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Mrs. Marnissi End of Term

Test 2 Name: ______________________

I- Reading Comprehension (6 marks)

Text:

Mia Hamm is a famous woman football player.

Journalist: How do you feel about being the most popular woman football player
in the USA?
Mia: I'm glad to show that women can play football as well as men.
Journalist: You are also the highest goal scorer in the history of football.
Mia: We're not just playing for fun, you know? When we play a game our objective
is to win.
Journalist: At what age did you start playing?
Mia: I was fourteen when I first played professionally in a junior team.
Journalist: Do you think that people's opinion towards women playing football
has changed over the years?
Mia: Yes I think so. In the past, a small number of people came to watch us play,
but now we can fill stadiums with 90.000 fans... Yes, people now come to see us
regularly and they feel happy and excited the same way they watch men playing
football.
Journalist: According to you, how can we succeed?
Mia: Playing positively and training regularly are the key to success. Always try
your best and don't give up when things go wrong.
Journalist: I totally agree with you. Thank you Mia, and good bye.

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1- Choose the correct answer (2 marks)

a- The text is: 1- a telephone conversation

2- an e-mail

3- an interview

b- Mia started playing football when she was: 1- a kid

2- a teenager

3- an adult

2- These statements are false. Correct them with information from the text (2
marks)

a- For Mia, when she plays, participating is what is important.

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b- People don't like to watch women playing football.

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3- Circle the correct function of the following utterances (1 mark)

a- Do you think that people's opinion towards women playing football has changed
over the years?

1- giving opinion 2- asking for opinion- 3- giving advice

b- I totally agree with you.

1- expressing disagreement 2- expressing likes 3- expressing agreement

4- What does the underlined word in the text refer to?

"they" refers to _______________

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II- Language: (8 marks)
1- Circle the right options (3 marks):

Sporting activities are necessary for the (body - party - building). They help us keep
(fat - lazy - fit) and healthy. Besides, when we (do - practice - make) sport, we have
fun. So we forget about our stress and fatigue. Also, sport teaches children to work in
groups and encourages (them - me - him) to think of others. Competitions and team
work in sport give people a lot of motivation and enjoyment. Finally, (winning -
participating - losing) a game makes us feel good; we feel that we can (successful -
success - succeed) in other things.

2- Fill in the blanks with words from the box. There are 2 extra words (2 marks)

politely - fork - roast - talk - bread - refreshments

Table manners are the rules of eating. British people appreciate politeness and show
good table manners. Once at the table, they must sit up straight. They mustn't
_______________ with mouths full and mustn't munch their food. It is considered
rude to make a noise at the table. They mustn't dip their _______________ in the
sauce. The use of a knife and a _______________ is necessary. However, they can
pick food up with their fingers when eating pizza, sandwiches...
When they need salt or pepper, they mustn't stretch out to get them or lean across
someone else's food when they need something on the table. They usually ask
someone to pass it to them _______________ and never take food from their
neighbor's plate.

3- Put the verbs in the correct tense (3 marks)

Policeman: What were you doing when the accident (happen)

____________________?
James: I was at the bus stop. I (wait) ____________________ for a bus.
Policeman: (you / see) ____________________ the accident?
James: No, I didn't. I (read) ____________________ a newspaper.
Policeman: You mean you (not hear) ____________________ anything?
James: I heard the crash but I (can not see) ____________________ how it
happened.

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III- Writing: (6 marks)
You celebrated your birthday last week. You had a party and invited your friends.
Write a letter to your friend to describe:

- Your family's preparations for the party (writing invitation cards, shopping,
decorating the living room…)
- The party (the atmosphere, the guests, the things you did…)

Dear _______________,

Hi, how are you? Fine, I hope.

I'm writing this letter to tell you about my birthday. It was last week.

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