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نكمي جاتنتسأ ىنعم هملك ام نم ىنعملا ماعلا هلمجلل وأ هرقفلا ىتلا تدرو اهي- ه-» هملكلا ,V 4ل-
--ا~ي ىل- çه- ىنعم ه-» ·هملكلا ,V هملكلا ى- ¿-ا;لا ام-ا _ت~- ا»انعم امم اهل;= نم _ايس
µأ) ^يق- تاملك ;ل- (هلمجلا ~ل»اج- هلمجلا هلمعت~ملا اهي- هملكلا ~قلم=و ى- هملكلا ا»-=و
~نعمأو ر=نلا ركفلاو نل- ¿ي=ت~- ,أ J~- ىلا ·ا»انعم ام-او ر~يتي 4ل J;~;لا ىلا ا»انعم نم
4=اتنتسا نم هلمجلا هلمعت~ملا اهي- وأ نم _ايس م>كلا µ-لا ىف~ي ىل- هملكلا ا»انعم ني-يو
·اهل;ل-م >-م- ~-أ ~رع-V ىنعم ^ملك assault ا-ا ~-اك هم-ا- ·اه-ا-- اهنكلو ا-ا ~لمعتسأ ى-
هلم= _-~ي ا»انعم ا=~او ¿ي=ت~- ه=اتنتسا نم Jا-ملا :ى-7ا
The soIdiers began their assauIt on the enemy.
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Comprehension
Jا-م -- :ر=' ~رع-V ىنعم ^ملك den وأ Prey ,7ا ~يك ,أ Jامعتسا ني-ا» نيتملكلا ى-
_ايس -يفم هنم جاتنتسا ىنعم Jك .امهنم -
After the Iion had hunted his prey he carried it to his den to eat it .
;ل- تر=- ىلا ه-» هلمجلا ىل- اه-أ Jك 4سامتم ~نعمأو ر=ملا >يل- ~جتنتسV ,أ prey --V ,أ
,;كي ا»انعم ,ا;ي=لا µ-لا هدا=~ا -سVا وأ --Vو "ه~يرفلا" ,ا ¿تنت~- ا~يأ ,أ den ;» ~ي-
-سVا وأ ."هنير-"
هقير=لا هي-ا-لا :
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(أ ,أ Jك نيتملك نيت=--رم -اد'- and وأ or ,;كي ا»انعم -=او وأ Jا-م .نيت~-انتم :4ل-
- Joy and sorrow. - Sadness and depression.
,ا (~ هملكلا ه-ع~لا وأ هركفلا ه-ع~لا ا-لا- ام ,;ك- ه=ور~م ى- هلمجلا ىتلا Jا-م .اهيل- :4ل-
- HeaIthy Iiving is impossibIe in sIums. These are poor, over-
crowded districts in which the houses are very badIy and cheapIy
buiIt.
ى- ا-» Jا-ملا ر-تع- هلمجلا هي-ا-لا ا=ر~ اي-او ىنعمل ^ملك sIums ىتلا تدرو ى- ^ياه- ^لمجلا
ىلوVا ا»انعمو -اي=Vا) .(هريقفلا
^قير=لا :^-لا-لا
4نكمي ا~يأ ,أ ¿تنت~- ىنعم هملك ه-ي-= وأ ه-ع~ ^-~نلا- 4يلا ا-ا ~-ر- ى-اعم prefix µأ ¿=قملا)
JوVا J-م (^ملكلل :
re ... ( again ) : rewrite ( --ا ^-اتك )
anti..(against :antivenom ( دا~م ç~لل )

^قير=لا :هع-ارلا
نمو _ر=لا ىتلا 4--ا~- ىل- جاتنتسا ىنعم هملك نم تاملكلا ·ه-ع~لا ;» Jيل=- ه-» هملكلا وأ
اه-ي,ج- ىلا اهع=اقم -ق- .هفلت=ملا -ج- ^-;ع~ -ري-ك ى- ^-رعم هملك :J-م unbeIievabIe نكلو ;ل
~-ر- ,أ J~Vا ى- ه-» ^ملكلا ;» ¿=قملا •سوVا beIieve ىنعم- ,أو "-قتعي" ^ملك beIievabIe
ى» هف~ هقت~م نم ا-» ·Jعفلا ,أو ¿=قملا JوVا ;»و un هانعم not Jه~لا 4يل- ^-رعم ه-» ^ملكلا
;»و

نكميV" J-ملا-و "هقي-~- ^ملك impassabIe نكميV" رورملا هقت~م "هنم نم Jعفلا pass to
وأ "رمي" هملك J-م unbearabIe اه-V "Jمت=يV" هقت~م نم Jعفلا bear to ىنعم- "Jمت=ي"
4ل-كو ^ملك immovabIe ىنعم- نم "~-ا€" Jعفلا move to .
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( ƒ )
„eopIe may be divided into two types : winners and Iosers . …ecause our famiIies and
friends have a great infIuence on us as we grow, we are born heIpIess and dependent
on our environment . †inners are abIe to change their situation and become
independent by being responsibIe for their own Iies. They don‡t bIame others for their
mistaˆes. They do their own thinˆing, they Iisten to others, evaIuate what they say,
and then they maˆe up their minds. AIthough they may faiI at times, yet they ˆeep
seIf-confidence . †inners overcome their bad experiences. They en‰oy worˆ, pIay,
food and the worId of nature..
They freeIy en‰oy themseIves but they can postpone it if duty caIIs. Šosers, on the
other hand never Iearn to taˆe responsibiIity for their own Iives. There are many
causes why peopIe can become Iosers: disease , poor nutrition, crueIty, unhappy
reIationships and bad experiences. These can interfere with the normaI progress
towards becoming a winner. …ut whereas winners fight theses situations, Iosers
hang on to them, and use them as excuses. Šosers usuaIIy feeI anxious, unhappy
and bored. They are afraid to try new things and often repeat their own mistaˆes
again and again.
Šosers spend their Iives waiting for something wonderfuI to happen to save them
from their probIems with their Iives but never try to change .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hat determines the Iife of the winners ‹
Œ- †hat does the underIined word ( these ) refer to ‹
•- Žive a suitabIe titIe to the passage ‹
•- •ind in the text words which mean :
a) to put off untiI a Iater time b) to get in the way of
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- †hen winners faiI at times, they ----------------------
a) are afraid to try new things b) never ˆeep their seIf - confidence
c) spend their time waiting d) never repeat their own mistaˆes
‚- Šosers are peopIe who ---------------------------
a) bIame others for their mistaˆes b) overcome their bad experiences
c) Iearn to taˆe responsibiIity d) try to change
•- †inners can change their own Iives by ----------------------
a) bIaming others for their mistaˆes b) using their mistaˆes as excuses
c) waiting for something wonderfuI d) being responsibIe for their own Iives
( Π)
’id you thinˆ of money ‹ “s it important to us or not ‹ AristotIe, the Žreeˆ
phiIosopher, summed up the four chief ”uaIities of money some Œ••• years ago. “t
must be Iasting and easy to recogni–e, to divide, and to carry. This means it must be ,
— durabIe, distinct, divisibIe and portabIe ‹ —. †hen we thinˆ of money today, †e
picture it either as round, fIat pieces of metaI, which we caII coins or as printed paper
notes. …ut there are stiII parts of the worId today where coins and notes are of no use
.They wiII buy nothing, and a traveIIer might starve if he had none of the particuIar
IocaI — money — to exchange for food .
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Among isoIated peopIe, who are not often reached by traders from outside
commerce usuaIIy means barter . This is a direct exchange for pots, basˆets, or other
manufactured goods. •or this ˆind of trading, money is not needed, but there is often
something that everyone wants and everybody can use, such as saIt to fIavour food,
sheIIs for ornaments, or iron and copper to maˆe into tooIs and vesseIs. These
things :
SaIt, sheIIs or metaIs are stiII used as money in some primitive parts of the worId
today.
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hich of the four ”uaIities of money, do you thinˆ, is the most essentiaI‹
Œ- How wouId you describe money at present ‹
•- †hat does the underIined word ( barter ) mean ‹
•- Žive a suitabIe titIe for the passage ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- “n some isoIated parts of the worId money is ---------------------------
a) needed for trading b) not needed for trading
c) needed for buying thing d) wanted as coins or paper notes
‚- “n some parts of the worId today where coins and notes are of no use we can -----
a) exchange goods b) use IocaI money onIy
c) use any other money d) buy nothing
•- According to the passage, everyone in the isoIated parts needs ---------------
a) onIy saIt to fIavour food b) iron and copper to maˆe into tooIs
c) saIt , sheIIs , iron and copper d) tooIs and vesseIs
( • )
˜ne day, “ was standing outside an underground station in Šondon waiting for a
friend, when “ saw two men . ˜ne was sitting on the pavement. His cIothes were oId
and dirty and had a hat in front of him. As peopIe passed by , he said, — ™an you give
me some change, pIease ‹ — A few peopIe tossed some coins into the hat but mist
peopIe ignored him .
The other man was wearing a suit and hoIding a pIastic petroI can . He stopped
peopIe and toId them his car had run out of petroI and he had forgotten his waIIet. He
asˆed them to Iend him some money for petroI. šost peopIe happiIy gave him
money. Some gave him coins, but most gave him notes. “ watched him for ten
minutes . “n that time he coIIected a Iot of money. He put it in his pocˆet, but he did
no go to the petroI station. “t became cIear to me that both men were beggars. The
one in the dirty cIothes needed money more than one in the suit. …ut the one in the
suit was much more successfuI . “sn‡t that strange ‹
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hy was the writer standing outside the station ‹
Œ- †hich man coIIected the most money ‹
•- ’id the man in the suit reaIIy have a car which had run out of petroI ‹
•- †hat does the pronoun — it — in boId refer to ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- — šost peopIe ignored him — means peopIe ----------------------------
a) shouted at him b) refused to give any money
c) waIˆed past without Iooˆing at him d) moved ”uicˆIy
‚- „eopIe ----------------- the second man‡s story .
a) didn‡t beIieve b) beIieved c) doubted d) ˆnew
•- The man in the suit asˆed peopIe to ------------------ him money .
a) taˆe b) borrow c) spend d) Iend
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( • )
The neighbours cIosest to my house are my favourite peopIe. The man is a retired
army officer and his wife stiII worˆing for the nearby university . They are very
hospitabIe and usuaIIy invite their friends to Iunch. “t is particuIarIy en‰oyabIe to waˆe
up a •riday morning to the sounds of their music pIaying which are reaIIy ”uite
artistic. However, “ aIso Iove to hear them Iaughing when they maˆe a mistaˆe in their
music pIaying. …esides music, carpentry is stiII man‡s main interest, and most days
he is outside in his worˆ space in the garden, maˆing an artistic piece of furniture .
šy neighbours are ideaI to Iive next door, too, because they can very heIpfuI if “
need them. “ respect them as they never interfere in my private Iife and “ behave with
them in the same way . †e have heIped each other with numerous emergencies such
as fire and car accidents. †e aIso co-operate with each other in IittIe ways such as
bringing the maiI, when one of us is away. †e sometimes meet when they invite me
over for coffee, with some of their friends who are usuaIIy very interesting peopIe:
poets, painters, professors and other IiveIy persons whom “ en‰oy meeting .
Sometimes we go to the fireworˆs dispIay. Apart from this, we simpIy Iive next door
to each other peacefuIIy, side by side.
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- Žive one reason why the writer Iiˆes his neighbours.
Œ- †hat hobbies do the writer‡s neighbours practice ‹
•- †hy does the write respect his neighbours‹
•- †hy are the writer‡s neighbours ideaI ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- The underIined word — usuaIIy — means -----------------------
a) aIways b) never c) seIdom d) many times
‚- At the neighbours‡ house, the write meets ----------------------
a) interesting peopIe b) uninteresting peopIe
c) soIdiers and artists onIy d) officers and professors onIy
•- The underIined words — IittIe ways — refer to -------------------
a) short roads b) not Iong streets
c) personaI business d) simpIe services offered
( ‘ )
AmaI and Hassan, a newIy married coupIe, were poor. Hassan‡s wage enough to rent
onIy a very smaII fIat. …ut there were two things of which each was proud › AmaI had
the Iongest and most beautifuI hair and Hassan possessed a magnificent goId
pocˆet-watch, given to him by his father. AmaI aIways noticed sadIy, when he Iooˆed
at this watch fixed to the buttonhoIe of his coat by a common oId Ieather strap. He
reaIIy needed a goId chain. Hassan often thought if onIy he couId buy her a ‰eweIed
comb to hoId her Iong hair in pIace.
œow, it was the feast, Hassan and AmaI began to thinˆ what present they couId afford
to give each other. AmaI had a wonderfuI idea. She ran down the street to the shop
with the notice : — Hair bought — . She entered and an hour Iater waIˆed out of the
shop richer by five hundred doIIar but without her hair. She bought a chain to suit
Hassan‡s watch and wrapped it in a piece of coIoured paper.
••
†hen Hassan saw her hair, he was speechIess. AmaI cried , — “t wiII grow again very
”uicˆIy• . “ had to seII it buy your present. She produced the parceI from behind her
bacˆ. ˜pening it Iaughed untiI tears came into his eyes . He had soId his watch to
buy a ‰eweIed comb for her hair. AmaI smiIed and said. — ˜urs are the best feast
presents in the worId —.
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- Show that Hassan and AmaI Ied a hard Iife ‹
Œ- †hat did AmaI‡s sacrifice show ‹
•- †hy was Hassan deepIy moved ‹
•- Žive a titIe to the passage .
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- AmaI soId her hair ------------------------ the feast .
a) exactIy on b) one day before
c) two days d) one day after
‚- †hen Hassan saw AmaI without her Iong hair he feIt ------------------
a) happy b) angry c) shocˆed d) ashamed
•- The underIined word — “t — refers to ----------------------
a) Hassan‡s watch b) AmaI‡s hair
c) the feast d) the chain
( ‚ )
“t was the end of the summer hoIiday and œadia was worried. She had stiII not done
her homeworˆ. œadia had missed the day of schooI because she had been iII . She
had phoned her friend A––a and asˆed what homeworˆ their teacher had set for the
summer hoIiday. A––a had toId her that teacher had asˆed them to write a
composition. œadia had written down the titIe. “t was — The best things in Iife are
three —
œadia didn‡t ˆnow what to write. †hen she thought about the best things in Iife, they
didn‡t seem to be — three — at aII . She thought about her parents. There were two of
them. Her brothers and sisters, there were four of them . She thought about
happiness, Iove, nature. She couIdn‡t count these at aII . ˜n the first day schooI ,
œadia‡s teacher asˆed her to read her composition to the cIass. œadia stood up and
began. — “ don‡t thinˆ the best things in Iife are three at aII, — she said. — “ thinˆ they
are things you can‡t count — The other students stated to Iaugh . — œadia — said her
teacher gentIy. — The titIe of the composition was : The best things in Iife are free . —
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hy wasn‡t œadia at schooI when the teacher set the homeworˆ ‹
Œ- †hy did the rest of the cIass Iaugh when œadia started to read her
composition ‹
•- †hat does the word — “t — in the first paragraph refer to ‹
•- ’o you agree that the best things in Iife are free ‹ †hy ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- œadia communicated with A––a by ----------------------------
a) phone b) Ietter c) e-maiI d) message
‚- œadia‡s teacher was -------------------- with œadia .
a) happy b) pIeased c) angry d) worried
•- œadia disagreed with the titIe of the composition because -------------------
a) She wrote it down wrongIy
b) She couIdn‡t count the best things in Iife
c) She didn‡t want to write the composition
d) She didn‡t have time to write the composition .
( • )
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Ÿour goaI is something that you want to do . •irst you shouId decide what that goaI
is. ’o you want to pass an exam‹ ’o you want to be a doctor ‹ ’o you want to be
weaIthy ‹ Thinˆ about what you want and decide on your goaI. Ÿou shouId write your
goaI on a piece of paper. „ut your goaI poster on your waII and Iooˆ at it everyday.
Then decide what you have to do to achieve your goaI
Some peopIe never reach their goaI because they thinˆ it is impossibIe. Ÿou shouId
thinˆ positiveIy. ’on‡t thinˆ — the exam is difficuIt and “ wiII probabIy faiI it, — instead
you shouId thinˆ — The exam is difficuIt, but “ have worˆed hard and wiII pass it — .
„eopIe who thinˆ negativeIy seIdom reach their goaIs, so be positive ›
†e are most successfuI at things we en‰oy. So you shouId try to en‰oy your worˆ .
Šooˆ at your goaI poster. Thinˆ how happy you wiII be when you have reached your
goaI. Thinˆ about that happiness whiIe you are worˆing and you wiII en‰oy your worˆ.
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hat is a goaI ‹
Œ- †hat does the underIined word (it) refer to ‹
•- How can you Iearn to en‰oy your worˆ ‹
•- ’o you agree with the advice of the writer ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- The best titIe for the passage is -----------------------
a) How to be a doctor b) Three ways to reach your goaI
c) The best way to pass an exam d) How to maˆe a goaI poster
‚- — Ÿou shouId thinˆ positiveIy — mean that you shouId — ------------
a) reaIi–e that it is difficuIt to reach your goaI b)worˆ harder
c) be confident and optimistic d)Iearn to taˆe responsibiIity
•- The opposite of positive is -----------------------
a) negative b) responsive c) reIative d) possessive
( ž )
Ÿou have got some things that are compIicated and you don‡t ˆnow much about
them. Ÿour tongue is about ƒ• centimeters Iong . “t is covered with taste buds . These
are tiny nerve endings, which enabIe you to taste your food. …abies are born with
taste buds aII over their mouths . Theses graduaIIy disappear as they grow oIder
Ieaving onIy those on the tongue. An aduIt has about ƒ.••• taste buds.
†e can taste our food when saIiva, a Ii”uid produced by the mouth, dissoIves
chemicaIs in the food and washes them over taste buds. There are four basic tastes :
Sweet, sour, saIt and bitter. AII the taste buds can detect aII these tastes to some
extent, but different areas of the tongue detect different tastes best .
Sweet tastes such as sugar, are best detected by the taste buds at the tip of the
tongue. SaIt is detected by those at the front sides of the tongue. The taste buds
aIong the edges at bacˆ of the tongue are good at detecting sour tastes , such as
Iemon, and those on the bacˆ of the tongue detect bitter tastes such as coffee . There
are no taste buds in the center of the tongue.
The tongue is aIso used in speaˆing . The combined action of the tongue, throat,
mouth and Iips changes the sounds into words .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ-œame the four taste types mentioned in the passage and give an exampIe of each .
Œ- How does saIiva heIp us to taste food ‹
•- †hat does the underIined word ( those ) refer to ‹
•- †hat is different about the way a baby tastes from the way an aduIt tastes ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- †hich one of the these is not a Ii”uid ‹ --------------------
a) saIiva b) water c) saIt d) Iemon ‰uice
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‚- The center of the tongue ------------------------
a) tastes food b) doesn‡t taste food
c) is found in aduIt‡s mouth d) tastes sour food
•- The function of the tongue is to --------------------
a) taste food onIy b)taste food and change the sounds into words
c) maˆe words onIy d) maˆe sounds onIy
( 9 )
EI-Arish is one of the most important cities in Sinai . “t has aIways been the gateway
to Egypt and so it has been used by invading armies as far bacˆ as the Turˆs and
Romans. These armies have destroyed a great deaI of Arishi traditionaI cuIture . •or
exampIe, there are hardIy any originaI Arishi houses Ieft. They used to be buiIt
around an open courtyard, but nearIy aII of them have, by now, been destroyed .
œowadays, there are pIans to deveIop the region. There wiII be no industriaI
compIexes and huge cities. The deveIopments wiII foIIow a — green — approach , and
agricuIture , fishing and tourism wiII be the ˆey to the region‡s deveIopment .
œorth Sinai …edouins have not been nomads for some time as they couId not traveI
because of restrictions at borders. œowadays, many …edouins own farms on Iand
which has been recIaimed from the desert. ˜ther settIed …edouins became fishermen
in Šaˆe …aradawiI. There has been a change in the Iives of many …edouin †omen. “n
the oId days, they were onIy aIIowed to Iooˆ after the famiIy and some of its animaIs.
œow, many are managing their own businesses producing traditionaI handcrafts,
such as carpets and cIoth.
…ecause of the absence of historic sites in the area, the pIanners are going to use its
unpoIIuted environment to attract tourists. Tourists Iiˆe unpoIIuted areas, therefore
aII new pro‰ects wiII protect the environment. This approach is caIIed Ecotourism .
Ecotourism wiII not onIy be good for the economy, it wiII heIp to protect our nationaI
heritage .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- How wiII œorth Sinai be deveIoped in the future ‹
Œ- †hy have most œorth Sinai …edouins become settIed ‹
•- †hat changes have come to the Iives of many …edouin women ‹
•- †hat is the meaning of Ecotourism ‹ †hy is it important ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- ------------------ destroyed most Arishi cuIture.
a) Turˆs b) “nvading armies c) Romans d) The courtyard
‚- TraditionaI houses were buiIt around and open -----------------------
a) courtyard b) cuIture c) green approach d) environment
•- The pIanners are going to use unpoIIuted environments to attract tourists owing to
-----------------------
a) the absence of historic sites b) protecting the environment
c) approach the tourists d) producing traditionaI handcrafts
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“n many countries today , a difficuIt ”uestion is being asˆed : ’o we the right to use
animaIs in Iaboratory experiments ‹ Using animaIs in medicaI research has many
benefits . AnimaI research has enabIed researchers to deveIop treatments for
diseases Iiˆe smaIIpox without animaI research. Every drug anyone taˆes today was
tried first on animaIs. †hich is more important, the Iife of a rat that of a three year oId
chiId ‹ šedicaI research is aIso an exceIIent way of using animaIs in research, any
more than it can be used as a reason for experimenting on other humans . AnimaIs
suffer a Iot during these experiments. They are forced to Iive in smaII cages and they
may be unabIe to move. AnimaIs have the same rights as humans do, to be abIe to
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move freeIy and not to have pain or fear forced on them . †e can use computer
modeIIing instead of animaIs in research Iaboratories to save animaIs‡ Iife.
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hy is animaI research usefuI ‹
Œ- How do animaIs suffer during experiments ‹
•- †hat is the other way that can be used instead of experimenting on animaIs ‹
•- Are you with or against using animaIs
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- According to the passage, some peopIe support using animaIs in research
because the thinˆ that ------------------
a) the Iife of peopIe is more important than the Iife of animaIs .
b) animaIs are harmfuI creatures .
c) many peopIe do not Iiˆe animaIs .
d) animaIs do not suffer during experiments .
‚- The idea against using animaIs in research is that ------------------
a) the Iife of animaIs is more important than the Iife of humans .
b) peopIe shouId heIp to increase the number of animaIs .
c) researcher have to use animaIs in their medicaI research .
d) animaIs have the same rights as humans do .
•- An appropriate titIe for this passage wouId be ----------------------
a) Scientific Research b) Research Šaboratories
c) AnimaI Rights d) Human Rights
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˜n Ieaving, šrs. šadga gave Iast minute instructions to the new baby-sitter, a young
girI of seventeen whose main worˆ was to Iooˆ after the baby . The girI had never
done this worˆ before and šrs. šagda was a IittIe bit anxious. — šaˆe yourseIf
comfortabIe, Soha. — šrs. šagda said — “‡ve prepared a tray of food and fruit for you.
“t‡s on the tabIe. Ÿou can, of course, Iisten to the radio or watch the teIevision , but
don‡t have it on too Ioud because it might waˆe our IittIe baby . Sound moves terribIy
in this house. “f the boy waˆes up, go to his room and stay with there untiI he goes
bacˆ to sIeep. Anyway, he‡s two years oId so you shouIdn‡t have any troubIe. šy
husband and “ wiII than they had expected. They heard the sound of TV. A Iight was
stiII on in the Iiving room. The IittIe baby was crying IoudIy . His face was Iiving room
immediateIy and came out, hoIding the baby who very hungry .
— †hat is she doing there ‹ †here is Soha ‹ She is fast asIeep › She has eaten aII
the food here › —
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hy was šrs. šagda worried about the baby-sitter ‹
Œ- †hat did šr. & šrs. KamaI find when they returned home ‹
•- †hat instructions did šrs. šagda give the baby-sitter‹
•- †as Soha a good baby-sitter or a bad one ‹ †hy ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- AIthough šrs. šagda gave strict instructions to the baby-sister, she ---------
a) forgot them b) carried them out
c) negIected them d) foIIowed them
‚- †hen šrs. šagda returned home, she was surprised because ---------------
a) the baby-sitter was awaˆe . b) the teIevision was on .
c) there was a Iight in the Iiving - room .
d) the baby was crying and Soha was fast asIeep
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a) before five b) after five c) at give d) at haIf past four
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“t was beIieved that being overweight was heaIthy but nowadays few peopIe agree to
this viewpoint. †hiIe many peopIe are fighting the battIe to reduce weight, studies
are being performed concerning appetite and how it is controIIed by both emotionaI
and biochemicaI factors. Some of the concIusions of these studies may give us the
abiIity to understand how deaI with weight probIems. •or exampIe, when severaI
peopIe were asˆed about their eating habits in times of stress, ••% said they reacted
to stressfuI situations by eating .
•urther investigations of both humans and animaIs indicated that it is not food
which reIieves tension, but rather the act of chewing. A test showed that extremeIy
fat peopIe have a high sense of taste, and Iove more fIavored food than thin peopIe.
†hen deprived of the variety of tastes, extremeIy fat peopIe are not satisfied and
conse”uentIy eat more to fuIfiI this need. Exercise has been recommended as an
important part of weight-Ioss programmes. However, it has been found out that miId
exercise is a way of Iosing weight because using the stairs instead of the Iift is better
in the Iong run than taˆing on a severe programme such as running sIowIy (
‰ogging ). šany peopIe find ‰ogging difficuIt to continue over Iong periods of time, it
aIso increases appetite .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ-†hat is the main idea of the passage ‹
Œ-†hat is the best treatment for overweight, according to writer‡s point of view ‹
•-†hat are the two ˆinds of exercises that heIp Iose weight ‹
•-How does eating reIieve tension ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- ˜ne of the emotionaI factors which controI appetite is -------------------------
a) ‰ogging b) chewing c) eating d) stress
‚- †hen fat peopIe are deprived of the variety of taste they --------------------
a) Iose weight b) practice exercises c) eat more d) use fIavours
•- The word — further — in the passage means -----------------------
a) more b) super c) greater d) extreme
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Video and teIevision are responsibIe for the decIining interest in reading among the
young. †hiIe they may be harmIess in themseIves, they do nothing to buiId up
reading sˆiIIs. “f some of the hours chiIdren spend watching teIevision were devoted
to reading, they popuIation wouId be better educated .
†atching a story is a totaIIy passive pastime. Someone eIse has made the decisions
about everything in the story. Reading a story is an active partnership between writer
and reader. “deas are sˆetched and the mind of the reader creates the rest . †atching
something is easier .
The probIem is that many chiIdren read very sIowIy. They decode a page or two in a
cIass and about the same again for homeworˆ. “t is hardIy surprising that such
chiIdren then decIare that they find reading boring and prefer to watch teIevision.
Their difficuIty is not reading the words-it is interpreting them. They need to be abIe
to read fast enough to feed the mind‡s hunger for a story. That means practice . ˜nIy
by reading daiIy wiII a chiId become a strong and independent reader.
„arents need to be convinced of the importance of preventing their chiIdren from
wasting their hours on inert viewing. †ithout the teIevision the chiId is IiˆeIy to turn
to booˆs for entertainment .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ- †hat is they writer‡s main ob‰ection o video and TV ‹
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Œ- †hy is watching a story easier than reading it ‹
•- How can chiIdren be good readers ‹
•- The writer beIieves that visuaI images, such as watching teIevision, spoiI the
imagination . ’o you agree ‹ †hy ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- The underIined pronoun — they — refers to -----------------------
a) the young b) video & teIevision
c) chiIdren d) reading sˆiIIs
‚- The writer says that popuIation wouId be better educated if chiIdren --------
a) do their homeworˆ b) watch TV
c) read much b) read sIowIy
•- According to the writer‡s view, TV is ------------- means of entertainment
a) not an effective b) an encouraging
c) an effective d) not a cheap
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The ancient Žreeˆs aIways asserted that a heaIthy mind in a heaIthy body is the ˆey
to a weII-baIanced Iife. œowadays many schooIs are decreasing the amount of time
given to spots, and some schooIs are removing it aItogether. AIthough academic
sub‰ects are certainIy a very important part of the schooI curricuIum, “ am strongIy
opposed to the compIete removaI of sports.
•irstIy , schooIs have a responsibiIity to educate chiIdren in aII areas. •or that
reason, it is ‰ust as important to provide sports practice for the professionaI
sportsmen and women of the future, as it is to provide academic training to those
who wiII go on to university.
“n addition, students these days spend Iong hours studying or worˆing at their
computers. Therefore, they need the opportunity to do some physicaI activity during
the schooI day. This wiII not heIp to increase their IeveI of fitness and maˆe them
heaIthier , it wiII aIso mean that they deveIop better sociaI sˆiIIs and are abIe to
concentrate on their studies for Ionger, and thus achieve better resuIt.
“n concIusion, “ strongIy beIieve that sports shouId remain a ˆey part of the schooI
curricuIum. AII chiIdren have the right to get a baIanced education, and they shouId
not be deprived of the opportunity to Iearn how to pIay sports .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ-’oes the write support or oppose the issue of increasing sport time at schooIs‹
Œ-“n your opinion , how couId practicing sports at schooIs heIp students Iater in
university and at worˆ ‹
•-†hy is it important to practise sports during the schooI day ‹
•-†hat shouId not chiIdren be deprived of ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- †hich statement is not true ‹
a) Sports encourage team spirit b) Sports give the chance to be physicaIIy fit
c) Sports heIp students become more successfuI d) Sports Iead to overweight
‚- The ancient Žreeˆs beIieve that :
a) There is a connection between inteIIigence and a strong boy
b) †eII-baIanced food is important c) There is a negative effect of sports on the body
d) Studying is more important than sports .
•- The word — ˆey — means ------------------------------------
a) Iocˆ b) necessary c) cIue d) guide
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˜ver the past twenty years, computers and the internet have become more and more
important to us. “n fact, depending on computer technoIogy continues to grow
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everyday . †e seem to use computers for aImost everything these days, in shopping,
driving our car or , communicating with reIatives and coIIeagues .
This expIosion in computer technoIogy has resuIted in a rush to instaII computers
in every cIassroom and to — wire — every schooI to the “nternet . “n the USA, between
ƒ9ž•, and ƒ99• aIone, the number of computers in secondary schooIs increased to
more than ž miIIion nits, …oth educators and students aIiˆe have been forced to
ˆeep up with this new wave of technoIogy. Teachers have found that even though
they themseIves are stiII trying to Iearn the most basic of computer sˆiIIs, they are
expected to teach students about computer ˆnow-how.
•ew peopIe wouId ”uestion the roIe that computers couId pIay in education. Some
educators cIaim that students given the opportunity to use them in a cIassroom
setting, wiII get better grades than those who Iearn without having had any computer
experience . These peopIe say that ‰ust as computer technoIogy has improved the
way cars worˆ, computers wiII maˆe the cIassroom a better pIace to teach concepts
and ideas that students need to become brighter , more successfuI aduIts.
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ-How couId computers heIps students become more successfuI ‹
Œ-Žive an exampIe from the passage that shows that computers have been
wideIy used in secondary education .
•-Žive some exampIes of everyday uses of computers in our Iife .
•-“n your opinion, what are the possibIe disadvantages of using computers in
education ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- Teachers are expected to teach students how to use computers aIthough
a) they ˆnow to use computer b) they are stiII Iearning how to use computers
c) they ˆnow aII the basics of computer sˆiIIs . d) they are forced to use
‚- —•ew peopIe wouId ”uestion the roIe that computers couId pIay — means
a) šany peopIe are certain about the importance of computers
b) Some peopIe asˆ ”uestions about computers
c) œot many peopIe doubt the importance of computers
d) Some peopIe want more computers
•- The expression — ˆeep up with — means -------------------------.
a) ˆeep in touch b) support c) manage d) continue to Iearn
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“t had been a tiring day and “ was Iooˆing forward to a ”uiet evening. šy husband
wouId not be bacˆ untiI Iate and decided to settIe down in a comfortabIe armchair in
the Iiving-room and read a booˆ. “ put the chiIdren to bed earIy and prepared coId
supper and some coffee. Soon “ was sitting comfortabIy with a tray fuII of food before
me and a booˆ at my side .
“ was ‰ust beginning to eat when the teIephone rang. “ dropped my ˆnife and forˆ and
hurried to answer it . …y the time “ got bacˆ the Iiving-room, my coffee had got coId.
After “ finished my supper, “ began drinˆing coId coffee with booˆ open at page one.
SuddenIy there was a Ioud ˆnocˆ at the door. “t give me such a surprise that “ spiIt
the coffee and an ugIy stain on my sˆirt. A stranger has Iost his way and wanted me
to direct him. “t tooˆ me ages to get rid of him . At Iength “ managed to sit down again
and actuaIIy read a whoIe page without further interruption untiI the baby worˆ up. He
began crying IoudIy and “ rushed upstairs. They baby was stiII awaˆe at ƒƒ o‡cIocˆ
when my husband came home. “ couId have screamed when he asˆed me if had
spent a pIeasant evening ›
A) Answer the following questions :
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ƒ- How did the writer intend to spend her evening ‹
Œ- †hy did writer‡s food and drinˆ become coId ‹
•- †hat does the underIined words — At Iength — mean ‹
•- ’id the writer Iive in a fIat or in a viIIa ‹ How do you ˆnow ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- The chiId sIept ---------------------------------
a) Iate b) earIy c) at ƒƒ o‡cIocˆ d) at noon
‚- †hen the writer‡s husband returned, she was -------------------------
a) nervous b) pIeased c) happy d) ugIy
•- The writer read -------------------------------------
a) no pages b) five pages c) onIy one page d) ƒƒ pages
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There is no doubt that Egypt has every reason to be proud of its ancient civiIi–ation
that has yieIded wonderfuI remains and monuments. These have captured peopIe‡s
admiration and high appreciation everywhere aII over the worId. šoreover, tourism is
one of the main sources of income and hard currency that is badIy needed to carry
out investment pro‰ects. †hen tourists are weII treated, satisfied and pIeased with
their visits in Egypt, they wiII, no doubt, speaˆ weII of Egypt. The resuIt wiII be that
more and more tourists wiII come to our country, so tourists themseIves can be good
propaganda for Egypt.
“n order to attract tourists to Egypt, tourist offices in our embassies in Europe,
America and Asia shouId distribute weII prepared booˆIets and brochures that
contain fuII and exciting information about the oId Egyptian Iegacy and its effects on
other civiIi–ations. „Iaces of interest and services that couId be offered to heIp
tourists en‰oy their tour, shouId aIso be incIuded .
Ancient remains as weII as new discoveries of anti”uities shouId be described in an
attractive manner. šoreover, art‡s history museums as weII as Egyptian civiIi–ation
museums shouId be set up in capitaIs of European and American countries. šore
important stiII is the necessity of offering aII possibIe faciIities to tourists as soon as
they set foot in Egypt. †e have to be sure that tourists feeI that their stay is
en‰oyabIe, comfortabIe and without any troubIes. Tourist poIice shouId stop any
nuisance that wouId spoiI tourists‡ en‰oyment and safety .
A) Answer the following questions :
ƒ-How can tourists be a good propaganda to attract more tourists to the country ‹
Œ-†hat roIe couId tourist offices pIay in other continents ‹
•-†hy is tourism important for our country ‹
•-†hat shouId tourist poIice do ‹
B) Choose the correct answer :
‘- Egypt is proud of its ancient civiIi–ation because -
a) tourists are very weII treated, satisfied and pIeased b) it brings us hard currency
c) it has attracted peopIe‡s admiration and high appreciation everywhere
d) booˆIets contain exciting information about monuments
‚- Tourist offices in our embassies abroad shouId -------------
a) carry out investment pro‰ects
b) distribute brochures that teII about the oId Egyptian Iegacy
c) afford aII possibIe faciIities to tourists as soon as they set foot in Egypt
d) stop any nuisance that wouId spoiI tourist‡s en‰oyment and safety
•- Egyptian civiIi–ation museums shouId --------
a) be we prepared in booˆIets b) be set up in Europe and the United States
c) be Iimited to be a source of income d)be set up in foreign capitaIs aII over the
worId
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“n ˜ctober ƒ999, the Egyptian scientist Ahmed ZewaiI won the œobIe „ri–e. ˜n that
occasion, a great ceremony was heId in ScotIand to ceIebrate the contributions to
science. At present, ZewaiI worˆs at the ™aIifornia “nstitute of TechnoIogy, and hoIds
both Egyptian and American nationaIities.
“n his Iatest discovery of the smaIIest unit of time, the femto-second. ZewaiI
showed that it is possibIe with rapid Iaser techni”ue to see how atoms move. This
techni”ue is simiIar to the sIow motion repIays of a footbaII match. These enabIe us
to watch the match in detaiI and understand what is reaIIy going on. SimiIarIy,
ZewaiI‡s techni”ue shows atoms in —sIow motion• during a reaction to see the
movements of individuaI atoms. This techni”ue wiII be very usefuI in studying
compIex Iife processes, the structure of eIectronic bodies, and the production of
medicine in the future.
†hen ZewaiI decided to visit his motherIand, Egypt, he got a hero‡s weIcome at
aII IeveI. He was given The œecˆIace of the œiIe; “t is the highest award to be granted
to Egyptian figures who offers contributions to humanity. ZewaiI is very popuIar in
Egypt now, not onIy for his scientific discoveries, but aIso for his IoyaIty to his
country. At the œobIe „ri–e ceremony, he spoˆe about his country with Iove and
pride. He said he owed a Iot to Egypt, with its Iong history in science and technoIogy
since the pharaohs. œowadays ZewaiI is worˆing with a team of Egyptian experts to
estabIish a new university for scientific research necessary for the progress of
Egypt.
A- Answer the foIIowing ”uestions :
ƒ- “n what way is ZewaiI‡s techni”ue simiIar to a footbaII match‹
Œ- šention tow possibIe appIications of Ahmed ZewaiI‡s new techni”ue in the future .
•- •rom the passage give one word for each of the foIIowing:
a-quick. b- native country.
…- ™hoose the correct answer :
•- ’r. Ahmed ZewaiI won the œobeI pri–e for
a-worˆing at the ™aIifornia “nstitute.
b- hoIding two nationaIities.
c- being IoyaI to his country.
d- his contributions to science.
‘- According to the passage, the femto-second is ..........
a- a fiIm b)a very tiny time unit.
c- Ahmed ZewaiI‡s second invention. ’)the sIow motion of atoms.
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šany peopIe beIieve the Iegend that there is a curse on the tomb of
Tutanˆhamen. This tomb was discovered by Šord ™arnarvon in ƒ9Œ•. He died from
bIood poisoning three months after opening the tomb. œo one wouId have thought
his death had any thing to do with the tomb if it hadn‡t been for a Ietter from the
writer šarie ™oreIIi to the œews Ÿorˆ †orId newspaper. “n this Ietter she said that she
owned a booˆ which toId the story of the curse.
œot Iong after the death of Šord ™arnarvon, an American who said he had
caught a coId whiIe visiting the tomb, aIso died.
As time passed the Iist of peopIe who had been punished by the curse grew and for
many peopIe there was too much evidence for the story to be ignored. However, a
number of facts have been forgetting.
“n ƒ9žŒ an American poIiceman who had a heart attacˆ cIaimed it was because
he had spent time Iooˆing for Tutanˆhamen Exhibition in San •rancisco. He was not
beIieved when it was discovered that another man who had actuaIIy sIept in the tomb
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whiIe guarding it for seven years was not onIy aIive but in good heaIth. Thus the idea
of the curse was proved to be a faIIacy.
A- Answer the foIIowing ”uestions :-
ƒ- †hat made the peopIe thinˆ that Šord ™arnarvon‡s death was caused by the curse
of Tutanˆhamen ‹
Œ- †hy did the man sIeep in the tomb for seven years ‹
•- ’o you thinˆ there is a curse in the tomb of Tutanˆhamen ‹ †hy ‹
…- ™hoose :-
•- Šord ™arnarvon died of ................
a- the curse of the tomb b- bIood pressure
c- an accident d- bIood poisoning.
‘- The curse proved to be a .................
a- faIIacy b- fact c- true story d- not fancy
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“t was once beIieved that being overweight was heaIthy, but nowadays few peopIe
subscribe to this viewpoint. †hiIe many peopIe are fighting the battIe to reduce
weight, studies are being conducted concerning appetite and how it is controIIed by
both emotionaI and biochemicaI factors. Some of the concIusions of these studies
may heIp to understand how to deaI with weight probIems. •or exampIe, when
severaI hundred peopIe were asˆed about their eating habits in times of stress, ••%
said that they reacted to stressfuI situations by eating. •urther investigation with
humans and animaIs indicated that it is not food that reIieves tension but rather the
act of chewing.
A test in which sub‰ects were bIindfoIded showed that obese peopIe have a
ˆeener sense of taste and crave more fIavorfuI food than non-obese peopIe. †hen
deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes, these peopIe are not satisfied and
conse”uentIy eat more to fuIfiII this need. …Iood sampIes taˆen from peopIe after
they were shown a picture of food reveaIed that overweight peopIe reacted with an
increase in bIood insuIin, a chemicaI associated with appetite. This did not happen
with average-weight peopIe.
“n other experiments, resuIts showed that certain peopIe have a specific
bioIogicaIIy induced hunger for carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raises the IeveI
of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough serotonin produces a sense of
satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- According to the text, how does a Iarge percentage of peopIe deaI with stress‹
Œ- †hat does the underIined word —this• refer to‹
•- •ind words in the passage which mean: a) decIine b) resuIts
•- †hy is overweight no Ionger thought of as heaIthy‹
…) ™hoose the correct answer:
‘- “n the past, peopIe beIieved that overweight was------------
a) something good b) something bad c) unheaIthy d) undesirabIe
‚- „eopIe tend to ------------------in stressfuI situations.
a) eat Iess b) stop eating c) eat more d) eat fast
•- Some scientists beIieve that appetite is infIuenced by ---------------factors.
a) biographic b) biochemical c) bacterial d) botanical
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Today, many peopIe use naturaI ways to cure iIInesses that don‡t cause side
effects. 'Acupuncture‡ and 'biofeedbacˆ‡ are two popuIar methods. ’octors have
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been using 'acupuncture‡ in ™hina for over two thousand years. “t invoIves pushing
needIes into the sˆin at speciaI points around the body. Ancient ™hinese
phiIosophers beIieved that they were connected to different organs and couId cure
diseases.
Today, 'acupuncture‡ is used in many countries, and studies show that it worˆs
especiaIIy for headaches, bacˆaches and smoˆing. Since ƒ9‘•, doctors in ™hina
have aIso been using 'acupuncture‡ in ma‰or operations. „atients are awaˆe and
ˆnow what is happening in the operation but they feeI IittIe or no pain. Scientists
thinˆ that the needIes maˆe the body produce a chemicaI caIIed 'endorphin‡ that
heIps to reduce the feeIing of pain.
Another naturaI way to cure iIInesses is 'biofeedbacˆ‡. “t uses a technoIogy to heIp
peopIe controI their internaI organs. •or exampIe, if a person has a probIem with
sIeeping, he/she is connected to a speciaI computer that shows the activity of the
brain. The person then is asˆed to do some mentaI exercises to reIax. †hen the brain
activity faIIs and the person is reIaxed, the computer maˆes a noise. SIowIy, the
person Iearns what type of mentaI exercise can heIp him/her to reduce the activity of
the brain.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
†hy do many peopIe prefer 'acupuncture‡ and 'biofeedbacˆ‡ to cure diseases‹
How do doctors use 'acupuncture‡ in operations‹
'…iofeedbacˆ‡ uses technoIogy to heIp peopIe controI their internaI organs. ExpIain.
†hat does the underIined word 'they‡ refer to‹
…) ™hoose the correct answer:
’octors in ™hina have been using 'acupuncture‡ in operations for ..
a. ‘• years b. ‘• years c. ‘‘ years d. ‘Œ years
Endorphin .... The feeIing of pain.
a. increases b. grows c. decreases d. expands
A person who has probIems with sIeeping is connected to a speciaI computer
to.....
a. do written exercises b. show the activity of the brain
c. try to reIax d. do mentaI exercises
(ŒŒ )
„sychoIogists have been coming up with Iots of theories about motivation. They
have been busy answering ”uestions on what it is , where it comes from and why
some peopIe suffer from a Iacˆ of it whiIe others have far too much of it.
The most obvious pIace one needs to be motivated is the worˆpIace. šost of us are
motivated to succeed at worˆ. „rofessor ™ooper found that a Iarge percentage of
successfuI peopIe had Iost a parent, had been Ieft by a parent or suffered other tragic
Ioss before the age of eighteen. ™ooper cIaimed that their reason for seeˆing
success is not to achieve power over others, but to gain controI over what is
happening in their Iives.
Here are some tips to heIp boost your motivation. •irstIy, eat weII and exercise. A fat
stomach is not going to maˆe you very energetic. SecondIy, it is usefuI to define your
goaIs by writing them down. ThirdIy, hang around positive peopIe. “f the peopIe you
spend your free time with are constantIy compIaining about Iife, may be it‡s better
you Iooˆed for new companions. SIeep weII and taˆe breaˆs and hoIidays. …y putting
these ideas into practice, you wiII en‰oy higher IeveIs of motivation and a better
”uaIity of Iife.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ)’o peopIe, according to psychoIogists, have simiIar IeveIs of motivation for
success‹ ExpIain.
Œ)According to the text, where do peopIe most IiˆeIy want to achieve success‹
•)†hy do peopIe who suffered in their chiIdhood seeˆ success‹
™hoose the right answer:
•)According to research by „rofessor ™ooper, a huge number of successfuI peopIe.
a) had good parents b) had suffered the Ioss of a Ioved one in chiIdhood
b) were orphans d) wanted to have power over other peopIe
‘)†hat heIps peopIe determine what they wouId Iiˆe to achieve‹
a) eating weII and exercising b) spending time with positive peopIe
c) sIeeping weII d) maˆing a note of it
(Υ )
˜ne year an agricuIturaI expert visited a poor viIIage in “ndia. His purpose was to
improve agricuIture and food production in the viIIage. The viIIage reIied for food on
the two crops of rice and the vegetabIes it grew each year. The viIIagers worˆed very
hard during the pIanting and harvesting seasons, but their crops were sometimes
poor and insufficient because of the weather.
The expert toId the head of the viIIage that he couId give the viIIagers a new type of
rice which wouId produce doubIe the ”uantity. The head of the viIIage was deIighted
and agreed to try it out. The viIIagers pIanted the new rice and when they harvested
it, it produced doubIe the ”uantity.
†hen the expert returned after the first crop, he was pIeased to see the viIIagers very
happy. The expert returned Iater to see if the second crop had been e”uaIIy good.
This time he found the fieIds empty. The viIIagers were sitting around pIaying cards
and taˆing Iife easy. †hen he asˆed the head of the viIIage about the second crop, he
said ,•we didn‡t need to pIant a second crop because we had enough rice after the
first crop, so we are reIaxing and en‰oying ourseIves.• The expert reaIi–ed it was
useIess to teII the head of the viIIage that he had not given them the new rice so that
they couId spend haIf a year without worˆing.
A. Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hy did the agricuIturaI expert go to the “ndian viIIage‹
Œ-†ere the fieIds cuItivated when the expert visited the viIIage for the Iast time. Žive
reasons for your answer.
•- †hy was it difficuIt for the viIIagers to find enough rice‹
•- •ind words in the passage which mean: a) ˆind b) depend on
…. ™hoose the correct answer:
‘-The agricuIturaI expert...
a) toId the viIIagers that it was useIess to spend haIf a year without worˆing
b) thought not to give the viIIagers the new rice again
c) did not teII the head of the viIIage that his heIp to them was useIess
d) was pIeased because the viIIagers no Ionger worˆed hard aII the year.
‚- The underIined word —it• refers to (rice - the year - the viIIage - the food).
•-At the end of the story....
a)the expert had Iearnt a Iesson b)the viIIagers were unhappy
c)the expert had been successfuI
d)the viIIagers wanted new vegetabIe seeds as weII
( Υ )
The ancient Žreeˆs aIways asserted that a heaIthy mind in a heaIthy body is the
goIden ˆey to a weII-baIanced Iife. œowadays many schooIs are decreasing the
amount of time given to sports, and some schooIs are removing it aItogether.
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AIthough academic sub‰ects are certainIy a very important part of the schooI
curricuIum . “ am strongIy opposed to the compIete removaI of sports.
•irstIy, schooIs have a responsibiIity to educate chiIdren in aII areas. •or that
reason, it is ‰ust as important to provide sports practice for the professionaI
sportsmen and women of the future, as it is to provide academic training to those
who wiII go on to university.
“n addition, students these days spend Iong hours studying or worˆing at their
computers. Therefore, they need the opportunity to do some physicaI activities
during the schooI day.
This wiII not onIy heIp to increase their IeveI of fitness and maˆe them heaIthier, it
wiII aIso mean that they deveIop better sociaI sˆiIIs and are abIe to concentrate on
their studies for Ionger, and thus achieve a better resuIt.
“n concIusion, “ strongIy beIieve that sports shouId remain a ˆey part of the schooI
curricuIum. AII chiIdren have the right to get a baIanced education, and they shouId
not be deprived of the opportunity to Iearn how to pIay sports.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- ’oes the writer support or oppose the issue of increasing sport time at schooI‹
Œ- †hy is it important to practise sports during the schooI day‹
•- †hat shouId not chiIdren be deprived of‹
…) ™hoose the best answer from a, b, c, or d:
•-The ancient Žreeˆs beIieve that ................
a) there is a connection between inteIIigence and strong body.
b) weII-baIanced food is important
c) there is a negative effect of sports on the body
d) studying is more important than sports
‘- The word —ˆey• means .........
a) Iocˆ b) necessary c) cIue
( Œ‘ )
’uring a recent car trip, “ puIIed into a rest area and was approached by a dirty man
who asˆed for money to get petroI for his car. “ re‰ected his appeaI rationaIi–ing that
to give money to beggars wouId be to encourage a practice aIready on a disturbing
rise in our country. Šater “ had a change of heart, “ handed the man ten pounds and
wished him weII, but “ couIdn‡t bring myseIf to grasp the outstretched hand he
offered in appreciation. „eopIe begin and end aImost every interaction with
handshaˆes. Handshaˆing has become a thing of the past and increasingIy
dangerous, too. Risˆs associated with handshaˆing have become more
threatening than the mere passing of germs from one person to another. “t is true
that diseases such as hepatitis cannot be passed from one person to another
through a simpIe handshaˆe. …ut what about coId viruses‹ Rather than risˆ your
heaIth unnecessariIy, we might adopt an aIternative to handshaˆing. The —namaste• -
pIacing your two paIms together with fingers pointed upward - is used throughout
much of the worId as a dispIay of respect when greeting someone. SimiIarIy, the
miIitary saIute wouId permit us to greet each other without touching. As a possibIe
compromise between the —namaste• and the saIute, we might consider the famiIiar
Japanese bow.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hy does the writer thinˆ that handshaˆing is a bad habit‹
Œ- †hy did the writer hesitate to give money to the man‹
•- †hat is the advantage of a miIitary saIute‹
…) ™hoose the best answer from a, b, c, or d:
•- According to the writer, we.....get coId viruses by handshaˆing.
a) can b) can never c) couIdn‡t d) never
‘- There are .....aIternatives to handshaˆing.
a) no b) two c) three d) four
( Œ‚ )
†hen Žuy de šaupassant arrived in the •rench capitaI during the earIy ƒž••s, „aris
was one of the most exciting cities in the modern worId. šany of its narrow streets,
with their oId houses in the poorer parts of the city, had been ˆnocˆed down in the
ƒž••s and repIaced by wide streets with beautifuI new buiIdings . These were much
heaIthier for peopIe to Iive in. œew raiIway Iines brought thousands of peopIe into the
city everyday to worˆ in the growing industries.
The EiffeI Tower opened in ƒžž9 and brought thousands of tourists into „aris , which
was aIready an important centre of artists and writers. The first Iine of „aris šetro
opened in ƒž9•, attracting even more visitors.
A ) Žive short answers to the foIIowing ”uestions :
ƒ - †hen did šaupassant move to „aris‹
Œ - †hat does the word " these " mean ‹
… ) ™hoose the correct answer from a , b , c or d :
• - †hen were parts of „aris buiIt‹
a - in the ƒž••s b - in the ƒž••s c - in the ƒžž•s d - in the ƒž9•s
‘ - †hat does the word šetro mean ‹
a - private transport b - a meeting pIace
c - a bus root d - an underground raiIway
( Υ )
†hat inspires someone to maˆe a new invention‹ šost inventors are inspired by
need. Šouis …raiIIe, who was born in ƒž•9, Iost his sight when he was a chiId. However, his
parents heIped him to continue his education. His teachers heIped him a Iot and he reached
the top of his cIass. At the age of ten, he was given money to study at the RoyaI “nstitution
for …Iind Ÿouth, where he started to use a simpIe raised-print system for reading.
Šouis …raiIIe invented a better system based on raised dots. The dots are put into
patterns in a rectangIe which has six positions for dots. The different arrangements of the
dots represent the Ietters of the aIphabet or other characters. There are symboIs for
punctuation marˆs and for math and music. A bIind person reads by feeIing the dots with
their finger tips.
…raiIIe writing was not weII ˆnown untiI sixteen years after its inventor‡s death in ƒž‘Œ.
Today, it is used in aImost every country in the worId and is considered the standard form of
reading and writing for the bIind.
A) Give short answers to the following questions:
ƒ) †hat need inspired Šouis …raiIIe to invent a better system of reading for the bIind‹
Œ) How can a bIind person read with the …raiIIe system‹
•) “n what year did the …raiIIe system become weII ˆnown‹
B) Choose the correct answer:
•- The underIined reIative pronoun "where" refers to ........
a)the money to study
b)b) the RoyaI “nstitution for …Iind Ÿouth
c)his home
d)d) simpIe raised-print system for reading
‘- Šouis …raiIIe began attending the RoyaI “nstitution for …Iind Ÿouth when he was
........ .
a) born b) three years oId
c) seven years oId d) ten years oId
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( Œž )
Samy and Safwat have been chosen to traveI to „aris on a business trip to Iearn to
use some new machines. “t's rare to Iet young peopIe in their company traveI abroad.
UsuaIIy oIder peopIe are chosen. However, their manager has chosen them because of their
hard worˆ. They have arranged everything: they‡ve booˆed the ticˆets and pacˆed their
bags. They are going to stay for a fortnight; they wiII spend tweIve days at the company and
then they wiII have two days to tour round the city before they return to Egypt. “t wiII be a
busy trip; they wiII have IittIe free time. They are enthusiastic to see another community that
speaˆs a different Ianguage and has different interests. Samy and Safwat are going to stay
in a hoteI where they wiII have two meaIs, breaˆfast and dinner. Two days ago, they had a
Iong teIephone conversation with the •rench instructor who wiII teach them how to use the
new machines. He recommended them to taˆe Iight cIothes because the cIimate is hot and
humid in summer. He wiII be waiting for them in the airport. Samy and Safwat thinˆ that he is
very friendIy and they are sure that they wiII en‰oy this experience.
A) Fin short answers to the following questions:
ƒ- †hy wiII Samy and Safwat traveI to „aris‹
Œ- †hat arrangements have they made for their trip‹
•- How wiII they have to taˆe Iight cIothes‹
B B) Choose the correct answer :
C •- Samy and Safwat wiII spend ....... in „aris.
D a) two weeˆs b) tweIve days c) two days d)two months
E ‘- The underIined word "He" refers to ......... .
a) Samy b) Safwat c) the •rench instructor d) the manager
( Œ9 )
šost countries in the worId now weIcome tourists because of the money they bring in. šany
countries maˆe great efforts to encourage tourism, and many aIso depend on what they earn
from it to ˆeep their economies going.
„eopIe who Iiˆe adventure wiII even try to visit countries. ™ompanies reguIarIy arrange
trips through the Sahara desert or to HimaIayan šountains for whoever en‰oys such trips,
but the numbers of visitors are smaII. šost tourists try to choose whichever pIaces have
fairIy comfortabIe, cheap hoteIs, ”uite good food, reasonabIe safety, sunny weather or
unusuaI things to see. Their choice of a pIace for a hoIiday aIso depends on when they can
get away, it is not very pIeasant to go to a pIace when it is having its worst weather.
˜ne big probIem for a nation wishing to attract tourists is the cost of buiIding hoteIs for them.
…uiIding good hoteIs swaIIow up a Iot of money, and many of the countries that need the
tourists are poor. †hat they spend on buiIding has to be borrowed from foreign banˆs.
Another probIem is that more and more big internationaI companies are buiIding hoteIs aII
over the worId, so that the profits from a hoteI often do not stay in the country in which it
has been buiIt.
A) Fin short answers to the following questions:
ƒ- †hat wouId happen to some countries if tourism stopped‹
Œ- †hich pIaces do tourists prefer‹
•- šention two probIems that face countries wishing to attract tourists.
F B) Choose the correct answer :
ƒ-The underIined word "it• in the first paragraph refers to .............
a) the country b) tourism c) economy d) hoteI
Œ-Some peopIe don't go to a pIace for a hoIiday aIthough they Iiˆe it.....
a) because it is not very pIeasant b) because of bad weather
c) because it is fairIy comfortabIe d) because they are badIy treated
( •• )
’aIe Earnhardt was born in ApriI ƒ9‘ƒ in KannapoIis, œorth ™aroIina. His interest in
racing started when he was watching his father race. ’aIe did not begin racing untiI ƒ9•‘,
two years after his father‡s death. His big breaˆ-through came in ƒ9•ž. He won his first
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championship in ƒ9ž•. He began to drive for Richard ™hiIdress. His first ’aytona ‘•• win
came in •ebruary of ƒ99ž. ’aIe‡s favorite things to do were hunting, fishing, boating, and
watching the AtIanta …raves pIay. ’aIe became ˆnown as —The “ntimidator• because of
the way he intimidated other drivers. ’aIe owned cars for three other drivers: his son,
’aIe, Jr., Steve „arˆ, and šichaeI †aItrip.
˜n Sunday, •ebruary ƒž, Œ••ƒ, ’aIe Earnhardt was coming in on the finaI Iap of the
’aytona ‘••. šichaeI †aItrip and ’aIe Jr. were numbers one and two in the race. ’aIe
tried to sIow the rest of the racers so one of the two couId win. †hen ’aIe did this, he hit
the waII head-on, going about ƒž• miIes an hour. šichaeI †aItrip was the winner of the
’aytona ‘••. This was šichaeI‡s first win in sixty-four races, and many peopIe were
cheering› šeanwhiIe, crews rushed to ’aIe‡s car to checˆ on him. He was operated on,
but they were not abIe to bring him bacˆ to Iife.
A) Give short answers to the following questions:
ƒ- †hen did ’aIe‡s interest in racing start‹
Œ- †hat were ’aIe‡s favourite hobbies‹
•- †hy was ’aIe ˆnown as —The “ntimidator•‹
B) Choose the correct answer:
ƒ- ’aIe‡s first ’aytona ‘•• win was in............ .
a) ƒ9‘‚ b) ƒ9ž• c) ƒ9ž• d) ƒ99ž
Œ- ......... won the ’aytona ‘•• on •ebruary ƒž, Œ••ƒ.
a) šichaeI †aItrip b) ’aIe Jr. c) ’aIe Earnhardt d) KeIIy King
( •ƒ )
™he”ues have IargeIy repIaced money as a means of exchange, for they are wideIy accepted
everywhere. Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seIIer, it shouId not be
forgotten that che”ues are not reaI money: they are ”uite vaIueIess in themseIves. A
shopˆeeper aIways runs a certain risˆ when he accepts a che”ue and he is right if he
refuses to do so.
„eopIe do not aIways ˆnow this. An oId and very weaIthy friend of mine toId me he
had an extremeIy unpIeasant experience. He went to a famous ‰eweIIery shop which carries
a Iarge stocˆ of precious stones and asˆed to be shown some pearI necˆIaces. After
examining severaI trays, he decided to buy a fine string of pearIs and asˆed if he couId pay
by che”ue. The assistant agreed, but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited
into the manager‡s office.
The manager was very poIite, but he expIained that someone with the same name had
offered them a worthIess che”ue not Iong ago. šy friend got very angry when he heard this
and said he wouId buy a necˆIace somewhere eIse. †hen he got up to go, the manager toId
him that the poIice wouId arrive at any moment and he had better stay unIess he wanted to
get into serious troubIe. The poIice arrived soon afterwards. They apoIogi–ed to my friend,
but expIained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsibIe for a
number of recent robberies. Then the poIice asˆed my friend to copy out a note which had
been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note read: —“ have a gun in my pocˆet. Asˆ
me no ”uestions and give me aII the money in the drawer.• •ortunateIy, my friend‡s
handwriting was ”uite unIiˆe the thief‡s. He was not onIy aIIowed to go out without further
deIay, but to taˆe the string of pearIs with him.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hy did the shopˆeeper refuse to deaI with his customers by che”ues‹
Œ-†hy was the writer‡s friend invited into the manager‡s office once he signed his name‹
•- †hy was the writer‡s friend Iucˆy‹
…)™hoose the correct answer:
•- Some customers were arrested by the poIice for presenting ---------- che”ues.
a) vaIuabIe b) precious c) worthIess d) priceIess
‘-†hen the poIice arrived, they -------------to my friend.
a) beat b) insuIted c) apoIogi–ed d) arrested
( •Œ )
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šost countries in the worId now weIcome tourists because of the money they bring in. šany
countries maˆe great efforts to encourage tourism, and many aIso depend on what they earn
from it to ˆeep their economies going.
šost tourists try to choose whichever pIaces have fairIy comfortabIe, cheap hoteIs, ”uite
good food, reasonabIe safety, sunny weather or unusuaI things to see. Their choice of a
pIace for a hoIiday aIso depends on when they can get away, it is not very pIeasant to go to
a pIace when it is having its worst weather.
˜ne big probIem for a nation wishing to attract tourists is the cost of buiIding hoteIs for
them. Another probIem is that more and more big internationaI companies are buiIding
hoteIs aII over the worId, so that the profits from a hoteI often do not stay in the country in
which it has been buiIt.
Tourists often feeI shocˆed by the different customs and habits that they see around them.
They refuse the IocaI food and insist on having onIy what they eat at home.
A. Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hat wouId happen to some countries if tourism stopped‹
Œ- †hich pIaces do tourists prefer‹
šention two probIems which face countries wishing to attract tourists.
…. ™hoose the correct answer:
•- The underIined word —it• in the first paragraph refers to ---------------
a) the country b) tourism c) economy d) hoteI
•- Some peopIe don‡t go to a pIace for a hoIiday aIthough they Iiˆe it ---------
a) because it is not very pIeasant b) because of bad weather
c) because it is fairIy comfortabIe d) because they are badIy treated
( •• )
HeIen KeIIer was an American writer who worˆed hard for handicapped peopIe. She
was a great exampIe of a person who con”uered physicaI handicaps. A serious iIIness
destroyed her sight and hearing by the time she was about two years oId. However, she was
abIe to overcome her difficuIties and become internationaIIy famous.
Through the sense of touch, Ann SuIIivan, who had been bIind during chiIdhood, couId
teach her reading and writing in …raiIIe method. ŽraduaIIy, the chiId was abIe to connect
words with ob‰ects.
…y the time she was sixteen, she couId Iearn to speaˆ. She went to a private secondary
schooI and to coIIege from which she graduated with honours.
After coIIege, She was interested in improving the conditions of the bIind, the deaf
and aII the handicapped. She gave Iectures and wrote many booˆs and articIes. She asˆed
for funds from weaIthy peopIe. ’uring †orId †ar ““, she heIped the soIdiers who had been
bIinded in the war. She aIways gave courage to the handicapped.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hy did HeIen KeIIer become bIind and deaf‹
Œ- †ho does the underIined pronoun her refer to‹
•- šention two things HeIen did to heIp the handicapped.
™hoose the best answer from a,, b, c or d:
•-AIthough she Iost her sight and hearing, HeIen --------------------------.
a) couId see, hear and speaˆ when she was ƒž b) was shut off from the worId
c) asˆed for funds from weaIthy peopIe
d) couId overcome her disabiIities and become famous
‘-†hen HeIen was sixteen years oId, she -------------------------.
a) couId taIˆ onIy with the sign Ianguage of the deaf mute
b) gave Iectures and wrote many booˆs
c) couId Iearn to speaˆ
d) worˆed with soIdiers bIinded in the war
( •• )
„opuIation probIems are different in different parts of the worId. •or exampIe, in many
European countries the popuIation is getting oIder. The birth rate is Iow because many
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young peopIe have onIy one chiId or none at aII. At the moment many oId peopIe are very
IoneIy and often very poor for the simpIe reason that they hadn't expected to Iive so Iong.
“n Africa, the popuIation is doubIing every twenty four years. …etter medicaI services
have increased Iife expectancy and more chiIdren survive to become aduIts. Research
shows that the si–e of the famiIy is connected with the standard of women's education. “f
more girIs had gone to schooI in the Iast Œ• years, famiIy si–e in Africa wouId probabIy not
have continued to be so big.
“n contrast, the probIem in Asia is not ‰ust popuIation growth, but aIso overcrowding
in many cities. TraditionaIIy, most peopIe have Iived in the countryside, but within the next
Œ‘ years more than ‚‘% wiII Iive in cities. Therefore, Asian countries started to provide more
worˆ and better education in the countryside.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ-†hy are many oId peopIe in Europe very poor‹
Œ-How can Asian countries soIve the probIem of overcrowding in many cities‹
The si–e of the famiIy is connected with the standard of women's education. ExpIain.
™hoose the best answer from a,, b, c or d:
•- A suitabIe titIe for the passage can be --------------------------.
a) †orId Resources b) †orId „opuIation probIems
c) †orId „robIems d) †orId ™hanges
•- “n Asia, after Œ‘ years, most peopIe -----------------------.
a) wiII Iive in the countryside b) wiII Ieave cities
c) wiII Iive in cities d) wiII Ieave for the countryside
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˜n Ieaving, šrs. šagda gave Iast minute instructions to the new baby-sitter, a young
girI of seventeen whose main worˆ was to Iooˆ after the baby. The girI had never done this
worˆ before and šrs. šagda was a IittIe bit anxious. —šaˆe yourseIf comfortabIe, Soha.•
šrs. šagda said. “f the boy waˆes up, go to his room and stay with him there untiI he goes
bacˆ to sIeep. Anyway, he is two years oId, so you wouIdn‡t have any troubIe. šy husband
and “ wiII be bacˆ at about five o‡cIocˆ.•
šr. KamaI and his wife šagda returned rather Iater than they had expected. They
heard the sound of TV. A Iight was stiII on in the Iiving room. Their IittIe baby was crying
IoudIy. His face was covered with tears. šrs. šagda went to the Iiving room immediateIy and
came out hoIding the baby who was very hungry.
—†hat is she doing there‹ †here is Soha‹ She is fast asIeep. She has eaten aII the
food here›•.
A. Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ-†hy was šrs. šagda worried about the baby-sitter‹
Œ- †hat did šr. and šrs. KamaI find when they returned home‹
•- †as Soha a good baby-sitter or a bad one‹ †hy‹
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…. ™hoose the correct answer:
•- AIthough šrs. šagda gave strict instructions to the baby-sitter, she...
a) forgot them b) carried them out
c) negIected them d) foIIowed them
‘- šrs. šagda came home...
a) before five b) after five c)at five d)at haIf past four
( •‚ )
†hen peopIe are pIaying a game, they need to foIIow the ruIes. “f they don't, the game
becomes disorgani–ed and unfair. ’rivers who don't foIIow traffic Iaws can cause serious
accidents.
šost things we do are governed by ruIes. These may be unwritten, Iiˆe the ruIes of sociaI
poIiteness, or officiaI Iaws passed by parIiament and bacˆed up by the IegaI system. …ut aII
ruIes and Iaws have the same purpose - to maˆe it cIear what is right or wrong, and what
happens if someone breaˆs the ruIes. They are designed to ensure fairness, safety and
respect for other peopIe's rights.
šost of us are basicaIIy honest, and ˆnowing the ruIes means that we usuaIIy try to foIIow
them. ˜ne reason we do this is to avoid punishment, but the strongest argument for
foIIowing the ruIes is - ”uite simpIy - that it maˆes the worId a better pIace for aII of us.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hat is the common purpose of aII ruIes and Iaws‹
Œ- †hat are the types of ruIes and Iaws mentioned in the passage‹
•- “n one sentence of your own, give your opinion about those who breaˆ the ruIes, and say
why.
…) ™hoose the correct answer:
•- •oIIowing the ruIes means that ---------------------.
a) we get punished b) we avoid punishment
c) we cause accidents d) we behave seIfishIy
‘- The writer thinˆs that -------------------are honest.
A) aII of us b) none of us
c) the ma‰ority of us d) the minority of us
( •• )
Are supermarˆets designed to persuade us to buy more‹ †hen you enter a
supermarˆet, the manager ˆnows better than you do how you wiII behave - which way you
wiII waIˆ, where you‡II Iooˆ, what wiII maˆe you buy one product rather than another. The
Iayout of a supermarˆet is designed to taˆe shoppers around the store, from Ieft to right.
Then, shoppers wiII pay attention to aII the products.
•resh fruits and vegetabIes are shown near supermarˆet entrances. This gives the
impression that onIy heaIthy food is soId in the shop. …asic foods that everyone buys, Iiˆe
sugar and tea, are not put next to each other. They are ˆept in different pIaces so customers
go past other attractive goods before they find them. “n this way shoppers are encouraged
to buy products that they do not reaIIy need.
™ustomers aIso buy more when the sheIves are fuII than they are haIf-empty. They do not
Iiˆe to buy from sheIves with few products on them because they feeI there is something
wrong with those products.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hat do supermarˆets usuaIIy show near the entrance‹ †hy‹
Œ-†hat‡s the aim of putting basic foods far from each other‹
•-†hy don't peopIe buy from sheIves with few products on them‹
™hoose the correct answer:
•-The best titIe of this text is -----------------------
a) Supermarˆet owners b) Supermarˆet and chiIdren
c) SuccessfuI supermarˆets d) Supermarˆet entrances
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‘-The underIined word them refers to --------------------
a) different pIaces b) customers c) attractive foods d) basic foods
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™omputers are a ma‰or technoIogicaI breaˆthrough of the twenty first century. Their
benefits are numerous. Ÿet, much can be said against them.
The main disadvantage of a computer is that staring at a screen for Iong periods of
time can be damaging to the eyes, and sitting for hours at a time is certainIy not heaIthy.
SecondIy, computers distract from sociaI interactions such as conversation. „eopIe can be
incIined to become anti-sociaI and stay at home to use their computer. •inaIIy, ˜ne of the
ma‰or arguments against the use of computers is that the more ‰obs which are done by
computers, the fewer are done by peopIe.
However, the advantages of computers are numerous, such as the undeniabIe
educationaI benefits, especiaIIy to chiIdren. SchooI sub‰ects become more interesting when
presented on a computer screen. “n addition, computers are vaIuabIe to any business,
maˆing Iife easier and saving time by being capabIe of storing and retrieving vast amounts
of information at the touch of a button. •urthermore, personaI gains can be seen as the use
of computers increases powers of concentration.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ-How do computers affect sociaI Iife‹
Œ-“n what way are computers beneficiaI to any business‹
•-•ind words in the passage which mean the foIIowing:
a) important deveIopment or discovery b) find again or extract stored information
™hoose the correct answer:
•-Some peopIe have the negative opinion about computers that they -------------.
soIve the probIem of unempIoyment b) increase the number of unempIoyed peopIe
c) heIp peopIe find more ‰obs d) create more ‰ob opportunities
‘-Some peopIe are for the use of computers because-----------------.
a-they stare at the screen for a Iong time b- they sit for hours at a time
c- computers distract them from sociaI interactions
d- computers increase powers of concentration
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Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody Ieft the
garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fieIds and two hours Iater, arrived in
the next viIIage. He was ‰ust abIe to give his name and address.
…y the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two or three times a year.
ŽeneraIIy the poIice brought him home. They used to asˆ him, —Ÿou aren‡t happy at home,
are you‹•. Johnny answered, —˜f course not. “ ‰ust Iiˆe traveIIing.• His parents and his
teachers used to watch him cIoseIy.
“t is surprising that Johnny managed to get on board a pIane. He was tweIve at that time. A
few hours Iater, Johnny found himseIf in ™airo. How did he get on board‹ œo one ˆnows›
According to Johnny himseIf, it was easy: he ‰ust went into the airport and got on board the
nearest pIane.
“n spite of aII this, Johnny did weII at schooI. He en‰oyed maths and Ianguages. He was
especiaIIy good at geography.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- How often did Johnny disappear from home when he was seven‹
Œ- †ho used to watch him cIoseIy at home and at schooI‹
•- According to Johnny, how did he manage to get on board the pIane‹
…. ™hoose the correct answer:
•. Johnny ran away from home because ........
a) he was young b) he was unhappy
c) he en‰oyed traveIIing d) his parents beat him
‘. †hen Johnny traveIIed to ™airo, he was ....... years oId
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a) tweIve b) seven c) eIeven d) three
( •• )
œearIy everything we do in the modern worId is controIIed by computers. ™omputers are far
more efficient than human beings and they have very good memories and can store huge
amounts of information. “n addition to that, computers can do caIcuIations in a fraction of
time and can do many of the things we do, but faster and more accurateIy. That is why
computers are wideIy used nowadays.
™omputers are used in many fieIds such as the fieId of heaIth, arts and science. “n the fieId
of heaIth, we use computers a Iot in medicine nowadays. †ith the heIp of computers,
doctors can ˆeep patients‡ records on a computer and any information about the patient can
be obtained ”uicˆIy and easiIy, besides worˆing out what is wrong with a patient or the best
treatment to give him or her.
“n the fieId of science, computers are generaIIy associated with the worId of science, maths,
history and Iiterature. Ÿou teII the computer which sub‰ect you are interested in and it
suppIies you with information in seconds.
A) Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hy is the modern worId controIIed by computers‹
Œ- How is computer heIpfuI in the fieId of medicine‹
•- •ind words in the passage which mean: a) provide b) cure
™hoose the correct answer:
•- ™omputers can store ------------- amounts of information.
a) few b) massive c) IittIe d) a few
‘- ------------- everything we do in the worId is controIIed by computers.
a) RareIy b) EarIy c) AImost d) œever
( •ƒ )
Egypt has made rapid progress in education because the future prosperity of any
country Iies in the hands of its chiIdren. “t is therefore necessary to give the chiIdren aII the
ˆnowIedge and abiIity they wiII need in order to serve their country weII when they have
grown up. That's why Egypt has opened schooIs and institutes for the bIind, dumb and
physicaIIy handicapped chiIdren.
˜ne thing that aIways striˆes a visitor to the schooIs is the modern styIe of architecture and
the up-to-date e”uipment. The science Iaboratories and gymnasiums are exceIIentIy
e”uipped and assembIe haIIs with a proper stage encourage cuIturaI activities.
The deveIopment of education for girIs has probabIy made more rapid progress in Egypt .
šore educated women wiII want to worˆ as secretaries, teachers, ‰ournaIists or in offices
and shops.
The ministry of education has not forgotten the thousands of peopIe who are too oId to taˆe
advantage of this fine new system of schooIs. šany of these schooIs are used in the
evening by aduIts.
A. Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hat depends on the chiIdren of the country‹
Œ- †hat is the schooI visitor aIways impressed by‹
•- †hat wiII educated girIs want to worˆ‹
™hoose the correct answer:
•- There are speciaI schooIs for the ----------------
’eaf b) dumb c) bIind d)aII mentioned
‘- šany schooIs are used in the evening for the ---------------- education.
a) aduIts‡ b) chiIdren‡s c) girIs‡ d) teenagers‡
( •Œ )
“t was once beIieved that being overweight was heaIthy, but nowadays few peopIe subscribe
to this viewpoint. †hiIe many peopIe are fighting the battIe to reduce weight, studies are
being conducted concerning appetite and how it is controIIed by both emotionaI and
biochemicaI factors. Some of the concIusions of these studies may heIp to understand how
to deaI with weight probIems. •or exampIe, when severaI hundred peopIe were asˆed about
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their eating habits in times of stress, ••% said that they reacted to stressfuI situations by
eating.
A test in which sub‰ects were bIindfoIded showed that obese peopIe have a ˆeener
sense of taste and crave more fIavorfuI food than non-obese peopIe. †hen deprived of the
variety and intensity of tastes, these peopIe are not satisfied and conse”uentIy eat more to
fuIfiII this need. …Iood sampIes taˆen from peopIe after they were shown a picture of food
reveaIed that overweight peopIe reacted with an increase in bIood insuIin, a chemicaI
associated with appetite. This did not happen with average-weight peopIe.
Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- According to the text, how does a Iarge percentage of peopIe deaI with stress‹
Œ- †hat does the underIined word —this• refer to‹
•- †hy is overweight no Ionger thought of as heaIthy‹
™hoose the correct answer:
•-“n the past, peopIe beIieved that overweight was------------
a)something good b)something bad c)unheaIthy d)undesirabIe
‘-Some scientists beIieve that appetite is infIuenced by ---------------factors.
a)biographic b)biochemicaI c)bacteriaI d)botanicaI
( •• )
Today, many peopIe use naturaI ways to cure iIInesses that don‡t cause side effects.
'Acupuncture‡ and 'biofeedbacˆ‡ are two popuIar methods. ’octors have been using
'acupuncture‡ in ™hina for over two thousand years. “t invoIves pushing needIes into the
sˆin at speciaI points around the body. Ancient ™hinese phiIosophers beIieved that they
were connected to different organs and couId cure diseases.
’octors in ™hina have used 'acupuncture‡ in ma‰or operations. Scientists thinˆ that
the needIes maˆe the body produce a chemicaI caIIed 'endorphin‡ that heIps to reduce the
feeIing of pain.
'…iofeedbacˆ‡ uses a technoIogy to heIp peopIe controI their internaI organs. •or
exampIe, if a person has a probIem with sIeeping, he/she is connected to a speciaI computer
that shows the activity of the brain. The person then is asˆed to do some mentaI exercises
to reIax. †hen the brain activity faIIs and the person is reIaxed, the computer maˆes a noise.
SIowIy, the person Iearns what type of mentaI exercise can heIp him/her to reduce the
activity of the brain.
A. Answer the foIIowing ”uestions:
ƒ- †hy do many peopIe prefer 'acupuncture‡ and 'biofeedbacˆ‡ to cure diseases‹
Œ-'…iofeedbacˆ‡ uses a technoIogy to heIp peopIe controI their internaI organs. ExpIain.
•- †hat does the underIined word 'they‡ refer to‹
…. ™hoose the correct answer:
•- Endorphin .... The feeIing of pain.
a. increases b. grows c. decreases d. expands
‘- A person who has probIems with sIeeping is connected to a speciaI computer to..
a. do written exercises b. show the activity of the brain
c. try to reIax d. do mentaI exercises
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