BAC Exam Sample 3rd Year F.L

Herrireche Mouhamed Secondary School
Academic year: 2018-2019
BAC Exam Sample

3rd year F.L
Part one: Reading

A/Comprehension
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz is in deep trouble following his “mistake” in giving a huge pay
rise to a close female friend. There are many calls for his resignation following allegations of favouritism
and corruption.
Although he has apologized for making the "mistake", the World Bank’s board members decided to
meet to discuss the scandal. In this respect, Wolfowitz said he would accept any remedies they propose.
The sorry issue arose after Britain’s Financial Times newspaper published a report stating Wolfowitz
personally ordered promotions and hefty pay rise for his partner, Shaha Riza, who ended up with a $200,000
salary.
Ms. Riza was on the World Bank’s payroll when Wolfowitz became head in 2005. In line with the
bank’s regulations, she was transferred to the US State Department to avoid a conflict of interest for
Wolfowitz. However, in the period before her transfer took effect, Wolfowitz ordered the necessary
documentation to elevate his friend into a top World Bank earner.
In his apology, he said, “I’ll take full responsibility.” He also acknowledged that his romantic
involvement with Ms. Riza resulted in a painful personal dilemma when he was new to the job.
Nevertheless, it seems somewhat ridiculous that such an experienced man could make such a serious
blunder.
1.Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct false ones.
a. The president of the World Bank gave his girlfriend a huge pay rise.
b. After the transfer of Riza to the US department, Paul Wolfowitz ordered to elevate her salary.
c. In his apology, Wolfowitz said he would take full responsibility.
2.Answer the following questions according to the text.

a) What did the Bank’s board members do following the President’s apology?
b) What did Wolfowitz do to elevate his fiend into a top World Bank earner? Why?
c) Does it seem reasonable that Wolfowitz could make such mistake? Why ? Why not?
3.In which paragraph is it mentioned that there is pressure on Wolfowitz to resign?
4.What/who do the underlined words in the text refer to?

they (§2) who §2 an experienced man (§4)
5. Give a general idea to the text
B. Text Exploration
1. Find in the text words or phrases which are closet in meaning to:
a) accusations (§1) the shame §2 b)mistake (§4)

2. Complete the following chart:
Verb Noun Adjective
1… Scandal 2…
To propose 3… 4…
5… Resignation 6…
3. Combine the following pairs of sentences using the appropriate connectors from the given list.
Make any necessary changes.
(As a result) (so….that) (Provided that)
a-We will root out all wrongdoings. All people commit themselves to this challenge.
b-The court sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was convicted of corruption and embezzlement.
c-The boss is honest. All his employees trust him.
4. Complete sentence(b) so that it means the same as sentence(a)

1)a-He said, "Some companies are not running their business ethically."
b-He said………………………………………………………
2) a-Some countries are reinforcing anticorruption regulations.

b-Anti-corruption regulations ………………………………
3)a- James is an anti-corruption activist but did not attend the last conference of Transparency
International.
b-He wishes……………………………………………………
4)a-It is strongly recommended for our government to take action against corrupt officials.
b-Our government …………………………………
5.Classify the following words according to their stressed syllable :
bureaucratic – accusation -scandal -propose – member – responsibility
On the 1st syllable On the 2nd syllable On the 3rd syllable On the 4the syllable
Part Two: Written Expression :

Choose one topic only
Topic1: Write an article for your school magazine about what can be done to fight corruption? Make
suggestions. The notes below might help you:
-remove corrupt officials, appoint honest servants, set accountability in institutions, …etc).
Topic2:Why do some people buy counterfeit products? You may help yourself with the following notes:
(Cheap /easily found /no big difference between fake and original products…etc)
Have a Happy New Year with Plenty of Good Surprises
Your teacher : Mm Belouettar

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Herrireche Mouhamed Secondary School

Academic year: 2018-2019

BAC Exam Sample

Part one: Reading

2.Answer the following questions according to the text.

3.In which paragraph is it mentioned that there is pressure on Wolfowitz to resign?

4.What/who do the underlined words in the text refer to?

5. Give a general idea to the text

a) accusations (§1) the shame §2 b)mistake (§4)

c-The boss is honest. All his employees trust him.

4. Complete sentence(b) so that it means the same as sentence(a)

2) a-Some countries are reinforcing anticorruption regulations.

5.Classify the following words according to their stressed syllable :

bureaucratic – accusation -scandal -propose – member – responsibility

Part Two: Written Expression :

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