The final English Exam

For second year literary stream.

Abdelkader Serdou High School School Year: 2008-2009

Bordj-Bounaama

Level: 2^nd Year. Philosophy Duration: 2 hours


Part One: Reading ( 15pts)

Read the text carefully then do the activities

A- Comprehension and Interpretation: (07pts)

International Solidarity

Natural disasters have always elicited solidarity. Firstly, people help each other to cope with emergency needs. Then religion makes it a moral imperative. Religious orders have often organised aid for the victims before states and private organisations such as the Red Cross or NGOs intervene.

Over the last twenty years, with the rising power of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), international solidarity has been completely transformed and organised. A worldwide system to coordinate emergency aid and support has been established under the aegis of the United Nations. In this system, the NGOs do not stop at merely providing aid. They claim the right to denounce the factors responsible for the disasters. Although the disasters are natural, their consequences are not. The extent of the damage and the number of victims are frequently due to the shortcomings of the public authorities.

- François Rubio

1/- The text is about: (01pt)

a- natural disasters b- charity during disasters c- consequences of disasters

2/-Are the following statements true or false? Write T or F next to the letter

corresponding to the statement. (1.5pts)

a- Religion makes solidarity a duty.

b- The N.G.Os are ruled mainly by their respective government

c- Most N.G.Os believes they are allowed to speak publicly against those who are causing disasters.

3/- Answer the following questions according to the text. (03pts)

a- Why do people help one another during disasters?

b- What is the N.G.Os?

c- According to the author who is responsible for the harm, the losses and the victims

4/ who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text? (01.5pts)

Each other (§1) it (§1) their (§2)

B- Text Exploration: (08pts)

1-Match each word with its synonym: (1.5pt)

a-help 1-accident

b-disaster 2-loss

c- damage 3-aid

2- Complete the chart as shown in the example: (1.5pt)

verb	Adjectives	noun
organise	/	organisation
tohelp	…………	……….
…………	rising	/

3-Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a): (03pts)

1) a- “The authorities are responsible for the losses and even the victims”, an official said

b- An official………………………………………………………………………….

2) a- The victims asked whether they would be compensated for the losses .

b- “……………………………………………………………” the victims asked.

3) a- I advise you to give help to people in need.

b- You ………………………………………………………….
4- Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of the final / ed/ (1pt)

Elicited – organized – established – transformed

/t/	/d/	/id

Written expression : choose ONE of the following topics.

Topic one : Today ,some people think that everyone must “deal with his business” alone even in cases of disasters and mustn’t care about others pain . Do you share this point of view? State your reasons and arguments in a written expression

Topic two : You have heard about or experienced an emergency situation ( earthquake, flood , fire….) narrate what happened in a composition answering the following questions:

Where did it happen? What happened? When did it happen? How did people react?

Who contributed in the aid? Your impressions. Your feelings