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ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Ministry of Education
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, 2008
[Second Stage — First Session]
First Foreign Language: English (2)
A — Language Functions [8 marks]
1- Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue: (4 marks; I mark each)
(1) What is it, Ahrned? I Sure, what is it?
(2) It’s my sister’s birthday / mother’s birthday / friend's birthday.
(3) Have you already spent it?
(4) Here you are.
[Any other reasonable answer is acceptable]
2- Say where the following mini-dialogues take place and who the speakers are:
[4 marks, one mark for each place and half a mark for each speaker]
(1) Place A museum
Speaker A A tourist
Speaker B A tour guide
(2) Place A department store
Speaker A A shop assistant
Speaker B A customer.
[Any other reasonable answer is acceptable]
B — Vocabulary & Structure 13 marks]
‘- answer ffom a. b. c o ~. 8 marks. half a mark each I
1. c stuntman 2.commemorate
3. d) had helped Despite
5. c) bilingual 6.d)will be made
7. b) is to hold 8.d) submerged
9. b) details 10.a) earns money
11. d) lifelong a) takes after
13. b) Deciduous 14.c) ambitious
15. a)must have 16.b)would she
4- Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets to give the same meaning:
[5 marks; one mark each]
1. You’ll just have to be patient.
2. Let’s pay Mona a visit today.
3. Most of Mother Teresa's duties were handed over when she became ill.
4. His elder brother lent him some money to buy a new car.
5. If it hadn’t been cloudy yesterday. 1 would have seen the eclipse. -
C Reading Comprehension [10 marks]
5- Read and complete the table
3 marks; one mark each
(1) to make sure that mobile phones are safe.
(2) we / they discover a link between mobile phones and cancer.
(3) we don’t know what to expect in the future
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Ministry of Education
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, 2008
[Second Stage — First Session]
First Foreign Language: English (2)
A — Language Functions [8 marks]
1- Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue: (4 marks; I mark each)
(1) What is it, Ahrned? I Sure, what is it?
(2) It’s my sister’s birthday / mother’s birthday / friend's birthday.
(3) Have you already spent it?
(4) Here you are.
[Any other reasonable answer is acceptable]
2- Say where the following mini-dialogues take place and who the speakers are:
[4 marks, one mark for each place and half a mark for each speaker]
(1) Place A museum
Speaker A A tourist
Speaker B A tour guide
(2) Place A department store
Speaker A A shop assistant
Speaker B A customer.
[Any other reasonable answer is acceptable]
B — Vocabulary & Structure 13 marks]
‘- answer ffom a. b. c o ~. 8 marks. half a mark each I
1. c stuntman 2.commemorate
3. d) had helped Despite
5. c) bilingual 6.d)will be made
7. b) is to hold 8.d) submerged
9. b) details 10.a) earns money
11. d) lifelong a) takes after
13. b) Deciduous 14.c) ambitious
15. a)must have 16.b)would she
4- Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets to give the same meaning:
[5 marks; one mark each]
1. You’ll just have to be patient.
2. Let’s pay Mona a visit today.
3. Most of Mother Teresa's duties were handed over when she became ill.
4. His elder brother lent him some money to buy a new car.
5. If it hadn’t been cloudy yesterday. 1 would have seen the eclipse. -
C Reading Comprehension [10 marks]
5- Read and complete the table
3 marks; one mark each
(1) to make sure that mobile phones are safe.
(2) we / they discover a link between mobile phones and cancer.
(3) we don’t know what to expect in the future