The First Exam-أحمد النداف
( Vocabulary )
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.
- 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
Grammar
1. Once in a while, Sara ______________ essays.
- write
- is writing
- writes
- has been writing
2. 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
3. They _________________ how to write in English yet.
- have learnt
- haven’t learnt
- had learnt
- weren’t learning
4. Sam looks really exhausted because he _______________ all night.
- is working
- have worked
- has been working
- had worked
5.While Fadi ______________ his friends, his sister was cleaning her room.
- was texting
- is texting
- texted
- has texted
6. After I _______________ to the police officer, he realized that I was innocent.
- talk
- have talked
- was talking
- had talked
7. We have been learning about ancient writing methods _______________ .
- last week
- recently
- the day before yesterday
- at this moment
8. I usually take a break from studying _____________ to rest my mind.
- from time to time
- for
- the day before yesterday
- at this moment.
9. 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
- .
10. Salma is moving to another city, ______________ ?
- is she
- was she
- isn’t she
- doesn’t she
11. Nobody has noticed that, ______________ ?
- have they
- has they
- haven’t they
- hasn’t they
12. Don’t make a mess, ___________ ?
- will you
- won’t you
- do you
- don’t you
13. A: I’m planning to make a chocolate cake for the party. B: _______________ ? That’s great!
- Aren’t you
- Am I
- Are you
- Aren’t I
14. A : I can’t solve this puzzle. B: ____________? It seems difficult.
- Can you
- Can’t I
- Can I
- 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 UN Messenger for Peace.
1. 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.
2.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
3. 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
4. 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
5. What fact did Jane teach us about chimpanzees ?
- They eat plants and animals
- They eat only meat
- They are vegetarian
- They only eat insects
6. 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
7. What does the underlined pronoun “they” refer to ?
- books
- Jane’s work
- animals
- chimpanzees
8. Which of the following phrases from the text means “ to see something with difficulty” ?
- spell out
- point out
- make out
- wipe out