2nd Form - 3rd Term Test
2nd Form - 3rd Term Test
2nd Form - 3rd Term Test
Alan, Canada
Ah, my dream job, well, I would like to be an NHL hockey player, and
All-Star in the NHL, getting paid millions of dollars a year, scoring a
lot of goals. Having lots of people honor me and look up to me and
just be a good hockey player.
Anita, Taiwan
What is my dream job? My dream job is to work in the mass-
communication company and I think I'm a very creative person, so I
would like to do a job, a very creative job so I think a mass-
communication company can let me, let me provide those creative
thoughts and ideas.
Jim, England
Um, my dream job would involve first of all, very, very high salary. I
would start work at about 10 am, lunch at 12 for 2 hours, and then
work in the afternoon until 4. I think I would spend half the year in the
Northern Hemisphere, and then half the year in the Southern
Hemisphere, just so I could have summer all year long.
These people are talking about their dream jobs! They are in order:
1- Tres (U.S.A) / 2- Naomi ( Australia) / 3- Alan ( Canada)/ 4- Anita (Taiwan)
5- Jim (England) / 6- Kate ( New Zealand)
3- Alan would like to be an NHL hockey player because of many reasons. Circle what Alan
DID NOT mention while talking about his dream job: ( 1 mark)
a- It brings a lot of money.
b- It is a source of honor and pride.
c- It is an exhausting job.
4- Complete the paragraph with information about Anita: ( 1 mark )
Anita, Taiwan: My dream job is to work in the mass-communication company and I think I'm a very
……………….. person, so I would like to do a job which provides me with those …………………..
and ideas.
7- Pronunciation: Choose 2 words in which you hear the sounds below and put them under
the appropriate heading: ( 1 mark) Teaching / experience / multi-cultural / snowboarding
/ /
/ /
……………………. ………………………
Language: ( 12 marks)
1- Fill in the blanks with 7 words from the box: ( 3.5 marks)
Many mothers choose to work at home, instead of (1) .............................. to and from a
workplace outside of the home. The advantages (2) ............................... from being able to set one’s
own hours to spending more time with their families as well as building (3) ............................... and
ownership of a home-based business. According to the NFWBO, National Foundation of Women
Business Owners, there are 25-30 million full or part time home-based businesses. For many
mothers, it is a matter of choice, (4) ................................ for others it is a matter of necessity. Moms
find it (5) ................................... difficult to make financial ends meet, spend quality time with their
kids and manage the affairs of the home. Couples who are raising young children find
(6) ................................... obliged to choose between two (7) ...................................... and having
one of the parents to stay at home with the adolescents.
Don't confuse physician assistants with medical assistants, who aren't qualified to do much
(many) ………………….. than take your blood pressure. Physician assistants do 80 percent of what
doctors do: conduct (check up) …………………, diagnose conditions, prescribe medications, and
even assist in surgery. They do routine physical exams required for school or (employ)
…………………… . Also, they order and evaluate blood tests, X-rays, and EKGs and write
prescriptions within established guidelines. Although physician assistants (supervise)
……………………. by physicians, they have considerable autonomy. And while pay (not/be)
…………………….. doctor like, it's far from being bad. No surprise this is one of America's (fast)
…………………..growing professions, especially in inner-city and rural areas, where it is hard to
attract physicians.
Books are the gateway to a better tomorrow. They challenge ( they – theirs – us) to use our
minds, to find better ways of conducting ourselves and managing the great problems of human
(hardship – existence – lifeblood). In the library, we can find the resources to examine and confront
our most ( determined – difficult – challenge) social problems. We all have a very personal stake in
libraries, and so we have a responsibility to take a more active role in their ( growth – grow –
growing ) and maintenance. (Despite – Besides – While) human beings have made a lot of progress,
especially in the last hundred years, we also have a long way yet to travel. Education doesn't just
provide the next generation with the knowledge and skills they need to (prosper – decline – shun ), it
also gives them the tools they need to make good choice.
4- Match sentence parts in A with sentence parts in B to get a coherent paragraph: (2.5 marks)
A B
1- Fear of failure is perhaps the most a- they quickly become too stressed and tired
2- Some students worry so much about to concentrate.
failure b- a few drop out.
3- The same fear drives other students to c- common source of examination’s stress.
work too hard but d- Rather, exams provide an opportunity for
4- Others get ill and you to show what you know.
5- Remember that exams are not the most e- that they panic and stop working
important thing you will do in life. completely.