1st exam of english

Houari Boumediene Middle School Date :31/12/2009
3rd AM Level
Text :
Ahmed is a tall boy with brown hair and dark eyes .Next Saturday 3rd of December 2005 ,is his birthday .Ahmed was born on the 3rd of December 1992, in Oran .For his birthday , he is going to organize a party .He is going to invite his relatives and his friend Rachid .His mother is going to make a big cake .Last week , his father asked him which present would he like to have, a bicycle or a computer. Ahmed said that he would like a computer . He prefers one with many games in it .
Section one : Reading comprehension .
I/ Read the text then answer the following questions .
a) Who is a tall boy with brown hair and dark eyes? 
b) How old is Ahmed going to be next Saturday? 
c) What does "which " in the text express? 
d) What does the word "one" replace in the text? 
II/ Lexis:
A/ Read the text and find the opposites to these words .
1) small =/= 2) white=/=
B/ Read the text then give the synonyms to these words:
1) family =/= 2) likes=/=

Section two : Mastery of language .
I/ Put each word in its right column :  " Algeria - like - picture – place –– Tuesday- Olga "
" a " " i " " s " " k " " j " " g "


II/ Complete the dialogue using the following words :  " How long - Where - How far "
o Sally : ……………are you from , Wang?
o Wang : I'm from Japan .
o Sally : ……………………….is Japan from England ?
o Wang : It's about 10.000 kilometers .
o Sally : …………………..does it take by plane ?
o Wang : It will take about 6 hours.
o Sally : It' s very far .

III/ Give the form of the verbs in brackets :
Last year , Merriam (to be)…………in the 2nd Am level . This year ,she ( to study) ……………in the 3rd Am level. Next September,2006, she (to be) ………. going to (to be) ………..in the 4th Am level .

IV/ Read the following sentences then match the pairs .
 Karim can speak English, but he can't speak German  advice
 Walid has got a toothache .He should see the dentist.  ability
 The pupils must do their home works .  invitation
 Today is my birthday. Would you like to come?  order
 Which language do you prefer? English or Spanish?  choice
 Next winter holidays, I 'm going to visit my relatives and prepare my project.  future plans

Section three : Written expression.
 You are going to celebrate your birthday . How are you going to celebrate it?
 Make a short paragraph talking about it.