ANGLAIS ET FRANCAIS, SERIE A.

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          Developing agriculture and small industry in rural DRC, which is crucial for poverty reduction, depends heavily on reopening rural roads. In this context the sector has benefited from massive donor support.

          The world Bank for instance is implementing a major project of over U.S $ 50 million for the "High - Priority Roads Reopening Maintenance", which development objective is to re-establish lasting access between provincial capitals and districts. The latter should re-open about 1,800 kilometers of high- priority road network and ensure their maintenance thereafter. The land connection between the provinces of South Kivu and Katanga, and within Oriental province should be re-establishedh. This road network will serve the  highest populated areas and connect to a network of about of about 7,000 km of high-priority roads already funded by various donors.

          The roads targeted are Kisangani - Buta (at the borderline with South Sudan) - Bondo - Bunduki (620 km) crossing Oriental province and connecting to Equateur province; and Uvira - Kasomeno (1,180 km) crossing the South Kivu at the frontier with Burundi Republic and Katanga provinces.

          China is also a major player in the sector, and recently earmarked U.S $ 3 billion of a U.S 5 billion loan for transport development during 2007. Within the latter, a road project linking Kisangani in Oriental province with Kasumbalesa in Southern Katanga, a major frontier post with Zambia will be implemented.

          Belgium and the DFID (British development cooperation ) are also intervening heavenly with several projects. Rehabilitation of major should facilitate trade. These projects include : reparation of 1,900 km of roads in Kongo Central, in the cataractes and Bas-fleuve districts; 721 km of roads between Mbuji-Mayi and Lusambo; 125 km of roads in Bandundu and 110 km in Kongo Central to allow agricultural products to be transported to big cities.

          Recognizing the vulnerability of earth roads to rainfalls and heavy  trucks even if limited in number, an extensive maintenance programme has also been put together, funded  by a newly vcreated Road Maintenance Fund.

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QUESTIONS BASED ON TEXT.

The title which best suits the third paragraph is :

These are the countries which contributed to the rehabilitation of roads :

The paragraph which tells you that growing up principal food crops and industrial ones is very important is :

All the sentences fit with the content of the passage above, except one :

Match the words in column (A) with their meanings in columns (B) to make a correct association (C).

Accordind to the text, if we stop rehabilitating and maintaining roads in good state :

QUESTION OUT OF THE TEXT.

Indicate the missing words to complete the sentences 7, 8 et 9.

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Derrikson and I cut the mango tree yesterday, ..........?

I enjoyed ........ trip, but not ...... meal.

The man ....... wife is a trader is ill.

TEXTE ENGLISH

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QUESTIONS SUR LE TEXTE

Indiquez le titre qui convient à ce texte.

Indiquez l'une des causes de la contre-performance de l'agriculture africaine.

Identifiez l'idée conforme à la pensée de l'auteur.

Indiquez l'idée conforme au 3^e paragraphe du texte.

Identifiez la proposition capable de relancer l'agriculture africaine.

Indiquez la fonction du mot souligné dans la phrase suivante : <<  Dépourvues  de protection sociale, de moyens pour maîtriser l'eau, les populations rurales possédant aujourd'hui peu d'infrastructures >>.

Dans la phrase suivante : << ... l'Afrique est avant tout agricole, et les politiques en la matière ont contenu sur une  impasse >>, le mot souligné a pour signification :

<<  Balloté entre des plans de développement inadaptés et les aléas climatiques , ce secteur affiche des résultats en dent de scie >>. 

La proposition soulignée signifie que :

QUESTIONS HORS TEXTE.

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Le revenu envoyé à un prêtre s'appelle :

Indiquez la proposition qui associe correctement les noms des auteurs ( I ) à leurs oeuvres ( II ) respectives.

Dans la phrase : "Il vit dans l'espoir  que tu l'aideras ", indiquez la fonction de la subordonnée soulignée.