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Subject one Part one: Reading
Read the text carefully then do the activities:
The Astronomer Talks
We had regarded the astronomer a man of no practical use to this world. We admitted he has a giant intellect. We could not help admiring him, and looking with owe on his gigantic telescope; but we could not connect him and his observatory with the rest of the world.
The other day we had the opportunity of talking with a professional star-gazer. How suddenly our opinions changed! The astronomer came down from the lofty place we created for him and we saw him as he is a man like men, working for the good of humanity. The astronomer now we consider indispensable .We realize that we regulate every action of our lives according to his calculations.
Astronomy, declares the astronomer, is closely connected with the affairs of everyday life, but we overlook its importance. Every business, every action from the smallest personal affair to the greatest world affair is regulated to the calculations of time. Who makes these calculations? The astronomer. He is the systematizer of the world. We eat, sleep, work, play, go, come, each movement of our time is done according to his calculations. Imagine the results if for one month we should lose every method of telling the time. Each person would lose connection with the rest of the world. If this were the only use of astronomy, its pursuit would be justified, but the enthusiastic star-gazer says he has only begun to discuss the benefits of his profession.
The world has been mapped through astronomy. Boundaries of nations are determined by the astronomer’s accuracy. The foundation of surveying is a knowledge of the geometric properties of the celestial sphere. Man would be a sad creature if he did not know the size and shape of the continent on which he lives, and of the world which is his home.
Astronomy has brought mankind from the depth of ignorance and superstition to comparatively high state of civilization. Men’s minds are broadened with the advance of knowledge concerning the universe. Stars changed from tiny lights to vast worlds and suns.
Superstition vanished.The world became a fitter place for life.
Niveau : 3ASS.3ASM.3ASGE Mai2013
Third Term English Exam Matière : English Durée : 02h30
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Though the world is better than it was yesterday, it has by no means reached perfection.”It is astronomy’’said Sir Edward Arnold ‘’which will eventually be the chief educator and emancipator of the human race’’.
(By Rufus O. Suter.Jr/adapted)
A- Comprehension and Interpretation(08pts)
1/Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer:
The text is about:
a. The astronomer’s hard profession.
b. The astronomer’s indispensable profession.
c. The astronomer’s lofty place.
2/ Are the following statements true or false?
Write “T”or
“F
”next to the sentence letter
a. The astronomer’s role had been underestimated.
b. Without astronomer’s calculations life is unthinkable.
c. Time calculation is the only use of astronomy.
d. Astronomy freed men from ignorance and superstition.
3/Answer the following questions according to the text:
a. Has the writer’s opinion about the astronomer changed?
b. How is the astronomer the systematizer of the world?
c. Will astronomy have a leading role in the progress of humanity?
4/-What or who do the following words refer to in the text?
a … Connect him
…(§ 1)
b. …its pursuit ..(§3)
c. ….his home…(§4) d. ….it has….(§6)5/- Reorder the ideas as they appear in the text:
a. Astronomy will head the world towards perfection.
b. The astronomer: a man like others.
c. Everyday life and astronomy are interrelated.
d. The benefits of astronomy.
B- TEXT EXPLORATION:(07pts) 1- Match words with their synonyms:
Words Synonyms
1.Indispensable 2. Vanished 3.Ignorant 4.Connected
a. Disappeared b. linked c. Essential
d. unknowledgeable
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2- Complete the table as shown in the example:
Verb Noun Adjective
Eg: To locate To analyze
………..
………
………
To Connect
Location
……….
Discovery
………
………
………
Located
………
………..
Specific Survived
………
3- Rewrite sentence (b )so that it means the same as sentence( a) : a- Jupiter is very big. All planets in our Solar System could fit inside it.
b- Jupiter is so………
a- The density of Saturn is so low that if we tried to immerse it in water, it would float.
b- Because of………
a- Do you know who invented the telescope?” he asked me.
b- He asked me……….
4/ Underline the stressed syllable in the following words:
Terrestrial – humanity – technological- climatic PART TWO: Written Expression(05pts)
Choose only one topic Topic one:
You certainly remember a science fiction film that deeply impressed you and stuck in your memory. Tell us about it in no more than 80 words… ( title/events/actors…. etc.) Topic two: Using the notes below, write a paragraph about Yuri Gagarin.
Name: Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
Birth: March 9, 1934 at Klushino(Russia)
Young/interested in flying.
1955, joined the Orenburg Pilot School for military flight training
1957/married Valentina Goryacheva
After graduation/accepted as a lieutenant of the Soviet Air Force
1959/became senior lieutenant
By early 1960’s/selected out of 20 pilots/ one of the best
On April 12, 1961/after extensive training,/flew to space
Death: air accident/March27,1968.
‘’I can see the clouds. I can see everything. It’s beautiful,’’ he tol d mission control/back home.
Good Luck
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1er sujet
Part 1: Reading: (8 points)
A- Comprehension and Interpretation 1/ The text is about: (0.5 pt)
b. The astro o er’s i dispe sable professio .
