Mid Exam - باسل حسام
1. You might just ............. and be unable to think of anything when you get into the quiet of the exam room.
- run on empty
- go blank
- drum into
- breeze through
2. My dad always .............. when he's doing the crossword.
- tilts his head
- crosses his ankles
- tents his fingers
- furrows his brow
3. What do people do when they .......... in self-pity? Do you ever do this yourself?
- wallow
- exacerbate
- inundate
- suppress
4. Whenever I get throat .............. , I always use salt dissolved in water to help them to heal.
- thriving
- infection
- filter
- sufficient
5. Being polite was ................... us from an early age.
- breezed through
- kept us on track
- drummed into
- ran on empty
6. They didn't really have much time, so they only made a ................ effort to find the missing luggage.
- valiant
- half-hearted
- strenuous
- sustained
7. What would you ............... your present mood to? Say why.
- wallow
- exacerbate
- inundate
- ascribe
8. "A situation where there is no protection from something that is harmful" this is the definition of: ............
- sufficient
- nourish
- filter
- exposure
9. We made a detour in a .............. attempt to avoid the bad weather, but still got soaked.
- frantic
- sustained
- futile
- half-hearted
10. I'm sorry! I followed the recipe exactly. Don't ............. .at it!
- give me the cold shoulder
- get off my back
- get cold feet
- turn your nose up
11. After a week on the new course, I realised that I'd ............... - I couldn't understand anything.
- given the cold shoulder
- kept my chin up
- got in over my head
- turned my nose up
12. The company .............. to consult all its employees on factors that may affect their working conditions.
- wallows
- inundates
- suppresses
- endeavours
13. He sped up towards the end of the race in a ................ attempt to overtake me.
- futile
- misguided
- valiant
- half-hearted
14. At an interview, try to relax and don't ............. as that can show you're a bit worried.
- cross your ankles
- fold your arms
- rub your hands together
- tilt your head
15. Do you drum your fingers when you are............ ?
- defensive
- irritated
- Concentrating
- impatient
16. "Begin to use something " means:
- engage
- abundance
- emit
- Stimulation
17. The performance of the Players will Come under Closer ............. after a series of Poor match results.
- Criticism
- Scruting
- discipline
- Futile
18. Adel ................. failed. He's the strongest student in the class.
- must have
- mustn't have
- can't have
- shouldn't have
19. I ..................... get up early that day, so I had a lie-in until midday.
- didn't need to
- have to
- might have
- needn't have
20. You .................... leave your email address, it's entirely optional.
- don't have to
- mustn't
- have to
- should have
21. Students should bring a ruler to the exam.
The sentence which has the similar meaning to the one before is:- Students are supposed to bring a ruler to the exam
- Students are forced to bring a ruler to the exam.
- Students are needed to bring a ruler to the exam.
- Students aren't supposed to bring a ruler to the exam.
22. Clowning was originally assumed to help children by distracting them from the starkness of the Clinical hop hospital wards.
The sentence above shows:- Past belief about something in the past
- Present belief about something that happened in the Past
- Past belief about something that is always true.
- present belief about something that happens in the present
23. The interviewer kept complimenting the writer ................. received the award.
- to have
- on having
- having
- for having
24. We didn't buy a train ticket at the station, but were able to buy one on the train.
The sentence which has the similar meaning to the one before is:- We didn't need to buy a train ticket at the station because we were able to byy one on the train.
- We should have bought a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
- We need to buy a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
- We needn't have bought a train ticket at the station because we were able to buy one on the train.
25 .Rewrite using an impersonal reporting structure.
They have agreed to introduce laughter therapy sessions at the clinic.- It has been agreed introducing laughter therapy sessions at the clinic.
- It has been agreed to introduce laughter therapy sessions at the clinic.
- It have been agreed to introduce laughter therapy sessions at the clinic.
- It has been agreed to introducing laughter therapy sessions at the clinic.
26. The benefits of clowning are now thought not to have been fully understood at that time.
The sentence which has the similar meaning to the one before is:- It has now thought that the benefits of clowning were not fully understood at that time.
- It is now thought that the benefits of clowning was not fully understood at that time.
- It was now thought that the benefits of clowning were not fully understood at that time.
- It is now thought that the benefits of clowning were not fully understood at that time.
27. Rewrite using a personal passive structure
It is understood that Shakespeare was living in Stratford when he died in 1616.- Shakespeare is understood to have been living in Stratford when he died in 1616.
- Shakespeare is understood to be living in Stratford when he died in 1616.
- Shakespeare was understood to have been living in Stratford when he died in 1616.
- Shakespeare is understood to have living in Stratford when he died in 1616.