Welcome to your English 2012 National Exam
choose the best answer from the given
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1. Grammar
DIRECTIONS: Questions 1-38 are incomplete sentences. These are four alternative words or phrases, A D, given below each question. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate sheet provided.
1.
telephones first appeared they were called talking telegraphs.
2.
The exam at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.
3.
I think she did an excellent job on her presentation.
4.
The more people come to the party,
5.
It took us hour and a half to arrive at the tourist site.
6.
We have to hurry up, or we be able to catch the bus.
7.
Then years have passed my mother died.
8.
Speaking on the phone, if you press the red button, the call
9.
The professor said that he in a university
10.
Peter has reorganized his files he can easily find what he is looking for.
11.
Teklu: Some people turn deaf ear to he plight of others. Digafe:
12.
I went shopping; , my sister cleaned the house.
13.
Biology is very interesting to study. ourite subject
14.
I will a decision next week about whether or not to buy a ring
15.
Many accidents occur drivers are often reckless
16.
She wondered if a new laptop.
17.
Meron decided home as soon as possible.
18.
I studied harder in school.
19.
The marketing plan may be implemented recently.
I was talking about was the one that
20.
If I her, I would learn more from her.
21.
Sleep is not her friend the day.
22.
You wouldn,t have lost your job if you your LOSS.
23.
You get professional advice before buying very expensive materials
24.
My classmate goes to school by bus I walk every day.
25.
The hospital has a backup generator, there is a power failure.
26.
The whole story by the kids in a few days.
27.
I can't sleep! That noise is really
28.
You try paying them more money to get the job done.
29.
I finished work, to the beach and found a nice place to swim.
30.
The committee the issue thoroughly at the meeting yesterday.
31.
she that soup without reading a recipe?
32.
I will raise your case Isee the manager.
33.
I wish I to your advice about spending my money wisely.
34.
Thomas: Constant use of social media leads to low reading habits Gebre:
35.
Abebe: car was blocking the street?
Tesfaye: It was my uncle's car.
36.
He the accident if he had been more careful.
37.
The hens plenty of eggs in three weeks' time
38.
I kept on looking for a sign, but I see anything for it was so dark.
II. Comprehension
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passages carefully and answer ques. tion $39-S8$ according to the information therein. Each question has four choices, A-D Choose the best alternative and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided. One:
Reading Passage I
1. Where would moder 1 society be without advertising? Individual advertisers might think hey are just trying to sell a particular product hut advertising as a whole sells an entire lifestyle. It it weren't for advertising the whole of scciety
would be quite different. The economy, for instance, would be pl nged into a crisis without the adverts and all the publicity that fuel ou desire for limitless consumption.
2. As John Berger observed in his book "Ways of Seeing", all advertising conveys the same sinple message: my life will be richer, more fulfilling one I make the r ext crucial purchase. Adverts persuade us with their images of other: who have apparently been transformed and are, as a result, enviable. The purpose is to make me marginally dissatisfied with my life- not with the life of society, just with individual life. I am supposed to imi gine myself transformed after the purchase into of envy for others- a 1 envy which will then given me back my love of myself.
3. The prevalence of thi ; social envy is a
necessary condition if advertising is to have any hold on us whatsoever. Only if we have got into the habit of comparing o urselves with and finding ourselves lacking, will we fall prey to the po ver of advertising.
4. While fanning the fli mes of our envy advertising keeps us preoccupied with ourselves, c ur houses, our cars, our holidays and the endless line of new electronir gadgets suddenly seem indispensable. Tensions in society and proble ns in the rest of the world, if attended to at all, quickly fade into the background They are certainly nothing to get particularly worked ip about. Afier all, there can't be nay winners without losers. That's life.
5. People like John Ben er are also not entirely
over the moon about the in part that adverising and shopping have on the value of political frochom. Frecdom is supposed to be the highest value in our societies, tut in the age of the consumer that freedom is all too readily identified with the froedom to choose between P'epsi and Coke,McDonald's and Kentucky tried Chicken, Toyota and rord, and people lose interest in the various political freedoms and our ability to participate in the process of exercising democratic control. There are lots of eriticism that could be made of modern democracies, but no one is going to pay auch attention to them if they are more interested in becoming happy hoppers.
6. In all these ways advertising helps to keep the
whole socio-economic show on the road We are rarely aware of this because we are too busy working to earn the money to pay for the objects of our dreamsdreams that play on the screen of our mind like the little clips of film we see in the commercial breaks.
39.
Political freedom is mentioned in the passage to illustrate that
40.
One benefit of advertising according to the information in the passage is that
41.
The word them (in paragraph 5) refers to
42.
The main idea of paragraph 3 is that
43.
Which one of the following statements is true according to the pas. sage?
44.
In the passage, the writer says that
45.
The writer is more concerned about
46.
Advertising influences us by
47.
The writer of the passage
48.
The passage can be summarized as
Section Two: Reading Passage II
1. Elizabeth Blackwell was the fist woman to receive and M.D degree since the Renaissance, graduating from Geneva Medical College, in New York State, in 1849. She supported women's medical education and helped many other women's careers. By establishing the New York Infirmary in 1857, she offered a practical solution to one of the problems facing women who were ejected from internships elsewhere hut determined to expand their skills as physicians. She also published several important books on the issue of women in medicine, including Address on the Medical Education of women in 1864 and Medicine as a Profession for Women in 1860.Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol,
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England in 1821, to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell. Both for financial reasons and because her father wanted to help abolish slavery, the family moved to America when Elizabeth was eleven years old Her father died in 1838. As adults, his children campaigned for women's rights and supported the anti-slavery movement.
In her book Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women. published in 1895 Dr. Blackwell wrote that she was initially repelled by the idea of studying medicine. She said she said theated everything connected with the hody, and could not bear the sight of a medical hook...
My favorite studies were history and metaphysics, and the very thought of dwelling on the physical structure of the body and its various ailments filled me with disgust" Instead she went teaching, then considered more suitable for a woman. She claimed that she turned to medicine after a close fried who was dying suggested she would have been spared her worst suffering if her physician had heen a woman.Blackwell had
no idea how to become a physician, so she consulted with several physicians knows by her family. They told her it was a fine idea, but impossible; it was too expensive and such education was not available to women. Yet Blackwell reasoned that if the idea were a good one, there must be some way to do it, and she was attracted hy the challenge. She convinced two physician friends to let her read medicine with then for a year, and applied to all the medical schools in Yew York and Philadelphia She also applied to twelve more schools in the northeast states and was accepted by Geneva Medical College in 1847. The faculty, assuming that the all-male student body would never agree to a woman joining their rank, allowed them to vote her admission. As a joke, they voted "yes” and she gained admittance, despite the reluctance of most students and faculty. Two years later, in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became
the first woman to receive an M.D degree from an America medical school.Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
established a practice in New York City, but had few patients and few opportunities for intellectual exchange with other physicians and ”the means of increasing medical knowledge which dispensary practice affords." She applied for a job as physician at the women s department of a large city dispensary, hut was refused In 1853, with the help of friends, she opened her own dispensary in a single rented room, seeing patients three afternoon a week.
49.
They in paragraph 4 refers to
50.
What does the word physicians mean in paragraph 1?
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in paragraph 3,... she would have been spared her worst suffering if ner plysicians had been a woman. What does this idea imply?
52.
Which one of the following paragraphs shows that Blackwell was reluctant to study medicine?
53.
What contribution did Blackwell make to make to women interested in medicine as a profession?
54.
Which one of the following statements is WRONG about Elizabeth Blackwell?
55.
The cation of the all-male student body
56.
What do paragraph 4 and 5 have in common?
57.
The passage mainly focuses on the
DIRECTIONS: For items $lmathbf(5 91$ and
$lmathbf(6 0J$. Choose the sentence that is closets in meaning to the head sentence. Each question has four choices, A-D, Choose the best alternative and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided
58.
Unlike the buses in the operations, the ones which are to be imported have significant improvements.
59.
There is no reason why our customers can't use our services as long as we provide regular services with quality.
DIRECTIONS: Questions 61-68, each has an underlined word or phrase. There are four alternatives A D given after each sentence. Choose one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the underlined word or phrase and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
60.
One her return from a trip, she got an accident resulting in the amputation on her right leg.
61.
He has promised his son a new bicycle for Christmas and nothing will break his resolution.
62.
The price of goods are known for their variability because they increase and decrease every other day.
63.
Workers in big firms receive a substantial part of their pay in the form of attractive bonuses and overtime.
64.
The economy requires a stable environment in order to grow rapidly
65.
Despite a cancer diagnosis, Melat would remain resilient and fight without losing hope until the every end.
66.
As a parent, I have the discretion to determine which TV programs my children may watch.
67.
I have to unzip my jacket because it is getting very hot.
DIRECTIONS: Questions 69-76 are incomplete sentences. There are four alternative words or phrases, A D, given below each question. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
68.
You can get advice from some experience. students, as they have more
69.
There was a significant in crop production because of the shortage of rain.
70.
Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is and can't make a change.
71.
Applicants should have experience in the relevant area to apply for the job.
72.
Sleep disorders can cause serious and physiological problems.
73.
Mu grandfather's face was with age.
74.
The disease is and you can catch it easily if you are not more careful.
75.
He couldn't been successful without my help, but I want to anything from his achievements.
III. Writing
DIRECTIONS: Questions 77-95 are related to different types of Writing. Read each of them very carefully and choose the best answer from the four alternative answers, A D, given. Then blacken the letter of your choice in the space provided on the answer sheet.
Section
One: Letter
Writing DIRECTIONS:
Items 77 -79 are based on letter
writing. Read each question carefully and
choose the best answer according to the given context. Then blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.
76.
A letter with the opening salutation ’Dear or Madam' most likely ends in:
77.
I am Who Almaz an I am writing this letter to inform you that my 5 year old-son Belete will remain absent for class the next two days because of sickness. This short extract is most likely taken from a letter written to
78.
Could you please ship it to me by mail? I will immediately transfer the cost involved to a bank your area this is most likely taken from
Section two: Paragraph Coherence
10RECIONS: When put in the correct order, sentences in questions , 83 make up a complete paragraph. From the alternatives A -D given in (pot case, choose the letter that contains the correct order of the sentences and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.
79.
a.Milk teeth loosen and fall out when a child is about 6 years old.
b.Humans grow two sets of teeth in their
lives.
c.When a personal is around 20-25, four additional black teeth grow called wisdom teeth.
d.The fist set has 20 teeth called milk teeth.
e. The second set has 28 teeth that replace the milk teeth and are called permanent teeth.
80.
a.People are used to talking aspirin whenever they feel pain.
b.It's scientifically proven that excessive use of aspirin turns it in to a toxin.
c.It’s true that aspirin is an effective pain killer; for example, in headache cases.
d.However, aspirin like in other medicine can be dangerously harmful.
e. Aspirin can he a fatal poison.
81.
a.The fastest computers can handle millions of problems in a few seconds
b.It is fairly a recent inrention.
c.In a few minutes a computer can perform calculations that ho. mans would need years to complete.
d.Computer is one of the greatest advances in
modern technology
e. Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated works.
82.
a a.John lived with his mother and father in a village on the edge of the forest.
b.John always woke up early in the morning and went to school.
c.He was a good and he helped his parents in the fields when he got home from school.
d.Life was quiet the village and most of the people who lived there were farmers.
e. At night, he usually slept very well after he had studied hard.
Section Three: Forms of Writing
DIRECTIONS: Items $lmathbf(8 4)$ and
$lmathbf(8 51$ contain extracts taken from different writings. Choose the alternative that best reflects the kind of writing the extracts come form and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
DIRECTIONS: For items, 86—89, choose the best alternative which is written in a correct punctuation and capitalization. Then blacken the letter of your choice in the space provided on the separate answer sheet.
83.
.. His ears are turned back while noble looking head is held high. His all black coat glistens in the late afternoon sun. This is taken from a piece of writing that is most likely:
84.
A story written by a person about his er experience of travelling from one place to another would most likely be
85.
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86.
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88.
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DIRECTIONS: In questions 90-92, the words are NOT in the proper order. When put in the right or6er, they make correct English sentences. From the given alternatives, choose the one with a correct order and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.
89.
now/books/on/studying/out/of/is/print/of/the/ oneHest
90.
babies/the/people/throughout/love/world
91.
environment/a/of/affect/can/quality/polluted/ our/a
Section Six: Word Spelling
DIRECTIONS: For items 93 and 94 , choose the alternative with a correct spelling and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.
IV. Communicative Activities
DIRECTIONS: Questions
9 5 -1 2 0 are presented in the form of dialogue. The part said by one of the speakers is give, and a blank space is left for the blank spaces, four alternative answers, A D, are given. Choose the one that is most appropriate to complete the dialogue
94.
Driver: What's the matter?
Policeman: You have violated a traffic rule.
95.
Mesele: It seems we are in a difficult time at the moment.
96.
Selam: ?
Kidist: An Italian person named Guglielmo Marconi.
97.
Melake: many students don't follow their lessons aticnively.
98.
Reservationist: Can I have the dates for your departure and returm? Customer: Yes, I want to leave on July 27 and return on 30. Reservationist: Did you say you wanted to return on July 30.
Customer: Sorry; I didn't make myself clear. I want to return on August 30.
99.
Dibabe:
Muleta: As I see it, it has both pros and cons.
100.
Marketing manager: Our clientos are not pleased with our service. What suggestion have you gt?
Marketing officer:
Marketing manager: That's an excellent idea It'll show them our concern.
101.
. Nesiet
Mulatu: That's a good iced Fm really getting bored at home.
102.
Nomeychuc can you ride a motorbike?
103.
. Reada: Would you like something to drink?
104.
Surafel: They should know that we can't help them because we don't have the time.
106.
Stranger: I am having trouble with my car.
107.
Doul: What kinds of websites are very popular?
108.
Gudina: What's required to be a merchants?
109.
Kasa: What do you think of Selam?
110.
Musema: ?
Tiruye: Dad We always enjoy listening to him.
111.
Mother:
Son: Well, I will to as you said.
113.
Teacher: ?
Student: He has gone to Nazreth to attend his sister's marriage.
114.
Tigist: Are there any flowers in your house?
115.
Interviewer:
Interviewee : I would ; like to be a specialized worker. ?
116.
Patient:
Doctor: That is what I told you several times to say health.
117.
Dawit: I like watching television in the evenings.
118.
Merid: Improvements in our team have been observed as a result as result of good trainings.
119.
Teklu: Some people turn deaf ear to he plight of others.
