امتحان الشهرين لغة انجليزية صف 11 الفصل الاول امتحان نصف الفصل الاول لغة انجليزية للصف الحادي عشر اختبار الصف الحادي عشر انجليزينصف الفصل الاول Name: ?????????????. ???.. 11th grade , Commercial Stream Date: 25, 10,2015 Unit 1 Time:40 m Mid-term Exam , 1st semester =============================================================== Question 1: Read the following passage then answer the questions below:. ( 14points ) The Secretary of State for Commerce and Industry stressed the importance of education for economic growth in a speech yesterday. ?Improving our education system will give us a generation of citizens who are better qualified to face the challenges of the technological age, as well as competition from low-wage economies in other countries in Asia and Africa,? he explained. ?It increases what people can earn, lifts people out of poverty and encourages opportunity.? He also suggested that the economic health of the country will suffer in future unless more attention is paid to investing in schools and universities. ?We could easily fall behind,? he said. ?I hope it won?t happen. But unless we invest more, it might.? A ? Answer the following questions . 1-According to the Secretary of State, what economic problems does the country have? a-??????????????????????????????????? b-??????????????????????????????????? 2-Mention 2 ways-he talked about - in which education helps a country?s economy ? a-??????????????????????????????????? b-??????????????????????????????????? B-Find words in the text that mean the same as the following. a- problems______________________________________________ b- money earned from working____________________________________________ c- makes people want to do something______________________________________ C- Use the words from( B )to complete the sentences below. a- I can?t buy this jacket until I get my ___________________at the end of the month. b- A good teacher_____________________________ students to express their ideas. c- It?s quite a difficult job, but I enjoy the ___________________________it presents. D- Mark the following sentence with (true /false). 1- This text is a newspaper report.( ) 2- It mentions a future danger. ( ) E- What do the underlined pronouns refer to ? a-It ? line 7 ???????????? b- He ?line 9 ??????????? Question 2 :Circle the right verb between the brackets . ( 3 points ) 1- The company needs to sell more products to (make/do) a profit and compete in the market. 2- He joined the army because he wanted to (make /do) his duty to the country. 3- It?s been hot for so long that this cooler weather will (make/ do) a nice change . Question 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 points ) 1- I hope _________________________ good marks in the test tomorrow. (get) 2- She wishes she ______________________so much homework to do. (not/have) 3- We don?t invest enough in primary education. I hope we_________________________ more in future. (spend) 4- After leaving university, I hope__________________________ a teacher. (become) 5- I don?t know what he?s saying. I wish I _________________understand French. (can) Question 4 : Use words from the list to complete the sentences. (5 points ) [ prepaid , post-war , ex-teacher , ex-soldiers , prearranged , postscript ] 1- Life in the country was difficult in the________________________ period. 2- After leaving school I kept in touch with my __________________________________. 3- He didn?t need to pay for the hotel room because it was_______________________ by his company. 4 -If you have signed a letter but then remember something you didn?t include, you can add a_________________________________________ (PS). 5- We met at a _________________________________time and place. Question 5: Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. (3 points) 1- You can borrow the book but you have to promise to return it next week. (as long as) ________________________________________________________________________ 2- He has a good future, but not if he fails his exams. (unless) ________________________________________________________________________ 3- The college will offer me a place on one condition: I have to pass the interview. (provided that) ________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================ GD LUCK T.Mr.Majid Zraiqi Principal: Mr.Ashraf Saleem