موضوع الإنجليزية — مناظرة التاسعة، دورة 2002

THE TEXT

“Marianne, you're no good. No good !” said her father. He was very angry.

“Oh, John, don't talk like that,” said Marianne's mother, Mrs Lee. “She is our daughter.”

“I know that she's our daughter,” Mr Lee replied. “We've looked after her for eighteen years, haven't we ?”

“Of course,” Mrs Lee said.

“Well, what has she done for us in those eighteen years ?” asked Mr Lee. “Girls usually go out to work, or help their mothers at home. But not Marianne ! Has she cooked one dinner for us in her life ? Does she wash the clothes for us ? Does she clean the house ? Never !”

“But she's a very clever girl,” said Mrs Lee. “She paints beautiful pictures. You mustn't say that she's no good !”

“What can we do with pictures ?” asked Mr Lee. “ We can't eat pictures. We haven't got enough money. We can't keep Marianne at home any longer. She must go out to work or find a husband !”

“There isn't any work in this place,” Marianne said quietly. “I don't want a husband. I only want to be alone and to paint pictures.”

“But your father's right,” her mother said kindly. “We can't keep you at home any longer. Many boys want to marry you. Why don't you marry Paul ? He loves you.”

“He's stupid,” shouted Marianne. She got angry, took her bag and ran out of the house.

Adapted from David and Marianne
by JOHN DENT

I. READING COMPREHENSION (7 points)

1/ Complete the table with information from the text (0,5 x 4 = 2 pts)
Number ① is an example .

2/ Tick (✓) the correct answer (0,5 x 3 = 1,5 pt)
① Marianne's father was ...
a- (…………) pleased with her.
b- (…………) angry with her.
c- (…………) indifferent to her.
② Mr Lee wanted Marianne to go out to work because...
a- (…………) he didn't like her.
b- (…………) he didn't want her to paint pictures.
c- (…………) he was poor.
③ Marianne decided to ...
a- (…………) leave the house.
b- (…………) marry Paul.
c- (…………) help her mother at home.

3/ Tick (✓) the proper box to indicate whether the statements are true or false. (0,5 x 3 = 1,5 pt)
Number ① is an example .

4/ Tick (✓) the correct function. (0,5 x 2 = 1pt)
Number ① is an example .
① "Of course," (line 6) expresses...
a- (…………) disagreeing.
b- ( ✓ ) agreeing.
c- (…………) order.

-2- Turn the page ✍

② "We can't keep you at home any longer." (line 18) expresses…
a- ( ) inability.
b- ( ) permission.
c- ( ) prohibition.
③ "Why don't you marry Paul ?" (line 19) expresses…
a- ( ) disapproval.
b- ( ) warning.
c- ( ) suggestion.
5/ What do the underlined words refer to ? (0,5 x 2 = 1pt)
① us (line 7) refers to…
② You (line 12) refers to…

II. LANGUAGE (8 points)
1/ Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the box. (0,5 x 6 = 3 pts)
(Be careful ! There are 2 extra words).

wild – faster – more – remember – largest – tail – witness – that.

Tigers are magnificent animals. They are the ① ____________________
meat-eating animals ② ____________________ live on land. They are
③ ____________________ animals with a long ④ ____________________
They are ⑤ ____________________ wonderful to watch in nature than in
the zoo, but we need to ⑥ ____________________ that they are very
dangerous too.

2/ Circle the right alternative (0,5 x 5 = 2,5 pts)

Mary : Hello, Jack. ① ____________________?
Jack : Hello, Mary. I'm fine, thanks. I haven't
seen you for years. You ② ____________________.
You're the same girl I knew 5 years ago.
Mary : Oh ! Really ?
Jack : ③ ____________________.
Mary : Thank you, Jack.
Jack : And you're much nicer.
Mary : Oh ! Thank you.
Jack : ④ ____________________?
Mary : Sorry, Jack. ⑤ ____________________
Jack : That's all right.

① a/ How are you ?
b/ How old are you ?
c/ Who are you
② a/ have changed
b/ haven't changed
c/ are different
③ a/ Yes, it's true.
b/ No, it's wrong
c/ No, I'm joking.
④ a/ Where are you going ?
b/ Are you cold ?
c/ Shall we sit for a drink ?
⑤ a/ I'm in a hurry.
b/ I'm thirsty.
c/ I'd love to.

3/ Circle the appropriate alternatives to complete the text (0,5 x 5 = 2,5 pts)

Mrs Scott has a part-time job. (① He – She – It) works as a school crossing guard. Her job is to stop cars, trucks and buses to let school children (② to cross – crossing – cross) the street safely. She (③ dresses – wears – takes ) a police uniform and has a stop sign and a whistle. Mrs Scott likes her job. She enjoys (④ helping – helps – to help) children. She wants to protect (⑤ they – there – them).

III. WRITING (5 points)

You spent a few days with your friend and came back home. When you arrived, your mother noticed that you were very unhappy and asked you what happened.

Tell her what happened to your friend's little brother. Use the information in the table below. (About 8 lines)

| Place | at home. | | Time | last Sunday – 3 p.m. | | Casualty | your friend's little brother – 4 years old | | Cause | playing in the balcony – slipped off – fell on the pavement | | Injury | badly hurt – broken arm and leg. | | Result | stay in hospital – parents worried |

Last Sunday, at about 3 p.m. …………