unit 1 exam - خالد الدعجة

READING: For questions (1- 10), read the following texts carefully, and then choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentence below each text

1) Happier stories have also come to light. In 1956, Ake Viking, a Swede, tossed a letter into the sea, hoping it would reach his future wife. Two years later, he received a letter from a Sicilian girl, Paolina, who had found his bottle and soon after they were married! The invention of the telegraph in 1837 sped up communication dramatically. A criminal, John Tawell, was caught after he had escaped on the train to London. A telegram was sent to the London police, and they were waiting for him when he arrived there.

-It was in ……………. when the telegraph was invented.

2) How could a young English woman with no scientific training possibly make contact with a group of wild chimpanzees? At first, the animals ran away as soon as they saw her. But maybe because she knew very little about these wild animals, it is highly likely that her calmness gained their trust. It was only later that Jane would learn how dangerous they could be. She saw that different groups of chimpanzees had battles in which they tried to wipe out the rival group. But before this, her studies showed her that the chimpanzees could clearly communicate, allowing them to groom and help each other, share food as well as have arguments. Jane pointed out that the animals couldn’t communicate using language like people, but they could communicate by touch and sound. Amazingly, she also realised they could use sign language.

-The word that means (a person or group that competes with others)

3)Fluency in a foreign language is highly important for a student’s future. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, having a good command of a foreign language can help young people be successful in their chosen career. What’s more, proficiency in a different language also makes travelling less stressful and fun! Finally, we shouldn’t forget that when students learn a foreign language, they are also learning about the culture of the country or countries where it is spoken.

-The best heading for the text is:

4)AI is already used by many forms of social media. As with other forms of social media, AI can learn about its users’ interests and hobbies, and that includes children. According to the website Net Positive, AI can even identify children’s voices. This might mean children are directed to online advertising and content that their parents would not want.

-According to the website Net Positive, AI can identify the children’s……

5) Many older people need to be taught the benefits of social media. According to a recent report, around 12% of people over 60 in Jordan do not use the internet. Some that do use the internet don't know how to use social media sites. However, the same report points out that more than 75% of internet users over 60 believe that social media can help them make friends and if that number could be increased, it could really help them.

-(some) in the text refers to older people who ………………

6) A recent study in the UK revealed that only about 25% of adults in the UK can hold a conversation in a foreign language. This was attributed to a mixture of cultural reasons and past government policies. However, language learning is now being prioritised in schools. French, Spanish and German are three of the languages identified as the most important.On the other hand, the situation in other countries is different. The vast majority of students at secondary school learn a foreign language, which is often English. English is now a compulsory subject in many primary schools too. Fluency in a foreign language is highly important for a student’s future.

-One of the following is true about learning a foreign language.

7) The tale begins over 2000 years ago in Egypt. When Pharaoh Ptolemy IV died, his six-year-old son became the ruler. This was the start of years of chaos as rival groups tried to influence him.

-IV is one of Roman numerals which means?

8) There, academics tried to figure out what was written on Rosetta Stone, but nobody could understand the hieroglyphics. That was, until a researcher named Thomas Young came across a group of symbols that spelled the name 'Ptolemy'. His work was continued by Jean-François Champollion who finally figured out how to read the mysterious text in 1882. Young and Champollion's work allowed us to work out exactly what is written on all the great objects and monuments of Egypt.

-One of the following is wrong about Rosetta Stone.

9- Then there's the beautiful Voynich Manuscript, a book which has been dated to the early 15th century. It is thought to be written in a European language - though not a familiar one - and contains strange pictures of plants and animals. Some researchers have suggested it is a fake and others a guide to medieval medicine. Because it remains so mysterious, it has inspired many contemporary films and books.

-The word in bold “others” refers to the researchers who suggested that Voynich Manuscript is:

10- As far as travel is concerned, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, but as it is complex, it isn’t the ideal lingua franca. Perhaps students are wasting their time by learning French and German, and should be turning their attention to Mandarin, the most spoken language in the world. So, English as a vehicle of international communication would seem to be here to stay.

-What does the writer tell us about the Chinese language?

VOCABULARY: For questions (11- 25), choose the correct option from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

11- A huge amount of environmental damage has been ………… by the destruction of the rainforests.

12- One of these words doesn’t collocate with the word contact:

13- The synonym of the word surprised is

14- I’ve got a place at my first choice of university. I’m walking on air.

-The emotion that the underlined words express is

15- His wife gave birth to their first child, and he was ………………...about it.

16- He just kept asking me one thing after another for what seemed for ages.

The idiom that can be used in this situation is

17- Jump down somebody’s ……………

18- When Salem returned to find his new car scratched, he was angry.

-The word which has the same meaning as “angry” is:

19- We know that social media directs advertisements …………. its users. 

20- Salma commented on how nice her bag was.

-The idiom which has the same meaning as the above is

21- I met our new neighbours and I took ……………. them immediately.

22-I’m completely fed up with people gossiping behind my back.

-The suitable phrase that can be replaced instead of the underlined words is

23- A: I’m feeling a bit blue, my father is in the hospital now.

B:Oh!.............................................

-The best response to complete the dialogue is

24-I can’t remember all what you said. Please write it down and I will ……………… it to her office .

25- The report explains very clearly what the implications were for teacher training.

-The phrasal verb that has the same meaning as the above is

GRAMMAR: For questions (26-40), choose the correct option from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

26-The kids …………... football in the park before it started to rain.

27-……………. you sick yesterday? I didn’t see you in the meeting.

28- She has lived here………………... twenty years.

29- Every year, our family ……………... to Europe.

30- The rooms of the house…………… enough space to put all the new furniture.

31- The actor that you like………………...in a new production “ Gone with the wind”.

32- …………………. they…………. TV when the power went down?

33- Nothing ever changes,……....?

34- Don’t be late,…………..?

35- he’d written a story,………………he?

36- I’m sure you felt stressed out,…………..you?

37- Oh dear! I -------------------- too much, aren’t I?

38- Come sit with us,……………?

39- A: The film wasn’t fun.

B: …………………..? I liked it.

40- A: She has beautiful eyes.

B: ………………….? Really!