University of Basrah — College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Subject: English 1 Date: 24 January 2023 —— Exam: mid-term ‘Tit 1.5 Hours Class: First stage Examiner: Dr. Meyyada Alabdulhady ‘Student Name (In Arabic): & Dr. Adel Almenhosh Section and Number: Circle the correct answer: -- in his office since he woke up. ) is studying, b) was studying, c) has studied, d) has been studying 2. The girls ~ as the music played. a) are dancing, b) had danced, c) were dancing, d) have been dancing 3. Since high school, I — my bike thousands of miles a) rode, b) have ridden, c) have been riding, d) ride 4. Zabraa was angry because she —~ --- for them the whole day. a) had been waiting, b) waited, c) has waited, d) had waited 5. She -----—- everything by the time we got there. a) had cleaned, b) cleaned, c) was cleaning, d) has cleaned --- each other for years. a) knew, b) have known, c) have knew, d) know 7. Totally ~ a) forgotted, b) forget, c) forgot, d) forgotted 6. Hassan is a very close friend of mine. We ~ ---about the meeting this morning. 8. According to scientists, the universe ~ a) expanded, b) is expanded, ) has expanded, d) expands 9. She -that house for five years before she sold it. a) was having, b) is having, c) had been having, d) had had 10.1- -- a lot of money on my student loans. a) am still owing, b) have still owed, c) still owe, d) had still owed 11, Ahmed -----------for three different companies since he graduated two years ago. a) was working, b) has worked, c) had worked, d) has been working -- every minute, 12. - at the National Institute of Medical Sciences? a) Is she still working, b) Has she been still working, c) Had she still worked, d) Has she still worked 13. They ----------- when she arrived. a) had already eaten, b) already had eaten, c) already have eaten, d) have eaten already 14, Water --- - at zero degrees. a) froze, b) always freezes, c) freezes always, d) always freeze CamScanner - lise a gusall15. She couldn't --— a) distribution, b) consist, c) concentrate, d) assembly on the film. 16, ------——~is the hard surface of a road or street. a) Structure, b) Rigid, c) Column, d) Pavement 17. The --—-----to his reputation was considerable. a) deformation, b) disadvantage, c) advantage, d) damage 18, The lubrication system reduces ———--—-, a) tangent, b) fluid, c) friction, d) material 19, An—-——-—- of a boat. ) classification, b) illustration, c) optimum, d) system 20. Passengers make frequent trips ashore to villages in a) rigid, b) original, c) suitable, d) central 21. The metric “. a) system, b) equipment, c) strength, d) friction 22. A plant species found only at higher ~ a) horizontal, b) elevation, c) line, d) vertical 23. The tree has a —~ shape. 4) central, b) curve, c) conical, d) elevation 24. Underline all the verbs in present form in the following paragraph and write below the total ‘number of them: (Civil engineering is the oldest of the main branches of engineering. Civil engineers use their knowledge to supervise and plan construction projects such as roads, airports, bridges, canals, tunnels, and wastewater systems. They also collaborate with architects to design and construct various types of buildings. Some other civil engineering endeavors include highways, airports, pipelines, railroads, levees, and irrigation and sewage systems. Civil engineers try to design their structures to be functional, efficient, and durable). ~ Examiner Head of the Department CamScanner 2 bis &susallUniversity of Bastah ~ College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Date: March 2" 2023 Time: 2 Hours Examiner: Dr. Meyyada Alabdulhady & Dr, Adel Almenhosh Q3/ The Important Words: Write down the letter of the correct answer: (1 Mark for each point) (10 Marks) 1. The Red Cross —-—————~. a) sample, b) necestiry, ©) classification, 4) symbol ~northwest of iraq. 2 .b) efffeme, c) density, d) duration a) rigid, b) origi eas, cena - Xp 4. 1 fell into bed and went - seeeceseceenemeato sleep. a) straight, b) eGuipment, c) strength, d) friction svseveeeeoveo+=-is included in the final bill. 2) Horizontal, b) Elevation, ef'Line, d) Service 6. 160 people died im thems 2) cE, b) disaster, o) eobical, &) eldation! 7. Cooling the fluid raises its --—. 3 a) sere b) bridge, c) viscosity, d) deflection 8. her skin felt dry and lle 2) igh, by mexibe; 6) iid, 4 Sage 9. The wheel continued to s 4) straight, b) locate, c) cast, dy fate ). At six he could play chess at an advanced ———------- a) describe, b) level, c) station, d) CamScanner + Lig a> gual!a) is always setting, b) always sat, c) always sets, d) always set |. [ ----e-----= until you sleep. a) will be working, b) am working, c) have been working, 4) have worked 4. | -~--------- have long hair but now I have short hair, a) was using to, b) use to c) had use to, d) used to 5. Sorry, I'm out of breath because I a) was running, b) have been running, c) ran, d) will run 6. You to submit all your assignments by Monday. 3 ig 8) a avingb) ave, wil have) ha o ng, b) will be lived, c) are living, 4) live 8. He will have reached home before she —___---—-. ) Is going to come, b) came, ¢) is coming, ) comes 9, [------------- a bad day today. I'll call you when things are better. ) was having, b) am having, c) had been having, d) had had 10. When Ali died, he and Mariam for neatly fifty years. a) married, b) had married, c) had been married, d) marry 11. Up until that moment, | ——..------in astrology. had never believed, b) has never been beliering, c) never believed, d) have never believed if you don’t tie your shoelaces, ae R before 0 the airport tomorrow morning. eat, b) not have eaten, c) have not eaten, d) will not eat tense of each verb: (12 Marks) Give, Rin, Tell, Cu, Find, Gow, ane ar “pois ie 7P tn, To) Feandy yey Fear) 2University of Basrah ~ Cojiege of Engineering of Civil Engineering Subject: English 1 Date: March 2™ 2023 Exam: Final Time: 2 Hours Class: First stage Examiner: Dr. Meyyada Alabdulhady ‘& Dr. Adel Almenhosh a Q2/ Punctuation and Capitalization: Write down the letter of the correct answer: (2 Marks for each point) (25 Marks) 1. Oh no--------Please don’t ask me to phone her. a) Full stop, b) Comma, c) Exclamation mark, d) Semicolon 2. You have two choices--------finish the work today or lose the contract. a) Colon, b) Dash, ¢) Quotation marks, d) Semicolon 3. My daughter is a teacher- my son is a doctor. a) Dash, b) Full stop, c) Colon, d) Semicolon 4. Which sentence is correct? @) Mr White was talking with Mr Smith., b) Mr. White was talking with Mr. Smith., 6) Mr. white was talking with Mr, smith., d) Mr white was talking with Mr smith, 5. How many words should be capitalized in the following sentence: (on friday, i will see the ‘movie star wars and eat at taco bell). a 5 b)6 “7 ds 6. Which sentence is correct? a) He said, "She is strong”, b) He said, "she is strong”., c) He said, "She is strong”, d) He said "She is strong”. 7. How many words should be capitalized in the following sentence: we experienced some beautiful southern california weather last $pring when we attended an islamic wedding in san diego. a 3 4 Os a6 8. In the 1 Sth century---------when of course nobody had electricity--------water was often pumped by hand. a) Commas, b) Dashes, c) Semicolons, d) Colons 9. Use an -------------to indicate a missing letter or letters in a contraction. a) exclamation mark, b) comma, c) apostrophe, d) colon 10, ----—------are used to introduce parenthetical information. a) Dashes, b) Commas, c) Apostrophes, d) Semicolons 11. Mention only FIVE of the Capitalization rules. (§ Marks)