THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

GENERAL SECONDARY CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION-2011

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DATE: THURSDAY 9
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OF DECEMBER ,2011 TIME:1HOUR AND A HALF
Read the following text carefully, and then in your
ANSWER BOOKLET answer all questions that follow.
Your answer should be based on the text.

An area of the law that is changing very quickly in the modern world is
the law related to computer crime. Increasingly, criminals are using
computers to help them commit new crimes Like identity theft, and to
make it easier to commit old crimes like theft or fraud. Technological
criminals may get into computer systems to find out confidential
information and use this to make money.
Unfortunately, computer crimes are often difficult to solve than
traditional crimes because the criminals are invisible and their actions
maybe hard to prove. It can also be difficult to prosecute a computer
criminal successfully because usually nothing is actually stolen or -
physically damaged. Hopefully, in future, computer experts will discover
more effective ways of detecting such crimes.
A particular factor in the growth of computer crime has been the increase
in the number of ordinary people who use Internet .websites to buy things,
to book holidays or to access their bank accounts in order to transfer
money or pay bill. This new type of business has attracted
techno-criminals who may order goods and services without paying, or
break into the computer systems of business or financial organizations and
either move money to their own account or send viruses which can seriously
damage computers and the information they contain. These viruses can
affect millions of people worldwide.
Computers with Internet connections can also be used more safely
criminals than face-to face meetings or telephone conversations to pass on
confidential information or to plan crimes. In addition to this,
computers allow criminals access to millions of people worldwide whom
they may persuade to pay for something worthless or to support a fake
charity organization.


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Question Number One(24 points)
1) The writer thinks that computers are used by criminals
to commit old crimes. Give two examples. (2p)
2) What is the aspect (factor) which contributed to the increase
of computer crime? (2p)
3) According to the text, ordinary people use internet websites
for many reasons. Write down two of them. (2p)
4) According to the text ,Ordinary people access their bank
accounts for many reasons. Mention two of these. (2p)
5) According to the text, techno criminals may commit a lot of
crimes. Mention three of these crimes. (2p)
6) Why do criminals prefer to use computers with Internet
connections than face-to face meetings or telephone
conversations? (2p)
7) How can computers be used by criminals to blackmail
people financially? (2p)
8) Quote a sentence which indicates that using the Internet by
ordinary people led to the increase of computer crimes.(2p)

9)What does the underlined pronoun" them" refer to? (2p)

10)Find a word in the first paragraph which means "secret"(2p)

11) The writer thinks that computer crimes are often difficult to
solve than traditional crimes. Do you agree? Justify your
answer.(2p)


B- Critical thinking (2p)
People should be careful when they use computers and internet.
Write two sentences about this issue.






Desertification, which is the process in which productive land changes into desert,
is an increasingly serious problem in over a hundred countries of the world. One
billion people, out of a total world population of six billion, suffer from its
effects. Desertification usually occurs in dry areas where there is no rain and
where the climate is harsh. In these places, the top layer of soil is destroyed so
that the land can no longer be used for growing crops or grazing animals. This
means that people who depend on the land for food have to move to 'greener'
areas in order to survive. A proportion of the population may survive by moving,
but others may die because of shortages of food and water.
Although natural changes in the climate often start the process, the activities of
human beings are often the real cause of desertification. Because there are
growing numbers of people to feed, farmers tend to over cultivate their land with
the result that the soil becomes poor and unproductive. Other farmers overgraze
their land and this permanently kills off grass and other plants. In addition to the
effects of farming, deforestation - the cutting down of trees - also erodes the soil,
Trees are usually cut down to make more agricultural land, but once there are no
longer trees and plants on an area of land, there is nothing to stop the wind and
rain from blowing or washing away the top layer of soil. The dust which this
produces can travel long distances and affect the health of people living in cities
thousands of kilometers away.
But this is not the end of the story: desertification can create conditions which
produce strong winds and dangerous wildfires and this leads to even greater
pressure on the Earth's most precious resource water.

Question Number One (24 points)
1) According to the text , desertification usually occurs in areas which
have some qualities. Mention them.(2p)
2) According to the text, how does the process of desertification
happen? (2p)
3) According to the writer, a proportion of the population may survive
by moving, but others may die. Why?(2p)
4) According to paragraph two, what is the real cause of
desertification? (2p)
5) How does the soil become poor and unproductive? (2p)
6) According to paragraph two, why do farmers tend to over cultivate
their land? (2p)


7) a) According to the writer, deforestation is another factor which
contributes to the process of desertification. Do you agree? Justify
your answer. (2p)
8) How does deforestation erode the soil?(2p)

9) According to the writer, the activities of human beings are often the
real cause of desertification. Is he justified? Explain.(2p)
10)Write down the sentence which indicates that the acts of people is the
main reason for desertification.(2p)
11)What does the underlined pronoun "their" refer to?(2p)
12)Find a word in the second paragraph which means "to destroy
slowly"(2p).
Critical Thinking: (2p)
B-Desertification is harmful to people and climate. Think of this
statement and, in two sentences, write down your point of view.

Question Number Two:(15points)
A-Choose the suitable item from those given to complete
each of the following sentences and write it down in your
ANSWER BOOKLET. .(8p)



1- is one of the most problem which we face in
2011.

2-. causes many of diseases which affect on our
health.

3- Young people to cities to find work and to get
more opportunities.

4- In greenhouses the temperature and are carefully
controlled
Emigrate Starvation Humidity Industry Dusty


B- Study the following dictionary entry and answer the
question that follows. Write the answer in your ANSWER
BOOKLET. (1point)
What does the the three- part verb come up with mean in the
following sentence.

We've come up with serious problems in our plan to recycle
rubbish.






C-Choose the suitable item from those given to complete
each of the following sentences and write it down in your
ANSWER BOOKLET. .(6points)

1) These workers were able to find a better life and help with the
. of the region.
(develop, developed, development)
2) Some human activities are .. the natural world.
(destroying , destruction, destroy)
3) He left court a free man because he had proved that he
was. (innocence. Innocent, innocently)
4) Unemployment is falling as more people findweak.
(Permanent , permanently, permanency)
5) It has been a for the tea industry.
(disaster , disastrous, destroy)
6) Storms caused the .most of the crops.
(destroyed, destruction, destroy)


7) Rajab is good at languages and history but maths is a.
(weak, weakness, weaken)


8) Some people think that good journalists can't be too
(emotion, emotive, emotional)
Come up with
discover
solve


Question Number Three (12 points)
A- Correct the verb between brackets, then write your answer
down in your ANSWER BOOKLET. (6 points)
1- The detectives people all week. (interview)
2- Laila looks sleepy now. She has her science project all
night.(be, do)
3- The boys were very hungry because they ...... very hard at school.
(work)
4- She was afraid because she ............ never ............ an exam before.
(have)
B- Choose the suitable item from those given to complete each of the
following sentences and write it down in your ANSWER
BOOKLET.(6points)
1) I'll have to study this weekend .. we have a test on
Monday.
( in order to, with the result that, because)

2- Muna looks very relaxed. She
..
have just got back from holiday.

( might not / can't / must )
3- It's expensive to get into the Eden Project but we were very satisfied
.. our visit.
(on , with, of)
4- Trade ministers from 30 countries to attend a meeting in Egypt
next week .
( have invited / invited / have been invited )
5- It's almost impossible to get a passport quickly. There is so much paperwork
and administration. It means
(the black and white , red tape , out of the blue)

6-In the sentence , ' It must be an interesting place to work.' The speaker
is..
( almost sure that the place is interesting to work, not sure that the place is
interesting, unsure whether the place is interesting or not)





QUESTION NUMBER FOUR(8points)
A- Complete each of the following items so that the new item has a
similar meaning to the one before it, and write it down in your
ANSWER BOOKLET.(6points)
1- she didn't give us many examples on the last lesson.
She wishes.

2 - The newly appointed teacher will meet the demands of the job.
The demands of the job..
3- I drive my car carefully so that I won't pay a fine .
Because.....
B- Study the following pair of sentences and answer the question
below. Write the answer in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(2points)
a- Personally, I think that students should make use of every chance
they have to speak English.
b- I'm a fraid you are wrong, you have to reconsider the whole issue.
Which sentence indicates disagreement?
..
D-EDITING(3points)
Imagine you are an editor in the Jordan Times, you are asked to edit the
following advertisement that has three mistakes. Correct the mistakes and write
them in your ANSWER BOOKLET.






B-GUIDED WRITING(5points)

Read the information in the table below then, in your ANSWER BOOKLET,
write two sentences a bout applying for job Use the appropriate linking words
such as: and ,too, also.etc\

Ways to be a qualified person
- computer skills
- modern languages
- communication skills
(3) refugeis (2) of properity (1) have to respect the We
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E- FREE WRITING(7points)
In your ANSWER BOOKLET, write a composition of a bout 80
words on ONE of the following:

1-Lately, Mobile phones have greatly spread, and the number of users has
increased specially the students, Write a letter to your friend telling her\him
about the positive fields in which students can use them and why. Then mention
one disadvantage.
"Your name is "Aiman", Jordan, P.O Box 687.Irbid.

2- Write an essay about your future career. Mention what it is- why you are
interested in it. Does it keep up with the modern changes in the world?
3-You and most of your colleagues will join the university very soon. Write a
composition a bout the university you want to join, mentioning the subject you
want to study and describing the courses, facilities you prefer to have.










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