Bac Exam Série STG LV2

BaccalauréatTechnologique
Sciences
et Technologies
de Gestion
Session2007
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of April, but still cool' I had made
lt was a quarrer to eight on a Monday morning, the middle
but I can still do my work as quickly
a gooa Uâginning *it-t *y work. I'm nearly slxty-five,
post boxes as you can before nine
as any man. The secret is a good fast start. Empty as many
quickly'
o'clock. After that, the traffic getsheavy and you don't move
I thought I would have an easy
and
vans,
Office
That moming I had one of iir" tigltt Post
the river. Nice quiet streets with
a"V. f *u, *Jrking in the SW15 Lea of London, across
myself' After forty yearswith
flowering trees. It was like a trip to the country. I was enjoying
you don't expect it.
the post office, I still hadn't learnedthat trouble comes when
I thought she was waiting for
I drove to the third box. There was a girl standing neal it.
1 0 someone.
Shewas.
letter-bag. I saw that she was
I got out of the van and went to the box with my keys and my
opened the box, and there were
watching me. I could feel her eyes on the back of my neck. I
in the bag when the girl moved
the letters. Not many - about twenty. I was putting them
1 5 towards me.
a pretty girl: wellI wondered whether shewas going to attack me. But she was alone. Quite
wasn't
sn. looked very unhappy. she was woried about something. I
;;u,.a.
d;.,â,
o'clock'
nine
interested.I hadn't time. In my job, you must work fast before
I couldn't quite hear what she
me.
to
speaking
was
I tumed and went to the uuo B,rt she
,.Is anything wrong, Miss?" I said. I opened the van door. I didn't want to stop
was saying.
20
25
30
and talk.
..Yes," she said. "There is. But you could help me, if you v/ere very kind'"
would give her just one minute' She was in
I didn,t iike the sound of that. I told myself I "What
can I do for you? I can only give you
trouble, and I have daughtersmyself. So I said,
work done before-"
sixty seconds.In my job, yo,.tmust get most of the'You
.Çou can help ,ir," ,h. said.
can easily do it. I've posted a letter. I
SÉe intemrpted.
will give it to me, won't
want to get it back. If I can't, sàmething terrible will happen. You
you? Please?"
When I first began' I used to
As I said, I've worked for the Post Office for forty years'
"Will anybody ever ask me if they can get a letter back?" And now, at last, it had
wonder,
"Sorry," I said, shaking my head. "It's a rule, a very firm
happened.of course I couldn't do it.
take care of it until it reaches
on.. wt "n you,ve put a letter in the box, ihe Post office must
the right address'"
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John wain , The valentine Generation,1966
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demandéesdu numérode ligne dansle
texte.
I - GENERAL COMPREHENSION
A. The narrator is :
2) a senior
1) a teenager
3) a young adult
B. Fill in the blanks with words from the text to complete the following summary
(one blank is one word).
One (1).
.... in the spring, the narratorwho was employedby the (2)
(2 words), was driving a (3)
... around London. That's when he saw a (4) .
standingneara box and (5) .......... for him becauseshewantedto (6)
(2 words) a letter from the box.
II - DETAILED COMPREHENSION
A. Right or Wrong? Justify by quoting the text.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The scenetakesplace in the spring.
The scenetakes place in the country.
The scenetakes place in a pleasantneighbourhood.
The scenetakes place at the Post Office.
The girl wants him to give her a letter.
The man is new on the iob.
B. The following statements are right. Write down quotations from the text to justify
them.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The na:rator was having a good time at work.
First the girl made him nervous.
The girl was good-looking.
The narrator was rather indifferent to the girl.
The narratorwas a disciplinedemployee.
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C. Who or what do the followingpronounsrefer to?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Line 14"them"
Liîe27 "me"
Line 31 "do it"
Line 32 "take careof it"
D. Find the synonymsin the text for:
1.
2.
3.
4.
slightlycold
district
on the othersideof
strict
III - EXPRESSION
Chooseon€ subject(150words).
1- Write the letterthatthe girl posted.
OR
2- Whathappensnext?
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