ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΠΑΙ∆ΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ

∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ ΑΝΩΤΕΡΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΩΤΑΤΗΣ ΕΚΠΑΙ∆ΕΥΣΗΣ

ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑ ΕΞΕΤΑΣΕΩΝ

ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΞΕΤΑΣΗ ΓΙΑ ∆ΙΑΠΙΣΤΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΛΗΣ ΓΝΩΣΗΣ

ΤΗΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΚΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ

Θέµα: Αγγλικά
Ηµεροµηνία: 10 Nοεµβρίου 2010

PART I: COMPOSITION (40 MARKS)

Choose a topic and write ONE composition of about 250 – 300 words:

1. Write about a bad experience you have had which you will never forget.

2. Why do you think aeroplanes have changed people’s lives?

3. In what three ways can travelling broaden your horizons?

PART II: READING COMPREHENSION (30 MARKS)

Read the text below and do ALL the exercises that follow it:

A. Choose the best alternative A, B or C according to the text:

(5x4=20 marks)

1. How many times was the Globe Theatre built?

C. Three times.

2. Where is the Globe Theatre today?

B. Close to where the first Globe Theatre was.

3. What is the “yard”? A ...

B. place where the audience stand.

4. What happens to the people around the stage today if it rains?

B. They remain dry.

5. Why do people like to stand to watch the play today?

C. It is something unusual.
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B. Choose the best answer a or b to explain the words. They are in bold in the
passage: (5X2=10 marks)

faithful copy
b) something that is exactly the same

theatregoer
a) someone who regularly goes to the theatre

stage
b) platform which the actors stand on

get soaked
a) get very wet

provide
b) give

PART III: USE OF ENGLISH (30 MARKS)

A. Choose the best answer a, b or c:

(10x1=10 marks)

1. a) has been snowing

2. b) have not bought

3. c) the

4. c) would

5. b) as

6. a) enough

7. b) where

8. b) upsetting

9. c) already

10. c) Although
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B. Fill in the gaps in the following text with the correct form of the words given in
capitals: (10x1=10 marks)
Tropical islands
1. endless 6. unpolluted
2. warmth 7. hospitable
3. truth 8. luxurious
4. enjoyable 9. impersonal
5. peaceful 10. popularity

C. Fill in the gaps in the following text with only ONE word:
(10x1=10 marks)

Getting away on holiday

1. the 6. be
2. is 7. at
3. a 8. on
4. for 9. much
5. by 10. not