English test/Unit Three

Read the following text carefully, and then choose the correct item that completes the sentence below.

Dennis Sorensen, a 39-year-old from Denmark, was the first person to try out the new

invention. After losing his left hand in an accident, he had been using a standard prosthetic

hand for nine years. The new hand, which was developed by Swiss and Italian scientists, was a huge improvement.

Dennis Sorensen needed a prosthetic hand because ......................

Read the following text carefully, and then answer the question that follows.

Many cancer patients live far away from Amman , where the KHCC is located, and the journey to and from the hospital is often difficult. For this Reason , there are plans to  extend  cancer  care facilities to other parts of Jordan. In the near future ,  King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid hopes to set up  radiotherapy machines , so that cancer patients from northern  Jordan will not have to go to Amman for radiotherapy treatment.

Quote the sentence which refers to the reason behind extending cancer  care facilities to other parts of Jordan.

Read the following text carefully then  choose the correct option to complete  the sentence that follows.

The King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is Jordan’s only comprehensive cancer

treatment centre. It treats both adult and  paediatric patients. As the population of the country

increases , more and more families will rely on the hospital for cancer treatment. Patients come no t only from Jordan but also from other countries in the region, as they are attracted by its excellent reputation, lower costs, and cultural and language similarities.

One of the factors that encourages foreign patients come to take health cares in The King Hussein Cancer Center is :   

Choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the following sentence.

The doctor asked me to describe the ................. of my ailment precisely.

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It is possible for neuroscientists to communicate with some patients in a .................

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Will you .................. your homework by seven o'clock?

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This time next year, students will ................ for their final exams.

Imagine you are an editor in the Jordan Times. You are asked to edit the following lines that have four underlined mistakes. Correct these mistakes.

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The boy......................... Sheikh Hamdan's attention with his invention- a prosthetic limb

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When my grandfather had a heart attack, the doctors attached a special ............................. to his chest.

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A: Please be quiet when you come home tonight. The baby ……...............….

 B: Don’t worry. I won’t forget.

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Soon we...................................... packing for our holiday.

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I intend .................................. medicine at university.

Read the following text carefully then  choose the correct option to complete  the sentence that follows:

Ten-year-old Adeeb al-Balooshi, from Dubai, is going to travel to seven countries on a tour which has been organised and sponsored by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad, Crown Prince of  Dubai.

The underlined word sponsored  means.......................................... .

Read the following text carefully, then choose the suitable item from those given below to complete the following sentence.

Adeeb got the idea for a special kind of prosthetic leg while he was at the beach with his family. His father, who wears an artificial leg, could not swim in the sea as he could not risk getting his leg wet. This inspired Adeeb to invent a waterproof prosthetic leg.

The underlined pronoun he refers to ................................. .