الامتحان التجريبي 15-3-2010

A-Language Functions
1- Respond to each of the following situations:
1. You want to get information from someone.
2. your sister wants to cook a meal, but can't decide what to make.
3. Your friend looks overweight.
4. Someone stops you at street and asks you some questions
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2-Say where these two mini-dialogues take place and who the speakers are
A: Look there, that is an African elephant.
B: It's the largest land animal today.
A: I see, and what does it feed on?
B: Leaves, branches and other vegetation.
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A: What's wrong with your dog?) .
B: It doesn't eat well and it rarely moves..
A: Well. Let me examine it.
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:
1. Ali is at the airport........ he is meeting his uncle.
a- that b- where c- when d- which
2. When I was ten years old, I.. watch children TV programmes.
a- use b- used c- uses d- used to
3. Neveen is quite a/an ......person. She always thinks the worst is going to happen.
a- pessimistic b- unhappy c- optimistic d-cruel
4. Scientists arc still ........into making cars safer.
a- doing b- researching c- searching d- tryin.
5 Have you ever......a tourist?
a- meet b- met c- meeting d- meets
6 ........was out shopping, I saw two of my old friends.
, a- Because b-I f c- While' d- Although
7. Amir's.......... ambition is to travel to Japan.
a- lifespan b- life-long c- life-sized d- life guard
8. There are many..... pictures in the museum. Some are them are 1000years old.
a- rich b- valuable c- cheap d- modem
9. It .......that people have lived here for centuries.
a- is known b- knows c- has known 0- known
10-.My grandfather is not very good...... remembering people's names.
a- on b- with c- in d- at
11-There is no airport on the island, so boats .....food and other goods.
a- give b- supply c- sail d- carry
12.1hope I... the English test at school tomorrow.
a- win b- pass c- do well l d- succeed
13.Survivors of this morning's accident... .....to the city's hospital.
a- have taken b- took c- have been taken 0- have been taking
14 .......had studied harder, I would have scored more than 90% on my exam.
a- Although b- As soon as c- Because d- If
15.Can you give me an......... for being late today?
a- example b- explanation c- invitation d- application
16.We went to Italy by sea. The.............. took two days.
a- flight b- drive c- crew d- voyageI
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.4-Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly:
1. What is the more enjoyable thing about learning English?
2. The children of our children are called grandparents.
3. How long are you been living here?
4. Water from the Nile are used to irrigate farmers' fields.
5. Have you decided whether to apply from that job?
6. Elephants and gorillas live in large family groups to bringing up their young
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5-Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Few years ago, personal computers, CD players, satellite dishes, and
microwaves were available but hardly commonplace. Most of us were only
thinking about them rather than buying them. Now, of course, if we don't have
them, there has to be a reason why. Nothing at first seems as so revolutionary
as the latest advance; and nothing becomes mundane so quickly. In the past,
latest advances have been coming at us faster than any time in history. The
latest advances in 1974 were the pocket calculator and the home freezer. And
these were the successes. At the same time, a diet made from processed Soya
beans was being sold as a coming thing. Banks and telecommunications
networks are working on new systems to replace old fashioned bills and coins
with smart cashcards. Now you can put or take your money from your account
through the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM).

A-Answers the following questions:
I. What is the main advantage of smart cash cards?•
2. Why wasn't it easy to buy a satellite dish ten years ago?
3. When did the Soya beans diet start to be sold?
B-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d :
4. The underlined word "revolutionary" means a, , .
a- bad idea b- good opinion c- great change d- hard time
5 will replace cash money.
a- ATM b- Smart cards c- Coins d- Calculators
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Read the 'following passage. Then answer the questions:
Jesse was playing in the sea late one evening when a shark attacked him and tore
off his arm. Jesse's uncle leapt into the sea and dragged the boy to the shore. Jesse's
aunt gave the boy mouth-to-mouth resuscitation because he had stopped breathing.
They called the emergency services and a helicopter flew Jesse to hospital. It was
much quicker than ajoumey by road. Jesse's uncle ran back into the sea and found
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the shark that had attacked his nephew. He shot the fish, threw it on the beach, the
shark's jaws relaxed and he was able to open them and reach down into its stomach
and pull out the boy's arm. At the hospital, the surgeon spent 11hours re-attaching
Jesse's arm. The park guard said that Jesse was unlucky, "Evening is the shark's
feeding time." "This would never happen if he was in a designated swimming
area."
A-Answer the following questions:
1. When do sharks usually attack people?
2. How could the uncle reach the shark's stomach to get Jesse's arm?
3. Why was Jesse lucky?
B-Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d1:
4. The aunt gave Jesse mouth-to-mouth resuscitation because he was .
a- dead b- unlucky c- fainted d- injured
5. The underlined pronoun "he" refers to.
a- the uncle b- the surgeon c- the guard d- the boy
The spiders
A- Answer the following questions:
1. How would Hamdayya suffer if the people knew about the deadly spiders?
2. Why would it be difficult to kill all the spiders?
B- Complete the following sentences:
.1. Ayrnan and his family were in danger. : .
2. Uncle Walid advised Ayrnan at first., .
C- Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:
"That's why I came to Egypt. If it's a known species ..... :."
1. Who said these words? To whom?
2. Why did the speaker come to Egypt?
D-Writing
8- Write a paragraph of about 100 words on:
Imagine you've become a millionaire, what would you do with the money

Translation:
a- Translate into Arabic:
Alexandria is the chief seaport and the second largest city in Egypt. It was
founded in 332 Be by Alexander the great. Alexandria was a great cultural
centre for a long time, with its famous ancient library which contained more
than 700.000 books.
b- Translate into English
a- Translate into English:

1-ان الحوار و النقد البناء هما الوسيلة الوحيدة لحل جميغ المشكلات القومية
2-لقد فرح المصريين لفوزهم بكأس الامم الافريقية لكرة القدم