Model Test
A Vocabulary & Structure
1 Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- Most Egyptians now share a lot of ………….. for Liverpool.
- interest b) enthusiasm c) interested d) enthusiastic
2- people have always protected and guarded what really ……….. to them.
a) concerns b) regards c) matters d) thinks
3- Parents will happily sacrifice their happiness …………….. that is necessary for the kids.
a) on condition b) if c) but for d) unless
4- Footballers usually tear to each other so ………… that there may be serious injuries.
a) strong b) strongly c) strength d) strengthen
5- Pollution has caused a lot of damage to the environment especially the ozone ………….. .
a) semicircle b) level c) standard d) layer
6- Some relations break as women are never ………….. of their husbands’ efforts.
a) proud b) keen c) appreciative d) accurate
7- When I reach the station, I found two buses. However, …………….. of them was mine.
a) either b) each c) both d) neither
8- Due to man’s destruction of the planet earth, the ………… of nature is in real danger.
a) power b) balance c) force d ) energy
9- After long and hard work, he felt as if he was going to ……………… with hunger.
a) faint b) die c) spin d) fed up
10- We must be confident that our borders …………… by our great army.
a) were guarded b) are guarded
c)has been guarded d) will be guarded
11- All stores must have cameras ………………. as a condition to renew the licence.
a) remove b) install c) be removed d) installed
12- She worked for many years as a sales ………………… for an established company.
a) representative b) assistant c) freelance d) pharmacist
13- A lot of scientists around the world are afraid that …………….. intelligence will control us.
a) artful b) art c) artificial d) artistic
14- In Cairo International Film Festival, there were three obvious ………….. for the first prize.
a) applicants b) process c) candidates d) presidents
15- In the end of the program, the interviewer asked his guest what ………………………….. before he died last year.
a) would the writer write b) the writer would write
c) had the writer written d) the writer had written
16- After a long and stressful year, secondary students intend to make …………. all they missed.
a) for b) up c) up for d) out
17- One of the aims of education is to ………….. the positive participation in developing society.
a) prove b) promote c) qualify d) learn
18- Never give ……….. in the middle of the way. You may be nearer than you thought.
a) away b) out c) off d) up
19- My stopped …………. newspaper. He now uses the internet to read news.
a) buying b) to buy c) buy d) bought
20- Please, turn down the music. I need my full ………… here right now.
a) destination b) planet c)concern d) concentration
21- To be successful, you ……………. need some luck but you must have skills.
a) can b) may c) can’t d) must
22- Reading, as well as education, can be the key to ……………. Our path in life
a) illuminate b) eliminate c) appropriate d) corporate
23- Both students and parents wish this school year ……………. very soon.
a) could end b) had ended c) would end d) has ended
24- My son and his close friends are very …………… in football.
a) fond b) keen c) careful d) absorbed
25- Tomorrow, during the second lesson, you …………… a summary of “ Hard Time”
a) will be read b) will be reading c ) are reading d) read
26- ……………….. he made a mistake, he immediately apologised.
a) Having realising b) Realised c) After realised d) realising
27- Teachers, ……………… skills on computer are limited, will meet a big challenge next year.
a) who b) whose c) whom d) that
28- People in the past ……………….. animals for long before farming.
a) hunting b) were hunting c) hunted d) has hunted
29- Oh my dear! That is a lovely present but you ………………… such an expensive one.
a) didn’t have to buy b) needn’t have bought
c) mustn’t buy d) shouldn’t buy
30- Sapt got Rassendyll ………………… the real king in the coronation
a) to replace b) replace c) replaced d) replacing
B Reading Comprehension
2 Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Mankind has always been affected by his environment, nature, and his surroundings. Plants and trees, of course, have had the most significant influence on man throughout his history on this planet.
The oldest living things on Earth are trees. Some of California's sequoias have for four thousand years looked down on the changes in the landscape and the comings and goings of humans. They sprouted from tiny seeds about the time the Egyptian pyramids were being built. Today these giant patriarchs seem as remote and inaccessible as the rocks and mountain cliffs on which they grow, like cathedral columns holding up the sky. It is hard to imagine them playing any part in the lives of mere humans or being in any way affected by the creatures that pass at their feet.
Lesser trees, however, have played an intimate role in the lives of people since they first appeared on Earth. Trees fed the fires that warmed humans: they provided shelter, food and medicine and even clothing. They also shaped people's spiritual horizons. Trees expressed the grandeur and mystery of life, as they moved through the cycle of seasons, from life to death and back to life again. Trees were the largest living things around humans and they knew that some trees had been standing on the same spot in their parent's and grandparents' time, and would continue to stand long after they were gone. No wonder these trees became symbols of strength, fruitfulness, and everlasting life.
A- Choose the correct answer from a. b, c or d:
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
(A) Trees grow to great heights.
(B) Trees have been important to people throughout history.
(C) Trees make humans seem superior
(D) Trees that grow in California are very old.
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a way in which people have used trees?
(A) For furniture (B) For fuel
(C) For housing (D) For nourishment
3. The phrase "giant patriarchs" means …………….
(A) tiny seeds (B) important leaders
(C) towering trees (D) Egyptian pyramids
4. The underlined pronoun "they" refers to ………………….
(A) Trees (B) Grandeur and mystery
(C) Seasons (D) humans
5. The author implies that, compared with sequoias, other trees have
(A) been in existence longer
(B) adapted more readily to their environments
(C) been affected more by animals
(D) had a closer relationship with people
6. the oldest sequoias are about ……………… years old.
(A) 2000 (B) 2500 (C) 4000 (D) 7000
B- Answer the following questions:
7. How do you think trees affect man’s life?
8. Why did trees become a symbol of strength?
9. Why do you think sequoias are distinctive?
10. Find in the passage a word with the same meaning as: - start growing.
The Novel
3 a Choose the correct answer:
1. Fritz objected to the visit of Rassendyll to Strelsau because …………….
a) he liked the king b) he looked like the king
c) he hated the Duke d) he is not Ruritanian
2. In the fight at the hunting lodge, …………….. of Michael’s men were killed.
a) one b) two c) three d) four
3. Fritz arranged a ball for the Princess so that ……………………….. .
a) Michael would think they are busy
b) Rassendyll would ask to Marry her
c) Rassendyll would tell her the plan
d) they could attack the castle
4. Rassendyll wasn’t interested in Rose’s offer to work in Ruritania as he ………………… .
a) was lazy b) didn’t like Ruritania
c) had been the king d) liked paris more
b Answer TWO (2) of the following questions:
1. When stabbing Rassenyll in the shoulder, do you think Rupert intended to kill Rassendyll? Why?
2. Why do you think the Six Men were loyal to Duke Michael?
3. What is your opinion of Antointte de Mauban? Give reasons to your answer.
C Writing
4 Finish the following dialogue:
I brahim is making a complaint at a shop
Salesman: Can I help you, sir?
Ibrahim : Yes, please.1)...............................................................
Salesman: A complaint ? 2)...........................................................?
Ibrahim : About the TV set I bought last week.
Salesman: 3)..................................................................................?
Ibrahim : The screen is very dark.
Salesman: But I had tried the set before you took it, 4)................?
Ibrahim : I know you had. However, when you went home I discovered this fault.
Salesman: 5).................................................................................?
Ibrahim : Yes, I have the guarantee certificate. Here it is.6).................................?
Salesman: You can have it mended in two or three days.
5 Write a paragraph of about ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120 words) on ONE (1) of the following:
a- Road accidents and how to reduce them
b- The reform of education is a must in Egypt.
6 A Translate into Arabic:
1. Pressures of life are the major causes of several serious diseases nowadays.
2. Voluntary and charity work contributes greatly to help the poor in society.
B Translate ONE (1) sentence only into English:
1- إن اكتشافات الغار الجديدة ستجعل مصر مركزا للغاز الطبيعي في الشرق الأوسط والعالم
2- يجب دراسة سلبيات النظام التعليمي الجديد والعمل على تلافيها في المستقبل من أجل أبنائنا.
