امتحان الصف الثانى الثانوى 2012 و الاجابة علية

ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

Ministry of Education

General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, 2012

[First Stage] 
First Foreign Language: ENGLISH (2) Time: 3 hours

اللغة الأجنبية الأولى : الانجليزية (2) (الاسئلة في أربع صفحات)

A – Language Functions (8 Marks)

1- Respond to each of the following situations: (4 Marks)

1. Please, Can you repeat that? / Can you say that again please?

2. You can go through the exam by studying hard? ? exerting great efforts

3. Can I help you crossing the street?

4. I disagree with you./ I don’t agree with you.

2- Say where each of the following two mini – dialogues take place,  and who the speakers are: 4 Marks )

1) Place : At the immigration department ( Alien Department)

Speaker : Foreigner / tourist

Speaker B : official / clerk / employee

2) Place : At the taxi

Spaeker A : Passanger

Speaker B: Taxi driver

B- Vocabulary and structure ( 14 marks )

3- Choose the correct answer from a,b,c or d : (8 marks )

1.Has been trying          2.make              3.didn’t use             4.island           5.thought              

6.yield          7.whose        8.arrive           9.for        10.intention          11.if        12.ambition

13.higher                14.benefit                   15.had                    16.catch

4- Find the mistake in each of the following sentences then write it correctly (6 marks )

1-concern ------------à concerning             2-atmosphere----------à atmospheric

3-years -----------------à year                        4-contract --------------à attract / inspire / appeal

 5-for ---------------------àsince                      6-comfort-----------------) comfortable

C – Reading ( 17 Marks )

5- Read the following passage then answer the questions ( 5 marks )

1. the students taught using a combination of online and classroom

2 . about 609 billion people worldwide, over two billion have internet access 

3. Research

4. make use

5. Internet usage

6- Read the following passage then answer the questions ( 5 marks )

1. As a sign of friendship

2. 350 pieces of the statue

3. How to finance the statue.

4. governor

5. freedom

The Mask of Gold (7 marks) (1-6)

7-( A ) Answer the following questions: ( 3 MARKS )

1-As  his suit was torn so the small spiders bit him.

2-As every venomous animal has a different antivenom so the anivenom of one spider 

   can’t work well against the bite of another spider.

1- Read the following quotations and then answer the questions (2 MARKS)

1-An officer said this to Professor Jones and Ayman as he was taking them to the colonel office.

2-As it protect them against the bite of the black and yellow spiders.

2-(C) Complete the Following Sentences: ( 2 MARKS )

1-The bad weather / the heavy rain

2-They were able to discover a medicine for the bite of the black and yellow spider.

D- Writing (11 marks)

8- Write a letter

                                                                                                           21st June 2012.

Dear Jack,

I'm happy to write you this letter hoping to find you in good health . How are you and your family . 

Egypt is a very wonderful country. It has a very long and rich history so you 'll find several historic places which I'm sure you 'll enjoy visiting. You can visit the pyramids at Giza or the temples at Luxor. Also Egypt has a very wonderful weather all the year round.The Egyptian people have a lot of traditions such as Shamm al Nessem

I'm looking forward to seeing you .

Good bye for now , see you soon

Yours ,

اسم الراسل

Translation (5 marks)

7. (a) – Translate into Arabic : (3 Marks )

لقد عرفت مصر بأنها (مهد الحضارة) بسبب تاريخها الطويل الغنى. حاليا يجب أن نستعيد أمجادنا لكي نلاحق (نساير) التقدم المحقق في الدول المتقدمة

b Translate into English: ( 2 Marks )

1.The scientific inventions and discoveries (the inventions and the discoveries of science) has made great changes in our life.

2.We should (had better / ought to) all work hard to increase production and achieve self-sufficiency