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Practice Test 2
Practice Test 2
A Language Functions
1 Finish the following dialogue:
Hamid is being interviewed for a new job.
Interviewer: Could I ask you some questions about your job?
Hamid: Yes, thats ne.
Interviewer: Thank you. My rst question is this:
1

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Hamid: Im a ight attendant.
Interviewer:
2

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Hamid: Yes, I love it, but it can be very tiring.
Interviewer:
3

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Hamid: Each week is different, but this week its seven in the morning until seven in the
evening.
Interviewer: Thats a very long day. And
4

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Hamid: Between Cairo and Moscow this week.
Interviewer: Thank you very much.
2 Write what you would say in each of the following situations:
1 The bus you were travelling in was in an accident and you are the only one who has a mobile
phone and can call the police for help.

2 Someone asks you what you think the most important invention is.

3 You ask your friend about the price of his new shoes.

4 Your friend wants to go swimming this evening. You disagree and suggest another sport.

B Vocabulary and Structure

3 Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d. Answer only ten
(10) questions:
1

has made the world a smaller place.

a A plane b The plane c Planes d This plane
2 When the waiter brought me the

, I was shocked at how much I had to pay.

a bill b phone c menu d money
3

you like to see my photo album?

a Could b Will c Would d May
4 Ive just

that I forgot my wallet at home!

a realised b relaxed c known d reached
What do you do &
Hello. This is an emergency. There has been an accident.
I think the radio/the computer/the car is the most important invention.
How much did your new shoes cost?
No, Id rather play tennis/basketball.
Do you like your job &

What are your working hours/ When do you work &

where are you ying to this week &
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5 This is

lm Ive ever seen.

a bad b worse c the worst d worst
6 A

is someone who has done something wrong.

a gang b servant c lawyer d criminal
7 My father

LE 3000 for the new computer.

a cost b paid c owned d bought
8 She got the full mark on her exams. She

clever.
a must be b must have c must have had d had
9 My new shoes arent expensive. They

LE 50.
a paid b cost c sold d weighed
10 Marconi,

invented the radio, was born in 1874.

a whom b whose c who d which
11 My father works for a large company, so he travels a lot.
a poor b overpopulated c multinational d ctional
12 Johns left Cairo, .?
a didnt he? b hasnt he? c wasnt he? d shouldnt he?
4 Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets
to give the same meaning. Answer only four (4) questions:
1 I got up late and missed the bus. (If)

2 Have you got any homework, Azza? (Azzas mother asked)

3 They built the museum two hundred years ago. (was built)

4 Im sure Tarek hasnt nished reading that book. He only started it two hours ago. (Tarek cant)

5 Dickens is a writer. He wrote Oliver Twist. (who)

5 Read the text below, then write the word which best ts each
space:
You have probably worried about an exam at some time in the past.
1

believe that about 50 percent of all students suffer from exam
2
. Some
people are so
3
of an exam they are going to take that they cannot
remember important
4
when they are in the exam room. People have

5
reasons for their fears. Some are afraid of
6

their exams and disappointing their parents. Others are worried about nding a good job.

Azzas mother asked Azza if she had any homework.

The museum was built 200 years ago.
Tarek cant have nished reading that book. He only started it two hours ago
Experts/Scientists
phobia
afraid
information
different/ many failing

the bus.

If I get up late, Ill miss the bus./ If I hadnt got up late, I wouldnt have missed
Dickens is the writer who wrote Oliver Twist.
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C Reading Comprehension and Set Books
6 Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
Statistics show that the rapid growth in population creates problems for developing countries. It
has been found that only when peoples education and living standards begin to rise do birth rates
begin to fall. Now poor countries cannot afford social services and old age pensions, and peoples
incomes are so low that they have nothing to save for the future. So people need their children
to provide them with security in their old age. Having a large family can be a form of insurance.
Even when they are still young, children can help on a small farm or in a workshop as apprentices.
Improvements in public health services and medical care have assured that many more babies
survive infancy and grow up. They have also helped the parents to live longer. No wonder people
are being added to at both ends. These people have to be convinced that with smaller families,
there will be more food, better schools, more employment and thus a better standard of living.
Newspapers, television and radio programmes should help in changing peoples attitudes towards
large families.
A Answer the following questions:
1 What does the writer mean by people are being added to at both ends?

2 When do birth rates go down?

3 What does the underlined pronoun They refer to?

4 What does the writer believe that people need to be convinced of?

B Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:

5 Improvements in public health lead to .
a solving the overpopulation problem b causing many troubles
c decreasing population d the survival of infants
6 Pension is money given to people when they
a progress b design something c retire d win a prize
7 Answer Only FOUR (4) of the following questions:
1 Name two ancient wonders of the world.
2 Why was the telephone invented?
3 Where does Fogg begin and end his journey in Around the World in Eighty Days?
4 What do you think is the most important modern invention? State two reasons for your choice.
5 Why do you think a lot of people are afraid of spiders, but not of butteries?
6 Can being afraid of exams sometimes be useful? Why or why not?

The Pyramids/ The Lighthouse at Alexandria.

So people could communicate with each other.

London.

Yes, it motivates us to study.
Even when they are still young, children can help on a small farm or in a workshop as apprentices.
lmprovement in public health services and medical care has assured that many more babies
When peoples education and living standards begin to rise.
It refers to improvement in public health services and medical care.
He means that many more babies survive infancy and grow up, and parents live longer.
They have to be convinced that with smaller families there will be more food,
better schools, more employment and thus a better standard of living.
Answers will vary.
Answers will vary: Because butteries are beautiful, but spiders are ugly.
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D The Novel
8 A Answer the following questions:
1 During Olivers stay at Mrs Maylies summer house, what changes had happened in the
workhouse?
2 What was inside the small leather bag that Mrs Bumble showed Monks?
3 What kind of people lived in the area of slums where the Bumbles met Monks?
4 Why do you think the Bumbles were afraid to meet Monks in this area? Explain.
B Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:
Bring this person to this address at nine oclock.
1 Who said this?
2 To whom was it said?
3 Who was the person that was supposed to come at 9 oclock?
C Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it:
1 Mrs Bumble showed Monks a gold ring.
2 Harry is Mrs Maylies nephew.
E Writing
9 Write an e-mail to your friend about a phobia you have or have
had in the past. Your name is Wessam and your e-mail address
is Wessam@example.com. Your friend is Reda and his/her e-mail
address is Reda@example.com.
F Translation
10 A Translate into Arabic:
1 The Nile is the most beautiful river I have ever seen.

2 Mount Everest is higher than Mount Kilimanjaro.

B Translate into English:

. ;:. '- _- ==' , .~

I like reading stories more than watching lms.

.,.| _. ., .-| _- ,. , ..
.-...,: ,- _- _.. ... ,-








Answers will vary.
At the workhouse, Mr Bumble was now the master. He was also married to Mrs
Corney, the woman who had listened to Nurse Sally the night she died.
A gold locket on which the name Agnes was imprinted.
The poorest people lived in slums, and many of them were criminals.
They were probably afraid that their gold locket would be stolen by the poor
people, or that some criminals would attack them.
Monks said this.
He said it to Mr Bumble.
Mrs Bumble showed Monks a gold locket.
Harry is Mrs Malylies son.
Mrs Bumble was supposed to
come.