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قرمر

PART TWO: GRAMMAR

Select the answer a, b, c, or d that best completes each sentence and mark your answer sheet.

1. ___________ a Lebanese restaurant near my house.
a. There are b. There is
c. Is there d. These are

2. My parents often ________ the news on television.
a. watch b. watches
c. watching d. watched

3. Ahmed has gained more weight; he’d better _________ his eating habits.
a. changing b. change
c. changes d. changed

4. Ayman: Do you jog in the early morning?
Samir: No, I ________.
a. not do b. no do
c. didn't d. don't

5. Every day, Peter wakes up very late. He ___________ walks in the morning.
a. always b. often
c. never d. usually

6. Sami: Is that our teacher?
Ahmed: Yes. _____ name is Mr. Abdullah.
a. My b. Your
c. His d. Her

7. John: _______'s Maria from?
a. What b. Who
b. Where d. Why
Peter: She's from Argentina.



8. Ahmed: Where is our teacher from?
Samir: _____ from Pakistan.
a. He's b. You're
c. I'm d. His

9. That’s the house we’ve recently bought. It __________ to us now.
a. belong b. is belonging
c. belongs d. belonged
10. Khaled: How _______ ice cream do we have in the refrigerator?
Mother: Don’t worry. We still have plenty of it. Help yourself and get some.
a. many b. any
c. some d. much

11. Mazen: How do you keep fit?
Nayef: I regularly work _______ in a gym.
a. in b. off
c. out d. down

12. Maher: Would you please tell me where the post office is?
Salman: It’s _______ to the ELI building.
a. across b. on
c. between d. next

13. Samy: What do you like to have for dessert?
Bassem: I prefer fresh fruit; it is _______ nutritious than sweets.
a. least b. as
c. more d. less

14. It is ______ to go shopping on weekdays than on weekends as stores are very crowded on weekends.
a. worse b. better
c. good d. bad

15. Ahmed: How many _________ of butter have you bought?
Hassan: Three.
a. sticks b. gallons
c. packages d. cartons

16. Hussein: Muneer usually seems happy and relaxed.
Faris: I think that’s because he has had ________ problems in his life so far.
a. little b. lots
c. few d. a little

17. _______ New York City is located on the Atlantic Ocean.
a. The b. A
c. An d. X

18. Son: I have to go now; my flight is at 2:00 p.m.
Father: OK! But don’t forget your passport. You know you _______ take it when you travel abroad.
a. can b. may
c. must d. might


19. Muhannad: Let’s go to Al-Andalus Mall this evening.
Ra’ed: ___________, but I’d better study.
a. I don’t love to b. I can’t
c. I’d love to d. I’d

20. Salem: Could I _______ at your book, please?
a. looking b. look
c. looked d. looks

21. Samir: When are we going to meet this evening?
Adel: ____ 8:00 o'clock.
a. At b. On
c. In d. From

22. I'm very tired, _______ I'll spend some time with my parents before I go to bed.
a. and b. so
c. but d. or

23. Manager: What ____________________ now?
a. do you do b. are you doing
c. you are doing d. you will do
Secretary: I'm typing a letter, sir.

24. Tokyo is a very crowded city and ………. is Cairo.
a. too b. either
c. so d. neither
25. Yasser: I think France is _________ country in Western Europe.
Teacher: Yes. You’re right.
a. big b. bigger
c. the biggest d. the most big

26. Ahmed: Are you going to Fitness Time this afternoon?
Samy: No, I guess. Since you’re not going, I won’t go. I don’t like to exercise by ___.
a. himself. b. ourselves
c. myself d. herself
27. Hady: I feel seriously ill.
Majed: I think you _________ see a doctor.
a. can b. may
c. should d. will

28. Sa’eed: What’s wrong with you, Maher? You seem so depressed.
Maher: I feel really bored. I _________ out since last month.
a. didn’t go b. don’t go
c. am not going d. haven’t gone


29. Khaled: How did you like that restaurant?
Jamal: It was good, but the food was ______ spicy for me.
a. too b. some
c. a d. enough

30. Salma: I like those children; they’re really polite and smart.
Sara: They’re my neighbor’s kids. She’s bringing them ____ very well.
a. down b. up
c. across d. outs


PART THREE: VOCABULARY

Question # One:

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word from the box:

architecture inhabitants legacy
valid boycott immoral

1. The ancient -------- explores the ideas, achievements, questions and problems of all nations.
2. ---------- is the activity of designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures primarily to provide ter.
3. Sorry! You cannot go on board the palne because your passport is not----------.
4. The --------- of mountainous areas usually live longer than others.
5. China has decided to ------------the Olympic Games for diplomatic reasons.
6. “Trash TV” usually presents people with strange or ----------- ideas.



Question # Two:
Choose the best answer for each of the following questions:

1. Images of violence on the screen scare people, giving them terrible nightmares when they sleep.
Violence means:

a. bad conditions
b. dark, stormy we weather
c. behavior that hurts people
d. physical disabilities




2. Scientists believe the people of certain high mountain regions have the benefit of a healthful environment.
Environment means:

a. a healthful place in the desert
b. extreme atmospheric conditions
c. unhealthful conditions that influence people badly
d. clean air and water

3. This theory is no longer valid since many of the current customs cast doubt on it.
Cast doubt on means:

a. make clear
b. cause some questioning of
c. say terrible things about
d. make unclear

4. Some of the concerns of the cultural anthropologist include the crops a group plants or the ways in which a society catches and cooks fish.
Concerns means:

a. worries
b. interests
c. goals
d. branches

5. Perhaps the real beginning of civilization was in the Middle East and Africa.
Which word is a synonym of the word civilization?

a. astronomy
b. culture
c. architecture
d. technology