Unit 1 Exam 2009 - yusuf Al-Umari
8- If someone pays you ............... , smile and say 'thank you'.
- a conversation
- a complement
- a compliment
- small talk
20- Marwa: I was sick all the weekend.
Jud: Oh!
- I don't blame you.
- I am so sorry to hear that.
- You lucky thing!
- What's the worst that could happen?
12-Replace the highlighted phrase with the suitable expression.
Ghazal: I finally finished my science project.
Ayah: That must be relief for you.
- a weight off your mind.
- a pain.
- worried sick about you.
- the worst thing that could happen.
12- Rashid: I am studying Physics at the university.
Ban: ..............? I bet it is amazing.
- Are you
- Aren't you
- Am I
- Am I not
2- Two years later, he received a letter from a Sicilian girl, who had found his bottle and soon after they were married!
The underlined verb phrase is used to talk about:
- an action that happened before another one.
- actions happening at the same time.
- temporary actions that are happening around now.
- facts and things that are generally true.
6- One of the following is not a proper reason for the importance of fluency in
a foreign language.- helping young people to succeed in their future careers.
- making travelling less stressful and fun.
- making each student behave in a different way.
- learning about the culture of other countries.
18- Her professionalism and attention to details left a ................. impression on the interview panel.
- favourite
- favourably
- favour
- favourable
6- We ...................... lunch now. Would you like to join us?
- have
- were having
- had had
- are having
4- Based on the text, choose the correct sentence about chimpanzees.
- They can communicate by touch, sound and sign language.
- They could talk and use tools.
- They use tools to fight their rivals.
- They share food and communicate using language like people.
Read the following sentences, and choose the correct answer.
1- Marah and Jihan wanted to establish contact with the new private school, but their manageress didn't look at it that way. The underlined phrasal verb means:
- Go out with.
- Understand and remember.
- Think in a particular way.
- See something with difficulty.
10- Muhannad is becoming more and more exasperated about the situation.
The underlined word exasperated best means:
- frightened
- devastated
- annoyed
- nervous
3- Choose the wrong collocation.
Fatima ...............a message to Wisam that he will have a job interview soon.
- passed on
- conveyed
- delivered
- processed
17-Please write down the message, and I'll ................. it to her office later.
- spread
- stay in
- deliver
- established
10-Choose the sentence that uses the verb "smell" as a state verb.
- Can you smell the bad smoke coming from the chimney?
- Whenever I buy cheese, I just smell it.
- Why are you smelling the milk?
- The dinner smells delicious.
5- Choose the sentence with the similar meaning.
Students in different countries can stay in touch using social media.
- Students in different countries can lose touch using social media.
- Social media enables students in different countries to maintain contact.
- Students in different countries can lose contact using social media.
- Social media enables students in different countries to maintain touch.
4- ........................... your laptop right now? I need to send an email.
- Do you use
- Are you using
- Have you used
- Did you use
Extract B
Jane 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.
3- What does the underlined word 'groom' best mean?
- Brush and clean fur.
- Cause something to happen.
- Destroy something completely.
- See with difficulty.
Read the following extracts, and choose the correct answer. Your answers should only be based on the extracts.
Extract A
We know that some animals understand basic instructions, allowing travellers to control their horses or camels, for example. But although some of the more intelligent animals can figure out what we want them to do, we have long assumed that communication with - and between - animals must be limited. However, thanks to the work done by the naturalist Jane Goodall since the 1960s, we should take the possibility seriously that some animals can both take in what we are saying and get across complex ideas.
1- Find the phrasal verb which means successfully communicate.
- Allow to.
- Figure out.
- Take in.
- Get across.
15- The neighbours are playing loud music, which ...................
- have had it up to here with it
- is sorry to hear that
- makes me walk on air
- is driving me up the wall
2- The naturalist pointed out that some animals are ............ that eat meat and grass.
- omnivores
- rivals
- greetings
- edgeways
3- Ranim and Rana .......... shopping for a couple of hours when they heard the news.
- have been
- had been
- was
- are
15- The echo question is NOT used to ...................
- make a conversation go smoothly
- express surprise
- state facts
- show interest
Extract D
As far as travel is concerned, Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, but as it is complex, it isn't the ideal lingua franca. It is easy to get your message across in a hotel or restaurant in Spanish and French, but neither is as widely spoken or as simple to learn as English. So, English as a vehicle of international communication would seem to be here to stay.
8- The underlined word 'neither' refers to
- Chinese and Spanish.
- Spanish and French.
- Chinese and English.
- English and French.
5- My teacher took my mobile off me yesterday because I................. to my friend.
- talked
- had talked
- was talking
- have talked
Why has the author mentioned 'travellers' in the first sentence?
- To state that travellers understand horses and camels.
- To explain that horses and camels have a special language.
- To tell the reader that they can travel using camels and horses.
- To show that horses and camels understand basic instructions.
Read the following sentences, and choose the correct answer.
1- When Majid got to the stadium, he ............a huge queue.
- joined
- had joined
- was joining
- had been joining
6- If you come across as a warm person, people are likely to................. you.
- take to
- strike up
- have a laugh
- jump down
20- The topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph and ................
- gives you more examples on the topic
- states what the paragraph is about
- summarises the whole essay
- connects the paragraph with the conclusion
7- ...................... questions at someone means asking someone a lot of questions.
- Refusing
- Firing
- Insisting
- Throwing
18-Limar was angry because she found that Sami scratched hes car again.
- astonished
- thrilled
- livid
- sad
8- Choose the sentence that asks about opinion.
- What are you thinking about?
- What do you think of my car?
- I don't see what you want.
- Why are you looking at me that way?
13-"Get out of here" has an idiomatic usage that expresses
- anxiety
- annoyance
- surprise
- happiness
13- Please, don't tell anyone about my problem, ................ ?
- do you
- don't you
- will you
- have you
17-The .................... community has made significant strides in understanding climate change and its impacts on global ecosystems.
- science
- scientific
- scientist
- scientifically
14- I'm feeling a bit ............. in the dumps.
- over
- up
- through
- down
7- Ali now ................. a flat with his colleague, Faris.
- share
- is sharing
- shares
- has shared
14- That's your dad, ............... ?
- isn't it
- is it
- is he
- isn't he
9- Karim feels completely ................ as he has no idea where he has lost his mobile phone.
- ecstatic
- thrilled
- terrified
- bewildered
9- Hala was walking down the street when she suddenly ......... across Tasnim.
- come
- came
- was coming
- had come
10.English is the most spoken language in the world.
- صحيح
- خاطئ
16- Reef found it hard to solve and understand what the teacher was talking about.
Replace the underlined verb phrase with the correct meaning.
- pointed out
- figured out
- spelled out
- wiped out
19- It was raining so heavily that we could barely see the road ahead.
- get across
- bring about
- make out
- stay in
11- Choose the sentence that expresses sadness.
- I can't stop smiling.
- It's been keeping me up at night.
- I'm heartbroken.
- I can breathe a sigh of relief now.
Extract C
On the other hand, the situation in other countries is different. The vast majority of students at secondary school learn a foreign language, which is often English. English is now a compulsory subject in many primary schools too. Fluency in a foreign language is highly important for a student's future. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, having a good command of a foreign language can help young people be successful in their chosen career. What's more, proficiency in a different language also makes travelling less stressful and fun. Finally, we shouldn't forget that when students learn a foreign language, they are also learning about the culture of the country or countries where it is spoken.
5- The underlined pronoun 'this' line 4 refers to
- there are many reasons.
- English is now a compulsory subject.
- fluency in a foreign language.
- the vast majority of students.
16- The word surprised and .................... can be used interchangeably.
- acetonished
- asstonished
- astonished
- astonoshed
7- English is now an optional subject in many primary schools too.
- صحيح
- خاطئ
11- Nobody got the right message, ..............................?
- do they
- don't they
- did they
- didn't they
4- You know I always see Abdullah. We have ............ contact since graduation.
- stayed
- established
- spread
- lost
19- The police must not rely ................ misleading information in investigating cases.
- about
- to
- up
- on
9- Based on the text, the writer thinks that English would remain the next lingua
franca as it is................- widely spoken and more difficult to learn
- widely spoken and simpler to learn
- simpler to learn and more complicated
- complex and has many learners worldwide.