Class: 3AM..

Duration: 1h&30mn

School: Date:/05/2011

Coefficient: 01 Name:..

Exam III The text: Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Paris includes about 3 million people and is one of the worlds most covered cities. Every year, more than 2 million tourists visit Paris. Lovely gardens, parks and historic squares lie throughout Paris. The most popular attraction is the Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris. It rises 300 metres. Tourists go to the Louvre, along the Seine. Its one of the worlds largest art museums. It is also one of the largest palaces in the World. The Louvre dates from about 1200. It houses such masterpieces as Leonardo Da Vincis Mona Lisa and the Greek statue Venus de Milo. Paris is also famous for its palaces, universities, restaurants, cafs, theatres and nightclubs. The Seine River curves through Paris for about 13 km from east to west. Part One: (14pts): A)Reading Comprehension: (07pts) Activity One:(02pts) Complete the following table with appropriate information from the
text.

Country

Capital .......

Population of the capital

Famous monument in the capital

Activity Two : (03 pts) Read the following statements and write true, false or not
mentioned

1- Paris is larger than the other cities in France. . 2- The Eiffel Tower is three hundred metres high. . 3- Louvre is a very famous theatre in Paris. Activity Three: (2pts)
a/ Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following.

1- contains.. 2- populated .
b/ Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following.

1- horrible. 2- unknown .. B)Mastery of language: Activity One: (03 pts) Make one verb from each of the following words. words verbs lovely . visitor guidance ..

Activity two: (02 pts) Supply the punctuation where necessary. tomorrow, we are going to scotland we are going to tour there for 2 weeks. Activity three: (02pts) Write the following words in the right box according to their consonant
sound.

theatre, there, through, with. / / three .. . // this

Good Luck and happy holidays

Part two: (06pts): One of your penpals sent you a letter. He/ She wants to visit the capital of Algeria. So, he/ she asked you to give him/her information about it. Respond. Mention: - its location . - its weather. - the nice places and monuments to visit.