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2012 ‫מועד פברואר‬ - 35 - ‫ פרק ראשו ן‬- ‫ אנגלית‬

9. Both Michael Emerson and Hugo Young have added to our knowledge of World War I

with their very different but well-researched books.

(1) probably (2) politely (3) externally (4) equally

10. In the aftermath of Hurricane Luis, food and fresh water became on the islands of

the eastern Caribbean.

(1) frantic (2) scarce (3) secluded (4) immune

11. Early Chinese landscape paintings to strict artistic conventions.

(1) adhere (2) subside (3) hinder (4) retort

Restatements (Questions 12-17)

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.

12. In Europe, sugar was utilized medicinally long before it was used to sweeten food.

(1) Sugar was used to sweeten food and medicine in Europe long before it was
used anywhere else.

(2) Europeans used sugar as a sweetener much earlier than they utilized it
medicinally.

(3) In Europe, the use of sugar to sweeten food came many years after its use for
health purposes.

(4) Europeans have long added sugar to their food, not as a sweetener, but for
health reasons.

13. Engineers have succeeded in creating a machine, which they call the "flapper," that

mimics the wing motions of an insect with astonishing accuracy.

(1) The engineers who designed the "flapper" are continuing to improve the accuracy
with which the machine mimics an insect's wing motions.

(2) Designed by engineers to imitate the way an insect's wings move, the "flapper"
achieves its purpose remarkably well.

(3) Engineers have created a new machine that they call the "flapper" because its
movements resemble those of an insect's wings.

(4) Of all the machines designed by engineers to mimic the wing motions of an insect,
the "flapper" is the most astonishing.

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