فرض اللغة الإنجليزية · الفصل الثاني السنة الثانية ثانوي الموضوع رقم 8

mould, that mean a tiny spore or seed, too small to be seen. This mould has floated on the top of the plate when the lid was off, a day or two earlier. Most people even scientists would have thought the plate was spoilt and would have washed it clean. But Fleming took a closer look then made a careful examination. He saw that a strange thing happened: where the greenish substance was growing, the disease germs had disappeared. He began to work slowly and carefully to find out the secrets of the mysterious mould. There were failures but finally he grew enough of the mould to make grow it clear liquid which tests showed kill germs, or stop their growth, without killing the white cells. He called the liquid Penicillin.

Part One: Comprehension and Interpretation: (7pts)

1) Give the suitable title to the text ? (1pt) 2) Read the text then say whether the sentences are true or false: (2pts) a) Until the first world war, antiseptics were still harmful to fight diseases. … b) When Fleming, stopped to examine the plates, he found a greenish mould which he considered as a usual phenomenon. … c) All the scientists of that time would pay a careful attention to the mould that grew in the plate. … d) The greenish mould is the origin of the medicine that destroys germs. … 3) Answer the questions according to the text: (3pts) a) What may happen when a person’s white cells are defected? b) Why was it so difficult to find out an efficient antiseptic before the First World War? c) How could Fleming discover the penicillin? 4) What do the underlined words refer to? (1pt) its ⇒ … the liquid ⇒ …

Part two : Mastery of language: (13pts)

1) Find in the text words that are closer in meaning in the following : (1.5pt) a) Healing = … b) did not allow or permit = … 2) Find the word whose definition follows : (1.5pt) a) A red and liquid substance containing cells and which flows in our body. 3) Find in the text the words that are opposite in meaning to the following : (2pts) a) to cease ≠ … b) success ≠ … 4) Complete the table with the missing words : (2pts) Verb Noun Adjective To fight imaginable examination Failure grown 5) Ask the question that the underlined words answer : (1.5pt) a) Sir Alexander Fleming tried to find an efficient antiseptic. b) If the white cells are defected, a person becomes very ill and. c) The mould has floated on the top of the plate. 6) Give the correct form of the verbs them match each sentence with its meaning: (3pts) a) If she (to carry) that heavy bag, she may suffer from back ache 1) advice b) If your approach, that gate a dog (to bite) you 2) a truth c) If you throw a piece of wood on water, it (to float) 3) prediction d) If I were you, I (to go) on diet to lose weight 4) threat e) If you go again with that youth, I (not let) you go with friends anymore 5) warning