Model Test
A Vocabulary & Structure
1 Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- No-one even noticed when I got home. They -------- the big game on TV and obviously the dog had been barking for over an hour. I was furious.
a) watched b) have been watching
c) had been watching d) were watching
2- When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I -------- it for over ten years.
a) had had b) had
c) was having d) have been having
3- I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone was working. Actually, they had been working for over two hours on the new project and I ----------- really guilty.
a) feel b) had felt c) am feeling d) felt
4- We ---------- by an art expert and he said it was worth over a million dollars.
a) had to value the statue b) got to value the statue
c) had the statue valued d) were valuing the statue
5- You must drive slower in built up areas. The quicker you drive in the city, the -------- it is that you will have an accident.
a) more probably b) more probable
c) less probable d) less probably
6- The old lady asked me where ----------.
a) is the bank b) was the bank
c) the bank is being d) the bank was
7- Working till 10 pm isn’t a problem. I ----------- late. I did it in my last job, too
a) am used to finishing b) used to finish
c) used to be finishing d) have used to finish
8- Much --------- your father left in his will is going to your mother
a) when b) what c) whose d) that
9- Before -------, glass bottles are thoroughly washed and the labels are removed
a) recycling b) it recycles c) being recycled d) recycled
10- A horse uses a number of ---------- sounds to communicate verbally
a) objective b) relative c) detective d) distinctive
11- It is interesting to note that certain problems which have been solved by technology reappear as the technology continues to ---------.
a) evolve b) replace c) launch d) solve
12- After being made ---------- from his last job, he finally found work at a glass factory
a) dependent b) redundant c) independent d) insistent
13- During the recession, James lost his job even though he was a/an ---------- worker
a) uncooperative b) impatient c) defective d) conscientious
14- The school has agreed to ---------- metal detectors at the entrance so that they can be used to sense weapons being brought into the building
a) install b) remove c) buy d) sell
15- The teacher tried to ---------- the fighting students but couldn’t get the two boys apart.
a) develop b) enrol c) retrain d) separate
16- Bank customers can ---------- their accounts through the electronic system.
a) destroy b) steal c) access d) deal
17- To get the promotion, John worked extremely hard to ---------- that he was the best candidate.
a) deny b) admit c) encourage d) prove
18- Nationwide cuts meant that all lower level employees would receive ---------- in their pay.
a) award b) reduction c) reward d) money
19- Economists claim that the two countries are ----- since they have similar climates and costs of living.
a) employable b) comparable c) recyclable d) available
20- Because our --------resigned, a new basketball trainer will need to be hired to guide the athletes.
a) minister b) accountant c) coach d) chemist
21- She wanted to --------- a few hours of work and be home before noon.
a) do b) bring c) make d) catch
22- ---------- when you phoned them?
a) Did they sleep b) Were they sleeping
c) Have they been sleeping d) Had they been sleeping
23- I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I ---------- for over two hours.
a) had been writing b) have been writing
c) was writing d) have written
24- She --------- an award for her bravery during the fire.
a) gave b) is giving c) has been given d) was given
25- I tried ------- up chocolate, but it was too hard. I always ate some when my friends offered it to me.
a) give b) given c) giving d) to give
26- I'll never forget -------- that rare old coin in the garden. I was only 12 then.
a) found b) to find c) finding d) founded
27- Suppose your car broke down in the middle of nowhere, ----------?
a) what do you do b) what would you have done
c) what would you do d) what did you do
28- This book is so boring. I wish I -------- reading it.
a) don’t start b) hadn’t started c) didn’t start d) wouldn’t start
29- Central Africa is suffering one of the worst ------- of the century. There is almost no rain there.
a) droughts b) draughts c) donuts d) drafts
30- If it -------- for his assistance, I would have lost my job.
a) weren’t b) wasn’t c) hadn’t been d) hasn’t been
B Reading Comprehension
2. Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
What is happening to our weather?
One weekend in May 2010, Nashville in the USA was expecting a few centimetres of rain. Two days later, 33 centimetres had fallen and eleven people had died in the resulting floods. There’s been a change in the weather. Extreme events like the Nashville flood – described by officials as a once-in-a-millennium occurrence – are more frequent than before. Also in 2010, 28 centimetres of rain fell on Rio de Janeiro in 24 hours, causing mud slides that buried hundreds of people. And record rains in Pakistan led to flooding that affected more than 20 million people. The following year, floods in Thailand left factories near Bangkok under water, creating a worldwide shortage of computer hard drives. Meanwhile, severe droughts have affected Australia, Russia and East Africa. Deadly heat waves have hit Europe, leaving 35,000 people dead in 2003. Financial losses from such events jumped 25 percent to an estimated $150 billion worldwide in 2011.
What’s going on? Are these extreme events signals of a dangerous, human-made change in the Earth’s climate? Or are we just going through a natural run of bad luck? The short answer is: probably both. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Niño and La Niña, originate in the Pacific Ocean and can affect weather patterns worldwide. But something else is happening too: the Earth is steadily getting warmer, with significantly more moisture in the atmosphere. The long-term accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is trapping heat and warming up the land, oceans and atmosphere. As the oceans warm up, they produce more water vapour and this, in turn, feeds big storms, such as hurricanes and typhoons.
And yet, there are ways of dealing with the effects of such extreme events. After 2003, French cities set up air-conditioned shelters for use in heat waves. In the 2006 heat wave, the death rate was two-thirds lower. ‘We know that warming of the Earth’s surface is putting more moisture into the atmosphere. We’ve measured it. The satellites see it,’ says climatologist Jay Gulledge. Another scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, agrees. We need to face up to that reality, he says, and do the things we know can save lives and money.
A- Choose the correct answer from a. b, c or d:
1- The article says that extreme weather events ---------
- have an influence on the climate. b- kill more people than before.
- are part of a long-term change. d-have no influence at all
2- According to the article, -------.
a- don’t know what causes extreme weather.
b- there’s more than one factor influencing our weather.
c-it’s not possible for humans to influence the weather.
d-extreme weather happens in just one place
3- Why was the rain in Nashville considered to be an extreme event?
- There was very high rainfall over many days.
b- The amount of rain was forecast in advance.
- There was very high rainfall in a very short time.
d-there was little rainfall over a few days
4- The rainfall in Nashville in 2010 ----------
- last happened a thousand years ago.
b- happens every one hundred years.
- caused very rare flooding.
d-affected the production of computer hard drives
5- Why did fewer people die in France in the 2006 heat wave?
a- were better facilities provided.
b-Fewer people were in city centres at the time.
c- wasn’t as severe as in 2003.
d-Many people were taken to hospitals immediately
6- According to Michael Oppenheimer ---
a- there’s no way to stop extreme weather.
b- we can be better prepared for the effects of climate change.
c- we need to spend more money so that fewer people die
d-we can actually do very little to reduce the effect of extreme weather
B- Answer the following questions:
7-What caused deaths in Rio de Janeiro?
8-Where are computer hard drives mostly produced?
9-What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
10-Find words in the passage which mean:
a) to come from or begin in a particular place or situation: ----------
b) quantity of something that has gradually gathered: -----------
The Novel
3 a Choose the correct answer:
1-Which of the following is NOT true about Rudolf Elphberg?
a) He isn’t a fighting man b) Not many people know what he looks like
c) He prefers eating to action d) He doesn’t want to be a King
2-What did Sapt and Rassendyll need in order to leave Strelsau?
a) A permit from Rudolf Elphberg b) A permit from Michael Elphberg
c) A permit from the guard at the city gate d) A permit from Princess Flavia
3-Which of the following is NOT true about Duke Michael?
a) He was his father’s favourite son b) He wanted his brother to become King
c) His let the King use his hunting lodge d) He is the King’s half brother
4-The Duke can’t kill the real King because --------.
a) He loves his half-brother b) The real King is already dead
c) Rassendyll will stay King d) He doesn’t know where the King is
b Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:
1- Johann knew too much about Duke Michael. What kind of trouble do you think Johann would be in if Michael’s plan succeeded?
2- How do you think Rassendyll was different from the real King with regard to making decisions?
3-Why do you think Sapt cared so much about Rassendyll’s life?
C Writing
4 Finish the following dialogue:
Receptionist : Welcome to our hotel. (1)_____________________________?
Client : I’d like to book a room, please. Do you have any vacancies?
Receptionist : Yes, sir. (2)________________________________________?
Client : Single, please.
Receptionist : (3)_______________________________________________?
Client : Three nights.
Receptionist : Would you rather have a room with a view of the Nile or the Cairo Tower?
Client : (4)________________________________, whichever one is cheaper.
Receptionist : Sure. It’s going to be $55 per night. (5)___________________?
Client : By credit card.
Receptionist : (6)________________________________________________?
Client : Master card.
5 Write a paragraph of about ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120 words) on ONE (1) of the following:
a Why we need to improve the system of education in Egypt
b How you see yourself and how others see you
6 A Translate into Arabic:
1. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common causes of kidney failure
2. Disorders of the immune system can result in many kinds of diseases such as cancer
B Translate ONE (1) sentence only into English:
1- استمرار الإنسان في قطع الغابات المطيرة ربما تكون له نتائج كارثية في المستقبل القريب.
2- تبذل منظمة الصحة العالمية جهوداً هائلة لتحسين الرعاية الصحية في الدول النامية.
