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English Mock Exam Technology and science streams

I read that a child laughs 400 times a day on the average, while an adult laughs only 15
times each day. Which is puzzling since laughter feels so good and is so good for us! You
may know the benefits of laughter on the mind and spirit, but are we aware of how much a
good laugh can help you physically? Norman Cousins used to say that laughter is so
beneficial for your body that it is like inner jogging .

Mayo Clinic (Mayo Clinic Health Letter, March 1993) reports that laughter aids
breathing rate by disrupting you normal respiration pattern and increasing your breathing
rate. It can ever help clear mucus from your lungs. Laughter is also good for your heart. It
increases circulation and improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues through
out your body.

A good laugh helps your immune system fight off cold, flu and sinus problems by
increasing the concentration of immunoglobulin A in your saliva. And it may help control
pain by raising the levels of certain brain chemicals (endorphins).

Furthermore, it is a natural stress reliever. Have you ever laughed so hard that you
doubled over, fell off chair, spit out your food or wet your pants?
You cannot maintain muscles tension when you are laughing!

The good news is that you are allowed more than 15 laughing a day! Go ahead and
double the dose and make it 30 times a day. (You may begin to notice immediate
improvement in your relationships) Then double it again! You are bound to feel better, you
will cope with problems more effectively and people will enjoy being around you.

I. Comprehension: (15 points)

Base all your answers on the text.
A. Answer the following questions: (3 points)

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 1. Is laughter beneficial just for our mind and spirit?
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2. What is the relation between breathing and laughing?
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3. How does laughing help you be in good terms with people?
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B. Are these sentences true or false? Justify: (3 points).
1. If you want to be healthy you should laugh in doses?
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2. Laughter maximizes your bodys ability to defeat illnesses?
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3. If you laugh more than fifteen times a day you may run risk of being ill?
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C. Find in the text the words that mean the same as: (4 points)
1. Surprising : -----------------------------------------------------------------
2. Conscious: ------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Deal with : ------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Amelioration: --------------------------------------------------------------
D. What do the underlined words refer to in the text: (3 points)
1. Which : -------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. It: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. It: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E. Complete these sentences in your own words: (2 points)
1. Laughter can be compared to ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
It is beneficial for ----------------------------------------------------------------- and -------------------------
II. Language: (15 points)

A. Match the words that go together to make appropriate collocations. (3 points)

A Collocations B
1. Natural a. Technology
2. power b. Features

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3. wireless c. Disaster
d. Sharing

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs from the list: tone down, die
out, cheer up, bump up, dates to, and looks back (3 points).
1. The boss has promised to ----------------------------------------- the workers wages.
2. Some Moroccan customs have begun to ---------------------------------------------------------
3. Look at this beautiful painting. It -------------------------------------------------------- the 1940s.
C. Rewrite these sentences as suggested (3 points)
1. Karim was sorry he didnt win the competition.
Karim wishes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Nada watched the late night film on television. So she overslept.
If --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Why dont go for a walk?
My friend suggested ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D. Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets ( 3 points)
1. Safae (study) ------------------------------------------- at the Faculty of Medicine for seven years
before she (become) ------------------------------------------ a doctor. By the end of this year, she
(work) --------------------------------------------- at El Ghassani Hospital for four years.
E. Match each sentence wit its appropriate function( 3 points)
Sentences Functions
1. Zoology refers to the study of animals life. a. Complaint
2. Rachida practices sports so as to lose weight. b. Purpose
3. I hate to mention this, but you always use my c. Giving opinion
mobile phone without my permission. d. Defining

1: ---------------- ; 2: ------------------------- ; 3: ---------------------------------

III. Writing ( 10points)

Victor Broge, the Danish pianist-comedian said: Laughter is the shortest distance between
people
Write an essay discussing the wonderful health benefits humour gives to people and how it
improves communication.
Here are some questions to help you:
- Do you appreciate humour or no?
- Does humour relieve boredom?
- Do you take a break from your studies to recharge with fun , smiles and laughter?

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