Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, was born in 1955 in Seattle, USA, to a wealthy family.

His father was a prominent lawyer and his mother a member of the board of directors of two banks. When he was thirteen, he started to become interested in computers and the development of computer software. In 1972, he made his first big profit of 4,200 $when he sold timetable software to his school. Bill Gates went to Harvard University and father doing only three years of study; he stopped going there to set up Microsoft, with his old school friend, Paul Allen, in 1975. Later, Microsoft developed into an enormous international company that employs more then 54,000 people all over the world. Bill Gates met his wife, Melinda, in 1987 when she was working for Microsoft. They got married in 1994 and now have three children: Jennifer 11, Rory John 8, and phoebe 5. In 2000, Bill Gates changed his position as chief executive officer at Microsoft to return to his first love, the development of software. In the same year, Bill and his wife founded the Bill and Melida Gates Foundation, a charitable organization. This charity gives money to health and education projects in the third world. For example, the foundation donated 750 million $ to pay for life-saving vaccinations to children in Africa and Asia. In the United States and Canada, the foundation gave money to bring computers, internet access and training to public libraries in poor communities. He and his wife have put more than 29 billion$ into their foundation.

COMPREHENSION (7 POINT)

(BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE TEXT)

A- ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALS? JUSTIFY. (2 Pts) 12Bill Gates started making money when he was still at school. The Gates foundation paid for vaccination for children all over the world.

B- ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (3 Pts) 1How old is Bill Gates?

2. Why didnt Bill Gates finish his university studies? 3. How did the foundation help poor communities in North America? C FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR PHRASES THAT MEAN THE SAME AS: (2 Pts) 1- very rich (paragraph1): 2- start (paragraph2): D-What do the underlined words refer to : They : par 2 their: par 3

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LANGUAGE: 8 points

A / REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN: 3 pts 1. Researchers say that all children are born with equal intelligence.

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They were treating the patient for minor injuries.

The patient .. 3. because They arent well paid in their home countries, Some skilled workers emigrate.

therefore. B / PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORECT TENSE: 1,5 pt The Simons (to live) ..in Marrakesh for ten years when I first (to meet).. them in 1988. By the end of 2015, they (live ) .. ..in Morocco for thirty-seven years. C / FILL IN THE CAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE prefix or suffix : co mis dis re anti ible 2.5 pts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Moroccan and Spanish authorities ____ operate to fight terrorism. The government and the trade unions had a ____agreement over the wage hikes. The teacher asked me to ___write my essay as it was full of spelling mistakes. Hundreds of people joined the ____war protests in Copley Square in Boston. Their work is incred____. Nobody believe they can do it .

D :Respond to the following situation 1 pt Your neighbor is making a lot of noise at night You ( complain to him ) Your neighbor : (Accept )

II. WRITING: 5 points

Write a letter to your friend describing the best place you have ever visited Name of the place (city,village , countryside,forest,beach) These cues may help you : Time of the visit (weekend , Sunday , summer,.) Attractive ,nice , interesting ,modern , old, traditional ..) People (open, friendly , helpful , modest , hospitable..) Feeling (happy ,satisfied, unforgettable ,memorable ..)