Ahmed Taleb Secondary School

Academic Year: 2009/2010

First Term Exam
2AS l /ph

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), international organization primarily

concerned with coordinating the oil policies of its member states. OPEC was founded in
September 1960 . It has since been joined by Algeria (1969). Currently, the 11 member states
supply over 40 per cent of the world's crude oil, and control nearly 80 per cent of known
reserves. OPEC headquarters is in Vienna, Austria. Representatives of the member
governments, meet at least twice a year to formulate policy.

In the late 1950s, world oil production considerably exceeded demand. The price of oil
dropped, and OPEC was formed in reaction to this drop in payments. In the early 1970s
international demand for oil began to exceed supply, and between 1973 and 1974 OPEC
brought about a near fourfold increase in international crude petroleum prices to almost
US$12 a barrel. In 1979 and 1980 OPEC members voted for a second round of price rises
which pushed petroleum prices above US$30 per barrel and exacerbated inflation problems in
the industrialized countries

COMPREHENSION (07pts)
1. What is the role of OPEC ?
2. How often do its members meet?
3. Why was OPEC formed ?
4. Did it succeed in rising oil prices ?
5. How many countries are members in OPEC?
synonyms
Find in the text words that are close in meaning to the following:
Give ……………………….. fall…………………………..
Raise…………………………….

MASTERY OF LANGUAGE (08pts)

1.Supply punctuation and capitals where necessary.

sudan is the largest arab country it is located in Africa

2. Ask questions that the underlined words answer best.

a- People used to travel on horses

b- She likes basket ball but not tennis.

3. Form two polite requests (using two different forms):

Asking your teacher to repeat the explanation.
Asking someone to show you the way to the bus station.
4. write definitions using the appropriate relative pronouns.
- a mechanic…………………………………………………
- a mosque……………………………………………………………
5.transcribe the following abbreviations.
FAO
IMF
OAU
WHO
6.Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of ability.
The test was easy, most pupils (can) do it.
If we don’t stop pollution, we(can’t) live on earth.

COMPOSITION (05pts)
You are a journalist , make a dialogue with Ban ki-moon(UN general secretary) asking him
about what happened in Gaza, and about what the UN did to make peace in Palestine.