First Semester Final Exam tawjihi 2005
Read the following text carefully, and answer all the questions that follow. Your answers should be based on the text.
Most doctors used to be sceptical about the validity of homoeopathy, acupuncture and other forms of complementary medicine. If patients wanted to receive this kind of non-conventional treatment, they used to have to consult a private practitioner who was likely not to have a medical degree. However, in recent years, the perception of this type of treatment has changed. These days, many family doctors study complementary medicine alongside conventional treatments, and many complementary medicine consultants also have medical degrees.
Whereas critics used to say that there was no scientific evidence that non-conventional treatments actually worked, now it is more common for medical experts to recognise that conventional medicine may not always be the only way to treat an ailment.
At a surgery in London, 70 per cent of patients who were offered the choice between a herbal or a conventional medicine for common complaints such as insomnia, arthritis and migraines chose the herbal remedy. One doctor said, "I now consider homoeopathy to be a viable option for many different conditions, including anxiety, depression and certain allergies. It provides another option when conventional medicine does not address the problem adequately."
However, complementary medicine cannot be used for all medical treatments. It can never substitute for immunisations as it will not produce the antibodies needed to protect against childhood diseases. It also cannot be used to protect against malaria. One doctor said, "I will always turn to conventional medical treatment first to ensure that no underlying condition is missed. However, the idea of complementary treatments is no longer an alien concept. In my opinion, it should work alongside modern medicine, and not against it."
A. 1. Complementary medicine cannot be used for some medical treatments. Write down two.
2. What does the underlined word 'viable' mean?
3. Write down the sentence that shows that half of the patients found the herbal remedy helped them.
4. Doctors always turn to conventional treatment first. Why do they do that?
5. What does the underlined pronoun "it" refer to?
6. The article suggests that complementary medicine is no longer an alien concept for some doctors. In your opinion why has people's opinion about complementary medicine changed over time?
7. Some doctors go for complementary medicine and do not use the conventional way of treatment. Suggest three reasons for this.
Answers:
1. Complementary medicine cannot be used to treat Malaria and it can never substitute immunisations.
2. Viable means effective and able to be successful.
3." Fifty per cent of patients then said that the treatment helped."
4. Doctors turn to conventional medicine to ensure that no underlying condition is missed.
5. The underlined pronoun it refers to modern medicine.
6. In my opinion, I think that the idea of complementary medicine is now common because it becomes a science that is studied and taught. Moreover, it has been tested on some ailments and found to be helpful.
7. 1. They may have used conventional medicine and it doesn't address the problem adequately.
2. They may have used it for common complaints and proved to work.
3. It has no side- effects
Choose the suitable item from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentence.
Jordanian doctors have an excellent ................... around the world.
- sustainability
- expansion
- reputation
- mortality
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Some teachers depend on ............. to follow up with their students' assignments.
- filters
- email exchange
- security settings
- privacy settings
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When there is not enough rainfall to grow crops, the ground must be ..........
- irrigation
- irrigate
- irrigated
- irrigating
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My uncle asked his company to .............. his project.
- sponsor
- outweigh
- decline
- vary
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We should show our ............... to our teachers. They always help us.
- appreciate
- appreciation
- appreciated
- appreciatively
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Elderly people often suffer from ............., which is difficult to treat.
- inoculation
- radiotherapy
- dementia
- acupuncture
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Experts recommend a mixture of activities that include both moderate and .......... activities.
- optimistic
- strenuous
- arithmetic
- pediatric
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Optimistic people always.......................... after a setback.
- A. cope with
- B. bounce back
- C. focus on
- D. rely on
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" I broke my watch last week"
The correct reported speech form of the above sentence is ................
- A. Sami said that I had broken my watch the week after.
- B. Sami said that he has broken his watch the week before.
- C. Sami said that he had broken his watch the week before.
- D. Sami said that he broke his watch the week before.
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I am accustomed to work under pressure.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one above is ............
- A. I am used to work under pressure.
- B. I used to work under pressure.
- C. I am used to working under pressure.
- D. I used to working under pressure.
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Queen Rania opened the Children Museum of Jordan in 2007.
The sentence which emphasises the underlined part in the above sentence is..........
- A. It was the children Museum that queen Rania opened in 2007.
- B. It was queen Rania who opened the Children Museum in 2007.
- C. The place which was opened in 2007 by queen Rania is the Children Museum.
- D. The Children Museum was opened in 2007 by queen Rania.
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A lot of houses in the nearby village became .....................as their owners left to live in the city.
- A. red-handed
- B. out of the blue
- C. white elephant
- D. green light
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Salma ------------------- very hard for several weeks before she did her final exams.
- A. has been working
- B. worked
- C.had been working
- D. has worked
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The dress you ordered .................. (arrive) by the end of the week.
- will arrive
- will be arriving
- will have arrived
- had arrived
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I ------------------------- an email when my laptop switched off.
- A. wrote
- B. was writing
- C. has written
- am writing
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No one is using floppy disks these days.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one above is ............
- Floppy disks are used these days.
- Floppy disks are not using these days
- Floppy disk aren't being used these days
- Floppy disks are being used these days
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Don't call me at 8 o'clock this evening. I ------------------------ my grandparents.
- A. will be visiting
- B. will have visited
- C. will visit
- D. will be visited
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Megaprojects are .......... large investments projects ....... which are designed to encourage economic growth.
- extremly / ,
- extremely /.
- extremely / ,
- extremlly / ,
Write a composition of about 80 words on one of the following topics:
1. Millions of people own mobile phones these days. Write a report mentioning the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones and advise people how to use their mobiles efficiently.
2. When people move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs of the new country. Others prefer to keep their own customs. Write an essay comparing these two choices, and support your answer with specific details.
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