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SECONDARY 3 PRACTICE TEST 1 UNITS 1 - REVIEW A

Name Date _______________________________________ __________________ __ A. Language Funct !n" 1. Re"#!n$ t! eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng " tuat !n") a Your friend wants to know what your plans are after finishing school. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ b You are told that you have just been accepted to the best university in Egypt. . Express how you feel about this. _______________________________________________________________ __________ c You want to know the number of countries which use nuclear power. Ask your . teacher. _______________________________________________________________ __________ d Your friend thinks there are better things to spend money on than space travel. . Agree, giving a reason. _______________________________________________________________ __________ *. +ent !n t%e #'ace, t%e "#ea-e." an$ t%e 'anguage &unct !n n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng t(! m n -$ a'!gue") a. A / A / hank you for coming, sir. !"m sure our listeners will enjoy the show. ! hope so. %o what is going to be today"s dessert& oday we are going to talk about how to make %wiss chocolate cake. )ay ! help you& Yes, !"d like to buy this book, please. *reat choice+ hat"ll be ,E -., please. /ere you are. #lace$____________________ %peaker A$________________ %peaker '$________________ (unction$_________________

b. A / A /

#lace$____________________ %peaker A$________________ %peaker '$________________ (unction$_________________

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $. 0. Although the medicine made my headache better, it had some terrible _____. a1 stomach aches b1 side effects c1 spokes d1 treatment -. _____, the cost of meat is very high, but if we all eat less meat, prices will drop. a1 ,uckily b1 2urrently c1 2ompletely d1 #robably

3.

omorrow morning !"m _____ to anta. a1 travelling b1 travel c1 will travel

d1 travelled

.. 4e _____ probably have ice cream for dessert since it"s so hot today. a1 going to b1 will c1 are d1 won"t 5. 4e have one litre of milk. _____ enough. a1 hat are b1 hese are c1 hose are

d1 hat"s

6. !n our social studies class we had a big _____ about whether women should be judges or not. a1 debate b1 team c1 suspect d1 match 7. he police _____ trying to solve the mystery of the stolen 8an *ogh painting. a1 are b1 is c1 will d1 can he people on the bus _____ afraid when the bus suddenly stopped. a1 was b1 are c1 were d1 is

9.

:. ;ot all twins look exactly _____. a1 apart b1 alike

c1 different

d1 same

0<. =ne of the _____ on my bike wheel broke. ! need to fix it. a1 distances b1 secrets c1 leaks d1 spokes 00. here is a _____ in this pipe. hat"s why there"s water all over the place. a1 spoke b1 leak c1 system d1 waste

0-. 4ind turbines along the >ed %ea _____ large amounts of electricity. a1 generate b1 is generated c1 are generated d1 generating 03. _____ can we use wind to generate electricity& a1 /ow b1 /ow much c1 4hat

d1 /ow many

0.. 'elow the earth"s surface rocks are in li?uid form. hey are _____. a1 water b1 cold c1 molten d1 hard 05. 4hen _____ split, nuclear power is produced. a1 plants b1 atoms c1 turbines 06. 4ood _____ to heat some people"s homes. a1 are burnt b1 is burnt c1 burned

d1 fossils

d1 burning

2. F n$ t%e m "ta-e n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng "entence", t%en (. te t c!..ect'1) a %tatistics were my favourite subject at school. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ b . ravellers to the moon feel waitless because there is no gravity in space.

_______________________________________________________________ __________ c 2oal is a renewable source of energy. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ d 4ater is pump to the surface from underground lakes. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ e Energy from the sun is unexpensive. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ f. %unlight reaches the solar panels and is produces electricity. _______________________________________________________________ __________ C. Rea$ ng 3. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") Although hydroelectric power plants cause less pollution than other types of power plants, they cause other environmental problems. (irstly, when a dam is built, a large area of land is flooded and often many people are forced to leave their farms and homes. %econdly, the rotting plants in the flooded area make the greenhouse gas methane, whose emissions can be very high. hirdly, the dam prevents fish from swimming upstream to get to the places where they reproduce, so fish populations are reduced. here are other problems. he water exiting the turbines has a different oxygen level and is much warmer. his harms the plants and animals living downstream from the dam. (inally, because the water exiting the turbines has less sediment @sand and soil1 in it, it wears away the river banks downstream. %cientists must examine all the possible side effects of a new dam while it is in the planning stages.

a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 ell two ways that hydroelectric dams harm fish. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - /ow is the water different after it goes through the turbines& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 4hy must people leave their farms and homes when a dam is built& . _______________________________________________________________

__________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat does whose refer to& . a1 the rotting plantsb1 methane c1 pollution

d1 the flooded area

5 4hen should scientists study the side effects of a new dam& . a1 while it is being built b1 after it is built c1 while it is being planned d1 after it is planned

7. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") #rince Edwin was the oldest son of a wealthy king. /e was riding in the forest one day when he met a poor boy called im. Edwin and im looked alike, almost identical. hey talked and played for several hours. hen #rince Edwin persuaded im to change clothes with him. im pretended to be the prince and rode back to the castle. Edwin went to imAs house and learnt how difficult it was to be poor. he two boys had many adventures because they did not know how to act like each other. After several weeks, the king died. im sent a message to Edwin and told him to return ?uickly. Edwin reached the castle on the night before the coronation. =n that great occasion, he became king and he made im his chief adviser and asked him to live in the castle with him.

a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hy do you think #rince Edwin wanted to change places with im& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hy didnAt the boys know how to act like each other& . _______________________________________________________________ __________

3 !f you were im, would you call Edwin back for the coronation& 4hy or why . not& _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hose idea was it that the boys change clothes and places& . a1 the kingAs b1 imAs c1 EdwinAs d1 im and EdwinAs 5 (or how long did the boys change places& . a1 several weeks b1 several hours c1 one night

d1 one week

8. a . 0 .

T%e Rea$e. 9T%e +a"- !& 5!'$: An"(e. t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") 4hen ,eila wakes up at the start of the story, she looks at a photo of her. 4hat was she doing in the photo& _______________________________________________________________ __________

- 4ho drove ,eila to the airport& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C!m#'ete t%e &!''!( ng t! ma-e mean ng&u' "entence") . 0 he !ncas didn"t have any writing, and yet . _______________________________________ - Buring ,eila"s first dig at the 8alley of the ;obles, they discovered . ____________________ _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Rea$ t%e 4u!tat !n an$ an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") . CYes. ! am a research assistant at the Dniversity of 2airo.E 0 4ho said this to whom& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hen and where did the speaker say this& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ D. W. t ng ;. W. te a #a.ag.a#% !& a0!ut 1<< (!.$" e=#.e"" ng (%et%e. 1!u t% nm!$e.n tec%n!'!g1 "a6e" !. (a"te" #e!#'e>" t me.

T.an"'at !n ? a. T.an"'ate nt! A.a0 c) . Anthony /ope was born near ,ondon in 0963. After finishing school, he went to =xford Dniversity where he studied 2lassics. /e was interested in politics and was a good speaker in university debates. _______________________________________________________________ __________ _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0. T.an"'ate nt! Eng' "%)

PRACTICE TEST 1 UNITS 1 - REVIEW A ANSWERS


A. Language Funct !n" 1. 9Sam#'e an"(e.": a. 4hat are your plans after finishing school&F4hat are you going to do after you finish school& b. @>eally&1 hat"s really great+F hat"s great news+F hat"s wonderful+ c. Excuse me, @sirFmissFmadam,1 could you tell me how many countries use nuclear power&F/ow many countries use nuclear power, please @, sirFmissFmadam1& d. You are right.F! agree with you. here are too many starving people that need the money that goes towards space exploration.

*. a. #lace$ radio studio %peaker A$ broadcasterFinterviewer %peaker '$ a chefFcookFfood expert (unction$ asking and answering ?uestions b. #lace$ bookshopFshop %peaker A$ shop assistantFshop owner %peaker '$ customer (unction$ offering helpFmaking a re?uest /. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. 0Gb :Gb 2. a. b. c. d. e. f.

-Gb 0< G d

3Ga 00 G b

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6Ga 0. G c

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%tatistics was my favourite subject at school. ravellers to the moon feel weightless because there is no gravity in space. 2oal is a nonGrenewable source of energy. 4ater is pumped to the surface from underground lakes. Energy from the sun is inexpensive. %unlight reaches the solar panels and produces electricity. C. Rea$ ng

a. 9An"(e." ma1 6a.1: 0. he dam prevents fish from getting to the places where they reproduce, so fish populations are reduced. he water exiting the turbines harms the fish because it is warmer and has a different oxygen level. -. After it goes through the turbines, the water is warmer and has a different oxygen level, and it has less sediment. 3. hey must leave because the water behind the dam floods the land. 0. . G b 5Gc

7. a. 9An"(e." ma1 6a.1: 0. /e was bored with life in the castle. F /e wanted to know how the poor people lived. -. hey had different lives, different skills, different habits. 3. Yes, because it was his right to be the new king. F ;o, because ! would want to be the king and stay in the castle. 0. . G c 5Ga 8. a. 0. %he is looking at the camera and holding a statue of a gold animal. -. %amira did. 0. 9An"(e." ma1 6a.1: 0. he !ncas didn"t have any writing, and yet they controlled a huge empire. -. Buring ,eila"s first dig at the 8alley of the ;obles, they discovered a tomb @which had wonderful paintings of birds and animals on the walls1 and some @beautiful1 jewellery. c. 0. ,eila said this to )artin ,ander. -. %he was on a plane from ;ew York headed to #eru. D. W. t ng

;. Student's own answer

T.an"'at !n ?. a.

0. 0. !n the future, technology will help us @to1 drive more safely. -. 4hat do you think the Earth looks like from the moon&

SECONDARY 3 PRACTICE TEST * UNITS 2 - REVIEW /


Name Date _______________________________________ __________________ __ A. Language Funct !n" 1. Re"#!n$ t! eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng " tuat !n") a Your friend wants to know your opinion of Yehia /a??i the man and the writer.

_______________________________________________________________ __________

b Your friend has just witnessed a road accident. Advise him on what he should . do. _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Your little sister is having difficulty drawing a picture for her story. *ive her . advice. _______________________________________________________________ __________ d A new student at your school wants to know the way to the headmaster"s office. . !nstruct him. _______________________________________________________________ __________ *. +ent !n t%e #'ace, t%e "#ea-e." an$ t%e 'anguage &unct !n n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng t(! m n -$ a'!gue") a. A / A / b. A / A / #lease turn right at the traffic lights. /ere we are+ Yes, thank you. /ow much& hat"ll be ten pounds, please. #lace$____________________ %peaker A$________________ %peaker '$________________ (unction$_________________

4here were you at ten o"clock last #lace$____________________ night& ! was at home, watching television. %peaker A$________________ 'ut your neighbours saw you break into %peaker '$________________ )r )aHen"s house. ! didn"t break in+ ! went over to his (unction$_________________ house to borrow some 2Bs.

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $. 0. After hitting her head in an accident, %alwa couldn"t remember anything. Boctors think she has _____. a1 influenHa b1 amnesia c1 diabetes d1 fever -. !t is believed that 2leopatra died from the _____ of a snake. a1 poison b1 perfume c1 crime d1 murder 3. Everybody communicates by eGmail now. #aper mail has become _____. a1 modern b1 routine c1 fashionable d1 oldGfashioned .. rees absorb water from the ground through their _____. a1 bark b1 fruits c1 roots d1 leaves here was a mouse in the house, so Bad set up a _____. a1 criminal b1 murder c1 mousetrap

5.

d1 poison

6. All suspects should be treated as _____ people until we know for sure that they have committed a crime. a1 shy b1 innocent c1 dead d1 dangerous 7. A Border Passage _____ by ,eila Ahmed. a1 written b1 wrote c1 was written

d1 write

9. %alma _____ tennis every week since she was five years old. a1 has been b1 was playing c1 plays d1 is playing playing :. _____ /ossam had an injury in his left leg, he finished the match. a1 %o b1 4hen c1 'ecause d1 Although 0<. !f a plant does not get any water, it _____. a1 dead b1 dies c1 would die

d1 would be dead

00. !f you don"t stop listening to that loud music, your headache _____ worse. a1 got b1 will get c1 would get d1 gets 0-. here is a big _____ where engineers are building the new metro line. a1 routine b1 invasion c1 excavation d1 district

03. #lease _____ the file to your eGmail and send it ?uickly. a1 attach b1 establish c1 connect

d1 enclose

0.. After the terrible fire, _____ damage was done to the factory. a1 a lot of b1 many c1 little d1 lots 05. You should go and _____ that film. !t"s great+ a1 seeing b1 see c1 saw 06.

d1 seen

urpentine _____ paint and is made from the sap of trees. a1 removes b1 removed c1 has removed d1 is removed

2. F n$ t%e m "ta-e n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng "entence", t%en (. te t c!..ect'1) a ! want to be a sailor one day, so ! can protect the rights of innocent people. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ b Archaeologists find valuable treasures during there excavations. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c 4hose the suspect for the murder of Iohn Boe& . _______________________________________________________________ __________

d .

ommy 'eresford and his wife were two secret agencies. _______________________________________________________________ __________

e .

he more rain there is in a year, the more wide the tree rings are. _______________________________________________________________ __________

f. 2overs of books are usually made of sap. _______________________________________________________________ __________ C. Rea$ ng 3. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") (lowers produce a fine powder called pollen, which is carried by the wind or by insects to other flowers of the same type so that they can produce seeds. #ollination, the carrying of pollen from one flower to another, is necessary for the reproduction of plants and for the production of food. %cientists estimate that one third of our food depends on insects, mostly bees, for pollination. 'ut in recent years, there has been a big drop in the populations of pollinators worldwide. here are several reasons. he use of pesticides has had the side effect of killing pollinators. Air pollution prevents insects from smelling and finding flowers, which they need for food. Biseases are killing many insects. *rowing cities are destroying the environments where pollinators live. >ecently, shortages of fruit and vegetables in !ndia were blamed on the loss of pollinators. 2learly, it is important that we find solutions ?uickly.

a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hat is a pollinator& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - !s all pollen carried by insects& Explain. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 *ive two reasons why the number of pollinators has dropped. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hich is the best title for this text& . a1 he !mportance of 'ees b1 #ollinators in !ndia

c1 he ,oss of #ollinators

d1 4here /ave All the (lowers *one&

5 /ow does air pollution affect pollination& . a1 (lowers canAt make pollen. b1 !nsects canAt smell the flowers, so they canAt find them to pollinate them. c1 !nsects canAt pollinate the flowers because they canAt see them. d1 #ollution kills insects. 7. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") )achu #icchu, #eru, is situated more than -,0<< metres above sea level between higher mountains. !t is divided into three areas. At the southern end is the agricultural area. his has large JstepsJ called terraces cut into the hillsides to make flat spaces for farming. A wall for defence crosses )achu #icchu and separates the agricultural area from the urban and religious areas at the northern end. he urban area has two districts. !n the southeastern corner is a district of houses for the nobles. =n the eastern side is an industrial district with houses and workshops for labourers. he religious area, on the western side, is on the highest ground. !t has temples and tombs. he 0.< buildings of )achu #icchu included several design features that made them survive #eruAs fre?uent earth?uakes. a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hat are the three areas of )achu #icchu& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hy did the buildings of )achu #icchu survive earth?uakes& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 4hy did the !ncas make terraces for agriculture& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat does urban mean& . a1 relating to agriculture b1 relating to earth?uakes c1 relating to mountains d1 relating to towns and cities 5 =n which side of )achu #icchu is the agricultural area& . a1 north b1 east c1 south

d1 west

8. T%e Rea$e. 9T%e +a"- !& 5!'$: 9c%a#te." 3-2: a An"(e. t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4here does Br /afeH think the *erman tourists on the plane are going& .

_______________________________________________________________ T.an"'at !n __________ ?. a. T.an"'ate nt! A.a0 c) )any-of Agatha 2hristie"s books wereand made into very successful 2hristie did 4hy did the !ncas kill women servants and then buryfilms. them/owever, with kings& not always agree with the changes that were made to her stories. %ometimes she felt that . certain _______________________________________________________________ actors weren"t at all the way she imagined her characters would look like. _________________________________________________________________________ __________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 0 C!m#'ete t%e &!''!( ng t! ma-e mean ng&u' "entence") . 0. T.an"'ate nt! Eng' "%) 0 !f Br /afeH and his team don"t find important discoveries soon, D;E%2= . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - ,eila told Amalia that she was joining them in #eru not because of Br /afeH, but . because _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Rea$ t%e 4u!tat !n an$ an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") . CYou"ve come at a good time.E 0 4ho said this to whom& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hy was this a good time& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ D. W. t ng ;. W. te a #a.ag.a#% !& a0!ut 1<< (!.$" $e"c. 0 ng %!( 1!u (!u'$ c!!a " m#'e mea' !. #.e#a.e a " m#'e $. n-.

PRACTICE TEST UNITS 2 - REVIEW / ANSWERS


A. Language Funct !n" 1. 9"am#'e an"(e.": a. Yehia /a??i was very a generous and kindGhearted man. As a writer, he was very enlightenedFmodernFinteresting. b. !f ! were you, ! would call an ambulance. c. Bon"t worry, you could trace a picture from one of your story books, or print a picture from the internet. d. *o down that corridor. urn left. he headmaster"s office is the third office on the right.

*. a. #lace$ axi %peaker A$ 2ustomer %peaker '$ axi driver (unction$ giving instructionsFasking for pricesFcost b. #lace$ #olice station %peaker A$ #olice officer %peaker '$ %uspect (unction$ askingFanswering ?uestions

3. 0Gb :Gd 2. a. b. c. d. e. f.

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! want to be a lawyer one day, so ! can protect the rights of innocent people. Archaeologists find valuable treasures during their excavations. 4ho"s the suspect for the murder of Iohn Boe& ommy 'eresford and his wife were two secret agents. he more rain there is in a year, the wider the tree rings are. 2overs of books are usually made of cardboard. C. Rea$ ng

3. a. 0. -. 3. 0.

9an"(e." ma1 6a.1: A pollinator is an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another. ;o. %ome pollen is carried by the wind. @Any two of these1 #esticides have killed pollinators. Air pollution prevents insects from smelling and finding flowers for food. Biseases are killing insects. 2ities are destroying the environments where pollinators live. .Gc 5Gb

7. a. Answers may vary 0. he three areas are agricultural, urban, and religious. -. hey had design features that made them ableFstrong to survive earth?uakes. 3. o give them flat spaces for farming. F (lat spaces are easier to farm than hills. 0. .Gd 5Gc 8. a. 0. /e thinks they are going to )achu #icchu @the great !nca city that was lost for hundreds of years1. -. 'ecause they believed that they could help and serve the kings after they were dead. 0. Answers may vary 0. !f Br /afeH and his team don"t find important discoveries soon, D;E%2= might

not support them the following year. -. ,eila told Amalia that she was joining them in #eru not because of Br /afeH, but because she had the experience and ?ualifications re?uired for this job. c. 0. Br /afeH said this to ,eila while they were on the plane to 2uHco. -. his was a good time because Br /afeH and his team had just found a wall @in the city1, which they believe may be the wall of a royal tomb. D. W. t ng ;. Students own answer T.an"'at !n ?. a.

0. 0. !t is said that 5,<<< everyday things come from wood. -. !f the weather is dry for a long time, the farmers use irrigation.

PRACTICE TEST C UNITS 8 - REVIEW C


Name Date __________________ _________________________________________ A. Language Funct !n" 1. Re"#!n$ t! eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng " tuat !n") a Your friend thinks your teacher is absent today but you disagree because you . saw her during the morning lines. _______________________________________________________________ __________ b You are at a restaurant. Your friend thinks you should both order fish, but you . have other preferences. _______________________________________________________________ __________ c You do not understand what happens during an eclipse of the moon. Ask your . teacher. _______________________________________________________________ __________ d %omeone asks you about your opinion concerning storm chasers. . _______________________________________________________________ __________

*. +ent !n t%e #'ace, t%e "#ea-e." an$ t%e 'anguage &unct !n n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng t(! m n -$ a'!gue") a. A / he thief probably jumped off. /e can"t have jumped off. ,ook at the #lace$____________________ %peaker A$________________

A / b. A / A /

tracks. 4e"re going too fast. )aybe he"s hiding in the baggage car. =K. ,et"s go check it out. ! recommend the fried chicken, sir. ;o, !"d rather have something healthier. /ow about the shish kebab, then& Yes, one shish kebab for me, please.

%peaker '$________________ (unction$_________________ #lace$____________________ %peaker A$________________ %peaker '$________________ (unction$_________________

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $. 0. %he _____ gone far. ! just saw her car leave a minute ago. a1 must have b1 should have c1 can"t have d1 can have -. 'e careful when you"re driving up the mountains. %ome cars have fallen off the _____. a1 rays b1 rocks c1 cliffs d1 stairs 3. ! can"t find my mobile phone. ! _____ left it in the car because it rang while ! was driving. a1 must have b1 should have c1 can"t have d1 would have .. !t is human _____ to make mistakes. a1 culture b1 nature c1 will

d1 evil

5. Iack tried to _____ #aul by threatening to tell #aulAs father what #aul had stolen at the weekend. a1 commit b1 blackmail c1 admit d1 recuperate 6. !f you use this skin cream, it _____ you from harmful ultraviolet light. a1 protect b1 protected c1 would protect d1 protects 7. he lightning _____ the entire sky. he night almost seemed like day for a second. a1 illuminated b1 illustrated c1 occurred d1 absorbed

9. !f you hadn"t taken your umbrella, you _____ been soaking wet by now. a1 won"t have b1 would have c1 will have d1 have :. he rainbow is a beautiful _____ that occurs after it has just rained. a1 cause b1 drought c1 phenomenon d1 eclipse

0<. )um _____ that she would take us to the Hoo next (riday. a1 promised b1 promise c1 promises d1 will promise 00. !n some places in Africa where there is little or no rain, _____ have caused people to die. a1 floods b1 droughts c1 cliffs d1 barriers 0-. !n the last ten years, Egypt _____ large areas of desert into farm land. a1 had turned b1 will turn c1 has turned d1 turns

03.

he Eiffel ower is the most important _____ in (rance. a1 base b1 monument c1 tourist

d1 biography

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he thief admitted that he _____ the necklace from )rs )orrison"s bag the night before. a1 would steal b1 steals c1 had stolen d1 was stolen

05. ! asked ;ora if she was enjoying the book she _____. a1 is reading b1 was reading c1 will read

d1 would read

06. )um said it was _____ that ! even consider going into that dangerous cave. a1 unthinkable b1 oldGfashioned c1 massive d1 respectable 2. F n$ t%e m "ta-e n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng "entence", t%en (. te t c!..ect'1) a )r )aher has just had a serious illness and he needs time to regenerate. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ b )aryam asked him the teacher was in school. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c /e can"t have left his keys because he can"t get into the car. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ d ! have decided to leave 2airo permanent and ! am not coming back. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ e !t is impolite to walk into an office before you nock on the door. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ f. ,eila Ahmed wrote a long geography about her life in a book called A Border Passage. _______________________________________________________________ __________ C. Rea$ ng 3. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") A geyser is a special type of hot spring in which steam and hot water erupt and are thrown into the air. %ome geysers throw water up more than .5 metres. %ome geysers erupt at regular intervals and are predictable. =ne of the most famous, =ld (aithful, erupts about every :< minutes. 'ut most geysers are irregular and unpredictable. 4orldwide there are only about 0,<<< geysers and half of them are in Yellowstone ;ational #ark, D%A. *eysers are a rare phenomenon because they form only under certain hydrogeological conditions. !f conditions change, geysers

can become dormant or extinct. ;atural phenomena such as prolonged droughts, earth?uakes, or landslides can make this happen. %o can human activities such as mining, building dams, throwing trash into the geyser vent, and dewatering by geothermal power plants. Even without human activities, the lifespan of geysers is at most a few thousand years. a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 Are all hot springs geysers& *ive a reason for your answer. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 2an people prevent all geysers from becoming dormant or extinct& *ive a . reason for your answer. _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 4here is the best place to see geysers& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat does hydrogeological mean& . a1 related to water and the earth b1 related to electricity c1 made by water d1 related to the earth and the sky 5 4hat does so refer to here& . a1 geysers form c1 make geysers become dormant or extinct

b1 natural phenomena d1 mining, building dams, etc.

7. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") ! think that we should start a book club for secondary and university students in our town. 4e could read both Arabic and English books. 4e could have meetings every week or two in the summer, and once a month during the school year. /ere is why ! think we should do it. (irst, if we have a book club, it will encourage us to read more. !t is known that if people read a lot, they write better. %o this will help us in two ways. %econdly, we will develop some responsibility if we take turns leading the discussion at meetings. he leader will have to read the book carefully. hirdly, discussing books will help us to overcome any shyness. Everyone will have to say something. >eading good books will be a better way to use our time than playing games or reading comic books. BonAt you agree with me& a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hat kinds of students does the author want to have in the book club& . _______________________________________________________________

__________

- Bo you think it is a good idea to have these kinds of students together& *ive . your reason. _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 /ow will the book club members develop responsibility& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat happens if people read a lot& . a1 hey join a book club. b1 hey learn to write better. c1 hey lead a discussion. d1 hey are less shy. 5 4hat does overcome mean here& . a1 to not behave normally b1 to fight and win against someone c1 to control a feeling that prevents you d1 to be made extremely sick or from achieving something unconscious 8. T%e Rea$e. 9T%e +a"- !& 5!'$: 9C%a#te." 3-7: a An"(e. t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hy did Br /afeH need to go to Luenco& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hy did ,eila intend to talk to Amalia when she saw her at the Caf de la Pla a& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C!m#'ete t%e &!''!( ng t! ma-e mean ng&u' "entence") . 0 ,eila knew )artin ,ander was lying because she discovered that Dnited )ining . in #eru _______________________________________________________________ __________ - Br /afeH and his team could be sure that the tomb was a kingAs tomb only if . they found _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Rea$ t%e 4u!tat !n an$ an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") . C4e"ve only got a short time before the D;E%2= inspection, so we really need

to find something soon.E 0 4ho said this, and who did they say it to& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hat will the D;E%2= people be inspecting& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ D. W. t ng ;. W. te a #a.ag.a#% !& a0!ut 1<< (!.$" a0!ut a c. me 1!u %ea.$ a0!ut, .ea$ a0!ut !. "a( 1!u."e'&. Y!u can ma-e u# 1!u. !(n c. me "t!.1 & 1!u $! n!t -n!( !ne.

T.an"'at !n ?. a. T.an"'ate nt! A.a0 c) Br Iekyll has now proved that human nature is both good and evil, but soon he starts to enjoy being )r /yde. /e changes into )r /yde more often. Eventually, it becomes more difficult to change back into Br Iekyll. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 0. T.an"'ate nt! Eng' "%)

PRACTICE TEST C UNITS 8 - REVIEW C ANSWERS


A. Language Funct !n" 1. a. %he can"t be absent. ! just saw her in the morning lines. b. ! would prefer chicken, if you don"t mind. c. Excuse me, )issF%ir, would you please explain what happens during an eclipse of the moon& d. ! think storm chasers are brave people who try to discover new things about nature. *. a. #lace$ on a train %peaker A$ a policemanFtrain conductor %peaker '$ a policemanFtrain conductor (unction$ guessing and deducing information b. #lace$ a restaurant

%peaker A$ a waiter %peaker '$ a customer (unction$ making and responding to suggestions /. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e -Gc 0< G a 3Ga 00 G b .Gb 0- G c 5Gb 03 G b 6Gd 0. G c 7Ga 05 G b 9Gb 06 G a

3. 0Gc :Gc

2. a. )r )aher has just recovered from a serious illness and he needs time to .ecu#e.ate. b. )aryam asked (%et%e. the teacher was in school. c. /e mu"t have left his keys because he can"t get into the car. d. ! have decided to leave 2airo #e.manent'1 and ! am not coming back. e. !t is impolite to walk into an office before you -n!c- on the door. f. ,eila Ahmed wrote a long aut!0 !g.a#%1 about her life in a book called A Border Passage. C. Rea$ ng 3. a. @answers may vary1 0. ;o, not all hot springs are geysers. *eysers are a special kind of hot spring. -. ;o, because we can"t control natural phenomena. F ;o, because droughts, earth?uakes and landslides can also make geysers become dormant or extinct. F ;o, because we can only prevent some geysers from becoming dormant or extinct. 3. he best place to see geysers is Yellowstone ;ational #ark, D%A, because there are 5<< geysers there. 0. .. a 5. c 7. a. @answers may vary1 0. he author wants to have both secondary and university students in the book club. -. ! think it is a good idea because they are all young people and they can learn from each other. => ;o, ! donAt think it is a good idea because university students have different interests from secondary students. 3. he members will develop responsibility by taking turns leading the discussion. 0. .. b 5. c 8. a. Answers may vary 0. /e needed to go to their office in Luenco to fix his lapGtop computer, and he needed to see the D;E%2= people. -. %he wanted to talk to Amalia to get to know her better and to try to be friends with her @so they could work together1. 0. Answers may vary 0. ,eila knew )artin ,ander was lying because she discovered that Dnited )ining in #eru had ended its operations @in 0:::1.

-. Br /afeH and his team could be sure that the tomb was a kingAs tomb only if they found a gold mask @in the tomb1. c. 0. Amalia said this to ,eila. -. hey will be looking to see if Br /afeH"s team found something important in the tomb and then decide whether or not they will continue to sponsorFfund the project. D. W. t ng

;. Student's own answer

T.an"'at !n ?. a.

0. 0. !t was unthinkable that Egypt would lose Abu %imbel, so plans were made to rescue it. -. he atmosphere absorbs most of the sun"s harmful rays.

PRACTICE TEST D UNITS 1< - REVIEW D


Name Date _______________________________________ __________________ __ A. Language Funct !n" 1. Re"#!n$ t! eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng " tuat !n") a Your friend has just lost his or her purse and has no money to go home. =ffer . help. _______________________________________________________________ __________ b Your friend is worried about tomorrow"s English exam. >eassure him or her. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c You are at a bookshop and can"t find a certain book, so the shop assistant offers . to help. Accept her offer. _______________________________________________________________ __________ d Your father has just asked you what changes you would like to see in Egypt . after -5 Ianuary -<00. _______________________________________________________________ __________

*. +ent !n t%e #'ace, t%e "#ea-e." an$ t%e 'anguage &unct !n n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng t(! m n -$ a'!gue") a. A / A / b. A / A / Excuse me, can ! borrow this book& 2ertainly. *ood choice. )ay ! have your card& 4hen is this book due& #lease return it by next )onday. )ay ! have 3 kilos of tomatoes, please& /ere you are. /ow much& hat"ll be 05 pounds, please. #lace$ ________________ %peaker A$ ________________ %peaker '$ ________________ (unction$ ________________ #lace$ ________________ %peaker A$________________ %peaker '$________________ (unction$ ________________

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $. 0. ! wish ! _____ where ! parked my car+ a1 known b1 knew c1 know

d1 knows

-. ! really wish ! _____ breakfast before ! left for school. !"m starving now+ a1 had eaten b1 ate c1 eat d1 will eat 3. he patient has to control how much sugar he eats because he has _____. a1 influenHa b1 amnesia c1 cancer d1 diabetes

.. %cientists hope they will find a _____ for cancer soon. a1 cure b1 theory c1 result

d1 chemistry

5. %alma intends to _____ in criminal law when she goes to law school. a1 specialise b1 achieve c1 gain d1 release 6. After )um _____ dinner, she fell asleep on the couch. a1 cooks b1 had cooked c1 will cook

d1 cooking

7. 'y the time Iudy was -< years old, she _____ three national championships. a1 won b1 wins c1 had won d1 will win 9. 'efore 'asem left for 2anada, he _____ away all his toys to charity. a1 would give b1 will give c1 gives d1 gave :. 4hen we arrived at the park, we were soaking wet. !t had _____ all the while we were walking. a1 raining b1 been raining c1 has rained d1 rains 0<. Alfred (arrag and 4illiam %hakespeare are famous _____. a1 lawyers b1 players c1 playwrights d1 plays 00. )y friend had lost so much weight that ! hardly _____ him. a1 envied b1 accused c1 realised d1 recognised

0-.

he spy was accused of _____ and taken to court. a1 cancer b1 treason c1 revenge

d1 responsibility

03. Bad just got an increase in his salary and we are all going out to _____. a1 celebrate b1 object c1 finance d1 achieve 0.. !f you have a weight problem, you should avoid _____ fatty foods. a1 to eat b1 eating c1 eat d1 ate 05. *inger has a very _____ taste. !t is hotter than most spices. a1 invisible b1 regular c1 similar d1 distinctive 06. ! remember _____ your glasses on the table next to the door. ,ook for them there. a1 see b1 to see c1 seeing d1 saw 2. F n$ t%e m "ta-e n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng "entence", t%en (. te t c!..ect'1) a !f you work hard, you will achieving great results. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ b ! wish ! had been kissing my mother"s hand every day before she died. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c )y brother agreed lending me his )#.. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ d . he victime was found dead on the floor of the bank. _______________________________________________________________ __________ e . he %phinx is a modern Egyptian monument. _______________________________________________________________ __________ f. #lease water the plants regular while !"m gone. _______________________________________________________________ __________

C. Rea$ ng 3. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n")

=ne hundred years ago, diabetes always killed. A victim of diabetes would often have a damaged body organ called the pancreas, but doctors didn"t understand why. !n 0:-0, a young doctor called (rederick 'anting had a theory that the pancreas released a substance that controlled the sugar in the blood. #rofessor Iohn )acleod at the Dniversity of oronto, 2anada, gave him a laboratory, ten dogs, and a medical student called 2harles 'est as a research assistant. 'anting and 'est showed that an extract from the pancreas, which they named Minsulin", could control blood sugar in dogs. 'iochemist 'ertram 2ollip joined them. /e made the insulin pure so it could be tested on humans. he discovery of insulin was a landmark. Biabetic patients no longer died from the disease. 'anting and )acleod received the ;obel #riHe in #hysiology or )edicine in 0:-3, but they shared their priHe money with 'est and 2ollip. a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 'efore 'anting"s discovery, what didn"t doctors understand& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hat happened to diabetic patients before insulin was discovered& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 4hy do you think 'anting and )acleod shared their priHe money with 'est and . 2ollip& _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat does landmar! mean in C he discovery of insulin was a landmarkE& . a1 something that is easy to recognise b1 one of the most important discoveries c1 a celebration d1 a ;obel #riHe 5 4ho was the ;obel #riHe in #hysiology or )edicine given to in 0:-3& . a1 'est and 2ollip b1 'anting and 'est c1 'anting, )acleod, 'est and 2ollip d1 'anting and )acleod 7. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") 4e spend billions of dollars to study the sun and distant stars. 4e should stop this and study the oceans instead. hey cover nearly 7<N of the earth. =ceanography is more important than space science. !t researches processes that directly affect our lives. (or example, we release tonnes of waste into the oceans every year. =ceanographers, who specialise in various fields, can tell us the results of pollution on marine life, on the chemistry of the seas and on the currents @movement of water1 that affect climate. 4e know that in different parts of the seas, distinctive forms of life have evolved. here are even living things that do not depend on the sun for energy+ )aybe we can learn something useful by studying them. here are vast areas of the oceans, especially in the deepest water, that are unexplored. his is where we should be researching, not the stars.

a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hat is the writer"s opinion of space science& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hy do you think oceanographers specialise& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 *ive one reason why the writer thinks we should study the oceans more. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat does it mean in C!t researches processes that directly affect our livesE& . a1 space science b1 the earth c1 oceanography d1 the sun 5 4hat does oceanogra"hers mean& . a1 the study of the oceans c1 the results of pollution

b1 people who specialise d1 people who study the oceans

8. T%e Rea$e. 9T%e +a"- !& 5!'$: 9C%a#te." 8-;: a An"(e. t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4here was the gold mask when it was stolen& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hat was found among ,eila"s work clothes& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C!m#'ete t%e &!''!( ng t! ma-e mean ng&u' "entence") . 0 ,ander had helped Amalia . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - ,eila was imprisoned because Amalia had . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Rea$ t%e 4u!tat !n an$ an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") @I>m m!.e !& a c!''ect!.,

. n &act.A 0 4ho said this to whom& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - Boes this person feel he"s done something wrong& /ow do you know& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ D. W. t ng ;. W. te a 'ette. t! 1!u. Eu.!#ean &. en$ Pat an$ $e"c. 0e a &am!u" Eg1#t an &e"t 6a'. Y!u. name " N!u..

T.an"'at !n ?. a. T.an"'ate nt! A.a0 c) 8an /elmot used to believe that plants get their food from soil. /e tested his theory with an experiment, but he found that he was wrong. /e did not realise that there was another invisible food which was feeding his tree. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 0. T.an"'ate nt! Eng' "%)

PRACTICE TEST D UNITS 1< - REVIEW D ANSWERS


A. Language Funct !n" 1. Answers may vary a. !f you like, ! can give you a ride home. F You can borrow some of my money to go home. b. You"ve studied hard and !"m sure you"ll do fine.FIust do your best and don"t worry. c. @ hat"s very kind of you.1 hank you. ! can"t find the book ! want. d. ! would like to be able to choose our leaders. F ! would like Egypt to become cleaner.

*. a. #lace$ ,ibrary %peaker A$ %tudent F ,ibrary customer %peaker '$ ,ibrarian (unction$ making re?uests

b. #lace$ *reengrocer"sF)arket %peaker A$ 'uyerF2ustomer %peaker '$ %ellerF*reengrocer (unction$ )aking re?uests /. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. 0Gb :Gb

-Ga 0< G c

3Gd 00 G d

.Ga 0- G b

5Ga 03 G a

6Gb 0. G b

7Gc 05 G d

9Gd 06 G c

2. a. b. c. d. e. f.

!f you work hard, you will ac% e6e great results. ! wish ! %a$ - ""e$ my mother"s hand every day before she died. )y brother agreed t! 'en$ me his )#.. he 6 ct m was found dead on the floor of the bank. he %phinx is an anc ent Egyptian monument. #lease water the plants .egu'a.'1 while !"m gone. C. Rea$ ng

3. a. 9an"(e." ma1 6a.1: 0. Boctors didn"t understand why victims of diabetes had a damaged pancreas. -. hey died from diabetes. 3. ! think they felt bad that 'est and 2ollip did not get the ;obel #riHe also, although they were part of the team that discovered insulin. 0. .Gb 5Gd 7. a. 9an"(e." ma1 6a.1: 0. he writer thinks that space science is less important than oceanography. F he writer thinks we should not study the sun and stars. -. ! think they specialise because the oceans are very big and there is too much for one person to know. F ! think they specialise because they can study different aspects of the oceans O the life, the chemistry, the waves, etc. 3. he oceans directly affect our lives. F here are large areas of the oceans that are unexplored. 0. .. . G c 5Gd 8. a. 0. -. 0. 0. -.

answers may vary !t was in a safe @in #ablo"s hutFoffice1. A little gold rabbit. answers may vary ,ander had helped Amalia @to1 get her first archaeological job. ,eila was imprisoned because Amalia had put a gold rabbit among her clothes so that the police would think she had stolen it.

c. 0. ,ander said this to ,eila. -. ;o, because he doesn"t think of himself as a thief. /e regards himself as a collector of valuable things that other people might not notice.

;. Students own answer

D. W. t ng

T.an"'at !n ?. a.

0. 0. he oud was taken to Europe, where it evolved into a number of modern instruments. -. Bifferent cultures have distinctive festivals as well as traditional folk music.

PRACTICE TEST UNITS 13 - REVIEW E


Name____________________________________ Date _____ _________________ _ A. Language Funct !n" 1. Re"#!n$ t! eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng " tuat !n") a Your friend says it was wrong for Br Aisha Abd ElG>ahman to spend most of her . life on her work. Bisagree, giving a reason. _______________________________________________________________ __________ b %omeone asks you who you think the most important person in Egypt is. *ive a . reason. _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Your friend is just about to cross the road, and he doesn"t see a fast car coming. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ d %omeone asks your opinion about how you think newspapers will be in the . future. _______________________________________________________________ __________

*. +ent !n t%e #'ace, t%e "#ea-e." an$ t%e 'anguage &unct !n n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng t(! m n -$ a'!gue") a. A / A %hady just pushed me in the playground. hat"s awful. 4hy did he do that& /e wanted my sandwich but ! wouldn"t #lace$ ________________ %peaker A$ ________________ %peaker '$

give to him. 'ullying is terrible. Bon"t worry, !"ll make sure he gets the proper punishment. 4atch out+ hat knife"s sharp. Bon"t worry. ! need to cut these tomatoes ?uickly. 4hy& he customers outside have complained that their salad is late.

________________ (unction$ ________________

b. A / A /

#lace$ ________________ %peaker A$________________ %peaker '$________________ (unction$ ________________

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $. 0. >amy earned a _____ in medicine from 2airo Dniversity. a1 licence b1 degree c1 roller

d1 role

-. )ost famous people don"t like to talk a lot about their _____ lives. a1 personal b1 positive c1 suitable d1 impressive 3. )ohamed ;agy, _____ is known as M*edo", is a famous footballer. a1 which b1 that c1 whom d1 who .. %amir"s house, _____ had consumed all his savings, left him with very little money. a1 which b1 who c1 in which d1 where 5. Dmm Kulthum always sang _____. %he never joined another singer in a song. a1 spontaneously b1 folk c1 gradually d1 solo 6. _____ #obinson Crusoe is a long book, ! finished it very ?uickly. a1 %o b1 'ecause c1 Although d1 Bespite 7. ! didn"t have much money, _____ ! bought a cheap shirt. a1 so b1 because c1 although

d1 despite

9. )y cousin is very _____ and likes to travel to unknown places. a1 conventional b1 adventurous c1 suitable d1 personal :. housands of people attended the _____ of %heikh %haarawi after he died. a1 funeral b1 lifestyle c1 flight d1 event

0<. 2an you please repeat the name of the medicine _____ you just took. a1 in which b1 where c1 that d1 who 00. ! met /amdy only yesterday, _____ ! feel like !"ve known him for years. a1 so b1 but c1 and d1 because 0-. he internet is very slow and it"s taking a long time to _____ that file. a1 download b1 regard c1 bully d1 recycle

03. !f you want to get that dirt out of your shirt, you need to _____ it in hot water before you wash it.

a1 press

b1 soak

c1 recycle

d1 dry

0.. Bo you think Bad will ever _____ me drive his car. a1 letting b1 have let c1 let 05. 'y 3 o"clock tomorrow, all the tickets will _____ out. a1 have been sold b1 sell c sold

d1 had let

d1 be selling

06. %ome people _____ their teeth so they look very white and shiny. a1 soak b1 bleach c1 press d1 pull 2. F n$ t%e m "ta-e n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng "entence", t%en (. te t c!..ect'1) a Although not knowing much 2hinese, Eman managed to communicate with the . 2hinese people. ____________________________________________________________ b !n Egypt, ;aguib %awaris is a very influence businessman. . ______________________________________________________________ c )y new computer has a much bigger screene. . _______________________________________________________________ __________

d ! think most of )um"s cake will be ate because it"s so delicious+ . ____________________________________________________________ e . his is the place which ! dropped my purse. ______________________________________________________________

f. 'igger boys sometimes bull the smaller boys at school. _______________________________________________________________ __________ C. Rea$ ng 3. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") he American 2ivil 4ar began in 0960. hings were not well organised when the first soldiers returned to 4ashington, B2, where 2lara 'arton was working. )any soldiers were wounded and hungry, and many had lost their belongings. 'arton collected supplies and took them to the young men. hroughout the 2ivil 4ar, she took clothing, food and supplies to soldiers. %he also read to them, wrote letters for them, and did other things to encourage them. #resident ,incoln made her in charge of searching for missing prisoners of war. After the war ended in 0965, 'arton travelled in Europe, where she learned about

the >ed 2ross )ovement. %he was influential in getting the Dnited %tates to sign a treaty @in 099-1 to protect people in wartime. !n 0990, at the age of 6<, she established the American >ed 2ross, which she directed for -3 years. a. 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") 0. /ow old was 2lara 'arton when the 2ivil 4ar began& ____________________________________________________________ -. ;ame three things that 2lara 'arton did during the war. _____________________________________________________________ 3. ;ame two things that she did after the 2ivil 4ar. _____________________________________________________________ 0. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) .. 4hat was the treaty which the Dnited %tates signed in 099-& a1 to end the 2ivil 4ar b1 to establish the American >ed 2ross c1 to protect people in wartime d1 to be influential 5. 4hat do the underlined words young men refer to& a1 the soldiers returning to 4ashington, b1 missing prisoners B2 c1 school children d1 army officers 7. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") Yussuf returned to his brother AdamAs house after his funeral. he two brothers had lived in distant cities for over forty years. ;ow that Adam was gone, Yussuf had the unhappy task of going through AdamAs personal things and cleaning out the house. Yussuf and Adam had such different personalities. Yussuf wanted everything organised and clean. /e had never liked his brotherAs lifestyle. AdamAs house looked like a mixture of workshop, museum and rubbish bin. Yussuf looked at the piles of notebooks in the living room. /e wanted to just throw them away. 'ut he opened one notebook and started to read. hen he read another and another. /is excitement grew. %ome notebooks were filled with drawings and descriptions of clever gadgets. =thers contained stories and novels that Adam had written. Yussuf cried. /e had never realised that his younger brother was a storyteller and inventor. a. 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") 0. 4here was Yussuf before he went to AdamAs house& _____________________________________________________________ -. /ow were the brothers different& _____________________________________________________________ 3. 4ho was older, Adam or Yussuf& ______________________________________________________ 0. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) .. 4hat happened first& a1 Yussuf went to AdamAs house. b1 Adam wrote and invented things. c1 Adam died. d1 Yussuf read AdamAs notebooks.

5. 4hy did Yussuf cry after he read the notebooks& a1 he stories that Adam wrote were sad. b1 !t was too much work to clean the house. c1 /e was sad that he had not understood his brother. d1 he notebooks were not organised. 8. T%e Rea$e. 9T%e +a"- !& 5!'$: 9C%a#te. ;: a. An"(e. t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") 0. 4hy was #ablo in Luenco the day the police investigated the theft& _____________________________________________________________ -. 4hy was )artin ,ander keen to go to Acomayo& _____________________________________________________________ 0. C!m#'ete t%e &!''!( ng t! ma-e mean ng&u' "entence") 0. 4hen ,eila discovered the gold mask, Amalia thought __________________________________________________________ -. Amalia put the gold rabbit among ,eila"s clothes so that ______________________________________________________________

c Rea$ t%e 4u!tat !n an$ an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") @T% " ( '' 0e .ea''1 0a$ . ne(" &!. % m.A 0 4ho said this to whom& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4ho is going to be unhappy& 4hy& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ D. W. t ng ;. W. te a 0. e& "t!.1 !& t%e ' &e !& "!me!ne 1!u t% n- " m#!.tant t! 1!u !. t! t%e (!.'$. T.an"'at !n ?. a. T.an"'ate nt! A.a0 c) Amy Iohnson was from the north of England. %he first became interested in flying while she was working as a secretary in ,ondon. !n 0:-:, she was awarded her pilot"s licence and a year later she made a solo flight from 'ritain to Australia. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 0. T.an"'ate nt! Eng' "%)

PRACTICE TEST UNITS 13 - REVIEW E ANSWERS


A. Language Funct !n" 1. Answers may vary. a. ! disagree. /er work helped a lot of people. b. ! think the most important man in Egypt is P because he P c. 4atch out+ F ,ook out+ here"s a car coming+ d. ! think newspapers will probably remain as they are today. *. a. #lace$ %chool %peaker A$ school boyFpupilFstudent %peaker '$ teacherFheadmasterFheadmistress (unction$ complainingFasking ?uestionsFgiving reasons b. #lace$ >estaurantF 2afe %peaker A$ 4aiterF2hefF2ook %peaker '$ 4aiterF2hefF2ook (unction$ Expressing warnings

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. 0Gb :Ga -Ga 0< G c 3Gd 00 G b .Ga 0- G a 5Gd 03 G b 6Gc 0. G c 7Ga 05 G a 9Gb 06 G b

2. a. De"# te not knowing much 2hinese, Eman managed to communicate with the 2hinese people. b. !n Egypt, ;aguib %awaris is a very n&'uent a' businessman. c. )y new computer has a much bigger "c.een. d. ! think most of )um"s cake will be eaten because it"s so delicious+ e. his is the place (%e.e ! dropped my purse. f. 'igger boys sometimes 0u''1 the smaller boys at school. C. Rea$ ng 3. a. Some answers may vary. 0. %he was .< years old. -. %he took supplies to the soldiers, she encouraged them, and she searched for missing prisoners. 3. %he encouraged the Dnited %tates to sign a treaty to protect people in wartime, and she established the American >ed 2ross. 0. .Gc 5Ga 7. a. Some answers may vary. 0. /e was at AdamAs funeral. -. Yussuf wanted everything organised and clean. Adam was untidy.

3. Yussuf was older. 0. .. . G b 5Gc 8. a. Answers may vary. 0. #ablo was in Luenco because he had a meeting with the D;E%2= people. -. )artin ,ander was keen to go to Acomayo because there was another excavation there @and he hoped he could steal something from it1. 0. Answers may vary. 0. 4hen ,eila discovered the gold mask, Amalia thought that ,eila would get all the creditFher name would be in all the papers and on 8. -. Amalia put the gold rabbit among ,eila"s clothes so that she would get ,eila in troubleFthe police would think ,eila was a thief. c. Some answers may vary. 0. Br /afeH said this to ,eila. -. he D;E%2= people are going to be unhappy that there has been a robbery. hey will probably doubt the team"s honesty now and will stop offering their support. D. W. t ng ;. Students own answer T.an"'at !n ?. a.

0. 0. )ost of todayAs newspapers and magaHines are made ofFfrom recycled paper. -. (lorence ;ightingale trained women to be nurses and introduced new ideas into hospitals.

PRACTICE TEST UNITS 17 - REVIEW F


Name Date _______________________________________ __________________ __ A. Language Funct !n" 1. Re"#!n$ t! eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng " tuat !n") a You are an educational adviser. A young person comes to your office for . professional advice. _______________________________________________________________ __________ b You were at a job interview. hey asked you, J4hy do you want to work for . us&J ;ow your friend asks you what they asked you at the interview. _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Your brother isnAt interested in politics, but after -5 Ianuary -<00, you think he

. should be interested. _______________________________________________________________ __________ d You are trying to persuade your father to take the family on holiday to ,uxor. . _______________________________________________________________ __________

*. +ent !n t%e #'ace, t%e "#ea-e." an$ t%e 'anguage &unct !n n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng t(! m n -$ a'!gue") a. A / A / 4hy do you want to change jobs& #lace$____________________ !Am not learning anything new in my job. %peaker A$________________ ! want something more challenging. his is a small organisation, so we all %peaker '$________________ help in different departments. hat sounds very interesting. ! would (unction$_________________ learn more that way. /i. !Am /ani. his is your first day here, #lace$____________________ isnAt it& Yes, it is. !Am arek. !Am )r )agdyAs new %peaker A$________________ assistant. 4elcome to the company+ ,et me show %peaker '$________________ you around and introduce you to everyone. hank you, thatAs very kind of you. (unction$_________________ /. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $. 0. 4hen there is a lot of _____, people only care about themselves and not others. a1 skill b1 achievement c1 greed d1 procession -. !Am bored at work. )y dadAs advice is that ! _____ try a different kind of job. a1 might b1 mustnAt c1 will d1 should 3. )ore than one hundred _____ sent their 28s after we advertised the job opening. a1 applicants b1 employees c1 employers d1 trainees .. he doctor _____ me to walk 5 km every day. a1 said b1 told c1 spoke

b. A / A /

d1 talked

5. Kamal trained _____ attack thieves. a1 to his dog b1 his dog 6.

c1 his dog to

d1 to his dog to

he interviewer asked how _____ about working abroad. a1 would ! feel b1 ! would feeling c1 ! would feel

d1 would ! to feel

7. Amr comes to work on time, he works hard, and heAs honest. /eAs _____. a1 wellGorganised b1 sociable c1 fluent d1 conscientious

9. )y professor suggested _____ a chemistry course. a1 that ! take b1 me to take c1 to take :. )y grandfather _____ this company sixty years ago. a1 achieved b1 established c1 enrol 0<. odayAs workers _____ develop new skills in the future. a1 will need b1 will to need c1 to will need

d1 me take

d1 ?ualified

d1 will need to

00. 4hen you go to >ome, you _____ visit the 2olesseum. !tAs a fantastic monument+ a1 must b1 could c1 might d1 need to 0-. )y cousin and ! look so _____ that people think we are brothers. a1 worthwhile b1 mature c1 similar d1 ideal 03. )ona hasnAt decided yet, but she _____ study 2hinese. a1 might b1 must c1 will

d1 can

0.. ! need some medicine for my headache. !s there a _____ near here& a1 depression b1 pharmacy c1 neighbourhood d1 department 05. he police warned us _____ out at night. a1 not going b1 not to go c1 to not going

d1 not go

06. )om got _____ at work and now she has a lot more responsibility. a1 a module b1 a scorpion c1 an achievement d1 a promotion

2. F n$ t%e m "ta-e n eac% !& t%e &!''!( ng "entence", t%en (. te t c!..ect'1) a %he asked me where was ! living now. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ b )y sister learns languages easily and she is ideal in %panish and (rench. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c he captain ordered his men abandon the ship. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ d !t is difficult to study and have a fullGtime job, but ! think it is worthy. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ e )ustafa canAt spend all his life to study. . _______________________________________________________________ __________ f. he thieves hid the money in a cliff under a hill.

_______________________________________________________________ __________ C. Rea$ ng 3. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") /ere are some tips for job interviews. 'efore the interview, use the internet to find information about the company. #repare an answer to the ?uestion J4hat can you do for us&J Also be prepared to talk about your achievements and your professional goals. You donAt want to seem unambitious or laHy. #ractise the interview with a relative or friend. =n the day of the interview, dress in clean, neat, appropriate clothes. ake copies of your 28 and a small notebook and pen. Arrive a few minutes early. BonAt chew gum or smoke, and turn off your mobile phone. BonAt look down, but maintain eye contact with the interviewer. ,isten carefully and answer the ?uestions. Afterwards, send an eGmail or handGwritten letter to the interviewers to thank them for their time. !t will help them to remember you. You can learn lots more about interview skills on the internet. a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 /ow can you use the internet to help you with a job interview& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hat should you do days before an interview& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 4hat should you take to an interview& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) . . 4hat does it mean in J!t will help them to remember youJ& . a1 their time b1 a thankGyou message c1 an eGmail d1 the interview 5 4hat is the best title for this article& . a1 /ow to !nterview Iob Applicants b1 4riting a 28 c1 Iob /unting on the !nternet d1 !nterview %kills 7. Rea$ t%e &!''!( ng #a""age, t%en an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") #earls are made by oysters, a kind of shellfish. %ometimes a tiny bit of a plant or animal gets trapped in the soft body of the oyster. his bit irritates the oyster. !magine how you would feel if you had something caught in your muscle. he oyster produces a li?uid substance called nacre around the foreign material to protect its body. he oyster produces layers and layers of nacre, which harden to form a pearl. his is a slow process that can take three years or more. (or thousands of years, divers searched for pearls. oday, most pearls come from

cultured pearl farms. 4orkers surgically place a bit of material inside the oysters. he oysters are raised in protected areas for several years until they produce a pearl. 4ild pearls are very rare and expensive. 2ultured pearls are more numerous, cheaper and just as beautiful as wild ones. a 5 6e "%!.t an"(e." t! t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hy do oysters produce nacre& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - /ow long does it take to make a pearl& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 3 4hy do people use cultured pearls instead of wild pearls& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0. C%!!"e t%e c!..ect an"(e. &.!m a, 0, c !. $) .. 4hat does foreign mean in Jforeign materialJ& a1 coming from a different country b1 coming from outside the body c1 tiny d1 soft 5. /ow are cultured pearls different from a1 heyAre less beautiful than wild pearls. c1 heyAre more beautiful than wild pearls. wild pearls& b1 heyAre more expensive than wild pearls. d1 heyAre less expensive than wild pearls.

8. T%e Rea$e. 9T%e +a"- !& 5!'$ - C%a#te." ? B 1<: a An"(e. t%e &!''!( ng 4ue"t !n") . 0 4hy were Amalia and ,eila going to Acomayo& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - /ow did ,eila stop )artin ,ander from getting away& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ 0 C!m#'ete t%e &!''!( ng t! ma-e mean ng&u' "entence") . 0 Your friend needs a hospital ?uickly. !tAs a matter of P . _______________________________________________________________ __________ - ! sent a team to the village near Acomayo and they think P . _______________________________________________________________ __________ c Rea$ t%e 4u!tat !n an$ an"(e. t%e 4ue"t !n") . CI t!'$ % m t%e #!' ce %a$ caug%t +a.t n Lan$e.. I -ne( t (a" n!t t.ue.C 0 4ho said this, and who was told that )artin ,ander had been caught&

_______________________________________________________________ __________ - 4hat did the person do after hearing that the police had caught )artin ,ander& . _______________________________________________________________ __________ D. W. t ng ;. Y!u. name " D. Lam " E'-S!0-1 an$ 1!u a.e a un 6e." t1 #.!&e""!.. One !& 1!u. "tu$ent" %a" a##' e$ &!. a D!0 an$ %e %a" a"-e$ 1!u t! .ec!mmen$ % m. W. te a 1<<-(!.$ e-ma ' t! +. N!u. I0.a% m at T. Sta. In$u"t. e" an$ te'' % m "!me g!!$ t% ng" a0!ut 1!u. "tu$ent, Ean Same%, t%at m g%t #e."ua$e T. -Sta. In$u"t. e" t! % .e % m. T.an"'at !n ?. a. T.an"'ate nt! A.a0 c) Dniversity students today will not work for the same employer until they retire. hey will change jobs and they will probably need new skills. ,ifelong learning helps them to get these skills. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 0. T.an"'ate nt! Eng' "%)

PRACTICE TEST UNITS 17 - REVIEW F ANSWERS


A. Language Funct !n" 1. Suggested answers. Answers may vary. a. /ow can ! help you& b. hey asked @me1 why ! wanted to work for them. c. his is a new Egypt after -5 Ianuary. 4e should all be interested in politics to make Egypt better. d. BonAt you think it would be nice if we took a holiday to ,uxor& *. a. #lace$ job interview %peaker A$ interviewer %peaker '$ job applicant (unction$ answering interview ?uestions b. #lace$ a companyFwork place %peaker A$ an employee %peaker '$ a new employee (unction$ making introductions

/. V!ca0u'a.1 an$ St.uctu.e 3. 0Gc -Gd 3Ga .Gb :Qb 0< Q d 00 G a 0- G c 2. a. b. c. d. e. f.

5Gc 03 G a

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%he asked me where $ was living now. )y sister learns languages easily and she is fluent in %panish and (rench. he captain ordered his men to abandon the ship. !t is difficult to study and have a fullGtime job, but ! think it is worthwhile. )ustafa canAt spend all his life studying. he thieves hid the money in a cave under a hill.

C. Rea$ ng 3. a. Answers may vary. 0. You can fnd information about a company, learn about interview skills, and send a thankGyou eGmail. -. You should learn about the company and prepare answers to some ?uestions. 3. You should take copies of your 28, a notebook and a pen. 0. .. b 5. d 7. a. Answers may vary. 0. hey produce nacre to protect their bodies from foreign materials that get in. -. !t takes three years or more to make a pearl. 3. 2ultured pearls are cheaper. 0. .. b 5. d 8. a. 0. -. 0. 0. -. c.

Answers may vary. hey were trying to catch )artin ,ander. %he crashed his truck into his plane. Answers may vary. Your friend needs a hospital ?uickly. !tAs a matter of life and death. ! sent a team to the village near Acomayo and they think it is an $nca site. Answers may vary. CI t!'$ % m t%e #!' ce %a$ caug%t +a.t n Lan$e.. I -ne( t (a" n!t t.ue.C 0. Br /afeH said this. #ablo was told that )artin ,ander had been caught. -. he person @#ablo1 talked about his working with ,ander. F /e confessed that ,ander had offered to buy the gold mask.

D. W. t ng ;. o$ )r ;our !brahim (rom$ Br ,amis ElG%obky %ubject$ )r /ani %ameh Bear )r !brahim Students own answer

Yours sincerely, Br ,amis ElG%obky T.an"'at !n ?. a.

0. 0. -. Bad has been working for his company for twelve years until now. >ashaAs mother wishes her daughter would become a lawyer.

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