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The old lady was happy to be back at the block of flats where she lived. After shopping for three hours she got tired and she imagined that her basket had grown heavier with every step towards her home. In the lift she was dreaming of a delicious lunch and a good rest, but when she arrived at the flat, which was on the third floor, she forgot all about her dream. To her surprise, she discovered that the front door of her flat was open. She walked slowly into the hall and suddenly noticed that the door and the window of her bedroom were opened and the bedroom was in complete disorder.
The doorman phoned the police who arrived at once. The police officer checked everything, but did not find anything except a handbag on the floor near the window of the bedroom. Asking the old lady, she admitted that not hers. The police officer realized that the handbag belonged to the thief, who forgot it when he escaped quickly at the moment she was coming out of the lift.
Part One: A/- Reading Interpretation (7 pts) 1) - The passage is: (0,5)
a- folktale b- a news story c- a love story
2) - Say if these sentences are true or false according to the text: (1,5) a- When the old lady saw the front door open, she felt lazy.
b- She ould ot go rou d the roo s of her flat e ause she was ’t you g.
c- The old lady called the doorman to help her.
3) - Answer the following questions according to the text: (4 pts) a- Who are the characters?
b- What did she notice unexpectedly?
c- How did she and the doorman help the police?
d- Did the handbag belong to the thief?
4) - What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1 pts) Where (§1) =………..
It § =……….
B/- Text Exploration: (8 pts)
1) - Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following: (1 pts) a- uildi g § =……… - alled § =………
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2) - Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:
(1 pts)
Re e ered § ≠………. - losed § ≠………
3) - Complete this chart: (1 pts)
verbs nouns To imagine
………
To think To encourage
………..
Dream
………..
……….
4) - Put the verbs between brackets into the correct form: (3 pts) a- She (write) a letter when the telephone (ring).
b- I (revise) my lessons while my sister (play).
c- When she (arrive) home, she (forget) all about her dreams.
5) - Join the sentences using one of the following relative pronouns: who, whom or which. (1 pts)
a- The old lady was happy to be back at the block flats. She got tired that her basket had grown heavier.
6) - Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final ed (1 pts) Belonged- admitted- checked- realized
/t/ / d/ /id/
Part Two: Written Expression : (5 pts)
Use the guidelines below to tell a story about a disaster you witnessed in your life.
-It was i ……... Year? . It was …….. Whi h seaso , o th or days was it?
- Where were you? What were you doing?
- What happened suddenly?
- what have you seen around you when the disaster hit?
Good Luck
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Part One: A/ Reading Interpretation 1) - The passage is: b- a news story 2) - True or false:
a- false b- true c- true 3) - Answering questions:
a- The characters are: the old lady, the doorman and the thief.
b- She unexpectedly noticed the front door of her flat was open/ the door and the window of her bedroom opened and the bedroom was in complete disorder.
c- To help the police, the old lady and the doorman did not touch anything.
d- Yes, it did/ the handbag belongs to the thief.
4) - Referring words:
Where (§1) = block of flats. It (§2) =handbag B/ Text Exploration:
1) - synonyms:
a- building (§1) = block of flats b- called (§2)= phoned 2) - Opposites:
Remembered (§1) ≠ forgot closed (§1) ≠ open 3) - Complete this chart:
verbs nouns To imagine
To dream To think To encourage
Imagination Dream
Thought courage 4) a- was writing- rang
b- was revising- was playing c- was arriving- forgot
5) - The old lady who was happy to be back at the block flats got tired that her basket had grown heavier.
6- /t/ checked
/d/ belonged- realized /id/ admitted
