Bouchenafa Mohamed High School Level: 1 st year lit/SE (1S3 a&b)

Timing: 02hours Nov,2021

First Examination of English

Part One: Reading & Interpreting
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

23 New Estates Midhampton

Tone Shire, TS11 NE
March 3rd, 2008
Translational Corporation
25, Sharp Street
Mill Borough
North Shire
NB 3 CH.
Dear Sir,
I would like to apply for the post of translator which was advertised on the local newspaper a
week ago.
I am thirty five of age and married, I graduated from a teaching school twelve years ago.
Since then, I have been teaching in a high school in my home town. I also taught in the English
Department as well as in that of economics for five years. Now, I am preparing PhD in Language
Learning and Teaching. I speak four languages; Italian, Spanish, German and French fluently. I am
attending evening classes to learn Russian.
I am very much interested in interpreting and translation. I have worked as a part time
interpreter for a translational corporation, and tried some literary translations. I am ready to start
work as soon as possible. I have asked two of my teachers Mr. Robert and Miss. Joy to send you two
letters of reference about me.
I would be grateful to you if you reply back soon.
Yours faithfully,
Harold DAVIS

Comprehension: 07 pts
1. The letter aims to:
a/ correspond with a friend b/ ask for information about private courses c/ apply for a job
2. Say if the following statement are true or false
a- Harold wants to ask for the work of interpreter.
b- The applicant graduated at the age of twenty three years old.
c- Harold had a quite experience as a teacher just in the English department.
d- Harold is studying extra language for late hours.
3. Answer the following questions
a- How does the applicant hear of the announcement of the job?
b- What are the characteristics that allow Harold to apply for the post?
c- Does he work as a full part translator? Justify
4. What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text
a/ which §1 b/ home town §2 c/ you §4
5. Complete the following table

The receiver’s Salutation The subject The closing

address
B. Text Exploration: 08pts
1. Find in the text words or expression that are closest in meaning to the following
a- A verb that means to ask for something
b- An ordinary adjective that means the state of being excited, and attracted to something
2. Classify the following adjectives in table bellow
(Sad, tasty, loved, delicious, miserable, afraid, adored, terrified)
Ordinary adjectives Extreme adjectives
……………. …………….
……………. …………….
……………. …………….
……………. …………….

3. Combine the following pairs of sentences using:

(Either….or, neither….nor, both….and or in order to)
a- I don’t email my friends. I don’t send them letters.
b- b) In Algeria, we can read newspapers in Arabic. We can read them in French.
c- c) We use the Internet. We want to search for different information.
d- d) She admires Mila. She admires John.
4. Fill in the gaps with words from the list below.
(Updated/ comments / internet /websites)
In today’s world Face book and Twitter are common.......... For people to meet and make
acquaintance. It has become a part of our daily lives. With the fast developing world and the
increasing use of .......... It has led us to a point where we prefer ‘liking ‘photos, writing...........
and wishing our friends over social networking sites. Using the social networking sites is quite
easy; moreover, it keeps us ...........about what is going on in other people’s life.

Written Expression 05pts

Choose one topic only
Topic 01: depending on the form of the curriculum vitae (CV) you have done in classroom. Make the
resume of the letter of application above.

Topic 02: In a well written email with the best use of adverbs of frequency introduce yourself, your
family and your daily activities to your friend.

Your teachers: Mr. Ababsa

Mr. Fatoumi