot,we enjoyed our holiday. 01
*4-Fill in the blanks with words from the list: 03 pts
Professor / Sorbonne university / died / Poland / radium / married

Marie Curie was born in Poland on November 7, 1867. She received a general education in
local schools and some scientific training from her father. In 1891, she went to Paris to
continue her studies at the Sorbonne university where she obtained Licenciateships in
Physics. She met Pierre Curie, Professor in the School of Physics in 1894,and in1895 they
were married, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie were able to discover the radium in the same
year.Marie Curie won the Nobel prize for physics in 1903 and 1911.She died in 1934.

Part Two: Written Expression (5pts)

Choose one topic only:

*Topic one: Organise the information on the table to write a coherent

paragraph on how "the washing machine" was invented:
A B
Introduction importance of home labour-saving devices
Problem people had to keep clean
Original solution hand/ small rock / washboard / brush
 Problems with the solutions long time; hard work; clothes damaged
Invention (who-what-when) James King / washing machine / 1851
Problems still hard work / hand powered
Innovation/New invention 1909 / US company / electric machine
Conclusion almost every home has one

Content = 2 pts
Form = 3 pts

*Topic two: Write a paragraph about the advantages of a device/a machine/a

vehicle.
You can choose one of these inventions if you want:
Television/computer/mobile phone/washing
machine/refrigerator/car/plane……….

Content = 3 pts
Form = 2 pts

Class : 1st year

The final English test
Comprehension: Read the following test then do the activities
Along time ago, when our ancestors wished to travel, they had to go on foot, on horseback or by carriage
pulled by horses. Journeys were very different from what they are today. They were slower, for even the
most rapid horse-vehicle. They were less swift than the engines and motor-cars of our time. But how much
beautiful they were!
The traveler was then able to enjoy the view, instead of rushing from one town to another, without
being able to see anything, and being blinded by dust and smoke. Nowadays, means of transportation, even
more comfortable and time preserving, they are noisy, polluting and so quick that you have no time to
admire anything.
1/Tick the most suitable title for the text:
a- The history of means of transportation.
B -Means of transportation, in the past and the present.
c- Man’s development of life style.
2/Answer the following questions:
a- How did people travel a long time ago?
b-Did man enjoy his way of travelling?
c- How are nowadays means of transportation?
3/Complete the table with information from the text:
Travelling in the……. advantages drawbacks
past
 nowadays

Grammar:
1/Link the two pairs of sentences using the right connector: although , however , because
A-
2/Ask questions on the underlined words in the text.
3/Supply the stress in the words: ecology, hydrological, anthropology, geological
Written expression:
Reorder the sentences to get a coherent paragraph.
A-However, the steam powered cars were not practical and of limited use.
b-In 1770, the French engineer Joseph Cugnot constructed the first vehicle moving by itself.
C-In the past people used horses to pull their carriages.
D-Carl Benz and then Gottlieb Daimler constructed the first petrol cars.

Part one: Reading (14 pts)

Read the text carefully then do the activities.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the

telephone in 1876. He first worked for his father. He
developed a system for teaching deaf people to
speak. This system, called Visible Speech, used
symbols which showed the position of the throat,
tongue, and lips in making sounds. From this early
experience, Bell became interested in the telegraph.
On March 10th 1876, during one experiment with
his assistant Thomas Watson in separate rooms, Bell
spilled some acid on his clothes by accident and said,
“Mr. Watson, Come here, I want you.” Watson heard
the message through the phone spring and came
immediately. These were the first sentences ever
transmitted over the telephone.
Today, people almost everywhere can speak to
each other by telephone. There are even car phones,
plane phones and mobile phones which transmit
sounds through airwaves rather than telephone lines.
The telephone has truly become an important part of
everyday life for people all over the world.

(Wikipedia Encyclopedia)
 A/ COMPREHENSION/INTERPRETATION: (07 pts)

1) Copy the title you think is the most appropriate to the text.
a. Telecommunications and satellites.
b. Graham Bell's invention.
c. The importance of time saving devices.

2) Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
a. Bell has invented the telephone.
b. Thomas Watson was his assistant.
c. Today, there are neither car phones nor plane
phones.
d. The telephone is not important for people
today.

3) Answer the following questions according to the text:

a. How did Visible Speech teach deaf people to

speak?
b. What did Bell become interested in?
c. What did Bell say during one of his
experiments?
d. How do mobile phones transmit sounds?

4) Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer.

The text is : a) argumentative b) expository c) narrative

5) What or who do the underlined words refer to in

the text?

a. He developed (§1) b. These were (§2)

B/ TEXT EXPLORATION: ( 07 pts)

1) Find in text words that are synonyms to the
following:
a. Need (§2) b. Send out (§3)

2) Find in the text words that are opposite in

meaning to the following:
a. Last (§2) b. Without (§2)

3) Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same

as sentence (a)
A. a. Bell said:” Mr. Watson, Come here, I want
you.”
b. Bell ordered………………………………………….
B. a. He said to me: “How are you?”
b. He asked me ………………………………………..
C. a. “Please, help me.”,he asked his friend
b. He asked…………………………………………….....
Complete the chart as shown in the example:

Verb N
o
u
n
Exa to c
mpl com o
e mun m
icat m
e u
n
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
to …
disc …
over …
…
…
…
…… i
…… n
…….. v
e
n
ti
o
n

5). Classify the following words according to the

pronunciation of their final ”s”
Cages – Vowels – asks – Boxes –Watches.

/s/ /z/ /
i
z
/

PART TWO : WRITTEN EXPRESSION: (06 pts)

Choose ONE of the following topics:

Topic One:
 Using the following notes write a short biography of
Alexander Graham Bell.
- Born in 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland.
-becam

ent to Canada and USA in 1871.

- opened school for training teachers of deaf people
in Boston
- Invented Telegraph 1875
- Invented telephone 1876

Level: 1st year Scientific ENGLISH TEST N°3

Part 1: Reading: Read the text carefully then do the activities.

Louis Pasteur was born on December 27 th, 1822 in Dole in France. He was the
son of humble parents. His father was a tanner. As a boy he was in no way unusual.
His teachers described him a good average pupil and one who never affirmed
anything of which he was not absolutely sure. His father worked hard and was able to
send him to the Ecole Normale in Paris to study Chemistry. Later; he did advanced
work at the Sorbonne. (§1)
In1849, Pasteur got a job as assistant teacher at Strasbourg University where he
began his work on fermentation. There, he also met his future wife Marie who
patiently helped him with his experiments. In 1860, he went back to Paris where he
was appointed as Director of Science .Pasteur worked on pasteurization, a process
named after him. This consists of heating liquid food to 55° C to destroy bacteria.(§2)
In 1863, Pasteur became a member of French Academy of Medicine. In 1865,
Louis went to Ales, in the south of France where he investigated the disease of
silkworm which was ruining the French silk industry. His research saved the centre silk
industry of the country. Three years later, despite serious health problems, Pasteur
continued his research on microbes while experimenting with chicken cholera .He
found out that people could be protected against diseases by injecting them with
weakened microbes.(§3)
From 1882 to 1885, he devoted himself to research on rabies, a deadly disease
spread by the bite of rabid animals such as dogs. In 1887, he was appointed
Permanent Secretary of the Academy of science. He died in Paris at the age of 73.(§4)
A): Comprehension and Interpretation .
1/ Write the letter which corresponds to the right answer, The text is:
A story B- an article C – a biography

2/ Are these statements true or false according to the text?

A/Pasteur started his work on fermentation at Strasbourg.

B/Pasteurisation is heating liquid food on 55° C to destroy bacteria

C/Pasteur could not save the center of silk industry.

3/ Answer the following questions according to the text:

A*was Louis Pasteur born to a rich family?

B* What characterized Pasteur the pupil?

C*When did he discover that injecting people with wakened microbes is a way to
protect them against diseases?.

4/What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

His (§1) there (§2) them (§3)

5/Fill in a table from the text.

Invento Date His Date/pl
r /place works ace of
of birth death
Louis
Pasteur
B/TEXT EXPLORATION
1*Find in the text words that are synonyms of the following:
Called=……………..(§2) illness=………………………(§3)
2*Classify the following in the table
Unusual- heating- research-disappearance
p ro suffix
refix ot

3*Connect the pair of sentencesusing the connectors between

brackets.Make changes where necessary.
1-Louis Pasteur is famous all over the world./Everybodyknows about Louis Pasteur.
(so..that)

2-Alexander Fleming formulated the penicillin./He was from Scotland.(who)

4*Fill in the blanks with words from the list

Disease-experimented-experiments-
dogs-dog-virus
To get supplies of virus, Pasteur kept mad………….(1)in his laboratory which was
dangerous thing to do.If a………………….(2) had rubies,even a drop of its spit on a cut
or scratch mean death.After many dangerous……………….(3),he found out that the
virus was strongest in the spiral cord of diseased animals.He was able to breed the
…………..(4) and inject it to healthy animals so thatwould catch the disease.
5*Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of its final
“ed”
Invented-studied-announced-helped
/
/t/ /d/ id/

PART 2: WRITTEN EXPRESSION (5marks)

Choose one of the following topics:
TOPIC 1:
Use the notes below about Albert Einstein and write a short biography .
*Name: Albert Einstein
*Date and place of birth:1879/Germany
*The discovery:Theory of relativity.
*Date of discovery:1905
*Jobs and rewards:
- to become Professor in1909
-member of the Institute for Advanced stydy from1933 to 1945
-To get Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922
*Date of death:1955.
TOPIC2:
Write a short paragraph to talk about the invention of the telephone.

Read the following text carefully, then do the exercises below.

There are few homes today that do not have either a radio or a television. Both of them
have become an essential part of our daily life, keeping us informed of the news of the day,
instructing us in many fields of interest, and entertaining us with acting.
Marconi, the Italian inventor of the radio probably didn't realize what effects his great
invention would have on the world. Radio has had much influence on the world as any other
communication devices, Events can be reported to the entire world a few seconds after they
happen. Explorers in remote places, ships at sea even astronauts cycling round the earth are
able to keep in touch with civilization by means of radio.
Television is another instrument of communication permitting us to see as well as to hear
the performer. Since its appearance, TV has had tremendous effects on the daily life of
people. Everywhere many programs are now televised in color. Perhaps the most recent
advancement has been the "telstar" this space capsule makes it possible for the entire
world to be closer than ever before. Now, a family in Chicago can watch an auto-race in
Japan, a ski tournament in Australia, or a football match in England.

REFERENCE
What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text. (2 pts)
Both of them have become ….
after they happen ….
Since its appearance, ….
this space capsule…
LEXIS
Find in the text words or expressions that are opposite in meaning to the following. (2 pts)
unimportant =/= …………………….
Nearby =/= …………………….
certainly =/= …………………….
Farther =/= …………………….
COMPREHENSION
Answer the following questions according to the text. (3 pts)
Are there a lot of houses where we can find no radio or TV today?
Why has radio had more influence on people than any other means of
communication?
In what way is TV different from radio?
SYNTAX
Complete the second sentences so that they mean the same as the first ones. (3 pts)
I don't have my camera with me ,so I cannot take any photos of the party.
I if
Now TV programs are televised in color.
TV stations now
“Today TV is part of people's life, they can't live without it,” he said
He said that