Unit 1 Exam (Model 2 )-أنس البلوي
1. While the children ........in the garden, it suddenly started to rain.
- play
- were playing
- played
- are playing
2. They ........... in Paris since 2010.
- live
- are living
- have lived
- lived
3. The train had left before we ............ at the station.
- arrive
- arrived
- arriving
- had arrived
4. He hasn't spoken to his friend ............... last week.
- since
- for
- just
- already
5.The kids usually take a break from my screen .............. to rest their eyes.
- right now
- from time to time
- ever since
- in recent years
6. Randa ............ two white cats. Wherever she goes, she takes them with her.
- has been having
- has
- is having
- was having
7. Some of the workers in our company ............ .lunch outside the building now.
- is having
- are having
- have
- have been having
8. My family and I ............. dinner when someone knocked at the door.
- am having
- have
- were having
- has
9- ............ you .......... the story about the space aliens invading the Earth?
- Are / believing
- Do / believe
- Were / believing
- Have / been believing
10. My parents worked hard and saved their money and now we .......... our home.
- were owning
- own
- are owning
- owns
11. Without a doubt there are some challenges, but there are also examples of when the Internet .............. someone's life for the better recently.
- changes
- will change
- has changed
- was changing
12. Suha looks really tired. She ............ all night.
- has been working
- had worked
- have been working
- works
13.The journalist ............ anything about what he saw in Gaza last night.
- doesn't write
- hasn't written
- didn't write
- don't write
14. Before the girls played tennis, they .............. the dishes.
- were not watching
- are not washing
- have not washed
- had not washed
15. By the time she arrived, ................. .they left the party?
- are having
- had
- have
- has
16. My younger sister............... English for 12 years before she moved to England.
- have been learning
- will be learning
- had been learning
- learn
17. Once in a while, Tala. ............... books about the dangers of pollution.
- write
- have written
- wrote
- writes
18 ......... you ...... your laptop right now? I'd like to borrow it.
- Is /using
- Have / been using
- Are /using
- Were /using
19. Lara ............... two essays today.
- have written
- has written
- wrote
- had written
20. Saleem wanted to sit down because he ........... all day at work.
- had been standing
- were standing
- has been standing
- have been standing
21. I'm not good at ............. small talk and I often end up saying silly things.
- making
- doing
- paying
- coming
22. It took him a while to .............. the truth.
- wipe out
- figure out
- break out
- take over
23. He was absolutely ............... when he found out someone had stolen his bike.
- delighted
- ecstatic
- livid
- amazed
24. I couldn't ............ what the man was saying because of the noise.
- figure out
- make out
- point out
- wipe out
25. They ................ a laugh during the break.
- made
- had
- did
- took
26. Scientists have recently .............. a new method to save energy.
- pointed out
- figured out
- picked up
- run out
27. The players were ............ after winning the championship.
- devastated
- ecstatic
- livid
- tense
28. My little sister quickly ............. how to use the remote control.
- pointed out
- figured out
- picked up
- wiped out