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Lycée Secondaire : Farhat Hashad
Matière : Anglais
Durée : 2 heures
Nom de l’élève: ………………………………………

Enseignante : Mme Kawthar Bidani
Date : 9 Décembre 2011
Devoir de synthèse N° I
Classe:……………………. Numéro:…..

The text
Elizabeth Taylor was born in England in 1932.She
was a very beautiful child, with black hair and violetblue eyes .In 1939,she and her family moved to
America, where films makers in Hollywood soon noticed
her beauty. She became a child star at the age of nine,
and appeared in the film “Lassie”. Elizabeth Taylor is
one of the few child stars who have continued to be successful as
adults. She has made many films in her adult career, including
“Cleopatra” in 1962.
Elizabeth Taylor’s private life has not seen any success as her
career in films. She has been married eight times. Her first
marriage, when she was eighteen, ended after one year. Her fifth
and sixth marriages were to the same man, Richard Burton. She has
often been ill with back problems and has had many operations. In
1981, after her second divorce from Burton, she became very
depressed and turned to food, alcohol, and drugs for comfort. For
the first time in her life, her beauty left her. However, in 1983, she
went to stay at a clinic, where she worked hard to give up her
addictions. After leaving the clinic, Elizabeth became a grandmother
and had her film-star looks again.
Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed screen legend, famous for her

extraordinary beauty, her tumultuous personal life, including her
many marriages, and her fight against HIV/AIDS, died March 23,
2011, in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. She was 79.
Lycée Secondaire : Farhat Hashad

Enseignante : Mme Kawthar Bidani

Lycée Secondaire : Farhat Hashad
Matière : Anglais
Durée : 2 heures
Nom de l’élève: ………………………………………….

Enseignante : Mme Kawthar Bidani
Date : 9 Décembre 2011
Devoir de synthèse N° I
Classe:……………………. Numéro:…..

I-Reading

comprehension :( 15marks)


• Read the text and answer the following questions:
1- Tick the right option:(1mk)
* The text is about:
a/ a beautiful princess.
b/ a famous Hollywood film star.
c/ a successful writer.

2-Complete the following paragraph :( 2mks)

Elizabeth Taylor was an English child who moved to America with her family. She was a
very…………………….....girl. Despite her young age, she quickly became a……………………………Her
adult career was successful, too.

3- Say whether the following statements are “True” or “False” and justify
your answers :( 4mks)
A /Elizabeth Taylor’s private life was successful.
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Justification:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
B /Elizabeth Taylor’s beauty attracted Hollywood film makers.
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Justification:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
C /Elizabeth Taylor’s first marriage lasted for a long time.
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Justification:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
D /After her separation from Burton, Elizabeth Taylor became addicted to alcohol and drugs.
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Justification:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4- Answer the following question with reference to the text: (1mk)
How old was Elizabeth Taylor when she moved to America?
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5 -Find out the synonyms or the antonyms of these words: (4mks)
a / to stop = to…………………………..( p2 )
b / physical appearance =……………………………..( p2 )
c/ public = …………………………………..( p2 ) c / child = ………………………………(p1 )

6 – What do the underlined words in the text refer to? (2mks)
a / who (p1):…………………………………….

7– Express your opinion: (1mk)

b / where (p2):…………………………….

* Do you think that being beautiful is a necessary quality / condition to succeed as an
actor / actress? Why or why not?
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II-Language

:( 10 marks)

1- Circle the correct alternative: (4mks)
Sam is fourteen, but he doesn’t go to school. He studies medicine at New York
University in a class of twenty-year old students. John was (gift - gifted – able)
from a very young age. His parents claim that he could talk at six months and
construct (complex –natural – emotional) sentences by his first birthday. He
was able to (solution - solve – solved) complicated mathematical problems when
he was five. He was a (curiosity – genius – failure). Now, Sam studies from 8.15
to 4.00 at University. Then he studies at home with his father from 6.30 to 8 in the
evening. Sam says:” the best thing I have ever (learned – learning – learn) from
life is that anything you want you can have.I live for one thing: to be a doctor before


I’m seventeen. Other children of my age are (boring – sociable – fluent). They
can’t understand my dreams and ambitions. They just spend their time playing
(instead of – whereas – whenever) trying to improve their life and achieve
something important.” In (he – him - his) free time, Sam enjoys watching TV. His

favourite programs are documentaries and science fiction.
2-Fill In the blanks with words from the box. (There are 2 extra words) :
( 4mks)
obsessed - on – despite – feeling – right – irritates – laugh – besides –
need -overspending
Giving children pocket money helps them feel that they are important members
of the family. Moreover, it gives them the………………………………….of independence
and freedom.My parents do not to give me pocket money. My mother thinks I am too
young

to

get

pocket

money.

She

says

that

I

have

everything

I ............................................at home and that there is no need for a waste of money.
She

always

...........................................me

with

her

long

pieces

of

advice. .................................my efforts to persuade her she never listen. I think it’s
my..................................to

get

my

own

money.

I

think

I

am

old

enough. ...................................... , all my friends are having their own money. They
will certainly .....................................at me if I tell them the truth. However, my sister
Samia,

who

is

older

than

me,

gets

five

dinars

a

week.

She

spends

them.........................................buying fast food and cosmetics. What is more
surprising is that she thinks that the money she gets is not enough and keeps asking
our parents to give her more.
3- Match the sentence parts in A with their corresponding ones in B to get
a coherent paragraph. (There is an extra part in B) :( 2mks)
A
B
C
1/Being a teenager is an
a/to be ambitious and hard-working.
1+
2/Most teenagers dream of
b/see life full of possibilities.
…
3/That’s why these young people
c/a big fortune or owning a large
2+
usually
business.
…
4/However, some of them believe
d/achieving their ambitions and having 3+
that success means only having
a brilliant future.

…
e/important step in one’s life.
4+
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III-Writing

:( 15 marks)

1- Use the notes below to write a paragraph about William Shakespeare :(
5mks)
*William Shakespeare / a great English writer
*be born in Stratford-upon-Avon / 1564
*at the age of eighteen / marry Anne Hathaway


*have 3 children: 1 son / 2 daughters
*die / 1616
William
Shakespeare………………………….
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2- In his / her last e-mail, your English chatmate (friend in the internet) asked you
about your life and your ambitions. You decided to write him / her an e-mail

to speak about:
a- your family and friends.

b- your hobbies and dreams.
From :
To :

Dear…………………,
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