Secound Term English Test

Level :3AM School year : 2010/2011

The text :

You will always enjoy to visit London. It is a verry exciting place. There are hundreds of galleries, museums, and historic buildings. There are a lot of public gardens and street markets, a zoo, and more than sixty theatres and 130 cinemas.

You can visit Buckingham palace, the Queen’s official residence. But you will see her jewels -the famous Crown Jewels- at the Tower of London.

Go to the city. It is the original place of London and have a look at the houses of Parliament. Sometimes you can see members of Paraliament at work. And do not forget Saint Paul’s Cathedrall , there is a beautiful sight over the city up there.

Questions:

Section One: Reading comprehension (7pts):

A/Read the text and answer the following questions:

1. How many theatres are there in London?

2. What is the original place in London?

B/ Read the text and write ‘true’ or ‘false’:

Þ There are not many cinemas in London.

Þ The queen lives in Buckingham Palace

Þ The Crown Jewels are in the Tower of London.

C/Lexis:

1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following:

Well-known = ……………; Nice = …………. ….

2- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following:

Down: ………….;Never:…………

Section Two: Mastery of language (7pts):

1- Write the correst forms of verbs in brackets:

Last summer, I (go) to England. We (to visit) many interesting places. Next summer, we (to spend) our holidays in France. I am sure it (to be) great.

2- Put in: how far, how long…

A: ……………is the petrol station from here?

B: It’s about 300 yards.

A: ……………does it take to get to the police station?

B: About 20mn on foot.

3- Write (W) if the proposition is weak, and (S) if the proposition is strong next to the sentences:

A: What are you doing at the airport?

B: I am waiting for a friend of mine.

A: Where is he coming from?

B: He is coming from London.

Section Three: Written Expression(6pts):

Write a short paragraph inviting tourists to visit your region or your hometown.

Start like this ”Why don’t you come to …..”

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