1. Respond to each of the following situations:
1. You want to know how hydroelectric power supplies Egypt with a lot of elec-tricity. What do you ask?
1. Can you tell me how hydroelectric power supplies Egypt with a lot of electricity?
2. Someone tells you that Anthony Hope is well known for his adventure novels, but he was not like his heroes. You are very surprised by this.
2. Is this really right?
3. Someone wants to know what will happen if the bark of a tree is badly damaged. What do you answer?
3. The tree will die.
4. A friend asks you about your opinion of modern music.
4. I completely like it.
2. Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the fol-lowing two mini-dialogues:
1. Place: Street.
Speaker A: Student.
Speaker B: Friend.
Function: Asking for information.
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2. Place: Cinema.
Speaker A: Viewer/Spectator
Speaker B: Viewer
Function: Polite request.
3. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1. If he hadn’t looked at the sun, he ................... his sight. a) won’t damage b) wouldn’t have damaged c) wouldn’t damage d) will damage
wouldn’t have damaged
2. Nurses are part of the medical ................... . a) profession b) work c) job d) career
profession
3. I wish I ................... what I was going to do when I leave school. a) know b) knew c) has known d) was known
knew
4. Scientists often do experiments to prove a particular ................... . a) ivory b) territory c) theory d) treaty
theory
5. The little boy who was hiding behind the door thought he was ................... but you could just see the top of his head. a) visible b) vague c) invisible d) seen
invisible
6. My father retired last week. He ............... for the same company all his life. a) had worked b) works c) is working d) work
had worked
7. After the earthquake, the village was not ................... . a) felt b) believed c) recognized d) revised
recognized
8. Some of Edmond’s friends accused him ......... something he had not done. a) from b) to c) for d) of
of
9. If I were you, I’d avoid ................... into the city during the festival. a) travel b) to travel c) travelling d) travelled
travelling
10. We’re ................... my brother’s birthday next weekend. a) enjoying b) remembering c) celebrating d) developing
celebrating
11. I expect ................... my driving test when I take it next year. a) pass b) to pass c) to passing d) passing
to pass
12. My favourite ................... when I play football is goalkeeper. a) place b) point c) location d) position
position
13. Tomorrow, I’m going to a meeting ................ which we’re going to discuss women’s role in society. a) at b) by c) in d) to
at
14. My brother ................... his ambition when he became an engineer. a) won b) achieved c) got d) made
achieved
15. She ................... sport as a very important part of her life. a) thinks b) believes c) regards d) looks
regards
16. On ............. that he had passed his driving test, Hassan was very happy. a) heard b) he heard c) to hear d) hearing
hearing
4. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it correctly:
1. When the old woman died, a large number of her relatives attended the wedding.
1. wedding funeral
2. The film was so bad that I felt boring.
2. boring bored
3. You should reinvent paper, rather than throw it away.
3. reinvent recycle
4. The girl who’s poem was highly praised will be rewarded next week.
4. who’s whose
5. Despite he is rich, he is unhappy.
5. Despite Although
6. Your grade are impress, Salwa.
6. impress impressive
5. Read the following passage, then answer the questions: Trees have often been important in history. On a famous Greek island, there is a tree that is more than 12 metres in width. It is growing in exactly the same place as Hippocrates, the father of medicine, used to teach his pupils. And in another place and time, the English hero Robin Hood is believed to have hidden from his enemies in the branches of large trees. The English language uses many words connected with trees. You can talk about the branches of a bank or a shop and the trunk of the human body. And if someone has lived somewhere for a long time, you can say they have put down roots.
1. What does the phrase the father of medicine mean?
1. It means he was a person who firstly developed medicine.
2. Why did Robin Hood hide in trees?
2. To hide from enemies.
3. What is a branch of a bank?
3. It is another place related to the main bank for practising its activities.
4. What did Hippocrates do on the famous island? a) He grew trees. b) He treated patients. c) He taught pupils. d) He took medicine.
He taught pupils
5. You say people have put down roots when they have .............. . a) stayed in a place for a long time. b) lived near some trees. c) moved house. d) just moved somewhere new.
moved house.
6. Read the following passage, then answer the questions: The girl Against the Jungle is the story of a girl who is flying to Brazil with her mother. Suddenly, there is a storm and the plane crashes. The girl wakes up to find herself in the middle of a thick jungle. She is not badly injured, but there are parts of the plane around her and she discovers that she is the only survivor. She realises that it will be difficult for anyone to find her in the jungle, and she knows that if she stays where she is, she will die. Then she remembers some advice her father had given her many years before. He had said, “If you are lost in a jungle, you should find a river and follow it”. The next day, she sets off to find a river. After walking for seven days, she comes to a small town, where people look after her.
1. Where are the girl and her mother travelling to?
To Brazil.
2. Where does the plane crash?
2. Over a jungle.
3. Where does the girl find herself after walking out of the jungle?
3. She found a small town
4. What is a survivor? a) Someone who rescues people. b) Someone who does not die in an accident. c) Someone who dies in a plane crash. d) Someone who gets lost in a forest.
Someone who does not die in an accident
5. How long does she walk for? a) Seven weeks. b) A year c) A week. d) Seven hours.
A week.
7. The Reader (The Prisoner of Zenda). A) Answer the following questions:
1. What does Flavia notice about the King?
1. She noticed that he had changed a lot.
2. On leaving the hunting lodge, who do Rassendyll and Sapt see coming to the house?
2. They saw Duke Michael and his men.
3. Rassendyll’s writing is different from the King’s. What reason does Rassendyll give?
3. He said his finger was hurt.
4. How does Rassendyll get the keys to the king’s prison?
4. After he killed Degutate, he took the keys from him.
B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions: “Why have we changed our route?”
1. Who said this to whom?
1. Rassendyll to Michael
2. Which route has been changed?
2. The route to the king’s palace.
3. What is the other route?
3. The route through the old part of the capital.
C) Find the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it:
1. Rassendyll spend the day in the mansion in the room with the King.
1. Rassendyll Flavia.
2. The British Ambassador believes Rassendyll travelled with Madame de Mauban.
2. The British ambassador George Featherly.
8. Write an e-mail to a friend describing where and when you most enjoyed the Book Exhibition.
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9. A) Translate into Arabic:
There are many things to be said in favour of technological advancement. It makes people’s lives easier. Without the benefits that technology brings, the world would be a much harder place to live in.
هناك الكثير من الأشياء يمكن قولها فى صالح التقدم التكنولوچى فقد جعل حياة الناس أكثر راحة وبدون
الفوائد التى تجلبها التقدم التكنولوچى لأصبح العالم مكان أصعب للعيش فيه.
B) Translate into English:
1 - يعانى الناس من تلوث الهواء بسبب عوادم السيارات ودخان المصانع.
1. People suffer from air pollution due to car exhaust gases and factory smoks.
2 - تنتقل الأمراض المعدية من شخص إلى آخر بسبب الأهمال.
2. Infectious diseases pass from a person to another due to carelessness.