(1)

choose the correct answer :-

 Not many people have read my cousin's book because she could not find a...................... 

a) library

 b) publisher 

d) bookseller

c) bookshop 


(2)

 He enrolled on some courses to improve his................ work skills.

a) secrete

 b) secretary

 c) secret 

d)secretarial 


(3)

 We are proud of Mohammed Salah for ................. achievements in the Champions League. 

 a) carrying 

b) scoring 

c) doing 

d) making


(4)

 London has a / an ................... of 557 mm of rain each year. 

a) average

 b) number

 c) ability 

d) water 


(5)

I sometimes get ................... between the meanings of whether and weather.

 a) confirmed 

b) confident

 c) confused 

d) concluded


(6)

 Some of the questions he asked me were very................. 

 a) puzzled

 b) amazed

 c) confused 

d) confusing


(7)

 Kamal did not want to tidy his room before he went out, but his mother .................... 

a) told

b) ordered 

 c) insisted 

d) said 


(8)

 I sent my friend an email with a photo as an ....................  

a) attached 

b) attachment 

c) attack 

d) attractive


(9)

Hamid is ................... and cannot walk.

a) deaf

 b) blind 

c) able 

d) disabled 


(10)

 My father does the same things every day. He likes to have a .................... 

a) root

 b) work

 c) routine 

d) way 


(11)

 Early black and white photos show people in .................... clothes. 

a) old-fashioned 

b) fashionable

 c) stylish 

d) artistic


(12)

 I don't really have a .................... during the holidays.

a) red tape

 b) work 

c) routine 

d) entertainment


(13)

 My friend won a prize in a.................... competition.

 a) poetess

 b) poet

 c) poem 

d) poetry 


(14)

 I sent an e-mail with two..................... .They were photos of my friends. 

a) detach 

b) attach 

c) attachments 

d) detached 


(15)

. There was a lot of ................ in the hospital as more patients arrived. 

a) confuse 

b) confusion 

c) promotion 

d) illusion 


(16)

 My job includes making copies, answering phones, and other .................. duties. 

a) secretarial 

b) secretary 

c) secrets 

d) secrete 


(17)

I didn't want to go to the party, but my wife.............. 

a) insisted 

b) assisted

 c) insistence 

d) assistance


(18)

 I really enjoyed this book. It is written in a very simple..................

 a) stand 

b) steel 

c) stool 

d) style


(19)

 A .......is someone who types letters, arranges meetings and answers telephone calls in an office.  

a) maid 

b) vet 

c) secretary 

d) publisher


(20)

 Jobs can give writers ................. that they can use in their writing. 

 a) experiences

 b) experienced 

c) experiments 

d) experts


(21)

 Lawyers would perhaps make good.............. because they know the law well. 

a) physicians 

b) politicians 

c) technicians 

d) dieticians 


(22)

My uncle has recently moved to a different ................ on the other side of town. 

a) destruction

 b) destroy 

c) distract 

d) district 


(23)

 My brother wants to be a lawyer when he graduates, he's studying..................... at university.

 a) law 

b) low

 c) lawful 

d) lower


(24)

Magdi Yacoub was one of the first heart transplant..................... .

a) detectives 

b) pioneers

 c) shoplifters 

d) operations


(25)

Some farmers still follow the same traditional ........... that they used to follow in the past. 

a) customers 

b) customary

 c) customs

 d) costume 


(26)

. My cousin is ..................... and cannot walk very well.  

a) disabled 

b) disability 

c) ability 

d) enable


(27)

As well as ………….. an important writer, he was an expert on Arabic culture. 

a) being 

b) to be

 c) be 

d) having been 


(28)

 The noise of my children................her a headache yesterday. 

a) took 

b) made

 c) gave

 d) did 


(29)

 Why do you always................on leaving your dirty clothes all over the floor? 

a) resist 

b) insist 

c) consist 

d) depend


(30)

 He wrote a book about the ................he got during his trips in Africa.

 a) attempts 

b) tests 

c) experiments 

d) experiences 


(31)

 Haqqi developed a new style of writing which is................today. 

 a) respectful

 b) respect 

c) respected

 d) respecting


(32)

 The novels of Naguib Mahfouz reflect the values of the Egyptian.................. 

a) hospital 

b) school 

c) factory 

d) society 


(33)

 The government .................. a lot of charitable organisations financially. 

a- supports 

b) opposes

 c) allows

 d) gives 


(34)

 My mother has a..................... that children learn best by playing games. 

a) believe  

b) belief 

c) believable 

d) unbelievable


(35)

 Although Nawal has a..................... , she is very good at sports

 a) disabled

 b) disability

 c) ability

 d) capability


(36)

 In Egypt, it's a ………….. that the bride gets married in white.

 a) intention

 b) traditional 

c) custom

 d) law 


(37)

My parents gave me a …………..of modern short stories for my birthday. 

 a) collective

 b) collection 

c) collect 

d) series


(38)

 Haqqi died in 1992, but is still thought of .............. a great writer.  

a) like

 b) as 

c) such as

 d) such


(39)

On this historic occasion, the president is going to ................ a speech. 

a) do 

b) make 

c) realize 

d) cancel


(40)

 My sister loves clothes and buys very ……………dresses 

 a) mission 

b) fashion 

c) fashionable 

d) reasonable


(41)

 A……………is someone who produces books , newspapers or magazines. 

a) publisher 

b) beggar 

c) writer 

d) editor


(42)

Has he ................. a decision about buying the car yet? 

a) did 

b) made

 c) took

 d) had 


(43)

 I spend two or three days ……..... the week’s work until I’m happy with what I’ve written. 

a) to check 

b) checking 

c) check 

d) to checking 


(44)

 He is wealthy as he has been working ……....... for more than 20 years. 

a) aboard 

b) broad

 c) abroad 

d) board 


(45)

 The government is working on improving access to public transport for ............. people. 

a) disabled 

b) rich

 c) wealthy

 d) affluent


(46)

 If you continue to study hard, your knowledge of French will................... 

a) prove 

b) disprove 

c) approve

 d) improve


(47)

 His................ seems to be worse when visitors come.

 a) behave 

b) favour 

c) behaviour  

d) behold


(48)

It's.............. to thank the host for his hospitality.

 a) traditional 

b) fake 

c) unusual 

d) rarely 


(49)

 Teams will ............... for the world cup championship.  

a) complete 

b) compensate 

c) compete 

d) delete


(50)

 This author uses very short sentences. That is his................of writing. 

a) routine

 b) route 

c) fashion 

d) style