מבחן 12

1. In spite of his _________ to participate, he was convinced that it is necessary to take part in the festival.

(1) enthusiasm

(2) boredom

(3) reluctance

(4) agreement

3. In our legal system a man is ________ innocent until proven guilty. This system is made to insure that we won’t hang innocent people.

(1) completely

(2) not

(3) semi

(4) presumed

4. Four friends founded a start-up company together. The first thing they did was to meet investors and raise initial _______.

(1) funding

(2) workers

(3) connections

(4) costs

8. We have not yet started to rebuild our house, but I ________ that the cost of rebuilding the house will be no more than 200,000$.

(1) sure

(2) estimate

(3) certain

(4) conceive

Restatements

This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.

Restatements

13. Dani felt that his behavior during the party was ludicrous.

(1) Dani’s behavior during the party was perfect.

(2) Dani felt that the way he behaved was ludicrous.

(3) After the party, dani acted in a very funny way.

(4) Dani felt that he acted ludicrously at the party.

14. Charles Darwin’s profound research of evolution, was a very important moment in the progress towards understanding the world we live in.

(1) Nobody understood the world we live in until Charles Darwin’s extensive research of the evolution.

(2) The theory of evolution, published by Charles Darwin, was a breakthrough in his research.

(3) The extensive research of the evolution, made by Charles Darwin, was a breakthrough in the progress towards understanding the world we live in.

(4) Darwin’s research is the reason why we know so much about the world we live in.

15. A possible explanation for the differences between the testimony of the two witnesses is the fact that one of them was drunk while he saw the murder.

(1) The only explanation for the differences between the testimony of the two witnesses is the fact that one of them was drunk while he saw the murder.

(2) Because one of the witnesses was drunk while he saw the murder, it is not possible to match between the testimony he gave and the testimony that the other witness gave.

(3) There are many reasons why it is impossible to match the testimony of a drunk witness to the testimony of a sober witness.

(4) There is a possibility that the differences between the two testimonies, are caused by the fact that one of the witnesses who provided those testimonies was drunk when he saw the murder.

16. The rapid expansion of the internet is one of the most important factors that influence the global economy.

(1) The global economy is influenced by the expansion of the internet.

(2) One of the most important factors that has an influence on global economy is the swift expansion of the internet.

(3) One of the most important factors that has an influence on the expansion of the internet is the global economy.

(4) Without the internet, the global economy would not have expanded.

17. Sharks are considered to be very dangerous creatures, despite the fact that the number of sharks which are killed by humans is greater than the number of humans killed by sharks.

(1) Humans are more dangerous than sharks because they eat more.

(2) We tend to think of a shark as a dangerous creature even though we kill more sharks than any other mammals.

(3) We tend to think of a shark as a dangerous creature even though the amount of humans killed by sharks is a lot greater than the amount of sharks killed by humans.

(4) We tend to think of a shark as a dangerous creature even though the number of humans killed by sharks is smaller than the number of sharks killed by humans.

18. Persistent high levels of air pollution are the most severe problem facing urban areas today.

(1) The levels of air pollution faced by urban areas today are severely high.

(2) Among the problems faced by urban areas today, continuing high levels of air pollution is the most severe.

(3) Most urban areas suffer from a severe air pollution problem.

(4) The most severe air pollution problem occurs in urban areas.

19. As much as Joshua wanted to return Shelly’s favor, he could not resist the comforts of his position, once he knew he would have to give them up if he wanted to do the former.

(1) The comforts of the position, which he knew he would have to give up if he wanted to return Shelly’s favor were the reason he did not want to do that.

(2) As much as Joshua wanted to return Shelly’s favor, he had to resist the comforts of his position, once he knew he would have to give up if he wanted to do the former.

(3) Joshua knew he would have to waver the comforts of his office if he would return Shelly’s favor. As much as he wanted to do the later he could not resist those conveniences.

(4) The former to Joshua’s position was Shelly, and she could not resist the comforts of his position, so she wanted to return to it as a favor.

Reading comprehension

This part consists of two reading passages, each followed by several related questions. For each question, choose the most appropriate answer based on the text.

Reading comprehension

This part consists of two reading passages, each followed by several related questions. For each question, choose the most appropriate answer based on the text.