English advanced level

A) Vocabulary and structure (19)

Underline the correct word in brackets
(10 m) (1
.Our soldiers were very brave during the six of October (legend-war-knight)-1
Salah Eldien El Ayobi was a great (knight-sword-night) who fought bravely against-2
.his enemies
.He was very brave and he (rescued-pretended-proud) the old man -3
.He is a great (painter-architect-footballer) his design is wonderful-4
.What is the (height-width-weight) of the Amazon River-5
.Never (give up-pass-get up) studying and you will get full mark-6
.A (submarine-compass-direction) is a kind of ship that goes under the water-7
?How many (months-minutes-centuries) are there in an hour-8
.I would like to go to the (music-musician-concert)-9
.She (have-has-is having) a maths lesson once a week-10
Rewrite the following sentences using word(s) in brackets: (5 m) (2)
I won't go to the cinema. I don't have any free time today.
(If I have)-1
She helped other women to succeed in education.
(used to)-2
Salma doesn't sleep early.
(never)-3
She is a hard working woman.
(works)-4
She began singing at seven o'clock and she is still singing.
(since)-5
Complete the following sentences:
(4 m) (3)
..If you don't know how to swim you will -1
.The name of the.was sputnik-2
The emperor ordered his men to capture the-3
.This job is boring. I'm-4
B-language function
supply the missing parts in the following dialogue: (6 m)-4
.Nawal and Samar are going to the market
?Nawal: where are you going, Samar
.. :Samar
?Nawal: How are you going there
.. :Samar
?. :Nawal
.Samar: people like the market as it contains every thing they like to buy
?. :Nawal
.Samar: I'll go early in the morning
c) Reading comprehension
(6 m)
.Read the following passage and then answer the questions (4
Dr Aisha Abd El Rahman is one of the most famous writers in Egyptian and Arab
culture. She wrote many books and articles on cultural religious matters. She also
wrote poetry and for fifty years, she wrote regularly in Al Ahram, newspaper .people
.admired Dr Aisha for her courage in promoting women's rights
Dr Aisha was born in 1913.Her father was a well-known sheikh. Aisha used to go
with him to religious meetings, where she learned how to read and write. Her father
was against the education of woman and her mother couldn't read or write. Her
.mother and grand father persuaded Dr Aisha's father to let her go to school

Later she wrote under the pen- name of Bent El Shatie.people considered it
wrong for a woman to write in the press or take part in public life. The pen-name Bent
.El-Shatei was taken by Dr Aisha as a sign of respect to her father
Dr Aisha worked at Cairo University as a research assistant in the Faculty of
.Arts. People today still read her books
:A) Answer the following questions
?Why did she write under the pen-name of Bent El Shatei-1
Do you think that men and women should be treated equally in education? Why? -2
?Why not
:B) choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d
.People admired Dr Aisha for-3
A) attacking men
b) promoting women's rights
c) writing in the newspapers
Dr Aisha was-4
a) a famous writer worldwide
b) well-known in Egypt and Arab world
C) a leading Egyptian diplomat
Composition (5
Write a letter to your friend telling him about the last story you have read
The link Reader:
(The prisoner of Zenda)
(5 m) (6
A) Read the following quotation and then answer the questions

"We will let you reach the border safely and"

?Who said these words? To whom-1

?In what occasion the speaker said these words-2

..
?what did the speaker offer the listener-3
.
B) Complete the following sentences
.There was .blood under the cellar door (1
.The plan to kill the king was very .and very clever (2
Orthography (7
.The space c-a-t was sent on a space ex-l-ration
Handwriting (8

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