First Year Sec.





First Foreign
Language “ English”




Mid – Year
Exam - Jan. 2010 Time allowed : 3 hours




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الامتحان فى أربع
صفحات ( عينة للمواصفات الجديدة)


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1)- Supply the
missing parts in the following dialogue:
( 6 Marks)





Nora:
Good morning, Mr. Hamada. Welcome to our programme.

Mr.
Hamada : Thanks, I’m very happy to be with my students today.

Nora:
---(1) --------------------------------------------------------------------?


Mr.
Hamada: I graduated from Assuit university in 1974.

Nora:
---(2) -------------------------------------------------------------------?

Mr.
Hamada: I’ve been working in this school since 1992.

Nora:---
(3) --------------------------------------------------------------------?

Mr.
Hamada: Some of my students believe in rumors.


Nora:--- (4)
--------------------------------------------------------------------?


Mr. Hamada: Obey Allah and your parents and do
your best to


achieve your goals.








2) What would you say in each of the following situations:
( 6 Marks)

1- A
passer – by asks you the way to Nahda Square.

2- Accept
your friend’s advice to give up smoking.

3-Your
guests say, “ We would better be getting home.”

4- Your
friend says, “ Al Ahli is the best football team in Africa.”


and you agree strongly.



3) –Choose the
correct answer ( 5 marks)


1- Dr
EI-Baz was ----------------- in Zagazig in 1938.


a)
bear b) borne c)
bore d) born


2. Amira
says she hasn't heard ---------------- Charles Dickens .


a)
of b) from c)on
d)for


3- I
----------------------- help you with your work if you like.


a)
helped b) would help c) will
help d) helping


4- All the
money of ----------------- is spent on people who need it .


a)
charities b) banks c)
companies d) factories


5- Mr.
Nagy is the ------------ to leave school.


a)
late b) later c)
latest d) last


6- Cars
----------- on natural gas don't pollute the environment.


a)
run b) ran c)
runs d) running


7- To
--------------- the environment, people should use public transport.



a)
damage b) protect c)
prevent d)spoil

8-
Sanitation is ------------------- cleanliness .

a)
individual b) personal c)
public d) private

9- A
piece of clothing worn on your hands is called ------------- .

a)
shirt b) glove c)
socks d) blouse

10-
The Eiffel Tower is the tallest metal structure ---------------- built .


a) ever b) every c)
never d) event


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4) Fill in the
gaps with one word:
( 3 marks )




Abu-Heif was one of the best athletes ever.
He -- (1) ------- ---- born in 1929 in Alexandria . He was the tenth of twelve
--- (2) ---- -------- in the family. -- (3) ------------ the age of ten , he
won his first championship . In 1953, he broke the -- (4) ---------- by
crossing the English Channel in 13 hours and 45 minutes . He was welcomed as
a -- (5) --------------- hero when he returned to Egypt. He continued to swim
and win prizes until 1975 when he finally --- (6) --------------- - . He died in
April 2008.





5- Read the
following passage and answer the questions :
( 9 marks )






Officer Bassem was sitting at his desk in the police station when a taxi driver
came and said, “Sir, a foreigner has just left this briefcase in my taxi. He
went to the airport and I found it on the back seat as soon as I reached
downtown. Here you’re “.




Officer Bassem took some information about the taxi driver whose name was Nader
kamal . Officer Bassem opened the briefcase and found that it belonged to an
Englishman called Stewart Jeoffery who was on a personal visit to Egypt. Mr.
Jeoffery was on his way to his country . He left his briefcase on the back seat
and got off the taxi . Officer Bassem discovered that the tourist’s flight was
going to start after an hour . So, he telephoned the passport office at the
airport to help Mr. Stewart get his briefcase and
it
did .




Officer Bassem thanked the honest driver for his honesty and told him that Mr.
Stewart was a very rich man and he left him an invitation with a free ticket to
visit him and his family in England. Nader was happy and started learning
English to be able to communicate with people there.




A) Answer the
following questions :( 6 marks)

1- Where
was the foreigner going ?

2- Why
did the taxi driver go to the police station ?

3-How did
Mr. Stewart reward the taxi driver ?

4- What
does the underlined pronoun “it” refer to ?


B) Choose the
correct answer :( 3 marks)

5- The
things in the briefcase helped Officer Bassem ---------------

a)
to arrest the criminal . b) to communicate in English.

c)
to know the owner of the case. d) to catch Mr. Jeoffery .

6- Nader
was interested in English as ----------------------

a)
it would help when he abroad b) it was easy


c)
to teach his son d)Officer Bassem offered to teach him


7- Nader
was honest because ---------------------------------

a)
he was a taxi driver. b) he found the briefcase.


c)he
delivered the briefcase . d)he met Mr. Stewart .



6) A- Answer only
(two) the following questions:(4 marks)

1- Why
did Mr D- go to Exeter ?

2- How
did Mr D- rescue the prisoner ?

3- Where
did the writer live?

4- What
did the writer’s wife advice him to do?




B) Read the
following quotations and answer only (one ) group:(3 marks)




a) Who said this and to
whom was it said ?b) What
did this statement prove?

c) What
did the writer think of “boasting” ?




a) When did Mr D hear this statement ?

b) Why couldn't he sleep ?
c)Why was he astonished to hear that ?




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7) Write a
paragraph of seven sentences on:
( 8marks )







8- a) Translate
into Arabic:

1- All
nations dream of living in peace, love and co-operation with each other. So,
international conferences are held every now and then.




2- Using new technology in agriculture will
help to reclaim our deserts and increase production.