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First year scientific stream

The First Term Exam

SECTION ONE: READING AND INTERPRETING (15pts)
Read the text and answer the questions:
The Internet is one of the latest developments in the world of communication. It is
a communication network spread all over the world. Three things are needed to be
connected to the Internet: a computer, a telephone line and a service provider.
It was first used by the U.S Army in the late 60s as a super-power competition in
the cold war between the American and the Russians. It was called at that time the Web.
Later on, this means of communication was shared by people throughout the world.
The Internet provides many advantages. It saves time: instead of moving to most
libraries to get some information waiting too much time, you can jut sit in front of your
computer and search all connected libraries in a very short moment.
You can also chat with other people to make friends from different countries and
nationalities. Moreover, you can do your shopping via the Internet.
1. How many paragraphs are there in the text? --------0.5
2. Find a suitable title to the text. -------------0.5
3. Are these statements true or false?
a. The Internet is the earliest means of communication. ---------0.5
b. It was first used by the British Army. --------0.5
c. You can buy your goods via the Internet. ------0.5--4. Find in the text words or expressions that are closest in meaning to:
a. Improvements (1) = 0.5
b. named (2) = 0.5
5. Find in the text words or expressions that are opposite in meaning to:
a. few (3) .0.5
b. stand (3) .0.5
5. Match the words with their appropriate definitions: 1.5
Words
1. The Internet
2. A computer
3. To connect

Definitions
a. To join together two or many things.
b. International communication network.
c. An electronic machine that can store and organise data.

7. Put: either . or // neither . nor 1.5

a. An Internet e-mail address has a user name .. the at @ symbol.
b. You can save a word-processing document . as a web page . digital
photographs.
c. If the computer is suddenly switched off, you can . find your documents
read them if they are not saved.

8. Complete the sentences with one of the following words: 03

Itself an at for from to
a. Please pay attention your mistakes.
b. This computer turns .. off automatically.
c. I will be there in half .. hour.
d. The new student is Morocco.
e. The pupils will stop at ten . a break.
f. She doesnt like horror films .. all.
9. Reorder the following sentences to get a coherent message.02
and for the photos
tots of love, Mriem
Dear Sonia,
Thanks for your last e-mail
I liked them very much
Please write soon and tell me about you and your family.
Im fine; Im still in Tebessa studying at the secondary school
10. Write the following message in letter of the alphabet: 01

/ pi:pl ju:z i intnet f : meni difrnt p:psiz /

11. Complete the following table: 1.5
Verb
Nouns
to apologize

to .
enquiry
to apply

SECTION TWO: WRITTEN EXORESSION (5pts)

Choose one of the following topics:
Topic one: Write an e-mail to your new pen friend introducing yourself and describing
your regular activities using adverbs of frequency.
Topic two: Write a short message to your teacher to apologize for a mistake you have
done.