امتحان انجليزي متقدم وحدة اولى -خالد الدعجة2008
1- She sets great store ...................... good table manners.
- out
- by
- for
- with
2- The stress from moving house has left Mum feeling quite ............ , so be careful around her.
- full-time
- like-minded
- lifelong
- highly strung
3- Be careful what you say to Habib. He's ............... so he gets quite ............... if he's criticised.
- merciful / defensive
- capable / defensive
- underconfident / defensive
- spontaneous / trustworthy
4- Which of the following means "what will happen in the future"?
- destiny
- trait
- vulnerability
- hereditary
5- It wasn't very ....................... to comment on the size of her feet.
- tactfully
- tactful
- tact
- tactfulness
6-I.............. a headache ever since I woke up this morning.
- had been having
- have had
- am having
- had
7- He feels terrible because he ............... sweets all morning.
- was eating
- had eaten
- has been eating
- is eating
8- By the time you come and visit, I .............. here for six months.
- have lived
- will live
- will have been living
- had lived
9- I've been trying to call you ...........
- all day
- several times
- last week
- at the moment
10- Next time I see you, I will have had my hair cut short.
- The function that matches the sentence above is:
- A temporary situation in progress now.
- An action that will be completed before a certain point in the future.
- An action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
- A completed action which happened before a certain point in the past.
11- What is the purpose of the introduction in a blog post about the past?
- To explain why the memory was significant.
- To show when things happened.
- To relate the past events to the present day.
- To begin by explaining the memory.
12- Which one of the following is not a step in writing a blog post about the past?
- Giving instructions using imperatives.
- Relating the past events to the present day.
- Describing the main events of the memory.
- Explaining why the memory is still significant for you.
13- I didn't realise what a bad idea it was.
- The sentence that has the same meaning as the one above is:- No matter how bad the idea was.
- I was shocked by how bad the idea was.
- I failed to realise what a bad idea it was.
- I had no clue how bad the idea was.
I don't know how I failed to realise he had gone missing down the back of the wardrobe, but I've already decided he'll be coming with me to university, where I can keep an eye on him. I may not want to play with him anymore, but looking at him still evokes so many precious memories.
14- The underlined phrase in the text above is used in the:
- third paragraph
- introduction
- second paragraph
- conclusion
One day, I discovered that Oscar had lost his one remaining eye. I took him to my mother and, much to my delight, she promised that she could give him his sight back.
15- An example of time linkers from the text above is:
- sight back
- one day
- much to my delight
- one remaining eye
First impressions are important in our personal and professional lives, which is why we need to be aware of the signals we are sending out and, if necessary, change them. Most people understand that a smile and eye contact are generally perceived positively so they make use of these strategically. On the other hand, they may be completely oblivious to the fact that their crossed arms can make them look closed or even hostile.
16- The signal that might be perceived negatively in a first impression is:
- eye contact
- crossed arms
- smiling
- handshake
In an interesting study, objective outsiders were split into two groups to watch a video of the interview. One group watched the entire thing, the other missed out the initial, informal chat. The first group's judgement of the candidate's performance was, to a large extent, dependent on the impression they made at the start. So, it turns out that a talented candidate may be rejected for a position simply because they find social chit-chat difficult.
17- The reason why a candidate may be rejected in an interview is:
- Because the made a favourable impression.
- Because they didn't watch the full video of the previous interview.
- Because they find social chit-chat difficult.
- Because they are not talented.
A cognitive scientist carried out research where she asked Spanish and German speakers to describe a bridge and found that the Spanish speakers tended to use more stereotypically masculine adjectives, such as big and strong, whereas the German speakers used more stereotypically feminine adjectives, such as beautiful and elegant.
18- The feminine adjectives that the German speakers used to describe the word "bridge" are:
- beautiful / elegant
- strong / big
- big / beautiful
- elegant / strong
Similarly, while blue and green are clearly different colours, many languages don't recognise this difference and have a word which describes both colours. They can be perceived as similar across cultures, too. For example, in Arabic 'blue-eyed' is connected to being jealous or deceitful, whereas in English, it's 'green-eyed'.
19- The example mentioned in the text above illustrates:
- How a single word can have different synonyms.
- How bilinguals have different perspectives according to the language they are using.
- How adjectives are divided into masculine and feminine when describing things.
- How different colours are perceived similarly across cultures.
That said, many people do feel they take on a new identity when using another language. A 2006 study of bilingual Mexican-Americans asked them to take a personality test in both English and Spanish.
20- What does the underlined pronoun "them" refer to?
- many people
- bilingual Mexican-Americans
- language
- English and Spanish