Units (4-6)/ Revision
AB page 66 /exercise 1:
1 Use these words to write questions. Then answer them. (2 marks each)
a. by / Petra / When / ? / rediscovered / archaeologists / was
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b. build / Why / Egyptians / the / Pyramids / ? / did / the
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c. Gardens / Hanging / the / Babylon / of / ? / were / Where
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d. The / of / wonders / world / ancient / many / How / were / ? / the
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e. Petra / ? / What / people / build / to / did / use
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The answer:
a. When was Petra rediscovered by archaeologists? In the 1800s.
b. Why did the Egyptians build the Pyramids? to bury their kings
c. Where were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? in Iraq
d. How many were the wonders of the ancient world? seven
e. What did people use to build Petra? stones from the land
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AB page 66 /exercise 2:
2 Complete this text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1 mark each)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle __________(1) (be) born in Scotland, in 1859. He____________ (2) (study) to be a doctor at Edinburgh University. He ____________(3) (set) up a small practice in Southsea. He _________(4) (not have) many patients, which __________(5) (give) him the opportunity to write his Sherlock Holmes novels. Sherlock Holmes ________(6) (not become) popular until Strand magazine (7) (publish) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes’ character and personality___________ (8) (catch) the reader’s imagination. Holmes and his enemy, Professor Moriarty, (9)_____________ (die) in The Final Problem, but the public outcry ____________(10) (make) Conan Doyle bring him back to life nine years later in The Hound of the Baskervilles
The answer:
1. was 2. studied 3. set 4. didn’t have 5. gave 6. didn’t become 7. published 8. caught 9. died 10. made
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AB page 66 /exercise 3:
3 Complete this text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1 mark each) Dear Fawwaz, I _____________(1) (have) a wonderful time with my family here in Disneyland. I _________(2) (not do) any work and I _____________(3) (not think) about my GCSE* results. Right now, I _____________(4) (sit) by the pool and I _________(5) (eat) an ice cream. My brother Tareq (6___________) (play) golf, and my dad (7)___________ (fish). Mum (8)____________ (take) a photo of me and my sister, so we (9) _________(smile). What __________(10) you (do)
The answer:
1. am having / ’m having
2. am not doing / ’m not doing
3. am not thinking / ’m not thinking
4. am sitting / ’m sitting
5. am eating / ’m eating
6. is playing / ’s playing
7. is fi shing / ’s fi shing
8. is taking / ’s taking
9. are smiling / ’re smiling
10. are, doing
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AB page 67 /exercise 4:
4 Complete this text with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives. (1 mark each)
Sherlock Holmes’ _________(1) (bad) enemy was Professor James Moriarty. As Holmes’__________ (2) (great) enemy, Moriarty was the_________ (3) (intelligent) criminal in Europe. Some people think he was______ (4) (intelligent) than Holmes. Moriarty tried to kill Holmes several times, but Holmes always escaped, so we can’t say he was (5) __________(not intelligent) than Moriarty. In The Final Problem, Holmes said that Moriarty had the _______(6) (good) education in England and that he was the______ (7) (popular) mathematician in Europe. So, Moriarty had the _______(8) (brilliant) career before him. He was a lecturer at a university that was_______ (9) (small) than Oxford, but very important. However, he was a born criminal, and his intelligence made his criminal mind________ (10) (dangerous)
The answer:
1. worst 2. greatest 3. most intelligent 4. more intelligent 5. wasn’t more intelligent 6. best 7. most popular 8. most brilliant 9. smaller 10. more dangerous
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AB page 67 /exercise 5:
5 Read these sentences carefully. Then complete them with the correct words from a, b or c. (1 mark each)
1. Ancient Egyptians their kings and queens in the Pyramids.
a) buryed b) burried c) buried
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon a wonder of the ancient world.
a) was b) were c) wasn’t
3. you vote online for Petra?
a) Did b) Were c) Was
4. “Did you like the book?” “Yes, I .
” a) liked b) did like c) did
5. Sherlock Holmes is the detective in history.
a) famous b) most famous c) more famous
6. During his travels, Ibn Battuta many important people.
a) meet b) met c) meeting
7. at the Jordanian resort today?
a) Are you staying b) Do you stay c) You are staying
8. Tareq for his exams.
a) not studying b) studying c) isn’t studying
9. Where did Miss Marple ?
a) live b) lived c) lives
10. Ibn Battuta very interesting travel notes.
a) writes b) wrote c) writing
The answer: 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. b
