امتحان الكتروني انجليزي 2008 - استاذ رائد عوده
1.Technology has ………………………………………….…….many changes in the way we live.
- come across
- make out
- brought about
- figure out
2.The phrasal verb that means “to destroy something completely” is…………………..…
- strike up
- wipe out
- get across
- pick up
3.My tutor and I really…………………………,so I'm looking forward to our lessons together
- have a laugh
- hit it off
- small talk
- come across
4.Although I may………………………………….…………as a confident person, I'm actually quite shy.
- take to
- get across
- come across
- make out
5.Nothing is changing and he is becoming more and more…………….…about the situation
- exasperated
- surprised
- astonished
- frightened
6.The expression which has a similar meaning to “jump down somebody’s throat” is ……
- react angrily to something someone has said
- embarrass someone by forcing them to answer a difficult question
- ask someone a lot of questions quickly
- ask someone a lot of questions quickly
7. Finally selling that car was a weight off my mind.
The underlined idiom means……………………………………..……
- Anxiety
- Sadness
- Relief
- Surprise
8.We know that social media directs advertisements ………… its users.
- up
- in
- down
- to
9. Dad makes contact with his cousin……………, so they’re not close.
- from time to time
- right now
- these days
- ever since
10. She ……………on her mobile for ages. Can’t they …………………each other in person?
- chat / see
- has been chatting / see
- was chatting / see
- chatted / seeing
11. He………………………………………in touch with me ever since we had that argument.
- hadn’t stayed
- hasn’t stayed
- wasn’t stayed
- isn’t staying
12. We…………….…… lunch now. Will you join us, please?
- have
- were having
- are having
- had
Read the following text and choose the correct answer for the questions that followed.
We know that some animals understand basic instructions, allowing travellers to control their horses or camels, for example. But although some of the more intelligent animals can figure out what we want them to do, we have long assumed that communication with – and between – animals must be limited. However, thanks to the work done by the naturalist Jane Goodall since the 1960s, we should take the possibility seriously that some animals can both take in what we are saying and get across complex ideas.
As a child, Jane loved reading books about a fictional character called Dr Dolittle, who could talk to animals. Perhaps this is what inspired her to go to Africa when she was in her 20s. Here she came across a scientist who asked Jane if she might want a job observing chimpanzees in the wild. She immediately said yes. She went with her mother to the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania to start her new job, and it was not long before she made out a group of chimpanzees in the trees around an area now called the Gombe Stream National Park.
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.
At this time, people believed that only humans could use tools, but Jane watched chimpanzees using sticks to take ants from a tree, and then used the sticks to feed the ants to their young. Through her work, Jane spelled out to the scientific community for the first time that animals, too, could use tools.
1. What is the primary theme of the text?
- The history of communication devices
- Animal behavior and communication
- The life of Jane Goodall
- Traveling in Africa
2. What ability do some intelligent animals have according to the text?
- They can use smartphones
- They understand basic instructions
- They can speak multiple languages
- They can drive vehicles
3. Who inspired Jane Goodall's interest in animals?
- Her mother
- Dr. Dolittle
- A scientist in Africa
- Her schoolteacher
4. What job was Jane Goodall offered in her 20s?
- Teaching in a school
- Observing chimpanzees in the wild
- Working in a zoo
- Writing books
5. Where did Jane Goodall start her new job?
- Amazon Rainforest
- Gombe Stream National Park
- Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
- Nairobi, Kenya
6. How did the chimpanzees initially react when they first saw Jane Goodall?
- They greeted her warmly
- They ran away
- They immediately showed her their tools
- They started communicating by touch
7. How did Jane Goodall gain the trust of the chimpanzees?
- By feeding them
- By her calmness
- By using tools
- By singing to them
8. What did Jane discover about chimpanzee communication?
- They use complex vocal languages
- They communicate using touch and sound
- They write messages
- They use telepathy