REGION: Mussandam 2009 - 2010GRADE ELEVEN

END-OF-YEAR EXAM ENGLISH LANGUAGE ‘ELECTIVE’

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READING 1 (Items 1 – 6)Match the six texts on the left with the texts in the box. Write A, B, C, etc, as in the example. (There are two extra texts in the box.)

Ex. It’s a really beautiful place. __F__A Many visitors go there to see them

lay their eggs.

1.The test was not difficult but it was very long. _____

B I will try to study more to get a high grade.

2.Ras Al Hadd is famous for its green turtles _____

C He is down with flu.

3.Some workers get very tired as their working hours are too long.

_____D They hardly get any rest.

4.John can't attend the workshop. _____

E He is supposed to call him first.

5. Worry is the main cause for sleepless nights

_____F Every year, thousands of tourists

go there for their holidays.

6.Peace gives every country the chance to carry out useful projects

_____G This is true . It saves the money

spent on wars and destructive weapons.

H As a result some of us get tired easily and others get depressed.

I The time was not enough to complete the paper.

READING 2 (Items 7 – 12) Read the text. Then for each item, choose the correct option: A, B or C.

Many experts believe there are too many people in the world. Unless there are big changes in the way people think about the number of children they should have, the world's population will double in twenty five years. There will be more than 20 cities with population greater than 20 million. Now there is only one.Some people – who do not understand what overpopulation means – point to countries such as Australia and say there is much of room there. Although most of Australia is unpopulated , and much of it is thinly populated , there are reasons for this . Firstly, much of the land is desert and waterless, and secondly, even the land that is not desert is not suitable for anything, not even growing grass. Another major problem we will have to face as the world population grows, is a shortage of energy. We are using up coal and oil and when they have been used up, we'll have to find something to take their place. It is true that we can make electricity from the heat of the sun and moving water. Although moving water is not widely used, some Arab countries including Egypt has already started to make electricity from the heat of the sun but this isn’t in big quantities.Perhaps, the biggest problem we will have when the world's population doubles will be pollution .The air we breathe is already badly polluted.

7 – The Australians live in of their country. A- a small part B- most C- nearly all

8- People should think of ways to the number of population. A- double B- decrease C- increase

9 – will be an effective solution for energy problems in some Arab countries . A- Oil B- Solar power C- Coal

10- There is water in most of Australia's land. A- little B- much C- no.

11- The world's population may double in___________ A- century. B- a quarter of a century . C- half of a century .

12- The number of cities with more than 20 million now is ________ A-one. B- twenty. C- twenty five

WRITING 1

Write a BIOGRAPHY of Louis Braille . Use ALL the information in the box.

Your writing should be correct and well-organized.

Louis Braille

Teach/Braille/all world born/ 1809 / Paris

Died/1852 3 years old/ accident /blind

"Braille" system /reading and writing

1st book publish/1829 learn by listening

15years old/invite a writing system read/books for blind

study/5 hours daily

WRITING 2Write at least 75 words about the following topic:

‘What are you willing to do to reach your goals? ‘

Your writing should be clear and interesting.

WRITING 3Complete the following task. Write at least 75 words.

Situation: Imagine that you are Nasir/Nada. Your are a student in grade 11 and you have to choose some elective subject for the next year.

Write an e-mail to your teacher and ask him/her to advice you of which subject to be chosen.

Your e-mail should be clear and well-organized. Do not write an address.