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ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Ministry of Education General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, [ELT Counsellor’s Office] First Foreign Language: ENGLISH Time: 3 Hours )‫(االسئلت فى اربع صفحبث‬

)2016 ‫ االوجليزيت (امخحبن حجريبي‬: ‫اللغت االجىبيت االولى‬

‫االجبببث المخكررة عه اسئلت االخخيبر مه مخعدد له حقدر و يخم حقدير االجببت االولى فقط‬

:‫حىبيه مهم‬

A- Language Functions 1)Respond to each of the following situations: ( 4 marks ) 1. You are asked about the importance of science.

2. You don’t study hard and got low marks. Express regret.

3-Your teacher asks you how you can save energy at home.

4- You are asked about the best way to communicate with your friends.

2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues: Place :………

1- A : Please read the handout carefully at first.

Speaker A:………..

B : Ok. Miss.

Speaker B:………..

Function :………

A : Any questions?

B : No, thanks 2- A: Can I have a cold drink?

Place :………

B: No, you won't have a cold drink until we take off. Speaker A:………..

Speaker B:………..

A: When will we take off?

Function : ……….

B: In ten minutes.

B – Vocabulary and Structure 3- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:- ( 8 marks )

1. Agatha Christie is the queen of English crime ………. . a) fraction b) fiction c) attraction d) construction 2. Souad ………. remembered our phone number because she called us today.

a) might have b) mustn’t have c)can’t have d) must have 3. People usually ………… to book their holidays every year.

a) queue

b) string

c) vote

d) stand

4. The dentist told me that he........able to treat me until the next day. a) won't be b) wouldn't be c) hadn't been d) hasn't been 1

5. Dalia spent three days in hospital to ………… after her accident. a) commit b) recuperate c) excavate d) profess 6. My new trousers are too long, so my mother is going to……them for me.

a) broaden b) shorten

c)deepen

d) widen

7. The ……were stuck in the metro for three hours because of a power failure. a) diameters b) regions c) commuters d) cliffs 8. Nurses are part of the medical …… a) profession b ) confession c ) procession d )confusion 9. When you…….…….the truth, you'll change your mind. a) have known b) knew c) are known d) had known 10. The lady…….…….of the murder is thought to be innocent. a) suspects b) is suspected c) suspected d) was suspected 11. I was too tired to have the…….…….to get out of bed. a) engine b) energy c) engagement d) fight 12. …….…….you invest your capital well, you won't make a profit. a) If b) Without c) In case d) Unless 13. Since I graduated, I ………. in this c) will work d) worked 14. Zeinab's biographical accounts of her life...........by her brother Ahmed. a) were written b) was written c) wrote d) had written 15. I...............a car accident while coming to school. a-was seeing b-saw c-see d-have seen 16. Magdi Yacoub was one of the first heart transplant................ a- captains b- players c- pioneers d- astronauts 4) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it correctly: (6 marks) 1. There are usual phenomena that occurs occasionally.

2. Does he come early yesterday, he would have caught the train.

3. Five hundred grams are half a kilo.

4-I will lend you my calculator after I had done this sum.

5. How on air is it possible to reclaim the desert?

6. Water is the solid form of ice.

C) Reading 5) Read the following passage, then answer the questions: (4 marks) Olive oil has been used by people of the Mediterranean countries, Greece, Italy and Spain for about 4000 years. Many people have realised the healthy benefits of using olive oil instead of other oils. As well as 2

tasting delicious and being the healthiest cooking oil, olive oil has many other uses such as cosmetics, hair conditioners and soaps. It is a preservative which keeps fish and cheese fresh for years. Perhaps more important, is olive oil's value as a medicine. Not only can eating olive lowers the risk of serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease, it can also have a healing effect on many stomach disorders and diseases. This could explain why people in the Mediterranean countries tend to live longer. It will make your food taste better and your life last longer.

A. Answer the following questions: 1. How can we keep fish fresh for years?

2. What is the value of olive oil as a medicine?

3. Why do the people in the Mediterranean countries tend to live longer?

B. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d: 4. …….…….is one of the Mediterranean countries. a) Sudan b) Saudi Arabia c) Spain d) England 5. The underlined pronoun "It" refers to…….……. . a) list b) olive oil c) food d) life 6. Read the following passage , then answer the questions ( 4 marks ) Although a city has great chances for pleasure and work, life in it has many disadvantages. In the first place, there are the problems of traffic that not only cause confusion but also endanger the lives of the passersby. Therefore, street accidents often happen in a city. A further disadvantage of life in a city is that trams, buses and other vehicles make noise that gets on our nerves. Moreover, it is sometimes difficult to enjoy quietness for a long time because vehicles keep moving all day long till a late hour at night.

Owing to the big numbers of people who live in a city, prices are high and everybody has to pay dear to get what he wants. The high cost of living is quite noticeable in a city. Demand is sometimes more than supply and this is caused by the rush of people to cities.

A) Answer the following questions: 1- How does traffic in a city affect us badly?

2- What makes the cost of living high in a city?

3- Find the words in the passage which mean: a) to bring into danger b) means of transporting goods or passengers B) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: 4- According to the passage, life in a city is .........

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a) quieter b) quiet c) noise d) noisy 5- …...... gets on our nerves. a) Vehicles b) Making no noise c) Traffic noise d) Passers-by

D – The Prisoner of Zenda 7) A- Answer the following questions: ( 4 marks ) 1. Rassendyll had not been lazy all his life. "illustrate" 2. There were social and local divisions in Strelsau.

"Explain" 3. How do Sapt and Fritz know that the king is still alive?

4. How does Rassendyll come out of the summer house alive?

B- Read the following quotation and answer the questions below: ( 3 marks ) " If all is well why go there ? and if all isn't well, I fear there will be a trap."

1 – Who said this and to whom?

2 – Where were they?

3 – What does " there " refer to? c) Find and correct the mistake in each of the following sentences: 1-The people cheered " Good save both kings".

2- The rich people who had always lived well would support the Duke.

E – Writing 8. .Write a paragraph of about 100 words about: (6 marks) "The mobile phone is a mixed blessing" 9) A- Translate into Arabic: (3 marks) We can't ignore the fact that education in our country needs an urgent rescue operation. The reform of education is a must even if we spend billions of money on it. What we invest in education now will benefit us in the future.

B) Translate into English: ( 2 marks) .‫– في كل عام يأتي السياح إلى مصر ليستمتعوا بالجو الجميل في الشتاء‬-1 .‫ تكرم الدولة كل عام الكتاب و العلماء المتميزين‬-2 )‫) اوخهج االسئلت مع اطيب حمىيبحىب للجميع ببلخىفيق‬

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ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION ( NEW SYSTEM )

First Foreign Language: ENGLISH

)‫نموذج إجابة امتحان تجريبي ( لغة إنجليزية‬ A- Language Functions 1) Respond to each of the following situations: ( 4 marks ) (One mark each) 1- It helps to develop countries and make the society more advanced.

2- I wish I had studied hard./ I regret not studying hard and getting low marks .

3- I can switch off the computer and lights when I finish using them.

4- Using e-mails/ mobile phones.

Any reasonable answer is accepted 2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues: 1- Place : class Speaker A : teacher Speaker B : student Function : giving / instructions/ orders.

2- -Place :plane Speaker A : passenger Speaker B : air hostess Function : refusing a request with giving reasons.

(Accept any reasonable answers ) B- Vocabulary and Structures 3- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:-

( 8 marks ) (½ mark each)

1- b) fiction 4- b- wouldn't be 7- c. commuters 10- c) suspected 13- a- have been working 16- c- pioneers

3- a. queue 6- b. shorten 9- a) have known 12- d) Unless 15- b-saw

2- d. must have 5- b) recuperate 8- a profession 11- b) energy 14- a-were written

4) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly: [6 marks] (One mark each) 1. occurs.........occur/ 2. Does.......Had 3. are .........is 4. Had............have 5. air.......................earth 6. Solid.......................liquid

C- Reading

5- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:- ( 4 marks ) A- Answer the following questions:- (one mark each) 1. We can keep fish fresh for years by using olive oil.

2. Eating Olive lowers the risks of serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease and it has a healthy effect on many stomach disorders.

3. Because they use olive oil in eating and this makes life last longer.

B- Choose the right answer from a, b, c or d:- (½ mark each ) 4- c) Spain .

5-b) Olive oil

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6- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:- ( 4 marks ) A- Answer the following questions:- (one mark each) 1-Traffic makes noise that gets on our nerves.

2-The big numbers of people who live in a city.

3- a) endanger b) vehicles B)Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: ( One mark –half a mark each ) 4- d) noisy 5- c) Traffic noise

D- The Novel 7) A- Answer the following questions:-

( 4 marks ) (One mark each)

1-  He had studied hard and learned a lot when he was at a German school and German university. He spoke several languages such as German, English, French, Italian and Spanish.

2- The rich live in wide modern streets whereas the poor live in narrow and dirty streets. The New town was for the king, but the Old town preferred Michael, the Duke of Strelsau.

3- Three of Michael's six men are in Strelsau so, they think the other three men are at Zenda guarding the king.

4- He picks up the iron table and holds it by the legs. The top of the table gives him a complete protection as it hits them and they all fell down the steps.

B- Read the following quotation and answer the questions below:( 3 marks ) (One mark each) 1-Max Holf to Duke Michael.

2-They were on the way to Zenda.

3-It refers to the hunting lodge.

C. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it: ( 2 marks ) (One mark each) 1- the people….. Sapt –2- the Duke……the king

E- Writing ( 6marks) 8-) The paragraph will be scored according to the following criteria: - The topic sentence and its development .

- Relevance of what is written to the topic provided.

- Syntactic variety, and correct spelling.

( 2 marks ) ( 2 marks ) ( 2 marks )

F- Translation 9) A- Translate into Arabic: (3 marks) ‫ وأن إصالح التعليم‬.‫نحن ال نستطيع أن نتجاهل حقيقة أن التعليم في بلدنا يحتاج إلى عملية إنقاذ عاجلة‬ ‫أصبح ضرورة حتى ولو أنفقنا باليين من األموال عليه ألن ما نستثمره في التعليم اآلن سنستفيد منه في‬ .‫المستقبل‬ B) Translate into English: ( 2 marks).

1-Every year, tourists come to Egypt to enjoy the fine weather in winter.

2- The state country honours the writers and the distinguished scientists every year.

‫مع اطيب التمنيات للجميع بالتوفيق والنجاح‬