‫بسم اللة الرحمن الرحيم‬

THE HASHIMATE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
GENERAL SECONDARY CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION-2023
GENERAL ENGLISH
‫جعــــــفر ابن ابي طالــــــب الثانويـــــــة للبنيـــــــن‬
DATE: TIME: TWO HOURS
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For items (1-35), read each one carefully then choose from a,b,c or d

1) Megaprojects exist to bring new ……….. growth and benefits to cities.

A. economy B. economically C. economic D. economies
2) A ……….. program helps you to add extra features to your website such as music, film
or links to other sites.
A. hosting B. web-building C. blog D. social media
3) My grandparents gave me a ……….. for my birthday, and I am learning calligraphy now.
A. fountain pen B. calculation C. dementia D. access
4) ……….. is a formal word referring to something attached to something larger.
A. Apparatus B. Equipment C. Appendage D. Artificial
5) Slow breathing allows for full ……….. of the lungs.
A. expand B. expansion C. expansive D. expandable
6) She ……….. sailed around the world in 72 days which is a new record.
A. success B. successful C. successfully D. succeed
7) Latest dialogues are going to ……….. the relations between the two communities.
A. strong B. strength C. strengthen D. stronger
8) My grandfather has to take a lot of medicine – he takes six different pills every day.
The underlined word can be replaced by………..
A. tablets B. signs of illness C. arthritis D. coma
9) We can all work hard to reduce our ……….. footprint by living a more environmentally
friendly lifestyle.
A. biological B. carbon C. negative D. urban
10) The first email ……….. in 1971 CE by Ray Tomlinson.
A. is sending B. will send C. was sent D. is sent
11) If I had more time, I ……….. another language.
A. will learn B. would learn C. learn D. am learning
12) Despite the undeniable advantages of technology, it has had some negative effects on
our society. The underlined word is used to show:
A. simile B. personification C. Onomatopoeia D. Opposition
13) The professor warns young people that the Internet is not private; he tells them to turn
on ………...
A. privacy settings B. security settings C. filter D. identity fraud
14) Hind ……….. very hard for several weeks before she did her final exams.
A. has been working B. works C. had been working D. would work
15) When there is not enough rainfall to grow crops, the ground must be ………..
A. irrigates B. irrigating C. have irrigated D. irrigated
16) He had his phone ……….. yesterday before they leave home.
A. repair B. repaired C. repairing D. had repaired
17) London was ……….. the Olympic Games were held in 2012 CE.
A. the place which B. the place where C. the thing which D. the place when
18) It was in the morning ……….. the rescue team arrived at the scene of the accident.
A. which B. where C. whose D. when
19) ……….. the mechanical clock in the twelfth century was Al-jazari.
A. the person who invented B. the person who inventing
C. It is the person who invented D. It is Al-jazari who invented
20) I ……….. shopping in the local supermarket, but it closed two years ago, so now I have
to drive into town to shop.
A. use to go B. used to go C. am used to go D. used to going
21) By this time next week, Sami ……….. for his trip.
A. will have left B. will be leaving C. would leave D. was left
22) I asked my friend to check my email.
The correct causative verb for the above sentence is …………
A) I had my email checked. B) I have my email checked.
C) I had checked my email. D) I checked my email.
23) This time tomorrow, we ……….. because we will have finished our exams.
A. were celebrating B. will celebrate C. will be celebrated D. will be celebrating
24) You mustn’t touch this machine.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the sentence above is…………
A) You don’t have to touch this machine. B) You must touch this machine.
C) You can't touch this machine. D) You aren’t allowed to touch this machine.
25) Where have you been? I ……….. for ages.
A) am waiting B) have been waiting C) had waited D) will wait
26) The benefits of Masdar City for the community and the environment greatly ………..
any disadvantages.
A) outwiegh B) outweigh C) autweigh D) eutweigh

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27) The event that ……….. in London in 2012 CE was the Olympic games.
A. was held B. were held C. took place D. is held
28) Karam was walking home when the rain started, it was very heavy, so he ……….. wet.
A. must be got B. must have got C. must get D. might get
29) I'm used to speaking in public, I am a teacher.
A. It was normal for me to speak in public, I am a teacher.
B. It is normal for me to speaking in public, I am a teacher.
C. It has been normal for me to speak in public, I am a teacher.
D. It is normal for me to speak in public, I am a teacher.
30) The heat made the journey unpleasant.
The correct cleft sentence that imphasises the information in bold is:
A. It is the heat which made the journey un pleasant.
B. The thing which made the journey unpleasant is the heat.
C. It was the heat which makes the journey unpleasant.
D. It was the heat which made the journey unpleasant.
31) "I lived in Amman for six years."
The reported speech for the above sentence is …………
A. Ali said that he has lived in Amman for six years.
B. Ali said that he had been lived in Amman for six years.
C. Ali said that he had lived in Amman for six years.
D. Ali said that she had lived in Amman for six years.
32) Mohammad worked hard for several years, and then he bought a car.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one before it.
A. Before Mohammad had worked hard for several years, he bought a car.
B. Mohammad had worked hard for several years before he had bought a car.
C. Before Mohammad worked hard for several years, he had bought a car.
D. Mohammad had worked hard for several years before he bought a car.
33) I recite some verses from the Holy Quran whenever I feel angry.
The synonym of the underlined word is:
A. cross B. feel a bit blue C. red-handed D. the green light
34) Our computers and mobile phones will take care of us, by telling us when to wake up,
eat and sleep. The function of the sentence above is to show:
A. simile B. personification C. Onomatopoeia D. result
35) I ……….. for a job when I finish university.
A. intends to apply B. intend to applying
C. intended to apply D. intend to apply

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 Question Two (40 points)
Read the following two texts carefully, and then in your ANSWER BOOKLET
answer all the questions that follow. Your answers should be based on the texts.

TEXT ONE (22 points)

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 wheelchair. In 2012 CE, research on monkeys showed that a brain
implant improved their decision-making abilities. How will humans benefit from this
research? Scientists hope to develop a similar device to help people who have been
affected by brain damage, which could be caused by dementia, a stroke or other brain
injuries.
In 2010 CE, neuroscientists confirmed that it was possible to communicate with
somepatients in a coma, by using a special brain scanner called an MRI. 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. 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.
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. 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.

1) There are two side effects which appear when patients undergo the usual cancer
treatment. Write down two of these side effects. (4points)

2) Brain damage can be caused by different factors. Write down two of these factors.
(4points)
3) What information from the text which explains how the new cancer drug works.
(4points)
4) Find a word from the text which means" a medicine or a substance used for
making medicines"
(4points)
5) What does the underlined word "it" refer to?
(3points)
6) The dramatic improvement of life expectancy that characterised the 20 century is
th

due to many reasons. Write down three possible reasons. (3points)

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 TEXT TWO (18points)

Health conditions in Jordan are among the best in the Middle East. This is largely due
to the country’s commitment to making healthcare for all a top priority. Advances in
education, economic conditions, sanitation, clean water, diet and housing have made our
community healthier. 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 per cent
of Jordanian children were fully immunised, thanks to immunisation teams that had been
working towards this goal for several years. Although there were remote areas of the
country where people had been without consistent access to electricity and safe water,
almost 99 per cent of the country’s population now has access.

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.

The life expectancy figures show that Jordan's healthcare system is successful. In
1965CE, 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
2017 CE. The low infant mortality rates, 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.

1) Many factors have made our community healthier. Write down three of these factors.
(6points)
2) Many factors contributing to Jordan's healthy population growth. Write down two of
these factors.
(4points)
3) The text states that Jordan improves two types of Jordanian facilities. Write these two
facilities down.
(4points)
4) Quote the sentence which indicates the start of the open-heart surgery program.
(4points)

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 Question Three (20points)
Free Writing:
In your ANSWER BOOKLET, write a composition of about 120 words on one of
the following:
1. Many old buildings are part of a nation's history. Some people think that they should be
knocked down and replaced by new ones. Write an article showing how important it is
to protect old buildings and how preserving such buildings doesn't stand in the way of
progress.
2. A few decades ago, many families had half a dozen or more children. Nowadays, more
and more families are choosing to have three or four children. Are small families better
than large ones? Why or why not? Write an article expressing your opinion and support
it with specific reasons.

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