BEM revision

BEM Exam Topic Revision
The Text
During the past five years, the number of the Algerians killed annually in car accidents has climbed to more than 10.000. This needless slaughter on streets and highways can be attributed to three general causes. Mechanical failures, especially those related to faulty brakes and bald tyres, account for significant number of fatal accidents. Enviromental conditions such as blind corner, narrow streets, heavy fog, intermitten rain or snow resulting in slippery roads to the grisly accidents statistics. However, without doupt the most frequently reported factors in car accidents are errors of human judgement all the way from such follies as excessive speed and drunken driving to such momentary lapses as failure to signal a turn or a change from one lane to another. He, Man, behind the wheel is often his own worst enemy.

Part One: (14 points) A- Reading Comprehension (7 points)

1-Complete the following table with information from the text about the main factors of accidents

Cause one Cause two Cause three
………………………………. ………………………………… …………………………..

2-Read the text carefully and answer the following questions (2pts)

How many victims of car accidents are there in Algeria?
Which environmental conditions cause road accidents?

3-Lexis: Find in the text words that have the following definitions (2pts)

- Unexpected event or crash that causes many victims. It is …………………

- Natural conditions surrounding humans, animals, plants …Etc. It is ……………….

- Caused the death of a person or animal. It is …………………….

- Quickness or rapidiy of something. It is ……………….

B- Mastery of Language (7pts)

1-Supply the right punctuation and capitals (2pts)

as george was overtaking a truck a wolf appeared from the woods


2-Turn into the passive voice the following sentences (2pts)

- Speed causes many fatal accidents.

- Ysterday, rian caused a tragic accident.

- People drive their cars in a high speed.

3-Read the text and find one word that rhymes with (2pts)

1- Blind - …………………… 2- Several- …………………………..

3- Say- ……………………… 4- Crowd- …………………………..
Part Two: Situation of Integration (6pts)

You heard, saw or read about a terrible accident. Write a newspaper article of a few lines

about it stating information on the:

Place and time of the accident

Cause and how it happened

Number of victims: dead people and casualities