منتديات الشروق أونلاين - اثبات المستوى الفصل الثاني

Part One : Reading And Interpreting (14pts)
A/ Comprehension: Read the text carefully and do the activities.

Most human beings seem to be quite unaware that the small blue planet on which we live is very fragile . Despite warnings , we continue to inflict irreversible damage on it .
The atmosphere , our water resources , the soil , even our food , is all contaminated largely as a result of our own actions. We create deserts and create floods by destroying our forests . Our homes and workplaces are polluted by tobacco we smoke , by harmful particles from the materials we use and the emanation toxic gases. We can no longer afford to ignore the warnings we are given by our scientists . If we don’t want to condemn our children to a life of peril , it is time for us to reflect upon the consequences of our daily actions .
Once , the atmosphere was pure . Now the quantity of polluting gases emitted into the atmosphere exceeds nature’s capacity to absorb them . The equilibrium is broken and we are threatened by and ever lengthening list of perils : the green house effect , the gap in the ozone layer , climatic change , a rise in the sea level

1/ Pick out a passive sentence from the text.
2/ Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text .
a - People are interested in protecting the environment
b - The atmosphere is no more clean .
c - Climatic changes are caused by water pollution
d – The destruction of the environment is due to man’s carelessness .
3/ Answer the following questions according to the text .
a) Are most human beings aware that earth is very fragile ?
b) According to the author , what should we do to protect our planet ?
c) Find in the text sentences or expressions that show that pollution is caused by man .

4/ Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?
a- it.... (§ 1) ……………………
b- ... them.(§ 3) …………………….

B/ Text Exploration
1/Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following;
Conscious (§1) - cleaned (§2) - reject (§3)
2/Rewrite sentence(b) so that it means the same as (a)
1/a-We must protect the forest.
b-the forest………………….
2/a-I have planted beautiful flowers.
b-Beautiful flowers……………..
3-a-She always reads newspapers.
b-Newspapers……………….
3/ Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets.
a-If I were you, I (apologize).
b-After I (leave),he (call) the doctor.
c-where you (go) last week?

4/ Re-order the following sentences in order to get a coherent paragraph.
a- Volunteers stand in busy streets asking members of the public to pu money in a collecting tin.
1 2 3

b- The traditional method of raising money is to organize a flag day.
c- In exchange they are given a sticker to be put on coat lapels.
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Part Two : Written Expression (6pts)
Choose one of the following topics .

Topic 01 : : The Amazon rainforest is considered as the lung of the Earth .
- Imagine that you are a journalist . Write an article in which you address a message to people about how to conserve this resource .

Topic 02 :
Describe your feeling before, while and after the match of Algeria and Burkina Faso.