Sujet du BAC SS Anglais

I. Read the following text and fill it in with the words in the box. Read it again and provide the answers to the questions below. (8pts)                                                                                                                             

Hydro-electric power in Guinea

Guinea has been called the water tower of west Africa. West Africa's_______________rivers start in ours highlands with so_______________water and so_______________mountains, there are also many waterfalls here. They are not only spectateur, but they have much power, this is why water power is used to make_______________in Guinea. The power station are called the hydro-electric plants, because they make electricity from water power.

How does this_______________?A dam (barrage) is built to hold back the water in the dam there are gates called sluices to let the water flow through. But first, they pass through a tribune . A tribune looks like a large fan. When the water spins the tribune, this generates electricity , this power is then transferred to cities using high-tension power lines: A machine called a transformer changes the high voltage to a lower level. In Guinea the power is 220 volts. If the voltage were higher, it would burn out lights and_______________.

Guinea has_______________micro hydro-electric power stations like in kindia, Kinkon in Pita, etc. and 2 big hydro-electric power stations : one in Garrafari and another one, which is being built in Kaleta. This plant has partially started supplying in Conakry and its surroundings. when it is completely finished, the electricity supply_______________in Conakry will be finishe.

1. Why in Guinea called the water tower of west Africa ?__________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the water energy used for ?________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Underlined one sentence that contains a conditional clause, one sentence that : contains a gerund, one sentence that contains a participle and one sentence that contains a simple present tens.

4. What's the other name of the gate in the text ?________________________________________________

II. Complete the sentence with who,        whose, whom and where (3pts)

1. Do you know a shop near here................................I can buy some stamps ?
2. A pacifist is a person... ..........................thinks that wars are wrong.
3. What's the name of the boy............................... English book were stolen ?

4. The place.........................they spent their holiday was amazing.

5. An orphan is a child............................. parents are dead.

6. The woman with......................................he fell in love left him after only two weeks.

Ill. Complete the sentences with the determiners in the box (5pts).

1. I have been here only one week, but I've already made .................................................. friends.

2. It was..........................surprise to us that he passed the exam . He had really studied.

3. ...................................taxi were late because of the accident.

4. Ibro Diabaté was so popular that there weren't................................seat for everyone during the concert.

5. There were every....................................................taxis. We had to wait for hours.

6. I need........................................... help with that new computer programme. Could you stop by tomorrow?

7. Do you have .........................................idea on how long the meeting is supposed to last ?

8. There is .........................................time left. You should hurry up.

9. He didn't get ....................................votes to be elected

10. In poor community.................................girls are not sent to school.