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‫سيف عويمر‬ ‫جو أكاديمي‬ 2006 ‫ورقة عمل للفصل األول جيل‬ Scientists have already developed brain implants that improve vision or allow disabled people to use their thoughts in order to control prosthetic limbs like arms, legs or hands or operate a use thei...

‫سيف عويمر‬ ‫جو أكاديمي‬ 2006 ‫ورقة عمل للفصل األول جيل‬ Scientists have already developed brain implants that improve vision or allow disabled people to use their thoughts in order to control prosthetic limbs like arms, legs or hands or operate a use their wheelchair. in 2012CE, research on monkeys showed that a brain implant Improved their decision- making abilities. How will humans benefit from this research? Scientists hope to developed a similar device to help people who have been effected by brain damage, which could be caused by dementia stroke or other brain injuries. In 2010CE, neuroscientists confirmed that it was possible to communicate with some patients in a coma, by using a special brain scanner. They suggested that, in the future more meaningful dialogue with patients in a coma would be possible. Two years later, it has finally happened. 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. A new cancer drug is being trailed 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 (5) side effects such as the sickness and hair loss that are experienced when undergoing other forms of cancer 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. 1) There are two side effects which appear when patients undergo that usual cancer treatment. Write down these two side effects. 2) brain damage can be caused by different factors. Write down two of these factors. 3) Quote the sentence which explains how the new cancer drug works. 4) Find a word in the text which means “ a medical instrument that uses radiography to produce images of the insides of the human body”. 5) What does the underlined word “they” refer to? 6) The dramatic improvement of life expectancy that characterized the 20th century is due to many reasons. Write down three of these possible reasons. 7) Health services in Jordan are among the best in the Middle East. Think of this statement and, in two sentences, write down your point of view.  ‫سيف عويمر‬ ‫جو أكاديمي‬ 2006 ‫ورقة عمل للفصل األول جيل‬ ❖ Choose the suitable item from those given to complete each of the following sentences. 2) ……… is illegal actions using the identity of someone else, normally to buy things. A) Identity fraud B) Privacy settings C) Security settings D) Floppy disk 3) Modern computers need special ………….. to run them before using. A) decades B) programs C) models D) generations 4) It's important to encourage young people and help them develop ……………. A) seat belt B) medical trials C) side effects D) self-confidence 5) Masdar City will be a blueprint for future …………….. that will inspire similar megaprojects in other countries. A) carbon footprint B) biological waste C) urban planning D) negative effect 6) Ziryab is the ……………. of the first music school in the world. A) geometry B) compromise C) founder D) effect 7) Pollution has some serious …….. on the environment, such as the death of wildlife and planet life. A)negative effects B) public transport C) urban planning D) economic growth 8) My teacher has ……….. in her fingers, so she sometimes finds it difficult to write. A) immunisation B) arthritis C) acupuncture D) sceptical 9) Before doctors prescribe drugs to patient, scientists perform ……….. to make sure drugs are safe. A) seat-built B) symptoms C) dementia D) medical trial 10) We can all work hard to reduce our ……….. by living a more environmentally –friendly lifestyle. A) solar power B) wind farms C) carbon footprint D) pedestrian friendly 11) Please do not send …………… documents with your job application. A) originate B) original C) originally D) originality  ‫سيف عويمر‬ ‫جو أكاديمي‬ 2006 ‫ورقة عمل للفصل األول جيل‬ 12) A ………….is someone who thinks and writes about the meaning of life. A) philosophically B) philosophical C) philosophies D) philosopher 13) Do you think the computer is the most important ……….. ever? A) inventive B) invent C) invention D) invented 14) Can you give me the ……….. version of your report? This copy isn’t clear. A) origin B) original C) originate D) originally 15) The ……….. of wheat is growing increasingly in our area. A) producible B) productive C) production D) productively 16) Organic food is produced without ………… chemicals. A) artificial B) artificially C) artifice D) artificiality 17) Before you apply for a job, check that you are …………. Enough. A) qualifyingly B) qualified C) qualify D) qualification 18) In the ancient Olympic Games, winners …… a medal, an olive branch and a diploma. A) are awarded B) were awarding C) were awarded D) had awarded 19) We ………….. the coach to come for half an hour in the gym. A) have been waiting B) had been waited C) has been waiting D) have been waited 20) This time next month, my family ………… themselves for moving to a new house. A) have been preparing B) have prepared C) were preparing D) will be preparing 21) Nowadays, many doctors ………. homeopathy a viable option for some diseases. A) were considered B) are considered C) consider D) had considered 22) We're late! By the time we get to the restaurant, the guests ………… A) have been left B) will have left C) would have left D) have been leaving 23) When my mother did the washing-up, the children ………….. TV. A) watches B) have watched C) were watching D) has watched 24) The pupils ………. their homework for two hours. They will be finished very soon. A) has done B) have done C) have been doing D) has been doing  ‫سيف عويمر‬ ‫جو أكاديمي‬ 2006 ‫ورقة عمل للفصل األول جيل‬ 25) If I were you, I ……….. more exercise to get fit. A) would have done B) would do C) will do D) did 26) If plants ……………. enough water, they die. A) don’t get B) didn’t get C) hadn’t got D) doesn’t get. 27) Scientist designed a system ……….. could transmit radio signals between countries. A) which B) where C) who D) when 28) The event ………… took place in London in 2012 CE was the Olympic Game. A) when B) that C) where D) who 29) ” I bought my new coat from the bazar yesterday “ The correct reported speech form of the sentence above is…………………. A) Maha told me that she had bought her new coat from the bazar the day before B) Maha told me that she has bought my new coat from the bazar the day before C) Maha told me that I had bought her new coat from the bazar the day before. D) Maha told me that she had bought my new coat from the bazar that day. 30) I finished typing the report at 9 p.m. The sentence which emphasizes the underlined words is ……….. A) It was at 9 p.m. when I finished typing the report. B) It was 9 p.m. when I finish typing the report. C) It is 9 p.m. when I finish typing the report. D) It was 9 p.m. when I finished typing the report. 31) Your sofa will tell you when you need to stand up and get some exercise! The underlined phrase in the sentence above is used to indicate …………… A) onomatopoeia B) personification C) simile D) metaphor 32) Because of the large ……. From his aunt …… Zaid was able to buy his own boat. A) inharitance /, B) inheretance/. 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