Reading **** ( 4 )
1. According to legend, Marco Polo brought the recipe for ice cream with him from China. However, there is no written record of this. We do know that the Chinese taught Arab traders how to combine syrups and snow, to make an early version of ice cream called sherbet. These traders then showed the people of Venice and the Romans how to make this frozen dessert. In fact, the Roman Emperor, Nero, was said to be quite fond of pureed fruit, sweetened with honey, and he liked to mix it with snow. He loved this concoction so much that he had special rooms built under his palace which were designed keep the snow cold. In the 1500s, the recipe for sorbet was introduced to the French by Catherine de Medici.
2. The invention of ice cream came later with the development of custard, a milky dessert, and in 1775 people discovered that freezing custard would create a delicious sweet. This discovery was shortly followed by the creation of a machine to make ice cream which made the process much easier.
3. In America, Thomas Jefferson so loved ice cream that he imitated Nero by having a special cold room built for storing snow and he is said to have created the first ice cream recipe in the United States. Another president, George Washington, was one of the first people in the US to buy an ice cream machine.
4. Nothing really changed in the world of ice cream for the next 100 years. It was still being made at home. In 1851,this was all changed by a creative man named Jacob Fussell when he opened the first ice cream factory.
5. Near the beginning of the 20th century, the ice cream soda was created. It was made by accident when a scoop of ice cream fell into a glass of flavored Coca-Cola. A short time later, another delicious dessert was invented. It was called the ( sundae ) and contained ice cream covered with syrup and whipped cream.
6. Perhaps the most important ice cream discovery was made during the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis. At the exposition, Charles Menches had a successful business selling ice cream in bowls. However, he had so many customers that he soon ran out of bowls. Sad, but determined to still find a way to sell his ice cream, he asked his friend Ernest Hamwi, who was selling a wafer-like biscuit called ( zalabia ), a Syrian sweet, to form a cone from the wafers to hold his ice cream. The combination proved very popular and the ice cream cone was born!
QUESTIONS
93. The main idea for this **** is ______.
A)Chinese contributions to the development of ice cream
B)ice cream is a popular, delicious dessert
C)ice cream can be made from various ingredients
D)historical developments of ice cream
94. The main idea for paragraph 6 is ______.
A)ice cream at the 1904 Exposition
B)how bowls were used in the ice cream industry
C)the invention of the ice cream cone
D)how Syrians contributed to the history of ice cream
95. The words This discovery in paragraph 2 refer to ______.
A)ice cream machine
B)sherbet
C)sorbet
D)frozen custard
96.The word imitated in paragraph 3 probably means ______.
A)invented
B)discovered
C)developed
D)copied
97.Most people think that ______first brought ice cream to the Western world.
A)Marco Polo
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)the Chinese
D)Catherine de Medici
98. The Roman Emperor Nero kept snow in his palace ______.
A)to decrease the temperature
B)to keep his food cold
C)so he could make a cold dessert
D)so fruit would stay fresh
99. Ice cream, as we know it today, was invented______.
A)in 1775
B)at the same time as custard
C)near the beginning of the 20th century
D)by Thomas Jefferson
100. Until the mid 1800s ice cream was usually made in ______.
A)factories
B)special cold rooms
C)St. Louis
D)people's houses
Writing
Write an essay of about 150 words about:
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I –Vocabulary & Grammar :
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence .
Fill in the circle with the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet .
1 - Sami is planning to spend the holiday in a big ______in France.
a- ocean b- resort
c- client d- loan
2 - There are some ______sand dunes in the Sahara .
a- rainy b- expensive c- massive d- happy
3 – Bedouins are ______who live in the Middle East and North Africa.
a- oasis b- dangers c- nomads d- igloos
4 – Some ______of the Silk Road passed through the Arab World.
a- routes b- majors c- humps d- sores
5 – A ______is like a very big family .
a- tunnel b- judge c- tribe d- factory
6 - Dubai is the ______centre of the UAE. That is where most of the
business and trade takes place.
a) economic b) constitutional
c) similar d) available
7 - The ______on Islamic history begins on Page 27 of your ****book.
a) acquisition b) conduct
c) chapter d) commission
8 - The ______must first be approved by the government before it
becomes law.
a) individual b) legislation
c) sector d) environment
9 - Some of the ______differences between countries are ****d on
religion, ******** and food.
a) normal b) obtained
c) cultural d) restricted
10 - The use of ______in the classroom is increasing .Teachers use
computers, television and the Internet to teach English.
a) technology b) philosophy
c) sequence d) link
11 - The campers didn’t have ______supplies. They didn’t have
enough water or food.
a) prior b) undertaken
c) ethnic d) adequate
12 - His flight ticket came with an ______. He could leave on
either 6th January or 10th January.
a) option b) access
c) output d) integration
13 - I enjoy studying at the ______because it is quiet and there
are many books and newspapers.
a) chair b) theatre
c) village d) library
14 - The police found the ______running away from the bank.
a) criminal b) cotton
c) beard d) lunch
15 - The man across the street says he will give a______of Dh. 100 to
the person who finds his cat.
a) reward b) friendship
c) ticket d) trick
16 - My brother wants to be ______.
a) teacher b) teach
c) teaches d) a teacher
17 - My sister would like to be ______.
a) writer b) write
c) writes d) a writer
18 - Did you call Bill this weekend? Yes, once. He wasn’t home so I left ______.
a) a message b) messages
c) the message d) message
19 – The Inuits , who live in the Tundra , live in ______.
a) discounts b) adventures
c) creatures d) igloos 0
20 – The ______summer temperatures in the UAE is 45° C.
a) average b) form
c) trunk d) ankle
21 - This fence is ______. We will remove it in a short time.
a) freezing b) temporary
c) popular d) dry
22 - Man is the most ………………….. creature on earth .
a) permanent b) intelligent
c) fast d) experimental
23 – Scientists are always interested in …………………… and inventions.
a) experiments b) pictures
c) commerce d) letters
24– Computers are used in large hotels to control ………………………. .
a) flights b) astrolabes c) reservations d) diets
25– Ahmed bought a gold ______for his wife .
a) bangle b) fight
c) prove d) borrow
26- Women in the UAE are fond of wearing ______clothes that suit
their traditions.
a) multiple b) embroidery
c) clumsy d) modern
27 - Do you imagine that all goods are ______in the malls of your city?
a) available b) dangerous
c) spectacular d) troubled
28 - I don’t like others to help me. I want to be ______.
a) independent b) client
c) society d) fortune
29- Most developing countries ______electrical goods from Japan
and Germany.
a) import b) prevent
c) hunt d) overlook
30 - You must ______your complicated problems wisely.
a) spread b) elevate
c) solve d) compress
31- After long ______we bought a new car from Al-Futaim Company.
a) compressing b.)bargaining
c) increasing d) perfuming
32- A lot of ______go to DSF to buy their needs.
a) clients b) trainees
c) volunteers d) bandits
33- Planning helps ______your stress.
a) crave b) reduce
c) grab d) blame
34- My little brother likes to eat ______eggs on his breakfast.
a) frustrating b) flexible
c) raw d) superb
35 - The ______spread quickly throughout John’s body .
a) pancreas b) infection
c) protection d) statistics
36 - Before ______a decision on which university to go to, Omar
had to talk with his family.
a) make b) making
c) made d) being made
37 - My brother has a new computer. We used ______yesterday.
a) her b) him
c) computer d) it
38 - I went to summer school ______improve my English.
a) for b) to
c) so d) will
39 - She______had three accidents since she got her driving license.
a) is b) was
c) had d) has
40- Ali and Abdullah went shopping last the weekend but they didn’t take
their ______.
a) wife b) wives
c) wifes d) wive
41- The family living next door is friendly. I like ______a lot.
a) they b) their
c) them d) theirs
42 - Ahmed ______finish all his work today; he’s got all day
tomorrow as well.
a) not have to b) must to
c) doesn’t have to d) should to
43 - This is the clever boy ______father is an engineer .
a) which b) whose
c) who d) why
44– I don’t want to get used to ______coffee .
a) drinking b) drank
c) drinks d) have drunk
45 - The fisherman ______nothing when he returned late .
a) had caught b) has caught
c) have caught d) catch
46 - Ahmad has been living in Leewa ______eleven months .
a) for b) since
c- from d- ago
47– Primary schools are ______than secondary schools .
a) very noisy b) noisier
c) noisiest d) more noisier
48 -The person ______visited your house was very nice.
a) who b) which
c) what d) where
49 - Is that your book on the desk? Yes, it is ______.
a) mine b) me
c) myself d) my
50 - My ______usually goes to school by taxi.
a) sisters b) sister
c) sister she d) sister is
51 - If we ______a car, we could drive everywhere.
a) have b) are having
c) would have d) had
52 - Their mother ______in a private company.
a) is a manager b) a manager
c) manager d) is manager
53 - If the first question seems too difficult, ______on to the next one.
a) moves b) moving
c) moved d) move
54 - Her family visits her every weekend and takes her to ______
favourite restaurant.
a) theirs b) they
c) them d) their
55 - In some countries, elections usually ______place every 4 years.
a) take b) takes
c) taking d) are taking
56 - My friends and I always spend Friday afternoons together.
______favourite hobby is swimming.
a) Our b) We
c) Their d) Us
57 - If you don’t hurry up, you ______miss the bus.
a) will b) would
c) can d) should
58 -My brother has a new computer. We used ______yesterday.
a) her b) him
c) them d) it
59 - If they ______sooner, they would have caught the train.
a) had arrived b) arrive
c) have arrived d) arriving
60 - I can’t fit ______person in my car; I only have space for 5.
a) other b) another
c) others d) the others
61 - The painting they bought is ______.
a) beautiful a very one b) very a beautiful one
c) a very beautiful one d) a beautiful very one
62 - Did his mother give you ______tea?
a) a few b) many
c) some d) a lot
63 - If Rashid had played well, his team ______won.
a) would have b) will have
c) can have d) had
64 - ______did Ali go last week ?
- He went camping in the desert .
a) When b) Where
c) Who d) What
65 – The Inuits ______- in igloos in the past .
a) living b) live
c) lived d) living
66 - The Sahara is ______desert in the world .
a) big b) the biggest
c) bigger d) the most big
67 - Letters ------by the postman in our country.
a) delivers b) delivered
c) are delivered d) delivering
68 - Maher ------in Abu Dhabi for 12 years .
a) lives b) has lived
c) is living d) will live
69 - The weather is ------fine that we can spend a happy
time near the beach.
a) as b) so
c) too d) as well as
70 - I haven’t seen Mohammed ------he left for Japan.
a) since b) for
c) ago d) to