Unit 1
Vocabulary
1) The school secretary is ....... for sending emails to the parents. (PT 1a)
a. irresponsible b. respected c. responsible d. awarded
2) London has a / an ....... of 557 mm of rain each year. (PT 1a)
a. average b. number c. ability d. water
3) Not many people have read my cousin’s book because she could not find a ....... . (PT 1a)
a. library b. publisher c. bookshop d. bookseller
4) I sometimes get ....... between the meanings of whether and weather. (PT 1b)
a. confirmed b. confident c. confused d. concluded
5) Kamal did not want to tidy his room before he went out, but his mother.......(PT1b)
a. told b. ordered c. insisted d. said
6) Walid always makes a revision ................. two months before the exams. (PT 1b)
a. plain b. plane c. pain d. plan
7) I sent my friend an email with a photo as an ....... . (PT 1b)
a. attached b. attachment c. attack d. attractive
8) Hamid is ………....... and cannot walk. (PT 1b)
a. deaf b. blind c. unable d. disabled
9) My father does the same things every day. He likes to have a ....... . (PT 1b)
a. root b. work c. routine d. way
10- Khaled wants to be a.................... so he can work for the government. P t
a- political b -politics c- politician d- population
11- The sun is at its strongest at.................
a- midnight b- midyear c- afternoon d- midday
12- My friend and I are going to enter an athletics.................We hope to win.
a- game b-quiz c- profession d-competition
13-I sent an email with two.....They were photos of my friends.
a- attachments b- connectors c- accessories d- connections
14-Early black and white photos show people in……………………clothes
a- fashionably b- fashion c- fashionable d- old-fashioned
15- Yehia Haqqi came from a poor................of Cairo.
a- country b-district c- continent d- village
16- My brother wants to be a lawyer when he graduates, so he is studying ........ at university.
a- law b- medicine c- chemistry d- literature
17-I really enjoyed this book. It is written in a very simple...............
a- steel b- styled c- style d- stylish
18- In my grandfather's village, they still follow the same traditional .............. that he used to follow when he was a boy.
a- customs b- habits c- consumes d- costumes
19- Scientists are paid to................new medicines every year to help people.
a- do b- have c- take d- develop
20- My sister loves clothes and buys very................dresses.
a- fashionably b- fashion c- fashionable d- old-fashioned
21- My parents gave me a................of modern short stories for my birthday.
a- chain b- collection c- collective d- serial
22- Dr Zewail is more than just a Noble prize winner; he's a/ an...............in chemistry.
a-investor b- explorer c- pioneer d- politician
23. When I was at school I won a poetry writing ................ .
a- race b- article c- competition d- game
24. She sent me the report as an e-mail ................ .
a- attachment b- letter c- picture d- article
25. I really enjoy reading Agatha Christie novels. I particularly like her ................ .
a- way b- style c- system d- design
26-a/an………………...is a person who represents his country all over the world.
a-musician b-politician c-diplomat d-journalist ٢
27- Yehia Haqqi was an important twentieth- century.............................. The legend
a- writer b- surgeon c- player d- actor
28) He worked ……….for more than 20 years.
a. aboard b. broad c. abroad d. board
29) Another of his stories, the postman, was ……….a film.
a. made from b. made of c. made by d. made into
30- She is a graduate ……………..…….Oxford University.
a. in b. of c. from d. off
31) Magdi Yacoub was one of the first heart transplant ....... . WB
a. pioneers b. astronauts c. officers d. surgery
32) The time he spent in France, Italy, Turkey and Libya gave him ....... . SB
a. experiencing b. experienced c. expert d. experiences
33) Without the help of youth, the development projects cannot take ........ .
a. part b. in c. over d. place
34) My brother gave me a ....................... of science fiction stories for my birthday.
a. composition b. collection c. compound d. combination
35) Nurses are part of the medical ................................................ .
a. profession b. work c. job d. career
36) She is reading the ................ of Taha Hussein. He has a very interesting life. 2013
a. biography b. blackmail c. ceremony d . celebration
37-my mother has a………….that children learn best by playing games.
a-believe b-belief c-believable d-believer
38-my friend won a prize in a………………..competition.
a-poet b-poetry c-poetic d-poem
39. Have you ….....….… any arrangements for the holidays?
a) make b) got c) made d) done
40. I can’t come out because I’ve got to ….....….… the washing up.
a) make b) do c) get d) clean
41. You have ….....….… two mistakes in the test.
a) make b) done c) made d) committed
42. Ali ….....….…a good job when he made that new table.
a) made b) make c) did d) get
43-When he was told that strange story, he stared in ……………. and disbelief.
a. conclusion b. confusion c. confidence d. confirmation
44-My older brother has been ………… a maths prize from Cairo university
a) awarded b) rewarded c) won d) qualified
46. As the famous man is illiterate, a journalist is writing his ...........
a. biodynamics b. autobiography c. biography b. autography
47-1 don't really have a....................during the holidays.
a- red tape b- routine c- system d- rest