Part One: Reading
On June 26, 1945, representatives of 50 states signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco. Since then, it is considered as the planet's most important organization when wars and conflicts in many parts of the world have demonstrated that our planet has not become a more peaceful place.
Everything must be done to ensure that the United Nations can address the challenges of our time; the obligations of the Security Council, peace missions, and also finding solutions to global problems such as poverty, the population explosion, the destruction of the environment and the Human Rights situations in the world
Despite the problems the United Nations Organization is facing, it makes a decisive contribution to improving the lives of people all over the world. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for example, supports over 5000 agricultural, industrial, educational and environmental projects. Due to the efforts of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of the children in developing countries were vaccinated against diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria and tetanus. As a result of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), over 60% of adults in poor countries are able to read and write and 80% of the children in these countries now go to school. To put an end to hunger in the world, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has contributed initiatives such as the world food programme to raise people's nutritional and living standards.
Though the achievements and success of the different agencies around the world, a lot more is still to be done for the preservation of world peace and the improvement of people's life.
A. COMPREHENSION: (7 pts)
1) Is the text: a) narrative? b) argumentative? c) expository? (1)
3) Are the following statements True or False? (2)
a) The UN charter was signed in the USA. ................
b) Demography is one of the global problems the UN is facing. ................
c) WHO is an organization concerned with children's emergency fund. ................
d) UNO was created during the second world war II ................
4) Answer the following questions according to the text: (2)
a) Copy down ONE great challenge of UNO.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) Which body of UNO fights against illiteracy?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….
5) In which paragraph is it mentioned that (1)
UN hasn’t succeeded yet in protecting people from wars? In paragraph: ……………...
6) What or whom do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1)
a) it (§3)........................................ b) these countries (§3) …………………………
B) TEXT EXPLOITATION (8 pts)
1) Match words with their synonyms: (2)
Address - obligations - improving - hunger
-famine=.......................................... -duties =........................................
-making better =............................... -face=............................................
2) Find in the text opposites to the following: (1)
- protection (§ 2)=/=.............................. -failure (§ 4)=/=....................................
3) Ask questions so that the underlined words answer: (2)
a) The United Nations can address the challenges of our time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) The UNDP supports agricultural, industrial, educational and environmental projects.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4) Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word: (1)
children - duty - right - poverty - peace – conflicts
The United Nations Organization aims at preserving.........................between nations and
helping people suffering from...............................This organization’s.............................is to
supply essential needs to poor people, giving protection and care to.............................and raise people's educational, scientific, economic and living standards.
5) Classify the words according to the pronunciation of their final /S/ (2)
challenges - conflicts - problems – places
/S/ /Z/ /IZ/
PART TWO: WRITING: (4)
Topic 1: Complete the following declaration using your own words.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations on December 10,1948. It sets forth the basic social, economic, and civic rights and freedoms of every human being . Its preamble states that the Declaration is intended to serve as common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It has thirty articles. Here are some of the most important.
* All human beings are born ………………………………………………………………………….
* Everyone has the right……………………………………………………………………………….
* No one shall be………………………………………………………………………......
* Everyone has the right to ……………………………………………………………………………
* No one shall be………………………………………………………………………………………
* No one shall be ………………………………………………………………………………………
* Everyone has the right to…………………………………………………………………………….
* Every has the right to ……………………………………………………………………………….
On June 26, 1945, representatives of 50 states signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco. Since then, it is considered as the planet's most important organization when wars and conflicts in many parts of the world have demonstrated that our planet has not become a more peaceful place.
Everything must be done to ensure that the United Nations can address the challenges of our time; the obligations of the Security Council, peace missions, and also finding solutions to global problems such as poverty, the population explosion, the destruction of the environment and the Human Rights situations in the world
Despite the problems the United Nations Organization is facing, it makes a decisive contribution to improving the lives of people all over the world. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for example, supports over 5000 agricultural, industrial, educational and environmental projects. Due to the efforts of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of the children in developing countries were vaccinated against diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria and tetanus. As a result of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), over 60% of adults in poor countries are able to read and write and 80% of the children in these countries now go to school. To put an end to hunger in the world, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has contributed initiatives such as the world food programme to raise people's nutritional and living standards.
Though the achievements and success of the different agencies around the world, a lot more is still to be done for the preservation of world peace and the improvement of people's life.
A. COMPREHENSION: (7 pts)
1) Is the text: a) narrative? b) argumentative? c) expository? (1)
3) Are the following statements True or False? (2)
a) The UN charter was signed in the USA. ................
b) Demography is one of the global problems the UN is facing. ................
c) WHO is an organization concerned with children's emergency fund. ................
d) UNO was created during the second world war II ................
4) Answer the following questions according to the text: (2)
a) Copy down ONE great challenge of UNO.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) Which body of UNO fights against illiteracy?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….
5) In which paragraph is it mentioned that (1)
UN hasn’t succeeded yet in protecting people from wars? In paragraph: ……………...
6) What or whom do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1)
a) it (§3)........................................ b) these countries (§3) …………………………
B) TEXT EXPLOITATION (8 pts)
1) Match words with their synonyms: (2)
Address - obligations - improving - hunger
-famine=.......................................... -duties =........................................
-making better =............................... -face=............................................
2) Find in the text opposites to the following: (1)
- protection (§ 2)=/=.............................. -failure (§ 4)=/=....................................
3) Ask questions so that the underlined words answer: (2)
a) The United Nations can address the challenges of our time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) The UNDP supports agricultural, industrial, educational and environmental projects.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4) Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word: (1)
children - duty - right - poverty - peace – conflicts
The United Nations Organization aims at preserving.........................between nations and
helping people suffering from...............................This organization’s.............................is to
supply essential needs to poor people, giving protection and care to.............................and raise people's educational, scientific, economic and living standards.
5) Classify the words according to the pronunciation of their final /S/ (2)
challenges - conflicts - problems – places
/S/ /Z/ /IZ/
PART TWO: WRITING: (4)
Topic 1: Complete the following declaration using your own words.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations on December 10,1948. It sets forth the basic social, economic, and civic rights and freedoms of every human being . Its preamble states that the Declaration is intended to serve as common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It has thirty articles. Here are some of the most important.
* All human beings are born ………………………………………………………………………….
* Everyone has the right……………………………………………………………………………….
* No one shall be………………………………………………………………………......
* Everyone has the right to ……………………………………………………………………………
* No one shall be………………………………………………………………………………………
* No one shall be ………………………………………………………………………………………
* Everyone has the right to…………………………………………………………………………….
* Every has the right to ……………………………………………………………………………….