exam 2 an

2009/2010
:Reading (15pts)
a/ Comprehension: (8pts)
- Read the text carefully then do the activities.
Everything that surrounds us is part of the environment. Not just living things like plants and animals but also beaches and mountains, the air we breathe, the sunlight that provides warmth and weather that we use in our homes, schools, and businesses.
Humans like ourselves may have lived on earth more than 300.000 years. For a long time people thought the earth was huge that it could easily absorb human wastes and pollution. And they thought the earth's natural resources would never be used up in prehistoric times. People killed animals for food and built fires to cook food and keep themselves warm. They cut down trees for fuel, and their fires released pollution into the air. But there were so few people that their activities had little Impact on the environment.
All human beings and animals need air to survive. Without air we would die. plants also need air to live. Plants use sunlight and the carbon dioxide to make food, and then give off oxygen. We all breathe the air that surrounds Earth, the air is made up mainly of gases. Human beings breathe more than six quarts of air every minute. Because air is so basic to life, it is very important to keep the air clean by reducing or preventing air pollution.
Today, air pollution causes health problems and may bring about acid rain, global warming, and a break down of the ozone layer.
1- Match the following ideas with their corresponding paragraphs.
a)the importance of air for people. §1
b)the parts of environment. §2
c)people are the first responsible for pollution. §3
d)the consequences of air pollution. §4
2-Say whether the following statements are true or false
a- Environment is composed only of human being.
b- people thought that the natural resources of the earth will never disappear.
c-Air pollution has serious problems.
d-people do not take care of the environment in the past
3-Answer the following questions according to the text:
a- How much air do human beings breathe every minute?
b- What was people's thought about the earth in the past?
c- Why were the bad effects of people activities on environment so little in the past?
4- What or who do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a- it (§2) b- that (§3)

B. Text Exploration (07pts)

4-Find in the text words that are opposites to
a-build ≠(§4) release ≠ (§2)
5- Find in the text words that are synonyms to:
gives= (§1) essential= (§3)
6-Complete the following table:
verb adjective Noun
protect …………………… …………………
………….. ……………………. pollution
preserve ……………………… …………………
7-Rewrite sentence(b) so that it means the same as sentence (A):
A1-All plants and animals need air to survive.
B1-Air……………………………………………………………………..
A2-Animals are killed for food and trees are cut down for fuel by people.
B2-People…………………for food and …………………………..for fuel.
8-Put the verbs between brackets into the correct tense
a- If people don't stop polluting our air ,we ( to die) ………………of suffocation.
b- We will find no oxygen if we (cut)………………. All the trees.
9-Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final "S" :
destroys triumphs releases activities beaches kills
/IZ/ /S/ /Z/


: Written expres​sion(05pts)
Choose one of the following topics.
Topic 1.
Suppose you work for an organization that protects trees and forest. write a short article to raise people's awareness about the importance of trees and to show them how to preserve this natural wealth.
The following notes might help you:
-Trees are the lung of our environment.(source of oxygen…)
-Trees are very important for all the creatures.
-Stop cutting trees./ Organize campaigns to plant trees.
-Use other resources to produce energy.
- Use other materials to build houses

Topic 2.
Global warming is one of the bad results of the overuse of the earth natural resources.
Write a short article talking about how to reduce the effects of this problem.

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