امتحان نهائي انجليزي متقدم -شادي الرمحي

1. 1. While we are all well aware that moving home, starting a new job or receiving bad news, for example, can considerably raise anxiety levels, it's not always as easy to make the connection between other physical health problems that we may experience as a result of stress. It would seem logical to ascribe a racing heart and raised blood pressure to nervousness and apprehension, but would we automatically link those nerves to an upset stomach or back pain? The truth is that our emotions can trigger a host of physical reactions and that is why we need to concern ourselves with maintaining our emotional health.

   Why might people fail to connect stress with certain physical problems?

   • Because stress rarely affects the body physically
   • Because some physical symptoms seem unrelated to emotions
   • Because doctors discourage such connections
   • Because physical symptoms appear before emotional ones

2. A person can have many different types of friends. You can have really good friends who are honest, caring and great at giving advice. Then there are friends that are classmates or colleagues who you only really see in school or at work. You also have the people you see at the gym or in the local coffee shop: acquaintances. Do we really need all of these people in our lives?

   Which of the following best describes “acquaintances” in the paragraph?

   • People who provide emotional support
   • Friends you trust deeply with personal issues
   • Individuals you encounter casually in certain places
   • Colleagues you work with every day

3. Preschoolers often envisage their future careers as copies of their parents, such as a teacher or a truck driver, for example, or perhaps as the princess or prince they see in their storybooks. However, as they grow older, the scope for dreaming extends too. At primary school, children’s ambitions tend towards the fantastic – perhaps not quite as unrealistic as the princesses or princes of fairytales, but actors and athletes are high on the lists today, and interestingly money as well as success are prime motivators.

   Find a verb from the above paragraph which means “imagine”.

   • envisage
   • scope for
   • unrealistic
   • motivators

4. "That's easier said than done", you might say, and you would be right. Emotions are not easy to control, particularly negative ones. So, is it actually possible to make ourselves feel less negative? ‘How to become a happier you’ is a hot topic at the moment and we are inundated with advice and tips online. There is an abundance of websites with surveys, questionnaires, tips and shared personal experiences available to us. Even schools are running mindfulness classes for their students as part of the curriculum. I was apprehensive about starting the course.

   The underlined pronoun “their” refers to:

   • surveys
   • experiences
   • classes
   • schools

5. There was a lot of hype about this documentary in the media using words like ‘exciting’ and revealing’, and so it’s really no surprise that the viewing figures showed that vast numbers of people watched it. I think a lot of people are really interested in optical illusions. However, it left me feeling underwhelmed. As they had chosen the most famous ones, I’d already seen them numerous times. I mean, who hasn’t seen the Northern Lights in Iceland by now? I also felt that the elaborate explanations about how the illusions worked were a little patronising and treated the audience as if they were children. With the dramatic music and a presenter who seemed to act as though he was the most important part of the programme, they managed to make the illusions less interesting somehow.

   Why did the documentary attract large viewing figures?

   • It was heavily promoted in the media
   • It included rare and unseen illusions
   • It featured a well-known presenter
   • It was broadcast at a convenient time

6. Aspirations generally change at secondary school, and the dreams become less glamorous. Rather than taking off, dreams of flying spaceships plummet. Possible future careers are more informed by someone’s personality traits, interests and talents, and careers in science, writing, engineering and teaching top the lists. What is also having a considerable impact on ambitions for this age group is the rocketing popularity of online gaming and social media celebrities. Vloggers, professional gamers and game designers are valid career options today and are beginning to beat the more traditional career paths teenagers used to aspire to follow.

   Which factor most influences career choices at secondary school?

   • Parental pressure
   • Financial opportunities
   • Personality, interests, and talents
   • Media advertising

7. Sociability is very highly prized in our society and sometimes it seems as if everyone wants to be seen as outgoing and gregarious. Think about all those group photos that get posted online. But research shows that being an extrovert may actually be overrated. Apparently, one of the key personality features of highly artistic people is a lack of interest in socialising. Who knew, right? It may be that artists need the time alone to reflect introspectively on their experiences, and to learn about their inner world, before transforming this into art.

   According to the paragraph, what is a key trait of highly artistic people?

   • Strong communication skills
   • High levels of sociability
   • Limited interest in socialising
   • Preference for teamwork

8. Poets make pets of pretty, docile words:
   I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish

   Which circle slowly with a silken swish,
   And tender ones, like downy-feathered birds:
   Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer in herds,
   Come to my hand, and playful if I wish,
   Or purring softly at a silver dish,
   Blue Persian kittens fed on cream and curds

   What evidence can you find that the poet feels in control of the words she uses?

   • I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish
   • Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer in herds,
   • Blue Persian kittens fed on cream and curds
   • Come to my hand, and playful if I wish,

9. ……………………………………………. is a substance that is naturally present in the Earth and is important to health.

   • Infection
   • Revolution
   • Dollop
   • Mineral

10. If you get a cold, you should stay away from others and they are often quite ……………………………………………. and you don’t want to make other people ill.

    • infectiously
    • infection
    • infectious
    • infect

11. When someone drums his/her fingers then he/she is in the state of being …………………………………………….

    • impatient
    • nervous
    • irritated
    • attentive

12. My teacher keeps telling me to study— I wish she’d ……………………………………………. .

    • turn his nose
    • get off my back
    • get cold feet
    • get in over my head

13. Wearing a large hat on the beach can protect yourself from too much ……………………………..………. to the sun.

    • sufficiency
    • nourishment
    • nourishment
    • exposure

14. The sentence that has the correct order is:

    • The uniform included a plaid cashmere baggy navy jumper.
    • The uniform included a navy plaid cashmere baggy jumper.
    • The uniform included a baggy navy plaid cashmere jumper.
    • The uniform included a cashmere plaid baggy navy jumper.

15. The advertisement looked flashy and fun, but its ……………………………………………. tricks couldn’t hide the product’s poor quality.

    • gimmicky
    • appealing
    • mediocre
    • soothing

16. Let’s hold ……………………………………… making a decision until we have all the information.

    • back from
    • on off
    • onto
    • against

17. The tech sector has become a highly ……………………………………… industry, attracting investors from all over the world.

    • high
    • finest
    • practical
    • lucrative

18. Choose the sentence which makes the following sentence hyperbolic.
    “You shouldn’t eat cake for breakfast”.

    • It might be better not to eat cake for breakfast.
    • Cake for breakfast isn’t exactly ideal.
    • It’s a gigantic mistake to eat cake for breakfast
    • Eating cake for breakfast isn’t exactly a good idea.

19. On the ……………………………………… of current evidence, I do not feel we can draw any real conclusions.

    • same
    • way
    • face
    • type

20. The magician’s final trick was so ………………………………… that the audience couldn’t figure out how he did it.

    • mystifying
    • convincing
    • realistic
    • riveting

21. Her talent on stage bowled everyone ……………………………………… instantly.

    • away
    • over
    • in by
    • off

22. The film’s plot was weak and ……………………………………….

    • illusory
    • disillusioned
    • unimaginable
    • unimaginative

23. She was in such a ……………………………………… sleep that she didn’t hear the alarm.

    • broken
    • recurring
    • deep
    • vivid

24. I couldn’t ……………………………………… my password, so I had to reset it.

    • cease
    • retrieve
    • rectify
    • well up

25. The unusual behaviour of the witness raised ……………………………………… among the jury.

    • doubts
    • voice
    • dreams
    • eyebrows

26. As an intern, you’ll have time to ……………………………………… the ropes before taking on bigger tasks.

    • know
    • call
    • meet
    • learn

27. At first, I didn’t ……………………………………… of what the teacher was saying.

    • grasp the signification
    • grasp the significance
    • grasp the significant
    • grasp the significantly

28. Replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence with its correct meaning.
    “It’s important in meetings for each person to give an opinion about the issues discussed.”

    • throw it all
    • be a one-off
    • have their say
    • pop down

29. Try not to ……………………………………… - let’s solve the problem calmly.

    • blow a fuse
    • cut out for
    • take a back seat
    • stuck in a rut

30. Dad is under a lot of pressure right now, but he hopes his work will pay ………………………………… eventually.

    • Pipes
    • cards
    • benefits
    • dividends

31. The teacher said, “Those cartoons you drew were wonderful!”

    • My teacher told me that those cartoons she had drawn had been wonderful.
    • My teacher told me that those cartoons I drew had been wonderful.
    • My teacher told me that those cartoons I had drawn were wonderful.
    • My teacher told me that those cartoons I had drawn had been wonderful.

32. Mom Asked, “Where were you yesterday at night?”

    • Mom asked me where I had been the day before at night.
    • Mom asked me where you had been the day before at night.
    • Mom asked me where had I been the day before at night.
    • Mom asked me where I was the day before at night.

33. Mom told me, “‘Well done for coming first in the race!’

    • She congratulated me for coming first in the race.
    • She discouraged me from coming first in the race.
    • She insisted me on coming first in the race.
    • She apologised for coming first in the race.

34. Some people think that the fire started deliberately.

    • The fire is thought have started deliberately.
    • The fire is thought to be started deliberately.
    • The fire is thought to have been started deliberately.
    • The fire is thinking to have been started deliberately.

35. That’s the painter ……………………………………… I told you about.

    • whose
    • whom
    • X
    • who’s

36. He explained the rules, ……………………………………… everyone understood the task.

    • by which time
    • since when
    • in which case
    • at which point

37. There are many sites and stores to which you can subscribe and rent ……………………………………… clothes you fancy.

    • whichever
    • whoever
    • wherever
    • whenever

38. This decision will affect a lot of our staff and many of them are naturally becoming anxious.

    • This decision will affect our staff, many of who are becoming anxious.
    • This decision will affect our staff, many of whom are becoming anxious.
    • This decision will affect our staff, many of whose are becoming anxious
    • This decision will affect our staff, many of that are becoming anxious.

39. That’s ………………………………… presenter I was telling you about who narrated the TV series about Everest.

    • a
    • an
    • Ø
    • the

40. This time next week, I ……………………………..………..be flying to Australia to go and see my cousins.

    • will
    • won’t
    • would
    • wouldn’t

41. Replace the underlined words with the correct answer.
    My little brother keeps refusing to take his cough medicine so my mum mixes it with a bit of honey.

    • will
    • won’t
    • would
    • wouldn’t

42. I’m happy ……………………………..……….. overtime any weekday evening.

    • to being offered
    • to being offered
    • to be offered
    • to offer

43. I regret saying that there is no more work for you. This sentence indicates:

    • something happened in the past
    • a present meaning
    • speaking about a new topic
    • speaking about the same topic

44. With great ……………………………..……….., she opened the envelope……………………………..……….. hoping for good news.

    • anticipation / .
    • anticipation / .
    • anticipasion / ,
    • anticipation / ,

45. New means of transportation will take us to our destination smoothly!
    The underlined words in the sentence above represent one of the following rhetorical devices:

    • simile
    • onomatopoeia
    • metaphor
    • personification

46. One of our main priorities is to improve the quality of education for all students.
    The above sentence indicates:

    • introducing a proposal
    • recommendations and benefits
    • giving information about the current situation
    • concluding

47. Which sentence has the right pause?

    • What I want to say // is that I would be only too happy to work from home.
    • What I want to say is that // I would be only too happy to work from home.
    • What I want to say is that I would be // only too happy to work from home.
    • What I want to say is that I would be only too happy to // work from home.

48. He’s aloof. He’s unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people.
    The sentence that would tone down the language is:

    • I think he’s just a bit shy, oversensitive and insecure
    • I think he’s just a bit sincere, trusting and insecure
    • I think he’s just a bit confident, straightforward and insecure
    • I think he’s just a bit resolute, assertive and insecure

49. I hear the police station got robbed last night.
    The above sentence shows:

    • understatement
    • hyperbolic
    • irony
    • word play

50. Miss Havisham made me promise to come back in six days. Then Estella led me back through the dark, crumbling house and out into the garden. Before I left, Estella gave me some food and drink, but instead of handing it to me she placed it on the ground. Tears sprang to my eyes. When she saw that she had humiliated me, she smiled.

    The underlined lines show that the speaker:

    • cried because of happiness
    • felt sad out of sudden
    • felt proud of himself
    • was angry and shouted at Estella