[1]   « I haven’t taken a tube in 10 years after 10 o’clock at night unless I’ve been too tired to walk back home, » says Paula Mackie. « And I walked in the middle of the street because it feels safer than a dark pavement . No one can jump out from behind the bushes. »

[2]   According to a new poll, Paula’s experience is typical . Women are no significantly more likely than men to change their lifestyle because of fear of crime with, for example , an estimated 10 million women choosing to drive rather than walk because they feel safer.

[3]   Just five per cent of men said they have felt it necessary to avoid public transport, while one in eight women say they have taken this precaution.

[4]   One in two women say they have avoided underpasses or ill-lit streets to prevent crime compared with fewer than one in four men. Anxiety about crime can even affect women’s choice of clothing, with one in 12 saying they have dressed more modestly to deter an attack.

[5]   « If I do have to go out in heels or anything dressy, I’ll take a cab right to the door, » says Rachel . « But if I do have to walk home, my main strategy is to walk in the middle of the road and pretend to be crazy . No one wants to come near you then. »

[6]   Women also are more likely to think about deterring burglars when they go out or go away . Around seven in 10 say they have left lights or the radio on or informed neighbours and friends compared to 43 per cent of men.

[7]   But this desire to feel safe can have a high price. Melanie and her flatmates took the drastic step of moving house after one of them was mugged in the street 200 yards from their flat . « I don’t know if it is psychological because I’m not sure that the crime rates are any lower where I live now, but I definitely feel more secure walking around there on my own if it is late and dark, » she explains.

Adapted from The Independent on Sunday,
March 16, 1997

a-Violence has affected men’s lifestyle more than women’s.
b-Crime has been on the rise in the last few years.
c-No one is safe from the fear of violence .

2. Fill in the following table with reference to the text . ( 3.5 pts )
  

Effects of the fear of violence on men and women
Effects	Percentage of women	Percentage of men
.......................................	one in eight	.....................................
........................................	.......................................	one in four
Leave lights on etc...	..........................................	..............................................
..............................................	1/12

3. Which paragraphs in the text deal mainly with the following ideas ? Write their in front of the corresponding idea . ( 2.5 pts. )
  

 4. Focus on paragraph  7  and answer the following questions by completing the sentences. (2 pts.)

a- What was the price that Melanie and her flatmates had to pay ?
The price they had to pay was: .................................................................
.........................................................................................................................

b- Why did Melanie and her flatmates move house ?
They moved house because .....................................................................
.........................................................................................................................

5. What do the following words refer to ? ( 1.5  pt. )
  

a-  I  ( par . 5) refers to : .................................................................................
b- Then (par. 5) refers to : ............................................................................
c- there  ( par . 7 ) refers to : ........................................................................

6. Find in the text words meaning nearly the same as the following : (1.5 pt. 
  

a- rather dark (par. 4) .....................................................................................
b- wearing smart formal clothes (par. 5) ......................................................
c- percentage (par. 7) .....................................................................................
   

2. Circle the right alternative  :  ( 3 pts.)

  A tiny dark - haired girl stood in the Frankfurt main Airport (clutched / clutching / clutch) her battered suitcase. She appeared (terrifying / terror / terrified) of the gleaming terminal with its brightly-lit (endless / endlessly / no ending) corridors and its booming (flying / fly / flight) announcements that seemed to come from the sky . She did not say a word but just stared (silent / silently / silence) into space as if she (is / were / would be) a visitor from another planet.

3. Fill in the blanks with words from the list below. There are two extra words ( 3 pts.)
  

During an average year about 50 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK,  ................................ directly by fumes from home .................................. appliances which are subsequently ................................... to be defective. More ................................... 150 people a   year are made ................................ by inhaling the fumes and have to have hospital treatment.  These .............................and illnesses are unnecessary and can easily be prevented.

4. Match the sentence parts from columns 1 and 2 to obtain coherent sentences. Write  the appropriate number and letter in the box below (4 points)
Examples: 1 - F ; 4 - e

Column 1	Column 2
I feel I would appreciate your sending I would like to apply Thank you Please send the application It was advertised in the September 14, 1994	for the position of computer programmer from to the address above. Chicago Daily News. me an application form. for your help. I am specially qualified for the position you are offering.

1  -     f   2  -  ........

3  - .........   4  -     e

5  -  ..........   6  -  ..........

Before leaving the classroom the teacher recommended reading The Outsider an extract from Sons and Lovers a novel by D.H. lawrence.

2. The following paragraph contains various types of mistakes. Correct them in the spaces provided on the right (4 pts)

Text	Types of mistakes	Correction
If you are planing a trip to the Far	spelling
West of the United States, there
are many things to doing and places	grammar
to visit. The parks national are	word order
particularly interested, and one of the	wrong word
most popular ones was Grand	grammar
Canyon National Park in north
western Arizona.
This famous canyon is 277 mile	grammar
long, and its beauty spectacular	word order
cannot be described . You must see
it to beleive it!	spelling

3. Your brother Ramzy, who is studying abroad, has just written to tell you he intends to marry an English girl whom he has met at the university. They plan to live in Tunisia. 

Write Ramzy a letter in which you comment on his decision and give him some advice concerning marriage in general, and mixed marriages in particular. Your name is Samy (or Samia). Do not write your real name. (8 points) (Write about 10 lines).