The Sudan Examination 2012(2nd year secondary) امتحان السودان 2012

 Arab Republic of Egypt

Ministry of Education

Completion of Egyptian G.S.C.E in the Republic of Sudan, 2012

(First Session - First Stage]

First Foreign Language : English (1) Time: 3 hours

اللغة الأجنبية الأولى (1) / الإنجليزية الأسئلة في أربع صفحات 

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A- Language Functions

1- Respond to each of the following situations:

1- Someone asks for your advice how to keep fit.

2- You want to know which subject your uncle enjoyed most when he was a student.

3- A friend wants to know what your dream job would be and why.

4- You see a friend reading a book. Ask your friend about the title and the writer of the book.

2- Say where each of the following mini-dialogues takes place and the speakers are:

1- A: Could you tell me what our homework is please?         

B: You have to finish the exercise

we started in class today 

A: Thank you. When do you want to see it

B: On Thursday, please

Place:  ...................                 Speaker A: ..........         Speaker B:................

2-A: That shirt is 50 pounds, sir.          

B: Can I pay by debit card?

A: Yes, certainly.

Place: ..................... Speaker A: .............. Speaker B: .............

B: Vocabulary and structure

   3- Choose the correct answer form a, b, c, or d

1- My uncle does not enjoy ............ in big cities.

a) drive    b) to drive   c) driven   c) driving

2- My father is a ............. He works in politics.

a) diplomat  b) politician  c) surgeon   c) pilot

3- While I........... home, I saw some of my friends.

a) am walking   b) was walking  c) had walked   c) walk

4- The .......... of the year for my family was my sister's wedding.

a) height    b) highlight   c) benefit    d) worst

5- My cousin, ...... father is my mother's brother, is three years younger than me.

a) who     b) who's    c) which    d) whose 

6- Make ........... you eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. 

a) up      b) sure       c) do        d) like 

7- I'd ............. be a doctor than a dentist.

a) rather   b) prefer    c) want    d) like  

8- People who find something and give it back to its owner are.............

a) honest   b) nice    c) kind      d) intelligent 

9- When did you find ............. that you had won the prize?

a) from     b) out      c) of         d) about 

10- People who ........... things should go to prison.

a) borrow     b) lend    c) bring   d) steal 

11- If you put water in the freezer, it............. to ice.

a) turned     b) turns   c) would turn   d) would have turned

12-We ....... to inform passengers travelling to Cairo that their train will be 20 minutes late.

a) suggest   b) announce   c) refuse     d) regret 

13-At school, we are to ............ how to revise for our exams.

a) being taught   b) teaching   c)been taught    d)be taught

14-My ........... is to be a journalist for an international news magazine.

a) ambition     b)opinion     c) idea     d) announcement 

15- You can't enjoy your holiday if you don't have good .................

a)hotel      b) room     c) accommodation     d) flat

16-I remember reading a/an ........ tale about a lazy student when I was a child.

a)dangerous    b) warning    c) advising     d) cautionary

4-Find the mistake in each of the following sentence then write them correctly:

1- We couldn't get into the car because our keys were opened inside.

2- Ali is the faster runner in our school.

3- The train driver asked for my train ticket.

4- If the film hadn't been funny, I wouldn't laugh.

5- Ice at the Antarctic and the Arctic freezes because of global warming.

6- When we arrived home, we saw that our lights have been left on.

C- Reading Comprehension

5- Read the following passage, and then answer the question: 

Dolphins are mammals not fish. They are warm blooded like man, and give birth to one baby called, a calf at a time. At birth, a bottle nose dolphin calf is about 90-130 cm long and will grow to approximately 4 meters, living up to 40 years. They are highly sociable animals; living in groups, called pods, which are fairly fluid.

Dolphins from other pods interact with each other from time to time. Dolphins carry their young inside their womb for about 12 months. The baby is born tail first, and its mother will feed it for up to 2 years. However, the calf will stay with its mother for between 3-6 years during which it will learn all about feeding techniques, social interaction and group hunting.

A)Answer the following questions:

1-What are the things in common between man and dolphins? 

2-How do you know that a dolphin is sociable? 

3-What does the underlined word (They) refer?

B)Choose the best answer from a, b c, or d

4- The life span of a dolphin is about ............ .

a) 40 years b) 90-130 cm c) 4 meters d) 12 months 

5- A dolphin goes hunting ............ .

a) in groups b) alone 

c) only with its father d) with its neighbours

6- Read the following passage , then answer the question:

Today I am a teacher. Many years ago, I used to have summer jobs. Once I worked in a factory for gloves where people used to treat me as if I were their son.They helped me with my work. The summer after that one, I worked as a waiter in a restaurant. I used to carry heavy trays every now and then.That is why my back and feet used to hurt me at the end of the shift .However, tips enabled me to do many things I was unable to do before.At last, I could join the swimming club without worrying about fees. I began to enjoy my spare time in a way or another. I had a lot of time to enjoy outdoor sports. Today, I will never forget my summer jobs and the different experiences they provided me with.

A)Answer the following questions:

1-What was the writer's second summer job?

2-What did the tips enable the writer to do?

3-Why did the writer's back and feet use to hurt him?

B)Choose the bets answer:

4-The writer will never forget the summer jobs because of the .......... he gained.

a) experiments                      b) experiences
 c) excursions                        d) exercises 

5- People at the gloves factory were ................

a)kind and friendly                  b)kind and unfriendly 

c) unkind but friendly              d)rude

The spiders

7)A)Answer the following questions

1- Why did the men's car move without lights and with a silent engine?

2- What made the journey with the plants so difficult for the three cars?

B) Read the following questions and then answer the quotation:

"But tonight, people throughout Egypt are not only praising Ayman ; they are also celebrating"

1- Who said this and where?

2- Why are people praising Ayman?

C) Complete the Following sentences :

1- When Ayman was bitten by the spider the first time, his body.................

2- Some species of spiders lay ................................

D-Writing

8-Write a paragraph of about 100 words about :

(How to keep our environment clean.)

E- Translation

9-A) Translation into Arabic: 

Excessive noise can cause deafness. It may also affect the brain and the stomach and cut down the blood supply to the heart. In fact, noise is one of the most dangerous problems nowadays.

B)Translate into English:

يجب ان نستخدم التكنولوجيا الحديثة في كل مجالات العمل.

لا بد من عقد مؤتمر دولى لمناقشة وحل مشكلة مياه النيل.

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