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8 Sara felt ill all night because she a had eaten

c eats

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d has eaten for a school test all day.

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to very loud music in public places.

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4 Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly: a Have we got a bread so I can make some sandwiches?

Have we got any bread so I can make some sandwiches? b Soha shouldn’t eat too many sweets because she is chronic.

Soha shouldn’t eat too many sweets because she is diabetic/overweight. c I asked my mother whether had she seen my English book.

I asked my mother whether she had seen my English book. d Sylvia is on a low-fat diet because recently she’s lost a lot of weight.

Sylvia is on a low-fat diet because recently she’s gained a lot of weight. e She has always enjoyed to go to the theatre.

She has always enjoyed going to the theatre. f Alfred Farag is a famous Egyptian playwrite.

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Practice Test 5 A Language Functions 1 Respond to each of the following situations: a Your friend starts to cross a road when you see a car coming. Warn your friend.

Watch out!/Look out! There’s a car coming!/A car’s coming! b Someone asks if you think people will still have cars in 50 years.

I’m sure/certain they will. c You hear the word magnet on the radio. Ask a friend what it means.

Can you tell me what (the word) magnet means?/What does (the word) magnet mean?/What is the meaning of (the word) magnet? d A friend asks you why you have such an expensive mobile phone. You have two reasons.

For two reasons. Firstly, because I can use it for e-mail, and secondly, because the camera is better.

2 Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues: a A Do you remember what happened?

hospital doctor/nurse patient/someone who has been hurt in a road accident ask and answer questions

Place:

B No, I just remember waking up in the road.

Speaker A:

A How do you feel now?

Speaker B: Function:

B Not too bad. Will I have to stay here tonight?

Function:

A We’re not sure yet. We’ll have to check you have no broken bones. b A Could you tell us why you would like to study here? B Your Biology Department has a very good reputation. A And if we accept you, what do you hope to do when you graduate? B Well, I’d like to work for a food company.

Place: Place: Speaker A: Speaker A: Speaker Speaker B: B: Function: Function:

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university interviewer future student/ someone applying to study at university ask and answer interview questions

3 Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: 1 Five pounds

a lot for a cup of coffee.

a are

b cost

c pay

d is

2 In some countries, people use a passport instead of a an identity 3 Sayed

b a personal

c a national

d an individual

the train. He was at the station half an hour before the train left.

a can’t miss

b can’t have missed

4 My friend advised me to see a doctor. I wish I a took

b take

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4 Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write it correctly. a When I have nothing to do, I feel really boring.

When I have nothing to do, I feel really bored. b The person who’s job is to clean the school is not here today.

The person whose job it is to clean the school is not here today. c When Umm Kalthoum died, thousands of people attended her wedding.

When Umm Kalthoum died, thousands of people attended her funeral. d You should reinvent paper, rather than throw it away.

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Although he is 68, my grandfather is still working./Despite being 68, my grandfather is still working.

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C Reading 5 Read the following passage, then answer the questions: 2n -une 16, 16, 9alentina 7ereshkova Eecame the Àrst woman in space. She had Eeen chosen from more than  others who applied. 'uring her threeday Áight, her rocket orEited the (arth  times. 9alentina did tests on herself to Ànd out how the experience affected women·s minds and Eodies. She reported that she felt ill for most of the time she was in space. 9alentina 7ereshkova was Eorn in 1 in the west of 5ussia. +er father worked as a tractor driver and her mother worked in a factory. She left school at the age of 16 and went to work in a factory. In her spare time, she enjoyed parachuting. After 9alentina 7ereshkova·s space Áight, it was 1 years Eefore another 5ussian woman was sent into space. 7oday, 9alentina is still a hero in 5ussia. a Give short answers to the following questions: 1 How many women wanted to travel in space when Valentina applied for the job?

More than four hundred/400 women.

2 What does the experience mean in how the experience affected women’s minds and bodies?

It means being in space.

3 What was Valentina’s hobby as a young woman? She enjoyed parachuting. b Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d: 4 How old was Valentina when she went into space?

a 16

b 19

c 26

d 48

5 How did Valentina feel while she was in space? a comfortable

b happy

c tired

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6 Read the following passage, then answer the questions: I have never Eeen a fast reader. As a child, it took me two weeks to read a Eook that my friends could read in a few days. 7his worried my parents, so they took me for an eye test. 7he doctor said there was nothing wrong with my eyes and said he thought I was proEaEly la]y. 7his was very annoying, Eut I was pleased to know that I did not need to wear glasses. 1ow I am older, I understand my proElem Eetter. 7he truth is that I cannot concentrate on what I am reading if there is any noise around me, so, for example, I cannot read in a room where people are talking or watching television. I sometimes read in Eed where it is Tuiet, Eut if I am tired, I fall asleep after a few minutes and forget what I have read the next day. a Give short answers to the following questions: 1 What is the writer’s problem?

He’s a slow reader.

2 What did the writer’s parents do?

They took him to have an eye test.

3 Why is reading in bed not the answer to the writer’s problems?

If he is tired, he falls asleep after a few minutes and then can’t remember what he’s read the next day.

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a that he needed glasses.

a Noises make it difficult for him to read.

b he had serious eye problems.

b He does not like people watching television.

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 They told the gentlemen that Duke Michael was holding a friend of the King prisoner. b Read the following quotation, then answer the questions: 

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Could you tell me what qualifications and experience you have?/What qualifications and experience do you have?

b Your friend looks like he/she hasn’t been sleeping for days. Advise him/her.

You look exhausted. You should go home and sleep. c An interviewer has asked you why you have applied for a job in a particular company. Give a reason.

The reason is that a friend(has)recommended this company to me. d You do not understand what distance learning is. Ask a friend.

Can you explain what distance learning is?/I don’t understand what distance learning is. Can you explain it to me, please?

2 Mention the place, the speakers and the language function in each of the following two mini-dialogues: a A Are you in your first year? B Yes, I’m studying English, but it’s only my third week. A My parents would like me to apply here. Would you recommend it?

university or college student Speaker B: first year student Function: ask for and give advice Place:

Speaker A: future

B Yes, definitely. b A Well, your application has been successful.

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A At the beginning of next month. You’ll be working at

Speaker B: successful

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B I’m looking forward to starting.

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by energy from the sun.

b heat

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7 Teachers are always encouraging their students to be a conventional

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c confusing

8 He wanted to know whether anyone a had seen

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I wish I could read more quickly. b She asked her friend weather she had finished her homework.

She asked her friend whether she had finished her homework. c My parents have invited one of my friends stay for the weekend.

My parents have invited one of my friends to stay for the weekend. d When Wagdy was five years old, he was sting by a scorpion.

When Wagdy was five years old, he was stung by a scorpion. e I need to go to the university to buy some medicine.

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