الاختبار الأول في اللغة الإنجليزية للفصل الأول، السنة الثالثة ثانوي (علوم تجريبية)

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Protecting Our Past

Timgad, in the Aurès region of eastern Algeria, was built by the Romans around 100 AD. It was designed as a model city, with straight streets, a theatre, public baths and a library. In 1982, UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List, and today thousands of visitors are welcomed there every year.

Unfortunately, ancient sites are not safe from greed. Last spring, police in Batna arrested a gang that had been selling stolen coins and pieces of pottery to foreign collectors on the internet. The thieves had dug secretly at night near an unprotected ruin, and they had damaged several layers of earth before anyone noticed. "Each object tells a story," said Dr Samira Haddad, an archaeologist at Batna University. "When it is taken from its place, the story is lost forever."

At first, the gang earned a lot of money, but their luck did not last. A young student, Yacine, saw a coin in an online advert that looked like the ones in the local museum. He told his teacher, who contacted the authorities. The leader of the gang was sentenced to five years in prison, and the stolen objects were returned to the museum.

Experts say that if people respected their heritage, such crimes would disappear. They advise schools to organise visits and workshops so that young people learn to value the past instead of selling it.

A. Comprehension (7 pts)

1. Write "True" or "False", then justify your answer with a sentence from the text. (2 pts)

1. Timgad was built by the Romans.
2. UNESCO added Timgad to the World Heritage List in 2023.
3. The thieves worked in the daytime near a well-protected ruin.
4. The stolen objects were never found.

2. Answer the following questions according to the text. (3 pts)

1. How did the gang sell the stolen objects?
2. Why does Dr Haddad say that "the story is lost forever" when an object is taken from its place?
3. What do experts advise schools to do to protect heritage?

3. Find in the text words that mean the following (items 1 and 2), then say what the words refer to (items 3 and 4). (2 pts)

1. caught and taken by the police (verb, past form)
2. to appreciate the importance of something (verb)
3. What does the word "their" refer to in: "but their luck did not last"?
4. What does the word "who" refer to in: "his teacher, who contacted the authorities"?

Exercise 1: Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense. (2 pts)

1. By the time the police arrived, the thieves (already / leave) ______ the site.
2. Amina (work) ______ at the museum since 2024.
3. While the guard (patrol) ______ the area, he heard a strange noise.
4. The museum (reopen) ______ in 2019 after two years of repair.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice. (1.5 pts)

1. The Romans built the theatre in the second century.
2. The police have arrested the gang.
3. They will exhibit the stolen coins next month.

Exercise 3: Do as shown between brackets. (1.5 pts)

1. Dr Haddad is an archaeologist. She works at Batna University. (Join the sentences with a relative pronoun.)
2. If the guard (be) ______ more careful last night, the thieves (not / escape) ______. (Put the verbs in the correct form.)
3. If I (be) ______ the mayor, I (protect) ______ every ancient site in my town. (Put the verbs in the correct form.)

Exercise 4: Classify these words according to the pronunciation of the ending -ed: /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/. (1 pt)

$$\text{damaged} \; - \; \text{noticed} \; - \; \text{wanted} \; - \; \text{looked}$$

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with: however, because, so, although. (1 pt)

1. The gang earned a lot of money; ______, they were finally caught.
2. Nobody noticed the thieves ______ they worked at night.
3. The coin looked genuine, ______ Yacine informed his teacher.
4. ______ the gang was clever, it did not escape justice.

Choose ONE of the following topics and write about 100 to 120 words. (6 pts)

Topic 1: Your school is organising a "Heritage Week". You are a member of the English club. Write an article for the school magazine to convince your schoolmates that ancient sites must be protected. In your article:

• say why ancient sites are important;
• mention one danger that threatens them (for example theft or carelessness);
• suggest two things that young people can do to protect them.

Topic 2: Imagine you are Yacine. Write a short report for your headmaster telling him how you discovered the online advert and what happened next. Use past tenses and sequencing words (first, then, after that, finally). Use these notes:

• you were surfing the internet one evening;
• you saw an advert for an ancient coin;
• you recognised it from the museum;
• you told your teacher;
• the police arrested the gang.