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Etablissement d’application Jean Piaget/ENS School Year : 2022 - 2023

(EAJP/ENS)
Duration: 2 hours
Level:3e

English Test

PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (8 marks)


Read the text below and do all the activities that follow it.

The problems with a modern Transport System


Commuting by car or by public transport is a daily necessity for the population. People
with their own cars drive to work, to go shopping or to take the family out on weekends.
Those who cannot drive or afford to buy their own vehicles use public transport. However,
it seems that in the future our society will have to resort back to the horse and the bicycle
5 if our politicians don't build better roads or resolve the prevailing oil crisis.
Our roads and highways are congested most of the time due to pedestrian traffic or
because they are poorly designed. A lot of construction work along our roads also obstruct
the traffic. They create more problems than solutions to the traffic issue. The reason why
traffic flow is becoming such a nightmare is simple. Our early town and city planners did
10 not consider the future needs for an efficient mass public transportation system. Another
problem with modern transport systems is the diminution of our petrol reserves. We don't
have enough petrol reserves to satisfy worldwide demands. What’s worse, there are
currently no alternative sources of energy to replace the petrol and gas shortage that our
society so much depends upon. So, if the natural oil reserves continue decreasing, barrel
15 prices will continue to rise.
Adapted from http://english-portal.com.ua//worksheet/

A- VOCABULARY CHECK
The words in column A are from the text. Match them with their synonyms or definitions
in column B. One word in column B is not concerned. Write your answers like this:
Example : 2. J . happening now
Column A Column B
a- very difficult and unpleasant situation
1. Commuting (line 1) b- travelling
2. Prevailing (line 5) c- lack of ; insufficiency
3. Congested (line 6) d- too crowded ; blocked
4. Traffic (line 8) e- diminishing
5. Nightmare (line 9) f- augment
6. Efficient (line 10) g- voyage
7. Shortage (line 13) h- movement of vehicles on the roads
8. Decreasing (line 14) i- efficacious
9. Rise (line 15) j- happening now
B- COMPREHENSION CHECK
Give short answers to the questions below (maximum 2 lines)

1. What do people do with their own cars?


2. Why are roads congested most of the time?
3. Are the petrol reserves sufficient to satisfy worldwide demands?
4. What will happen if oil reserves continue decreasing?

PART TWO: LANGUAGE IN USE (6 marks)

Task 1: The passage below is the definition transport and modes of transport people
use. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the box. One word in the box is
not concerned. N°4 is an example. : 4 - means

community – airport – goods – means - transportation

The movement of people and 1.____________from place to place is known as


2____________. Together with communication, transportation is essential in creating
the integration of regions and nations into a single world 3____________. Transportation
movements, combined into various systems include land, water, and air transport with
4___________ of transport like buses, coaches, ships, planes, lorries and trains.
Adapted from https://kids.britannica.com/article/ transportation

Task 2: The sentences below are about means of transport. Select the best
option to complete each of them. N°1 is an example: 1. Riding

1. Young people prefer (a. riding / b. ride / c. would rather)


________motorcycles.
2. There are (a. less / b. little / c. fewer)__________ airports in Cote d’Ivoire
than in the USA.
3. Travelling by coach is (a. as tiring / b. less tiring / c. tiring)
____________than travelling on foot.
4. Buses are (a. more crowded / b. crowed / c. as crowded) __________than
trains.

PART THREE: WRITING (6 marks)

Imagine that you received a letter from your American correspondent, Steven, who
wants to know more about the different means of transport in your country before visiting
Africa. In your response letter:

- list some means of transport that are popular in your country


- tell him what means of transport you prefer and why
- mention some problems with transport in your country and how to
solve them.

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