امتحان نهائي فصل أول -اللغة الانجليزية سيف عويمر

Question Number One [READING]

One night, a woman arrived at a workhouse. She gave birth to a baby but then sadly died. A nurse called the baby Oliver Twist and he was sent to a house for orphans until he was nine. Then he was sent to a workhouse to work. Oliver was sad to leave the other orphans. Although the boys lived hand-to-mouth, they had a sense of belonging at the house and looked after each other .

After the workhouse, all the other boys were as malnourished as Oliver. One day, they encouraged Oliver to beg for more food, but this made the managers of the workhouse angry.

1- The underlined pronoun “this” refers to:

2- The reason that made the managers of the workhouse angry with Oliver is that:

3- Why was Oliver sad to leave the orphanage?

B) When the developers released a statement that they were going to build a luxury new hotel at the local beach, everyone in the town was very excited. There have been talks for years about opportunities for new developments, but they never seem to happen.

We have asked for such development for years and I’m so happy that the developers have come up with a solution to help local people. Not only will the hotel need local workers but there are sure to be other jobs in tourism when the hotel guests start to arrive.

4- The underlined pronoun “I” refers to:

5- What is the main reason the town is excited about the new hotel?

6- How does the writer feel about the new hotel development?

C) Finally, let’s head back to dry land where insects and invertebrates live. Firstly, despite the rumours, earthworms do not actually become two separate slimy worms if you split them in half. Only a limited number of earthworm species can survive such serious injury – only the front half of the worm (where the mouth is located) is able to feed and so survive. Moving from zero to eight legs, you’ll no doubt be relieved and thankful that it’s not true that over a lifetime people swallow a large number of spiders during their sleep. While sleeping, we make all kinds of noises and movements that warn spiders of danger and prevent them from becoming unwanted furry snacks. So, armed with that knowledge, I wish you a peaceful night’s sleep, and if you are curious to learn more, there are plenty more myths connected to animals that you can read about online.

7- Why don’t people swallow spiders while sleeping?

6- What happens if an earthworm is split in half?

D) Like many people who later became successful writers, Charles Dickens grew up in a nice house and received a good education. However, this was to change when he was only 12 years old. In 1824, his father found that he owed people a lot of money and he was sent to prison with Charles’s mother. Charles had to stop going to school, live alone and get a job to make ends meet. He worked in a factory, putting labels onto bottles. He was paid very little and lived hand-to-mouth. He loathed every minute of it. Fortunately for Charles, his father did not stay in prison for long. Although Charles’s mother wanted him to continue working at the factory, his father disagreed, and Charles went back to school. However, it was his experience at working with other poor people in a factory that made Dickens the compassionate writer he became, aware of the difficult lives many people were living.

9- Why did Charles Dickens have to stop going to school?

10- What happened to Charles Dickens when he was 12 years old?

11- What helped Dickens become a compassionate writer?

12- How did Charles Dickens feel about his time working at the factory?

Question Number Two [VOCABULARY]:

13- Attempting to pay for something with fake bank notes is ---------.

14- Why can’t you act your age and stop being so ---------?

15- If someone pays you a ---------, smile and say ‘thank you’.

16- --------- happens when the plants and trees that keep it in place are destroyed by the elements or man.

17- “to destroy something completely” is the definition of:

18- Journalists have a duty to serve the public --------- by exposing --------- wherever it happens.

19- Kareem always tries to impress everybody with his brand-new convertible car.

- The underlined words mean that Kareem:

20- --------- means “to have just enough money to buy what you need”.

21- The teacher put me on the spot by making me answer a question I did not have an answer to.

-The underlined words indicate that:

22- When the author wrote the article, he considered all sides of the story equally.

-The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one is:

Question Number Three [GRAMMAR]:

23- --------- Sami know what a lucky man he was.

24- The artist, ---------- work inspires millions, revealed a new masterpiece yesterday.

25- I --------- winding my brother up when he was young, but now I don’t.

26- Everybody was silent, waiting for the results, ---------?

27- My sister ------- forever --------- my clothes without asking me. It’s very irritating!

28- At the moment, Amina is thinking --------- a charitable institution.

29- By 2030, people --------- on sustainable energy solutions for decades.

30- Qusai --------- his arm last week. Before he ---------, he had been trying to climb a mountain.

31- Salam was tired because she --------- the news for hours.

32- Mazen: I am about to arrive at the station.

Akram: ---------? Why did it take you so long?

33- I have never visited Japan in my entire life.

-The sentence which is written correctly is:

34- They go to that beach in summer. It’s their favourite place.

-The sentence which is written correctly as one sentence using a relative pronoun is:

35- We have arranged to meet on Friday morning next week.

-The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one above is:

36- Are you using your laptop right now? I need to send an email.

-The function of the sentence above is:

Question Number Four [WRITING]A:

37- When writing the formal letter (or formal email), you --------- in the introduction.

38- I'm having --------- thoughts about working with her because her --------- attitude makes me uncomfortable.

39- By and ---------, the networking event was a success, as people were eager to strike up --------- with strangers and make new connections.

40- The phrase that expresses your personal opinion is: