Colonel Lotfi Secondary Level : 2nd year LLE

School El- Amria

﴾ ﴾First Term English Exam﴿ ﴿
Timing: 2h 2008/2009

Part I : Reading (14 pts)

Over the past 21 months ,Darfour (IN Sudan) has been the scene of horrific human rights
violations by government forces and allied militia .A million and a half people have been
displaced in Darfur .They have been attacked, women raped villages burnt and looted. Despite
the people’s cries for help, they still remain unprotected and denied justice.
Victims who speak out face harassment and intimidation at the hands of the government
security forces. People of Darfur , including internally displaced persons and town-dwellers,
human right defenders and lawyers are routine victims of arbitrary powers of arrest and
detention. These powers conferred upon the security forces, apparently designed to protect the
country, are instead used to torture the population with impunity.
The legal system is in need of extensive reforms. It is weak and unable to hold the
government forces and allied militia accountable for massive violations of international law.
Investigations into human rights violations committed in Darfur are either deeply flawed or
simply non-existent.
Governments must not accept the endless routine of human rights violations in SUDAN.
Mediators of the Sudan and Darfur peace talks must discuss amendments to the emergency
laws and ensure that the millions of victims of grave abuses obtain justice.

A – Comprehension: (7 pts)

1 - Choose the correct answer and write it on your answer sheet. (01 pt)
1. The text is : a) newspaper report. b) letter. c) a film story.
2. The purpose of this report is :
a ) to explain how peace could be achieved in Darfur
b) to criticize the human rights violation in Darfur
c) suggest ways to protect the civilian population of Darfur
2 – Are the following statements 'true' or 'false'? (03 pts)

a – The civilian population of Darfur escape the region because of food crises .
b – The Sudanese authorities are responsible of what happen in Darfur
c - The legal system is strong and it can face government forces and allied militia.
d –Governments must stop the endless routine of human rights violations in SUDAN.
3 - Answer the following questions according to the text: (02 pts)

a – Who are the victims in Darfur ?

b - What must Mediators of the Sudan and Darfur peace talks do to obtain justice?
4 – What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text ? (01 pt)

a – They ( §1 ) . b- It ( §3 ).
 B – Text exploration (7 pts)
1 – Find in the text words , phrases or expressions opposite in meaning to; (01.5 pt)

a) – Punish . (§2) b) – feeble . (§3) c) – continuous. (§4)

2 – Derive adjectives from the following nouns : (01.5 pt)

a – help. b – realize . c – success .

3 – Give the correct form of the verbs in ( ) : (01.5 pt)

a) Karim (to travel) a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn't. .
b)In 2010 , Algeria ( can qualify ) for football world cup in South Africa .
c) My parent ( to go ) to Mecca next week .
4 – Join the following pairs of sentences using the connectors in ( ) : (01.5 pt)

1 - a) Immigrants feel lonely.. ( Whose )

b) Their families stayed in the home country.
2 - a) It was raining heavily. ( Although )
b) We finished the game of football.
3 - a) Shakespeare lived in the 16th century. ( Who )
b) Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
5 - Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final “s”: (01 pt)
a – reads. b – realises. c –finishes . d) corrects .

/s/ /z/ / iz /

II) Part Two: Written expression. (06 pts)

- Choose one of the following topics.
Either: topic one.
Imagine that you are member in UN ( United Nation ) . In few lines say what could you
do to stop and prevent routine of human rights violations in SUDAN .

Or, topic two.

_ Use the following notes to speak about your habits in Ramadan

Notes:
 How was Ramadan in the past ( traditions , food , pray , fasting …)
 How is Ramadan in nowadays ( traditions ,food , pray , fasting …)
 What do you think will Ramadan change ( traditions , food , pray , fasting …)

*** GOOD LUCK ***

QUESTION:A.
TRUE OR FALSE ?JUSTIFY
1. False: They have been attacked; women raped villages burnt and looted
2. True:. The government forces and allied militia are accountable for massive violations of international
law

QUESTION:B
B.ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. The purpose of this report is : (choose the correct answer)

b) to denounce the human rights violation in Darfur
2.rights of life, movement and freedom of expression.
3. they couldn’t protect them

QUESTION:C
C.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE USING INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT.

1. Instead of protecting the civilian population, the security forces harass, intimidate and arrest them_

QUESTION:D
D.FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS MEANING THE SAME AS:

1. Torture (parag.2) 2.accountable for (parg.3) 3.amendments (parag.4)