The text

1) Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in America in a family having rich business, political and
community service background. His great-grandfather was a state legislator and a mayor, his grandfather
was vice president of national bank and his father was a lawyer. He is a computer programmer ; the
founder of Microsoft.

2) Bill strongly believes in hard work. He believes that if you are intelligent and know how to apply your
intelligence, you can achieve anything. From childhood Bill was ambitious, intelligent and competitive.
These qualities helped him to attain top position in the profession he chose. In school, he had an excellent
record in mathematics and science. Bill's parents came to know about their son's intelligence and decided
to enroll him in a private school, known for its intense academic environment. It was a very important
decision in Bill's life, and it was there that he was introduced to a computer. Bill Gates and his friends were
very much interested in the world of programming and formed "Programmers Group" in late 1968. Being in
this group, they found a new way to apply their skills in university of Washington. In the next year, they got
their first opportunity in Information Sciences Inc. in which they were selected as programmers.

3) Bill Gates and his close friend Allen started new company of their own, Traf-O-Data. They developed a
small computer to measure traffic flow. From this project they earned around $20,000. The era of Traf-O-
Data came to an end when Gates left the college. In 1973, he left home for Harvard University. Gates and
his friend Paul Allen remained in close contact even though they were away from school. They would often
discuss new ideas for future projects and the possibility of starting a business. At the end of Bill's first year,
Allen came close to him so that they could follow some of their ideas. That summer they got job in
Honeywell. Allen kept on pushing Bill for opening a new software company. Within a year, Bill Gates
dropped out from Harvard. Then , in 1975 founded the Microsoft Corporation with his friend Allen.
Microsoft's vision is "A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer". Bill's
Microsoft is good competition for other software companies and he will continue to stomp out the
competition until he dies.

4) Bill married Melinda French and they have three children. It was with Melinda's constant support that
Bill accomplished his long-cherished dream of starting a foundation aimed at helping the poor and the
needy. Together they started the « Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation », and it has been endowed with
more than $35 billion. Some years ago, he visited Chicago's Einstein Elementary School and announced
grants benefiting Chicago's schools and museums and donated a total of $110,000, a bunch of computers,
and provided Internet connectivity to number of schools. Secondly, Bill Gates donated 38 million dollars for
the building of a computer institute at Stanford University. Gates plans to give away 95% of all his earnings
when he is old.
Reading comprehension ( 15 marks )
1- Complete the following table with information from the text (…../3)

Name Nationality Social status Occupation

Bill Gates ………………………………….. …………………………………… ……………………………….
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What do the figure and date represent? (…../2)

1975 ………………………………………………………………..
$110,000 ………………………………………………………………..

3-Read the following sentences. Write “True” or “False” Justify your answer and correct
the false statements with reference to the text (..…/4)
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a- Bill Gates believes that success is a chance and a gift from God . …………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

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b- Bill Gates studied in a normal school.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

c- He didn’t continue his studies at Harvard university. …………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

d- It was with the encouragement of his wife that Bill Gates founded Microsoft . …………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

4- Complete the following sentence with reference to the text

(……/1)
The purpose of “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation” is………………………………………………….......................
…………………………………………………………………….. .

5- Give a personal justified answer to the question below (……/1)

In your opinion, how can we achieve a successful career?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .
6- Find words in the text having nearly the same meaning as: (……/2)
establish( paragraph3)= ……………………………………
achieve successfully (paragraph4)= ……...………………………

7- What do the underlined words refer to in the text (……/2)

they=…………………………………………………………….. / it= ………………………………………………………………

LANGUAGE ( 10marks )
1- Fill in the blanks with words from the list. (Be careful! There are two extra words)

where – salary – visit – polluted- searching – higher – addict – after - afford

Jane is a nurse . However, she is 1………………………… for a new job. Although she enjoys
looking 2……………………………. people, nursing is not very well paid, and she cannot
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………………………. to pay all her bills. She finds it impossible to live on such a low
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…………………………….. without overdrawing her account at the bank. She managed to
save enough last year for a short holiday by earning some extra money in her spare
time, and this year, she is hoping to 5……………………………. some friends in France. She
is thinking of working in America, 6………………………….. she could earn a
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………………………….. salary in a private hospital, but would prefer to stay in this
2- Circle the correct alternative (3 marks)
country if possible.

It seems very difficult to believe that a system of government based on human 1( duties- rights – being )
allows for millions of children to go without adequate 2( health problem – healthy – healthcare ), food or a
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proper place to live. One in five American children lives below the official 3( poverty- poor – the poorest )
level . Approximately, 2. 5 million American children are reported abused or 4( neglect – neglecting –
neglected ) last year. An estimated 5.5 million American children don’t regularly get enough to eat.

Many of these kids don’t do 5( good – best – well ) in school. As a result, when they grow up they’re less
able to compete for good jobs 6(who - which – where ) leads to higher 7( understanding – unsuccessful –
unemployment ) and, along with it, increased welfare and crime. But believe it or not there is a way to
break up this cycle. And it starts by adopting a plan devised to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head
Start and a Fair Start.

3- Put the bracketed words/ verbs in the right tense or form (3marks)

Several factors like population explosion, industrial and technological developments in the last 200 years
have done immense harm to environment, which supports life and 1(grow)…………………………………... .Many
species of plants and animals are already extinct and many more are on the road of 2(extinct)
……………………………………… . Pollution 3(become)……………………………………… a major problem of the present
day society. There is too much addition of 4(pollute)……………………………………………. substances to the
environment causing a great imbalance in the elements of atmosphere.

This imbalance in Biosphere has not only deteriorated the quality of life but 5(also/threaten)
…………………………………………… its very survival . Environment and life are two very unique things found only
on the planet Earth. These make the Earth the only living planet known so far. Environment and life are
two aspects of the same coin. If environment is affected, life cannot remain unaffected and immune. As
such, 6(environment)……………………………………… pollution is a matter of global concern and needs global
remedy.

Writing ( 15 marks )
Task 1 (5 marks )
Complete the following passage with the right missing parts from the box below. (Write
the number of the sentence in each blank) (There’s an extra sentence)

Visiting Malaysia- seeing a few sights, meeting its people, and eating good food – is more (……….) . Your
best memory might be a quiet day you spend …………………………………………………
wandering the streets of Malacca, (………..) . Usually, it will be
the Malaysians themselves you remember most their smiles and generosity. The country also offers special
activities (……..) . You could visit………………………………………………………………………..
the rain forest, which is unique in the world. A trip to one of the national
………………………………………………………………………..
parks, where you can (……..), can be a great experience. Most parks have rest centres where (…….) , or you
………………………………………………………………………..
can choose a guided trek deep into the jungle interior.
………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1- that will enhance your trip greatly
2- take guided walks in the jungle
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- the beach is fascinating and very clean
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4- you can stay in comfort
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5- than enough to have an unforgettable trip.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6- or breathing in the earthy air of a Kampong
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Task 2: You are a member in an International Environmental group called “Friends Of
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The Earth” you decide to write an article to the editor of a newspaper in which you state
the…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
effects of Global Warming. ( Write between 10 to 12 lines)
………………………………………………………………………………
( 10 marks )
………………………………………………………………………………

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Marking scale :
Adherence to task and content adequacy ………/ 4
Lexical appropriacy and grammar accuracy …….../ 4
Mechanical accuracy ( punctuation, capitalization and spelling ……/ 2 GOOD WORK