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



1- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
1-Because of the political borders between countries wars break (over -up-out - off) every now and then
2-Carry (over - forward - out - on) the tasks you can't fulfill till the following day
3-She is ( fond - keen - interested - delighted) with the present
4-A journalist wrote about the woman's life , in that ( biography -autobiography - photography - novel) he wrote about her fight against poverty
5-We had discussed the matter with him before we (took -made -had -did) a decision
6- She always (goes - went) swimming when she was young
7- She (has just left - had just left) when I arrived
8-The (architect - civil engineer) designed the new bridge
9-My father always has good advice (to - for) me
10-The landlord asked the tenant to pay the rent in (ahead - advance -beginning - start)
11-The police ( forced - made - let -promised) the thief to return the stolen goods
12-My brother has recently joined the police (power - force -position -band )
13-We should encourage our children to read for (treasure - leisure - pleasure ) in their (pleasure - leisure) time
14-1 (seldom - always - generally - often) visit my uncle on Saturdays. I usually visit him on Fridays
15-He is very rich and he is going to (sell- invest- carry - prevent) all his money in trade
16- We will pay the bill ( at - in - on - about) the end of the month
17 -He asked his parents (their - them - they - theirs) advice
18-If iron remains wet for a long time it (melts - expands - extends - rusts )
19-She exchanged the dress (with - in - by - for) two shirts
20- The chief (spoke - advertised - announced) his elder son to be his successor
21- We can use credit cards (in - for - into - about) shops
22-The critic wrote a good (view - revision - review) on the concert
23-He is a good (laugh - laughing - laughter); He has a good (mood - sense - mode) of humour
25-His behaviour with his colleagues shows great (wise - unwise - wisely -wisdom)
26-The (surname - address - title) of the new book was admired by all
27 - It's not polite to laugh( at - on - about - for) your elders
28-Last week I (didn't have - hadn't got - haven't got - hadn't) his phone number
29- You look tired what (had you done - had you been doing - have you done -have you been doing) ?
30-I did my homework and spoke to my brother again , but by then he ( has slept - was sleeping - had slept - has slept)
31-He met his friends while (was walking - walking - walked) down the street
32-Just as we ( sat - sit - were sitting - had sat) in the garden a storm broke out
33-When I was on holiday I (was swimming - swam - swim - had swum) in the sea everyday
34-As soon as I had heard the good news I (phoned - had phoned - was phoning ) Mary
35-When he ( has finished - had finished - was finishing ) he left
36-I (won't know - didn't know) the truth till I had met him
37-We (have - were having - had had) our dinner before we went out
38-I went to bed after (had watched - watched - watching) TV
39-He told me that he (has - had - was ) already finished his work
40-They couldn't go swimming because they ( forgot-have forgotten - forget -had forgotten) their swimming suits
41- He decided (for - on - in - about) his goal when he was a child
42- Some people (believe - are believing - believes - has believed) beggar's stories
43- He said he wanted money (to - for - on - about) petrol
44- Our (language - tongue - town - tangle) could represent the best or the worst thing in life
45- Mary was thinking (of- for - about - in) the best things in life
46- When he went back to school he found that he (has written - had written -was written - writes) the wrong composition