1- Choose the correct answer:
1- The company is ......... for oil off the Red sea coast.
d- drilling c- digging b- tunneling a- extracting
2. That meat smells awful. I think it's gone ……………. .
3.Who was the first person………………. today?
a- you spoke to b- you spoke c- whom you spoke d- spoke to you
4. I haven't got a chair……………….
fa- or to sit down b- to sit on c- for sitting d- to sit
5. Don't leave your shoes on the table ………………..
take them off b- pick up them c- pick them off d- put off them
6. What time does the bus……………….Central London?
a- leave to b- go away to c- leave for d- go away for
7. If you phone John now, I can tell you that he ……… his favourite TV programme.
will watch d- has watched c- is being watched b- a- will be watching 8) Aren't they friends ……………….?
a- of yours b- of you c- to yours d- to you
9-The book ……….five thousand copies in its first year.
a) sold b)had been sold c)was sold d)was being sold
10- There has been a ....... ..of bombings since peace talks broke down.
a- waive b- wave c- current d- chain
11- Using renewable energy means we'll never ............... it.
a- run out of b- run out c- use up d- capture
12- .............. water which is then used to turn turbines.
d- hold down b- moves behind c- hold back a- leave behind;
a. over b. up c. after d. away
14.I will try not to …………...too much of your time
a. take up b. make up c. give up d. show up
15- You can check the meanings of these words ……… your Active Study Dictionary
16- I hope to…………….a good doctor in the future.
a) do b) take c) make d) give
17- The man………..the car was stolen, called the police.
a) who b) whom c) whose d) from whom
18 – I chose the curtains because they are my (popular – favourable – favourite – loveable) shade of red.
19–There was (just– quiet– really– hardly)enough cake for all of us to have a very small slice each.
20 – Prediction about finding more oil is not certain; it’s always been a serious (occasion – condition – business – situation).
21–There was nothing (else– also– next– either) I could do to convince him to buy my old Fiat.
22 – Gamal is a long (way – travel – distance –road) lorry driver, he travels from Alex to Tripoli every ten days.
23- When I went to talk to the manager , he told me he could only ( provide_ spare_ hear_ let) a few minutes.
24- ( On _ In the course of _ While _ Through ) the discussion , he lost his temper .
25 _ You can do without it , ( can you _ can’t you _ will you _ won’t you ) .
26 _ Could you ( suggest _ advise _ tell _ recommend ) some short stories to read in summer ?
27 – At the factory , every Thursday is ( pay – wages – cash – money ) day , and the men go out to the cafeteria after work .
28 – He persisted (to – in – for – on) finishing the test even through the bell has rung.
29– It was (thoughtless– thoughtful– careless– considerable) of the children to clean the room for their mother.
30– She kept on ( raise – rising – raising – arising ) objections to all our plans without giving good reasons.
31 _ Your ideas , ( as _ like _ similar _ similarly ) hers , seem very strange to me .
32 – She(picked up–piched–picked out–cut )some flowers and put them in a vase .
33 – I’ve often ( surprised – thought – wondered – puzzled ) why they went to live abroad.
34 – Egypt is ( too warm– warm enough– not warm enough– so warm ) to grow tea in.
35 – I couldn’t talk to him . He couldn’t help ( do – to do – doing – done ) his homework .
2) Find the mistakes in the following sentences and write them correctly:
1- Noha said," It's rather late and was time for you to go to sleep .
2- If it rains , the roads will get slippery and dangerous .
3- Every one is putting their umbrellas up. It must be started raining.
4- Perhaps the manager is at the office, he must be at the office.
5- I said that I was meeting them here. the following Saturday.
6- The last time I visited M**** is three months ago .
7- If the house to be repainted, it would look more attractive.
8- Bean on mind that there'll be a big meal later.
9- What is the legal punishment for treasure?
10- We appear to have been the sacrifices of cruel cultural invasion.
11- The river floods its banks last week.
12- Stop behaving as if you were being silly !
13- I carried the knife carefully so as not to cut me.
14- You don't object to work late tonight, do you?
15- Angry means the best that something could possibly be.
16- If something is usual, you can get it, buy it or use it.
17- Patient means showing a lot of interest and excitement about something.
18- Tide means done alone, without anyone else helping you.
19- He couldn't decide which one he liked good.
20- Geothermal energy makes less damage than traditional power station.
21- Geothermal energy is energy from hot rock in the springs.
22- The company is thought it is making a big profit.
23- We have all laid bets on the favourite.
24- How many metres down is the sinking ship?
25- Liquids are sent by pipes to move to another place.
26- A team of astronauts landed on the ground of the moon.
27- He was suspected of pointing his wife causing her death.
28- After finishing a school, he went to oxford university.
29- The couple was married later that year.
30- He must have difficulty sleeping last night. He said he had anxiety.
31- Do you know how far is the sun from the earth?
32- The boys made some mistakes before they had punished.
33- What do you think is beyond reach to day can be within reach tomorrow.
34- My brother is such a good-educated that he went to Cairo University and then Oxford.
35- Treasure Island was written in 1883 and was a bestseller ever since
36- The girls wish I had bake a cake instead of biscuits.
37- However, don't tell me that I told you this.
38- Some of these children knows the difference between right and wrong.
39- Soha, who is now in university, had written poetry since primary school.
40- Do you think you will be passed your exams? - I hope I will.