Level: 4AM.
Text:
I’m going to retire next week and I’m looking forward to it. For the first time in my life, I shall be able to do all the things I’ve always wanted to do. When I wake up in the morning, I won’t have to travel to work anymore. So as soon as I finish taking my bath, I’ll go to the living room. I shall listen to music while I wait for my breakfast to be served. You know, if my firm pays a good pension into my bank account, I will hire a cook. My wife and I will be able to spend more time together while we take care of our grandchildren. I explained all these plans to my wife. “of course”, she said “I’m looking forward to your retirement, too, but you must remember that while you can retire, I can’t. I’ve written out some simple rules for us both which apply from the day you retire”. Here they are…
(07 pts) Reading comprehension.
: one Section
Read the text and answer these questions. (04 pts) How does the author of this text feel? Why?
What will he do if his firm pays a good pension into his bank account?
Will he be able to do all the things that he has always wanted to do? Why?
4- Choose a suitable title for the text:
a- payment b- retirement c- family.
B) Find in the text: (03 pts)
that a worker has stopped working at the end of his/ her working ns
mea which a verb
- 1 life.
which means an amount of money paid regularly to someone who has stopped a noun
- 2
working at the end of his/ her working life.
3- opposites to the following words: a- forget ≠……. b- complex ≠ ……….
Mastery of language. (07 pts ) two:
Section
Supply the right punctuation and capitalization where necessary. (02 pts)
: Activity one
if i were you i would inform the algerian consulate in london
This is the continuation of the text. Choose the correct verb tense. (03pts) Activity two:
We (take/ ‘ll take) turns to do the cooking and the housework after you ( retire/ ‘ll retire).
You ( won’t watch/ don’t watch) TV before you ( ‘ll cook/ cook) our meals.
If he ( follows/ ‘ll follow) these rules, I’m sure he ( enjoys/ ‘ll enjoy) a long and happy life together.
Cross the odd word out. (02 pts) Activity three:
Vowel sounds Words
/a:/ Car large half cat
/æ/ Glass bat cat cap
/u/ Book suit pull foot
כ/
:/ Court cot caught bought
: Written expression. (06 pts) three
Section
Every one expects to live a better life in the future. What will you do if you pass your Middle School Brevet Exam? Write a short paragraph.
Good luck
