امتحان الشهر الاول سيف عويمر -2008
1. _________in touch was much easier than it had ever been.
- Delivering
- Staying
- Establishing
- Losing
2. Could you _______ the message to Samer that I'll be ten minutes late?
- maintain
- pass on
- spread
- convey
3. It took Salem ages to ___________how to play his new computer game.
- make out
- point out
- figure out
- pick up
4. You must explain your ideas in details so they understand.
The underlined phrase can be replaced by :
- spell out
- point out
- get across
- take in
5. People like it if you pay them______ but you need to sound sincere.
- a laugh
- an impression
- a compliment
- a conversation
6. People are more likely to _____ to you if you ____ across as a warm person .
- take / hit
- come / take
- take / come
- strike / create
7. She has no idea how she lost her bag. She is really_________
- tense
- astonished
- livid
- bewildered
8. The students kept asking their teacher one thing after another.
This suitable idiom for this situation is :
- refuse to let something drop
- jump down somebody's throat
- fire questions on someone
- not get a word edgeways
9. I've had it up to here with people gossiping behind my back.
The underlined phrase is used to express
- annoyance
- surprise
- happiness
- relief
10. Once in a while, Sara __________ essays
- write
- is writing
- writes
- has been writing
11.I ___________ why you want to buy a new phone. The one you have now looks good.
- hasn't seen
- am not seeing
- don't see
- doesn't see
12. They _______ how to write in English yet.
- have learnt
- haven't learnt
- had learnt
- weren't learning
13. Sam looks really exhausted because he _________all night.
- is working
- have worked
- has been working
- had worked
14. While Fadi __________ his friends, his sister was cleaning her room.
- was texting
- is texting
- texted
- has texted
15. After I _______to the police officer, he realized that I was innocent.
- talk
- have talked
- was talking
- had talked
16. We have been learning about ancient writing methods__________
- last week
- recently
- the day before yesterday
- at this moment
17. I usually take a break from studying________________to rest my mind.
- from time to time
- for
- ever since
- right now
18. Which of the following sentences indicates a continuous action at a specific time in the past?
- I was preparing my presentation at this time last year.
- Sam has been studying English all this week.
- They got married after they had furnished their house.
- None of the above
19. Salma is moving to another city,_____________?
- is she
- was she
- isn't she
- doesn't she
20. Nobody has noticed that,___________?
- have they
- has they
- haven't they
- hasn't they
21. Don't make a mess,________?
- will you
- won't you
- do you
- don't you
22. A: I'm planning to make a cake for the party.
B:__________? That's great!
- Aren't you
- Am 1
- Are you
- Aren't I
23. A : I can't solve this puzzle.
B: _________? It seems difficult.
- Can you
- Can't 1
- Can 1
- Can't you
Read the following text then choose the correct answer of the questions that follow :
As a child, Jane loved reading books about a fictional character called Dr Dolittle, who could talk to animals. Perhaps this is what inspired her to go to Africa when she was in her 20s. Here she came across a scientist who asked Jane if she might want a job observing chimpanzees in the wild. She immediately said yes. She went with her mother to the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania to start her new job, and it was not long before she made out a group of chimpanzees in the trees around an area now called the Gombe Stream National Park.
How could a young English woman with no scientific training possibly make contact with a group of wild chimpanzees? At first, the animals ran away as soon as they saw her. But maybe because she knew very little about these wild animals, it is highly likely that her calmness gained their trust.
It was only later that Jane would learn how dangerous they could be. She saw that different
groups of chimpanzees had battles in which they tried to wipe out the rival group. But before this, her studies showed her that the chimpanzees could clearly communicate, allowing them to groom and help each other, share food as well as have arguments. Jane pointed out that the animals couldn't communicate using language like people, but they could communicate by touch and sound. Amazingly, she also realised they could use sign language.
At this time, people believed that only humans could use tools, but Jane watched chimpanzees
using sticks to take ants from a tree, and then used the sticks to feed the ants to their young.
Through her work, Jane spelled out to the scientific community for the first time that animals, too, could use tools. Jane went on to write a number of books about her work. As well as explaining chimpanzees' highly developed social behaviour, she taught us that they are omnivores (people used to think they were vegetarian). In 2002, she became a IJN Messenger for Peace.
24. What was Jane's reaction to the job offer ?
- She refused it
- She wanted to live in Africa with her mother
- she accepted the offer directly
- She hesitated
25.What factor likely contributed to Jane gaining the trust of the chimpanzees?
- Her lack of experience
- She was relaxed
- She communicated with them
- They didn't know she was there
26. Which of the following was NOT one of Jane's early observations about chimpanzees' behavior?
- They groom and help each other
- They could communicate using a language as humans
- They can share food and have arguments
- They engage in battles with rival groups
27. How did Jane suggest chimpanzees communicated?
- By touch and sound
- By touch, sound, and sign language
- By talking to each other
- By sign language only
28. What fact did Jane teach us about chimpanzees ?
- They eat plants and animals
- They eat only meat
- They are vegetarian
- They only eat insects
29. What thing did Jane explained in details to people through her work?
- She showed that animals can communicate in human language.
- She showed the first evidence that animals could use tools.
- She explained that chimpanzees could not form social groups
- She suggested that animals can't communicate.
30. What does the underlined pronoun "they" refer to ?
- books
- Jane's work
- animals
- chimpanzees
31. Which of the following phrases from the text means " to see something with difficulty" ?
- spell out
- point out
- make out
- wipe out