A) Vocabulary & structure
1- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1. When his tent got lost, he was in a tight ––––
a) side b) corner
c) wall d) flat
2. Mandy's phone call came out of the ––––
a) blue b) glue
c) flu d) brown
3. The car just missed the child, but it was a close ––––
a) ring b) phone
c) cool d) call
4. The side of the swimming pool is too ––– – to stand up in.
a) shallow b) deep
c) creep d) sweep
5. He lost his footing but he kept his ––––
a) cold b) cool
c) hot d) warm
6. He was in a –––– corner when his money was stolen.
a) sight b) light
c) right d) tight
7. She –––– from her chair to welcome us.
a) arose b) rose
c) aroused d) raised
8. –––– is a sports person who doesn't get paid.
a) A professional b) An amateur
c) A referee d) A competitor
9. Keep your cool means you should be –––
a) happy b) calm
c) angry d) furious
10. Omar is never late. You can always –––– on him.
a) succeed b) benefit
c) rely d) take
11. This watch is very cheap .It cost me ––– than I expected.
a) more b) fewer
c) less d) much
12. He is not –––– intelligent as his father.
a) more b) as
c) like d) such
13. Reading a book is –––– than watching a film.
a) interesting b) more interesting
c) most interesting d) as interesting
14. It’s –––– expensive to travel by air than by sea.
a) less b) much c) more d) many
15.We have –––– beaches in the world.
a) beautiful b) more beautiful
c) the most beautiful d) most beautiful
16. You should eat –––– if you want to be slim.
a) least b) fewer
c) less d) the least
B – Reading Comprehension
2- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
One day, I was standing outside an underground station in London waiting for a friend, when I saw two men . One was sitting on the pavement. His clothes were old and dirty and had a hat in front of him. As people passed by , he said, “ Can you give me some change, please ? “ A few people tossed some coins into the hat but most people ignored him. The other man was wearing a suit and holding a plastic petrol can. He stopped people and told them his car had run out of petrol and he had forgotten his wallet. He asked them to lend him some money for petrol. Most people happily gave him money. Some gave him coins, but most gave him notes. I watched him for ten minutes. In that time he collected a lot of money. He put it in his pocket, but he did not go to the petrol station. It became clear to me that both men were beggars. The one in the dirty clothes needed money more than one in the suit. But the one in the suit was much more successful. Isn’t that strange?
A) Answer the following questions :
1. Why do you think the writer was standing outside the station?
2. Which man do you think collected the most money?
3. What does the pronoun “ it “ in bold refer to?
4. Are you for or against beggary? Why?
B) Choose the correct answer :
5. “ Most people ignored him “ means people ––
a) shouted at him b) accepted to give any money
c) walked past without looking at him d) moved quickly
6. People –––– the second man’s story.
a) didn’t believe b) believed
c) doubted d) knew
7. The man in the suit was ––––
a) successful b) a success
c) succeed d) successor
8. The man in the suit told people that his car's petrol ––––
a) ran out b) ran out of
c) ran out off d) ran of
c- writing
3- A- Translate into Arabic:
1) We aspire to life full of love, prosperity, welfare and peaceful existence.
2) Television is considered one of the cheapest means of entertainment and gaining knowledge.
B- Translate into English:
1- للأدب دور رائد في إلقاء الضوء على قضايا الأمة وحل مشاكلها .
2- الإدارة والتصميم عاملان فاعلان ي تحقيق الأهدا ي الحياة .
4- Write an essay of about ONE HUNDRED and eighty (180) words on only ONE (1) of the following topics:
a- Technology
b- Unemployment
