Teacher: Tarik Settati

Student’s full name: …………………………… N°: ....... class: ……………

Michael Kevin Kearney (born January 18, 1984) is a former child prodigy known for setting
several world records and teaching college at the age of 17. Before Michael Kearney was born,
the doctors warn his parents that he might have learning difficulties. He’s been proving them
wrong ever since! By the time he was four months old, Michael could say full sentences like,
“What’s for dinner, Mom?” By ten months, he could read words. Studying at home with his
parents, Michael completed four grades levels each year. At five, he entered high school – and
finished in one year. By ten, he graduated from college with honors. For this reason, he is listed
in the Guinness Book as the world’s youngest university graduate at this age, receiving a
bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of South Alabama.
At eleven, he went to graduate school. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University
with a master’s degree in biochemistry three years later and taught at Vanderbilt University also
in Tennessee at 16. He received a second Master’s degree in Computer Science from Vanderbilt
when he was 17.
N.B.: A child prodigy is a child who masters one or more skills or arts at an early age

I. COMPREHENSION:
A. Are these statements true or false? Justify your answer.
1. Michael started his studies in a primary school in Alabama.
2. Michael began his career as a teacher at the age of 17.

B. Answer these questions according to the text.

1. How did Michael show that he was a prodigy?
2. How has Michael proved that doctors were wrong?
3. Why is Michael listed in the Guinness Book

II. LANGUAGE:

A. Complete with the appropriate preposition.

(In, on, at)
1) I always travel _____summer. 3) We can decide _________ the
2) We can meet ________school beginning
4) The holiday is_____ 6th February
B. Fill in the blanks with “ be going to” or “will”:
1) The football match _______________ start at 4:00 pm .
2) After getting my baccalaureate, I ______________ study at university.

C. Complete with ‘too’ or ‘enough’

1) He is_______ nervous now.
2) I don’t think she has _______ power to resist.
3) This text is clear ________ to be understood.
4) I can’t go there because I am ______tired.
5)
 D. Fill in the blanks with ‘since’ or ‘for’
1. She has been talking ……....thirty minutes non-stop.
2. He hasn’t visited Oxford …….... he was a university student there.

E. Choose the correct adjective

1. My nephew was …………….by the clown. (amused/amusing)
2. I thought her idea was absolutely …………….. (fascinated/fascinating)
3. I’m feeling …………..so I’m going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go to bed early
with a good book. (depressed/depressing)
4. Her behaviour was really …………………. (surprised/surprising)
I. WRITING
II. Punctuate the following e-mail and capitalize the letters that must be capitalized.

dear jane
how are you and how is the family how is the weather there in london i think it s cold as usual i
hope you re all fine
Im writing this e-mail to tell you that I came to live in a very nice city with wonderful weather
and beautiful landscapes if you come here you will feel the purity and freshness of air everything
is fascinating here especially in spring
i hope you visit me soon we shall go to many nice places and enjoy our time with family by the
way my city becomes perfect in spring we have a picnic every sunday
bye for now
amina