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    Bouhmidi Tahar Secondary School Level : 1st year all streams

    Full name:................................................ class:.................................... mark:..............................

    The Third Term English Exam

    PART ONE: Reading comprehension

    Read the text carefully and do the activities.

    If there are two things that are essential to humans and other living creatures, it will be clean
    water and air. But with pollution of these natural resources on the rise, it is becoming increasingly
    important to find ways to cut down on man-made pollutants in the environment.
    Air pollution can be natural or man-made, but it’s the man-made pollutants that are the most
    destructive, like greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming and the destruction of the
    ozone. Carbon dioxide is one of the worst air pollutants; it is emitted from power plants, cars planes
    and other vehicles and comes from burning fossil fuels Another major air pollutant is methane,
    which comes from raising livestock, and CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) which are used in aerosol
    products.
    Air pollution has been linked to health problems like asthma and lung diseases, as well as the
    deterioration of the ozone layer (which protects us from harmful UV rays) and the warming of the
    earth which may destroy the habitats of many animals. Governments are trying to encourage people
    to reduce air pollution, driving less, recycling and limiting their energy consumption.
    1/Choose the best title to the text (1pt)
    a. Global warming b. Air pollution c. Water and air pollution
    2/say whether these statements are true or false. (3pts)
    a. Air and water are important for human life……..
    b. Natural pollutants are more destructive than man-made ones………..
    c. Air pollution causes many illnesses and diseases……
    3/Answer the following questions according to the text. (3pts)
    1. What are the two essential natural resources mentioned in the text?
    ………………………………………………………………………………….
    2. Are man-made pollutants more destructive than natural pollutants?
    ………………………………………………………………………………….
    3. How is carbon dioxide emitted into the air?
    ………………………………………………………………………………….
    4/ what or who do the underlined words refer to in the text. (1pt)
    It (2§)……………………. their (3§)…………………….
    Text exploration
    1/Find in the text words that are synonyms or opposites to the following: (1pt)
    a. Contaminants (1§) =………………….. b. Released (2§) =……………………
    2/Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets (4pts)
    1. If metal (to get)………… hot, it expands.
    2. If we (to continue) ……………….to pollute our water resources, we (to die)………….. of thirst.
    3. If I pass the exam, I (to organize)…………………….. a party.
    Link the following pairs of sentences using connectors: consequently – As a result (2pts)
    a) Fertilizers which contains phosphorus and sulphur spill over into rivers………………….fish is
    dying in increasing numbers.
    b) The atmosphere is loaded with acids…………………….acid rains destroy forests.

    Part two: written expression (5pts)


    write a short paragraph of no more 10 lines about the causes and effects of air pollution
    use the following notes to write a short text about the causes of water pollution.
    Oil spills.
    Toxic waste from factories and mining
    Fertilisers spilled into rivers.

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