JA. Read the following text then answer the questions below: Syria’s historical importance and its crucial location at the crossroads of several ancient trading routes mean that a wide variety of crafts have developed. However, the fast pace of globalisation is threatening the skilled local artisans who strive to preserve these wonderful traditions. As cheaper, mass-produced goods are imported from abroad, it is important that people are made aware of these traditional crafts and those who practise them. In the city of Aleppo there is a market dedicated to Copper artefacts have been discovered all over the region. Some of these artefacts date to the Bronze Age, around 3000 BCE. Historians have identified a number of uses for the material including weaponry, jewellery and ormaments. These items give us information about the way ancient peoples lived and interacted. 1. 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T recently, very well a) hadn't slept b) didn’t sleep ©) haven't slept 4) haven't been sleeping ©) didn't slept - to play a musical instrument? a) Did you ever learn b) Had you ever learnt ©) Have you ever learnt 4) Have you ever been learning ©) Had you ever lean Omar passed all his exams. He non-stop for a month. a) has revised b) revised ) revises 4) has been revising €) had been revising I went to see Ali in hospital. He ... his leg during a football match. a) had broken b) broke ©) was breaking d) have broken ©) have been breaking Y Aeiuall 10. Two years ago Sofia . another teacher at her school. a) had got married b) got married ©) has got married 4) has been getting married €) gets married 11. A huge variety of items 0.0.2... im the Souks of Damascus, including fabrics and jewellery, a) was being sold b) had been sold ©) has been sold 4d) issold e) were sold 12. The driver stopped after smoke coming out of the lorry’s engine. a) was seen b) had been seen ©) has been seen d) isseen ©) is being seen 13. Throughout history elephants for their tusks. a) was hunted b) had been hunted ©) is being hunted ) have been hunted e) had been hunt14. 1'm going to visit my cousins in the next town. Khaled said he ..... cousins in the next town, --st0 visit his a) is going b) goes ©) were going @) went ©) was going 15. Are you enjoying married life? She asked them, a) if were they enjoying married life? b) if they were enjoying married life. ©) whether they enjoyed married life. ) whether did enjoy married life? ©) if they had enjoyed married life. 16. Why did you leave your village and moved to the city? Lasked him moved to the city a) ifhe left b) why he left village and ©) why he had left d) ifhe had left ©) why he was leaving 17. I can't read very quickly. I wish 1 a) would read more quickly b) read more quickly ©) can read more quickly 4) could reading more quickly €) could read more quickly Y deiuall 18. You waste too much paper. I wish ... a) you would stop wasting paper b) you would waste paper ©) you couldn't waste paper 4) you didn't waste paper ©) you could waste paper 19.1 am a very slow reader. Iwish I. a) am not such a slow reader b) couldn't be such a low reader ©) weren't such a slow reader d) wouldn't be such a slow reader ©) were such a slow reader As we were walking up the mountain, we found by chance a small camp site a) came out b) came across ©) came over 4) came up e) came down 21. If you want to improve your health, you should reduce the amount of sugar and fat you eat, a) come up against b) cut down on ©) put up with 4) keep up with e) look forward to22. When my brother eame round after hi operation, he felt fine. a) became available b) fell ©) visited d) recovered €) found by chance 23. Everything was going very well until they ‘met an unexpected problem. a) came up against b) cut down on ©) put up with 4) kept up with e) ran out of 24. The earthquake caused terrible... across the country. a) destroy b) destruction ©) destructive d) destructively e) destructiveness 28. He iS a encssnnonnee Genius but also have great musical ability a) maths b) mathematics ©) mathematically 4) mathematical e) mathematicians ¢ Aeduall 26. The _ success of the 1960s and 1970s was funded by oil. a) economy b) economic ©) economists 4) economically €) economies 27. Scientists are trying to produce new fuels . people can continue to use their cars without damaging the environment a) so that b) to ©) because @) with the result that e) is the cause of 28. Large areas of forests have been cut down, he soil is now dry and dusty. a) in order to b) so that ¢) with the result that d) inorder not to e) because 29. Your friend said she would phone you, but she hasn't. You are sure she hasn't forgotten. a) She must have forgotten b) She might have forgotten ©) She can't be forgetting 4) She must be forgetting e) She can't have forgotten30. I'm not sure but I think some parts of the desert were covered in plants and trees. They .---seeeceeeeesee im plants and trees. a) must have been covered b) could have been covered ©) might be covered d) might have been covered e) must be covered 31. I've decided to learn Chinese. French at university. a) but b) whereas ©) in comparison with 4) onthe other hand €) instead of 32s ssn ! means lorries and vans carrying things, not people. a) view b) freight traffic ©) incredible 4d) reduce ©) keep awake 33. To . means to bring up children, a) forge b) raise ©) create d) migrate e) find © Aaiuall Tm quite good at maths, but I can't do calculations ....... my head very quickly. a) in b) at ©) from d) on e) for 35. On wet days the biomes are full visitors sheltering from the rain. a) in b) at ©) from @) with e) of 36. He showed musical ability .. carly age. a) in b) at ©) for 4) from ©) with 37. They have said yes to the building of a new incinerator. a) out of the blue b) seen red ¢) been in black and white ) given the green light e) red tape38. Sorry, some one accused me of being lazy and I saw red. a) was printed b) accepted ©) unexpectedly 4) got very angry ©) paperwork and administration 39. Laila is very good at blowing her own . “-» SO she will probably get the job. a) music b) trumpet c) tune 4) tone e) mind 40. You've changed your. Yesterday you said you would never eat fast food again. a) music b) trumpet ©) tune d) tone e) mind 41. People came from ....cenn tO See the exhibition. a) hustle and bustle b) peace and quiet ©) nearest and dearest 4) pick and choose e) far and wide 7 dail 42. There are lots of restaurants near here. You can sevens from about fifty. a) hustle and bustle b) peace and quiet ©) nearest and dearest 4) pick and choose e) far and wide 43. Last night's storm to buildings in our areas, a lot of damage a) do b) make. ©) did d) made ©) doing 44.T've myself a promise. I'm going to make a success of my new job. a) do b) make ©) did d) made ©) doing 45. Everyone heard the soneeee When he jumped into the swimming pool. a) bang b) roar ©) tick d) click ©) splash46. You .. percussion instruments with sticks or your hands. a) bow by hit ©) blow d) strum e) pluck FEL. you. I thought you said we'd meet at 9 o'clock. a) reheard b) overheard ©) misheard d) rewrote e) overwrote 48. By the end of 1854, a quarter of the population had left. a) eighteen forty five b) one thousand and forty five ©) nineteen forty-five d) eighteen fifty four ©) eighteen fifty-four 49. People started to move from Garrigues to find work, did people start to move from Garrigues? a) How b) How long ©) Why @) When ©) Where V Anduall 50. The movement to the city started in 1860. a . did the movement to the city start? a) Where b) When ©) How many d) Why e) How old TApaill da 1 D 18, A 35 E 2 B 19 & 36 B 3 E 20 B 37 D 4 c 2 B 38 D 5 A 22 D 39 B 6 D 23 A 40 Cc 7 Cc 4 B 41 E 8 E 25 D 42 D 9 A 26 B 43 Cc 10 B 27 A 4 D i D 28 ¢ 45 E 12 B 29 E 46 B 13 D 30 A 47 Cc 14 E 3 E 48 E 15 B 32 B 49 ¢ 16 D 33 B 50 B 17 E M A dpb Olid abl a»Cabal Ge utapelt ole Jguarel! alps LOLS be elf|A. Read the following text then answer the questions below: The sand gazelle is a homed animal that lives across the Arabian Gulf and North Africa. In the summer months, sand gazelles live in small family groups of round ten individuals During the winter, they congregate in larger herds. They are ideally suited to the desert Jenvironment with their white heads and sand- coloured bodies. This allows them to blend into the desert, camouflaging them from predators. Sand gazelles are small mammals, weighing only 20 kg. However, they are very quick. They eat around 6 kg of plants per day — consuming the shoots, roots, leaves and stems of desert plants — around a third of their overall bodyweight. The sand gazelle is in danger of extinction, mainly due to habitat loss and hunting. 1. The sand gazelle lives in a) b) ° d) e) ) Sail! South America Europe North America Arabian Gulf and North Africa only North Africa 2. ‘The natural habitat of the sand gazelle is a) forest b) desert ©) mountain d) z00 ©) valleys 3. ‘they’ (line 5) in bold refers to a) summer months b) countries ©) sand gazelles @) all animals e) shoots 4, Sand gazelles live in small family groups in the a) summer b) autumn ©) winter d) spring €) all seasons 5. ‘evade! means .......... a) grow b) save ce) suit d) consume ©) escape or avoidChoose the correct answer (a, b, ¢, d, or e): 6. In recent years many companies their offices in the new part of the city. a) had built b) built ©) was building ) have built ©) have been building Te Dan . of visiting China for many years. Last year I spent two months there. a) dreamt b) had dreamt ©) have dreamt 4) have been dreaming e) dreams 8. In Australia, .......... 1945 over six million people have arrived to settle. a) in b) for ce) since a) ago ©) by Sofia . .- in England from Poland two years ago. a) arrives b) arrived ©) has arrived 4) had arrived ©) has been arriving Y Aeiuall 10. Many thousands of people ...........0.. Damascus to see its historical monuments from different periods of a) visit b) visited ©) has visited 4) have been visiting ©) had visited 11. The original Mount Blanc Tunnel 1965. a) is completed b) has been completed ©) had been completed 4) had been completing e) was completed 12. In some countries, the nests of rare birds by law. a) is protected b) have been protected ©) were protected d) are protected ©) had been protected 13. In recent decades, efforts to save endangered species in a) had been made b) have been made Syria. ©) were made ) are made ©) were being made14. How long have you been married? Tasked them .. a) if they have married b) how long have they married ©) how long they married 4) how long they had been married ©) how long had they been married 15, We are taking our grandchildren on holiday They said they were taking ......... grandchildren on holiday. a) his b) my ©) their d) her ©) your 16, We don’t argue about anything. They said they .. a) didn’t argued about anything b) hadn't argued about anything ©) wasn't arguing about anything ) didn’t argue about anything ©) haven't argued about anything 17. Many people in my village smoke too much, Twish they . a) would smoke less b) could smoke less ©) smoked less d) would smoke so much €) could smoke so much Y asda 18. He has lost his keys. Twish he ... a) would find his keys b) could find his keys ©) found hid keys ) would lose his keys ©) could lose his keys 19. I am not good at maths. Iwish I. a) would be better at maths b) could be better at maths ©) were better at maths ) wouldn't be good at maths e) couldn't be better at maths 20. I'm so busy. I find it very hard to know the latest information about the news. a) come up with b) come up against ©) cut down on 4) put up with e) keep up with 21. 'm looking for a new flat. I can't,put up ith the noise of the traffic any longer. a) find b) face ©) stand d) meet ©) accept22. Scientists have come up with a new way of reprocessing plastics. a) accepted b) met ©) reduced 4) invented €) stood 23. I wish the price of petrol would decrease. a) come up b) come round ©) come out d) come over e) come down 24, Cities like London are planning the of new flood defence schemes. a) construct b) constructive ©) construction 4d) constructively e) constructed 25. The people of Tristan da Cunha left because of the volcanic ... = a) act b) action ©) active d) activity e) activeness ¢ Aeduall 26. Some of the secssseevs have already been damaged by the floods which regularly hit the city. a) buildings b) build ©) built 4) builders ©) building 27. People are cutting down trees have more land for growing food. a) so that 1b) with the result that ©) because d) to ) is the cause of she 28. Fadia didn't go to school had felt ill. a) with the result that b) is the cause of ) inorder to d) because e) so that 29. I know it’s true that the world is getting warmer, because the polar ice is melting. a) The polar ice might have melted b) The polar ice can't be melting ©) The polar ice must have melted 4) The polar ice can't have melted e) The polar ice must be melting30. I've tried to contact Alia, but she is not at home. a) She can't have forgotten the meeting b) She must have forgotten the meeting ©) She might forget the meeting ) She must forget the meeting €) She can't forget the meeting 31. Supermarkets fruit may be cheap......... it is not always as tasty as fruit from a market a) instead of b) in comparison with ce) but 4) onthe other hand e) leads to 32. When there is no wind, we say the weather is a) rainy b) calm ©) stormy d) windy ©) snowy 33.To.. means to send something for sale in another country. a) export b) cut down ©) buy 4d) cover ©) grow © Aaiuall ‘A computer picked the names of the three winners . .. random, a) in b) on ) at @) with e) for 35. Some people said that overwork was the cause .............his death. a) in b) with ©) of @) from e) for 36. The Eden Project is particularly famous . its huge biomes. a) of b) from ©) with a) on e) for 37. [heard this morning, unexpectedly, that I had won a writing competition. a) red tape b) out of the blue ©) in black and white @) see red ©) give the green light38. We mustn't leave rubbish outside our homes. Look, itis in black and white, a) it gets angry b) it says yes ©) paperwork and administration ) unexpectedly €) itis printed here 39. If you break the law, you have to face the a) tune b) music ©) tone @) trumpet ©) guitar 40. I can't stand the kind of big-headed person who blows his own ..... 2 a) tune b) tone ©) trumpet d) music e) instruments: 41. The country is quiet for me, I would miss the of the city. a) far and wide b) pick and choose ©) dearest and nearest d) hustle and bustle ©) peace and quiet 7 dail 42. Tove spending my time with my . So we often have family get-togethers a) far and wide b) pick and choose ©) dearest and nearest 4) hustle and bustle ©) peace and quiet 43. Scientists frequently .... experiments, to test their ideas. a) make b) do ©) made a) did e) making It .. amistake, I could do a lot of damage to a lot of people. a) make b) do ©) made d) did ©) doing 45. The the night, of a plane woke me up in a) splash b) tick ©) click d) roar ©) bang46. Can you hear someone ... guitar? a) bowing b) strumming ©) blowing 4) hiting ©) drawing 47. Those potatoes are too hard. We are obviously .... them. a) undercooked b) recooked ©) uncooked ) overcooked e) miscooked 48. The population of Egypt is about 75,000,000 a) fifty-seven million b) fifty seven million ©) seventeen-five million d) seventy five million e)_ seventy-five million 49. Over 350 people took part in the expedition. . people took part in the expedition? a) How much b) How many ©) When d) How long e) Where V Anduall 50. 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