I – COMPREHENSION DU TEXTE -6 POINTS

A. Les mots ci-dessous ont leurs synonymes dans le texte

hot (l-3) ……WARM………………………….…………………

discovered (l-7) ………FOUND OUT………………………………

saw (l-13) ………………WITNESSED…………………………………

refused (l-20) ……TURNED DOWN…………………………………………

B. Compréhension détaillée (5 points)

Cette histoire a retenu votre attention et vous voulez en savoir plus. Votre voisin est ravi
de pouvoir vous raconter la suite ! Cependant, ce qu’il dit n’est pas toujours vrai ! Dites si
les phrases ci-dessous sont vraies ou fausses et justifiez vos réponses en citant les passages
du texte. VRAI FAUX
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1. Elizabeth’s childhood was wonderful.
Faux. She grew up with a drug-addicted parents Line 2

2. Elizabeth left her mother alone when she was ill

Faux. She was looking after her mom Line 8

3.. Elizabeth did not know where to stay

True. Elizabeth was homeless line 11 / I was homeless l1

4. Elizabeth stopped school when her mother died

False I went back to school l14

5. She worked hard to get a scholarship.

TRUE She took an extra load of work

 II- COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE – 5 Points

A. Complétez le texte suivant à laide des mots de la liste ci-dessous

when / though / in / the / but / by / of / up

James Blake is THE real example .OF success . IN business.

He started BY. selling newspapers everyday in the streets of Boston WHEN..he was only

8. It was a very tiring job BUT he never gave .UP. Today, .....THOUGH he is 18 James has got

his own newspaper agency.

B. Voici l’histoire passionnante d’un autre adolescent; mais les verbes ne sont pas

conjugués. Attention au temps !

I (be) AM Mark Collier, and I (start) HAVE STARTED a number of small

businesses and I ( work) WORKED on my biggest project yet.

I (be) ……HAVE.always BEEN. interested in business, my parents

(be) ARE…both self-employed and thankfully they (share) SHARED

their stories and experience with me mostly over the dinner table. I (set)……SET…up my

carrot selling business when I (be) ………WAS…. five

C. Kate a beaucoup d’admiration pour Elizabeth et aimerait recevoir des conseils de sa part.

1. YOU SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP

2. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

3. YOU SHOULD BE OPTIMISTIC

4. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS MOVE FORWARD