اختبار نهائي لغة انجليزية للصف التاسع الفصل الاول Final English Exam / grade 9 Date : ???????? Part one : Comprehension Q1 : Read the text below carefully then answer the questions : Istanbul is a city on two continents , with one foot in Asia and the other in Europe . It is not a capital city now : the capital of modern Turkey is Ankara .However , it used to be the capital of empires and is still a great world city today . Its name was Byzantium for 1,000 years , and it grew rich and powerful because East- West trade routes passed through the city along and across the Bosphorus . Then the Romans made it the capital of their eastern empire , and for the next 1,000 years people called it Constantinople . Then Constantinople fell to the Muslim Ottomans . This time , the city's name was changed to Istanbul , and it became the heart of a huge empire which reached across large parts of Europe , Asia and North Africa . The Topkapi Palace was the centre of its government . Here , the sultans lived and thousands more worked to rule the Ottoman Empire . Today , it is a huge museum with beautiful gardens and hundreds of rooms . These are full of fantastic collections of pictures , maps , jewellery and many other fascinating things . Istanbul is an exciting , modern city today of over 14 million people and its 12 million visitors a year never forget their time here . 1. What was the importance of the Topkapi Palace ? 2. How many names has the city had during its long history ? What are they ? 3. Complete : The Ottomans ruled large parts of ???.. , ????? and ?????? 3. Say what the underlined words mean or refer to : a. its ( line 12 ) : ????????? b. These ( line 14 ) : ????? c. here ( line 18 ) : ???????? 4. From the text find words that mean : a. roads : ?????. b. Ottoman rulers : ?????.. c. strong : ????? d. very big : ???????. T/ F: a. Ankara has always been the capital city of Turkey . ( ) . b. The Ottoman Empire reached across 3 continents . ( ) Q2 : A: Complete the sentences using words from the list below : prophet boring purse defeated out of breath religious independent 1. The ?????? Mohammad ( pbuh) brought the world the message of Islam . 2. When I go running , I become tired very quickly and I soon get ????????? 3. Hadeel took the money out of her ?????.. to pay the bill . 4. Salah Al Din ??????. the crusaders at the Battle of Hittin . 5. This program is ????????. It's sending me to sleep . 6. The people of Nablus are ?????? . There are a lot of mosques in the city . 7. How many ?????? countries are there in the world today ? B : Match the words in the list to their meanings : crossroads community put up cover generous enemy 1. Junction / intersection : ?????.. 2. a group of people : ??????? 3. foe : ??????. 4. The outer side of something : ????. 5. giving others more of your time or money : ??????.. 6. To attach something to the wall : ????.. C: match the words below to their opposites : remember boring ancient friend wet land 1. dry : ???? 4. exciting : ???? 2. enemy : ??? 5. take off : ????. 3. modern : ???.. 6 . forget : ????. Q3 A Circle the correct answer : 1. I am going to stay in this hotel ??.. two weeks . ( in / to / for / at ) . 2. Rock climbing is ?????. than most sports . ( dangerous / more dangerous than / more dangerous / the most dangerous ) . 3. While she ?????? to Ramallah , her car broke down . ( driving / was driving / were driving / drove ) . 4. How ????. money have you got ? ( many / much / little / a few ) . 5. Salah Al Din ??????.together large parts of the Muslim world before he turned to Jerusalem . ( brings / has brought / have brought / had brought ) . 6. Long ago , people ????? in houses made of mud . ( live / lives / lived / are living ) . 7. We still ???? seen a new wardrobe . ( has / have / hasn't / haven't ) 8. Jamie is at facebook at the moment . He ?????. his inbox . ( checking / is checking / checks / checked ) . B: Correct the words between brackets : 1. The ??????? wanted to take Jerusalem from Muslims . crusade ) .) 2. Eating lots of fried food is really not ?????? ( health ) . 3. Dr . Blake wants everyone to be ?????. When they do sport . ( safe ) . C: Add While and put the verbs in the past continuous or past simple : 1. / Waleed ( look ) on the internet , he ( find ) several good websites about Yasser Arafat . ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ D: Fill in the gaps : ( little / much / many /a lot) : 1. Samia can't buy that expensive coat because she has only got very ???? money . 2. Lana has ???.. of friends to whom she chats daily . 3. There are ????. Oranges on the table . Writing : Study the table below carefully then write two short paragraphs about each leader : Countries Dates ( lived from ?.. to ) Family names Given names Palestine 1929 - 2004 Arafat Yasser India 1918 - 2013 Mandela Nelson South Africa 1869 - 1948 Ghandi Mahatma Note : You can use from these adjectives ( brave , intelligent , generous , warm , strong , fair , calm ) . Yasser Arafat ( 1929 ? 2004 ) , the brave and warm leader of the people of Palestine . Nelson ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.. Mahatma ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????. The Best Of Luck T. Mohammad Lubbadeh . ☻☺☺