Sujet du BEPC 2012 d’anglais, avec corrigé

Exercice 1 · PART ONE : READING COMPREHENSION · 8 points

1. The words in column A are from the text. Match each of them with its definition or synonym in column B. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example : 1 – c

   1- Dating (L. 5)

   1. 2- Pregnant (L. 5)

   2. 3- Complaining of (L. 7)

   3. 4- Razor blade (L. 8)

   4. 5- thin (L. 13)

   5. 6- Worried (L. 15)

   6. 7- Healthy (L. 18)

   1. aSuffering from
   2. bnot sick
   3. cgoing out with
   4. dSkinny
   5. eanxious
   6. fsharp metallic instrument used to cut hair
   7. gbearing a baby

2. Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true “T” or false “F”. Quote the lines that justify your answers. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example : 1 – F (L. 1)

   1. 2- Habiba had the same boyfriend from the age of 12 to the age of 14.

   2. 3- When she was pregnant, Habiba went to see a modern doctor.

   3. 4- Mabouti knew Habiba was HIV infected as soon as she got sick.

   4. 5- Although some people seem healthy, they are HIV infected.

   5. 6- Mabouti refused to do his blood test.

Le corrigé de cet exercice est offert, à la fin de l’énoncé

Exercice 2 · PART TWO : WRITING · 6 points

1. Task 1 or 2

   Choose only one of the two tasks below and do it on your answer sheet.

   TASK 1:

   As a member of a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) called “SOS AIDS”, write to your British office to describe the situation of the infected people in your country and the actions that your NGO takes to help them. (12 lines maximum)

   TASK 2:

   As a member of your school English Club, you have to write a paragraph for the magazine about AIDS and HIV transmission. The ideas below will help you.

   - How you get infected.
   - How you can avoid it.
   - Advice you can give to infected people.
   (12 lines maximum)

Exercice 3 · PART THREE : LANGUAGE IN USE · 6 points

1. A

   Read the text below and put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense and form. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example : 1- had

   Gregory was a carpenter, a very good carpenter, an excellent carpenter in fact. But he (1-have) one big problem. He (2) …………… (drink) too much. And on a cold afternoon, he (3) …………… (take) his sick wife to the hospital. They (4) …………… (have to travel) about twenty kilometers but the road was bad. It (5) …………… (rain) and he (6) …………… (cannot see) the road ahead. He said to his wife: « don't worry, we (7) …………… (be) at the hospital very soon. »

2. B

   Fill in the gaps in the text below with the words from the box. Write your answers like in the example.
   Example : 1- holiday

   rooms – beaches – visits – restaurant – holiday – tropical – fish

   I love San Pedro. San Pedro is loved by people who want a quiet place to spend a (1) holiday. The (2) …………… are not dirty and crowded. You can catch (3) …………… in the sea and have it cooked at the (4) ……………. Meals can be taken in the (5) …………… or on the beach. You can buy local clothes as well as (6) …………… fruit like mangoes and pineapples at the market. Some touristic (7) …………… are often organised by your hotel.