TAIBA ICS HIGH SCHOOL/MBORO.

TEACHER: Mr. TOP.

SCHOOL YEAR: 2008/2009

CLASS: 4e C.

Name: .................... Surname:

Second Semester First Test.

A BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN
John Gregory is a very unusual boy. He is 16, but he has never been to school. Johns
family went to live on the little island of Lundy, south of Wales, when John was 5- and
there is no school on Lundy. When John was younger, his parents gave him lessons. But now
he knows more than they do about his favourite subjects- especially maths and physics;
and he says he doesnt need lessons any more. Rachel Jones, who is a professor of maths
at Cardiff University, has spent a lot of time talking to John. In her opinion, he is better
at maths than she is. She also says that if John wants a job, she will give him one nowteaching maths at the university!
But maths isnt the only thing that John is good at. He is also the Britains best young
chess player. The last time he lost a game was four years ago, when he was twelve!. Next
week he is going to play against Nigel Ford, the American chess champion.
It will be the most important match of Johns life.
Dimitri Malakovsky, the Russian world champion, has said that if John beats Nigel, he will
play against him next year. And if John beats Malakovsky, he will be the youngest world
chess champion since 1872!
I-COMPREHENSION (8pts)
A/- Read the text and answer the questions (3pts)
1) Whats the name of Johns next adversary?

2) Where does John live?

3) Who is Dimitri Malakovskry?

B/- True or false? Justify by quoting a specific sentence from the text. (3pts)
1) John went to school to the Island of Lundy.

2) John enjoys going to parties.

3) John is very different from the other boys of his age.

. Matching: Match the words in column A with their synonyms in B. (2pts)

A
B
1. passed
a- favourite
2. job
b- teacher
3. best
c- spent
4. professor
e- against
5. versus

II LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (7pts)

A- Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense and form. (3pts)
1If youre late the teacher ............................. you.(not to receive)
2- Nafi..the grammar rules yesterday. (to misunderstand)
3- The African projects.in the future. (to be successful).
4- Nowadays lifeas easy as in the past. (not to be)
5- If she had worked hard, she ................................ (to succeed)
6- Stop singing! Theyto news. (to listen)
7- I would go abroad if I ................. money. (to have)
8- If we ......................... early, we wouldnt have missed the bus.(to wake up)
B- Complete with the right item. (3pts)
1) I know the man came here (which, what, who)
2) He took a bath before (go, gone, going, went)
3) They rested here they went away (then, but, while)
4) We didnt know..there (nobody, anybody, somebody)
5) of the boys was Malick? (who, which, whom)
6) The man daughter studies English is dead. (who, whom, whose)
C. Ask questions for the underlined words or group of words. (1pt)
1) Mike has slept in the kitchen

2) They will take the car.

III- Writing: Write the biography of someone you know. (5pts)

No more than 10 lines.

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GOOD LUCK!