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Second Term Final Examination
Part one : Reading (15 points)
Read the text carefully to do the activities below.
There will soon be flying taxis. Many of us grew up watching science fiction movies with these. The
Japanese airline ANA and a U.S. tech start-up called Joby Aviation will fly air taxis at the 2025 World Expo
in Osaka. They are currently building the taxis. They will need to follow air traffic rules. They will also
need to train flying taxi pilots.
The five-seat, all-electric taxi will take off and land vertically. It will fly as far as 241 kilometers and
have a top speed of 321kph. Joby said the taxis are environmentally friendly. People can reduce their carbon
footprint.
It said Japan was a great place to test the taxis because 92 per cent of the population live in towns and
cities. The president of ANA said the airline has 70 years of safe and reliable flights. He said it was good
that customers have "the option to travel rapidly, and sustainably, from an international airport to a
downtown location".
Adapted from https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220215/p2g/00m/0bu/026000c
A/ Comprehension ( 08 points)
1) Say whether the following statements are True or False. (02)
a- We will soon be watching more sci-fi movies. / …….
b- The taxis will be first used in Tokyo in 2025./ …….
c- There’s no need for rules when using a flying car. /…….
d- This invention will reduce pollution rate. /……….
2) Identify the paragraph in which the following idea is mentioned: (01)
“ The description of jobby.” / §….
3) Answer the following questions according to the text. (03)
a- Do the new flying cars need drivers ?
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b- What fuel do they need to fly ? Why ?
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c- Why has Japan chosen to travel by flying cars?( give at least two reasons)
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4) Find what or who the underlined words in the text refer to. (01)
a- These §1 ………………………… b- their §3 …………………..

5) Identify the type of discourse . (01)

 The text is …. a- a speech b- a letter c- an article d- an advert

B/ Text Exploration ( 07 pts)

1) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following. (1.5)
a- now = §1 ……………….. b-ecologically = §2………………….. c-possibility=§3…………
 2) Divide the following words into roots and affixes. (1.5)
words prefix root suffix
vertically
international
deform
3) Rewrite sentence B so that it means the same as sentence A. (1.5)
1. A= It will be possible to use flying cars in the near future.
B= People …………………………………………………….
2. A= Jobby will reduce air pollution.
B= Air pollution ……………………………………………..
3. A= I advise you to recycle plastic and metal.
B= You ………………………………………………………
4) Put the verbs in brackets in their right form. (1.5)
a- If you ( like) ……………………. sci-fi movies , you ( love)……… …………. flying cars.
b- The sea-level ( rise)……………………………. if the glaciers ( melt) …………………..
c- If you (be) ………………. a bird , you ( not need) ………………… a flying car.

5) Fill in the gaps with one word from the list given. (01)
watch - hours - overweight - children’s
An amazing new invention by a British student will help children who are……………. It will also
reduce the number of hours of television they .......................every day. The technology is a tiny,
computerized sensor that fits into………………… shoes. It measures the number of steps the child takes
during the day and sends this information to the family computer. Software then tells the child how many
……………………. of TV he or she can watch that evening.

Part two : Written expression - Choose only ONE topic ( 05 pts)

Topic 1 /
Over the years, technology has modernized our world. It has changed our daily lives positively. As a
grateful student write an article for your school magazine to explain how technology has improved our lives.
 Use the following notes :
-advance in medicine - quicker ways to communicate - online learning / gaming - new ways to move…

Topic 2 / Today, people do not care of their environment . They pollute, damage and devastate
nature which gives them resources, food and beauty. As an aware citizen, write a paragraph for your class
to explain how you they can preserve this environment that is in endangered by humans.
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