Part one: (14pts)
A - Reading Comprehension : Read the text carefully then to the activities : (7 pts)
Activity one : Answer the following questions according to the text : (2 pts)
1 – Who was Ibn sina ?
2 – Who were his works described?

Activity two : Say true / false (c.w.s) : (2 pts)
Ibn sina tried to loin : Philosophy and Islam
According to Ibn sina : Philosophy is not really as important as it was thought by Greek scholars.
Ibn sina was interested in : Philosophy only.


Activity three :
a) Find in the text words, phrases or expressions having the same meaningas : (1 pts)
short = …………… Famous = ……………
b) Find in the text words, phrases or expressions opposite in meaning to the following : (1 pts)
active ≠ …………… death ≠ ……………


B – Mastery of language : (7 pts)
Activity one : classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their diphthongs : (2 pts)
Stone – buy – here – air – nose – spear – five - there.

a l e e a al
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Activity two : Complete the following sentences. With the appropriate relative pronouns : which / where / who : (3 pts)
1 – Harun al Rachid ……………… was the fifth abbasid Caliph was a great warrior.
2 – People from several countries used to come to Baghdad ………… they studied different sciences.
3 – The maincause ……………led to the disintegration of the empire was its division between the Caliph's sons.

Activity three: Put the verbs between brackets into their correct tense : (3 pts)
1 – If scientists (to go) back to the study of plants, they (to find) many medicines to serious diseases.
2 – You (not to succeed ) if you (not to do) your best in this life.
3 – Ibn sina (use to be) an excellent philosopher but he (not to realize) that plants will not be taken into consideration.

Part two : (6 pts) Written expression
Write a short paragraph about Harun al Rachid making the best use of the information below (use used to / didn't use to / the relative pronouns)


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