*** The first term exam of English ***

* School:Elgormi Mohammed Technical school . *

* School year: 2018 / 2019.
* Level: First year.
* Time: two hours.
* Streams: Literary stream. .
I) Part One: Reading comprehension.
Read the text carefully then do the following activities.
Mr.Kaddour BENRABEH,
180 El-ahlem Avenue, 04th
Adrar 01240, Algeria.
Wednesday,December 10th, 2008

L’ENTV, 21, Rue des

Martyrs, Alger.
Algérie.
Dear sir/ Madam,
I read your advertisement in the newspaper two day s ago, so I
am writing to you so as to apply for a job as a radio & TV journalist in
the Algerian ENTV.
My name is Kaddour BENRABEH. I am 25 years old. I have a diploma in
journalism from the University of Algiers. I have finished my studies
since 2007.Yet I do not have much experience. I worked only for five
months as a reporter in our local radio station. I have a computer on
which I type my research and I speak three languages: Arabic, French and
English.
For further information about me, I will fax you my CV soon.
Please send me more information about the job and its requirements.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours’ faithfully.
K. Benrabeh.

01. Are the following statements “true” or “false”? (1.5 pt)

a) - The candidate can speak 03 languages.
b) - ENTV is an Algerian company that makes computers and televisions.
c) - Kaddour has worked as a reporter for five years.
02. Read the text and answer the following questions. (03 pts)
a) Who writes the letter, and who will receive it?
b) Does The candidate have a diploma in mechanics?
c) Where did Kaddour study?
03. What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to? (02 pts)
a- I (§ 1) b- Which (§ 2)
04 What is the type of the text? (0.5 pt)
a) a letter of enquiry b) a report c ) - a letter of application
 B) Text Exploration
01 Match with an arrow ( ) the words from A with their opposites in B (02pts)
“A” the words “B” opposites
- Send. - very slowly.
- Quickly. - few.
- Too much. - receive.
- Often. - rarely.
02 Underline the mistakes then correct the sentences (02pts)
a- Amel is looking at himself in the mirror.
b- Click off this bottom to start the computer.
c- I worked to 2003 from 2006.
d-My grandfather has the black eyes and an fair hair.
03 Re-write the following sentences using the expressions between bracket (03 pts)
. a-I can leave today. I can leave tomorrow. (either….or)
b- I work very hard. I want to be a doctor. (in order to)
c-John can’t win. Peter can’t win. (neither…nor)
04. Underline the stressed syllable in the following words (01pt)
Printer – Protect - remove - modem

Part Two Writing : choose only one topic (05 pts)

Topic One: Use the following advertisement and write a letter to apply for the job

Help wanted Experience &characteristics: more than 5 years.

A motivating salary.-Responsive-polite-speaks
A cook in El Forsane Restaurant – Hassi Messaoud English &French

Awell –experienced cook who has a got a diplomat Apply to

in catering( food preparation) specializes in national
and international dishes. El Forsane Restaurant – Hassi Messaoud
Address: 03 Rue 1erNovembre, Hassi Messaoud, -
Ouargla, Algeria

Topic Two: In few lines, write a paragraph about the benefits ( positives) and the
drawbacks (negatives) of the internet.