Review Mid-term Exam Senior 1- Choose the correct option It was a sunny day in December when we started our

trip. The three of us (decide-had decided- were deciding) to go to Aqaba for a few days and now we were looking forward to some sea and sun after the rains that we (had been having - had had- were having ) for weeks in our town. But after an hour the sky (begun- began- were beginning) to get dark and by the time we got near Petra it (rained- had rained- was raining) a lot. And then it happened: the road disappeared! A gigantic stream of water (was sweeping- swept- has swept) across the road and the bus was stuck. It (were- had been- was) really frightening. The bus was full of people but everybody (were- was- had been) quiet. All we heard was the sound of water swirling around us and the noise of the rain hitting the roof of the bus. And then the bus started moving but it (didnt move- wasnt moving- hadnt moved) forward- it was moving sideways! The water was pushing it off into the wadi. This was a dangerous situation and some people on the bus (were beginning- began- begin) to panic. We were now going quite fast but the driver had no control of the bus. We were floating just like a boat. There was nothing we could do. We couldnt get out of the bus. After some time- it seemed like hours! the bus (had crashed- crashed- was crashing) against some rocks and stopped. After that everything happened very quickly. Apparently, police (have watched- were watching- had been watching) the bus the whole time, and when it crashed, they pulled us through the bus windows with ropes. Just as the last passenger (was getting- had got- have got) out, the bus started moving again and disappeared in a few seconds. WHAT A LUCKY ESCAPE! 2- Complete the following sentences using the correct tense a) What were you and your family doing yesterday at 7pm? (include one negative) My mother My brother and I.. My pet b) When I entered the secondary school in 2008 I had already.. (write 3 complete sentences) but I hadnt .. (write 2 sentences) During 2008, the last year of primary school, I had been C) When I was 7 years old I. ..(write about past habits or states) d) I always but at the moment Im .. . Because . For the last couple of weeks I have been a lot because our teacher .. recently .. 3- Complete the following unfinished sentences with your own ideas and use at least five words from the vocabulary box. carbon emissions - species - backing profits - protest against waste - rubbish dumps volunteers habitat

a) It is a global problem that b) To protect animals in danger we need . c) People in San Juan went on strike to d) There is a lot of contamination in San Juan because e) Greenpeace needs more 4- Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.