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(1)3rd Year English Language Exam, Second Term School year 2019/2020 Full Name: ……………..…………… Class: 3rd - ……. Date – March 2020. Time: 1 Hour. 1 - South Korea on Wednesday reported hundreds of new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 1,261. It is the largest outbreak outside of China. Eighty-two of the new cases were found in the southeastern city of Daegu and nearby areas, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The city is at the center of the country’s outbreak.. SE. 2 – “Also on Wednesday, an American soldier in South Korea tested positive for the virus,” the U.S. military said. The patient, a 23-year-old man, is stationed at Camp Carroll in Waegwan, only 12 miles from Daegu. The soldier, the first U.S. service member to become infected, has been quarantined in his off-base residence, the military said.. AN. IS. 3 - The soldier visited Camp Walker, a military base in Daegu, on Monday and visited Camp Carroll from Friday to Tuesday. South Korean and American “health professionals are actively conducting contact tracing to determine whether any others may have been exposed,” the military said. The military added that it was implementing all appropriate control measures to help control the spread of virus among its 28,500 soldiers stationed in South Korea “as a prudent measure to protect the force.”. ai. re. 4 - The U.S. military in South Korea elevated its risk level to “high” on Monday, advising all troops to limit their movement and travel outside their bases. At gates of the American military bases across South Korea, soldiers are being given temperature checks and screening questionnaires.. ol. Resource: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/asia/coronavirus-news.html. Sc. I. Comprehension A. Answer these questions.. 7pts 3pts. G. ro. up. e. 1. What city in South Korea has been most hit by coronavirus? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How many US soldiers are stationed in South Korea? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. How is the US military trying to limit the risk for its Soldiers in US bases in South Korea? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… B. Correct these false statements.. 3pts. 1. The infected US soldier was set free by the US military to turn back to his family in the States. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Korean and American health authorities are working separately. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. There is no examination for soldiers who come back to their military bases across South Korea. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… C. Write a title for the text:. 1pt. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 1 of 3.

(2) II. Language. 8pts. A. Circle the right form of the adjective:. 1.5pts. 1. New York is the most busy / the busiest city in the US. 2. This heat is the worst / the baddest. 3. Their offer sounds more interesting than / most interesting than our last supplier’s B. Fill the gap with words from the box: get on well, turn off,. pick up. SE. run out,. 1.5pts. IS. 1. Your mom can’t ………………………………. after you; you have to clean your own room. 2. Business is fine. We ………………………………. with all our partners.. AN. 3. Due to global warming, the region will soon ………………………………. of water resources. C. Put the verbs in the right future form:. A – Did you know that Jane (get) ……………………………….. re. 1.. 2.5pts. married next month?. A – Have you decided yet?. ol. 2.. ai. B – Oh, really! I (get) ………………………………. her something.. Sc. B – Yes, I (wear) ………………………………. a suit and tie to the interview. 3. He’s trying to convince her, but his wife (not stay) ………………………………. in a cheap hotel in. e. Marrakech.. up. 4. (you / be) ………………………………. home this evening? 2.5pts. ro. D. Put the verb in the past simple:. G. 1. US jets (fly) ………………………………. over the region for two hours, but the Army said they (find) ………………………………. no trace of the lost tourists. 2. It smells so good in your kitchen! (you / make) ………………………………. a cake? 3. She (explain) ………………………………. her plan to me twice but I (not can) ………………………………. follow.. III. Intensive Reading, ‘The 39 Steps’. 1pt. Finish the passage with words from the box:. Page 2 of 3.

(3) dead , danger, forest, interested, plane, bored,. As Scudder was telling what had happened to him, I felt ……………………………. with all the politics involved in his account. However, I was more than ……………………………. in his adventures. Unfortunately, when I found him ……………………………. on the floor of my apartment, I wished I had paid more attention to the details in his story. Now, I think it all must be true. And I know for a fact that. SE. my life is also in…………………………….. IV. Writing:. IS. Describe your favorite city.. 4pts. AN. How are its means of transport? Is it near the beach / forest / mountain? Where do people go for fun? Use: relative pronouns (who/ which / that / where), adjectives, adverbs, (comparatives / superlatives).. re. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ai. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Sc. ol. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... up. e. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ro. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... G. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Page 3 of 3.

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