An English worksheet
(Teacher: Mrs. Orit Freidenreich)
Name:_______________________ Class:______________________
Date: ________________________ Score: _____________________
A. Read the following text and then complete the summary below by filling in one word in each space according to the information given in the text.
Dolphins
Scientists claim that dolphins and whales in the Mediterranean are being poisoned by mercury and choked by industrial waste and air pollution. Over the past few years, post mortem studies of the growing number of dead animals being washed up on beaches, have revealed damage to vital organs.
Summary: (5 x 4=20 pts)
________________, air ________________ and ________________ waste are killing whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea. The number of these animals that were poisoned and washed up to the beach has been growing over the past few years. When ________________ examine theses dead animals they find that there is damage to ________________ vital organs.
B. Circle the most suitable word/words to complete the sentence: (10 x 2 = 20 pts)
Dreams
You are asleep and dreaming, but while you (enjoy/enjoying/are enjoying) a good (night/nights/night’s) rest, your subconscious is also hard at work, finding solutions (to/for/of) problems, making decisions and soothing stress. The secret of harnessing the hidden powers of sleep lies in what (called/is called/are called) lucid dreams. These are the clear, vivid dreams that we have when we are actually asleep (so/but/then) aware that we are dreaming. Studies (shows/showed/have shown) us that while only one (in/of/around) ten of us (has/have/have had) regular lucid dreams, most of us experience them occasionally and almost all of us can, with (patients/patience/patient) and practice, discover how to produce and control (it/those/them) at will.
C. Fill in each of the blank spaces with ONE word only: (15 x 3 = 45 pts)
Slums
A slum is a house or group of ____________ , where, for various reasons, it is _____________ for people to live decently. This may be ______________ it is much too small for the people living in it. It may also lack proper lighting, ventilation, water supply ______________ sanitation. Usually ____________ houses are old and dilapidated, and many of ________________ were poorly built. Many houses _______________ erected during the early __________________ of the industrial revolution _________________the population was ____________________ rapidly, coming from the villages to the towns and the big cities. _____________________, not all slums are _________________in industrial areas. In southern Italy, in Cairo and in many Asian big ___________ for example, village people are often _______________ to suffer very ___________________housing condition in order to live near the big city.
D. Fill in the missing questions: (5 X 5 = 25 pts)
Read the interview with Mr. Levy, who lost his job because it was replaced by a computer, and fill in the new boss at the Insurance Company’s questions:
New boss:___________________________________________________________?
Mr. Levy: Yes, of course. I worked as a clerk in a bank for ten years.
New boss: ___________________________________________________________?
Mr. Levy: Because I was replaced by a computer that can do my job faster and better.
New boss: ___________________________________________________________?
Mr. Levy: No. More than ten people were asked to leave as a result of automation.
New boss: ___________________________________________________________?
Mr. Levy: I’m a licensed bookkeeper.
New boss: ___________________________________________________________?
Mr. Levy: As soon as possible. The earlier the better.