EPREUVE D`ANGLAIS Session du 27 février 2016

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EPREUVE D’ANGLAIS
Session du 27 février 2016
Durée totale de l’épreuve : 40 minutes
Lisez attentivement le questionnaire et en l’utilisant comme brouillon,
marquez les réponses justes. Reportez les réponses justes sur la fiche
de réponses. Ne vous arrêtez pas sur les questions auxquelles vous ne
savez pas répondre rapidement.
Rendez obligatoirement le questionnaire et la fiche de réponses.
Comment remplir la fiche de réponses :
Remplissez en majuscules d'imprimerie (A, B, C) à l’intérieur des cases
des champs Nom, Prénom, Date de naissance, N°, sur la fiche de réponses
selon les données de votre convocation, puis répondez aux questions en
portant une croix au stylo feutre noir à l'intérieur des cases correspondant
aux réponses justes. Exemple : si D est la réponse juste de la question 4 :
Q4 A
B
C
D
En dehors de ces indications et coches, la fiche de réponses ne doit
comporter aucune annotation, tâche, graffiti.
Pour corriger une case cochée par erreur il suffit de couvrir la case et son
remplissage par une couche complète de correcteur blanc. Exemple :
Q42
comme ceci
Q42
Vous pouvez cocher une autre case :
Q42
Vous pouvez re-cocher la case effacée ainsi :
Q42
Il ne faut pas essayer de reconstituer la case :
Notation, barème :
Chaque question comporte deux ou plusieurs réponses, une seule
réponse est juste, une seule case doit donc être cochée par question.
Q 3. This issue is one …. requires immediate attention.
A. that
B. who
C. what
D. whose
Q 4. Could you please answer my phone…. I am out of the office?
A. while
B. during
C. for
D. from
Q 5. He usually …. his messages as soon as he arrives at the office.
A. checking
B. is checking
C. check
D. checks
Q 6. Julie is from Canada, ….?
A. she is
B. isn't she
C. isn't it
D. isn't her
Q 7. The company …. in 1990.
A. is founded
B. founded
C. was founded
D. will be founded
Q 8. This building isn't …… as the last one we saw.
A. as big as
B. as big than
C. as bigger as
D. as big that
Q 9. We stayed … a nice hotel … Madrid.
A. at, to
B. in, at
C. to, in
D. at, in
Une réponse juste rapporte :
4 points
Une réponse fausse quelqu’en soit la composition* coûte : 0 point
(* sauf toutes les cases cochées, voir ci-dessous)
Une absence de réponse donne :
0 point
Toutes les cases cochées à la question donne :
0 point
(c’est une possibilité d’annuler une réponse à une question)
La correction est réalisée par lecture scanner vous garantissant l’anonymat de correction.
I. Grammaire : Complétez les phrases suivantes avec une
des quatre réponses proposées.
Q 10. If he had listened to me, he…….what to do.
A. will have known
B. will known
C. would have known
D. would known
Q 1. David has a new car. He bought …. car at an auction.
A. her
B. his
C. their
D. him
Q 2. Paris is the …….tourist destination in the world.
A. popularist
B. more popular
C. most popular
D. less popular
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II. Compréhension de texte : Après avoir lu le texte cidessous, sélectionnez la bonne réponse pour chacune des
questions portant sur ce passage.
Alexander the Great
Alexander was born in July 356 B.C. to Philip II and his third wife,
Olympias. Alexander was raised primarily by his mother. At the
age of thirteen, he was sent to study with Aristotle. Aristotle
promoted the belief that non-Greeks were naturally slaves,
encouraging the prince's thirst for conquest.
Alexander returned to Macedonia after three years, and quickly had the
opportunity to prove his strength in battle, as he stopped rebellions and
contributed to his father's famous victory over Athens and Thebes at
Chaeronea. But when Philip divorced Olympias and married Cleopatra,
Alexander began to fear that his father was looking for a new heir, and
the father and son had an argument. Their dispute was shortly resolved,
but both remained suspicious of the other. Philip was soon
assassinated by a guard, though Alexander and his mother are
traditionally thought to have played some kind of role in Philip's death.
Alexander succeeded to the throne and began the inevitable dynastic
purging of enemies. At the same time, he had to force the other Greek
city-states to recognize his authority. In doing so, Alexander demolished
the city of Thebes as an example–though many sympathized with
Thebes and disliked Alexander more. But Alexander was more
concerned with the Persian expedition. This had been Philip's dream
and Alexander's inheritance, and he lost no time in beginning.
Alexander advanced gradually and conquered territory by territory until
Darius, the Great King of Persia, was forced to face Alexander in two
battles. Alexander was victorious and Darius was murdered by
conspirators soon after.
Upon hearing of Darius' death, the Macedonian army assumed that the
expedition was over and the war won, but Alexander insisted on going
farther east. In the Far East, Alexander founded a large number of
cities that would contribute to the expansion of Greek culture.
Finally there was India (which at the time referred to a small area in
western Pakistan). Although Alexander was already the undisputed
king of Asia, he would not be satisfied until he had personally triumphed
over the entire continent. He soon allied himself with one ruler, Ambhi,
but there remained Ambhi's enemy Porus. The result was one of
Alexander's greatest military achievements. The battle was difficult,
particularly because the Macedonian army had to face a terrifying
experience in fighting elephants.
After India, Alexander wanted to continue. His soldiers refused after
eight hard years of combat and marching. Alexander was furious, but he
was forced to stop and return home.
Back in Persia, Alexander worked with administrative matters, including
the replacement of various local rulers. Alexander's experience of Asia
had changed his attitude toward Persians. His desire to cooperate with
the Persians alienated many conservative Macedonians, who still
viewed Persians as barbarians. Alexander's new attitude may have
contributed to his death. The official cause of his death was a fever
aggravated by heavy drinking, but many historians have speculated that
Alexander was poisoned by Aristotle, his former tutor, and his close
advisor, as a result of his favorable treatment of the barbarians.
SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Alexander the Great.” SparkNotes LLC. 2005.
http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/alexander/ (accessed November 5, 2015) . Adapté
Q 12. According to the article, during Alexander's studies what
influenced his desire to conquer?
A. Aristotle's belief that Greeks should be slaves
B. Aristotle's belief that non-Greeks are inferior
C. Alexander's mother's belief that Greeks are treated like slaves
D. Alexander didn't want to be sent away from home at the age of 13.
Q 13. According to the article, why was Alexander concerned when his
father married Cleopatra?
A. Alexander worried that he would not become king
B. He didn't like Cleopatra
C. He didn't believe in divorce
D. Alexander didn't want to become king.
Q 14. According to the article, what was the purpose of demolishing the
city of Thebes?
A. Alexander wanted to prove his value to his father
B. Cleopatra was from Thebes and Alexander didn't like her.
C. Alexander wanted to show his authority as king
D. Alexander wanted to rebuild the city of Thebes
Q 15. What was Alexander's dream?
A. To conquer the whole Asian continent
B. To study philosophy under Aristotle
C. To make peace with his father
D. To kill his father's assassin
Q 16. During the Persian expedition, who was considered the “Great
king of Persia”?
A. Alexander
B. Darius
C. Olympias
D. Phillip
Q 17. When Alexander faced Darius in battle:
A. Alexander killed Darius
B. Darius killed Alexander
C. Alexander's army lost
D. Darius' army lost
Q 18. What news made Alexander's army believe the war was over?
A. Conspirators had killed Alexander
B. They had acquired a lot of territory
C. The king of Persia had been killed
D. Greek culture had become popular
Q 19. Why was the battle against Porus particularly difficult?
A. The battle was in India
B. The battle was fought with an ally
C. Alexander was unsatisfied by their performance
D. The army had to battle elephants
Q 20. What caused a decrease in Alexander's popularity among
conservative Macedonians?
A. He became a heavy drinker
B. He was considered the official king of Persia
C. His cooperative approach with the Persians
D. They didn't like him in an administrative role
Q 11. Alexander born was born in...
A. thirteen fifty-six B.C.
B. three hundred fifty-six B.C.
C. three thousand fifty-six B.C.
D. thirty fifty-six B.C.
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III. Vocabulaire : Sélectionnez la proposition dont le sens
est le plus proche du terme souligné.
Q 21. He has a connection with the president because they are from the
same village.
A. concern
B. support
C. link
D. meeting
Q 22. Where are we concerning the development of the seminar
program?
A. regarding
B. regardless
C. including
D. consisting
Q 25. Why are we purchasing so much office equipment that we don't
need?
A. buying
B. selling
C. donating
D. repairing
Q 28. Judith wants you to report any relevant information.
A. unnecessary
B. extra
C. pertinent
D. concerning
Q 29. The finance department has observed a sudden drop in sales
figures for last quarter.
A. increase
B. change
C. stability
D. decline
Q 30. Can we go through the instructions in detail?
A. go over
B. cross
C. write
D. go in
Q 32. Last year, we …. to Germany.
A. drove
B. driven
C. have driven
D. have drove
Q 34. If I see you at the trade show, I …. hello.
A. would say
B. will say
C. say
D. am saying
Q 24. I am currently looking for a new printer.
A. looking after
B. looking into
C. watching
D. in search of
Q 27. She is very organized and her office is always so neat.
A. messy
B. untidy
C. tidy
D. dirty
Q 31. She always ….. going to visit her family.
A. is enjoying
B. enjoy
C. to enjoy
D. enjoys
Q 33. I …. what my boss wants me to do now.
A. haven't understand
B. not understanding
C. don't understand
D. am undertanding
Q 23. He asked to have his money refunded.
A. requested
B. ordered
C. suggested
D. needed
Q 26. He gave up smoking when he was 30.
A. started
B. stopped
C. hated
D. gave in to
IV. Conjugaison : Sélectionnez la réponse correcte.
Q 35. I ….. on the new marketing campaign when my computer
crashed!
A. am working
B. worked
C. was working
D. have been working
Q 36. If we had received the invitation earlier, we.… to the convention.
A. would have gone
B. will have gone
C. would go
D. will go
Q 37. James ….. in a meeting since 10 o'clock this morning.
A. is
B. has been
C. was been
D. is being
Q 38. My husband will retire when he…. 62 years old.
A. has
B. will be
C. is
D. will have
Q 39. She is supposed to be working but ….. to her boyfriend for the
last 30 minutes.
A. is talking
B. has been talking
C. talks
D. has talking
Q 40. The decision will need …. at our next meeting.
A. to be discussed
B. to be discussing
C. to discuss
D. discussed
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