Exam starting out (2) - جمال شريتح
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.
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 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. 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. Jane spelled out to the scientific community for the first time that animals, too, could use tools.
Jane went on to write a number of books about her work. As well as explaining chimpanzees’ highly developed social behaviour, she taught us that they are omnivores (people used to think they were vegetarian). In 2002, she became a UN Messenger for Peace.
In my opinion, Jane Goodall brought about a complete change in the way people understood how animals can communicate. Since her work in Tanzania, naturalists have continued to study different forms of communication between animals such as whales and elephants, who can pick up sounds made by other whales and elephants over large distances. I feel that we may well learn even more about animal communication in the future.
Question Number One
1-According to the author, how did Jane get the chimpanzees to trust her?
- She talked to them.
- She was relaxed with them.
- They did not know she was there.
- she ran away from them
2- What were the two most important discoveries that Jane made?
- The chimpanzees could talk and make tools.
- The chimpanzees had fights and disciplined their children.
- The chimpanzees could use tools and communicate using sign language.
- She became a UN Messenger for Peace.
3- What does the author believe might happen if humans could talk to animals?
- We would change our minds about how animals communicate.
- We might learn to communicate like whales and elephants.
- They might teach us important lessons.
- We could study different forms of communication
4- One of the things that we learn from Jane Goodall experience with the chimpanzees is ______
- she became a UN Messenger for Peace
- We learn even more about animal communication in the future.
- The chimpanzees are omnivores
- The chimpanzees couldn't communicate by touch and sound.
5- The way the chimpanzees used to feed their young proves that _____________
- they can use tools just like human beings
- they feed their young regularly
- they are omnivores
- they have highly developed social behaviour
6- For a long time, people have thought that animals ____________
- can communicate using language like humans
- can communicate with – and between – other animals in a limited way
- can use the sticks to feed the ants to their young
- can have battles in which they try to wipe out the rival group
7- Jane knew how dangerous the chimpanzees could be when ________
- she saw them groom and help each other
- she realized that they couldn’t communicate using language like people
- she saw chimpanzees have battles in which they tried to wipe out the rival group
- she saw them run away from her.
8-Jane went to Africa to watch chimpanzees because ________
- she liked animals very much
- she read books about a fictional character called Dr Dolittle
- she wanted to point out that the animals couldn’t communicate using language
- a scientist offered her a job to do so
9-The phrasal verb which means ''to successfully communicate a message'' is _____.
- spell out
- get across
- point out
- figure out
10- The underlined pronoun ''their'' refers to ___________
- animals
- chimpanzees
- travellers
- basic instructions
Question Number Two
1- I wouldn't worry. I'm sure you made a favourable _________
- compliment
- talk
- conversation
- impression
2- Mountain weather is ____________, so you should always carry warm clothes while hiking.
- unacceptable
- unsuitable
- unaffordable
- unpredictable
3- Emotional intelligence is not _______________________, which is different from IQ.
- release
- responsible
- nodding
- fixed
4- Could you ______________ the message to Samer that I'll be ten minutes late?
- spread
- convey
- establish
- pass on
5- Can I ________________ that you are entitled to your opinions, but not your own facts?
- figure out
- point out
- make out
- wipe out
6- When you cause something to happen, you really _____________ a change.
- bring about
- take in
- figure out
- spell out
7-I can see my grandparents struggle to learn _________ the latest developments in computing.
- over
- on
- about
- to
8- I remember my first day at school. When my mother left me at the gates, I was _________.
- frightened
- thrilled
- ecstatic
- livid
9- Randa’s mother was absolutely ___________________ when she found out that her daughter had cheated in the exam again.
- exasperated
- bewildered
- tense
- livid
10- Nothing is changing and he is becoming more and more ____________ about the situation.
- exasperated
- ecstatic
- astonished
- tense
Question Number Three
1- I ________________ five thousand text messages so far.
- has been sent
- is sending
- have sent
- was sending
2- What ____________ you _____________ of this message?
- are you thinking
- have you thought
- do you think
- did you think
3- __________ social media__________ the meaning of friendship?
- Has / changed
- Was / changing
- Has / been changed
- Were changing
4- ______ you _____ the documentary about communication through the ages yesterday?
- Have / watched
- Was / watching
- Did / watch
- Had / been watched
5- When she arrived there, she ________________ straight to the forest.
- has gone
- was going
- had been gone
- went
6- I’ve got better grades because I have been studying a lot ________________
- lately
- back then
- from time to time
- ever since
7- My teacher took off my mobile from me yesterday. I was talking to my friend _____
- recently
- ever since
- at the time
- once in a while
8- I’d like to establish contact with that company, but my boss ________ at it that way.
- wasn't looking
- hasn't been looking
- isn't looking
- doesn’t look
9- Since the invention of the Internet, the world ___________ a different place.
- becomes
- has been becoming
- was becoming
- has become
10- A family found the world's oldest message in a bottle after German researchers ________________ it into the Indian Ocean.
- have thrown
- are throwing
- had thrown
- were throwing
11- When we arrived home, the room ________________ so bad because of the smoke.
- was smelling
- has been smelt
- has smelt
- smelt
12- Ali: I used to live in Aqaba.
Sami: ______________? I bet is was amazing!
- did he
- did you
- didn't you
- didn’t I
13- Sorry, I’m putting you on the spot, ____________
- am I?
- can’t I
- should I?
- aren’t I?
14- Nobody gave you the message, _______________
- didn’t they?
- did they?
- shall we?
- won’t they?
15- He has to go, __________________ he?
- hasn’t he
- has he
- does he
- doesn’t he
16- This is an amazing house, _____________________?
- isn’t this
- is it
- isn't it
- is this
17- Nothing has happened so far, _______________?
- hasn’t it
- haven't they
- has it
- doesn’t it
18- Sharing a house creates a strong ___________________.
- to them immediately
- a favourable impression on her new tutor
- bond between young people at university
- small talk and I often end up saying silly things
19- The expression ''It’s been keeping me up at night'' shows:
- anxiety
- annoyance
- surprise
- sadness
20- The expression which shows ''disbelief '' is:
- I’m feeling a bit down in the dumps
- That noise is driving me up the wall!
- I can breathe a sigh of relief now.
- Who would have thought it?