I –Vocabulary & Grammar :
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence .
Fill in the circle with the letter A , B , C , or D on your answer sheet .
1 – Sami is planning to spend the holiday in a big _____________in France.
a- ocean b- resort
c- client d- loan
2 – There are some __________________ sand dunes in the Sahara .
a- rainy b- expensive c- massive d- happy
3 – Bedouins are ________________who live in the Middle East and North Africa.
a- oasis b- dangers c- nomads d- igloos
4 – Some ________________ of the Silk Road passed through the Arab World.
a- routes b- majors c- humps d- sores
5 – A ____________________ is like a very big family .
a- tunnel b- judge c- tribe d- factory
6 – Dubai is the _____________ centre of the UAE. That is where most of the
business and trade takes place.
a) economic b) constitutional
c) similar d) available
7 – The ______________ on Islamic history begins on Page 27 of your textbook.
a) acquisition b) conduct
c) chapter d) commission
8 – The ____________ must first be approved by the government before it
becomes law.
a) individual b) legislation
c) sector d) environment
9 – Some of the __________________ differences between countries are based on
religion, ******** and food.
a) normal b) obtained
c) cultural d) restricted
10 – The use of _________________ in the classroom is increasing .Teachers use
computers, television and the Internet to teach English.
a) technology b) philosophy
c) sequence d) link
11 – The campers didn’t have _________________ supplies. They didn’t have
enough water or food.
a) prior b) undertaken
c) ethnic d) adequate
12 – His flight ticket came with an _____________________. He could leave on
either 6th January or 10th January.
a) option b) access
c) output d) integration
13 – I enjoy studying at the ___________________ because it is quiet and there
are many books and newspapers.
a) chair b) theatre
c) village d) library
14 – The police found the ________________ running away from the bank.
a) criminal b) cotton
c) beard d) lunch
15 – The man across the street says he will give a______________ of Dh. 100 to
the person who finds his cat.
a) reward b) friendship
c) ticket d) trick
16 – My brother wants to be ______________.
a) teacher b) teach
c) teaches d) a teacher
17 – My sister would like to be ____________.
a) writer b) write
c) writes d) a writer
18 – Did you call Bill this weekend? Yes, once. He wasn’t home so I left ______.
a) a message b) messages
c) the message d) message
19 – The Inuits , who live in the Tundra , live in ________________ .
a) discounts b) adventures
c) creatures d) igloos 0
20 – The _______________ summer temperatures in the UAE is 45° C.
a) average b) form
c) trunk d) ankle
21 – This fence is ________________ . We will remove it in a short time.
a) freezing b) temporary
c) popular d) dry
22 – Man is the most ………………….. creature on earth .
a) permanent b) intelligent
c) fast d) experimental
23 – Scientists are always interested in …………………… and inventions.
a) experiments b) pictures
c) commerce d) letters
24– Computers are used in large hotels to control ………………………. .
a) flights b) astrolabes c) reservations d) diets
25– Ahmed bought a gold __________ for his wife .
a) bangle b) fight
c) prove d) borrow
26- Women in the UAE are fond of wearing ____________ clothes that suit
their traditions.
a) multiple b) embroidery
c) clumsy d) modern
27 – Do you imagine that all goods are ____________ in the malls of your city?
a) available b) dangerous
c) spectacular d) troubled
28 – I don’t like others to help me. I want to be __________________ .
a) independent b) client
c) society d) fortune
29- Most developing countries _______________ electrical goods from Japan
and Germany.
a) import b) prevent
c) hunt d) overlook
30 – You must ________________ your complicated problems wisely.
a) spread b) elevate
c) solve d) compress
31- After long ___________ we bought a new car from Al-Futaim Company.
a) compressing b.)bargaining
c) increasing d) perfuming
32- A lot of _____________ go to DSF to buy their needs.
a) clients b) trainees
c) volunteers d) bandits
33- Planning helps ____________ your stress.
a) crave b) reduce
c) grab d) blame
34- My little brother likes to eat __________ eggs on his breakfast.
a) frustrating b) flexible
c) raw d) superb
35 – The _______________spread quickly throughout John’s body .
a) pancreas b) infection
c) protection d) statistics
36 – Before _______________ a decision on which university to go to, Omar
had to talk with his family.
a) make b) making
c) made d) being made
37 – My brother has a new computer. We used ______________ yesterday.
a) her b) him
c) computer d) it
38 – I went to summer school ______________ improve my English.
a) for b) to
c) so d) will
39 – She_________ had three accidents since she got her driving license.
a) is b) was
c) had d) has
40- Ali and Abdullah went shopping last the weekend but they didn’t take
their ____________.
a) wife b) wives
c) wifes d) wive
41- The family living next door is friendly. I like _______________ a lot.
a) they b) their
c) them d) theirs
42 – Ahmed _______________ finish all his work today; he’s got all day
tomorrow as well.
a) not have to b) must to
c) doesn’t have to d) should to
43 – This is the clever boy _____________ father is an engineer .
a) which b) whose
c) who d) why
44– I don’t want to get used to __________________coffee .
a) drinking b) drank
c) drinks d) have drunk
45 – The fisherman _________________ nothing when he returned late .
a) had caught b) has caught
c) have caught d) catch
46 – Ahmad has been living in Leewa _____________ eleven months .
a) for b) since
c- from d- ago
47– Primary schools are ___________________ than secondary schools .
a) very noisy b) noisier
c) noisiest d) more noisier
48 -The person ______________ visited your house was very nice.
a) who b) which
c) what d) where
49 – Is that your book on the desk? Yes, it is ______________.
a) mine b) me
c) myself d) my
50 – My _______________usually goes to school by taxi.
a) sisters b) sister
c) sister she d) sister is
51 – If we ______________ a car, we could drive everywhere.
a) have b) are having
c) would have d) had
52 – Their mother ______________ in a private company.
a) is a manager b) a manager
c) manager d) is manager
53 – If the first question seems too difficult, __________ on to the next one.
a) moves b) moving
c) moved d) move
54 – Her family visits her every weekend and takes her to _____________
favourite restaurant.
a) theirs b) they
c) them d) their
55 – In some countries, elections usually ___________ place every 4 years.
a) take b) takes
c) taking d) are taking
56 – My friends and I always spend Friday afternoons together.
______________ favourite hobby is swimming.
a) Our b) We
c) Their d) Us
57 – If you don’t hurry up, you _______________ miss the bus.
a) will b) would
c) can d) should
58 -My brother has a new computer. We used ___________ yesterday.
a) her b) him
c) them d) it
59 – If they ____________ sooner, they would have caught the train.
a) had arrived b) arrive
c) have arrived d) arriving
60 – I can’t fit ______________ person in my car; I only have space for 5.
a) other b) another
c) others d) the others
61 – The painting they bought is ____________________.
a) beautiful a very one b) very a beautiful one
c) a very beautiful one d) a beautiful very one
62 – Did his mother give you _____________ tea?
a) a few b) many
c) some d) a lot
63 – If Rashid had played well, his team ____________ won.
a) would have b) will have
c) can have d) had
64 – ________________ did Ali go last week ?
– He went camping in the desert .
a) When b) Where
c) Who d) What
65 – The Inuits _________________- in igloos in the past .
a) living b) live
c) lived d) living
66 – The Sahara is ________________ desert in the world .
a) big b) the biggest
c) bigger d) the most big
67 – Letters ———————- by the postman in our country.
a) delivers b) delivered
c) are delivered d) delivering
68 – Maher ———————- in Abu Dhabi for 12 years .
a) lives b) has lived
c) is living d) will live
69 – The weather is ———————- fine that we can spend a happy
time near the beach.
a) as b) so
c) too d) as well as
70 – I haven’t seen Mohammed ———————— he left for Japan.
a) since b) for
c) ago d) to