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Question One
For items (1– 25), read each one carefully then choose from A,B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences:1- Although they are pocket-sized,………… are powerful computers as well as phones…….
- smartfones / .
- smartphones / ?
- smartphones / ,
- smartphones / .
2- The computer will ……………. your information in order to find out the answers.
- calculate
- calculation
- calculated
- calculating
3- I spent hours doing the …………….. and I still got the answer wrong.
- calculate
- calculation
- calculated
- calculates
4-A…………………is a small square piece of plastic that was used to store information from computers.
- program
- smartphone
- PC
- floppy disk
5- You can move around the computer screen either by using the ………….….. or by using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
- mouse
- computer chip
- reliable
- calculation
6-A ………………..is a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019.
- generation
- reliable
- World Wide Web
- decade
7-The old radios which made of 1940s used to be huge. Early ……………… were as big as boxes!
- programs
- models
- decades
- blogs
8-While I……………..…..the language course, I met lots of young people from all over the world.
- have done
- done
- was doing
- have been doing
9-During my last summer holidays, my parents……………..…..me on a language course to London.
- sent
- has send
- will send
- had send
10- I…….. recently ……… to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
- have begun
- is beginning
- has begun
- had begun
11-I………….. your book since last Friday. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter two.
- has been reading
- am reading
- have been reading
- have be reading
12-The Olympic Games often ……………..…..young people more interested.
- is made
- would make
- will make
- make
13-Salam ………………. in Irbid before she went to Amman.
- was lived
- lives
- is living
- had lived
14-Life in the future is ……………….further changes in computer technology.
- going to see
- will see
- will been see
- is going to see
15-All the students in the exam ……………… pencils at the moment.
- will use
- are using
- are used
- had used
16-Every year, the weather……………..colder in autumn. I prefer summer.
- become
- have become
- became
- becomes
17-The manager of the schools ……………..on the phone at the present.
- are talking
- is talking
- will be talking
- was talking
18-My hands are dirty, I ……………………. my car recently.
- have cleaned
- has cleaned
- have been cleaned
- were cleaning
19-My grandmother ………………. the little children an amazing story three hours ago.
- tells
- is telling
- was told
- told
20-They …………………at the hotel when I arrived from the airport.
- was sleeping
- are sleeping
- were sleeping
- will sleep
21-Jawad……………….very hard for several years before he bought a new car.
- had worked
- is working
- have worked
- works
22-Look at the white sky! It ……………to snow soon.
- was going
- will
- is going
- would
23-There ……………… strong winds tomorrow in the south of the country.
- will been
- was going
- is going
- will be
24-Ali started working at 5:00 PM. It’s 10 PM and he hasn’t finished yet.
Ali ……………………………………………………- had been working since 5:00 PM.
- has been working since 5:00 PM.
- have been working since 5:00 PM.
- hasn’t been working since 5:00 PM.
25-Marwan spent his holiday in Britain, and then he wanted to learn English.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one above is:- Before Marwan had spent his holiday in Britain, he wanted to learn English.
- Before Marwan spent his holiday in Britain, he had wanted to learn English.
- Before Marwan wanted to learn English, he had spent his holiday in Britain.
- Before Marwan had wanted to learn English, he spent his holiday in Britain.
Question Two
Read the following text carefully, and then in your ANSWER BOOKLET answer all the questions that follow. Your answers should be based on the text.The first generation of the modern computers was so large that it needed a room that was 167 square meters to accommodate it. During that decade, scientists in England developed the first computer program. It took 25 minutes to complete one calculation. In 1958 CE, the computer chip was developed.
The first computer game was produced in 1962 CE. In 1971 CE, the floppy disk was invented, which meant that information could be shared between computers for the first time.
In 1983 CE, people could buy a laptop for the first time. Then, in 1990 CE, the British scientist Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web. However, it was not until 2007 CE that the first smartphones appeared. Today, most people use their mobile phones every day.
Life in the future is going to see further changes in computer technology. It is likely that all aspects of everyday life will rely on a computer program, from how we travel to how our homes are heated.
1-There were many inventions between 1958 and 1971. Write down three of them.
the computer chip
The first computer game
the floppy disk
2-The writer specifies two aspects of everyday life that will depend on technology in the future. Write them down.
from how we travel to how our homes are heated.
3-Quote the sentence which indicates that the first computer wasn’t fast.
It took 25 minutes to complete one calculation.
4-What does the underlined word (that) refer to?
room
5-Find a phrasal noun which means ( an information system, known as the Internet, which allows documents to be connected to other documents, and for people to search for information by moving from one document to another)
World wide web
6-Computers have enabled us to do many great things but we are becoming overly-reliant on technology. Suggest three negative consequences of depending on technology.
People will become lazy.
-There will be healthy problems like headache and eyes pain
-people will not talk to each other face to face.