English National Exam 2021 Normal Session (Letters)

I- Text

[1] Jane Goodall was born in London in 1934. As a child, Jane loved observing animals. In her free time, she liked to write observations about them. Her favorite books were about zoology. She dreamed of travelling to Africa to observe the animals in their natural habitats. After graduating in 1952, she first worked as a secretary at Oxford University, and then as a part-timer at a documentary film company to finance her upcoming trip to Africa. [2] In July 1960, Jane arrived with her mother at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania. She had brought a tent, a cup and a pair of binoculars. Around 5 p.m. on the day of her arrival, somebody reported that they had seen a chimpanzee. Straight away, Jane set off into the forest to meet her first chimpanzee. [3] As a young woman, Jane had no scientific qualifications, but this didn’t stop her from following her childhood dream of studying chimpanzees in Africa. She went to study the animals and find out how they really lived. After months of difficult work, she made important discoveries: chimpanzees eat meat and use tools to get food. They even make their own tools. “They can learn and use sign language. But compared to humans, even the brightest chimp looks like a very small child,” she said. [4] Every evening, Jane wrote her findings in a diary. Later, she began to publish articles in journals such as National Geographic magazine. After a while, scientists and academics started reading her studies. Jane got a place at university and got her PhD in 1966. Before that, she featured in a documentary film called Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees. In 1969, she published the first of many books called My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees. [5] In the 1980s, the human population in the region of Gombe was increasing, which caused deforestation. Consequently, there were only about a hundred chimpanzees living in the area by the end of the decade. Jane realised that something had to be done so that chimpanzees and humans could live together. So, she helped the local community to grow more trees in the region. [6] After 1989, Jane left her career in Gombe in order to do other work. She started travelling and giving lectures. She protested about the cruel use of chimpanzees in scientific experiments. She also set up shelters for chimps which had been captured or were orphans because of the trade in chimpanzee meat. In 2002, she became a UN Messenger of Peace. Nowadays, she spends about 300 days a year giving interviews, talks and lectures, meeting with government officials and raising money for the Jane Goodall Institute which continues her research. She has very little free time left but she still goes every year to the forest in Gombe to watch chimpanzees.

Adapted from: www.nationalgeographic.com

II- Comprehension (15 pts)

Base all your answers on the text

A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE ? JUSTIFY. (3 pts)

1. Jane went to Tanzania alone : _________

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2. Jane was against using chimpanzees in scientific research : _________

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3. Jane has never returned to Gombe since she left it in 1989 : _________

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B. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (3 pts)

1. What was Jane interested in when she was a child ?

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2. Give two things Jane found out about chimpanzees.

a) ___________________________________________________________________________________

b) ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why did the number of chimpanzees decrease in Gombe ?

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C. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. (3 PTS)

1. To finance her trip to Africa, Jane ________________________________________________

2. To solve the problem of deforestation, Jane ________________________________________________

3. Jane helped chimpanzees which lost their mothers by ________________________________________________

II- Comprehension (15 pts)

D. FILL IN THE CHART WITH INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT. (2 pts)

E. FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN ALMOS

1. homes (paragraph 1) : ______________________________________

2. the most intelligent (paragraph 3) : ______________________________________

F. WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT REFER TO? (2 pts)

1. them (paragraph 1) : ______________________________________

2. the area (paragraph 5): ______________________________________

III- Language (15 pts)

A. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT WORDS FROM THE LISTS. (4 pts)

1. Pamela and her family are looking forward ______________ going out at the weekend.

at - for - to

2. The man ______________ daughter won the tournament is a tennis coach,

whose - whom - which

3. Sorry, I couldn’t send you the photos of the party; my laptop ______________ last night.

broke up - broke down - broke into

4. Sue: I wonder why Bob didn’t come to class yesterday.
   Bill: I’m not sure but he ______________ have been sick.

might - must - should

B. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE RIGHT WORDS FROM THE LIST. (2 pts)

interest - inventions - achievements - equality - priority

1. Morocco started vaccination for COVTD-19 last February and ______________ was given to health care personnel.

2. One of the ______________ of Nawal El Moutawakel was the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.

C. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE. (2 pts)

1. Bill (go) ______________ to his uncle’s house yesterday evening. When he arrived there, his cousins (play) ______________ in the garden while their mother was watching TV.

2. Jessica: I want to make a phone call but I haven’t got my phone.
   Nancy: That’s Ok. I (lend) ______________ you mine.

3. Leila: What about having dinner together tonight?
   Nada: It’s a good idea. Let’s meet at 7:30. I (finish) ______________ work by then.

III- Language (15 pts)

D. REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS INDICATED. (3 pts)

1. They will announce the exam results on Friday.

The exam results _________________________________________________________________

2. “I have worked as a waiter for three years,” James said.

James said _________________________________________________________________

3. Despite the bad weather, we had a great time in the forest.

Although _________________________________________________________________

E. PUT THE FOLLOWING EXCHANGE IN THE CORRECT ORDER. (2 pts)

a. Yes sir, I’ve tried it, but I find it difficult to understand the speakers.
b. Have you heard of BBC English website? It’s great for beginners.
c. Don’t worry about that. You’ll soon become familiar with the British accent.
d. Yes, please. I need to improve my English. What do you advise me to do?

Teacher: Can I help you, Fouad?

Student :
Teacher :
Student :
Teacher :

F. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING EXCHANGES APPROPRIATELY. (2 pts)

1. You : _________________________________________________________________

Your neighbour: I’m so sorry. I’ll make sure it won’t happen again.

2. You: Do you think that COV1D-19 vaccine will stop the spread of the virus in the coming months ?

Your friend : _________________________________________________________________

IV- Writing (10 pts)

DO TASKS 1 AND 2

4-1/ TASK 1 (4 pts)

Complete the following paragraph :

IV- Writing (10 pts)

4-2/ TASK 2 (6 pts)

You have seen the following advertisement on a website :

Mr. Naji is the manager of the restaurant. Write him an email to apply for one of the jobs.

Include: personal information, qualifications, work experience, personal skills and interests.