UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

ARABIC Paper 2 Translation and Reading Comprehension Additional Materials:
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October/November 2009 1 hour 30 minutes Answer Booklet/Paper

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2 Section A – Translation

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Translate into English.

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Translate into Arabic. It was two o’clock in the morning and Khalid had still not been able to sleep. He kept on thinking about his examination that day. Even if he had revised his lessons more than necessary, he was scared of the paper he would have that day. Mathematics … He liked the subject. He found it interesting but he was not very good at it. Khalid knew his friends Ali and Nabeel would, no doubt, score better marks in mathematics. As for him, he kept on trying but had always scored average marks. But, this time, it would be different, said a small voice deep inside him. Determined to better himself, he had been putting a lot into it for more than two weeks to prepare himself for the examination. [20]

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3 Section B – Reading Comprehension

Do not translate the passage below. First read it carefully and then answer, briefly and in Arabic, the questions that follow.

Now answer the following questions in complete Arabic sentences, using your own words