امتحان نهائي فصل أول -لغة انجليزية باسل حسام
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In England during the 1800s, many people came to the cities to work. There were places called workhouses where the poorest people could live, work and eat to make ends meet. But life in the workhouses was not easy, where people somehow managed a subsistence, living day-to-day, huddled together to keep warm. 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. At 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. Oliver decided to escape to London but had no food and went hungry for days, before he met another boy called Jack Dawkins. He showed Oliver the way to the city. Jack introduced Oliver to an old man called Fagin, who gave Oliver some food and a bed to sleep on. The next day, Oliver saw many other boys come to Fagin’s house. The boys gathered together to give the old man watches and jewellery. Fagin then told Oliver to go into the streets with the other boys and learn from them. Suddenly, a man saw the boys take a handkerchief from his pocket. He shouted at the boys, and as they ran away, a police officer tried to arrest Oliver. But a man, Mr Brownlow, told the police officer that Oliver had not taken anything. Mr Brownlow was worried about the skinny boy and took him back to his house, where the housekeeper looked after Oliver. Mr Brownlow explained that Oliver’s mother was a rich woman. But his brother, a man called Monks, knew that Oliver would only get the money if Oliver was an honest person. So he watched Oliver and made sure that he met Jack Dawkins, and then Fagin. In this way, Oliver would never be honest and Monks could keep all the money.
1- What kind of people lived in a workhouse?
- people who prefer such places
- people who live in cities
- People who live in extreme poverty
- people who lost their jobs
2- A word which has a similar meaning to skinny or very thin is...
- subsistence
- make ends meet
- malnourished
- orphan
3- Why did Oliver decide to walk to London?
- he wanted to get a job
- life was cruel at the workhouse
- his mother’s house was there
- London was a wealthy city
4- Why do you think Fagin and Mr Sikes used children to take things from people?
- People don’t expect they are thieves
- people love children
- they aren't very poor
- they are decent
5- Why did Oliver’s brother Monks want Oliver to meet Fagin?
- he could get more watches and jewellery
- he was an honest person
- he wanted to have all of his mother’s money
- it was his mother’s wil
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. When he was older, Dickens used to live in a part of London where there was a workhouse in the same street. He was aware of the malnourished children who had to live and work in these terrible places. And so he wrote Oliver Twist. Like his earlier stories, Oliver Twist was published in a magazine, which his readers could read part of every month. His readers were shocked when they learnt that this was not only a story, but based on real events and people in the capital city. Many people did not realise that there were skinny children looking for work and food in London at that time Dickens certainly empathised with the poor, but he also believed that being poor often led to a life of crime. We can see this in the character Fagin in Oliver Twist, who makes poor children work for him as thieves. For Dickens, the best escape from poverty was through education. Dickens did not forget that he had to stop going to school when his father was sent to prison and he later helped to support the so-called Ragged Schools, where children of the poorest families in the country could feel at home and get a good education.
6- According to the text, Dicken’s novels were astonishing and terrifying because
- They present ideas people never thought of
- They are characterized by themes such as fear and death
- They are true stories that based on real events
- They make fun of rich people who think they are important
7- What made Dickens want to help the Ragged Schools?
- He helped poor people get an education and get rid of poverty
- He wanted to use some of the money he got from writing
- He wanted to feel at home at the schools
- He wanted to learn about poor children’s education
8- What two experiences helped Dickens to write Oliver Twist?
- Working for a magazine and living in London
- Working in a factory and living near a workhouse
- Visiting a prison and knowing poor people
- Going to school and working with poor people
9- What is the common theme that characterizes most of Dickens’ works?
- corruption of money
- authority and power
- wars and death
- poverty and crime
10- What are the terrible places that Charles was talking about ?
- houses for orphans
- factories
- workhouses
- big cities
When we first received information about a new hotel at our local beach, many local people were pleased and thought that the development could give us job Security But when I put in a request to find out more about the developers on the internet, I quickly changed my mind. It is very clear that the hotel is an international company and in all its branches, it employs an international staff. It also uses the same building contractors for all its hotels, and none of them are from our area. In addition, the developers plan to replace the traditional restaurants which have been on the beach for years with new, upmarket restaurants, also with their own staff. These restaurants will be too expensive for most people in our neighbourhood. I am also sure that locals who work at the old restaurants will probably lose their jobs. My investigation also revealed a plan to build several new roads to the beach which will affect bird and animal life in a sensitive nature area. I plan to join the other protesters who want a suspension of the building work until we know exactly how many jobs will go to local people. Tension will also continue until the plans for new roads are moved away from the sensitive nature areas.
11- What do the protesters want to happen?
- build more hotels around the beach
- increase the air pollution
- want some job opportunities for locals
- bring more benefits to owners
12- What is the negative effect of building new hotels and restaurants around the beach?
- they aren't too expensive
- block the beautiful view of the beach
- destroy the bird and animal life
- affect on normal population growth
13- What other things will be built apart from the hotel?
- restaurants and hotels
- new roads and hotels
- bridges and airports
- restaurants and new roads
Vocabulary:
14- What does the phrase ‘have a go at somebody’ mean?
- to behave in a silly way
- to criticise someone
- to try and impress somebody
- to suddenly start crying
15- Rana was negative and she behaved in a very silly way when she heard the news.
-The underlined phrase means’
- burst into tears
- mess about
- show off
- wind up
16- When I met Yazan, he asked me if I heard the news about Hussein. He is always…
- giving people a compliment
- showing off
- talking behind people’s back
- making fun of people
17- If you stick at something that means you are .
- doing things in a determined way in order to achieve your goals.
- paying for the things you need to live
- dealing with a situation wisely
- having a lot of problems or bad experiences
18- It’s fine to be............., but sometimes you have to be practical
- hypocritical
- decent
- bigoted
- idealistic
19- If the posts I write ……………..viral, that could mean hundreds of thousands of page views, which………….. more advertising revenue for the news site.
- verify / present
- devastating / melt
- go / generate
- light / hit
20- We believe in …………….. news articles that present all sides of a story. In our reporting, we aim to shed light on the way in which our country is run and to expose ……………….. wherever we find it.
- sensational / corruption
- quirky / topical
- balanced / corruption
- awareness / newsworthy
21- Locals living on the street……………... the allegation that they did anything illegal.
- refuted
- came up with
- capture
- awareness
22- Articles published online need to be very brief because everyone has such a short ……………... these days.
- clickbait headlines
- attention span
- expose corruption
- generate revenue
23- Which word of the following means “related to things that are happening”
- exclusive
- newsworthy
- off the record
- topical
Grammar
24- Nobody came to the presentation, ………………… ?
- did they
- didn’t they
- did it
- didn’t it
25- A: I used to live in Aqaba .
B: …………..? I bet it was amazing
- Are you
- Did you
- Aren’t you
- Didn’t I
26- I’d like to establish contact with that company, but my boss …….. at it that way.
- doesn’t look
- isn’t looking
- don’t look
- wasn’t looking
27- I ………………….. five thousands of text messages so far .
- had sent
- have been sent
- have sent
- sends
28- The news ………………… quickly.
- is spreading
- spreading
- were spreading
- have spread
29- By the end of this term, we ……………. English for five years.
- have studied
- have been studied
- will be studied
- will have been studying
30- The café …………………... shut down on Friday.
- is to
- going to
- is thinking
- to is
31- I’m thinking ……………….. quitting my summer job.
- to
- on
- of
- from
32- The concert …………….. begin at 8:00 p.m.
- is due to
- will be
- will have
- is going
33- I …………………. my cousin there at 9:00 a.m. to set up our stall.
- met
- had been meeting
- meet
- are meeting
34- People …………….. budget won’t stretch to more expensive brands, we really recommend the I - talk 7.
- who
- whose
- where
- which
35- Users ………………. care about the quality of their photographs will be happy with the new dual lens camera.
- who
- when
- where
- whose
36- She ……………….. with her parent when she was younger.
- was forever argued
- is forever arguing
- was forever arguing
- is forever argued
37- We use…. to talk about a past state or an action that doesn’t exist anymore.
- will
- would
- used to
- future tense
38- How …………… in touch with your friends before you got your first phone?
- does you use to stay
- did you use to stay
- did you used to stay
- do you use to stay
39- My brother is always showing off
The underlined words indicates an
- annoying repeated habit in the present
- annoying repeated habit in the past
- annoying repeated state in the present
- annoying repeated state in the past
40- There was a wire which attached the phone to the wall.
*There was a wire ………………….. the phone to the wall.
- attached
- attaching
- which attaching
- attach
41- Hani has lost his phone. He is very absent -minded
-The correct non-defining relative clauses is in
- Hani, which is very absent minded, has lost his phone
- Hani, who is very absent minded, has lost his phone
- Hani, who has lost his phone, is very absent minded
- Hani, that has lost his phone, is very absent minded
42- One time I …………….... a sleep in a test.
- fell
- used to fall
- would fall
- didn’t use to fall
43- Little ………………. that I had more money in my back pocket.
- they did knew
- did they know
- did they knew
- they knew
44- …………. she made the statement than she realised she had made a big mistake.
- Little did
- Scarcely has
- Not only did
- Nor sooner had
45- Ali …………….. his arm last week. Before he ………….. , he had been trying to climb a mountain.
- was breaking/ fell
- broke / fell
- was breaking / was falling
- broke / was falling
46- Salma was tired because she ………………... the news for hours.
- will have been watching
- were watching
- had been watching
- is watching
47- She ……………… when suddenly somebody tossed a brick through the window.
- studies
- was studying
- studied
- will study
Writing
48- The phrase that expresses your personal opinion is:
- for instance
- can be seen
- it is commonly accepted
- I believe that
49- By and ……………., the networking event was a success, as people were eager to strike up …………..with strangers and make new connections.
- cases / conversations
- large / conversations
- large / konversations
- cases / converzations
50- When you write a formal letter (or formal email), you ………in the introduction.
- state your reasons
- mention that you expect a reply
- state the problems
- offer solutions