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last english exam

Once upon a time , a long time ago , there was a knight who , as he grew older lost all his hair . He became as bald as an egg . He didn’t want anyone to see his bald head , so he bought a beautiful , black , curly wig .

         One day , some lords and ladies from the castle invited him to go hunting with them , so of course , he put on his beautiful wig . ” How handsome I look !” he thought to himself as he was dressing in front of his mirror . Then , he set off happily for the forest .

        However , a terrible thing happened . He was riding along , singing merrily to himself , when he passed under an oak tree and his wig caught on a branch and fell off in full view of everyone . How they all laughed at him !At first , the poor knight felt very foolish but then he saw the funny side of the  situation  , he started laughing , too .

        They were all still laughing when they arrived back at the castle . The knight never wore his wig again .                                     From : New Headway English Course

Part One :   ( 14pts)

Section one : A/ Reading comprehension .

Activity one: Read the text carefully then answer the following questions :

       1 – What did the knight buy ?              

       2 – Who invited him to go hunting ?

       3 –  What was he doing when his wig caught on a branch ?

      4 –  How did the knight feel at first ?

      5 – The moral of the story is : When people laugh at us , it is better to . . . . . . . . . . . .

Activity two ( Lexis ) :

Find in the text a word that fits each definition :

1- A person who rides horses : ……………

2- Who lost his hair : …………..

3- To become crazy and angry : …………..

4- Catching animals : ………….

Section two : Mastery of language :

Activity one( Grammar ) :  Complete the sentences with the correct verb form :

1- He was laughing when he ( fall ) off his horse .

2- While he ( ride ) in the forest , he ( lose ) his wig .

 3- This story ( write ) by Aesop .

4- The knight ( never fall ) from his horse .

5- I ( read ) this story at the moment.

Activity two( Pronunciation ) :

                  Classify these verbs according to the pronunciation of their final ” ed “. 

Laughed – hunted – finished – arrived – happened – helped – traveled – needed – wanted

Part two(6pts) ( Written expression )   :    

You were in a funny situation  where everyone was laughing at you . Write a paragraph saying what happened .                                                                                                      –Best wishes

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