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Part One ( 15pts )Read the text carefully then do the
activities. TextThe most famous radio broadcast in history took
place at 8 :00p.m on october 30, 1938
.It was Halloween eve, and millions of Americans turned on their
radios to listen to a popular
programme starring Orson welles. The program that evening was an
adaptation of a science
fictionstory called The war of the Worlds. Orson welles thought
that this story about a
Martian invasion would be a good one for te night before
Halloween .But Welles decided tomake some changesin the original
story.For example, he changed the setting from London in
the 1890s to present -day New Jersey.Weels also made the show
sound like an actual news
broadcast about a real invasion from Mars to make it seem more
realistic and scary.
The show began with an orchestra playing dance music. After a
few minutes the music
was interrupted with a news bulletin reporting that a huge
flaming object had landed in
New Jersey. The music continued, but the news bulletin kept
interrupting with live
reports from the scene . during the show ; actors pretending to
be news announcers and
policemen described in great detail the terrifying invasion from
Mars.
An announcer stated at the beginning of the show that the
program was a fictional
dramatization. Unfortunately , many listeners tunes in after the
show had begun and missedthe announcement.They were shocked and
afraid when they heard that Martians had landed in
the United States. They thought they were listening to a real
news bulletin.Thousands of
frightened Americans believed that actual invasion of Earth was
taking place.The program
was so realistic that they could really hear Martians and smell
their poison gas.Some people
packed their suitcases , got into their cars , and attempted to
escape .Others tried to defend
themselves from aliens by hiding in basements , loading
guns,even wrapping their heads in
wet towels to protect themselves from Martian poison gas.
1-Answer the given questions according to the text.(3pts)
a-when did the new setting of the story happen ? and where ?
b-Is the invasion a real one or is it a fictional ones ?c-Why
were many listeners shocked ?
2-Circle the letter that corresponds to the right
answer(1pt)
Halloween is celebrated in
a- USA b-London c-France
*Orson Wells is
a-Anews broadcaster b-an American actor c-a faous scientist
3-What do the underlined words refer to in the text.(1.5pt)
Their 1 they3 their3
4-Are the given statements true or false.Correct the false
ones.(1pt)
a- The war of the Worlds was a real event.
b-The event was frightful.
5-Read the text and choose the appropriate title.(1pt)
a- a good show
b-The martians are Coming
c-The news announcers and the policemen.
6- Find in the text words whose definition follow : .(1pt)
*Something invented or imaginated, contrasted with the thruth1
:*Making oneself appear to be someone, or something2 :
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7-Complete the following table(1.5pt)
verb noun adjective
state .. ..
.. .. believed
8-Match colunm A with column B(3pts)
A B* If I had worked hard, I would have succeeded in my
exam
*If you had hurried, you would have arrived in time.
*If I had lot of money I would have bought him a house
*blame
*regret
*wish
9-Supply the right preposition in these examples.(1pt)
a- you shouldnthave looked..to him. He deserves respect.b-you
should look .in the dictionary , to find the meaning of this
word
c- Im looking to hearing from you soon.
d-Dont look.. to the past, you should be always optimistic !
10-Classify the given words according to the final /s/(1pt)
Sciences always tricks - promises.
/s/ /z/ /iz/
Section three: Written expression. (05pts) Choose one topic
Topic one : This is a conversation between A and B. imagine what
A says
and complete the dialogue.
A
B :I think it was Isaak Newton
A
B : Yes , it was by chance.
A :
B :he was sitting in a quiet orchard and he observed an apple
falling to thegrownd.
A :.
B :The idea that flashed in his brain was that the same force
that pulled the
apple to the earth also drew the moon towards the earth and held
the planets in
their courses.
A..
B :No he wouldnt, if he hadnt been there at that time.
Topic two : Write a composition of about 60 words on the
following topic :
Imagine what would happen if Extra Terrestirians invaded the
Earth
