امتحان نهائي فصل اول-انجليزي متقدم سيف عويمر

1. 1- He is very ................ and never brags about how good he is at everything, despite his talents.

   • humble
   • defensive
   • tough
   • absent-minded

2. 2- Our aim was to print the report on Thursday, but due to a .............. it won't be finished until next week.

   • outlook
   • cutbacks
   • getaway
   • setback

3. 3- The increase in airline taxes is............. and should definitely not be implemented.

   • unjustified
   • overcome
   • overrated
   • fundamentally

4. 4- The company's profit............ are low this year, so they will be hoping for better sales next year.

   • spree
   • margins
   • concepts
   • goods

5. 5- With no intention of buying anything and despite being short of cash, I often kill time by ............. , purely to escape boredom.

   • stocking up on essential
   • displaying their wares
   • mooching around the shops
   • going on shopping spree

6. 6- The shops need to keep coming up with new sales ............... to encourage people to go in.

   • margins
   • impulse
   • gimmicks
   • concept

7. 7- Because you have already invested, you should persist no matter what.

   The underlined verb [persist] means:

   • persevere
   • bear in mind
   • pitfall
   • propensity

8. 8- My hunger pangs ......... when I miss breakfast and skip straight to lunch.

   • sneaker
   • bombard
   • strike
   • succumb

9. 9- Despite having already eaten to fullness, the chocolate brownie, steaming slightly from the oven, looked so ......... that I almost couldn't resist a piece.

   • tempting
   • mouldy
   • fluffy
   • soggy

10. 10- I'm concerned because all he has eaten today is a few............ of an orange.

    • segments
    • drops
    • slabs
    • pinches

11. 11- I just can't cut down on chocolate! I'm afraid I'm a ......... cause.

    • tempting
    • home
    • slurp
    • lost

12. 12- If we ............. to leave parts of our gardens untended, it would encourage biodiversity.

    • were
    • hadn't
    • aren't
    • should

13. 13.If I'd spent more on the steaks, it wouldn't be so chewy.

    The sentence above shows that:

    • They will eat it.
    • They have eaten
    • They had eaten
    • They are eating

14. 14.If she ............... the documentary about chocolate factories last year, she ............. that chocolate is made by magic!

    • watched / will still think.
    • had watched / wouldn't be still thinking
    • had watched / would still be thinking
    • hadn't watched / would still be thinking

15. 15- Supposing you had to organise a feast, what sort of food would you serve?

    -The suitable option to replace the underlined word is:

    • Apart from
    • Imagine
    • Should
    • Without

16. 16-People are hardly ever aware of their unconscious bias.

    The correct passive form of the sentence above is:

    • Their unconscious biases is hardly ever aware of people.
    • Their unconscious biases are hardly ever aware of people.
    • Not possible in the passive. as there is no main verb.
    • Their unconscious biases have been hardly ever aware of people.

17. 17-An unknown person had added too much salt to the food.

    Choose the correct passive sentence.

    • Too much salt had been added to the food.
    • Too much salt has been added to the food.
    • Not possible in the passive as there is no main verb.
    • Too much salt was added to the food.

18. 18-One of the following passive sentences shows that "We want to sound more objective or talk about general opinions"

    • The shop assistant was sacked
    • All Shoplifters will be prosecuted
    • It is thought that shopping will always be a social experience.
    • Dishes weren't washed last night

19. 19-In Victorian times, corn.............there.

    • is traded
    • are traded
    • were traded
    • was traded

20. 20-I ................ you for ages! Where have you been hiding ?!

    • don't see
    • haven't seen
    • haven't been seeing
    • didn't see

21. 21-I've been trying to call you ..............

    • several times
    • twice
    • all day
    • only one time

22. 22- The driving examiner was extremely strict. Very few students passed first time. The correct inversion sentence is: ............

    • So strict the driving examiner was that very few students passed first time.
    • So was strict the driving examiner that very few students passed first time.
    • So strict was the driving examiner that very few students passed first time.
    • So strict did the driving examiner that very few students passed first time.

23. 23- The sentence which indicates an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future is:

    • By August, I'll have been living here for two years.
    • Next time I see you, I will have had my hair cut short
    • This time tomorrow, I'll be flying over the Atlantic.
    • I can't exercise because I've broken my leg.

24. 24- I wanted a mountain bike, not a road bike. The correct cleft sentence is:

    • What I wanted is a mountain bike, not a road bike.
    • What I wanted was a mountain bike, not a road bike.
    • What a mountain bike I wanted, not a road bike.
    • What I wanted a mountain