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1. Read the following extracts, and choose the correct answer. Your answers should only be based on the extracts.

   Extract A

   When he left school, Dickens started off working in the law, but he always loved writing, and soon became a journalist. He started writing stories in magazines, and his stories were very popular. When he was older, Dickens used to live in a part of London where there was a workhouse in the same street. He was aware of the malnourished children who had to live and work in these terrible places. And so, he wrote “Oliver Twist”, about a boy who spent time in a workhouse before living in places in London that were so poor that children had to beg or go hungry. Like his earlier stories, Oliver Twist was published in a magazine, which his readers could read part of every month. His readers were shocked when they learnt that this was not only a story, but based on real events and people in the capital city. Many people did not realize that there were skinny children looking for work and food in London at that time.

   1- What inspired Dickens to write "Oliver Twist"?

   • His personal experiences about the life in the factory
   • The malnourished children he saw near the workhouse
   • Stories he heard from close friends and other writers
   • His travels around the world and knowledge of the poor

2. 2- How did readers react to "Oliver Twist"?

   • They were shocked to learn it was based on unreal events
   • They were moderately entertained but found it unrealistic
   • They were shocked to learn it was based on real events
   • They were pleased to learn it was based on real events

3. 3- Which sentence is true about "Oliver Twist"?

   • Unlike Dickens' earlier stories, Oliver Twist was published in a magazine
   • Like Dickens' earlier stories, Oliver Twist was published in a magazine
   • All Dickens' stories, including Oliver were not published in a magazine
   • All Dickens' stories were published in a magazine except Oliver Twist

4. 4- What did the children in Dickens' stories often have to do to survive?

   • Beg or go hungry
   • Study and have fun
   • Make their own businesses
   • Travel and entertain

5. 5- What does the term "malnourished" mean in the context of the text?

   • Well-fed and healthy
   • Lacking proper behaviour
   • Skinny and sick
   • Energetic and strong

6. Extract B

   One night, a woman arrived at a workhouse. She gave birth to a baby but then sadly died. A nurse called the baby Oliver Twist and he was sent to a house for orphans until he was nine. Then he was sent to a workhouse to work. Oliver was sad to leave the other orphans. Although the boys lived hand-to-mouth, they had a sense of belonging at the house and looked after each other.

   6- What is implied about the conditions at the workhouse where Oliver was sent to work at the age of nine?

   • The workhouse was a place of luxury and comfort
   • The workhouse provided an excellent education
   • The workhouse was an extremely harsh environment
   • The workhouse was a place for elderly people

7. 7- What can be inferred about the sense of community among the orphans at the house where Oliver lived before being sent to the workhouse?

   • The orphans were indifferent to each other's well-being
   • The orphans had strong bonds and supported each other
   • The orphans frequently fought and had conflicts
   • The orphans were all adopted by wealthy families

8. Extract C

   Fagin then asked Oliver to help Mr. Sikes with a job in the country. They told Oliver to climb through a small window of a house. When he did so, he was shot.

   Luckily, he survived. When he was better, he was taken to Mr. Brownlow, and was made to feel at home. Mr. Brownlow explained that Oliver’s mother was a rich woman. But his brother, a man called Monks, knew that Oliver would only get the money if Oliver was an honest person. So, he watched Oliver and made sure that he met Jack Dawkins, and then Fagin. In this way, Oliver would never be honest and Monks could keep all the money.

   8- What did Mr. Brownlow reveal about Oliver's mother?

   • She was a poor woman
   • She had a list of crimes
   • She was a rich woman
   • She died of infectious disease

9. 9- Why did Monks want Oliver to meet Jack Dawkins and Fagin?

   • To help Oliver find a well-paid job
   • To make sure Oliver would never be honest
   • To introduce Oliver to his close friends
   • To keep Oliver safe from harm and danger

10. 10- The underlined pronoun “he” refers to _______.

    • Oliver
    • Fagin
    • Brownlow
    • Monks

11. Part Two:Vocabulary & Idiomatic Usage

    Read the following sentences, and choose the correct answer

    1- My younger brother Umar wasn't skilled at drawing. My friends and I would often make _____ of him because his sketches always looked like random scribbles.

    • fuss
    • fun
    • temper
    • proportion

12. 2- Zayd expected the test to be really challenging, but it turned _____ to be quite simple.

    • off
    • on
    • up
    • out

13. 3- Intelligent children can get bored if they are not _____ enough.

    • stuck
    • burst
    • challenged
    • gifted

14. 4- When you tell somebody off, what could you say?

    • ‘Let’s forget about it, OK? I’m sorry’
    • You dropped your ice-cream, ha ha!
    • Why is your room such a mess?
    • I know exactly how you feel

15. 5- Public figures sometimes have a negative _____ on young people. Clearly, we shouldn’t raise them to celebrity status and idolise them!

    • influence
    • example
    • compliment
    • colic

16. 6- Rimas doesn’t earn much money and finds it hard to _____.

    • make ends meet
    • live hand-to-mouth
    • find opportunities
    • live uncomfortably

17. 7- What does the phrase "hang up the phone" mean?

    • To dial a phone number
    • To end a phone call
    • To silence the phone call
    • To answer a phone call

18. 8- Ya’rub never takes 'no' for an answer. He'll keep asking to get what he wants. He's _____.

    • conceited
    • passionate
    • pushy
    • hypocritical

19. 9- Abu Adil _____ me a favor by lending me his notes for the exam.

    • did
    • made
    • had
    • gave

20. 10- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is considered an _____ figure for his exemplary character and leadership in establishing the foundations of Islam.

    • inspirational
    • immature
    • orphan
    • academic

21. 11- Zakariyya is so ____ that he refuses to accept anyone who thinks differently from him.

    • decent
    • bigoted
    • sincere
    • charming

22. 12- Choose the sentence which expresses the speaker’s opinion.

    • The data show that car accidents dropped by 5%
    • Recent research indicates that online learning is retreating
    • If you ask me, I think online learning is advancing
    • The number of Internet users is increasing day by day

23. 13- He loves to show off his new gadgets to everyone. The underlined phrasal verb best means _____.

    • suddenly start crying
    • behave in a silly way
    • try and impress
    • give a lot of attention

24. 14- Judi was upset to find out that her friends were _____ her back.

    • talking behind
    • letting down
    • putting up with
    • having a go

25. 15- After a long argument, they decided to end the quarrel and _____, realizing their friendship was more important.

    • make up
    • put up
    • tell of
    • have a go

26. Part Three: Structure & Functions

    Read the following sentences, and choose the correct answer.

    1- Choose the sentence that represents: a repeated action in the present.

    • RafÎf will always help her classmates
    • RafÎf helped her classmates every day
    • RafÎf always helps her classmates
    • RafÎf used to help her classmates every day

27. 2- We look up to athletes _____ achievements we find inspiring and full of positive messages.

    • whose
    • who
    • whom
    • which

28. 3- I _____ a lot of chips and burgers, but now I eat healthy food.

    • didn’t use to eat
    • wouldn’t eat
    • would eat
    • used to eat

29. 44- During a family gathering one time, my grandmother _____ us an incredible story from her childhood that we had never heard before.

    • would tell
    • told
    • used to tell
    • to tell

30. 5- Jamal wasn't reliable - he _____ his assignments unfinished and often arrive late to meetings.

    • will leave
    • would leave
    • can leave
    • won’t leave

31. 6- I went to the factory _____ Muhannad works.

    • when
    • which
    • where
    • whose

32. 7- The orphan having no parents, family support, or financial assistance _____ a difficult life, especially in cities.

    • to lead
    • lead
    • leads
    • have led

33. 8- The Red Sea, _____ is a popular destination for divers and tourists.

    • where is known for its stunning coral reefs and diverse marine life
    • which is known for its stunning coral reefs and diverse marine life,
    • which is known for its stunning coral reefs and diverse marine life
    • where is known for its stunning coral reefs and diverse marine life,

34. 9- Choose the correct complex sentence that combines the following two simple sentences.

    Bluetooth sounds like a dental problem. It is a kind of wireless connection.

    • Bluetooth, which sounds like a dental problem, it is a kind of wireless connection.
    • Bluetooth, is a kind of wireless connection, sounds like a dental problem.
    • Bluetooth, that is a kind of wireless connection, sounds like a dental problem.
    • Bluetooth, which sounds like a dental problem, is a kind of wireless connection.

35. 10- There are very few people who know the secret recipe for Mansaf.

    Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning.

    • There are very few people know the secret recipe for Mansaf.
    • There are very few people knowing the secret recipe for Mansaf.
    • There are very few people who knowing the secret recipe for Mansaf.
    • There are very few people known the secret recipe for Mansaf.

36. 11- There's a tendency _____ individuals to follow trends without critically evaluating them.

    • from
    • with
    • to
    • for

37. 12- Did you notice the trees damaged by the storm?

    Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning.

    • Did you notice the trees which were damaged by the storm?
    • Did you notice the trees which were damaging by the storm?
    • .
    • .

38. 13- Choose the sentence in which the relative pronoun can be omitted.

    • The email, which I explained my concern in, was urgent.
    • The email which I explained my concern in was urgent.
    • The email in which I explained my concern was urgent.
    • The email which explained my concern was urgent.

39. 14- Rashid always blew things out of proportion.

    Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning.

    • Rashid forever blows things out of proportion.
    • Rashid is forever blowing things out of proportion.
    • Rashid was forever blowing things out of proportion.
    • Rashid will forever be blowing things out of proportion.

40. 15- Rashid will forever be blowing things out of proportion.

    • My bedroom, which is beautifully and geometrically shaped, is overlooking the sea.
    • My bedroom which is beautifully and geometrically shaped is overlooking the sea.
    • .
    • .

41. Part Four: Writing, Spelling, Pronunciation & Derivation

    1- It’s fine to be _____ sometimes, but you need to be practical.

    • idealistic
    • idialistic
    • idealistik
    • idelistik

42. 2- Choose the one-syllable word that contains a ‘weak’ neutral vowel sound (schwa) /ᵊ/ in the following sentence

    I $\underset{A}{\underline{have}}$ checked  that we $\underset{B}{\underline{have}}$ $\underset{C}{\underline{all}}$ the $\underset{D}{\underline{original}}$ Documents

    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D

43. 3- Choose the stress pattern the word conceited matches with.

    • /●../
    • /.●. /
    • /..●/
    • /●..●/

44. 4- My personal _____ is that everyone deserves equal opportunities and respect, regardless of their background.

    • convince
    • convincing
    • conviction
    • convincingly

45. 5- The _____ gifted student excelled in all subjects and was always ahead of the class.

    • academic
    • academically
    • academy
    • academician

46. 6- Choose the correct sentence based on the following phrases:

    Students/ clever/ books/ read/ want to/ who/ are/.

    • Students who read books want to are clever.
    • Clever students want to read books who are.
    • Students who want to read books are clever.
    • Books who are clever students want to read.

47. 7- Choose the informal sentence.

    • This is the town which we relocated to.
    • This is the town to which we relocated.
    • .
    • .

48. 8- Nine times out of ten, they like getting a bargain.

    Choose the sentence with the same meaning.

    • They don’t tend to like getting a bargain.
    • 90% of the time, they like getting a bargain.
    • .
    • .

49. 9- Choose the sentence that represents an impersonal view.

    • It is widely believed that smartphones are harmful to kids.
    • In my opinion, smartphones are harmful to kids.
    • .
    • .

50. 10- In the introduction and conclusion of an opinion essay, we usually_____.

    • summarise the topic of the essay only
    • state our thesis or position only
    • summarise the topic and state our opinion
    • write a topic sentence and use signal words