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SECONDARY 3 |
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PRACTICE TEST 1 |
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UNITS 1 – REVIEW A |
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A. Language Functions
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Your friend wants to know what your plans are after finishing school. |
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You are told that you have just been accepted to the best university in Egypt. Express how you feel about this. |
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You want to know the number of countries which use nuclear power. Ask your teacher. |
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Your friend thinks there are better things to spend money on than space travel. Agree, giving a reason. |
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A | Thank you for coming, sir. I’m sure our listeners will enjoy the show. | Place:____________________ |
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B | I hope so. | Speaker A:________________ |
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A | So what is going to be today’s dessert? | Speaker B:________________ |
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B | Today we are going to talk about how to make Swiss chocolate cake. | Function:_________________ |
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A | May I help you? | Place:____________________ |
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B | Yes, I’d like to buy this book, please. | Speaker A:________________ |
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A | Great choice! That’ll be LE 24, please. | Speaker B:________________ |
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B | Here you are. | Function:_________________ |
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Although the medicine made my headache better, it had some terrible _____. | |||
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a) stomach aches | b) side effects | c) spokes | d) treatment |
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_____, the cost of meat is very high, but if we all eat less meat, prices will drop. | |||
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a) Luckily | b) Currently | c) Completely | d) Probably |
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Tomorrow morning I’m _____ to Tanta. | |||
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a) travelling | b) travel | c) will travel | d) travelled |
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We _____ probably have ice cream for dessert since it’s so hot today. | |||
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a) going to | b) will | c) are | d) won’t |
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We have one litre of milk. _____ enough. | |||
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a) That are | b) These are | c) Those are | d) That’s |
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In our social studies class we had a big _____ about whether women should be judges or not. | |||
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a) debate | b) team | c) suspect | d) match |
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The police _____ trying to solve the mystery of the stolen Van Gogh painting. | |||
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a) are | b) is | c) will | d) can |
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The people on the bus _____ afraid when the bus suddenly stopped. | |||
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a) was | b) are | c) were | d) is |
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Not all twins look exactly _____. | |||
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a) apart | b) alike | c) different | d) same |
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One of the _____ on my bike wheel broke. I need to fix it. | |||
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a) distances | b) secrets | c) leaks | d) spokes |
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There is a _____ in this pipe. That’s why there’s water all over the place. | |||
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a) spoke | b) leak | c) system | d) waste |
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Wind turbines along the Red Sea _____ large amounts of electricity. | |||
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a) generate | b) is generated | c) are generated | d) generating |
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_____ can we use wind to generate electricity? | |||
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a) How | b) How much | c) What | d) How many |
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Below the earth’s surface rocks are in liquid form. They are _____. | |||
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a) water | b) cold | c) molten | d) hard |
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When _____ split, nuclear power is produced. | |||
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a) plants | b) atoms | c) turbines | d) fossils |
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Wood _____ to heat some people’s homes. | |||
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a) are burnt | b) is burnt | c) burned | d) burning |
| 4. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it correctly:
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Statistics were my favourite subject at school. |
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Travellers to the moon feel waitless because there is no gravity in space. |
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Coal is a renewable source of energy. |
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Water is pump to the surface from underground lakes. |
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Energy from the sun is unexpensive. |
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Sunlight reaches the solar panels and is produces electricity. |
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| Although hydroelectric power plants cause less pollution than other types of power plants, they cause other environmental problems. Firstly, when a dam is built, a large area of land is flooded and often many people are forced to leave their farms and homes. Secondly, the rotting plants in the flooded area make the greenhouse gas methane, whose emissions can be very high. Thirdly, the dam prevents fish from swimming upstream to get to the places where they reproduce, so fish populations are reduced. There are other problems. The water exiting the turbines has a different oxygen level and is much warmer. This harms the plants and animals living downstream from the dam. Finally, because the water exiting the turbines has less sediment (solid substances) in it, it wears away the river banks downstream. Scientists must examine all the possible side effects of a new dam while it is in the planning stages.
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Give short answers to the following questions: | |||
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Tell two ways that hydroelectric dams harm fish. | |||
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How is the water different after it goes through the turbines? | |||
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Why must people leave their farms and homes when a dam is built? | |||
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: | |||
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What does whose refer to? | |||
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a) the rotting plants | b) methane | c) pollution | d) the flooded area |
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When should scientists study the side effects of a new dam? | |||
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a) while it is being built | b) after it is built | ||
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c) while it is being planned | d) after it is planned | ||
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| Prince Edwin was oldest son of a wealthy king. He was riding in the forest one day when he met a poor boy called Tim. Edwin and Tim looked alike, almost identical. They talked and played for several hours. Then Prince Edwin persuaded Tim to change clothes with him. Tim pretended to be the prince and rode back to the castle. Edwin went to Tim’s house and learnt how difficult it was to be poor. The two boys had many adventures because they did not know how to act like each other. After several weeks, the king died. Tim sent a message to Edwin and told him to return quickly. Edwin reached the castle on the night before the coronation. On that great occasion, he became king and he made Tim his chief adviser and asked him to live in the castle with him.
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Give short answers to the following questions: | |||
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Why do you think Prince Edwin wanted to change places with Tim? | |||
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Why didn’t the boys know how to act like each other? | |||
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If you were Tim, would you call Edwin back for the coronation? Why or why not? | |||
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: | |||
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Whose idea was it that the boys change clothes and places? | |||
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a) the king’s | b) Tim’s | c) Edwin’s | d) Tim and Edwin’s |
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For how long did the boys change places? | |||
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a) several weeks | b) several hours | c) one night | d) one week |
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Read the quotation and answer the questions: |
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| 8. Write a paragraph of about 100 words expressing whether you think modern technology saves or wastes people’s time.
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a. Translate into Arabic: |
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Anthony Hope was born near London in 1863. After finishing school, he went to OxfordUniversity where he studied Classics. He was interested in politics and was a good speaker in university debates. |
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b. Translate into English: |
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1في المستقبل، سوف تساعدنا التكنولوجيا على قيادة السيارات بأمان أكثر. |
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2في رأيك، كيف تبدو الكرة الأرضية من (على سطح) القمر؟ |
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| SECONDARY 3 |
PRACTICE TEST 2 |
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UNITS 4 – REVIEW B |
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A. Language Functions
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Your friend wants to know your opinion of Yehia Haqqi the man and the writer. |
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Your friend has just witnessed a road accident. Advise him on what he should do. |
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Your little sister is having difficulty drawing a picture for her story. Give her advice. |
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A new student at your school wants to know the way to the headmaster’s office. Instruct him. |
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| 2. Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues:
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A | Please turn right at the traffic lights. | Place:____________________ |
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B | Here we are! | Speaker A:________________ |
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A | Yes, thank you. How much? | Speaker B:________________ |
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B | That’ll be ten pounds, please. | Function:_________________ |
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A | Where were you at ten o’clock last night? | Place:____________________ |
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B | I was at home, watching television. | Speaker A:________________ |
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A | But your neighbours saw you break into Mr Mazen’s house. | Speaker B:________________ |
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B | I didn’t break in! I went over to his house to borrow some CDs. | Function:_________________ |
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After hitting her head in an accident, Salwa couldn’t remember anything. Doctors think she has _____. | |||
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a) influenza | b) amnesia | c) diabetes | d) fever |
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It is believed that Cleopatra died from the _____ of a snake. | |||
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a) poison | b) perfume | c) crime | d) murder |
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Everybody communicates by e-mail now. Paper mail has become _____. | |||
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a) modern | b) routine | c) fashionable | d) old-fashioned |
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Trees absorb water from the ground through their _____. | |||
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a) bark | b) fruits | c) roots | d) leaves |
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There was a mouse in the house, so Dad set up a _____. | |||
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a) criminal | b) murder | c) mousetrap | d) poison |
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All suspects should be treated as _____ people until we know for sure that they have committed a crime. | |||
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a) shy | b) innocent | c) dead | d) dangerous |
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A Border Passage _____ by Leila Ahmed. | |||
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a) written | b) wrote | c) was written | d) write |
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Salma _____ tennis every week since she was five years old. | |||
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a) has been playing | b) was playing | c) plays | d) is playing |
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_____ Hossam had an injury in his left leg, he finished the match. | |||
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a) So | b) When | c) Because | d) Although |
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If a plant does not get any water, it _____. | |||
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a) dead | b) dies | c) would die | d) would be dead |
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If you don’t stop listening to that loud music, your headache _____ worse. | |||
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a) got | b) will get | c) would get | d) gets |
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There is a big _____ where engineers are building the new metro line. | |||
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a) routine | b) invasion | c) excavation | d) district |
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Please _____ the file to your e-mail and send it quickly. | |||
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a) attach | b) establish | c) connect | d) enclose |
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After the terrible fire, _____ damage was done to the factory. | |||
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a) a lot of | b) many | c) little | d) lots |
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You should go and _____ that film. It’s great! | |||
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a) seeing | b) see | c) saw | d) seen |
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Turpentine _____ paint and is made from the sap of trees. | |||
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a) removes | b) removed | c) has removed | d) is removed |
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I want to be a sailor one day, so I can protect the rights of innocent people. |
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Archaeologists find valuable treasures during there excavations. |
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Whose the suspect for the murder of John Doe? |
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Tommy Beresford and his wife were two secret agencies. |
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The more rain there is in a year, the more wide the tree rings are. |
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Covers of books are usually made of sap. |
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| Flowers produce a fine powder called pollen, which is carried by the wind or by insects to other flowers of the same type so that they can produce seeds. Pollination, the carrying of pollen from one flower to another, is necessary for the reproduction of plants and for the production of food. Scientists estimate that one third of our food depends on insects, mostly bees, for pollination.
But in recent years, there has been a big drop in the populations of pollinators worldwide. There are several reasons. The use of pesticides has had the side effect of killing pollinators. Air pollution prevents insects from smelling and finding flowers, which they need for food. Diseases are killing many insects. Growing cities are destroying the environments where pollinators live. Recently, shortages of fruit and vegetables in India were blamed on the loss of pollinators. Clearly, it is important that we find solutions quickly.
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What is a pollinator? | |||
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Is all pollen carried by insects? Explain. | |||
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Give two reasons why the number of pollinators has dropped. | |||
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: | |||
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a) The Importance of Bees | b) Pollinators in India | ||
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c) The Loss of Pollinators | d) Where Have All the Flowers Gone? | ||
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b) Insects can’t smell the flowers, so they can’t find them to pollinate them. | |||
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c) Insects can’t pollinate the flowers because they can’t see them. | |||
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d) Pollution kills insects. | |||
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| Machu Picchu, Peru, is situated more than 2,100 metres above sea level between higher mountains. It is divided into three areas. At the southern end is the agricultural area. This has large “steps” called terraces cut into the hillsides to make flat spaces for farming. A wall for defence crosses Machu Picchu and separates the agricultural area from the urban and religious areas at the northern end. The urban area has two districts. In the southeastern corner is a district of houses for the nobles. On the eastern side is an industrial district with houses and workshops for labourers. The religious area, on the western side, is on the highest ground. It has temples and tombs. The 140 buildings of Machu Picchu included several design features that made them survive Peru’s frequent earthquakes.
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What are the three areas of Machu Picchu? | |||
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Why did the buildings of Machu Picchu survive earthquakes? | |||
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Why did the Incas make terraces for agriculture? | |||
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: | |||
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What does urban mean? | |||
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a) relating to agriculture | b) relating to earthquakes | ||
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c) relating to mountains | d) relating to towns and cities | ||
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On which side of Machu Picchu is the agricultural area? | |||
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a) north | b) east | c) south | d) west |
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| 8. Write a paragraph of about 100 words describing how you would cook a simple meal or prepare a simple drink.
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a. Translate into Arabic: |
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Many of Agatha Christie’s books were made into very successful films. However, Christie did not always agree with the changes that were made to her stories. Sometimes she felt that certain actors weren’t at all the way she imagined her characters would look like. |
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1.يُقال أن 5،000 من الأشياء التي نستخدمها يوميًا تأتي من الخشب. |
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2.إذا كان الجو جافًا لفترة طويلة، يستخدم المزارعون الري. |
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SECONDARY 3 |
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PRACTICE TEST C |
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UNITS 7 – REVIEW C |
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| Name _________________________________________ | Date __________________ | |
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| 1. Respond to each of the following situations:
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Your friend thinks your teacher is absent today but you disagree because you saw her during the morning lines. |
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You are at a restaurant. Your friend thinks you should both order fish, but you have other preferences. |
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You do not understand what happens during an eclipse of the moon. Ask your teacher. |
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Someone asks you about your opinion concerning storm chasers. |
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A | The thief probably jumped off. | Place:____________________ |
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B | He can’t have jumped off. Look at the tracks. We’re going too fast. | Speaker A:________________ |
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A | Maybe he’s hiding in the baggage car. | Speaker B:________________ |
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B | OK. Let’s go check it out. | Function:_________________ |
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A | I recommend the fried chicken, sir. | Place:____________________ |
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B | No, I’d rather have something healthier. | Speaker A:________________ |
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A | How about the shish kebab, then? | Speaker B:________________ |
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B | Yes, one shish kebab for me, please. | Function:_________________ |
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She _____ gone far. I just saw her car leave a minute ago. | |||
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Be careful when you’re driving up the mountains. Some cars have fallen off the _____. | |||
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I can’t find my mobile phone. I _____ left it in the car because it rang while I was driving. | |||
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It is human _____ to make mistakes. | |||
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Jack tried to _____ Paul by threatening to tell Paul’s father what Paul had stolen at the weekend. | |||
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If you use this skin cream, it _____ you from harmful ultraviolet light. | |||
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The lightning _____ the entire sky. The night almost seemed like day for a second. | |||
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If you hadn’t taken your umbrella, you _____ been soaking wet by now. | |||
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The rainbow is a beautiful _____ that occurs after it has just rained. | |||
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Mum _____ that she would take us to the zoo next Friday. | |||
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In some places in Africa where there is little or no rain, _____ have caused people to die. | |||
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In the last ten years, Egypt _____ large areas of desert into farm land. | |||
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The EiffelTower is the most important _____ in France. | |||
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The thief admitted that he _____ the necklace from Mrs Morrison’s bag the night before. | |||
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a) would steal | b) steals | c) had stolen | d) was stolen |
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I asked Nora if she was enjoying the book she _____. | |||
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a) is reading | b) was reading | c) will read | d) would read |
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Mum said it was _____ that I even consider going into that dangerous cave. | |||
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Mr Maher has just had a serious illness and he needs time to regenerate. |
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Maryam asked him the teacher was in school. |
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He can’t have left his keys because he can’t get into the car. |
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I have decided to leave Cairo permanent and I am not coming back. |
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It is impolite to walk into an office before you nock on the door. |
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Leila Ahmed wrote a long geography about her life in a book called A Border Passage. |
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A geyser is a special type of hot spring in which steam and hot water erupt and are thrown into the air. Some geysers throw water up more than 45 metres. Some geysers erupt at regular intervals and are predictable. One of the most famous, Old Faithful, erupts about every 90 minutes. But most geysers are unpredictable and irregular.
Worldwide there are only about 1,000 geysers and half of them are in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Geysers are a rare phenomenon because they form only under certain hydrogeological conditions. If conditions change, geysers can become dormant or extinct. Natural phenomena such as prolonged droughts, earthquakes, or landslides can make this happen. So can human activities such as mining, building dams, throwing trash into the geyser vent, and dewatering by geothermal power plants. Even without human activities, the lifespan of geysers is at most a few thousand years.
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Are all hot springs geysers? Give a reason for your answer. | |||
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Can people prevent all geysers from becoming dormant or extinct? Give a reason for your answer. | |||
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Where is the best place to see geysers? | |||
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: | |||
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What does hydrogeological mean? | |||
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What does so refer to here? | |||
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I think that we should start a book club for secondary and university students in our town. We could read both Arabic and English books. We could have meetings every week or two in the summer, and once a month during the school year. Here is why I think we should do it. First, if we have a book club, it will encourage us to read more. It is known that if people read a lot, they write better. So this will help us in two ways. Secondly, we will develop some responsibility if we take turns leading the discussion at meetings. The leader will have to read the book carefully. Thirdly, discussing books will help us to overcome any shyness. Everyone will have to say something. Reading good books will be a better way to use our time than playing games or reading comic books. Don’t you agree with me?
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What kinds of students does the author want to have in the book club? | |||
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Do you think it is a good idea to have these kinds of students together? Give your reason. | |||
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How will the book club members develop responsibility? | |||
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Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: | |||
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What happens if people read a lot? | |||
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Dr Jekyll has now proved that human nature is both good and evil, but soon he starts to enjoy being Mr Hyde. He changes into Mr Hyde more often. Eventually, it becomes more difficult to change back into Dr Jekyll. |
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1 كان من غير المقبول أن تفقد مصر (أبا سمبل)، فتم عمل خطط لإنقاذه. |
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2 يمتص الجو معظم إشعاعات الشمس الضارة. |
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