The Annexed Classes - Baarir Mohamed Secondary School

Level/Stream: 2nd Y Ex Sc Time: 01hour

First Term Exam of English

Part I : A- Reading Comprehension (15pts)

Read the text , then do the following activities

Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is
distinguished from both peace building and peacemaking. The United Nations Charter gives the
United Nations Security Council the power and responsibility to take collective action to maintain
international peace and security. For this reason, the international community usually looks to the
Security Council to authorize peacekeeping operations.

Most of these operations are established and implemented by the United Nations itself, with
troops serving under UN operational control. In these cases, peacekeepers remain members of their
respective armed forces, and do not constitute an independent "UN army", as the UN does not have
such a force. In cases where direct UN involvement is not considered appropriate or feasible, the
Council authorizes regional organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
the Economic Community of West African States, or coalitions of willing countries to undertake
peacekeeping or peace-enforcement tasks.

The United Nations is not the only organization to implement peacekeeping missions. Non-UN
peacekeeping forces include the NATO mission in Kosovo (with United Nations authorization) and
the Multinational Force and Observers on the Sinai Peninsula.

A-Comprehension
1-Choose the best title: a-UN Charter b-The Security Council c-Peacekeeping

2-Answer by true or false

a-peacekeeping, peacemaking and peace building are the same.
b-Only the Security Council can take collective action to authorize peacekeeping operations.
c-The UN can authorize non-UN organizations to participate in keeping peace.

3-Answer the questions according to the text.

a-Does the UN have an independent army?
b-What does peacekeeping aim at?
c-When does the Security Council authorize NATO to undertake peacekeeping tasks?

4-Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to

a-individual(§2) =/=…………………. b- war (§2) =/=………………………..

B-Text exploration
1-Ask questions on the underlined words.
a-The first UN peacekeeping mission was established in 1948.
b-Peacekeeping operations represent the single largest item in the UN's budget.

2-Fill in the blanks with " can, will be able , and was / were able to"
a-If all the Arab countries unify, they……………………………to create an Arab force.
b-The Secretary - General of the UN ……………….help to solve conflicts between countries.
c-The UN…………not…………………..to protect the Moslems in Bosnia in 1995.
d-When……………the world………………………..to live in peace?
3-Mark the intonation at the end of the underlined sentences with an arrow ( )
Journalist: good morning, Mr Ban Ki-moon .May I ask you some questions ,please?
Ban Ki-moon: Certainly.
Journalist: The U.N.O is facing many challenges. How do you intend to classify them?
Ban Ki-moon: In fact, it's not easy to do it but we intend to give importance to the most crucial
ones.
Journalist :Would you mind being clearer?
Ban Ki-moon: Not at all. We are working to stop violence in many places, then we intend to
develop these areas.

4 –Put the verbs in brackets in the passive form.

a-The UNO (to create )………………………..in 1948
b-The Blue Helmets (to give)………………. orders to use their arms only when necessary.

Part II : Written expression (5pts)

Choose one of the following topics

1)- Read the conversation below then guess what 'B' says.

A: Did you see the documentary on T.V last night?

B:…………………………………………………………………………….?

A:It was about children at war.

B:………………………………………………………………………………?

A:They are from the African continent.

B:……………………………………………………………………………..?

A:I don't think that they can refuse to fight .

B:……………………………………………………………………………..?

A: The Organization of the African Unity can do nothing if the parties in conflicts don't help it.
B :……………………………………………………………………………………?

A:The only way to find a solution to these armed conflicts is the intervention of the U.N. Security
Council.

2)- Write a composition of about 80 words.

The United Nations Organization plays an important role in the world through its agencies. Give
examples to show this importance.