Do it yourself
1- What are you going to ........... a quiz on?
a) make b)take c)do d)play
2- A person who studies buildings and tools from the past is a/an………
a) engineer b) mechanic c) professor d) archaeologist
3- The ..... of my daughter's school is a very clever woman.
a) singer b) actress c) headmistress d) professor
4- There are wonderful..... at the Temple of Karnak.
a) statues b) houses c) schools d) classes
5-Dr Zewail.......... the femto second.
a) invented b) invited c) discovered d)made
6-The femto second is ..of one billionth of a second.
a) a million b) one million c) one millionth d) millions
7-Dr El-Baz …..… astronauts advice on where they should land on the moon.
a) took b)gave c)did d)had
8- ........... his help, I got high marks.
a) Because b)As c) Thanks to d) Although
9-He travelled abroad for the first time at the ....... of 20.
a) height b) weight c)age d) length
10- When the spaceship on the moon, the .......... came out to collect rocks and soil.
a) travelers p) passengers c) astronauts d) geologists
11-Remote sensing is the use of..... to take pictures of the earth.
a) magazines b) satellites c) stones d) televisions
12- Charles Dickens wrote great.......... like, "Oliver Twist" and "A Tale of Two Cities".
a) plays b) novels c) reports d) poems
13- Thieves must go to ............. .
a) the cinema b) prison c) the restaurant d) school
14- A ...... writes for a newspaper.
a) scientist b) journalist c) teacher d) doctor
15- Naguib Mahfouz wrote novels to describe life in 20th ....... Egypt.
a) decade b)time c) century d)age
16- TV presenters .... sports stars on most favourite TV programmes.
a) test b) interview c) examine d) check
17-Oliver is the main ..in Dickens' story "Oliver Twist"
a) actor b) actress c) character d) student
18- If you spend too much money, you will be... debt.
a) on b)at c)over d)in
19- Oliver Twist grew up in a ................ .
a) workshop b) garage c) factory d) workhouse
20-Because the man didn't have children, he………….a child
a) adopted b) adapted c) admired d) adored
21-A..... of thieves broke into the bank and stole a lot of money.
a) company b) crowd c)gang d)team
22-The gang .... the child and kept him as a hostage.
a) found b) held c) helped d) kidnapped
23-The writer wrote a/an ................ of his own life.
a) biography b) autobiography c) paragraph d) e-mail
24-Wise people should learn the ........... of the stories they read.
a) morals b) minerals c) mirrors d) mayors
25-If you are ....... trouble, call the police at once.
a) on b)in c)at d)with
26- The human brain is ......... .
a) uncomfortable b) incredible c) probable d) possible
27- When you operate your computer, enter the ....
a) passport b) password c) crossword d) vocabulary
28- The weather is .......... good today.
a) quit b) quiet c) quite d) quietly
29- I always set the alarm to...sure I'll get up on time
a) take b)do c)make d)wake
30-The human brain ............ all senses.
a) plays b) controls c) examines d) checks
31-The human brain ................ about 1 kg.
a) weighs b) costs c)buys d) sells
31-Brains store past ....................
a) memories b) souvenirs c) museums d) merchants
32-Have you ......... any calls today?
a) taken b) received c) guessed d) closed
33- I don't know who is phoning. Can you ...............?
a) find b) guess c) reach d) remember
34-Taha Hussein lost his ............. when he was young.
a) touch b) eyesight c) hearing d) smell
35- Pictures can help children learn new .................. .
a) friends b) bikes c) words d) days
36- Abu- Heif was welcomed as a national hero when he ......... the record for swimming across the English Channel.
a) beat b) won c) broke d) gained
37- Fishing and cycling are ........ activities.
a)indoor b) indoors c) outdoor d) outdoors
38-Fishermen use ....... to attract fish to their nets or fishing lines.
a) base b) biscuits c)bait d) basis
39-Everyone left but Ali........ for some time to have a word with me.
a) slept b) remained c)held d)ran
40-Rain hasn't stopped even for a moment. It has ... to rain all day.
a) contained b) consisted c) continued d) canned
41-Now, people use modern fishing ........... to practise their hobby of catching fish.
a) rows b) lines c) links d)lies
42-Bones that form a human or animal's body are called the .........
a) skin b) skeleton c) skill d) skull
43-An ... is someone who works for an employer to learn a skill or craft.
a) apostrophe b) apparatus c) appearance d) apprentice
44- "The Old Man and the Sea" is a fight between one man and ..........
a) nation b) nature c) scenery d) landscape
45-When two countries fight each other, they are at……
a) peace b) war c) love d) silence
46-The crew couldn't control the ship during the ... .
a) holiday b) vacation c) storm d) ball
47-The thief told the police......... detail how he broke into the house.
a) on b) at c) in d) with
48-What do you .......... tea or juice?
a) refer b) prefer c) interfere d) compare
49-My father was ... great pain after the operation.
a) on b) at c) with d) in
50-According ......... the Press, our national team will be qualified to World Cup Finals. a) for b) to c) by d) with
51-The old man ......... off in the early morning.
a) sat b)sit c) set d) seat
52-Novels, poetry and drama form the .... of a language.
a) learning b) literature c) nature d) headline
53-I read the .......... of the newspaper before moving to the details.
a) heads b) titles c) headlines d) pictures
54- You should ......... water before you drink it.
a boiling b to boil c boil d boils
55- The man walked .......... to work.
a) slower b) slowest c) slow d) slowly
56- A/An ... protects us from the rain in the street.
a) caller b) sky c) umbrella d) ceiling
57- The school........... visited our classes last week.
a) conductor b) educator c) inspector d) instructor
58- The speaker thinks it is going to rain because the sky is really…..
a) sunny b) dark c) fine d) mild
59-These days,cars can use ... made from vegetables
a) drink b) food c) juice d) oil
60- Cars, buses and lorries cause air ............. .
a) delusion b) raids c) pollution d) illusion
61- I got stuck in a traffic .......... for 45 minutes on the way to work today.
a) jar b)jam c) jaw d) jail
62-If you sit in a traffic jam hi Cairo, your lungs will fill with the| ......... from cars. a) dirt b) rubbish c) exhaust d) light
63-A .... stores electricity for a car, radio or watch.
a) balloon b) bag c) briefcase d) battery
64............ is a gas in the air that we need to live.
a) Hydrogen b) Oxygen c) Carbon dioxide d) Methane
65............ are parts of our body that fill with air when we breathe.
a) Test b) Kidneys c) Lungs d) Fingers
66-Air which is polluted by exhaust can ........ your health.
a) damage b) denounce c)deny d) deposit
67-Now, all cars .......... petrol more efficiently than in the past.
a) burn b)move c) exploit d)form
68-Scientists have ... engines which use natural gas.
a) drawn b) painted c) designed d) discovered
69-Many buses in Cairo and other cities use ....... gas.
a)general b)genuine c) natural d) artificial
70-In an electric car, when the battery is empty, the petrol engine takes ...
a) after b)over c)part d) action
71-Scientists have also discovered that cars can run ..... vegetable oil.
a) across b)on c)away d)after
72-Some time in the future, there will be no oil in the world, so we need to find a/an ...... for petrol.
a) engagement b) replacement c)enjoyment d) entertainment
73-Engineers are now working ...... a new type of car battery.
a)out b) up to c)on d) against
74-We don't know who is to blame .......... pollution.
a)for b)on c)at d)out
75-Although we need industry, it leads .... pollution.
a)from b)at c)of d)to
76-To .......... the environment, people should only drive their cars on four days a week.
a) make b) damage c) protect d)keep
77- Three hundred people died .......... bird flu.
a) by b) about c)on d)of
78- Bird.... . is a disease which both farm and wild birds may catch.
a) cold b) cough c)flu d) illness
79…………………protects us from infections diseases.
a) Clean b) Cleanly c) Cleaned d) Cleanliness
80- The ..... of bird flu in the world started in Asia
a) break in b) outbreak c) breakthrough d) break
81-Bird flu can ............ from an infected bird to another.
a) go b)pass c) leave d)move
82- ............ is personal cleanliness.
a) Sanitation b) Hygiene c) Laundry d)Soap
83-Sanitation is .............. cleanliness.
a) personal b) special c) secret d) public
84-You must ........ food to protect it from flies.
a) uncover b) cover c) discover d) recover
85- A/An ............. performs in a film, sereal or play.
a) patron b) actor c) novelist d) writer
86-An orchestra consists of a group of............. .
a) writers b) actors c) musicians d) singers
87-Unless the athlete ......... fast, he wouldn't have won the race.
a) ran b)runs c) had run d) has run
88-............. is me study or desigining buildings.
a)Entertainment b)Archaeology c)Architecture d) Structure
89- Means of ............. in Egypt are not cheap.
a)transfer b)transport c)transplant d)translation
90- On cartoon programmes, children get quite a lot of ................ a) population b)entertainment c) money d) homework
91-............ libraries everywhere are part of the "Reading for All" festival.
a) GeneraI b) Public c) Special d)Secret
92-The tourists would like to go .......... around the country.
a) looking b) viewing c) sightseeing d) staring
93-Although he .... his best, he achieved nothing.
a) tried b) dried c) cried d) fried
94-The Eiffel Tower is the most famous metal............. in the world.
a) statue b) structure c) culture d) sculpture
95-The Statue of Liberty ....... at the entrance of New York harbour.
a) walks b) waits c) stands d) looks
96-There are more ..in New York than any other city
a) clouds b) stars c) skyscrapers d) flies
97- Fancy .................. you after ages!
a) to meet b) meeting c) met d) been met
98. Your battery is empty. It needs …….
A- recharging b-filling c- pushing d-shocking
99. Dr Zahi Hawass wants to ……… ancient statues and jewellery from other countries.
A: fetch b: bring c: lend d: borrow
100. Abu-Heif was one of the best Egyptian……..
A -doctors b- swimmers c- scientists d- teachers