(Session de Rattrapage - Juillet 2010) : Resit Bac Exam Paper - 2010 (Science ? Technology & Original Streams)
(Session de Rattrapage - Juillet 2010) : Resit Bac Exam Paper - 2010 (Science ? Technology & Original Streams)
(Session de Rattrapage - Juillet 2010) : Resit Bac Exam Paper - 2010 (Science ? Technology & Original Streams)
Barbara is from a small town I California. Some months ago, she had a terrible argument with her parents.
She read advert in a magazine about becoming a movie actress in Hollywood and thought her dream would
finally come true. She did not expect her parents to refuse. ‘‘If you were eighteen,’’ they told her, ‘‘you could
answer the advert, and you could go for interview – or even a casting – and try your luck in Hollywood. But
you’re too young! You have to finish your studies first. You can’t give up studies now!’’
Determined to realise her dream, Barbara decided to run away from home. She hitch-hiked to Los Angeles
where she expected to live with some friends who had left about a year before. But she was surprised to
discover that her friends had no jobs and nowhere really decent to live in. she was also disappointed to know
that she had no talent to become an actress according to the Hollywood casting committee. At first, she did
part-time jobs; she was an extra in a war film last month, but there was no permanent job for people like her
without qualifications.
Barbara has been living in Los Angeles for six month now. She has been begging in the street and sleeping
wherever she can – sometimes on park benches or in cheap hotels. She used to say Los Angeles is a wonderful
place. Now she wonders how she could have thought such a thing. In fact, she hates it. ‘‘There’s nothing
interesting about it; the people are cold and indifferent, and the place is expensive and uninviting,’’ she
thought to herself.
When Barbara reached a desperate point, she went to local centre for the homeless. She now thinks about
returning home; she misses her parents very much. But she thinks that even if she asked them to return home,
they would not take her back. Tow months later, she saw her parents on TV programme about missing
teenagers urging her to come back home. She knew then she was still the dear little Barbara.
• I- COMPREHENSION ( 15 POINTS )
A- ARE THESE STATEMENT TRUE OR FALS? JUSTIFY: ( 3 pts )
1. Barbara’s parents did not want her to leave school.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Barbara took part in a film.
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Barbara finds the people in Los Angeles friendly and kind.
………………………………………………………………………………………
B- ANSWER THESE QUESTION : ( 3 pts )
1. How did Barbara know about the casting?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. How did she get to Los Angeles?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What did she do when she left desperate?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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C-PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THE CORRECT ORDER ACCORDING TO
THE TEXTE: ( 2 pts)
E-FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS THAT MEAN ALMOST THE SAME AS : ( 3 pts )
1. film ( paragraph1): ……………………………………………………………….
2. find out (paragraph 2): …………………………………………………………..
3. fantastic ( paragraph 3): ………………………………………………………….
• II – LANGUAGE : ( 15 POINTS )
A-FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS: (3 pts)
( look up - turn down - hand out - take off - take care - set up )
1. Mrs. Baker couldn’t find someone to…………………..of her grandmother during her absence.
2. because of the heavy rain, the plane not……………………………….
3. In my view, you shouldn’t …………………………………….such a well-paid job.
C- FILL IN EACH GAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD FROM THE LIST: ( 3 pts)
1. ‘‘You ………………….break the law,’’the policeman told the motorist.
(might not - mustn’t - needn’t)
2. Tahar Benjelloun,……….....got the Dublin Literacy Award in 2004 , is a Moroccan writer.
( whose - whom - who )
3. Laura doesn’t really regret……………………………..the opportunity to marry.
( miss - missing - missed )
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D- MATCH EACH STATEMENT WITH ITS APPROPRIATE FUNCTION: ( 4 pts )
1. ‘‘I’m sorry, I took your keys by mistake,’’ he said. a. concession
2.Nancy took up English lessons to increase her chances to get job. b. apology.
3. ‘‘Would you like a cup of tea?’’ He asked me. c. offering.
4. Mr. Baker attended the meeting despite his sickness. d. purpose.
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