Practice Test 1
A) Language Functions
1-Respond to each of the following situations
a A friend asks you why you enjoy reading newspapers
b A friend asks you a question you would prefer not to answer
c You want to know a friend’s opinion of a book you have both read
d You want to know which subject your uncle enjoyed most when he was a student
Say where these mini-dialogues take place and who the speakers are :
a A For homework, please do Exercises A and B on page 20.
B Could you repeat that, please
A Certainly. Do exercises A and B on page 20
2-A- How would you like to pay for it, sir?
B By credit card, please.
A That’s fine, sir. Shall I put it in a bag for you?
B No, thank you. It’s starting to rain, so I think I’ll wear it now.
B Vocabulary and Structure
3-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d
1-…………………….……… My father has just bought a camera.
a - by internet b- by website c - online d - on computer
2-I’d …… ……………………… be a doctor than a dentist.
a- rather b -prefer c - want d -like
3-I have a very important decision to.... ........................... next week.
a -make b have c come d do
4-In the evenings, I like ….. ……………… the internet.
a surfing b travelling c going d running
5-Scientists are doing……. ………………… into new kinds of energy.
a study b research c work d experiment
6-…………………..…. people live with their families before they are married.
a Single b Individual c Alone d Professional
7- Application forms often ask people about their ……………..status.
a married b waiting c marital d famous
8- My father works very hard, and he…. ….. working even when he doesn’t feel well.
a gets on b goes back c gets up d goes on
9-Surgeons …………… operations to help people get better.
a do b make c take d bring
10-Professor Magdi Yacoub is a famous heart …. …………….surgeon.
a change b move c transport d transplant
11-Mother Teresa really …………………. a difference in people’s lives.
a making b made c did d does
12-It’s OK to …….. mistakes when we are learning something for the first time.
a do b have c take d make
13-My father is a … ……………. . .. . He works in politics.
a diplomat b politician c surgeon d pilot
14-You must take your umbrella. It ……………………..outside.
a) is raining b) rains c) rained d) should have rained
15- Could you be quieter. I ………………..to concentrate.
a) try b) am trying c) have tried d) had tried
16-Rice …………………………….in Britain.
a) don't grow b) hadn't grown c) shouldn’t grow d) doesn't grow
4-Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly.
1-This car factory does parts for cars and buses.
2-Have you ever meet a famous person?
3-I know him for 5 years.
4-During it was raining, he drove into a tree.
5-He qualified like a doctor.
6-The children of our children are called our grandparents.
C) Reading
5-Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
A goal is something you want to achieve. First, decide what your goal is. For example, do you want to pass a test? Do you want to be a doctor? When you have decided on your goal, write it down on paper and look at it every day. Then decide what you must do to succeed.
Some people never reach their goal because they think it is impossible. But you must always believe that your most people are successful at things they enjoy. So always try to enjoy your work. Keep looking at the goal you wrote on paper and think how happy you will be when you succeed. Think about that happiness while you are
working and you will enjoy your work.
A)Give short answers to the following questions:
1 -What is this passage about ?
2-What should you do when you have written your goal on paper?
3-Why do some people not reach their goal?
b )Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4-What is the opposite of pass ?
a succeed b fail c lose d miss
5-What kind of things are most people successful at ?
a Things that are easy. b Things that are difficult.
c Things that they enjoy doing. d Things they work hard at.
6-Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
One day, I was waiting for a friend in town when I saw two men. One was sitting on the pavement wearing old clothes. He had a hat in front of him. As people passed, he said' Can you give me money, please? "Some people threw coins into his hat, but most walked past. The other man, who was wearing a suit, stopped people and asked
them politely to lend him money to buy petrol for his car. Most people happily gave him coins or notes. During the ten minutes I was watching him, he collected a lot of money. He put it all in his pocket, but didn't go to buy petrol. I soon realized that both men just wanted money. the one in the old clothes needed money more than the one in the old suit, but the one in the suit got more money." Isn't that strange?"
a) Give short answers to the following questions:
1 -How did the two men look different?
2 -What did the writer think about what he had seen?
3 -What does the word most refer to in but most walked past?
b) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4-Why was the man’s hat in front of him?
a It had fallen off his head. b It was there on the pavement before he sat down.
c He put it there for people to throw money into.
d He had taken it off because it was a hot day.
5-Why didn’t the man in the suit go to buy petrol?
a There was already petrol in his car. b He was going to buy petrol later.
c He didn’t have a car. d He had lied about why he needed money.
7-The Reader The Spiders
a) Answer the following questions:
1 -Why did the men’s car move without lights and with a silent engine?
2-Why were the men carrying special equipment that could see through walls ?
b) Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1-The men found treasures in the rooms using a machine called ……………………
2-The pilot thought the four men had died of……………………………………
c) Read the quotation and answer the questions:
“We’d better get on the radio,” said the engineer.
Those words saved the pilot’s life. He left the car and went back to the helicopter
and the radio.
1-Why did the helicopter crew need to get on the radio ?
2-How did the engineer’s words save the pilot’s life ?
D) Writing
Write a paragraph of about 100 words about a job that you would
like to do when you finish your education.
E)Translation
9-a Translate into Arabic:
Egyptians are proud of Professor Magdi Yacoub. Thanks to his high qualifications, he has become the pioneer of heart transplant operations. Though he is in his 70s, he is still making great efforts for the sake of children with heart problem.
b Translate into English:
1- تفخر مصر بعلمائها في شتي المجالات.
2- يعد الأستاذ الدكتور مجدي يعقوب رائد في مجال نقل و زراعة القلب في العالم.
A) Language Functions
1-Respond to each of the following situations
a A friend asks you why you enjoy reading newspapers
b A friend asks you a question you would prefer not to answer
c You want to know a friend’s opinion of a book you have both read
d You want to know which subject your uncle enjoyed most when he was a student
Say where these mini-dialogues take place and who the speakers are :
a A For homework, please do Exercises A and B on page 20.
B Could you repeat that, please
A Certainly. Do exercises A and B on page 20
2-A- How would you like to pay for it, sir?
B By credit card, please.
A That’s fine, sir. Shall I put it in a bag for you?
B No, thank you. It’s starting to rain, so I think I’ll wear it now.
B Vocabulary and Structure
3-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d
1-…………………….……… My father has just bought a camera.
a - by internet b- by website c - online d - on computer
2-I’d …… ……………………… be a doctor than a dentist.
a- rather b -prefer c - want d -like
3-I have a very important decision to.... ........................... next week.
a -make b have c come d do
4-In the evenings, I like ….. ……………… the internet.
a surfing b travelling c going d running
5-Scientists are doing……. ………………… into new kinds of energy.
a study b research c work d experiment
6-…………………..…. people live with their families before they are married.
a Single b Individual c Alone d Professional
7- Application forms often ask people about their ……………..status.
a married b waiting c marital d famous
8- My father works very hard, and he…. ….. working even when he doesn’t feel well.
a gets on b goes back c gets up d goes on
9-Surgeons …………… operations to help people get better.
a do b make c take d bring
10-Professor Magdi Yacoub is a famous heart …. …………….surgeon.
a change b move c transport d transplant
11-Mother Teresa really …………………. a difference in people’s lives.
a making b made c did d does
12-It’s OK to …….. mistakes when we are learning something for the first time.
a do b have c take d make
13-My father is a … ……………. . .. . He works in politics.
a diplomat b politician c surgeon d pilot
14-You must take your umbrella. It ……………………..outside.
a) is raining b) rains c) rained d) should have rained
15- Could you be quieter. I ………………..to concentrate.
a) try b) am trying c) have tried d) had tried
16-Rice …………………………….in Britain.
a) don't grow b) hadn't grown c) shouldn’t grow d) doesn't grow
4-Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly.
1-This car factory does parts for cars and buses.
2-Have you ever meet a famous person?
3-I know him for 5 years.
4-During it was raining, he drove into a tree.
5-He qualified like a doctor.
6-The children of our children are called our grandparents.
C) Reading
5-Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
A goal is something you want to achieve. First, decide what your goal is. For example, do you want to pass a test? Do you want to be a doctor? When you have decided on your goal, write it down on paper and look at it every day. Then decide what you must do to succeed.
Some people never reach their goal because they think it is impossible. But you must always believe that your most people are successful at things they enjoy. So always try to enjoy your work. Keep looking at the goal you wrote on paper and think how happy you will be when you succeed. Think about that happiness while you are
working and you will enjoy your work.
A)Give short answers to the following questions:
1 -What is this passage about ?
2-What should you do when you have written your goal on paper?
3-Why do some people not reach their goal?
b )Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4-What is the opposite of pass ?
a succeed b fail c lose d miss
5-What kind of things are most people successful at ?
a Things that are easy. b Things that are difficult.
c Things that they enjoy doing. d Things they work hard at.
6-Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
One day, I was waiting for a friend in town when I saw two men. One was sitting on the pavement wearing old clothes. He had a hat in front of him. As people passed, he said' Can you give me money, please? "Some people threw coins into his hat, but most walked past. The other man, who was wearing a suit, stopped people and asked
them politely to lend him money to buy petrol for his car. Most people happily gave him coins or notes. During the ten minutes I was watching him, he collected a lot of money. He put it all in his pocket, but didn't go to buy petrol. I soon realized that both men just wanted money. the one in the old clothes needed money more than the one in the old suit, but the one in the suit got more money." Isn't that strange?"
a) Give short answers to the following questions:
1 -How did the two men look different?
2 -What did the writer think about what he had seen?
3 -What does the word most refer to in but most walked past?
b) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4-Why was the man’s hat in front of him?
a It had fallen off his head. b It was there on the pavement before he sat down.
c He put it there for people to throw money into.
d He had taken it off because it was a hot day.
5-Why didn’t the man in the suit go to buy petrol?
a There was already petrol in his car. b He was going to buy petrol later.
c He didn’t have a car. d He had lied about why he needed money.
7-The Reader The Spiders
a) Answer the following questions:
1 -Why did the men’s car move without lights and with a silent engine?
2-Why were the men carrying special equipment that could see through walls ?
b) Complete the following to make meaningful sentences:
1-The men found treasures in the rooms using a machine called ……………………
2-The pilot thought the four men had died of……………………………………
c) Read the quotation and answer the questions:
“We’d better get on the radio,” said the engineer.
Those words saved the pilot’s life. He left the car and went back to the helicopter
and the radio.
1-Why did the helicopter crew need to get on the radio ?
2-How did the engineer’s words save the pilot’s life ?
D) Writing
Write a paragraph of about 100 words about a job that you would
like to do when you finish your education.
E)Translation
9-a Translate into Arabic:
Egyptians are proud of Professor Magdi Yacoub. Thanks to his high qualifications, he has become the pioneer of heart transplant operations. Though he is in his 70s, he is still making great efforts for the sake of children with heart problem.
b Translate into English:
1- تفخر مصر بعلمائها في شتي المجالات.
2- يعد الأستاذ الدكتور مجدي يعقوب رائد في مجال نقل و زراعة القلب في العالم.
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