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FIRST TERM

PRACTICE TEST 1

Name ______________________________________ Date __________________

A. Language Functions (7 marks)

1. Finish the following dialogue: (3 marks)

Tahir and his wife are talking about where to spend the next weekend.

Tahir: Where would you like to spend the next weekend?

Nermeen: How about visiting my uncle in the village?

Tahir: Your uncle! ___________________________________(1). We haven’t seen him for a long time.

Nermeen: I hope my parents ___________________________________ (2).

Tahir: I’m sure they’d love to come. ___________________________________ (3)

Nermeen: Yes, I’ll phone them now.

2. Write what you would say in each of the following situations: (4 marks)

1. Your friend Ashraf has won a prize in a reading competition.

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2. You have forgotten your mobile phone at home and you want to use your friend’s.

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3. Your grandfather is practising sports despite his old age. You express your admiration.

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4. You are very tired and it’s time for bed, but you haven’t finished your homework yet.

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B. Reading Comprehension (10 marks)

3. Read and match: (2½ marks)

A B

1. Kamal decided to go on a trip a. to learn a new language.

2. Why did your friend travel abroad? b. and languages as well.

3. We have been revising our lessons c. but he prefers living in the country.

4. Zeinab is good at maths, d. for two hours now.

5. Ahmed is living in a big city, e. despite the bad weather.

f. but he is always anxious about the exam.

4. Read the following, then answer the questions: (7½ marks)

Egypt
is not the only country that has ancient monuments. England has a
famous monument called Stonehenge. It is made of very large stones that
stand in a circle. Inside the circle, more stones stand in a U-shape.
The standing stones had large stones (called “lintel stones”) across
their tops, but many of these have fallen.

We
don’t know who built Stonehenge or why. Some scientists think it was a
calendar that showed the beginning of summer. Some think it was a
temple. We know that it was built in three steps. The first step was
5,000 years ago; the last step was 3,500 years ago. But no writings or
drawings tell us about the building of Stonehenge.

a. Answer these questions:

1. How many years were needed to complete Stonehenge?

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2. Where can you see Stonehenge?

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3. Which is bigger at Stonehenge, the circle or the U-shape?

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b. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c and d:

4. The underlined word these in the first paragraph refers to _____.

a) the circle and the U-shape

b) the standing stones

c) the stones across the tops of standing stones

d) ancient monuments

5. “It was built in three steps” in the second paragraph means _____.

a) it has steps like the pyramid of Saqqara

b) there were three periods of building

c) It showed them the beginning of summer.

d) We don’t know why.

6. Why did people build Stonehenge?

a) They used it as a temple.

b) The monument honored their king.

c) It showed them the beginning of summer.

d) We don’t know why.

C. Usage and Writing (17 marks)

5. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d. (4 marks)

1. The High Dam has _____ the waters of the Nile since 1971.

a) commanded b) contacted c) controlled d) condensed

2. Passengers on modern planes often have a lot of _____.

a) entertainment b) excitement c) enrichment d) encouragement

3. Life has become more complicated and _____ in crowded cities.

a) strong b) special c) sorrowful d) stressful

4. When the footballer fell near the goal, the referee gave a _____.

a) punishment b) push c) penalty d) password

5. If I _____ you, I wouldn’t mix with bad friends.

a) am b) were c) had been d) have been

6. _____ the father got home, the children had already had supper.

a) Probably b) By the time c) Despite d) Because

7. Hesham _____ getting up early every morning.

a) used to b) is used c) was used d) is used to

8. Next week, we _____ to move to a new flat.

a) will b) are going c) have gone d) may go

6. Rewrite the following using the word(s) in brackets to give the same meaning:

(4 marks)

1. Let’s go on a picnic to the Pyramids. (how about)

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2. First, he did his homework. Then he watched TV. (after)

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3. My cousin Mohammad wants to work in England. That is why he decided to learn English well. (so that )

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4. You would be successful if you studied harder. (succeed)

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7. Read and correct the underlined words: (4 marks)

1. My teacher lives in Benha, and his school is in Cairo.

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2. Ali is probably ill because he doesn’t come to school today.

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3. Hesham will have got better if he had followed the doctor’s advice.

_________________________________________________________________________

4. Would you mind to open the window? It is very hot.

_________________________________________________________________________

8.
Write a paragraph of five (5) sentences on How you can make full use of
the computer at school and at home. You can make use of the following
points:

get much information – solve problems – make friends – obtain knowledge – play games (5 marks)

D. The Reader (6 marks)

9. a. Answer the following questions: (4 marks)

1. Why couldn’t Professor Lidenbrock read the writings on the parchment?

________________________________________________________________________

2. How was Dr. Fridrikson helpful to Professor Lidenbrock?

________________________________________________________________________

3. What role did Hans play in the journey?

________________________________________________________________________

4. How did the explorers realize that they had taken the wrong path?

________________________________________________________________________

b. Complete the following to make meaningful sentences: (2 marks)

1. When Axel’s parents died, he ________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Sometimes Axel felt pain in his ears because ____________________________________
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الحل

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Grammar - Unit 18

Should + have + Past Participle

ANSWERS

1.

Magdy: Hi, Samy. Did you know that Omar’s car was stolen because he hadn’t locked it?

Samy: Yes, I heard. I suppose it is his fault then. He should have locked it.

Magdy: He shouldn’t have parked it outside the mall. It’s not safe to park it in the street.

Samy: Did he call the police?

Magdy: Yes, they should have arrived here a half an hour ago. Let’s go and see if they are still here.

2.

1. You shouldn’t have spoken to your father so rudely.

2. He should have eaten breakfast.

3. Samer should have studied (for his exams).

4. You look sick. You should have stayed home.

5. You should have told the class about next week’s exams.

6. My father should have arrived in New York (by now/a half hour ago).

7. Someone should have helped him.

8. You should have told me you were going there.

9. You should have carried your books in a bag.

10. Samer should have finished his homework.

3.

I
have an exam tomorrow. I started studying yesterday. Two days before
the exam should be enough, shouldn’t it? But my friend Sally studies at
least one month before the exam. Let’s wait and see what happens.

I have just finished my exam. Now I know I should study should have studied earlier (1). First of all, I had to stay up most of the night to study everything. I should started should have started
studying at least one week before so that I could get enough sleep (2).
Of course, during the test my mind was racing and it was useful useless
to try and remember everything (3). This made me nervous, which
affected my concentration! Sally always told me that if I wanted the
information to really be in my head, I could should study a little each day (4). Now I know I would should have started studying one month before the exam as Sally did (5)!

4.

Tarek: You should have seen the new film I sawyesterday. It was fantastic!Why didn’t you come?

Yousef: Samer didn’t tell me that you were going to see it. Ishould have gone with you.

Tarek: I didn’t know! I thought he told you.

Yousef: Anyway, I had a lot of homework. I should have finished it last night, but it was too much. I had to finish it early this morning before I went to school.

Tarek: I’m going to watch the film again next week. Would you like to come with me?

Yousef: Of course. Which day?

Tarek: Next Thursday. We should there early. It’s very popular and we might have to stand in a long queue.

Yousef: I’ll work early so I that I’ll finish everything and we won’t be late.

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