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Alexander Fleming was born in 1881 in Darvel. He was a famous British doctor. He discovered penicillin. In 1928, he ignored that the white substance he found in one of his bottles was a powerful medicine. It cured many soldiers during the first World War. He won the Noble Prize for medicine in 1945. He died in London in 1955 .
PART ONE:
Section One: Reading Comprehension ( 07 Pts)
A) Read the text carefully and answer these questions : ( 03 Pts )
1) When was Alexander born ?
2) What was he ?
3) Did he die in his country ?
B) Write '' true '' or '' false '' .Correct the wrong statement : ( 02 Pts )
1) Penicillin cured a few soldiers during the first world war . ……………
2) He won the Noble Prize for medicine . ………………..
3) He died ten years after the Nobel Prize. …………………….
4) He discovered penicillin in 1881. ……………………..
C) Lexis :
1) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following : ( 01 Pt )
well-known = a lot of =
2) Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the following : ( 01 Pt )
lost ≠ black ≠
Section Two : Mastery of Language ( 7 pts )
A) Reorder these words alphabetically: ( 02 Pts )Penicillin – Insulin – Aspirin – Glasses –
1)………………… 2)………………… 3)………………… 4)…………………
B) Turn into the passive form : ( 03 Pts )
Active : Fleming discovered penicillin .
Passive: Penicillin ……………………………………………………………………………
Active : People use medicinal plants in Asia .
Passive: Medicinal plants ……………………………………………………………………..
B) Classify these words according to their final '' ed '' ( 02 Pts )recorded – passed – invented – discovered .
Part Two : Integration Phase ( Written Expression ) ( 6 pts ) Fill in the gaps with one word so that the text makes sense :
Ibn Sina ………………… a great doctor . He was born …………………. 980 .He became very famous .People called him the …………………………of medicine . He …………………. A book . Its title was the Canon of ………………………… Finally , he ……………………. In 1037 .
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Subject: First Term Exam - Biography 
