Vocabulary & Structure
1 Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- British or American? -………………… He is French.
a) Both b) Either c) Neither d) All
2- We do believe in ……………….. our children to stop them behaving badly,
a) spoiling b) disciplining c) discouraging d) frustrating
3- I suggested that he………………with us.
a) went b) goes c)would go d) go
4- We really ……………….. all the help you gave us last weekend.
a) charge b) apologised c) thanked d) appreciate
5- When the party was over, I realized that you ……… so much food as most of it was untouched.
a) needn’t have cooked b) didn't have to cook
c) mustn't cook d) should have cooked
6- It's sometimes hard to ………………….. fact from fiction in what she says.
a) link b) influence c) attract d) separate
7- I wish I…………………her my book. She has lost it.
a) would lend b) lent c) could lend d) hadn't lent
8- Please feel free to …………………. me if you don't understand anything.
a) cut b) gain c) interrupt d) release
9- This time tomorrow, I…………………..the match.
a) will be watching b) will watch c) am watching d) going to watch
10- His ……………….. was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money.
a) application b) reputation c) repetition d) research
11- He was punished for what he………………… .
a) was done b) has done c) have done d) had done
12-The company has …………….. over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.
a) revolved b) evolved c) revealed d) retrained
13- Don't make any decisions before you've ……………………………… the situation.
a) connected b) consisted c) contained d) considered
14- Not much………………about it.
a) has known b) is known c) will know d) have known
15- He said that he…………………them ten minutes earlier.
a) was meeting b) had met c) would meet d) meets
16- The employer closed the company and the employees were made ……………….. .
a) employed b) employable c) qualified d) redundant
17- You won't find Tarek at home. He………………. to Cairo.
a) went b) was going c) has gone d) has been
18- These bacteria are ………………. unless viewed with a microscope.
a) invisible b) irrational c) interrupted d) informed
19- I usually do………………I promise.
a) which b) when c)what d) who
20- I still feel a strong emotional ……………… to the place where I spent my childhood.
a) gravity b) pressure c) attachment d) collection Is he
21- I can't walk ……………….to keep up with you.
a) too fast b) fast enough c) so fast d) such fast
22- The colonists' ………………… for the African land made them occupy most of it.
a) help b) greed c) success d) update
23- The farmer ……………………by the vet.
a) had checked b) had his horse checked
c) get checked his horse d) had checked
24- From an early age, children ………………. everything going on around them.
a) eat b) affect c) absorb d) defeat
25- It is vital that food is made …………….…….. to the famine areas.
a) traditional b) based c) belonging d) available
26- We regret …………………..the lecture has been cancelled.
a) announcing b) to announce c) to announcing d) announced
27- To ……………….. the problem of housing crisis, new cities will be built.
a) ease b) exaggerate c) worsen d) complicate
28- She ……………… have left the house yet because her car is still outside.
a) must b) might c) should d) can’t
29- You can borrow the car …………………….. you promise to drive carefully.
a)as long b) provided that c) supposing d) in case
30- The ………. of the army was to isolate the enemy by destroying all the bridges across the river.
a) mission b) effect c) cause d) launch
B Reading Comprehension
2 Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
It was Monday morning. Jane left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office in her city. She had never had a job before. There were a lot of people at the bus stop and she nearly took a taxi which was passing, but afterwards she was glad that she waited for the bus. The traffic was so dense that even if she had taken a taxi, she wouldn't have arrived much earlier. She was only a few minutes late. She arrived there at quarter to nine. She caught the lift up to the eighth floor and went along to the office where she had been interviewed by Mr Crump two weeks before. This was the man she was going to work for. She tapped on the door and waited, but there was no reply. Just then, she heard the sound of someone's voice from the next office. She opened the door and looked in. There was Mr Crump speaking to the people in the next office in an angry voice. Later, she found out what had happened. Apparently, Mr Crump came to his office in London as a rule at about nine-thirty as he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he caught an earlier train and when he arrived in the office, not a single person was working. They were all standing chatting and telling jokes.
A- Choose the correct answer from a. b, c or d:
1. Jane lived in…………………
a) London b) the country c) near London d) Paris
2. Jane arrived……………………. late for work.
a) extremely b) very c) completely d) slightly
3- Jane went to her work by………….…….. .
a) bus b) train c) car d) taxi
4- On that day Mr Crump arrived……………..…nine-thirty.
a) after b) before c) at d) nearly
5. The underlined word "there" refers to the…………..…… .
a) car b) taxi c) work d) bus stop
6. This was Jane's………………………….. job.
a) last b) first c) second d) third
B- Answer the following questions:
7. When did Jane meet Mr Crump for the first time?
8. Why were all the people standing chatting and telling jokes?
9. How do you think Jane felt on hearing Mr Crump speaking? Why?
10. Find a word from the passage which means:
a) knocked
b) containing a lot of people or things close together
The Novel
3 a Choose the correct answer:
1. At the Ruritanian border, the guards were very……………to see Rassendyll.
a) happy b) astonished c) angry d) friendly
2. - Sapt and Rassendyll understood the meaning of “all’s well” when they...................
a) saw Max and Michael b) didn’t find the old woman
c) found Josef d) didn’t find the king
3- Why would Rassendyll never be safe even if he remained King forever?
a) Michael would try to marry Flavia
b) The people in the old part of town hated him
c) Michael would be waiting for his opportunity to take the crown
d) Michael would prove that he wasn't the real king
4. Princess Flavia knew the reality of Rassendyll in the…………….. .
a) forest b) castle c) palace d) moat
b Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:
1. Why do you think they became sure that the king was at the Castle of Zenda?
2. How do you think Strelsau had two different divisions?
3. If you were Rassendyll, how would you feel after your adventure in Ruritania? Why?
C Writing
4 Finish the following dialogue:
Ahmed and Khalid are talking about their holiday.
Ahmed: We are about to finish our exams. We will have a two-month holiday.
Khalid : I'm really looking forward to it .
Ahmed: (1)……………………………………………………..?
Khalid : (2)……………………………………………………… .
Ahmed: Why not? The countryside is quiet and attractive.
Khalid :(3)…………………………………………………………. .
Ahmed: Who told you that? (4)………………………………. and a lot of other facilities.
Khalid :(5)……………………………………………………. !
Ahmed: That's true.
Khalid : OK . Then we can spend a week there.
Ahmed: Good! (6)…………………………………………. .
5 Write a paragraph of about ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120 words) on ONE (1) of the following:
a voluntary work and its role in society
b why you should continue learning after you leave school
6 A Translate into Arabic:
1. Economic grouping aims at the formation of economic union across the political borders of different countries.
2. Old taps drip wasting a lot of water and exaggerating the problem of water shortage .
B Translate ONE (1) sentence only into English:
-1 لا تكذب أبدا وإلا ستفقد حب و احترام الآخرين ولن يثقوا بك فيما بعد .
-2 تلعب المدرسة دورا فعالا ومؤثرا فى خلق جيل واع بتحديات المستقبل.
