Kurdistan Regional Government Subject ; Comprehension

Council of Ministers Class : First Stage

Ministry of Higher Education& Scientific Research Date : December , ,2018
Presidency of sulemani polytechnic university Time : 2 hours
Technical Institute of Sulaimani
Translation Techniques Department
First Examination 2018 -2019

Question 1- Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of
them because they are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes the most
dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year
is one that you have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes
eat plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this blood to
live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of
saliva into the blood. This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be
as minor as an itchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one
person to another very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and
yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2
million of these people will die from these diseases.
Many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no
sure way to protect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nets can be placed over
beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people stay safe at night, but they do not
kill any mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.
Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of
mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can
also be killed with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm
other plants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more
dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a
way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
1) According to the author, some people are more afraid of tigers and sharks than mosquitoes because
tigers and sharks
 A. kill more people than mosquitoes
B. are big and powerful
C. are found all over the world
D. have no natural enemies

2) Based on the information in paragraph 2, we can understand that

I. male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have different eating habits
II. male mosquitoes are harmless to humans
III. female mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting diseases to humans

A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II, and III

3- As used in paragraph 2, minor most nearly means

A-unimportant / not serious B- important /serious

4- As used in paragraph 5 , cut down most nearly means.

A- Reduce /decrease B-increase C-expand

5- why are mosquitoes so dangerous ? Explain it ?

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6- how can you protect yourself and your family from mosquitoes bites ?Explain it ?
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7- what do you understand from the whole text ? summarize it in only 3 lines ?
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Vocabulary
Q2- A/ add suffix for the following words?
1-Person ---- 2- fear------ 3- enjoy------ 4- kind---- 5- attract---- 6- wood-----
7-act-------- 8-assisst------- 9-america ---- 10-mange----- 11-electric---- 12- magic--------

B/-add prefix for the following words ?

1----agree 2----sense 3-----freeze 4------turn 5----sport 6---friendly
7----legal 8----possible 9-----way 10------patient 11-----behave 12----family

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Q3- Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.
1- homework / essay / pollution / write / want / I / you / to / on / an / for.
2- fail / work / if / she’ll / she / all / exams / her / doesn’t
3- too / feel / I / today / hot
4- because / all / coughed / day / I / cold / had / a / I
5- at / she / a / works / hospital / the / cleaner / as
6- had / my / when / work / unfortunately / stop / to / I / computer / crashed

Q4-Complte the words on the left with the correct phrase on the right?
1-we build a- people if we make a noise
2-we celebrate b- our jackets or seat-belts
3-we compare c- a birthday or success by having party
4-we disturb d- houses or walls
5- we fasten e- two or more things to see which is better ,cheaper

Q5-Replace each adjective with its opposite from the list above ?
Thick fat deep hot good late
1- it was a bad idea .
2- he is very thin .
3- the paper is thin
4- I took an early train.
5- The water is very shallow
6- We had a cold meal

Lecturer Head of Department

M.Rekan Ismail Roqya Abdulkadie