Full name : ………………………………………............................. date : ……………………………………..
Class: SE 3 year scientific stream №: ...... First term quiz in English
Task1. Rewrite these sentences starting with: “it’s high time - I wish”.
You wish you know how to deal with the burglar. ............................................................................................................
2. You’re regretting having broken your company’s regulations. ...........................................................................................................
3. You are complaining about the situation in Algeria and you think the government should do something to stop smuggling.
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Task 2. With another coloured pen write the stressed syllable in the following words.
Clarity cosmetics identical strategic
Task 3. Fill in the gaps with the following words:
unless, corruption, education, well-designed.
......................... is central to preventing ..................... . Even clear laws, regulations and.......................... institutions will not be able to prevent corruption. ...................................... citizens actively demand accountability from government and institutions.
Task 4. Link the following pairs of sentences using these connectors.
(so…that ( , ( such…that) , ( although ) , (because )
a. Imitation can cause, in my cases, a harm to man. b. People buy them.
a. A lot of people prefer to by counterfeits. b. Their cost is low.
a. He spoke for a long time. b. People began to fall tired.
a. There is much tax evasion. b. The government loses a lot of revenue.
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Task 5. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the underlined items.
a. The government is urging employers to defend them selves.
b. Corruption is not tolerated by fostering attitudes.
c. Companies have to reveal their true financial position.
d. Our accountants haven’t revealed their financial position yet.
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Full name: ……………………………………….... Date: Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Class: SE 3 year scientific stream №: .......
Second term quiz in English
Part one. Text comprehension (9pts)
Task 1. Read the text then say whether the following sentences are true or false. (3pts)
a. Customers inside the shop move from left to right when shopping.
b. Fresh fruits and vegetables are placed deeply inside the supermarkets.
c. Basic foods are put in one special place so that customers could buy what they need at once.
Task 2. Complete the following sentences with words or phrases from the text. (3pts)
a. A product that sells very well is a ....................................................
b. A circular movement from left to right is a ......................................
c. Food that every one needs and buys is .............................................
Task 3. What or who the underlined words in the text refer to? (3pts)
a. In this way, (§2) ..............................................
b. ...to put their products .... (§3) ..............................................
c. ...when they are .... (§5) ..............................................
Part two. Text exploration. (11pts)
Task1. Add the appropriate ending to the words in brackets so that this text makes sense. (5pts)
My favourite parts of the New York Times Sunday newspaper are the (advertise) ............................. because they exert a kind of hypnotic (fascinate) .................................. . In the gift catalogue from the Z company of New York, you can find all (sort) .................... of odd things. I once bought something from this catalogue. It was a little reading light that you can clip into your book so as not to disturb anyone (sleep) .................. in the same room. But it didn’t work; the light was feeble and, apart from the first two lines, the rest of the page was left in (dark) ........................ .
Task2. Complete sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “a”. (4pts)
1a. I regret having bought that junk food.
b. I wish I...................................... that junk food.
2a. I strongly advise you not to buy from that shop.
b. You............................................ from that shop.
3a. The rooms in the hostel were not as comfortable as the rooms in the hotel.
b. The rooms in the hostel were............................................ than the rooms in the hotel.
4a. Everyone except very active children and athletes should limit saturated fats.
b. Only.................................................................................................................
Task3. Circle the stressed syllable in the following words. (2pts)
a. advertising b. clockwise c. displayed d. attention
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