بســـم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Education
General Secondary Education Certificate Examaination, 2010
First Stage-First Session
First Foreign Language; ENGLISH (1) Time: 3 hours
اللغه الاجنبيه الاولى :الانجليزية(1)
A-Language Functions
الامتحان فى اربع صفحات1-Would would you say in these situations:.
1-You have read a book recommend it to your friend
2-Someone asked you a question you would not like to answer it reply politely.
3-You are asked about the price of your mobile.
4-You suggest spending your summer holiday in Upper Egypt.
I recommend this book to you.
2-I am sorry I can not answer you .
3-It is 1000 pounds.
4-What about visiting Upper Egypt( any reasonable answer is accepted).
2-Give the situation for the following mini-dialogues:
1-A-Can I help you Sir?
B-I’d like to make a new passport.
A- Please give me a form and two recent photos
B-When can I receive it?
A-You can take it tomorrow.
Place: _Passport office
Speaker A :official
Speaker B: citizen
2-A-What is the matter with you?
B-My eyes are soaring.
A-Do you wear glasses.
B-No, I do not wear glasses
Place Oculist's
Speaker A: oculist
Speaker B: _patient.
B-Vocabulary and structures
Choose the correct answers from a ,b, c,or d
1-Rabab …………… decision to marry Emad Barour
a-made b –had c - did c- gave
2-As soon as Wesal ………………… school ,he will marry.
a- finished b-had finished- c- will finish d- finishes
3-Marwa likes to buy thins …
a- online b-by line c-at line d-inline-
4- Rehab…………married.she has three cars and villa.
a- must be b-can’t be c-may be d-needn’t
5-Ominia will join the university…………………………………?
a-will not she b –won't she c –isn't she d –doesn't she.
6-Chisteen gave me a………………………of advice before getting the exam.
a-piece b-few c-some d-many
7-Radwa won the match besides……………………. the first prize.
- a- giving b -being given c –given d-had given.
8-All money,…………………… on this project, is for charity.
a-was spent b –spent c - is being spent d– is spent
9-…………… running my own business is difficult, I enjoy it.
a- Despite b-However c-Although d-But
10-Mu uncle died out of the …...
a- red b-green c-blue d-cool
11-Many people ……….the one country dominates the world .but in vain
a-suppose b-surplus c-purpose d-oppose
12-Hydroponics farming is solution ………………….the problem of shortage of food.
a-to b-for c-in d-about
13-I expect Hassna ……………. my birthday next month.
a- is going to attend b-will attend c- attends d-is attending
14-……………..he had money, he would not have borrowed any money from the bank.
a-Hadn’t b-If c-Had d-Unless
15-Mohammed went to the club…………………………… he could watch the match.
a-so that b-to c-because d-so as to
16-Srah took ……….. in the English Club at school .
a-off b-part c-place d-aprat
4-Find the mistake and correct it
1-Although her beauty, no one loves her
Despite.
2-The Eiffel Tower is designed by Gustative Eiffel in 1878.
was
3-Egypt belongs to Africa country
continent
4-Dr Magdi is a pioneer in heart transport
transplant
5-Asmaa has not done her homework until she had cleaned the bathroom.
did
D-Reading comprehension
5-Read this passage and answer the questions below:
They say you can learn a lot about people from the way they drive their cars. People
who may be normally be clam and good-tempered can change completely when they
are behind the wheel of a car. For example, they may be very competitive .Instead of thinking that they are traveling from place to another. They decide they are in a race
and that every car on the road trying to beat him. They become very aggressive. They
say bad thing about other drivers and make rude signs. They think every thing they
do is right and everyone else is wrong .Yet the same people ,when they are not driving would never dream of behaving so badly towards other people. Human behaviour is
very puzzling!
1-How do we know about person character? when he is driving a car
2-How can these people change? they became aggressive
3-Were those people bad? Give reason for your answer. No as they are not bad when they are not driving
4-When the are behind the wheel means they( running-driving-hidden-sleeping) a car.
5-The word ʼaggressiveʼ means ( gentle-cruel -kind-smart)
6-Read the following passage and then answer the questions:
THE COMMON COLD
Question: It is easy to catch cold but difficult get rid of .It can make you shiver in the middle of summer and sweat in the heart of winter. What is it?
Answer: The common cold!
Although everyone has had a cold, most people don’t understand what a cold is, what
causes it or why it is so difficult for doctors to cure .Colds are caused by small
particles called viruses. While bacteria can be studied under an ordinary light microscope, the structure of viruses was a mystery until the invention of electron microscope in 1930s.Viruses are parasites; they can not exist or function without the help of living cell. Animals, plants and even bacteria can be infected by viruses.
Cold viruses are carried by small droplets of water in the air. When you breathe in,
these viruses are drawn in and infect the cells of the throat-consequently, you catch
cold. Some viruses reach further down towards the lungs and then the infection is likely to be more serious.
The cells which line the throat produce a sticky liquid (called ’mucus“) which is constantly pushed up towards the nose by the movement of small hairs. In this way, unwanted particles which we breathe in can be removed; otherwise our lungs would fill up with dust and dirt. Infected cells produce a lot of mucus so that we have to sneeze and cough to get it out .
Although there are many things you buy to make you feel better, only time and your own body will cure your cold. Moreover, there are many different types of cold virus. Antibiotics are not always useful, because they kill bacteria rather viruses; it is also very difficult to kill virus without also killing the living cells which is supporting it.
Some scientists have found that people are more likely to catch a cold when they
are unhappy or under stress. This is because the immune system, which protects us against viruses, is less efficient when we are worried or depressed. As a result of this some doctors in England have tried different ways of talking to patients with colds. They have discovered that people with mild colds get better more quickly if doctor is kind and sympathetic than if he is unhelpful!
Questions:
A -1-Why is it impossible to study the structure of viruses before the 1930s?
Because the electric microscope was not invented
2-What happens to cells of the living things when they are infected by clod virus?
Person may catch cold
3-Why is it easy to catch a cold when you are unhappy or under stress?
Because the immune system is less efficient
B-Choose the correct answer:
4-The best title for this passage is …
a- How to avoid common cold b-How common cold occurs
c-The importance of mucus c- How to treat patient of common cold
5-People ……………………………….. to get mucus out.
a- sneeze b-snore c-cough d-speaks
D--The Novel
A-Answer these questions:
1-Why did robbers fail in their task? because spiders killed.
2-Prove that Wafaa was brave. She drove the car alone during the bad weather
B-Read and answer the questions below:
“You adventure is finished Thanks Heaven ...”
3-Who is the speaker and to whom? Mother to Ayman
4-Wher did this happen? In the hospital
C-Complete these sentence:
5-Ayman used the internet for making friends and his studies
6-Uncle Walid objected to telling the police because all businesses would lose money
E Writing
8-Write paragraphs of at least 100 words about “Ideal Teacher”
No one can deny that teacher is the corner stone of learning process. Without teacher education can not go or happen .Throughout history teachers were respected we know that from the pictures painted by ancient people .Teachers are said the successors of prophets. So A good teacher must have some qualities .He must be honest and reliable. They should be knowledgeable to offer pure information to students. In recent years we notice that the government pay due attention to teachers .It increased the salaries and the Minister promised to restore teacher's prestige and president Murak considered education as a national project. So all teacher must be ideal and believe that Allah may reward us .Igeal teacher should respect his colleague and leave any differences behind.
F-Translation
9-A-Translate into Arabic;
There are three attitudes towards life. The first attitude is the philosophy of vegetables which means being content with life as it is. People who have this attitude eat, drink sleep mature get married, grow and die. They never read books and believe that God provides them without ant attempt.
يوجد ثلاثة مذاهب فى الحياةالذهب الاول هو فلسفة المتواكلين الذى يعنى الرضا بالحياة كما هى و الذين يومؤمنون بهذا المذهب الحياة بالنسبة لهم تعنى اكلوشرب و نومو نضوج للزواجو نمو و موت ولم يقرا كتاب فى حياتهمو يعتقدوا ان الله يحرسهم دون عمل شى من ناحيتهم
B-Translate into English:
يجب على الدول العربية أن تستعد للحرب و تعمل من اجل السلام في نفس الوقت.
All Arab countries must get ready for war and prepare for peace at the same time.
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