I. Reading Comprehension
Read the following paragraph, then answer the questions that follow:
!ﻘﻊ $ﻟﻌﺮ$( ﺑ*ﻦ ,!ﺮ$– ﻓﻲ $ﻟﺸﺮ( 1ﺗﺮﻛ* ﺎ ﻓﻲ $ﻟﺸﻤﺎ6 1ﺳﻮ9 ! ﺎ 1$ﻷ9;– ﻓﻲ $ﻟﻐﺮ= 1$ ﻟﺴﻌﻮ;!ﺔ 1$ ﻟﺨﻠ *ﺞ $ﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ
ﻓﻲ $ﻟﺠﻨﻮ=.
Eﻛﺜﺮ ﺳ
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ﻜ
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ﺎ– $ﻟﻌﺮ$( ﻋﺮ= ﻣﺴ ﻠ ﻤﻮ–L 1ﻟﻜﻦ Mﻨ ﺎN ﻣﺴ ﻠ ﻤ * ﻦ ﻏ*ﺮ ﻋﺮ= 1ﻣﺴ*ﺤ*
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*ﻦ. ﻣﻦ $ﻷﻗ ﻠ * ﺎR ﻏ*ﺮ $ﻟﻌﺮﺑ*ﺔ ﻓﻲ
$ﻟﻌﺮ$( $ﻷﻛﺮ$ ; 1$ﻵﺷﻮ9!ﻮ– 1$ﻷ9ﻣﻦ. 1ﻗﺪ Mﺎﺟﺮ ﻛﺜ *ﺮ ﻣﻨWﻢ ,ﻟﻰ E191ﺑ ﺎ 1Eﻣﺮ!ﻜﺎ .
1ﻣﻦ $ﻟﻤﺪ– $ﻟﻤﺸWﻮ9Z ﻓﻲ $ﻟﻌﺮ$( ﻣﺪ ! ﻨﺔ ﺑﻐﺪ$; 1$ ﻟﻤﻮﺻﻞ 1$ﻟﺒﺼ
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ﺮ`. Eﻣﺎ ﺑﻐﺪ$; ﻓWﻲ ﻋﺎﺻﻤﺔ $ﻟﻌﺮ$( 1Eﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﺪ ! ﻨﺔ
ﻓ*a. 1Mﻲ $ﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰ $ﻹ; $9d 1$ ﻟ ﺘﺠﺎ9d 1$ ﻟ ﺜﻘ ﺎ ﻓﻲ 1$ ﻟﻤﻮ$ﺻﻼR ﻓﻲ $ﻟﺒﻼ;. ﺑﻐﺪ$; ﻣﺸWﻮ9 Z ﺑﺄﺳﻮ$ﻗWﺎ $ﻟﻘﺪ!ﻤﺔ 1!ﺰ!ﺪ
ﻋﺪ ; ﺳﻜ ﺎ ﻧ W ﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻤﺴﺔ ﻣﻼ ! * ﻦ ﻧﺴﻤﺔ . 1ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎ ﻣﻌ ﺎ ﺗ W ﺎ $ﻟﻤﻌﺮ1ﻓﺔ ”ﺟﺎ ﻣﻌﺔ ﺑﻐﺪ$;“ 1 ”ﺟﺎ ﻣﻌﺔ $ﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺼﺮ!
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1”ﺟﺎ ﻣﻌﺔ $ﻟﺘﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮﺟ*ﺎ“.
ﺑﺪE ﺑﻨﺎء ﺑﻐﺪ$; ﻓﻲ ﺳﻨ ﺔ k٦mn. 1ﻗﺪ ﺑﻘ*ﺖ ﺑﻐﺪ$; ﻋﺎﺻ
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ﻤﺔ $ﻟﺪ1ﻟﺔ $ﻹﺳﻼﻣ* ﺔ $ﻟﻌﺒﺎﺳ*
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ﺔ ﻷﻛ ﺜ ﺮ ﻣﻦ E9ﺑﻌ*ﻦ ﺳﻨ ﺔ . 1ﻓﻲ
e. ___________ The Abbasids palace is relatively new.
2. Guess the meaning of the underlined word “ $ﻷﻗ ﻠ * ﺎR ” in English: ________________________
3. Find a phrase that translates into “it indeed remained”: _____________________________
4. Mention one of the land marks of Baghdad: _________________________
5. Translate into English “ Eﻣﺎ ﺑﻐﺪ$; ﻓWﻲ ﻋﺎﺻﻤﺔ $ﻟﻌﺮ$( 1Eﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﺪ ! ﻨﺔ ﻓ*a ”:
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