Souk Essebt Prep.School Miss Sabrine Absi Mid-Term Test N°1 Name :……………………………………… Family Name :…………………………… N° :……………… Class :………… ……/20 I-Language: (12 marks) 1) Fill in the blanks with words from the list below There are extra words (3 5marks) On / leave / careful/ addiction / infected / purchase / hard-earned / overspending / worried Nina Brighton is complaining about her daughter Jane:”My daughter is 15 years old Her problem is ……………………………………… She spends all her money ………………………….useless things like cosmetics , clothes and fast food That’s why she doesn’t have enough money to …………… .more important things like stationeries I’m angry with her I believe she should be more …………………………… about money I think that spending money has turned into an ……………………………….to her She just can’t stop it She must know that money is ……………………Her father is as……………………………as me about her situation So, he decided to stop giving her pocket money 2) Circle the right answer: (3, marks) Maria and Anna are two pupils They are close friends, but they belong to different families Maria’s family parents, ( is an ( grand-parents olded- fashion / small/ and old fashion/ bad / extended) family Maria lives siblings Her old-fashioned parents ).They with her are conservative don’t give her and much (free/ freer /freedom).They fight a lot Her grand-parents are as quarrelsome as her parents She feels (happy / glad / miserable) and spends most of her time outside the house While Maria‘s family is an unhappy one, Anna‘s family is a lucky one It is a nuclear family Her parents are modern and easy-going They are very helpful They (support / supporting/ supportive) her all the time Anna respects her parents She never (breaks / respects / obeys ) their rules She never argues with them As a result, Anna has (good/ best / better) marks than Maria Maria is the worst pupil in class 3) Match between the sentences parts to get a coherent paragraph: (2 marks) 1-My life was miserable a-over money, friends and holidays 1+…… 2-They were fighting b-but I miss my father so much 2+…… 3-Eventually, they got a divorce c-because my parents didn’t see eye to eye 3+…… 4-Now I live with my mother d-which ended their problems 4+…… 4) Match between the underlined statements and their suitable functions There is an extra function: (3 marks) Statements Journalist: Functions A While dogs make excellent friends to humans, they can sometimes represent a real hazard (1) Dr Bradely Griff is a safety expert and today he is going to provide us with the suitable advice to reduce the risks of dogs’ bites Dr Griff: yes, sure First, dogs owners should take a good care of their dogs (2) They must feed them, clean them and take them to the vet Journalist: ok a- Warning b- Contrast Dr Griff: Second, dogs are very aggressive (3) when they are c- Equality isolated Journalist: ok so, they mustn’t be chained in an isolated place.(4) Journalist: Oh, really!! Dr Griff: Yes But you also need to know something very important It is true that dogs’ bites are more frequent but even cats bite In addition, cats’ bites are more serious than dogs’ bites (6) because they are usually infected 2+ … 3+ … d- Advice e- Describing f- Comparing Dr Griff: No Third, beware of male dogs (5) They tend to be g- Prohibition more aggressive than female ones 1+ … 4+ … 5+ … 6+… II-Listening Comprehension: (8 marks) 1) Listen and circle the right option: (1 mark) The listening passage is about a-a conservative father b-a severe husband c-a special father and husband 2) Complete the table with information from the listening passage: (2 marks) Name Roger Green Occupation Marital Status …………………………… …………………………… 3) Listen and say whether the following statements are “True” or “False”: (2 marks) a-Roger thinks that raising children is the responsibility of the mother b-Roger and his wife are no longer enjoying their social life ………… …………… 4) Circle the right option: (1 mark) Taking care of children is as entertaining as going out and having fun a-Equality b-Comparing c-Contrast 5) Listen and complete the missing words: (1 mark) Roger has another ……………………………….to play at home He washes the dishes and cooks the meals At night, he sometimes gets up to ……………………………… his little baby to sleep in his arms 6) Listen and say whether the underlined sounds are similar” are different “D”: (1 mark) a-children - washes ………… b-school ………… - cook The Listening Passage Roger Green works as an English teacher in a secondary school He is married with children Roger thinks that raising children is the responsibility of parents, the father and the mother He always looks after the children when his wife is away He has another role to play at home He washes the dishes and cooks the meals At night, he sometimes gets up to rock his little baby to sleep in his arms He always says that children are very demanding and need a lot of care Roger and his wife are no longer enjoying their social life because they no longer have time to see friends or eat out However, they say that taking care of children is as entertaining as going out and having fun