(1)

choose the correct answer

- My pen friend arrived at Cairo Airport a moment ago. This means that he ………… 

has just arrived 

 just has arrived 

hasn't arrived

 will arrive


(2)

 I used to play football when I was young, but now I ………...

 am not  

 don’t 

 didn’t 

wasn’t


(3)

Which of the following is structurally correct?

Have you already travelled to Aswan by ship?

Have you ever travelled to Aswan by ship?

I haven’t already travelled to Aswan by ship. 

I haven’t travelled to Aswan by ship already


(4)

- What………. at 7 pm yesterday?

 you were doing

have you done 

were you doing 

 will you be doing


(5)

- The government ………. a lot of villages recently.

 has modernised 

had modernised 

 was modernising 

 was modernised


(6)

- Rami is very happy; he ………. a medal for writing poetry.

 is winning 

won 

 has won 

 had won


(7)

- A terrible accident ………. place on the Cairo- Alexandria desert road.

 was taken

  had taken

 has taken 

 has been taken


(8)

- You needn't make food. I ………. a good meal already.

 was cooking 

have cooked

 was cooked

 had cooked


(9)

- A………… newspaper has small pages and large photos.

 broadcast 

poster

tabloid 

blog


(10)

- She……… dinner when we returned home.

 doesn’t make 

 wasn’t made

isn’t making 

 wasn’t making


(11)

When the accused person proved that he wasn’t ……………, he was set free.

 guilty 

 tasty 

 innocent

relevant


(12)

 What bad news! The book had been ………… before it was published.

leaked 

locked 

 disappeared 

written


(13)

 It is ………… that some people were typing up copies of the book to share it illegally.

comfortable  

appeared 

 climbed

claimed


(14)

 A ………… newspaper is a more formal newspaper with large pages.

tabloid 

poster

 blog

 broadsheet


(15)

 Online book …………… is an illegal action.

 proficiency 

 piracy

accuracy 

 security


(16)

 It is not easy for young writers to…………… their new books.

 write

appear 

 come out

 publish


(17)

 The accident ………… despite the carefulness of the driver because there was a sudden leak in the brake oil. 

claimed 

caused

occurred

 excused


(18)

 I applied for the new job and I am waiting for the answer to my application with bated breath. This means that I ……………...

 no longer expect that I will get the new job.

am waiting hopelessly to get promoted.

 am in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen.

 am sure I will get the new job.


(19)

 The factory had collapsed, so the lawyers……… that the insurance company pay the legal compensation.

protested

demanded

 rejected

disappeared


(20)

 …………… is one of the behaviours that you must stop practising.

 Charity 

 Checking

 Cheating 

Chatting


(21)

I was …………… to hear that my car had been stolen.

 cheered 

 checked

chocked 

 shocked


(22)

 The convict behaved in a dishonest way. Behave is similar in meaning to ……....

 act 

refuse

agree

 think


(23)

 A successful journalist must be nosy and interested in people. This means that he/she has to be ……… .

 not curious and ambitious 

curious and inquisitive

 cheerful and forgiving 

 unenthusiastically waiting for good news


(24)

 The giant ship had broken down and ….. navigation in the Suez Canal for seven days.

 allowed  

 blocked 

refused 

eased


(25)

The captain said that a strong wind …….. the ship so that both its front and back hit the sides of the canal.

 stopped  

 robbed

 begun

spun


(26)

 The Prime Minister ……. that there was a severe penalty against those who build illegally

 announced

advertised

refused

 decreased


(27)

The police officers are ………. the cause of the crime to arrest the criminal.

 announcing 

 hiding

 refusing

 investigating


(28)

 Unfortunately, the collapse of the house has caused tens of ……….and a lot of injuries

facilities 

 abilities 

 casualties

 impurities


(29)

 After the accident, the injured people were ………. financially.

regulated 

 compensated 

fined 

 freed


(30)

 Finally, the police discovered what had ………. the accident.

 caused  

reasoned 

 excused 

rescued


(31)

 The journalist was biased by ……….; he put the story at the top of the page to show it was interesting.

 repetition  

omission 

 placement 

spin


(32)

 The police were able to rescue the people who were………. inside the house during the fire.

 typed  

 tripped

 wrapped

trapped


(33)

……. is a type of media bias in which a journalist uses words and phrases to support or oppose a service, or even an idea.

 Placement  

Spin

 Omission 

Commission


(34)

 When I saw a huge animal in the dark, I jumped out of my skin. The means I was ……...

 amazed  

bold 

terrified 

brave


(35)

 A/An ………. is a person who makes and repairs things made of iron by hand.

 blacksmith  

 carpenter 

 mechanic 

electrician