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A Secondary School Mid-Term English Language Test

SECTION: 4 Lettres 2
Duration : 2 Hours

Name+Surnae………………………………… The mark:-------/30

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THE TEXT

My story with smoking is an example of how the habit affects our daily lives. When I started
smoking at the age of 18, I was a picture of health. I kept myself in shape doing pull-ups,
push-ups, dips and regularly jogging five miles in the open country air. I was a keen
sportsman at school and had kept up my training. It was only after attending university that I
decided to take up cigarettes in search of an identity.​

The first negative effect of smoking I noticed was a devastating impact on my fitness levels.
At first, I continued to keep myself training while I smoked. But as time wore on, my smoking
increased and my training decreased until eventually I stopped it altogether. The reason was
quite simple. I would get out of breath simply walking up a flight of stairs. I couldn't do a
single push-up without my heart feeling like it was about to burst out of my chest.​

But it doesn't even stop here. Smoking turned me into a slave instilled with anxiety. I often
found myself driving out to the all-night store after midnight in order to get new supplies of
cigarettes, purely out of fear that I wouldn't have any smokes to hand when I woke up in the
morning. Or I would purchase two additional packets when I went out to town at night, just in
case I was sitting at a bar and I ran out.​

As I became fatter, I lost most of my confidence and self-esteem, becoming a shadow of the
man I was. I lost my efficiency to be productive as a student. In fact, my peers began to
surpass me in almost every area and subject. It was then when I finally assessed the
massive negative effects of smoking and how they had hammered my life. Therefore, I
decided to quit and it was the best decision I have ever made. Now I am healthy, fit and most
of all my self-confidence is sky high and my dream of becoming both an athlete and a coach
is at a stones' throw.
I) Reading Comprehension : (15 mks)

1)​ Read the text and tick the most appropriate answer:(1mk)

The article is about a heavy smoker who:

●​ was able to get rid of this addiction .
●​ was struggling to get rid of this addiction .
●​ failed to get rid of his addiction .

2) Go through the text again and fill in the table with the appropriate information (4
mks).

Problem Reason Effect on Effect on effect on

health psychology education

●​ Smoking a-................. b-.................... c-.................... d-....................

.................... ....................... ....................... ²......................
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3) For each of the following statements find ONE detail showing it is false.( 3mks )
a/ Immediately ofter starting to smoke, Jonty stopped practising. (P2)
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b/ Inspite of this addiction Jonty remains the best in his class. (p4)
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c/ Jonty managed to bounce back/ regain his life before smoking, but achieving his
goal was far fetched. (p4)
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4) Focus on paragraph 3 and give 2 examples how Jonty has become too dependent
on cigarettes. ( 2 mks )
a _ …………………………………………………..
b _ …………………………………………………..

5) Find words in the article having almost the same meaning as : (2 mks) :
*Very destructive ( parag 2 ) = ………………………………
* Moved suddenly,forcibly in a specified direction ( parag 2 ) = …………………….
6) what do the underlined words in the text refer to?(2 mks)
the habit (parag1) refers to…………………………………
it (parag2) refers to……………………………………………

7)Give a personal justified answer to the following question? (1mk)

Do you think that being aware of your addiction and its consequences is enough to
make you give up/quit. (1mk)
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II) Language (10 mks)
1)Circle the correct option (4mks)
A society that has no moral values is in melt down.It is no longer a society
Materialism would rule the world.Self-gratification would rule the world. Peaceful
cooperation between individuals would cease to exist and(no one/ everyone/anyone)
would be in a non-stop battle to satisfy their selfish desires, even at the expense
(for/ with/ of) others.We would compare (this/ that/ these) world to what the 17th
century philosopher Thomas Hobbes calls “ the state of nature”. He describes the
state of nature as (being/ to be/ be) a war (which/ when/ where) everyone’s an
(mate/ enemy/ friend) within a society that has no law or moral code there are no
allies. And for what reason would there be? If you ran the risk of losing out on the
things you need by misplacing your trust in the hands of people that only care for
themselves .Having morals is the conscience decision to (basically/ basic / basis)
keep ourselves in check.It’s something one would (all benefit from/ benefit all from /
benefit from all). In a world without morals, our qualify of life would plummet severely.

2) Put words between parentheses in the correct form (3mks)

The migratory waves that have taken place in recent decades (lead)........................to
dramatic changes in the (globe).............................. economic landscape as countries
started to compete for a share of highly qualified human capital.Although the
evidence suggests that developing countries suffer the (much)..................................
from brain drain, monethless the effects can be interpreted either positively or
negatively according to the perspective of the source country , the receiving country,
or the (migration )............................... .
In short, one of the most worthwhile outcomes is that brain drain can facilitate the
development of strong diaspora-networks and enhance
the transfer of know how, innovation and technology between the destination and
source countries.However , one of the ( bad )................................ drawbacks is that
the ( lose )............................. of skilled and innovative individuals leads to the lost
socio-economic potential for the source countries.

3) Fill in the blanks with words from the list (3mks)

but / well-being / from /management / despite / simply / lifestyle / of

Being healthy or leading a healthy lifestyle is more than just keeping yourself from
falling sick.the World Health Organization defines “health” as complete
physical,mental and social…………………….,rather than………………….. the
absence of disease or illness. Besides keeping yourself free…………………
diseases, good health or healthy living encompasses many other areas, which
include physical health, mental health and health ……………………………Every
area is important and cannot be neglected for you to achieve better health.You can
learn to manage the different aspects of health, lead a more fulfilling and
active……………………and keep diseases at bay.
Taking care of your body is important for good health………………………the problem
is that people often neglect their own bodies.If you do not eat a proper diet or do not
get enough sleep, practise suitable exercises,you are depriving yourself of good
physical health.

III - WRITING (15 points)

1 -Rely on the following notes to write the biography of the Tunisian engineer
Mohammed Abid based on the following notes. (5 mks)

Birth and education: Sfax, Tunisia.Obtained Baccalaureate degree in Tunisia /

moved to France / Master's degree obtained in 1994 / Ph.D. scholarship obtained
at the University of California, USA.

Achievements:2004: Joined NASA. 2016: Appointed Deputy Chief Mechanical

Engineer of the "Mars 2020" project.Successfully launched on August 3, 2020.

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2 / A friend of yours, a skilled professional, has just received a job offer to join
a big tech company in Europe. Yet, he is still hesitating whether to accept or
decline this opportunity.

Write a 10-line email to help him make the right decision. Support your opinion
with three sound arguments. (8 mks)

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