Cheikh Naim Ennaimi Secondary School 2014/ 2015

Second term Exam 1L1

Part One: Reading

Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. In ancient times,
people have used domestic animals for thousands of years. The horse with its superior speed and range
has been the favourite animal for transportation use. However, this means was not satisfactory since it did
not carry many goods. So wheeled vehicles were made to make the movement of goods easier. The chariot
or the wagon, pulled by humans or animals was the first wheeled vehicle. Yet the chariot did not meet the
needs of the developing world. Therefore, in the early 1800’s, the steam locomotive on iron rails was used
to replace horses and pulling trains of passengers and goods.

At the beginning of the 20th century, gasoline powered automobiles were invented in France. Though
they allowed people to travel faster, they could not cross mountains nor the seas. So, in 1903, the
American Brothers Wright solved the problem by inventing the airplane which has been developed in
shape and speed.

From Compton’s interactive Encyclopaedia

A- Comprehension
1- Choose the correct answer:
The text above is: a- the definition of transportation.
b- The transportation inventions profile
c- The Brothers’ Wright invention

2- Are the following statements true or false:

a- In the old days, people used wild animals for transportation
b- The chariot was an unsatisfactory means of transportation.
c- The car was invented at the beginning of 1900’s
d- The problem with the cars was that they cause road accidents.

3- Answer the following questions according to the text:

a- Which animal was used the most in the far past?
b- When was the steam locomotive invented?
c- What did the Brothers Wright invent?

4- Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text:

a- with its superior speed §1 b- they allowed people... §2 c- airplane which has been.. §2

5- In which paragraph is the energy used to power cars mentioned?

 B- Text Exploration:
1- Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following:
a- rapidity §1 b- advancing §1 c- permitted §2 d- creating §2
2- give the opposites of the following words keeping the same root:
a- advantage b- rational c- fair d- helpful
3- Put the verbs in brackets in their correct forms:
a- If you (to take) an aspirin, you (to feel) better.
b- When you ( to melt) yellow with blue colours, you (to get) green colour.
c- If trees ( to talk), they (to tell) you to stop pollution.
4- Rewrite sentence –b- so that it means the same as sentence –a-:
1-a- the horse means was not satisfactory since it did not carry many goods.
b- The horse did not carry many goods .............

2-a- the ship permitted people to cross the seas and oceans, but it was very slow.

c- ...............the ship permitted people.................

5- Underline the stressed syllable:
Psychology transportation political carry

PART TWO: Written Expression

Choose one of the following topics :

Topic one: Write a composition about the causes and the consequences of air, water and soil pollution. Use the
following notes.

Causes: - smokes from factories and vehicles

-the large amount of rubbish on the open fields

-sewage and oil spills

Consequences: - rise of CO2 in the air

- Global warming
- Diseases

Topic two: write a short invention profile about the means of communication .

Your teacher of English

Mrs. Soundous Azzi