Azhar Exam – Literary Section 2023 – Suggested Answers

‫منوذج إجابة مقرتح المتحان اللغة اإلجنليزية – أزهر أدبي‬

2023 ‫مصر – دور أول‬
Vocabulary and structure
Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: (Grammar) – (12 Marks)
1. They …………. each other for a long time.
a. have known b. have been knowing
c. had been knowing d. are knowing
2. He’s much ………. than me.
a. elder b. eldest c. old d. older
3. By next year, the government ……………… ten new hospitals.
a. will be opening b. has opened
c. will have opened d. had opened
4. …………… I do the washing?
a. What about b. Why don’t c. Let’s d. Shall we
5. I had to run to ………. up with them.
a. look b. turn c. hold d. catch
6. The teacher made us ……… the classroom.
a. to clean b. clean c. cleaning d. cleaned
7. You are driving ………….… fast.
a. usual b. unusually c. unusual d. ordinary
8. He …………… entering the room
a. was seen b. has seen c. had seen d. saw
9. ……………… of these telephones works.
a. No b. None c. All d. Some
10. The flowers are dead. He ……………. them
a. must have watered b. shouldn’t have watered
c. had to water d. can’t have watered
11. It is …………….. expected that he will win.
a. wide b. width c. widely d. widen
12. She wondered ……………………….. .
a. how did they leave b. how they did leave
c. how they left d. how they will leave
Choose the correct word from a, b, c or d: (Vocabulary) – (12 Marks)
13. He was caught ……………. in the exam.
a. stealing b. robbing c. cheating d. sharing
14. The teacher was …………… with me for being late.
a. cross b. pleased c. gross d. delighted
15. Learning a language isn’t an easy ……………. .
a. progress b. process c. operation d. experiment
16. Carelessness ………….. a lot of accidents.
a. results b. does c. reasons d. causes

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17. He died in a car …………… last year.
a. accident b. incident c. event d. access
18. His constant cough was the ……………. of many years of smoking.
a. insult b. result c. outlet d. inlet
19. Their children have ………….. up in London.
a. planted b. grown c. increased d. risen
20. He is in ………….. of our marketing department.
a. responsible b. irresponsible c. charge d. responsibility
21. You should ………….. yourself to be a successful teacher.
a. recall b. reinforce c. reinvest d. reinvent
22. She writes a weekly ………….. for Al-Ahram.
a. column b. queue c. line d. row
23. Ahmed is …………. . His parents speak Arabic but he was brought up in France.
a. bilateral b. bilingual c. bilabial d. bikini
24. I didn’t hear ………….. his illness until many months later.
a. from b. off c. of d. to

Reading comprehension
Read the following passage, then answer the questions: (10 Marks)
A new school of cookery has opened in France. “The Friends of French Cookery” has been
started by a group of grandmothers who are anxious to keep traditional food and cooking
techniques alive. They are against the modern-day use of freezers and microwaves. None of these
grandmothers has had any experience as professional cooks, and they run their school without
being paid. They are motivated only by a desire to produce good quality, tasty food. They are
especially keen to teach the younger generation how to cook traditional dishes, and to convince
them that traditional food is better than convenience foods and take-away. The grandmothers run
cookery courses two or three times a week, and the fee is about 20 euros which includes tuition and
lunch. Most of the recipes are traditional, and some of them have ancient legends attached to them.
Only seasonal ingredients are used. The courses are great fun, and tourists join in with the locals
where they work together to create a delicious meal. At midday they all sit down at long tables to eat
a three-course lunch.
A) Answer the following questions:
1. Why did some French grandmothers found a new school of cookery?
 Because they are anxious to keep traditional food and cooking techniques alive …..
2. What did they oppose?
 They oppose / are against the modern-day use of freezers and microwaves
3. How much did they get for running their new school of cookery?
 They run their school without being paid.
4. What did they want to teach the younger generation?
 They teach them how to cook traditional dishes, and to convince them that traditional
food is better than convenience foods and take-away
5. What were they motivated by?
 They are motivated only by a desire to produce good quality, tasty food.

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 B) Choose the correct answer:
6. The French grandmothers were …………….. .
a. amateur b. professional c. unambitious d. lazy
7. They ran cookery courses two or three times a …………… .
a. week b. month c. year d. fortnight
8. Their recipes were ……………… .
a. advanced b. new c. modern d. traditional
9. They thought traditional food was …………… than take-aways.
a. better b. worse c. good d. bad
10. The courses were great …………… .
a. boring b. useless c. unused d. fun

Islamic Selections
Answer the following questions: (4 Marks)
1) What was Omar-Ibnul-Kattab blamed for by the man he met?
 He blamed Omar for his evil intention
2) What penetrated Omar’s heart when he read the verses of the Holy Quran?
 The glittering rays of the light of Islam penetrated his heart, soul and body. / The light of
Islam.
3) How did prophet Muhammed (PBUH) win Lady Khadeeja’s confidence?
 By managing her business so successfully and so honestly.
4) What mistake did the Muslim archers make at the Battle of Uhud?
 They forgot Prophet Muhammad’s instructions and left their positions and hurried to
collect the spoils.
5) What do the pillars of Islam call for?
 They call for right, justice, steadfastness, courage and fearlessness
A: Choose the correct answer: (3 Marks)
1) Allah …………… Muslims with support, power and guidance.
a. prevented b. provided
c. deprived d. paved
2) Abu-Bakr Al-Seddik died during the Battle of …………….. .
a. Badr b. Uhud
c. Yarmouk d. Mu’tah
3) Khalid Ibnul-Waleed was …………… .
a. unskilled b. skillful
c. unsuccessful d. inexperienced
4) Lady Khadeeja …………. prophet Muhammed (PBUH).
a. encouraged b. discouraged
c. dissuaded d. disheartened
5) Omar was ……………. that the Prophet (PBUH) hoped that he would adopt Islam.
a. confirmed b. informed
c. firmed d. formed

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 Writing
Finish the following dialogue: (4 Marks)
A : Have you met our new neighbour?
B : No, I haven’t. (1) What does he look like? / Can you describe him?
A : He is tall and very polite.
B : (2) Is he married?
A : (3) Yes, he is.
B : Does he have any children?
A : (4) Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
.‫أي اجابات اخرى منطقية تناسب السياق تُحتسب صحيحة‬

Write a paragraph of one hundred and twenty (120) words on: (6 Marks)
“Fasting of Ramadan”
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Translation
Translate into Arabic: (4 Marks)
1- The president confirmed Egypt’s support for the Organization of Islamic
cooperation.
.‫أكد الرئيس على دعم مصر ملنظمة التعاون اإلسالمي‬
2- We must integrate the disabled into the society and provide job
opportunities for them.
.‫جيب أن ندمج ذوي اهلمم (املعاقني) يف اجملتمع ونوفر هلم فرص عمل‬
Translate into English: (2 Marks)
. ‫ يدعو اإلسالم للعدل واملساواة‬-1
Islam calls for justice and equality