Smoking. A- Pick out words from the text that have the following meanings. (2pts) 1)false (Paragraph 1) 2)great desire (Paragraph 1)

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1 English Exam Name: N o : Ex 1 Feb 2015 Class : Grade 9 (a,b,c,d) Duration : 90min Obj: Tenses/Modals/adj/adv Smoking I-Reading As smokers, we always lie to ourselves, we know what cigarettes are doing to us, but we keep telling ourselves that there is no real danger in smoking. We know that smoking is a cause of cancer and heart diseases, but we also know that these diseases take time to develop, so we keep feeling that we have time, that nothing bad will happen to us, and we always think that bad things always happen to others. But this is very inaccurate, statistics show that 5 million people die every year from tobacco use, so we are putting ourselves in enormous danger and we are killing ourselves slowly. Even when we realise the danger of smoking, it is so difficult to quit smoking. Why is it so hard? This is mainly because of the nicotine in our blood. Nicotine is very addictive, when it enters our bodies, it mixes with our blood, and when we try to stop smoking, we feel a strong crave for cigarettes because our blood will be in great need for nicotine. We have to understand something, success starts in our minds, we have to take a decision, and once a strong decision is taken, taking more positive action becomes much easier. We always hear about people who try to quit smoking and face all kinds of obstacles. Many of these people fail to keep up with their decision and give up, while many others carry on and succeed in getting rid of this filthy habit. An example of someone who managed to quit smoking is Anna Banks. Anna started smoking at the age of 13, and she became a regular smoker before she was 20. When she reached 30, she decided to kick this habit out of her life. She tried many times, and every time, she would break down after a week or two and smoke again. This made her feel so anguished and she felt so ashamed of herself. After a few years, she met her husband James who couldn t smoke or smell smoke because he had an allergy. Anna fell deeply in love with James, and she knew that she couldn t be with him if she continued to smoke, so she decided to do everything she can to end her smoking habit. This time, she felt that her decision is stronger than before, and with James help, she managed to stop smoking, and though she suffered a lot for 6 months, yet she carried on and didn t give up because she didn t want to lose James. Anna is working now with an organization that fights smoking, and she always helps people by telling them about her story and how she succeeded in freeing herself from this awful addiction. A- Pick out words from the text that have the following meanings. (2pts) 1)false (Paragraph 1) 2)great desire (Paragraph 1) 3)problems (Paragraph 2) 4)feeling pain (Paragraph 2)

2 B-Answer the following questions in full sentences. (8pts) 1)Why do we feel safe to smoke? 2)What do we feel when we stop smoking? Why? 3)Why did Anna feel so depressed and ashamed? 4)What made her stop smoking? II-GRAMMAR: 1-Put the verbs in brackets in the correct present forms: (6pts) 1-I ( think ) we should stop now because it ( get ) dark. 2-( you / learn ) Portuguese this year? 3-We ( wait ) for the doctor for 2 hours now. 4-you ( not / do ) your homework so you can t watch TV. 5-Bob ( love ). roses because they ( smell ). so nice. 6-Rola ( read ).. a lot before she goes to university in September. 7-Our Spanish class ( start ) at in the morning and ( finish ). at The traffic in this town is impossible. We ( sit ). in a traffic jam all morning. 9-You look very tired. (you / drive ) for a long time?

3 2-Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the past simple, past continuous or the past perfect: ( 8pts) Amazing But True! One day, a fisherman on the Aral Sea ( sail ) home after a day s work. It ( rain ).. and he ( not / feel ) very happy. He ( not / have ).. a very good day and ( not / catch ) a lot of fish. Suddenly, he ( hear ). a strange noise. A cow ( fly ). towards his boat! The cow ( hit ) the boat and nearly ( destroy ) it. When the fisherman ( get back ) home, people ( not / believe ) his story. Then,some time later, the US Air Force ( show ) that the fisherman ( tell ) the truth. While one of their transport planes ( fly ) over the Aral Sea, a cow on the plane ( go ). mad and the pilot ( throw ) it out into the sea! 3. Read the text below. Use the words given in bold to form the word that fits in the space. There is an example at the beginning. (Score: /10) Musicals are the perfect (combine) combination of theatre, concert and fun. They are musical (perform)..with singing, dancing and acting all at the same time. A lot of hard work goes into the (produce) of a musical. First someone must write the script and then decide what music is most (suit).to help tell the story. Then, the right (act).must be found. If you want to work in a musical, you have to be very (talent).. You must know how to act, sing and dance. It can be very hard work. You may have to wear a/an (comfort)..costume or learn lots of difficult songs. Despite the (advantage) conditions, hundreds of young actors go for the auditions when a hit musical such as Annie is looking for people. You can imagine the look of (believe) on a young actor s face when they are chosen to bring (enjoy)..to hundreds of people. Musicals can be a great way to spend a very (entertain).evening.

4 4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using no more than five words, including the word given. (Score: 6) a. I have never met such a boring person. The He s.i have ever met. b. Carmen has never published a book before. Time It is the first...a book. c. It is too cold for us to go swimming. It for us to go swimming. Warm 5. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. (Score: /5) a. Learning English is not difficult as learning Chinese.. b. The north of the country has a more cold climate than the south.. c. Jo is far more good than me at playing football. d. The deepest lake in the world in the Lake Baykal... e. My children were preparing for the talent show when their friends come over How else can you express the following modals? (5pts) 1 She needn t take the bus. 2 Let s go for a walk. 3 She might be on holiday. 4 You can t take photos here. 5 Could you hold this key for me, please?

5 Writing: Smoking cigarettes is becoming a serious problem in our societies. From the point of view of a teenager,discuss by giving examples to support your main idea. What solutions might be suggested? ( words) Grammar 2 Sentence structure & coherence 3 Spelling 1 Vocabulary in context 2 Capital/punctuation 1 Layout 1 opinion 0 Total 10