english test 1

A Sample B.E.M.
Paper Number One.





Text: Yesterday morning
at 9.30a.m. two bikers died in a tragic
accident on a sharp bend on Airport Road. The bikers were
talking to each other while they were overtaking a lorry which was travelling
in the direction of Heathrow Airport. Apparently they
were having morning exercise in preparation for the Tour de France. Two
motorcyclists were coming from Heathrow Airport while looking at a
low-flying landing airplane. “ They were riding very fast”, an eyewitness said.
The collision between the motorcyclists and the bikers blocked the traffic for
more than two hours. Two policemen were investigating the accident when we
arrived on the scene.


( From On the Move , student’s textbook MS4, ONPS ,ed.2006)






I.
Reading Comprehension ( 7
points )





a- Read the text .Write – true
or false – and justify your answers.(3pts)


·
Yesterday morning at 9.30a.m, two bikers died
in a deadly accident.


·
They were riding slowly.


·
The bikers were hit by a lorry.


·



b-
Answer the following questions according to the text.( 2pts)


·
Did the two bikers die yesterday afternoon?


·
Did the traffic block last more than two hours?






c-Lexis ( 2pts)


1)
Find synonyms to the following
words from the text.


* accident = ……… * stopped = ………..


2)
Find antonyms to the following
words from the text.


* high ¹ ………… * taking off ¹ ……..






II.Mastery of language.(7points)





a- Syntax
(5 pts)





1-Put the verbs in brackets in the correct
form.( 3pts)


A)What ( to happen ) while it
( to rain) ?


B)After they heard about the accident, the
policemen ( to arrive).





2- Supply punctuation and capitalization
where necessary.(2pts).


the driver john had a terrible
accident .











b)
Pronunciation (2pts).


Classify the
following words according to the pronunciation of the final – ed - :


blocked – died –
finished – ended .

/ d /	/ t /	/ Id /

III.
Written production. ( 6
points) .








You have recently
witnessed a road accident and you have been shocked.





First suggestion:
Write a letter to the local authorities. Express your worries about the
increasing number of road accidents in Algeria.





Second suggestion:
Suggest a series of measures to prevent road accidents.