Exam Unit 8- Vocabulary- يوسف العمري

  1. 11- Due to a technical _____, NASA’s last mission was interrupted several times.

    • attribute
    • perspective
    • security
    • malfunction

  2. 12- The state-of-the -art washing machine is considered a household _____ with an incredible programming system.

    • appliance
    • wearable
    • sensor
    • bug

  3. 13- Unlike laggards who use things years after they are invented, _____ queue up for long hours to be the first users.

    • smart devices
    • smart trackers
    • early adopters
    • latest users

  4. 14- The number of the students complaining about the difficulty of the book has increased.

    The underlined word ‘increased’ can be best replaced by _____.

    • remained
    • risen
    • decreased
    • declined

  5. 15- Choose the word that is the opposite of the underlined word in the sentence below.

    Overall, the graph shows a sharp drop in the sales of American products.

    • decline
    • growth
    • steadiness
    • upgrade

  6. 16- Choose the word that means everything a piece of software can do.

    • alert
    • sensor
    • compatibility
    • functionality

  7. 17- Dr. Zayd developed a translation program that can handle language translation with 99% accuracy. 

    The underlined word handle is a synonym for _____.

    • deal with
    • back up
    • swipe on
    • hold down

  8. 18- Based on your subtle understanding to outdated and old-fashioned, choose the correct sentence.

    • She loves her old-fashioned record player
    • She hates her outdated record player.
    • She loves her outdated record player.
    • She hates her old-fashioned record player.

  9. 19- The kitchen drawer is full of handy _____ to peel eggs and slice onions.

    • bugs
    • devices
    • appliances
    • gadgets

  10. 20- Vern Jones _____ the experience of climbing Moun Kilimanjaro in 2014; it was a great trip with his daughters and sons-in-law.

    • broke off
    • came up against
    • went through
    • ate away at

  11. 21- Aryam has done _____ revision, so she should pass her exams with good grades.

    • endless
    • appealing
    • upbeat
    • envious

  12. 22- The thief tried to _____ into the bank’s system to steal data.

    • justify
    • illustrate
    • hack
    • prove

  13. 23- Some people take selfies to manage and _____ what they want to tell the world about their physical attributes.

    • stay
    • curate
    • crash
    • overheat

  14. 24- Teens use their smart devices to communicate their ideas and often post photos that have been  _____ with the  latest app installed on their phones.

    • flattered
    • fitted in
    • embedded
    • enhanced

  15. 25- After the newly-appointed manager’s successes this year, the company's sales trend was clearly ______, showing continuous growth each month.

    • steady
    • obsolete
    • upwards
    • downwards