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He has also invented a fireproof helmet. This special equipment, which has a built-in camera system, will help rescue workers in emergencies. It is for these reasons that Adeeb rightly deserves his reputation as one of the youngest inventors in the world.
1) The underlined suffix -proof means..........
- A) to earn protection against.
- B) to provide protection to.
- C) to prevent protection against
- D) to provide protection against.
The life expectancy figures show that Jordan's healthcare system is successful. In 1965 CE, the average Jordanian's life expectancy was age 50. In 2017 CE, this average life expectancy had risen to 74.6. According to UNICEF statistics, between 1981 CE and 1991 CE, Jordan's infant mortality rates declined more rapidly than anywhere else in the world – from 70 deaths per 1,000 births in 1981 CE to only 15 deaths per 1,000 births in 2016 CE.
2) What indicates that Jordan's healthcare system is successful is...
- A) The life expectancy figures
- B) the average Jordanian's life
- C) Jordan's infant mortality
- D) between 1981 CE and 1991 CE
The boy caught Sheikh Hamdan's attention with his invention - a prosthetic limb for his father. The Sheikh has taken a special interest in the boy, and hopes the tour that he is sponsoring for Adeeb will give the young inventor more self-confidence and inspire other young Emirati inventors.
3) One of the aims of the tour is ....
- A) the boy caught Sheikh Hamdan's attention.
- B) the Sheikh has taken a special interest in the boy.
- C) giving the young inventor more interest.
- D) encouraging other young Emirati inventors.
In 2010 CE, neuroscientists confirmed that it was possible to communicate with some patients in a coma .They suggested that, in the future, more meaningful dialogue with patients in a coma would be possible. Two years later, it has finally happened.
4) In ................., more meaningful dialogue with patients in a coma has finally happened.
- A) 2020
- B) 2012
- C) 2014
- D) 2010
Many cancer patients live far away from Amman, where the KHCC is located, and the journey to and from the hospital is often difficult. For this reason, there are plans to extend cancer care facilities to other parts of Jordan.
5) It is intended to extend cancer care facilities to other cities in Jordan because....
- A) the KHCC is located in Amman.
- B) the journey to and from the hospital is not often difficult.
- C) a lot of cancer patients live far away from the hospital.
- D) of extending cancer care facilities.
Another way of communicating with other schools is through talking to people over the computer. Most computers have cameras, so you can also see the people you are talking to. In this way, students who are studying English in Jordan can see what students in England are doing in the classroom while they are speaking to them. You can also use this system to invite guest speakers to give talks over a computer.
6) The sentence which shows that talking to people over the computer gives us the opportunity to have talks over a computer is ...
- A) In this way, students who are studying English in Jordan can see what students in England are doing in the classroom while they are speaking to them.
- B) You can also use this system to invite guest speakers to give talks over a computer.
- C) Another way of communicating with other schools is through talking to people over the computer.
- D) Most computers have cameras, so you can also see the people you are talking to.
Adeeb got the idea for a special kind of prosthetic leg while he was at the beach with his family. His father, who wears an artificial leg, could not swim in the sea as he could not risk getting his leg wet. This inspired Adeeb to invent a waterproof prosthetic leg. Adeeb is going to visit the USA, France, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Italy and Germany, where he will be staying with relatives.
7) Adeeb's father didn't swim because ...........
- A) his leg is normal.
- B) he wears a waterproof prosthetic leg.
- C) he was afraid of getting his leg wet.
- D) he wears a special kind of prosthetic leg.
Most doctors used to be sceptical about the validity of homoeopathy, acupuncture and other forms of complementary medicine. If patients wanted to receive this kind of nonconventional treatment, they used to have to consult a private practitioner who was likely not to have a medical degree.
8) One of the non- conventional forms mentioned in the text above is ............
- A) acupuncture
- B) sceptical
- C) complementary medicine
- D) treatment
Most doctors used to be sceptical about the validity of homoeopathy, acupuncture and other forms of complementary medicine. If patients wanted to receive this kind of nonconventional treatment, they used to have to consult a private practitioner who was likely not to have a medical degree.
8) One of the non- conventional forms mentioned in the text above is ............
- A) acupuncture
- B) sceptical
- C) complementary medicine
- D) treatment
The low infant mortality rate, as well as the excellent healthcare system, have been contributing factors to Jordan's healthy population growth, which will result in a strong work force with economic benefits for the whole country.
9) The word that means (the rate of deaths that occur) in the text is.....
- A) population
- B) infant
- C) factors
- D) mortality
Adeeb has invented several other devices, including a tiny cleaning robot and a heart monitor, which is attached to a car seat belt. In the case of an emergency, rescue services and the driver's family will be automatically connected with the driver through this special checking device.
10) The function of the heart monitor is to ...........
- A) be attached to a car seat belt.
- B) help rescue services.
- C) connect the driver with rescue services and his family.
- D) check the device.
Adults should aim to exercise for at least two and a half hours every week; for children and teenagers the target should be at least an hour a day. This might not sound very much. However, recent research shows that less than 50% of the British population manages this. School children are less physically active than they used to be. Girls in particular often dislike PE. This can lead to serious health problems.
11) One of the things which can affect health is that …….
- A) school children are physically active
- B) girls hate Physical Education.
- C) girls in particular often like PE
- D) children should exercise an hour a day.
The new hand, which was developed by Swiss and Italian scientists, was a huge improvement. With it, Sorensen could not only pick up and manipulate objects, but he could also feel them. “When I held an object, I could feel if it was soft or hard, round or square,' he explained. He said that the sensations were almost the same as the ones he felt with his other hand.
12) The underlined word "ones" refers to....
- A) objects
- B) scientists
- C) sensations
- D) improvement
Health experts have been warning about this trend for years, and their advice is clear. Adults should aim to exercise for at least two and a half hours every week; for children and teenagers the target should be at least an hour a day. This might not sound very much. However, recent research shows that less than 50% of the British population manages this.
13) The target of the adults is to have at least...................of exercise every day.
- A) 20 minutes
- B) two and a half hours
- C) 150 minutes
- D) one hour
In many countries, an increasing number of young people and adults are overweight or even obese. One reason for this is the growing popularity of fast food, which didn't use to be as common as it is now. Another big factor is lack of exercise. People would often walk to school or work, but these days many more of us drive. Modern technology has also played its part; we spend more and more time focusing on computer screens.
14) The best heading for this text is:
- A) Useful tips
- B) Time to listen
- C) A growing problem
- D) It's good for you! Get moving!
said, "I now consider homoeopathy to be a viable option for many different conditions, including anxiety, depression and certain allergies. It provides another option when conventional medicine does not address the problem adequately."
15) The underlined word "It" refers to....
- A) anxiety
- B) a viable option
- C) homoeopathy
- D) the treatment
As a result of careful planning, the number of healthcare services has been increasing rapidly over the past years. More than 800 different kinds of healthcare centres have been built, as well as 188 dental clinics. In 2012 CE, 98 percent of Jordanian children were fully immunised, thanks to immunisation teams that had been working towards this goal for several years.
16) The underlined words refer to ..............
- A) increasing healthcare services.
- B) immunising all Jordanian children.
- C) immunising the teams.
- D) building different kinds of healthcare centres.
The scanner, used on a man who has been in a coma for more than twelve years, proves that he has a conscious, thinking mind – a fact that had previously been disputed by many. Doctors plan to use similar brain- scanning techniques in the future to find out whether patients are in pain, or what they would like to be done in order to improve their quality of life.
17) The fact that had previously been disputed by many doctors is that :.......
- A) are patients in pain or not.
- B) can doctors improve patients' quality of life or not.
- C) can doctors use similar brain- scanning techniques in the future or not.
- D) Does the man who has been in a coma for more than twelve years have a conscious, thinking mind or not.
However, while he is in Germany, Adeeb will not be spending all his time sightseeing. He will be working with a specialist doctor to build the appendage. He will also be attending a course on prosthetics and learning about different kinds of medical apparatus. He has also invented a fireproof helmet. This special equipment, which has a built-in camera system, will help rescue workers in emergencies. It is for these reasons that Adeeb rightly deserves his reputation as one of the youngest inventors in the world.
18) The underlined words refer to ........
- A) a built-in camera system.
- B) a fireproof helmet.
- C) Adeeb’s reputation.
- D) equipment
However, while he is in Germany, Adeeb will not be spending all his time sightseeing. He will be working with a specialist doctor to build the appendage. He will also be attending a course on prosthetics and learning about different kinds of medical apparatus.
19) One of the many things that Adeeb will do in Germany is ..........
- A) sightseeing
- B) spending all his with a specialist doctor.
- C) attending a course on medical apparatus.
- D) learning about different kinds prosthetics.
Adeeb got the idea for a special kind of prosthetic leg while he was at the beach with his family. His father, who wears an artificial leg, could not swim in the sea as he could not risk getting his leg wet. This inspired Adeeb to invent a waterproof prosthetic leg.
20) The underlined word “ This” refers to ......
- A) being at the beach with adeeb's family.
- B) Adeeb's father wears an artificial leg.
- C) inventing a waterproof prosthetic leg.
- D) Adeeb's father could not swim in the sea.
Adeeb has invented several other devices, including a tiny cleaning robot and a heart monitor, which is attached to a car seat belt. In the case of an emergency, rescue services and the driver's family will be automatically connected with the driver through this special checking device.
21) The underlined words refer to ..........
- A) the car seat belt.
- B) the heart monitor.
- C) the tiny cleaning robot.
- D) rescue services.
A new cancer drug is being trialled in Plymouth, UK, which doctors hope will extend the lives of cancer patients and reduce their symptoms overnight. It is taken as a single pill every morning, and so far patients have shown none of the usual side effects such as the sickness and hair loss that are experienced when undergoing other forms of cancer treatment.
22) One of the objectives of the new cancer drug is .........
- A) to extend the lives of cancer patients.
- B) not to show any of the usual side effects.
- C) undergoing other forms of cancer treatment.
- D) increase the symptoms.
Adeeb has invented several other devices, including a tiny cleaning robot and a heart monitor, which is attached to a car seat belt. In the case of an emergency, rescue services and the driver's family will be automatically connected with the driver through this special checking device.
23) The heart monitor is built into the seat belt …….
- A) in the case of an emergency.
- B) to connect rescue services and the driver's family.
- C) to be near the heart.
- D) to check the device.
The boy caught Sheikh Hamdan's attention with his invention - a prosthetic limb for his father. The Sheikh has taken a special interest in the boy, and hopes the tour that he is sponsoring for Adeeb will give the young inventor more self-confidence and inspire other young Emirati inventors.
24) The word, in the text, which means artificial is ......
- A) invention
- B) prosthetic
- C) special
- D) inspire
In order to cope with the increase in demand for treatment, the KHCC has begun an expansion programme. Building started in 2011 CE. The hospital will have more than doubled its capacity by 2016 CE, increasing space for new cancer cases from 3,500 per year to 9,000. By then, they will have added 182 extra beds, along with bigger units for different departments, including radiotherapy.
25) The underlined word refers to ........
- A) 2011 CE.
- B) 2016 CE.
- C) 3,500 per year.
- D) 182 extra beds.
The new cancer drug is taken as a single pill every morning, and so far patients have shown none of the usual side effects such as the sickness and hair loss that are experienced when undergoing other forms of cancer treatment. The new treatment works by blocking a protein which causes cancerous cells to grow. It will improve patients' life expectancy and quality of life much more quickly than any other treatment.
26) The function of the new drug is ..............
- A) to block a protein which causes cancerous cells to grow.
- B) to be taken as a single pill every morning.
- C) to prevent the usual side effects such as the sickness and hair loss.
- D) to improve patients' life expectancy slowly.
The best way is to build it into our daily lives so that it becomes a routine. It doesn't have to take much extra time. You could get off the bus one stop earlier than usual, or stand up when you're on the phone! Most importantly, we should find a sport that we enjoy doing. That way, we will all become fitter, healthier and happier.
27) One of the ways to make a usual daily life action into an exercise is .....
- A) taking the bus earlier than usual.
- B) standing up when we are on the phone.
- C) building the exercise into our daily life.
- D) taking much extra time
Many cancer patients live far away from Amman, where the KHCC is located, and the journey to and from the hospital is often difficult. For this reason, there are plans to extend cancer care facilities to other parts of Jordan. In the near future, King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid hopes to set up radiotherapy machines, so that cancer patients from northern Jordan will not have to go to Amman for radiotherapy treatment.
28) The underlined words refer to ........
- A) the journey to and from the hospital is often difficult.
- B) the KHCC is located in Amman.
- C) there are plans to extend cancer care facilities to other parts of Jordan.
- D) King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid hopes to set up radiotherapy machines.
Although the country has been focusing mainly on improving its primary healthcare facilities, it has not neglected its advanced medical facilities. The reputation of Jordanian doctors has spread in the region, and now many more patients come to Jordan for open heart surgery. In Jordan, the open heart surgery programme started in 1970 CE in Amman.
29) The best heading for this text is:
- A) Life expectancy
- B) Healthcare centres
- C) Hospitals
- D) Introduction
In many countries, an increasing number of young people and adults are overweight or even obese. One reason for this is the growing popularity of fast food, which didn't use to be as common as it is now. Another big factor is lack of exercise.
30) One reason for being overweight or obese is:
- A) having over exercise
- B) not having enough exercise
- C) lack of fast food
- D) decreasing popularity of fast food