امتحان انجليزي مكثف - توجيهي اياد خيري

  1. READING: For the questions( 1 – 9 ), read the following texts carefully, and then choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentence below each text.

    1) In 1971 CE, the floppy disk was invented, which meant that information could be shared between computers. The first personal computer was produced in 1974 CE, so people could buy computers to use at home. In 1983 CE, people could buy a laptop for the first time. Then, in 1990 CE, Tim Berners- Lee developed the World Wide Web.

    -People could purchase a laptop in…

    • 1982 CE
    • 1971 CE
    • 1974 CE
    • 1990 CE

  2. 2) Many classrooms now use a whiteboard as a computer screen. As a consequence, teachers can show websites on the board in front of the class. tablet computers are available for students to use in class. Therefore, students can use the tablets to do tasks such as showing photographs, researching information, recording interviews and creating diagrams. Most young people communicate through social media, by which they send each other photos and messages via the internet

    -Which of the following would you use to record interviews with people?

    • blog
    • email exchange
    • social media
    • tablet computer

  3. 3) Many people are excited about the ‘Internet of Things’. For them, a dream is coming true. They say that our lives will be easier and more comfortable. However, others are not so sure. They want to keep control of their own lives and their own things.

    -The underlined word (others) indicates the people who are ............ about the future .

    • delighted
    • excited
    • worried
    • comfortable

  4. 4) At a surgery in London , 70 percent of patients who were offered the choice between a herbal or a conventional medicine for common complaints such as insomnia, arthritis and migraines chose the herbal remedy. Fifty percent of patients then said that the treatment helped. One doctor said , " I now consider homoeopathy to be a viable option for many different conditions, including anxiety, depressions and certain allergies. It provides another option when conventional medicine does not address the problem adequately."

    - ……….means effective and able to be successful.

    • conventional
    • viable
    • option
    • adequately

  5. 5) As a result of careful planning, the number of healthcare services has been increasing rapidly over the past years. More than 800 different kinds of healthcare centres have been built, as well as 188 dental clinics. In 2012 CE, 98 percent of Jordanian children were fully immunised, thanks to immunisation teams that had been working towards this goal for several years. - The best heading for this text is:

    • Hospitals
    • Dental clinics
    • Healthcare centres
    • Life expectancy

  6. 6) Ali ibn Nafi' is also known as 'Ziryab' (or 'Blackbird', because of his beautiful voice). He was a gifted pupil of a famous musician from Baghdad, and it was his talent for music that led him to Cordoba in the ninth century CE. He was the guest of the Umayyad ruler there. He is the person who established the first music school in the world in Cordoba, Al-Andalus, teaching musical harmony and composition. He revolutionized musical theory, and is also the person who introduced the oud to Europe. -One of the following options is true about the achievements of Ziryab in music:

    • Setting up the first music school in the world and introducing the oud to Europe.
    • Introducing the oud to Europe and setting up the first music school in Baghdad.
    • Setting up the first music school in Europe and introducing the oud to Cordoba.
    • Setting up the first music school in Cordoba and introducing the oud to the world.

  7. 7) Jordan is rich in potash and phosphate, and the extraction industry for these minerals is one of the largest in the world. Not surprisingly, two of Jordan's largest exports are chemicals and fertilisers. Pharmaceuticals and other industries represent 30% of Jordan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and 75% of Jordan’s pharmaceuticals are exported. However, the majority ( 56 % ) of the economy is dominated by services, mostly travel and tourism. - The article suggests that Jordan's fertilisers are made from……

    • minerals
    • chemicals
    • potash and phosphate
    • Pharmaceuticals

  8. 8) Whether you're selling a new type of toothpaste to a chain of pharmacies, the latest computer software to a school or a new kind of package holiday to a travel agency – you need to know how to make a sales pitch You also need to know who the target market is – for example, the age group or income of the people who might buy it. In addition, you should know exactly which people you are speaking to, and what their needs are. For example, if they represent a middle-class department store in a humble neighbourhood -The expressions which means an organised trip with everything include in the price (travel, accommodation, food)

    • age group
    • package holiday
    • sales pitch
    • department store

  9. 9) Plan your presentation carefully, not just what you will say, but how you will say it. Will you read it word by word, use notes or memorise it? Whatever you decide, it is always a good idea to have a list of your main points, in case something interrupts you, or you simply freeze with nerves (it happens!). Then practise it, if possible in front of colleagues. Make changes and practise it again. -The underlined word (it) in the text refers to.............

    • main points
    • a list
    • your presentation
    • something

  10. VOCABULARY: For questions (01 – 22), choose the correct answer choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

    10) Have you heard the good news ? We've got the green light to go ahead with our project! -The underlined colour idiom in the sentence above means.........

    • to feel sad
    • to have or give permission
    • in the act of doing something wrong
    • a useless possession

  11. 11) When people talk about ………….. , they can mean either an improvement in the average standard of living , or an increase in the value of a country's products.

    • carbon footprint
    • Urban planning
    • Economic growth
    • Public transport

  12. 12) If you don’t know what is happening and you want to discover it. This means..........

    • find out what is happening
    • research information
    • contribute to a website
    • monitor what is happening

  13. 13) ............... means an illness or disease which is not very serious

    • migraine
    • immunisation
    • disease
    • ailment

  14. 14) …………………..means made to fit exactly

    • tailor-made
    • curriculum
    • tutorial
    • pioneering

  15. 15) Do you have music lessons at the weekend? -The underlined word has the same meaning of……………….

    • tutorial
    • tuition
    • degree
    • pioneer

  16. 16) The expression which means a presentation made by someone who is trying sell a Product is…..

    • target market
    • package holiday
    • sales pitch
    • age group

  17. 17) I’m not sure if it’ll be warm enough to have a barbecue. We’ll have to (get cold feet ) -The underlined body idiom is misused. You should replace it with…..

    • have a head for figures
    • play it by ear
    • keep your chin up
    • get cold feet

  18. 18) How quickly does blood ………………..........round the body?

    • circulation
    • circulate
    • circulated
    • nothing

  19. 19) Congratulations on a very ……………………business deal.

    • successfully
    • succeed
    • success
    • successful

  20. 20) The graduation ceremony was a very …………………….. occasion for everyone.

    • memory
    • memorable
    • memorably
    • nothing

  21. 21) Nuts contain useful …………………… such as oil and fats.

    • nutritiously
    • nutrients
    • nutritious
    • nutrition

  22. 22) Maha shows great ………………………..for her new job as a lawyer in the court.

    • enthusiasm
    • enthusiastic
    • enthusiastically
    • nothing

  23. GRAMMAR: For questions ( 22– 54 ), choose the correct answer choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D .

    23) Ibrahim .......... his new dental clinic ............. last week.

    • has / furnished
    • had / furnished
    • is/furnished
    • was furnished

  24. 24) The kids ............. football in the park before it started to rain.

    • have played
    • are playing
    • play
    • had played

  25. 25) Why did Maher ............ early?

    • used to sleep
    • use sleeping
    • use to sleep
    • use to sleeping

  26. 26) This time tomorrow. We will be celebrating because we…………….. our exams.

    • would have finished
    • will have finished
    • will finish
    • had finished

  27. 27) My parents have saved enough money to buy a new car.

    • Enough money has been saved to buy a new car.
    • Enough money have been saved to buy a new car.
    • Enough money had been saved to buy a new car.
    • Enough money hadn't been saved to buy a new car.

  28. 28) "I cut the grass yesterday”

    • Huda said that she cut the grass the day before.
    • Huda said that she had cut the grass the day before.
    • Huda said that she had cut the grass the day after.
    • Huda said that she had been cutting the grass the day before.

  29. 29) My father has influenced me most .

    • The person who has influenced me most is my father.
    • The person who has influenced me most was my father.
    • The person who has influenced me most had been my father
    • The person who has influenced me most my father.

  30. 30) It was Queen Rania who opened the Children's Museum of Jordan in 2007 CE. The sentence is emphasizing…

    • Children's Museum of Jordan
    • Queen Rania
    • 2007 CE
    • Jordan

  31. 31)The person who contributed to the invention of the oud was Al-kindi. This means …

    • Al-kindi had contributed to the invention of the oud.
    • Al-kindi has contributed to the invention of the oud.
    • Al-kindi contributed to the invention of the oud.
    • Al-kindi contributes to the invention of the oud.

  32. 32) I want to go out this afternoon, but I don’t feel well. If only I ………a headache.

    • can’t have
    • didn’t have
    • don’t have
    • haven’t had

  33. 33) Lara signed the contract without reading the small print .Lara wishes she ……

    • had signed the contract without reading the small print.
    • could sign the contract without reading the small print.
    • hadn’t signed the contract without reading the small print.
    • haven’t signed the contract without reading the small print.

  34. 34) If the weather in the valley ……….., we would grow more crops.

    • changed
    • had changed
    • changes
    • change

  35. 35) I feel ill. I wish I ……………………….. so many sweets!

    • had eaten
    • hadn’t eaten
    • don’t eat
    • ate

  36. 36) Amjad wishes he had eaten before he went to the conference. This means …

    • He didn’t eat before he went to the conference, and now he isn’t hungry.
    • He doesn’t eat before he went to the conference, and now he is hungry.
    • He didn’t eat before he went to the conference, and now he is hungry.
    • He ate before he went to the conference, and now he is hungry.

  37. 37) There aren’t as many children in our school as in yours.

    • There are fewer children in our school than in yours.
    • There are less children in our school than in yours.
    • There aren’t as much children in your school as in ours.
    • There are more children in our school than in yours.

  38. 38) I wish I …………….my grandparents yesterday.

    • visited
    • visit
    • were visited
    • had visited

  39. 39) Ibrahim was right and I was wrong.

    • If only I listened to him.
    • If only hadn’t listened to him.
    • If only I didn’t listen to him.
    • If only I had listened to him.

  40. 40) Students who study foreign languages are said to do better, on the whole, in general tests.

    • Experts said that students who study foreign languages do better, on the whole, in general tests
    • Experts say that students who study foreign languages do better, on the whole, in general tests.
    • Experts say that students who study foreign languages did better, on the whole, in general tests.
    • Experts say that students who study foreign languages are to do better, on the whole, in general tests.

  41. 41) Is exercise better in the morning or in the evening? I wonder……

    • whether is exercise better in the morning or in the evening .
    • whether exercise better in the morning or in the evening .
    • whether exercise is better in the morning or in the evening ?
    • whether exercise is better in the morning or in the evening .

  42. 42) People think that learning new languages presents the brain with unique challenges.

    • learning new languages are thought to present the brain with unique challenges.
    • learning new languages is thought to presents the brain with unique challenges.
    • learning new languages was thought to present the brain with unique challenges.
    • learning new languages is thought to present the brain with unique challenges.

  43. 43) Neither Physics nor Biology is as interesting as Business Studies

    • Business Studies is more interesting than Physics nor Biology.
    • Physics and Biology is less interesting than Business Studies.
    • Business Studies are more interesting than Physics and Biology.
    • Business Studies is more interesting than Physics and Biology.

  44. 44) I can't do this exercise. I wish I …………….. it.

    • understood
    • understand
    • understanding
    • had understood

  45. 45) My sister doesn't eat as much as I do. She always puts ……on her plate than I do.

    • the least
    • less
    • more
    • the most

  46. WRITING: For items (64 -50) choose the correct option from A, B, C or D

    46) When I began ………….. I started with the important issues.

    • negotiating ,
    • negotioating ,
    • negotaiting ,
    • negotiating .

  47. 47) …is very important…. You should try to eat as…. fresh fruit and vegetables as you can.

    • Nutrition / . / much
    • Nutrition / . / many
    • nutrition / . / much
    • Nutrition / , / much

  48. 48) The sentence that has written correctly is….

    • I wonder if you could explain the best way to revise.
    • Could explain if I wonder you the best way to revise.
    • Could you explain if I wonder the best way to revise.
    • I wonder if you could explain the best way to revise?

  49. 49) However, the majority ( 56 % ) of the economy is ……..by services…..mostly travel and tourism.

    • dominated / .
    • dominated / ,
    • domenated / ,
    • dominaited / ,

  50. 50) In the word (secondary) the syllable that has the primary stress is……

    • con
    • sec
    • dar
    • y