Third Term English Examination

Inspector

Democratic and
Popular Republic of Algeria

Ministry of
Education

Level: 03 AM

Third Term English Examination

Text:
Unemployment

Nowadays, it is difficult to find a job. Mourad is a young man who
studied architecture and the history of Arabian art. He is worried because
there are so many unemployed people. He has already applied for a job but he
has not received an answer yet.

Last summer, Mourad worked as a tourist-guide and enjoyed it very
much. He was fascinated by the various landscapes of the Sahara rocky
mountains in the Hoggar, cave paintings in the Tassili, Oases, sand dunes and typical towns and villages.

He finds this work very interesting and hopes to get a job at the
National Office in Algiers (O.N.A.T).

PART ONE: ( 14 pts )

Section One: Reading
Comprehension ( 07 pts )

A ) Read the text and answer the questions ( 02
Pts)

1.
When did Mourad work as a
tourist-guide ?

2.
Did he enjoy that work ?

B ) Are these
statements true or false ? Correct the wrong ones. ( 03 pts )

1.
It is not difficult to find
a job nowadays.

2.
Mourad is worried because of
the great number of employed people.

3.
Mourad was fascinated by the
Sahara.

C ) Lexis
:
( 02
pts )

1- Find in the text words that are
closest in meaning to :

jobless = …………….. liked =
………………….

2- Find in the text words that are
opposite in meaning to :

easy ≠ ……………… old ≠ ………………

Section Two: Mastery of
Language ( 07
Pts )

A ) Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ( 03 pts )

Mourad ( to like ) the Sahara very much. He already ( to visit )
different towns. Three years ago, he ( to go ) on a guided tour round some
Algerian Oases. In Bousaada, he ( to ride ) a camel for the first time, and (
to have ) some glasses of tea. Mourad ( to enjoy ) the tour very much.

B ) Spot the mistakes and correct it. ( 02pts )

1.
He like the Sahara, don't he ?

2.
I are interested of the jobs of a tourist-guide.

C ) Read the text carefully, pick out the word which
have the sound / ai / and / ei /.

Write
two words in each appropriate box . (
02 pts )

/ ai /	/ ei /

PART TWO: Integration
Phase (written expression)
( 06 Pts )

You want to draw your future, which kind of job are you interested in.
Speak about this job and say why you have chosen it. Write a short paragraph
of less than ten (10) lines.

Finished

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GOOD LUCK

Honour Member

Thank you, Mrs. B.R.N for this paper