ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Ministry of Education
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination,2006
First Stage Test seven Time : 3 hours



1- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1- If he ......... his exam, he will be very happy.
a- succeeds b- fails c- passes d- gets
2- The man in the suit asked people to ......... him money.
a- give b- borrow c- spend d- lend
3- He said he wanted the money ......... petrol.
a-for b-to c-with d-of
4- The teacher ......... a composition for homework.
a- gave b- set c- made d- took
5- Nadia thought......... the best things in life for a long time.
a- of b- to c- for d- about
6- When Nadia went back to school she found she ......... the wrong
composition. a- wrote b- has written c- had written d- written
7- He is ......... as the best heart surgeon in the world.
a- thought b- pronounced c- expected d- regarded
8- You won't win a gold medal ..... you train very hard.
a- if b- so c- unless d- even though
9- ......... he was beginner, he won the gold medal.
a- Because b- However c- Unless d- Even though
10- He didn't expect to win,......... he was delighted when he got the
gold medal. a- so b- because c- if d- as
11- ......you are an amateur, you can't take part in the Olympic Games.
a- Because b- Unless c- So d- As
12- The leopard asked the wise man ......... advice.
a- some b- his c- give d- for
13- It was difficult....... the leopard to see the other animals in the forest
a- for b- to c- from d- with
14- The animals in the forest were hard to see because their strips and spots looked like .........
a- trees b- leaves c- shadows d- leopards
15- The wheel......... by the people of Sumeria.
a- was invented b- invented c- is invented d- was being invented
16- The first windmill was ......... play a musical instrument.
a- used for b- used in c- used to d- used
17- The Germans ......... the bicycle.
a- was invented b- were invented c- have invented d- invented
18-Merchants traded ideas ......... goods.
a- in stead of b- as well as c- without d- in spite of
19- Paper is made ......... wood or cotton.
a- to b- from c- by d- in
20- A tandem is a kind ......... bicycle.
a- of b- by c- from d- to
21- We are doing a project......... Canada this year.
a- at b- for c- on d- to
22- The students want to choose a good place ......... their visit.
a- for b- to c- with , d- in
23- The students want to eat local food, so they ask about special.........
a-plates b- menus c- vegetarians d- dishes
26- Azza is very interested ......... medicine.
a-in b-to c-of d-for »,
27-I'm bored ......... that book. I think I'll buy another one
a- to b- of c- with d- from
28- Dr Robert is working ......... a new drug which will cure insomnia.
a-of b-for c-to d-on
29- The brain needs a constant supply ......... oxygen.
a-to ^Jb-from c-of d-with
30- Valves stop the blood ......... getting back into the arteries once it
has given up its oxygen . a- from b- with c- to d- in
31- Before Gibbon's heart- lung machine was invented, surgeons couldn't easily operate ......... the heart.
a- for b- with c- to d- on
32- Disorders ......... the heart can now be treated with surgery.
a-from b-of c-in d-on
33- Many people are afraid ........surgery, but the risks are quite small
a- to b- with c- of d- through
34- She is an expert......... the wild life of the desert.
a- to b- on c- with d- from
35- We are ......... study hard and pass our exams.
a-expected to b- intended to c- thought to d- treated to
36- The price has been ......... to only twelve pounds.
a- decreased b- downed c- reduced d- made
37- Florence Nightingale spent several months ......... in Europe.
a- to travel b- travelling c- travelled d- traveller
38- My grandmother is amazing. She worked full time as a teacher and ......... five children.
a- raised up b- brought up c- took up d- sent up
39- Our children will be able to enjoy the things we enjoyed today ......... we take care of them.
a- unless b- provided that c- while d- so
40- It is easy to damage the environment ......we should be very careful.
a- so b- unless c- if d- as long as
41-The sea will become very polluted ......... we stop dumping oil and
rubbish into it. a- as long as b- if c- so d- unless
42- The Egyptian government is working hard ......... future
generations can enjoy the Red Sea coast.
a- unless b- so that c- in order to d- because
43-......... people are being educated about saving their heritage, there
is hope for the future. a- Unless b- Because c- In order to d- So that
44- It is good to visit beautiful places ......... you don't damage them.
a- in order that b- provided that c- so that d- unless
45- If I were rich, I......... big house.
a- can buy b- would buy c- had bought d- will buy
46-If a volcano erupts, it......... dust into the atmosphere.
a- will send b- sent c- would send d- sends
47- If the ice caps melt, the sea level.........
a- will rise b- would rise c- have risen d- rose
48- If we stopped cutting down trees, there ......... less carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere.
a- will be b- was c- would be d- would have been
49- If he hadn't buy a car, he ......... that accident.
a- wouldn't have had b-wouldn't have c- hadn't had d- didn't have
50- If it rains tomorrow, I......... to the library.
a- go b- will go c- have gone d- would go
51- The more we practice sports, the (healthy - more healthy – healthier- healthiest) we are
52-The poor (has - has got - have - having ) too little money to get by
53-He didn't (have - have got - had - has ) a shower till he had finished his work
54-They'd (rather - better - sooner - prefer) cancel the meeting , hadn't they ?
55-1 don't know what (will do - do - doing - to do ) next
56-He has already (had - had got - got -have got) a quarrel with his classmates
57- He started to work as a percussion player ( since - in - for - until) 1985
58- He (visited - visits - has visited - is visiting) his uncle in Cairo once a year
59-Having (writing - written - wrote - writes) the letter he posted it
60-The match (had already started - will surely start - has already started - may , be starting) by the time we got to the stadium
61- When she was a baby she usually (cried - cries - is crying - had cried) day and night
62- She got used to (take - took - taking - takes) exercises every morning
63-" Have you got a camera ? "
a-Yes, I have got b-Yes, I have c- Yes, I do d-Yes, I did
64- Credit cards are a good system (to - on - of - by) paying for what you buy
65- While Mary was watching TV , her sister (played - was playing - had played - plays) in her room
66- A large rock ( was falling - fell - has fallen - will fall) on his head while he was going hiking
67-Mother ( cooking - was cooking - has cooked - had cooked) the meal by the time the guests arrived
68-He had married a younger woman (after - before - until - while) he divorced his wife
69-Which do you think is (good - best - better - worst), to be wealthy or healthy ?
70-Her deafness was the (less - more - little - least) important thing in her life
71-1 couldn't hear the phone because I (had - was having -will have -had got) a shower
72-As soon as I heard the news of my success I (had told - told - was telling -have told) my parents
73-He had to go to school by taxi; when he arrived at the station the bus (has left - had left - was leaving - leaves)
74-When I saw he she (had read - was reading - reads - has read) the morning papers
75-1 (think - believe - find - know) it difficult to learn the computer
76-She prefers death (to marry - to marrying - than marry - than marrying) a man like him
77-We( have got - have had - had got - had) a long discussion about pollution since the meeting started
78-He got a place at a foreign university where he ( did - made - wrote - found) his PhD
79-Molecular births take (happen - place - the place - part) in only a millionth of a second
80-Your M.A. was done (before - during - after - since) graduation
81-Daily new discoveries are (carried - made - done - took) in the field of medicine
82-It's time I got (over - on - down - by) to some serious work
83-Most of the old ways of farming need to be ( devised - upgraded - decorated
- invented)
84-You should (limit - update - ******* - arrange) your sleeping time to no longer than 8 hours per day