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BACCALAUREAT « CD & TI »
SESSION 2015
SECTION A: GRAMMAR – 10 MARKS
I. Join each of sentences below using the words in brackets so that the new
sentences make sense. Write in the space provided. (5 marks)
a) Stop noise! I will punish you. (unless) ___________________
b) This is the parent. His daughter is missing (whose) __________________
c) Edy has taught in GBHS Melong. It is six years. (for) ______________________
d) The children cried. Their mother came. (until)____________
e) I went to the hospital. The rain was heavy. (despite) ________________
II. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases chosen from the brackets. (5 marks)
a) They misunderstood us. _______________? (didn‘t they, don‘t the, did they)
b) Please give me_________ water. (an, a few, some)
c) The prisoner_________ from the prison by scaling the walls. (escaped in, ran away, ran
off)
d) Your handset is gorgeous. Where did you_______ it? (brought, buy, bought)
e) The principal’s car has_______ our nice puppy. (ran onto, run on, run over)
SECTION B: VOCABULARY – 10 MARKS
I. Full each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable word or phrase.
(5marks)
a) Nowadays, smoking is_______ in many public places for safety reasons
b) John is a ________ student. He is always the last in his class.
c) Life in the wild is a constant ____________fight for survival.
d,) I’ll need to call on an ___________to check the lights in my sitting room.
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e) The___________over the Wouri river needs to be replaced as soon as possible.
Il. Match phrases from column A with those in column B. write each complete
sentence in the space provided. (5 marks)
Column A Column B
a) you won a second prize during the essay competition
1) If you disobey
organized in your school.
b) on the death of your relatives in the ghastly
2) Congratulations
accidents that occurred on the Tiko-Douala road
c) gold medalists during national and international
3) I heard that
competitions
d) you will be punished by the Disciplinary Master of your
4) Accept my condoleances
institution.
e) on your brilliant performances during the written and oral
5) All athletes dream of
phrases of the entrance examination into Teachers’ Training
being
College.
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION – 10 MARKS
Read the passage below carefully and answer all the questions that follow it. Answer in
compete sentences.
Childhood obesity
Obesity among children has reached epidemic proportions in many countries. The
World Health Organisation (WHO,) says that about 22 million children under the age of five
are overweight.
Childhood obesity is also extending ta developing countries, According to the
International Obesity Task Force, in some parts of Africa, more children are affected by
obesity than by malnutrition. In 2007, Mexico occupied second place in the world, behind the
United States, for childhood obesity. It is said that in Mexico City alone, 70 percent of
children and adolescents are either overweight or obese. Pediatric surgeon Dr. Francesco
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Gonzalez warms that this may be “the first generation to die before their parents from the
complications of obesity”.
What are the complications? They are diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
According to the U.S. Institute of Medecine, 30 percent of the boys and 40 percent of the girls
born in United States in the year 2000 have a lifetime risk of being diagnosed with obesity-
related type 2 diabetes.
Surveys show an alarming trend among children. Climbing rates of obesity are leading
to climbing rates of high blood pressure. “Unless this upward trend in high blood pressure is
reversed, we could be facing an explosion of new cardiovascular disease cases in young audits
and adults,’ warns Dr. Rebecca Din-Dzietham of the Morehouse School of Medecine in
Atlanta, Georgia.
What is behind this global epidemic of childhood obesity? While genetics can be a
predisposing factor, the alarming increase in obesity in recent decades appears to indicate that
genes are not the only cause. Although there are some genetic and hormonal causes of
childhood obesity, most excess weight is caused by kids eating too much and exercising too
little. Two examples illustrate the changing trend in eating habits today.
First, as working parents have less time and energy to prepare meals, fast food has
increasingly become the norm. Fast-food restaurants have sprung up all over the world. One
study reported that nearly a third of all the children in the United States aged 4 to 19 eat fast
food every day. Such foods are typically high in sugar and fats are offered in temptingly largè
sizes.
Second, soft drinks have replace milk and water as the beverage of choice. For
example, Mexicans spend more each year on soft drinks, particularly colas, than on the ten
most basic foods put together. According to the book Overcoming Childhood Obesity, just
one 600 milliliter soft drink a day can result in o gain of 11 kilograms in a year.
As to the lack of physical activity, a study carried out by the University of Glasgow in
Scotland found that the average three-year-old engages in moderate to vigorous activity” for
only 20 minutes a day. Commenting on that study, Dr. James Hill, professor of pediatrics and
medicine at the University of Colorado, said: “The increasingly sedentary nature of United
Kingdom children is not unique and is being seen in most countries around the world.
(Culled from World Wide Adventure Series.)
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Questions:
1. According to W.H.O., which age group is affected with overweight worldwide?______
2 Why does Dr. Francisco Gonzalez warm the generation of children mentioned in the text
may be the first to die before their parents from the complication of obesity?________
3. What are the complications of obesity mentioned in the text?_______
4. Name 4 major causes of obesity mentioned in the passage.________
5. In the text, Dr. James Hill, Professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of
Colorado says that only United Kingdom children lead a secondary nature of life. True or
false? ____________________
6. In your opinion, what can we do to prevent children obesity? Give three measures to be
taken.
SECTION D: ESSAY – 10 MARKS
Write an essay between 250 - 300 words on any ONE of the following topics.
1. Describe o nature disaster in your locality and its effect on the environment.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of global changes to human activities?
3 Identify four problems faced by the youths in your society and suggest possible solutions.
