Unit 5+6 Exam - اياد خيري
1. My dad put his old bike up for sale online and he's been flooded with offers.
The underlined word can be replaced by ...
- inundated
- wallowed
- suppressed
- exacerbated
2. Think of a problem you've had that has got worse recently. What......... it? Say why.
- ascribed
- suppress
- exacerbated
- endeavours
3. A. Look, Ahmad is pursing his lips.
B. That means he is. ...........- concentrating
- impatient
- irritated
- attentive
4. I was apprehensive about starting the course.
- The above sentence means ...- Starting a new course filled me with apprehension.
- Starting a new course was filled me with apprehension.
- Starting a new course filled me in apprehension.
- Starting a new course was filled me in apprehension.
5. Which of the following is a strong body language collocation?
- tilt (your) head
- twirls (your) hair
- shrugged (your) shoulders
- flick (my) hair back
6. At an interview, try to relax and don't ........... as that can show you're a bit worried.
- fold your arms
- cross your arms
- fold your ankles
- cross your ankles
7. Why don't you get off my .......? I'm doing my best.
- feet
- shoulder
- head
- back
8. Which of the following words means "something that removes harmful or unpleasant elements from air or water"
- filter
- filtration
- demineralisation
- mineral
9. Whenever I get throat ............. ., I always use salt dissolved in water to help them to heal.
- infections
- infectious
- infective
- infect
10. The newspaper published a shocking ............. about how the corporation had been polluting the local water supply as a way of saving money.
- exposing
- expose
- exposure.
- exposé
11. I freely admit that my knowledge about such things is limited.
-To pronounce the underlined phrase correctly and achieve the right rhythm, the main stress must be on ...- second syllable of the word "freely".
- second syllable of the word "admit".
- first syllable of the word "freely".
- first syllable of the word "admit".
12. which one is not a positive phrase?
- I think this idea has legs ...
- It's a perfectly reasonable idea, but ...
- This idea has a lot going for it ...
- There's a lot to be said for ...
13. The economic crisis left a deep scar on the nation's psyche, affecting how people viewed their government and future.
- The underlined word means ...
- attitudes and feelings about something.
- a period where everything changes.
- a large amount of something
- completely occupied with an activity
14. Following time spent forest bathing, practitioners report improved mood and mental health, decreased blood pressure and stress and an increased ability to fight sickness and disease. So, why not try spending an afternoon quietly walking through a forest? Alternatively, perhaps you could simply slip off your shoes and walk barefoot on the grass for a while? Either way, your body and mind will thank you for taking a break from screens and reconnecting with nature.
- The best heading for the paragraph is ...- Sensory engagement
- Not a minute's peace
- Blossoming benefits
- Eastern origins
15. Laughter therapy has been effective in several studies of people suffering from stress.
- The sentence that means the same as the sentence above ...- Laughter therapy has been reporting to be effective in several studies of people suffering from stress.
- Laughter therapy has been reported to be effective in several studies of people suffering from stress.
- Laughter therapy has reported to be effective in several studies of people suffering from stress.
- Laughter therapy reported to have been effective in several studies of people suffering from stress.
16. 'By the way, I went to the exhibition when it was in London last year.'
- Eyad said that he had gone to the exhibition when it had in London the previous year.
- Eyad said that he had gone to the exhibition when he had been in London the previous year.
- Eyad said that he had gone to the exhibition when it had been in London the previous year.
- Eyad said that he had gone to the exhibition when he had been in London last year.
17. 'You wish you hadn't got those results.'
- Salma told Rami that he wished he hadn't got these results.
- Salma told Rami that he wished she hadn't gotten these results.
- Salma told Rami that she wished he hadn't got these results.
- Salma told Rami that he wished he hadn't got those results.
18. 'You have to complete your assignment before the weekend,' the teacher said to me.
- The teacher insisted that I complete my assignment before the weekend.
- The teacher insisted that I had to complete my assignment before the weekend.
- The teacher insisted on me to complete my assignment before the weekend.
- The teacher insisted completing his assignment before the weekend.
19. Many enthusiasts say that face yoga is great for reducing lines.
- The sentence that means the same as the sentence above ...- Face yoga is being praised for its ability to have reduced lines.
- Face yoga is praised for its ability to reduce lines.
- Face yoga was praised for reducing lines.
- Face yoga has praised for reducing lines.
20. Zaid promised his parents...........
- that he would take care of the house.
- to take care of the house.
- taking care of the house.
- on taking care of the house.
21. Which of the following sentences is formal?
- He requested her to stop grinding her teeth.
- He requested to stop grinding her teeth.
- He requested she stop grinding her teeth.
- He requested that she stops grinding her teeth.
22. The benefits of clowning are now thought not to have been fully understood at that time.
- The idea that the above sentence expresses is ...- past belief about something in the past.
- present belief about something that happens in the present.
- past belief about something that is always true.
- present belief about something that happened in the past.
23. The benefits of clowning are thought not to have been fully understood at that time.
- The sentence that means the same as the sentence above ...- It is thought that the benefits of clowning were not fully understood at that time.
- It was thought that the benefits of clowning were not fully understood at that time.
- It is thought that the benefits of clowning was not fully understood at that time.
- It was thought that the benefits of clowning not to have been fully understood at that time.
24. The article generally discourages people ............. their emotions.
- about constantly suppressing
- for constantly suppressing
- to constantly suppress
- from constantly suppressing
25. The government intended that the change in rules was for a temporary period.
- The sentence with the correct passive form of the reporting verb is ...- It was intended that the change in rules to be for a temporary period.
- The change in rules were intended to have been for a temporary period.
- It is intended that the change in rules was for a temporary period.
- The change in rules was intended to have been for a temporary period.
26. "Laughter is extremely good for reducing blood pressure."
- Doctors claim..............- that laughter is extremely good for reducing blood pressure.
- laughter being extremely good for reducing blood pressure.
- that laughter was extremely good for reducing blood pressure.
- that laughter had been extremely good for reducing blood pressure.
27. "He doesn't want to take part in the meeting."
Ali objected ...........................- to taking part in the meeting.
- not to taking part in the meeting.
- for taking part in the meeting.
- to take part in the meeting.
28. Our hopes of having a family pienic are being................ rainy weather.
- plagued into
- channelled into
- plagued by
- channelled by
29. She a stubborn .................... that makes her refuse help even when she needs it.
- streak
- talent
- energy
- aptitude
30. I'm really getting the hang of what's needed for the exam now.
- The underlined phrase means ....- teaching something by repeating it many times.
- learning how to do something.
- focusing on something.
- continuing to make good progress with an activity up.
31. As soon as the exam started, my mind went.................
- down
- empty
- full
- blank
32. She made a ................. effort to get there on time and, luckily, succeeded.
- last-ditch
- futile
- strenuous
- misguided
33. He didn't really try to win the prize.
- The sentence that means the same as the sentence above ...- He made a half-hearted attempt to win the prize.
- He made a valiant attempt to win the prize.
- He made a sustained attempt to win the prize.
- He made a frantic attempt to win the prize.
34. There were six of us crammed ......... the car
- on
- by
- in
- into
35. A sticking plaster solution can easily ................ you and make things worse.
- distract from
- backfire on
- distract with
- backfire at
36. Even though I don't live at home any more, I like to check................. my brother from time to time to see how he's doing with school.
- on in
- in on
- up for
- up with
37. Which of the following words has the -nger cluster pronounced as /nga/?
- linger
- plunger
- banger
- whinger
38. Due to the fact that I memorised certain poems at school, I can still recite them.
-"Which of the following sentences correctly uses a participle clause and has the same meaning as the sentence above?"- Memorising certain poems at school, I can still recite them.
- Being memorising certain poems at school, I can still recite them.
- Having memorised certain poems at school, I can still recite them.
- Being memorised certain poems at school, I can still recite them.
39. We didn't buy a train ticket at the station, but were able to buy one on the train.
- The sentence that means the same as the sentence above ...- We needn't have bought a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
- We needn't to buy a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
- We don't need to buy a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
- We didn't need to buy a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
40. I wasn't meant to overtake all the cars.
- I wasn't required to overtake all the cars.
- I didn't have to overtake all the cars.
- I shouldn't have overtaken all the cars.
- I wasn't obliged to overtake all the cars.
41. They might even have lost all their money.
The sentence above is used to ...- show a weak possibility
- show a strong possibility
- show impossibility
- show certainty
42. I finally............. .finding my lost keys yesterday.
- succeed in
- was able to
- succeeded in
- managed to