AL ARBI BEN’MHIDI HIGH SCHOOL FIRST YEAR\ LITERARY Stream FIRST TERM MINOR EXAM 2010/ 2011

First/Family Name:………………………………………………………. Class:……………………………

Read the following text carefully then do the activities:

November 28, 2010 Dear Jerry, Thank you very much for your invitation which I received last week. I'm afraid I can't come to the party. I have to stay home to assist my mother who had an accident last week. She slipped on the road as she was driving very fast. She never listens to my father's advice. I wish you happy moments. Regards, Sandra.

I- TEXT EXPLORATION: A- Choose the best answer:

1-This text is a: a- an informal invitation. b- a formal invitation. c- an in formal refusal of invitation. d- an informal acceptance of invitation.

2-We can replace regards with: (There are different possibilities)a- Yours faithfully.b- Yours sincerelyc- With my very best wishes.d- Love.e- Best wishes.

B- Answer the following questions according to the text: 1- Who is the sender and the

receiver?...............................................................................................2- Write the sentence that expresses purpose on your sheet.

…………………………………………………………………………………..3- Is Sandra going to attend the meeting?.........................................................................................4- What is the function of the underlined words in the text?............................................................

………………………………………………………………………………………………….C- find words in the text which have the same meaning as the following ones :

I’m sorry =………………. Glad=……………………..D- Find words in the text which are opposites to the following ones :

First≠………………….. leave≠………………….

II- LANGUAGE STUDY: A-Choose the right word in brackets to fill in the blanks : (to, in order to, so as to, in order not to, not to , so as not to)

a- He wrote the letter …………….. ask for his parents' permission.b- ……… ……….be late, I always sleep early at night.c- She apologized to her father …………………. to be punished.

B- Link the following pairs of sentences using: (neither ..nor / both..and / either… or)a- It was a very boring film. It was very long too.

……………………………………………………………………………b- I don’t like dogs. I don’t like cats.

……………………………………………………………………………c- You can send her a letter. You can send her an e-mail.

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C- Fill in the blancks to express the mentioned functions between brackets:You ...............hurry or you'll miss your appointment. (Obligation)You ............................. study medicine to become a social worker. (Absence of obligation)You ....................... park here. (Prohibition )

III- WRITTEN EXPRESSION: Write a letter to an imaginary penpal in which you: introduce and describe yourself and your family / you give information about your country, village, and ask for information about your new penfriend

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