Name: …………………………..

Score: …………

Part 1: Reading (50 points)

Read the article and answer questions 1-8.

Friends Forever
They say elephants are friends forever. Of all the animals, elephants are known to have a
special ability for friendship. They are sensitive, they take care of their sick, and they feel
sad when an elephant friend dies. Recently, a group of elephants showed their sadness when
a human friend died. Here is the story.
5 Lawrence Anthony worked to protect animals. In 1990, he started the Thula Thula Game
Reserve1 on 5,000 acres2 in South Africa. Thula Thula became a safe home for many
different animals. In 1999, Anthony was asked to save a group of nine elephants. These
elephants often escaped3 from the reserve they were in, and the local people were afraid of
them. Anthony knew that if he didn’t take the elephants, they would be killed.
10 Anthony took the elephants, but their first night there, they broke through the electric fence
and escaped. After they were caught and brought back, Anthony realized that they would try
to escape again. If they did, they would be killed. So Anthony stood next to the fence and
looked into the eyes of Nana (the leader of the group) and started talking to her. He
explained that Thula Thula was a good place for the elephants to live. He promised that he
15 would take good care of them. Nana just stood there. After several minutes of face-to-face
contact between man and elephant, Nana moved away from the fence, and the elephants
were quiet and calm.
Anthony kept his promise. He stayed close to their special area in the reserve. He fed them,
talked to them and even sang to them. One day, Nana came up to the fence and touched
20 Anthony with her trunk4. This showed him that the elephants thought of him as family.
Later, the elephants were free to live anywhere in the Thula Thula Game Reserve and there
was not much contact between Anthony and the elephants.
In 2012, Anthony died and somehow the elephants knew. They traveled for hours to come
to the end of the reserve near Anthony’s house and then stood there for two days. They
25 had come to say goodbye to Anthony. A friend of the family described the event saying,
“A man’s heart stops, and hundreds of elephants hearts are grieving5.” The elephants had not
forgotten their true friend.
1
game reserve ‫ محمية طبيعية‬/ ‫שמורת טבע‬ 3
escaped ‫ هربت‬/ ‫ברחו‬
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5,000 acres (a little more than 20 square kilometers) 4
trunk ‫ خرطوم‬/ ‫חדק‬
5,000 )‫ קמ"ר‬20 ‫אקרים (קצת יותר מאשר‬ 5
grieving ‫ تحزن‬/ ‫מתאבלים‬
5,000 )‫مربعا‬
ً ‫ كم‬20 ‫أكر – فدان (أكثر بقليل من‬

1. What information in lines 1-4 shows that elephants are good friends? …… / 6 points

Give TWO answers.

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2. Why was the Thula Thula Game Reserve important? (lines 5-9) …… / 6 points

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3. Why were the elephants in danger of being killed? (lines 5-9) …… / 6 points

Complete the sentence.

Because they ……………………………… and people ............................................................. .

4. a. Complete the sentence according to lines 10-17. …… / 4 points

After Anthony spoke to Nana, ...............................................................................................

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b. This incident was important because it showed that … . …… / 4 points

i. Anthony was a nice man

ii. Anthony was very brave
iii. the elephants were starting to trust him
iv. the elephants were strong and dangerous

5. What can we infer from lines 10-17? …… / 6 points

a. The elephants were angry.

b. Nana understood that Anthony was helping them.
c. Anthony wanted to help the elephants escape.
d. Anthony was afraid of the elephants.

6. How did Nana show Anthony that she trusted him? (lines 18-22) …… / 6 points

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7. Which sentence below shows Anthony’s point of view? …… / 6 points

a. The elephants won’t care if I keep my promise.

b. The elephants are dangerous and should be killed.
c. Elephants are just animals, not friends.
d. The elephants need help.

8. “They say elephants are friends forever.” (line 1) What information …… / 6 points
in lines 23-27 shows that this is true?
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Part 2: Vocabulary (20 points)

A A B …… / 6 points

1. refugee …… a. find or learn something new

2. comfort (v) …… b. not a long time ago
3. discover …… c. thinking only about oneself
4. furious …… d. try to help someone feel less sad
5. self-centered …… e. very angry
6. recently …… f. someone who leaves their country because
they are in danger

B Replace the words in bold with synonyms from the list below. …… / 6 points
There are more words than you need.
depend on huge increase terrible
strange similar investigate terrific

1. That pizza was awful. It was too salty. …………………

2. What a fantastic idea! …………………
3. You can trust her. She’s very responsible. …………………
4. The police are going to look into the problem. …………………
5. The new sports center is enormous. …………………
6. I’ve never seen an animal like that before. It looks weird! …………………

C Circle the correct answer. …… / 5 points

1. The fridge is enormous / weird / empty. There’s nothing to eat.

2. Lindsay is a very emotional / grateful / proud person, so it’s easy to know if she’s happy
or sad.
3. Max and I exercise once in a while / on a daily basis / no matter where. We run every
day.
4. Tom and his dad look terrible / healthy / alike. They both have red hair and they’re both
tall and thin.
5. Only a few friends watched out / showed up / took place at the party because we got
back late from the class trip.

D Complete the sentences to show you understand the words in bold. …… / 3 points

1. Sometimes it’s hard to deal with ........................................................................................ .

2. I can’t stand people who ................................................................................................... .
3. When you’re in a big city, you should watch out for ........................................................... .

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Part 3: Grammar (20 points)

A Circle the correct answer. …… / 6 points

1. I saw a movie about an orangutang … likes to play games on an iPod.

a. that b. where c. when
2. I have a friend … brother is an actor.
a. who b. whose c. which
3. I’ll never forget the year … it snowed in November.
a. where b. when c. which
4. Natalie Portman is a famous American actress … was born in Jerusalem.
a. which b. whose c. who
5. New York is a big city … there are famous museums and good restaurants.
a. where b. when c. whose
6. This is the cake ... she made for her mother’s birthday.
a. whose b. which c. who

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. …… / 6 points
Use the Present Perfect.
1. Tom isn’t hungry. He ……………………… already ……………………… (eat) lunch.
2. ……………………… Mike ever ……………………… (tell) you about his trip to Australia?
3. She’s worried because they ………………………… (not answer) her text messages.
4. I sent Lisa a text message inviting her to the movie but she …………………………
(not text) me back yet.
5. ……………………… you ever ……………………… (visit) the Tel Aviv Museum?
6. I can’t go out tonight because I ………………………… (not finish) my book report.

C Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. …… / 8 points
Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
1. Marcia: Oh, hi Alice! I almost …………………………… (not recognize) you.
Alice: I ………………… just ………………… (cut) my hair. Do you like it?

2. Linda: ………………… you ………………… (speak) to Tom this week?

Susan: No. He …………………………… (not call) since he left last Tuesday.

3. Mark: This is the best horror movie I ………………… ever ………………… (see).
Fred: I disagree. The movie we …………………………… (watch) last week was much
better.

4. Linda: Wow! That’s a cool phone. ………………… you ………………… (get) it for your
birthday last week?
Andy: No, I …………………………… (had) it for at least a year.

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Part 4: Writing (10 points)

There are now special cellphones for five-year-old children. According to recent studies, ten
percent of five year olds have a cellphone. Do you think this is a good thing? Write a
comment expressing your opinion.
Remember to:
 Write an opening giving your opinion.
 Give reasons and / or examples to support your opinion.
 Make a suggestion.

Write about 100 words.

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