Practice test (4)
Language Functions
1)Respond to each of the following situations:
1- Your brother looks worried. You want to know whether he has a problem.
2- Your mother was very busy yesterday. You regret not helping her.
3- An English friend asks you how you celebrate Sham E/-Nessim.
4- You forgot to thank a friend for a present he/she gave you.
2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues:
1) A) Is there anything I can do to help, Miss Salma?
B) Could you give these books back to the class after break?
A) Yes, of course. Is that the homework we did last week?
B) Yes, that's right. Your homework was very good.
2) A) Excuse me. I need to find out about modern farming in Egypt for a university project.
B) All the information on agriculture is on the second floor. Place:
A) Thank you. Can I take any of the books out?
B) Yes. Just bring them to the desk near the entrance.
Vocabulary and Structure
3- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- You'll have to hurry. Your lesson................... in half an hour,
a) is going to start b) starts c) will start d) start
2- That tower is one of the towns most famous................
a) landmarks b) marks c) events d) products
3- I'd like to get a job in the medical..............
a) work b) career c) occupation d) profession
4- I wish I ................ where I left my jacket.
a) know b) had known c) knew d) could know
5- Heba wishes she. ........ all her money at the weekend.
a) didn't spend b) doesn't spend c) hasn't spent d)hadn't spent
6- My brother ................ his ambition when he became a doctor.
a) achieved b) won c) got d) made
7- After the storm, there was a huge... ……….. of water on the roads.
a) floods b) number c) amount d) lot
8- Sara felt ill all night because she............... too much the day before.
a) had eaten b) was eating c) eats d) has eaten
9- Hamdi was very tired yesterday evening because he............... for a school test all day.
a) has revised b) had been revising c) revised d) revising
10- I really ................ to very loud music in public places.
a) disagree b) argue c) can't stand d) object
11-Ahmed's friends didn't ................ him when he returned from a year abroad. He looked so different.
a) recognize b) remember c) see d) look
12- My friend suggested ................ for a picnic in the park.
a) go b) to go c) going d) goes
13- We're planning........... to Europe for our holiday next year.
a) f1ying b) to fly c) fly d) to flying
14 In some countries, people ............... the end of the year on December 31st.
a) enjoy b) celebrate c) have fun d) party
15 In our town, there are musicians who play.... music.
a) tradition b) national c) folk d) historical
16 Whose ................ is it to make sure children arrive safely at school?
a) responsible b) responsibility c) response d) respond
4-Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it correctly:
1- I want to make some sandwiches. Have we got a bread?
2- Soha shouldn't eat too many sweets because she is chronic.
3- I asked my mother whether had she seen my English book.
4- Sylvia is on a low-fat diet because recently she's lost a lot of weight.
5- She has always enjoyed to go to the theatre.
6- Alfred Farag is a famous Egyptian playwrite.
5-Reading o Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
II Polio is the name of Italy's most famous horse race. It has taken place in the main square of the city of Siena on 2nd July and 16th August every year for hundreds of years. Siena has 17 districts, each with its own flag. The people who live in these districts used to be enemies who, fought each other, and though there are no longer fights, each district is still very proud of its riders and hopes they will win the race. On the morning of the race, the horses and the riders can be seen walking through the city. People wear bright clothes and hold their district's flag. The horses have to run round the square three times and the race lasts around 90 seconds. The winner is not always the rider: a horse can win the race even if the rider falls off.
a) Give short answers to the following questions:
1- Where does II Polio take place?
2- How long does the race last?
3- What do the people of Siena have in their hands when they watch the race?
b) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4- How many times a year does the race take place?
a) once b) twice c) three times d)seventeen times
5 What does the word (each) refer to in Siena has 17 districts, each with its own flag?
a) each rider b) each district c) each horse d) each race
6- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Scientists are very important to our future. What kinds of problems can they help us to solve. Here are just a few of these. Scientists can help farmers to produce good quality food for the world growing population. They can also develop new crops which do not suffer from diseases. Scientists and engineers can work with car companies to produce cars and other vehicles which use fuel more efficiently. At the same time, research scientists are looking for new types of energy to replace oil and petrol. Other scientists, too, are doing research into new treatments for serious illnesses. But perhaps the most important work scientists are doing is to find ways of reducing global warming.
a) Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What is the main subject of this text?
2- In what two ways are scientists helping farmers?
3- How are scientists helping the medical profession?
b) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4- Scientists are helping car companies by producing ...
a) cheaper cars. B) faster cars c) more efficient cars d) safer cars.
5- What does these refer to in Here are just a few of these?
a) the scientists b) kinds of food c) the farmers d) the problems
7 The Reader (The Mask of Gold)
a) Answer the following questions:
1 What did Leila see in Quenco that worried her?
2 How did Dr Hafez know how long the skeleton had been in the tomb?
b) Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- When Leila told Dr Hafez what she had seen in Quenco, Dr Hafez found it hard to believe that Amalia ............. .
2- The archaeologists thought the man whose skeleton they found in the tomb might
c) Read the quotation and answer the questions:
"I thought I recognised the man you were talking to. I think I met him on the plane."
1 Who said this to whom?
2 Who is the man they are talking about?
8 Writing
Write a paragraph of about 100 words about what you think i5 the most important scientific discovery or invention of the last 50 years.
9 -Translation
a)Translate into Arabic:
By the time Alexandre Dumas was 20, his mother had spent all her money. He then went to live in Paris. There he found work as a secretary to an old friend of his father .
b Translate into English: '
1- ليتنى استذكرت باجتهاد عندما كان الوقت متاحا
2- ما نوعية الموسيقى التى تحب سماعها
Language Functions
1)Respond to each of the following situations:
1- Your brother looks worried. You want to know whether he has a problem.
2- Your mother was very busy yesterday. You regret not helping her.
3- An English friend asks you how you celebrate Sham E/-Nessim.
4- You forgot to thank a friend for a present he/she gave you.
2) Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues:
1) A) Is there anything I can do to help, Miss Salma?
B) Could you give these books back to the class after break?
A) Yes, of course. Is that the homework we did last week?
B) Yes, that's right. Your homework was very good.
2) A) Excuse me. I need to find out about modern farming in Egypt for a university project.
B) All the information on agriculture is on the second floor. Place:
A) Thank you. Can I take any of the books out?
B) Yes. Just bring them to the desk near the entrance.
Vocabulary and Structure
3- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- You'll have to hurry. Your lesson................... in half an hour,
a) is going to start b) starts c) will start d) start
2- That tower is one of the towns most famous................
a) landmarks b) marks c) events d) products
3- I'd like to get a job in the medical..............
a) work b) career c) occupation d) profession
4- I wish I ................ where I left my jacket.
a) know b) had known c) knew d) could know
5- Heba wishes she. ........ all her money at the weekend.
a) didn't spend b) doesn't spend c) hasn't spent d)hadn't spent
6- My brother ................ his ambition when he became a doctor.
a) achieved b) won c) got d) made
7- After the storm, there was a huge... ……….. of water on the roads.
a) floods b) number c) amount d) lot
8- Sara felt ill all night because she............... too much the day before.
a) had eaten b) was eating c) eats d) has eaten
9- Hamdi was very tired yesterday evening because he............... for a school test all day.
a) has revised b) had been revising c) revised d) revising
10- I really ................ to very loud music in public places.
a) disagree b) argue c) can't stand d) object
11-Ahmed's friends didn't ................ him when he returned from a year abroad. He looked so different.
a) recognize b) remember c) see d) look
12- My friend suggested ................ for a picnic in the park.
a) go b) to go c) going d) goes
13- We're planning........... to Europe for our holiday next year.
a) f1ying b) to fly c) fly d) to flying
14 In some countries, people ............... the end of the year on December 31st.
a) enjoy b) celebrate c) have fun d) party
15 In our town, there are musicians who play.... music.
a) tradition b) national c) folk d) historical
16 Whose ................ is it to make sure children arrive safely at school?
a) responsible b) responsibility c) response d) respond
4-Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it correctly:
1- I want to make some sandwiches. Have we got a bread?
2- Soha shouldn't eat too many sweets because she is chronic.
3- I asked my mother whether had she seen my English book.
4- Sylvia is on a low-fat diet because recently she's lost a lot of weight.
5- She has always enjoyed to go to the theatre.
6- Alfred Farag is a famous Egyptian playwrite.
5-Reading o Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
II Polio is the name of Italy's most famous horse race. It has taken place in the main square of the city of Siena on 2nd July and 16th August every year for hundreds of years. Siena has 17 districts, each with its own flag. The people who live in these districts used to be enemies who, fought each other, and though there are no longer fights, each district is still very proud of its riders and hopes they will win the race. On the morning of the race, the horses and the riders can be seen walking through the city. People wear bright clothes and hold their district's flag. The horses have to run round the square three times and the race lasts around 90 seconds. The winner is not always the rider: a horse can win the race even if the rider falls off.
a) Give short answers to the following questions:
1- Where does II Polio take place?
2- How long does the race last?
3- What do the people of Siena have in their hands when they watch the race?
b) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4- How many times a year does the race take place?
a) once b) twice c) three times d)seventeen times
5 What does the word (each) refer to in Siena has 17 districts, each with its own flag?
a) each rider b) each district c) each horse d) each race
6- Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Scientists are very important to our future. What kinds of problems can they help us to solve. Here are just a few of these. Scientists can help farmers to produce good quality food for the world growing population. They can also develop new crops which do not suffer from diseases. Scientists and engineers can work with car companies to produce cars and other vehicles which use fuel more efficiently. At the same time, research scientists are looking for new types of energy to replace oil and petrol. Other scientists, too, are doing research into new treatments for serious illnesses. But perhaps the most important work scientists are doing is to find ways of reducing global warming.
a) Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What is the main subject of this text?
2- In what two ways are scientists helping farmers?
3- How are scientists helping the medical profession?
b) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4- Scientists are helping car companies by producing ...
a) cheaper cars. B) faster cars c) more efficient cars d) safer cars.
5- What does these refer to in Here are just a few of these?
a) the scientists b) kinds of food c) the farmers d) the problems
7 The Reader (The Mask of Gold)
a) Answer the following questions:
1 What did Leila see in Quenco that worried her?
2 How did Dr Hafez know how long the skeleton had been in the tomb?
b) Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1- When Leila told Dr Hafez what she had seen in Quenco, Dr Hafez found it hard to believe that Amalia ............. .
2- The archaeologists thought the man whose skeleton they found in the tomb might
c) Read the quotation and answer the questions:
"I thought I recognised the man you were talking to. I think I met him on the plane."
1 Who said this to whom?
2 Who is the man they are talking about?
8 Writing
Write a paragraph of about 100 words about what you think i5 the most important scientific discovery or invention of the last 50 years.
9 -Translation
a)Translate into Arabic:
By the time Alexandre Dumas was 20, his mother had spent all her money. He then went to live in Paris. There he found work as a secretary to an old friend of his father .
b Translate into English: '
1- ليتنى استذكرت باجتهاد عندما كان الوقت متاحا
2- ما نوعية الموسيقى التى تحب سماعها
عنايت2011-12-07, 10:43 pm