Name: ________________________ Group No.: _______
Faculty of
Economics and Political Science
First Year – Arabic
Section
Date: 2o / 11/ 2008 Time: 1 Hour
First:
Comprehension
From the
dawn of civilization, the gaze of humanity has been drawn to the stars. The
stars have been relied upon to direct travelers, to make agriculture predictions, to win
wars, and to awaken love in the hearts of men and women.
Ancient
stargazers pondering the nighttime sky saw definite star patterns emerge .The
names for many of these star patterns keep the name given to them by the
Greeks, which were most often derived from mythology. The Greeks only knew 48
star patterns. Today 's astronomers have charted 88 of these patterns ,
or constellations , which may be viewed from different parts of the world at
different times of the year.
Choose
the correct answer: (6
marks)
1-
Stars have been relied upon for all of
the following EXCEPT
A – As
directional aids
B - For crop
prediction
C – As medical cures
D – As war sign
2
- In Line 6 “keep” most nearly means:
A – Know B – View C – Eliminate D – Hold
3 – The passage states that
A – Man never depends on the stars
B – Stars are only for beautifying our skies
C – Man has depended on stars at times
D – Moons are the same as stars
4
– The word “charted” in line 9 most nearly means:
A – Admired
B – Identified according to composition & location
C – Illustrated
D – Named
Second: Grammar
I-
Fill in with
a suitable preposition: (3
marks)
1. I 'm
from Algeria
2. My sister was born ……… Monday morning.
3. She must be ready ……... 7.00. , not later.
4. It rained heavily ………… our stay in the hotel.
5. ……Yesterday afternoon, we went to the library
to study.
6. Do you often go to work
……. bus?
II-
Correct the
sentence fragments: (4 marks)
1. Owning
a villa in Marina
2. All
those cars which are not fixed yet.
3. Before
falling into sleep.
4. A
story with deep thoughts and emotions.
What do these abbreviations stand for? (5 marks)
1. ILO :
2. CBE :
3. UNEF :
Writing: (10
marks)
I- Read the paragraph below carefully
and then identify its essential parts as follows:
Life
in a new country can be confusing. For example, one day I wanted to renew my
student visa. So my aunt gave me the consulate's address. Yet when I arrived
downtown, I got lost. First, I went to a bank. A lady there told me to walk
three blocks south. I walked three blocks north instead, however. Then I asked
a police officer for help. As a result, he drove me right to the door of the
consulate. From my story, you can see that I had a hard time doing one errand.
Topic
sentence :
Controlling
word/phrase :
Supporting
sentences :
Logical
connectors :
Concluding
sentence :
II- Write a paragraph (from 10 to 12 lines)
on One of the following topics:
1- A person's health is greatly
affected by his eating habits.
2- A decision you took that changed
your life.
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