Sawsen Prep School Level :9th form

Mid – Term English Test

Timing : 1 Hour
Teacher : Mrs mejri N° 1
Name :………………… Class :

Mark :…………………/20 …………………… Number :

School Year:2013/ 2014
………………….

A- Language :( 12 marks)

Task 1 : Choose the correct alternative

Dear editor,
I’m writing to ask for help. My relationship with my
parents is very bad. I feel sad because they are too (1)
……………………………… They often argue with me (2) 1-good/conservative/ kind
…………………..my behaviour. They don’t allow me any freedom 2 - of / for / about
to choose anything. They don’t give me (3)……………….. 3 - much / enough / little
……..pocket money. They also want me to (4) 4 - break /forget / respect
………………………….all the rules they set for me. They are 5 - to stay / stay /staying 3
never happy about my performance at school and they 6 - how / what / why
want me to study day and night. For all these reasons, I
hate (5)……………………….at home. I really don’t know(6)
…………………………to do.

Task 2 : Fill in the blanks from the list( Be careful, there’s an extra word)

Kitchens and bathrooms are dangerous places for children. -supervise

Parents ………………………..don’t realize this. There is as………………… -cause
hazard at home as in the street and domestic accidents are the - risks
main ………………………….………of death among children. We teach our -much
children about road …………………………………..but often forget about - often 3
precautions in the house. Parents should …………………….………their - many
children at home to prevent such…………………………………………. -safety

Task 3 : Put the words between brackets in the right form

I am Elisabeth and I am 16. All my friends envy me because my mother is very

(understand)
3 ……………………………………..and open-(mind) …………………… She never gets angry with
me and whenever I ask her for money she doesn’t mind (give)……………………………… 3

me on the condition that I tell her what I am going (do)……………….with it. She usually says
that parental love is (good)……………………………………………..than violence .She is really the
(wonderful)………………………………… mother I can ever have.
 task4 : Match the sentence parts to have a coherent paragragh (there’s an extra part)

a-what to do with the money they get

1-Teaching your kids how to earn money
b- in our financial situation
2- It helps to teach them personal responsibility
c- is a wonderful idea. d- to
3- But many parents don’t teach their children 1+….. 2+
buy me whatever I want e-
4- We have to involve our children ……3+
not to overspend. f- and
5- They should understand that …….4+
6- But it is not easy to convince them can increase their self confidence
…….5+
g- money doesn’t grow on trees. 3
…….6+
…….

B- Listening :( 8 marks)

Task 1 : Tick the right alternative: *when she was divorced from her first husband.

*Christine stopped doing her job *after she married Terry. 1

*Before she married terry.

Task 2 : Tick the right alternative

a) When Christine met Terry, she was living with her husband.
b) Christine doesn’t approve of her husband’s behaviour at home.
c) Terry is an open-minded husband. 4
d- Terry may change his mind and help with the housework.

Task 3 : Tick the right communicative function of the following statement:

“I felt lucky to have such a modern man” expresses Advice

Complaint
1
Satisfaction

Task 4:Listen then write the missing words correctly:

Suddenly, Terry stopped putting his dirty………………………in the sink and refused to help 1
with the house …………………………...

Task 5:Listen and say whether the following sounds are similar or different : 1
a) husband refuse
b) move job

Good Luck
The Listening Script:

Christine met Terry in 1991 when she was just divorced from her first
husband. She was a single mum to Sarah, then 15, Robert, 13 , and Laura, 9.

“He moved in with us and, although he worked hard, as a mechanic, he

was more than willing to do his fair share of housework,” she recalls. “I had
a job and we shared the cooking , cleaning and childcare. I felt lucky to
have such a modern man .”

A year after they married, in January 1992, Christine gave up her job as
a classroom assistant and became a full-time housewife. “Suddenly, Terry
stopped putting his dirty dishes in the sink and refused to help with the
house chores . He made unreasonable demands . He wanted tea every hour
and his dinner at six sharp. He wouldn’t even let me vacuum because he
hated the noise,” she says.

“At first I thought he was tired but it soon became clear he was being
lazy. I was horrified when he told me that housework was women’s work,
that he did his job during the day and didn’t expect to play housemaid at
home,” says Christine.

Terry, says :” I love Christine but nothing could make me change again.
It’s her job to stay at home and look after the kids. Some might say I have
antiquated ideas , but I prefer to call them traditional.