Exam: Units (1-3) Chapters: 1-2)
A / Vocabulary and Structure
1. The salary they offered was ………… to that of a trainee doctor, so I refused to take the job.
a. collective b. comparable c. comprehensive d. permanent
2. My father isn’t here. He ………………… in the office.
a. had been b. had gone c. has gone d. is
3. This critical situation ……………….. immediate action.
a. responds b. reminds c. demands d. compares
4. At this time next week, we ……………………… the final match.
a. going to play b. will be playing c. will have played d. will been played
5. I have already ……………… the file to the e-mail.
a. published b. disciplined c. silenced d. attached
6. The maid ……………….. a rest until she had done all the housework.
a. wasn’t taken b. didn’t took c . wouldn’t take d. hadn’t taken
7. ……………….. are things that people do because they are traditional.
a. Styles b. Fashions c. Customs d. Publications
8. While ………………. over Cairo, the pyramids looked fantastic.
a. flying b. were flying c. we were flying d. we flying
9. Some studies show a strong ………………….. between pesticide use and certain diseases.
a. importance b. association c. coronation d. confession
10. It’s very hot in the house. I …………………. on the air conditioner.
a. am turning b. turn c. will turn d. am going to turn
11. Our trainer is quite ………………., but we all like him.
a. strict b. fatherly c. enthusiastic d. friendly
12. By next Saturday, my car ………………………………… .
a. will be repairing b. will have been repaired
c. will have repaired d. will repair
13. My mother ………….. my shirt in soapy water to remove the stains from it
a. shocked b. soaked c. sought d. slammed
14. Ali …………………. out so you can’t talk to him.
a. had already gone b. has just gone c. used to go d. usually goes
15. Stricter speed limit enforcement has ……………… the number of car accidents.
a. replaced b. positioned c. recycled d. reduced
16. Watch out! The baby …………………….. .
a. will fall b. is falling c. is going to fall d. will be fallen
17. Our kitchen is equipped with all the latest …………………… .
a. galleries b. garments c. gadgets d. moistures
18. What ………………….. since you left university?
a. have you done b. did you do c. were you doing d. are you doing
19. People who have a ……………….. do the same things every day.
a. router b. route c. root d. routine
20. I ………………….. Chinese food before I ate in that Chinese restaurant.
a. had not tried b. won’t try c. did not try d. was not tried
21. We’ll notify you as soon as tickets become …………………. .
a. believable b. attached c. degradable d. available
22. She was doing her homework ……………… her father returned home.
a. when b. during c. while d. on
23. Ali …….………… a revision plan two months before the exams.
a. does always b. always does c. makes always d. always makes
24. On seeing the fire, the man …………………… the fire brigade.
a. had called b. was called c. was calling d. called
25. Adel loves windsurfing. He shows a lot of ………………… for the sport.
a. enthusiasm b. communication c. resistance d. literature
26. It’s a long time since I ……………….. my uncle.
a. have seen last b. have last seen c. last saw d. see last
27. When he was told that strange story, he stared in ……………. and disbelief.
a. conclusion b. confusion c. confidence d. confirmation
28. What …………………….. when I phoned you? You sounded very busy.
a. had you done b. did you do c. were you done d. were you doing
29. Each of the people in the study lost a/an ………………….. of six pounds in weight.
a. liquid b. average c . ability d. revenge
30. Maria first wrote poems when she ……………….. at university.
a. had b. was been c. was d. was being
B Reading Comprehension
2- Read the following passage , then answer the questions:
Being a journalist is not an easy job. In fact there are many risks that a journalist has to take in order to succeed in covering certain events. The risks involve being threatened with death by people in authority or wealthy businessmen. Some journalists cover life-threatening events such forest fires, wars and hurricanes.
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers
with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began：“Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace”. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but received no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week
later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.
Answer the following questions:
1. What happened to the journalist?
a. He lived in the palace. b. He was caught by the police.
He met the president. d. He was buried under the palace.
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. The article that the journalist sent was never published.
b. The journalist didn’t manage to obtain the required facts.
c. The journalist was sent to prison for not getting the facts.
d. The journalist was arrested while counting the steps.
3. What extra information was the journalist asked to obtain?
The height of the president. b. The number of the palace rooms.
The height of the wall. d. The height of the palace.
Why was the editor impatient?
a. The journalist was arrested. b. The newspaper was closed.
c. The president sent him a fax. d. The needed facts didn’t arrive.
5. The underlined word “it” refers to the ……………………… .
a. sentence b. fax c. article d. palace
6. To be "fired" here means to be ………………………. .
a. shot with a gun b. dismissed c. set on fire d. promoted
7. According to the editor, in what case would the journalist leave work?
8. Where was the journalist asked to go?
9. Mention three kinds of danger that journalists face.
10. Do you think the extra facts the editor asked for were important? Why / Why not?
The Novel (The Prisoner of Zenda )
3- a. Choose the correct answer :( 4 Marks )
1-Why was there no one to meet Rassendyll “the King” at the station?
a. Because no one loved to meet him. b. Because he had arrived late.
c- As he had arrived an hour earlier. d. As the Duke wanted no one to meet the King.
2. Because she overheard Sapt’s plan, the old woman ……………………………….. .
- was sent to prison. b. was killed by the King’s guards.
- was buried with Josef. d. was locked in the cellar.
3. The King of Ruritania was almost a stranger because ………………………………….. .
a-he had always lived abroad.
b. he became thinner and more serious.
c-he lived in the rich part of the capital.
d. he lived in the forest for most of his life.
- What was Rudolf Rassendyll skilled at?
a. Meeting people and talking to them. b. Attending parties and dancing.
- Riding a horse and using a gun. d. Hunting and eating good food.
B . Answer TWO (2) of the following questions :( 3Marks)
1. The innkeeper and her daughter were different. Explain.
2. Rose was a practical woman. Do you agree? Why / Why not?
3. From your point of view, how did the Duke exploit his brother’s weaknesses?
C / Writing
4 - Finish the following dialogue :(6 Marks )
Mr. Ameen is at the police station.
Policeman : Please, sir. I’m in a real fix. ……………………………………………………. (1)?
Mr. Ameen: Of course, I will. But please stop crying and ………………………………… (2).
Policeman : Well, sir. ...................................................................................................... (3). Mr. Ameen: When did this happen?
Policeman : In the afternoon while he was coming back home from school.
Mr. Ameen: How did you make sure that he was kidnapped?
Policeman : …………………………………………………………………………………… (4).
Mr. Ameen: …………………………………………………………………………………… (5)? Policeman : He said if I wanted to get my son back, I would have to pay a ransom.
Mr. Ameen: Do you have any enemies, sir?
Policeman : No, I don’t. But I’m a wealthy businessman and the kidnapper must be greedy for my money.
Mr. Ameen: Don’t worry, sir. ……………………………………………………………….. (6).
Policeman : I hope you will do. I will die if I don’t recover my son.
Write a paragraph of ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120) words on ONE(1) of the following :(7Marks)
- The qualities of a good writer. b. What makes a successful teacher.
6- A. Translate into Arabic :( 3Marks)
1. Children who spend a lot of time watching TV are often lazy, obese and worse at school.
2. Man has spoilt several environmental elements and resources since his existence on the earth.
B. Translate ONE (1) sentence only in English :(2Marks)
1- يُجري العلماء المصريون أبحاث هامة جدا في مختلف المحالات .
2- لقد أحدثت التكنولوجيا الحديثة تغيرا هائلا في حياة الإنسان في العصر الحديث .
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