Exam: 2

(A) LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I. Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue :

Teacher : Come in quickly.

   Student : Please sir, can I write down what's on the board ?

   Teacher : Yes, you can, but................... (1) ................ ?

   Student : Because the bus I took this morning made an accident.

Teacher: ............................ (2) ............................?

Student : After that I took a taxi which ............ (3)..........

Teacher : But a taxi usually goes faster,......... (4) .............?

   Student : Yes, it does, but I had first to help some passengers who had been in the 

                  taxi before I took it.

   Teacher : I do hope your bus will be luckier next time.

   Student : I hope so and thank you, sir.

II. Supply the missing parts in the following dialogues :

1. A : I'd like to speak to Mr. Ali please.

    B : I'm afraid he isn't here at the moment. ....................?

    A : Yes, please could you tell him that Ibrahim Mohammed called and

           that I'll call him again tomorrow ?

    B : Certainly, sir.

2. A : Hello, Mona, why do you look so tired ?

    B : ...................................................................

    A : All night: when is the exam ?

    B : Tomorrow.

3. A : ...................................................................?

    B :  I've been waiting for over an hour.

    A :What time did Nagy say he would meet you ?

    B : ...................................................................

    A : Well, it's five o'clock now, so he's an hour late. If I were you, I'd telephone

          him. Perhaps he's forgotten.

(B) VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE

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

 1. The doctor examined the patient and gave him a ..........

     a) description                            b) prescription

     c) inscription                             d) distinction

2. I.................... of an excellent restaurant near here.

     a) learn              b) inform                c) know                  d) acquaint

3. There was a large .................... in the theatre.

     a) auditorium              b) auditory                c) audit                d) audience

4. Saad Zghlul was sent into ................. for his political

    activities.

     a) exit                b) excel                  c) exile                  d) exalt

5. The dying people were taken to a ................. nearby.

     a) hospice               b) house                 c) clinic               d) prison

6. A .................... is an aircraft without an engine.

     a) shuttle              b) glider                 c) rocket              d) spaceship

7. Secondary education should be .............. to every child.

     a) prohibited                           b) forbidden

     c) accessible                           d) restricted

8. To remove colour from a material is to .................. it.

     a) bleed               b) bleach                c) blend                d) mix

9.1 hope .................... you soon.

     a) to see               b) seeing                 c) have seen                d) saw

10. They blamed the accident.................... him.

     a) in     b) for      c) on      d) at

11. My father ........... to work at night but he doesn't now.

     a) use              b) didn't use                   c) uses                    d) used

12. We enjoyed the film .................... the story was silly.

     a) despite               b) although                c) because                  d) in spite of

13. You .................... park here. It's prohibited.

    a) shouldn't               b) needn't                c) don't have to                 d) mustn't

14. As soon as I know the date, I.................... you.

    a) will call    b) call     c) called     d) had called

15. The Smell of garlic put me ................. my supper.

    a) on                   b) in                       c) off                      d) out

16. They could have prepared a better meal if we .............. them of our visit earlier.

    a) inform              b) will inform                 c) informed                  d) had informed

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets :

      1. I don't know his address, so I can't write to him. (If)

2. She met her old teacher a short time ago. (just)

3. He had access to my computer but he didn't use it. (could)

4. He shelved his books. (shelf)

5. People think that money is the root of all evil. (Money)

(C) READING COMPREHENSION

V. Read the following passage and fill in the table :

Elephants live in Africa and Asia. The elephant is the largest of living land animal. They have large ears. The trunks are usually smooth and tapering to a single lip. Their tusks are very long pointed teeth. They live together in herds feeding on

grass or tree foliage. Elephants are in danger because they are hunted for their tusks which are manufactured into useful ivory products. There are laws that prohibit hunting them all over the world. However, their number is diminishing.

VI. Read the following passage, then answer the questions :

An earthquake is not particularly dangerous in our days. In cities and towns, buildings are constructed according to the most recent technological methods, and thus earthquakes are not so threatening as they were in the past. However, in some out-of-the-way districts where people make their own houses and no precautions are taken against earthquakes, these natural phenomena sometimes prove fatal.

Some time ago there was a destructive earthquake in Egypt. It lasted only one minute, and its effects were great. In a matter of seconds hundreds of houses collapsed. People were buried alive under the ruins. Those who were fortunate enough to survive know that their relatives might still be living under the heaps of stone and wood. The army had been ordered to remove the ruins and the soldiers had to work fast to save as many people as they could. The survivors helped the soldiers in the struggle against death hoping to find a missing member of their family. They had to remove the ruins with their bare hands for fear of killing someone if they used the spades. Nevertheless, most those who were dug out were dead, and those who were still alive had been so badly injured that few of them escaped death in the end.

Earthquakes are rare, and their terrible effects have been considerably limited. However, in the parts of the world where primitive living conditions are still existing,

earthquakes are still as terrible as they were in the past.

A) Answer the following question :

1. Why were earthquakes more dangerous in the past ?

2. Can you account for the dangers of earthquakes nowadays ?

3. What does the underlined phrase mean ?

4. What was the army ordered to do ?
 

B) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d :

1. In cities, buildings are ..................

         a) badly constructed                                 b) built of stone and mud

c) not protected against earthquakes        d) built according to modern methods

    2. The soldiers ...............

a)     used their hands to carry the dead          

b) used spades to find the dead

         c) couldn't use spades for fear of killing someone

         d) used lorries and tractors

    3. The earthquake in Egypt lasted ....................

         a) a few seconds                          b) a few minutes

         c) thirty minutes                          d) sixty seconds

(D) THE NOVEL

VII. 1. Answer the following questions :

a) What did Leila feel when she remembered the bad days?

b) Did Leila forgive Amalia? What did she say that shows this ?

c) What did the discovery of the llama make more likely?

2. Read the following quotation then answer questions :

"He might have been killed".

a) Who said this to whom ?

b) Why did he say this ?

c) What other possibility was there ?

3. Complete the sentences :

a) Dr Hafez's excavation work was ........................ .

b) In Egypt, Leila worked as ................................. .

c) In the customs they let Leila through when ............ .

(E) WRITING

VIII. Write two paragraphs five sentences each on either :

a) The importance of holidays.

or:

b) The advantages of distance learning.

(F) TRANSLATION

Translate into Arabic:

It should be borne in mind that increasing production means prosperity. Therefore all developed countries try hard to widen the scope of products for the welfare of their peoples.

Translate into English:

يفضل أصحاب العمل هذه الأيام العقود قصيرة الأجل عند تعيين موظفين جدد.