1. Revise information about Avicenna and choose the
correct form of the underlined verbs.
1. Abū 'Alī al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Sin, was
born/ had been born in 980.
2. Avicenna was born near Bukhara, which at the time was ruled/had
been ruled by Samanid dynasty.
3. By the age of 14 he had mastered/ mastered many subjects and
had already memorized/already memorized the Quran.
4. By the age of 18 he had become became a master of the most
important works of science in his time.
5. At 20 he was regarded/had been regarded as one of the wisest
people of his time.
6. Avicenna was allowed/had been allowed to enter the library because
he cured/had cured one of the officials.
