Exam Unit four - RAMZI RABEE
Exam Unit four - RAMZI RABEE
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Exam Unit four - RAMZI RABEE
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PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION
QUESTION NUMBER ONE: Read the following texts carefully, and then choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences below each text.
The Arab world has many famous chemists in its history, but the person who is known as the founder of chemistry is probably Jabir Ibn Hayyan. He is most well-known for the beginning of the production of sulphuric acid. He also built a set of scales. His scales could weigh items over 6,000 times smaller than a kilogram.
1- Jabir Ibn Hayyan was known as………….…………………….
2- One of the achievements of Ibn Hayyan was…………………………..
The effect of inventing instruments to measure weights was……………
4- The underlined pronoun “his” in the text above refers to………………..
5- The word which means as “the person who starts something new” is………………………….
Ali ibn Nafi’, who was born in 789 CE and died in 857 CE, is also known as “Ziryab” or “Blackbird” because of his beautiful voice. He was a gifted pupil of a famous musician from Baghdad, and it was his talent for music that led him to Cordoba in the ninth century CE. He was the guest of the Umayyad ruler there. He is the person who established the first music school in the world in Cordoba, Al- Andalus, teaching musical harmony and composition. He revolutionized musical theory, and is also the person who introduced the oud to Europe.
6- The way in which led Ali Ibn Nafi to Cordoba in the 9th century was……
7- Ali Ibn Nafi was most well-known as Ziryab due to……………………
8- The music school that was set up in cordoba was teaching……………
9- The musical tool which was introduced by Ibn Nafi was………………..
10- Ibn Nafi’ died at the age of………………………………….
11- The underlined word “that” in the text above refers to……………
12- The compound word which means as, “a pleasant sound in music, made by playing a group of different notes together”, is…………
Al-Kindi was a physician, philosopher, mathematician, chemist, musician and astronomer. He made ground-breaking discoveries in many of these fields, but it is probably his work in arithmetic and geometry that has made him most famous.
13- The sentence which shows that Alkindi was an expert in many subjects is…………………..
14- Two areas of knowledge made Alkindi most reputable.
15- The underlined word “philosopher” in the text above means……..
16- The underlined pronoun “that” in the text above refers to…………
Ibn Rushd was a famous Islamic polymath who was born in Cordoba, Al-Andalus, in the twelfth century. During his lifetime, he was widely known and respected for his teaching and his books. Even now, nearly nine hundred years after his birth, he is still remembered as a great scholar, scientist and writer. In fact, he is even remembered in space because scientists named an asteroid, in honour of his great contributions to astronomy.
17- The period when Ibn Rushd was born was………………………
18- The way in which made Ibn Rushd well-known was……………..
19- The scientists called him an steroid because of………………….
20- The underlined word “asteroid” in the text above means…………..
Megaprojects are extremely large investment projects, which are designed to encourage economic growth and bring new benefits to cities. Although megaprojects vary in terms of size and cost, they are all, by definition, expensive, public projects that attract a high level of interest and media coverage. Projects range from motorways, airports, stations, tunnels, bridges, etc. to entire city complexes.
21- Megaprojects which are created in many countries differ according to…………………….
22- Megaprojects are created in many countries in order to………………
23- The disadvantages of megaprojects are……………………
24- The underlined pronoun “they” in the text above refers to……………………
The concept of a megaproject is always based on the benefits it brings to a community. However, many megaprojects have been criticised because of their negative effects on a community or the environment. This essay will look at these issues with regard to Masdar City, a megaproject in Abu Dhabi.
25- Megaprojects are designed acoording to…………………………
26- Several megaprojects are judged with disapproval because…………..
27- The underlined pronoun “it” in the text above refers to………………..
Masdar City will run entirely on renewable energy sources. It is built on an advanced energy grid which monitors exactly how much electricity is being used by every outlet in the complex. Furthermore, in order to reduce its carbon footprint, the city will be a car-free-zone designed to be pedestrian. Electric, driverless cars will operate as public transport vehicles, and the city will be connected to other locations by a network of roads and railways.
28- One of the procedures to decrease the effect of carbon is………….…
29- The city will be constructed on a system of wires to………………..
30- Masdar city will be car free zone created for …………………….
31- The underlined word “it” in the text above refers to……………………
Energy will be provided by solar power and wind farms, and there are also plans to build the world’s largest hydrogen plant. A desalination plant will be used to provide the city’s water, with 80% of water used being recycled. Biological waste will be used as an energy source too, and industrial waste will be recycled.
32- Two Renewable energy sources that will be used to run entirely Masdar city are………………………..
33- Masdar city will build a station to remove salt from sea water……………………..
34- A type of waste which will be used as energy source is………
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND DERIVATION
Choose the suitable item from those given below (a,b,c or d) to complete each of the following sentences.
35- When we talk about………………., they can mean an improvement in the average standard of living.
36- The need for effective urban……………is evident when we consider modern day problems like traffic.
37- We learn about shapes, lines and angles when we study…………..
38- If we replace as much carbon as we burn, we are………
39- The first musical school was teaching musical ………………..and composition.
40- The first musical school was teaching musical harmony and …………..
41- Fatima Al-Fihri used her father’s ……………………… to build a learning centre.
42- Al-kindi was a physician and ……………..……
43- Al-Kindi made ground …………..…………………....discoveries in many fields.
44- Al-kindi’s work in arithmetic and ………………that has made him most famous.
- Megaprojects are …………………….…….projects that attract media coverage.
46- Masdar City will be the first artificially …………… city.
47- Masdar city will build a ……………….plant in 2025.
48- While the project is being built, there is a ……………. of it.
49- ……………… should be made a priority of existing cities.
50- Building an artificial ………………..city costs billions of dollars.
51- Ibn Bassal was a …………………man.
52- Ibn Bassal worked out how to …………………..the land.
53- The ………………systems which Ibn Bassal put in place are still used in Spain.
54- Megaprojects…………………in terms of size and cost.
55- The Middle East is famous for the …………………. of olive oil.
56- Ibn Sina wrote …………………. textbooks.
57- Fatima al-Fihri was born in the …………………. century.
58- My father bought our house with an ………………….from his grandfather.
59- Scholars have discovered an ………………….document from the twelfth century.
60- Do you think the wheel was the most important …………………. ever?
61- Al-Kindi made many important mathematical ………………….
62- Who was the most …………………. writer of the twentieth century?
63- Petra is an important …………………. site.
64- I will be going to university to continue my ………………….
65- In our exam, we had to ………………. a text from Arabic into English.
66- Thank you for your help, I really ……………… it.
67- Have you seen Nasser's …………………. of postcards? He's got hundreds!
68- Many instruments that are still used today in…………………….were designed by Arab scholars.
69- When do you ……………………………….. to receive your test results?
PART THREE: STRUCTURE
Choose the suitable item from those given below (a, b , c or d) to complete each of the following sentences.
70- The event……………………………………………………………………….
71- The place………………………………………………………………………
72- It ………………………………………………………………………………..
73- The way…………………………………………………………………………
74- The thing…………………………………………………………………………
75- Abd Al-Rahman I………………………………………………………………..
76- The floppy disk was invented,………………….meant that information could be shared between computers.
77- Tim Berners-Lee,…………………developed the World Wide Web, was a British Scientist.
78- People can buy watches…………….can do the same as mobile phones.
79- Scientists have developed glasses……………..can do as the mobile phones and more.
80- Most young people communicate through social media by…………..they send each other photos and messages.
81- Some students like to send messages…………….are under 140 letters for anyone to read.
82- Students,………………..are studying English in Jordan, can see what students in England are doing in the classroom.
83- Filter is a computer program,……….………….allows and blocks the passage of frequencies.
84- The crime in…………….……….the criminal uses a victim personal data is called identity fraud.
85- Children,……………..had more a positive attitude, were usually in better health 30 years later.
86- The immunization team………..had been working to give drugs to all Jordanian children, was a very great people.
87- There were remote areas of the country………..………..people had been without consistent access to electricity and water.
88- The successful healthcare system has been a major factor to Jordan’s healthy population growth,……………..will result economic benefits for the whole country.
89- The growing popularity of fast food,…………………we didn’t use to be as common as it now, will cause serious health problems.
90- Patients,…………….had been suffering from depressions, reported great improvement after increased physical activity.
91- Adeeb is going to travel to seven countries on a tour,…………….has been organized by the Crown Prince of Dubai.
92- The Sheikh hopes the tour………….he is sponsoring will give Adeeb more self-confidence.
93- Adeeb’s father,…….....................wears a prosthetic leg, couldn’t swim in the sea.
94- The heart monitor,………….………..attached to a car seatbelt, was invented by Adeeb Al-Blooshi.
95- The fireproof helmet,……………….has a built-in camera system, will help rescue workers in emergencies.
96- The brain implants…………..was developed by scientists will help disabled people to control their prosthetic limbs.
97- The brain damage,……………could be caused by dementia or stroke, is a very serious illness.
98- The new cancer drug,……………..is being trialed in the UK, will extend the lives of cancer patients.
99- The sickness and hair loss ………………appear on cancer patients are usual side effects.
100- The new cancer drug works by blocking a protein,…………causes cancerous cells grow.
101- The KHCC will build an education centre………..will have teaching rooms and library.
102- Many people live away from Amman……………the KHCC is located.
103- The new hand,…………………….was developed by Swiss and Italian scientists, was a great achievement.
104- The sensations,………………he felt with the new prosthetic hand, was similar to the natural one.
105- The new artificial legs, arms and hands will be available for many people……………..need them.
106- The person……………………..is well known as the founder of chemistry is Jabir IbnHayyan.
107- Ibn Hayyan built a set of scales………….could weigh items smaller than a kilogram.
108- It was his talent for music………………led Ibn Nafi’ to Cordoba in the 9th century.
109- The Businessperson………………daughter built a learning centre in Morrocco was very rich.
110- It was Fatima’s sister,…………….supervised building of the Andalus Mosque.
111- It is his work in arithmetic and geometry………………..has made Al-kindi most famous.
112- Megaprojects,…………..are designed in different countries, are large investment projects.
113- Megaprojects...……………..attract high level of interest are public investment projects.
114- Masdarcity,…………………was constructed in 2006 CE, will be the world’s first artificially-created city.
115- Dennis is looking forward to the time……………..new prosthetic limbs will have taken the place of today’s prosthetic ones.
116- Masdar Institute ………………..students are committed to find solutions for energy problems is a university
117- Ibn Bassal worked in the court of Al-Ma’mun,…………..was the king of Toledo.
118- The book,…………………..explains how best to grow trees, consisted of 16 chapters.
119- The most famous chapter of all was the one…………….described how to treat different types of soil.
120- The irrigation systems,…………….…….Ibn Bassal put in place, are still in evidence in Spain.
121- in hot countries………….solar power is an important source of energy.
122- Friendly / green / are / environmentally / projects
The sentence that has the correct order of the words and phrases above is:
123- In conclusion, the benefits of Masdar City for the community and the environment greatly………………….any disadvantages.