Marry Reyes is applying for an IT assistant position advertised in The Mail on January 13th. She has enclosed her CV with the application as requested. Marry gained valuable experience working for six months for a publisher in Exeter before university. She will graduate from York University in July where she studied Business and Spanish. Marry speaks fluent Spanish and good French, and has excellent computer skills. She would like to work for the company and is available for an interview next week.

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To : recruit@pier-pub.co.uk
Subject : Job Application – IT Assistant
DearMr. Harris
I am writingto applyfor IT assistant,advertisedinTheMailof 13 January.As requestedI
enclosedmyCV.
BeforeuniversityI workedfor a publisherinExeterfor 6 months,whereIgainedvaluable
experience.
In July I will graduatefromYork University,whereI am studyingBusiness andSpanish.Ispeak
fluent SpanishandgoodFrench,and I haveexcellentcomputerskills.
I wouldverymuch like to work foryour companyandI hopeyouwill consider myapplication.I
am availableforinterviewnextweek. I lookforwardto hearingfromyou.
Yourssincerely
MarryReyes “Adapted from: Oxford WordpowerDictionary”
I. Comprehension and Interpretation (08)
1. Answer the following questions (02)
a. What job Marry is applying for? ………...……………………………………………………………………
b. Does Marry have a previous work experience? If yes, say for what company?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………......
2. Circle True or False for these sentences (03)
a. Marry did not enclose a CV with her job application. True False
b. Marry worked for York University for 6 months. True False
c. She has poor computer skills. True False
3. Find in the text words that have these definitions (03)
a. …………………...…
b. ……………………...
: To write to ask for something.
: Very good.
c. ……………………... : A machine that can store and find information.
II. Mastery of Language (07)
1. Fill in the blanks with (both …and…/either…or… / neither… nor…) (03)
a. He said he wouldcontact me, but he ………………… wrote………………… called.
b. Mr Thomas speaks ………………… English ………………… Spanish.
c. We are not in a hurry. Wecan ………………… leave today ………………… tomorrow.
2. Put the words inbold intheir pastforms (02)
a. I haveto write an essay every week.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………......
b. Students don’thave to wear uniforms outside the school.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………......
Name: ………………………...………..…………..….……………............... First Year – All Disciplines Nov. 29th 2015
Mohammad Kerdoud Secondary School
Larbaa, Ouled Rabah, Jijel
First Term English Exam 20
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3. Rewrite these sentences usingthe frequency adverb betweenbrackets (02)
a. People sendtheir jobapplications viae-mail.(usually)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………......
b. Optimistsare happy. (always)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………......
III. Written Expression (05)
Read this job advertisement (onthe right)
Imagine you’re interested in the job advertised
Write an email to apply forthis job
Follow this plan
 Salutation
 Show yourinterest in the job
 Talk about your skills and experience
 Education
 Languages and computer
 Previouswork experience
 Closing
Adaptedfrom:www.learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org