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ألســـــــــلطة ألوطنيـــــــــــة ألفلسطينيــــــة Palestinian National Authority
وزارة ألتربيــــــــة والتعليـــــــم ألعالـــــــي Ministry of Education & Higher Education
مديريــــة ألتربيــــــة والتعليم – نابلـــــــس Directorate of Education – Nablus
مدرســــة فهمي الصيفي ألأساسية للبنيــــن Fahme As-Saifi Basic School for Boys
هاتــــــــف : 2326230 الرقم الوطني : 12111023 Tel No : 2326230

Final Exam 2012 Grade 9 .
Name : _______________________________ Grade : _________ Section : _____ .
Q1 : Read this passage and answer the questions below : ( 8p )
I asked Dr. Way how she felt about the new ' cheetah legs ' that some disabled athletes had started using . ' They're fantastic , ' she said . ' These people can run as fast able-bodied athletes .'
' But . ' she said , ' I'm more interested in new ' body parts ' that connect with our brains . I asked Dr. Way what she meant , and she started explaining some of medical science's most recent work .
' If somebody loses an arm in a road accident , for example , we can now make a new bionic arm . It looks , bends and turns like a normal arm . It can also , understand messages from the brain – messages that make it move . '
' So the great thing is this , ' she said . ' Disabled people could not live normal lives in the past , but today more and more can and do . '


1-How does Dr. Way feel about the new ' cheetah legs ' ? _____________________
2-What can disabled athletes , using cheetah legs , do ? _____________________________________________________________________
3- What is the advantage of bionic arms over cheetah legs ? _____________________________________________________________________
4-What can disabled people do more and more today? ________________________
5- The direct question , asked by the reporter, of the underlined indirect question is : _____________________________________________________________________
6-The underlined pronoun : it refers to : __________________________________
7- Give an example , from the text , of the following :
a- a past perfect verb : _____________________ . b- adjective : _____________
8- True or False :
a- Bionic arm can understand messages from brain . _____
b- Norma athletes had started using cheetah legs . _____

Q2 : Complete. Use words in the box : Make necessary changes (3.5p)
friendship / speaker / recover / cheer up / break down / earthquake / agree
1- When a plant dies , it quickly ____________________ .
2- We've talked about the problem , and we've ___________ on a plan .
3- A lot of buildings collapsed in the __________________ .
4- One of the UN's aims is to build ________________ between countries .
5- Come on , ______________ ! It isn't the end of the world .
6- If you change to ___________ phone , we can all listen and talk together .
7- Deema is ____________ well from her operation . She can go home soon .

Q3: A)- Write opposites for the following words : ( 2p )
1- noisily : _________________ . 2- broken : ___________________
3- later : ____________________ . 4- dishonest : _________________

B)- Complete the missing form in the tables below : ( 4p )

Verb Noun
1 Create
2 Interview
3 Education
4 organize
Noun Adjective
1 freedom
2 Cultural
3 Society
4 education

C)- Write the meaning of these phrases in English : ( 1p )
1- How come : _________________ . 2- feel like : ______________________

Q4 : Use { many / much / little /a few } to finish these sentences :( 2p )
1- Not many people were injured in the accident , just __________ .
2- How ________ persons attended the meeting last week ?
3- He is very thirsty but there is just ____________ water in the bottle .
4- He seems to be very rich , I think he gets too _________ money .

Q5 : A)- Rewrite the following sentences with two objects : ( 1p )
1- Mom cooked a delicious meal for us . __________________________________
2- He brought a gift for Ali . ___________________________________________

B)- Correct the verbs between brackets : ( 1.5p )
1- When you heat water , it ________ ( turn ) into gas .
2- If you sleep early , you ____________ ( get up ) early .
3- If I _________ ( have ) enough money , I 'd buy that Mercedes .

Q6 :A)- Change into the passive : ( 3p )
1- Ali revises his lessons . _____________________________________________
2- She hasn't cleaned the dishes yet . _____________________________________
3- I was watching TV. ________________________________________________

B)- Report the following : ( 4p )
1- ' What time did you arrive ? ' I asked Khaled .
I asked Khaled __________________________________________________ .
2- Jamal's friends : Can you stand up and walk a few meters ?
They wanted to know if ___________________________________________ .
3- The old woman : I feel weak .
The old woman told me that _______________________________________ .
4- ' When is she going to travel home ? asks Huda . ( report to Arwa )
Huda asks when you _____________________________________________ .

Q7 : Choose the correct answer : ( 4p )
1- That shirt looks nice . I ________ buy it . ( am going to / will / be going to )
2- You have a brother , _____________ ? ( do you / don't you / haven't you )
3- They painted a school mural __________ everybody loves . ( which / who / what )
4- A : I can't wait to see you . B : _______________ . ( So , can I / Nor , I can / Nor , can I )
5- I enjoy ___________ TV . ( to watch / watch / watching )
6- A : I like tigers . B : ________ . ( I too do / I do , too / I did , too )
7- I feel like ___________ home . ( go / gone / going )
8- He's looking forward to __________ you . ( saw / seeing / see )

Q8 : Read this email by Mr. Depressed to Help World , then write a reply email to him : ( 6p )

Dear All
I am the oldest son and I have two younger brothers . I feel that my parents like them more than they like me . They just ask me about my school grades they never ask about my needs . I feel bad about this , sometimes I feel I want to make something dramatic such as running away from home .

Mr. Depressed

Use these ideas to help you complete the reply email : Your name is Basim C. / I think that … / I don't believe that … / You should … / why don’t you .. / talk to them … / try to … / don't be … / selfish / If you …. , you will … / …….

Dear __________________
You say that _________________________________________________________
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Best wishes & Good luck .