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(4) ARAB REPUPLIC OF EGYPT
Ministry of Education
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination
(Second stage – First session)
First Foreign language: English (Special course) Time:3 hours
A-Set Book& Usage

1-Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d :

1-She couldn't …… the emergency situation.

a) deal b) treat c) handle d) a dialogue

2-A person who has good sense and judgment is…………..

a) sensible b) sensitive c) conscious d) sociable

3-Do you need ……..?

a) a help b) any helps c) any help d) helps

4-The ozone layer is depleting and there is no easy solution…..this problem

a) to b) with c) towards d) about

5-There is a big store in town. There is………. A large choice for everyone.

a) such b) very c) so d) that

6-Nowadays…people can afford to travel abroad for their holidays.

a) smaller b) much c) lot d) fewer

7) Once a year, there is a ceremony at the war ………

a) memorial b) memory c) memo d) reminder

8-I admired the ……… at the shop window.

a) exhibition b) show c) display d) exposition

9-What ……… of soap do you use?

a) mark b) brand c) marque d) made

10-The …….. discussion became intense.

a) hot b) heat c) heated d) hotted

2-Find the mistakes, then correct the sentences:

1-A lot of people neglected those bins and left their litter in the street.

2-Don't anger every time I ask you a question.

3-He didn't go to the cinema or enjoy the wonderful film too.

4-She is in hospital for a week, but she's replying to treatment.

5-The teacher gave a good exhibition of the subject.

3-Rewrite the following sentences, using the word(S) in brackets to give the same meaning:

1-They realize, only then, the critical situation they put themselves in (only them)

2-We have postponed the meeting till next Thursday. (Use a phrasal verb)

3-I made all pupils do their homework in pens. (All pupils)

4-The police didn't allow anyone leaving the building. (Correct the mistake)

5-She not only missed the plane, she had to spend a night at the airport as well.

(Not only)

4-Answer four only of the following questions:

1-What are the special features each of the islands of Hawaii has?

2-How was Maria's mother a great help to her?

3-What is meant by population explosion?

4-There are several elements that made Hawaii a major tourist attraction. Discuss.

5-In Maria's point of view what should be given to the children to be ordinary children?

6-How have the new farming methods increased the differences between the rich and the poor?

B-Reading Comprehension & critical Thinking

5-a) Read the following passage and then answer the questions:

The men who first tried to fly faced many difficulties, and one of the greatest difficulties was how to find a suitable engine. Steam engines were the first to be tired in aero planes, but they were too heavy to be of any real use. It is said to have risen for a moment off the ground. Another rose, but fell and was damaged.

When the petrol engine was invested, real success was obtained because it was very light for the power it developed.

Orville Wright, and his brother Wilbur, two Americans, had made a lot of experiments and taken great trouble to study the art of flying in gliders before they tried to fly their planes. A glider is like an aero plane without an engine.

On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew safely in a heavier-than air machine for twelve seconds. Orville came down safely after the first shot flight, and on the same day the experiment was repeated three times. The longest of these flights covered a distance of 852 feet and lasted fifty-nine seconds.

Other people followed the Wright brothers in their foot steps. Louis Bleriot, a Frenchman, flew across the English Channel from Calais to Dover in 1909. In 1919, Sir John Alcock and in the same year, an aero plane flew from England to Australia. The age of travel had arrived.

Answer the following questions:

5-what was the biggest problem that faced the men who tried to fly?

6-Why was the steam engine not suitable for use in aero plane?

7-In what way is a glider different from an aero plane?

8-Why is the year 1919 famous in the history of flying?

5-b)Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer from a,b,c or d:

On Sunday 30^th May, president Mubarak pressed the button and activated the first broadcasting satellite in the Arab world and Africa.

The Egyptian satellite is designed to beam television programmers over an area extending from morocco to the Gulf. It's expected life span is 16 years, Nile sat has 12 digital channels capable of carrying 98 Egyptian, Arab and international television channels.

The main control ground station of Nile sat is located in the media production, in the 6^th October city. Another back up station has been built at Hammam, on Egypt's north coast, west of Alexandria.

The first line broadcast it transmitted was Mubark's announcement of the start of the operation of it conveying from us to the world a message of love, peace and brotherhood; it was transmitted on all channels.

So far, the beaming station, with the result that newly – established far off communities in Toshka and Sinai could not pick up the signal. Now, he satellite will make television signals available everywhere as soon as small ground stations are completed. It will also facilitate communication through the internet, and also the sending of pictures and news out of Egypt.

Choose the best ending for each of the two following paragraph:

1-The Egyptian Television channels beam through…………

a) wireless stations b) microwave stations

c) laser stations d) tele star stations

2-Residents of Toshka and Sinai…………….

a) can pick up TV signals easily

b) pick up TV signals with great difficulty

c) find it impossible to pick up TV signals

d) have some difficulty picking up TV signals

3-By ''Nile sat goes on air'' is meant………….

a) Nile sat is a flier b) Nile sat will vanish into the air

c) Nile sat sends signals to control broadcasting ground station

d) Nile sat programmers are controlled at ground station

4-The underlined pronoun ''it'' refers to

a) Nile sat b) Television

c) Communication c) facilities

Critical Thinking

6)choose the best ending for each of the two following paragraph:

The number of homeless people on New York increases every year.

However, few people have heard of ''the mall people'' – a group of people who live under ground in railway tunnels that. are not used. Life underground is hard and the inhabitants of the tunnels are self – sufficient.

They don't beg for money, but go above ground to make living.

Unfortunately the city council wants to develop the public transport system and they are planning to move the people out of the tunnels. Therefore they

1-may not be ''homeless'' again

2-may beg for money.

3-may be truly ''homeless'' again

4-may live in their houses.

C-Writing

Write a dialogue between Sheriff and one of the local people in Hurrahed and Adel who left Cairo went to live there.

Write an essay of not less than twenty lines on A or B:

A: Many changes have taken place in the global climate, most of which Man is to blame for. Discuss.

B: The value of centers and clubs for young people is very great, Discuss.

Sample Exams
(1) Arab republic of Egypt
Ministry of Education
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination
(Second stage – First session)
First Foreign Language: English (special course) Time: 3 hours
A- Set books & usage

1- Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d:

1. Pilots always …………….. the passengers when there is air turbulence.

a) Alarm b) shake c) alert d)move

2. The two models are exactly the same in ……………….

a) All cases b) any event c) contrasts d) all respects

3. He only caught a glimpse of her, so he can only describe her ………………

a) Rough b) roughly c) right d)rightly

4. Business people might arrange a meeting in order to have ……………………

a) A disagreement b) a discussion c) a degree d) an opposition

5. A person who has good sense and judgment is described as ………….

a) Sensitive b) sensible c) conscious d) practical

6. ………………. Is the weather like today?

a) What b) How c) Who d) Why

7. My sister is asking for ……………… money than I have.

a) Very much b) much c) much more d) enough

8. He wrote his …………………

a) Memory b) memorial c)memories d) remembrance

9. Mr. Nabil is always frank, so he likes to ………………..

a) Tell lies b) reveal secrets

b) Tell the truth d) betray others

10. If you make a remark, you are …………… something.

a) Noticing b) regarding c) observing d) saying

2- Find the mistakes , then correct the sentence:

1. It's difficult to control garbage disposition.

2. The government encourage us to pick rubbish.

3. She thanked the man for being genteel.

4. The girl reddened when I spoke to her.

5. I'm fed on my present job.

3- Rewrite the following sentence , using the word(s) in brackets to give the same meaning:

1. But for the merchant's caution, he would have lost all his money ( unless)

2. I've never seen such a wonderful painting like this one. ( never)

3. If you don't like this one , try something another ( correct)

4. You're a shop assistant and you're about to serve a female customer.

(what do you say)

5. Now they're grown …... the can decide for themselves. ( Insert a particle)

4- Answer four only of the following questions:

1. Show that the Hawaiian island are similar in their natural beauty.

2. What did Maria Montessori think concerning the Italian school?

3. How are chemical fertilizers and insecticides expensive and damaging?

4. What does scuba diving mean?

5. What was Maria's first choice? How was that strange?

6. As all the ocean of the world are connected. the problem of pollution in worldwide. Discuss.

B-Reading comprehension & critical thinking

5-a) Read the following passage and then answers the questions:

The equator is an imaginary line round the middle of the earth. It divides the

Into two roughly equal parts. The areas close to the equator are hotter than those that are farther away.

The coldest regions in the world are the Polar Regions, near north and south poles. They have an arctic climate. The hottest regions are in south Asia, central Africa and Central America. They are in the tropics and their climate is tropical.

The plant growth in a particular region is called its vegetation. The vegetation of an area depends on its climate. The forests in his temperate region are different. They do not have the thick undergrowth that is found in the tropical jungles, these forests, therefore. Are more open than the jungle.

The deserts are the driest areas; they have very little vegetation, if ever. The regions farthest north and south of the equator are regions with ice, snow and frost all the year round. Here, too, there is little or no vegetation.

Man's most important interest in vegetation arises from his need for food. Different kinds of crops are grown in different climates. Man grows kinds of crops are grown in different kinds of crops. With the scientific knowledge of farming, he can grow some kind of crops even in climates where formerly they could not be grown. Man can not change the climate but he can make the most of it.

Answer the following question

1- Where are the hottest regions of the earth?

2- Why is man so much interested in vegetation?

3-What is the difference between tropical and temperate forests?

4-Give the meaning of: a) region b) make the most of

5- b) Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d :

The life of a househusband is not an easy one. I know, because now I am a househusband myself. A househusband has to change the way he thinks about time.

Before I was a house husband, I was a reporter for the New York Times. Time was always very important, so we had to finish our articles quickly and give them to the editor. Everyone was always in a hurry. This is the way many other men work, too. Businessmen, lawyers, bankers, doctors, they all have to work quickly.

At home, it is very different. The househusband cannot be in a hurry all the time. If you rush around, you will make everyone unhappy. You will be unhappy because they are all unhappy. So, you have to learn to slow down. That is the first and most important rule for a househusband.

Still, the househusband has to learn to show how he feels about things. At work you usually do not talk about feelings if you do, people think you are strange. But children need to know how you feel, and how much you love them. Your wife also wants to know about your feelings. If you do not say anything, your family gets the wrong idea. Then, there may be serious problems.

1- The underline words ''do'' in the last paragraph stand for……….

a) work b) learn c) talk about feelings d) to know how feel

2- Everyone at work has to ………….

a) hurry b) slow down c) rush around d) feel unhappy

3- A househusband …………. Talk about his anger, worries, love.

a) Must b) Cannot c) Could d) Might

4- ''people may think you are strange'' strange can mean ………….

a) Unknown b) fresh

c) Extraordinary d) with something wrong

Critical thinking

Mrs. Gray bought some clothes. Then she went to another part of the store to have something to eat. She sat at a table with another woman and put her handbag on the floor by her chair. Soon, she and the other woman got up to leave. Her handbag fell onto the floor and she bent to pick it up. Mrs. Gray finished eating, and bent down to take her bag, but to her surprise…………………………..

1- There were two bags.

2- She found her bag.

3- There are there bags,

4- There was another bag instead.

b- Writing

7) Write a dialogue between Hany and his friend Ramy who were at Cairo book fair.

(Each person should speak three items. Greeting are not counted)

Write an essay of not less than twenty lines on A or b:

A: to build up a great country, the Egyptian youth should be hardworking, honest and well- educated. Discuss.

B: A Trip you made to the seaside with your friends.

ايه يا باشا الشغل الجامد ده؟

شكرا يا أستاذ عبد الرحمن

وأهلا بك يا أستاذ عادل
أنت فين يا رجل ؟؟؟
أين موضوعاتك ؟؟؟؟؟؟؟

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