Secondary 3 General Exercise 1 (Units 1 to 12)

Vocabulary

Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d:

1. Don’t worry; the book you need is ……… in the school library.
a. sold b. available c. unavailable d. lent
2. Because of the devastating fire, shop owners were ………; they received a fair amount of
money.
a. fined b. ignored c. compensated d. persuaded
3. He was able to achieve great success despite the ……… he’d faced.
a. obstacles b. awards c. facilities d. ambitions
4. He was 20 when he started to ……… a lot of tournaments.
a. beat b. win c. conquer d. earn
5. My sister could make a/an ……… big cake in the shape of a tower! It is extremely surprising.
a. inconvenient b. inconveniently c. spectacularly d. spectacular
6. What would you do if you landed on the ……… of the moon?
a. surface b. depth c. star d. universe
7. Don’t be pessimistic; try to dismiss these ……… thoughts from your mind.
a. optimistic b. gloomy c. cheerful d. interested
8. Still, the crime is mysterious; the police found no ……… against the suspect.
a. evidence b. roof c. innocence d. guilty
9. ……… is a result of excessive and prolonged emotional, physical, and mental stress.
a. Relation b. Well-being c. Burnout d. Self-care
10. There mustn’t be ……… against women; they can achieve success the same as men.
a. silence b. sacrifice c. justice d. prejudice
11. Don’t take ……… on him; he will be punished by the law!
a. a look b. revenge c. charge d. care

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12. Amazingly, er face hadn’t altered much over the years. “Alter” here is similar in meaning to
“………” .
a. repair b. delete c. spoil d. change
13. I am going to pick my aunt ……… from the airport.
a. up b. on c. out d. up on
14. I think ……… software from the Web isn’t easy because we have a poor internet connection in
our office.
a. doing b. instilling c. installing d. uploading
15. A ……… is a metal tool with rough surface for shaping or smoothing metal.
a. knife b. file c. sword d. hammer
16. Creative teachers use various methods to ……… students’ achievements.
a. depress b. confess c. possess d. assess
17. Having been informed of my polite behaviour at school, my father said he was proud of me
and smiled ……… at me.
a. affectionately b. coldly c. effective d. affectionate
18. Sami is always careless and does his work badly. So, the company is going to ……… him.
a. disappear b reward c. dismiss d. miss
19. I usually use ……… language to highlight important information.

a. unclear b posting c. sign d. signposting

20. We are so proud of our achievement; the project was a great ……… .
a. success b succeeding c. successful d. successive
21. Wael, who is a university student, is a great ……… of Naguib Mahfouz's novels. He read
almost all his works.
a. publisher b. admirer c. writer d. worker

22. Our ……… of the students’ achievements resulted in some interesting conclusions.
a. reason b. analysis c. ignorance d. absence

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23. My uncle works ……… at a supermarket on Sundays and Wednesdays to increase his income.
a. temporary b full-time c. part-time d. permanent
24. The rich man is ………; he always thinks that he is better and more important than others.
a. modestly b arrogantly c. modest d. arrogant
25. Rami was very creative; he could ……… himself by starting a different job, in which he
achieved great success.
a. reinvent b. forge c. invent d. imitate
26. ……… is an important thing that results in your life being different.
a. Daily routine b. Working knowledge c. Difficult life d. Life-changing
27. Eight massive stone ……… supported the roof of the historic building.
a. piles b. billers c. pillars d. bullets
28. The government’s new plan to modernise the infrastructure is the most ……… one; it is really
perfect.
a. elaborate b. terrible c. simple d. deteriorating
29. Scientists categorise animals and plants by their properties. “Catogarise” is a synonym for
“………” .
a. simplify b. classify c. amplify d. qualify
30. It is highly ……… to learn another foreign language because it makes it easy to mix with
people from other cultures.
a. harmful b. useless c. beneficial d. superficial
31. I seriously ……… his offer to buy my car, but in the end, I refused to sell it.
a. thought b. opposed c. supposed d. considered
32. The nurse washed and ……… my burnt hand.
a. bandaged b. spoiled c. handed d. healed
33. Please ……… that all the windows are closed before you go to bed; it is terribly cold.
a. achieve b. ensure c. doubt d. risk
34. We were shouting and ……… to support our favourite football team.
a. sharing b. changing c. ignoring d. cheering

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35. We all respect the nursing profession; it is really ……… .
a. measurable b. miserable c. honourable d. countable

36. After the death of his parents, the poor child was ……… by a kind gentleman.
a. left b. ignored c. adapted d. adopted
37. What are the major events in your life? “Major” here is opposite in meaning to “………” .
a. basic b. minor c. sad d. dangerous
38. The manager used a variety of methods to boost the workers' ……… .
a. productivity b. possibility c. unavailability d. insufficiency
39. I couldn’t put my finger on the reason for his sudden anger. This means that ……… .
A. I failed to be satisfied with it.
B. I was unable to forget it
C. I wasn’t able to remember it.
D. I couldn't have known it.
40. Memories came back to haunt her when she remembered what she had done. “Memories
came back to haunt her.” means that ……… .
A. the memories caused her problems or annoyance.
B. she started to remember the happy occasions.
C. she began to be optimistic.
D. the memories made her happy.

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Structure

41. My uncle works as an accountant for ……… clothes factory in October City.
a. no article b. a c. an d. the
[

42. I knew there was a destructive earthquake. That ……… have been terrifying!

a. should b needn’t c. must d. can’t

43. The ……… that the new factory was going to be built next year.
a. declared b. told c. inquired d. asked
44. I miss you so much. I haven’t seen you ……… ages!
a. ago b. since c. while d. for
45. Damietta is a famous Egyptian city ……… high-quality furniture is made.
a. that b. where c. which d. when
46. There is a chance that Baher will win the game. This means that he ……… win it.
a. might b. can’t c. must d. should
47. Nearly 14 million people live in Tokyo, ……… is one of the most populated cities in the world.
a. where b. whose c. what d. which
48. He is a cautious driver; he did not ……… driving because of the heavy rain.
a. want b. stop c. continue d. agree
49. The more you practise sports, the ……… you become.
a. fattest b. fitter c. fatter d. fit
50. Everyone has ……… own dreams in life.
a. his b. her c. theirs d. their
51. China is ……… populated country in the world.
a. the least b. the most c. more d. less

52. She asked me ……… or not I’d attend the wedding party.
a. when b. why c. whether d. if
53. Do you know the person ……… found my wallet?
a. whom b. who’s c. who is d. whose
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54. There is ……… of furniture inside the flat; I feel it is rather crowded!

A. much B. a little
C. many D. a lot
55. The poor parents now fear ……… their child, who has not been found yet.

A. from B. for
C. of D. by
56. Once he ……… the research, he'll start writing the report.
A. has done B. will do
C. has been doing D. had done
57. My grandfather’s house ……… 50 years ago.
A. built B. was built
C. was building D. has been built
58. At first, Rami refused to travel with us to Alexandria, but later, I got him ……… his mind.
A. to change B. to changing
C. to be changed D. changes
59. The criminal tried to avoid ……… by the police, but he was finally arrested.
A. following B. being followed
C. to be followed D. to follow
60. Rami ……… as a taxi driver for three years. He is now a factory worker.
A. had worked B. has worked
C. has been working D. worked
61. You ……… an accident because you were driving so fast.
A. could have had B. had to have
C. shouldn’t have had D. must have had
62. Don’t worry, I ……… the car until I make sure it’s quite safe.
A. will be driven B. won’t drive
C. haven’t driven D. didn’t drive

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63. They ……… the hall. I think it looks a lot better now.
A. have painted B. have been painted
C. had painted D. had been painting
64. ……… giving up smoking? This is better for a healthy life.
A. I suggest B. Why don’t you
C. Let’s D. Have you considered
65. You have made a silly mistake. You ……… more careful.
A. shouldn’t have been B. must have been
C. should have been D. had to do
66. I tried to keep calm while ……… .
A. was interviewing B. being interviewed
C. the interview D. was being interviewed
67. Samir ……… that furniture factory for five years before he sold it.
A. has owned B. has been owning
C. is owning D. had owned
68. Mr Tamer ……… the office. It's only 1 o'clock. He must be in a meeting.
A. must have left B. can't have left
C. can't have been left D. might have left
69. Both Eman and Sahar ……… cats, ……….?
A. is liking / isn’t she B. likes / doesn’t she
C. like / don’t they D. are liking / aren’t they
70. A lot of paper ……… school books.
A. is used to making B. is using to make
C. are used for making D. is used to make
71. Only ……… of the criminals could escape; the police arrested ……… of them all.
A. few / most B. all / many
C. a few / most D. a little / all

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72. My neighbour ……… exhausted because he ……… in his field all day.
A. is / has been worked B. is / has been working
C. will be / had been working D. will be / had worked
73. My mother usually ……… my younger brother ……… his room alone.
A. makes / tidy B. gets / tidy
C. allows / will tidy D. refuses / tidies
74. A lot of profits ……… since the factory ………… .
A. had been achieved / is established B. has been achieved / was established
C. have been achieved / was established D. have been achieved / established
75. If she ……… careful last time, she ……… that mistake.
A. is / will avoid B. had been / would have been avoided
C. was / wouldn’t avoid D. had been / would have avoided
76. The cold weather never ……… us ……… going out.
A. worry / from B. encourages / from
C. stops / from D. stops / to
77. My sister ……… calm when the plane ……… to take off.
A. kept / started B. is keeping / started
C. keep / was starting D. kept / will start
78. No sooner ……… the classroom than the students ……… to make noise again!
A. the teacher had left / started B. the teacher leaves / will start
C. had the teacher left / started D. the teacher was leaving / started
79. We ……… the committee’s proposal for an hour before we ……… the final approval.
A. had discussed / reached B. had been discussing / reached
C. has discussed / arrived D. had been discussing / arrived
80. I ………. to dinner since you ……… to your new house!
A. hadn’t been invited / moved B. didn’t invite / were moved
C. haven’t invited / moving D. haven’t been invited / moved

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Writing

81. To make the following sentence correctly punctuated, ………. .

“ I d have visited you if I had known you were ill,” said Amir.

A. add a comma before if

B. add an apostrophe between I and d
C. remove the comma after ill
D. insert the quotations marks after Amir and not before said
82. Which of the following isn’t punctuated correctly?
A. What an amazing suit you’re wearing!
B. Mr Taher is the new manager, isn’t he?
C. I don’t know why he refused to attend the meeting?
D. Hatim studies English, science and French.
83. Which of the following is a hook sentence?
A. In short, no other source of information is as important as the internet.
B. Moreover, the internet is available in most places nowadays.
C. On the other hand, the Internet could be harmful if it is used carelessly.
D. Most people agree that the Internet is a great source of information.
84. The following is part of a/an……….essay.
The earthquake has been destructive. We got scared by the terrible consequences
we had. The medical and material aid sent by the Egyptian government has
alleviated some of the pain we feel.
a. narrative b. descriptive c. argumentative d. persuasive
85. In a persuasive essay, a writer ……….
A. gives a description of a certain place.
B. attempts to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view or take a particular action.
C. narrates someone’s experience or events.
D. explains a concept or topic by defining the concept, both generally and then in detail.

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Translation

Choose the correct translation.

Translate into English:

َ ‫ ﺣﺗْ ًﻣﺎ‬،‫ وﻋ ْﻧ َد َﻣﺎ ﺗَﻧﺟَﺢ ﻓِﻲ ﺗَﺣﻘِﯾﻖ َﻣﺎ ﺗَﺻﺑُو إِﻟَﯾﮫ‬،‫ َﺣ ْﻔز ﻧَﻔﺳِك َوﺣدﱠد أ ْھدا ًﻓﺎ وا ْﺟﺗَﮭد ﻟِﻛ ْﻲ ﺗُﺣَﻘﻘﮭَﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻟﺣﯾَﺎة‬،‫ داﺋ ًﻣﺎ ﻛُنﱠ طﻣو ًﺣﺎ‬.86
‫ﺳ ْوف‬
.‫ﺟزﺗْﮫ‬َ ‫ﺳﻌﺎدة ﺑِ َﻣﺎ أ ْﻧ‬
‫ﺗَﺷﻌُر ﺑِﺎﻟ ﱠ‬
A. You must be content. Always please yourself, set goals and strive to achieve them in life. When you
succeed in achieving what you aspire to, you feel happy with what you have accomplished.
B. Always be ambitious, motivate yourself set goals and strive to achieve them in life. When you succeed in
achieving what you hope to do, you feel happy with what you have dreamed of.
C. You must be ambitious. Always motivate yourself, set goals and strive to achieve them in the future.
When you fail in achieving what you aspire to, you don’t feel satisfied with what you have tried to
accomplish.
D. Always be ambitious, motivate yourself, set goals and strive to achieve them in life. When you succeed in
achieving what you aspire to, you will definitely feel happy with what you have accomplished.

Translate into Arabic:

87. The Russian-Ukrainian war has seriously affected the prices of essential commodities and oil worldwide. So, it
is necessary to combine efforts and fight greedy traders to confront this crisis.

‫ ِﻟذَﻟك ﻣِ ن‬.‫ﺳِﻠﻊ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﱠﺔ وا ْﻟﻛﮭْرﺑﺎء ﻓِﻲ ﺟﻣﯾﻊ أَﻧﺣَﺎء اﻟﺷ ْﱠرق ا َ ْﻷَوﺳط‬
ّ ‫اﻷوﻛْراﻧﯾﱠﺔ ﺑِﺷَﻛل ﺧطﯾر ﻋﻠﻰ أَﺳﻌَﺎر اﻟ‬-‫اﻟروﺳﯾﱠﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺣرب ﱡ‬
ْ َ َ ‫ ﻟَﻘد أ‬.A
‫ﺛرت‬

ْ ‫ﱠروري ِ ﺗَﺿﺎﻓُر اَﻟﺟُﮭود وﻣﺣﺎرﺑﺔ اﻟﺗﱡﺟﱠﺎر اﻟﺟﺷﻌﯾن ﻟِﻣواﺟﮭﺔ َھذِه‬

.‫اﻷزﻣﺔ‬ ّ ‫اﻟﺿ‬

ّ ّ ‫اﻟروﺳ ﱠﯾﺔ اﻷوﻛْراﻧ ﱠﯾﺔ ِﺑﺷَﻛل ﺧطﯾر ﻋﻠﻰ أَﺳ َﻌﺎر اﻟ‬
‫ ِﻟذَﻟك ﻣِ ن اﻟﺿ‬،‫ﺳِﻠﻊ اﻷﺳﺎﺳ ﱠﯾﺔ واﻟﻧِّ ْﻔط ﻓِﻲ اﻟدﱡول اﻟﻧﱠﺎﻣﯾﺔ‬
‫ﱠروري ِ ﺗَﺿﺎﻓُر اَﻟﺟُﮭود‬ ‫اﻟﺣرب ﱡ‬
ْ َ َ ‫ أ‬.B
‫ﺛرت‬

.‫اﻟﺣرب‬
ْ ‫اﻷزﻣﺔ وإ ْﻧﮭَﺎء ﺗِ ْﻠك‬
ْ ‫ﻟِﺣ ِ ّل َھذِه‬

ّ ‫ ِﻟذَﻟك ﻣِ ن اﻟﺿ‬،‫ﺳِﻠﻊ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﱠﺔ واﻟﻧِّ ْﻔط ﻓِﻲ ﺟﻣﯾﻊ أَﻧﺣَﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟم‬

‫ﱠروري ِ ﺗَﺿﺎﻓُر‬ ّ ‫اﻷوﻛْراﻧﯾﱠﺔ ﺑِﺷَﻛل ﺧطﯾر ﻋﻠﻰ أَﺳﻌَﺎر اﻟ‬-‫اﻟروﺳﯾﱠﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺣرب ﱡ‬
ْ َ َ ‫ ﻟَﻘد أ‬.C
‫ﺛرت‬

ْ ‫اَﻟﺟُﮭود وﻣﺣﺎرﺑﺔ اﻟﺗﱡﺟﱠﺎر اﻟﺟﺷﻌﯾن ﻟِﻣواﺟﮭﺔ َھذِه‬

.‫اﻷزﻣﺔ‬

ّ ‫ ِﻟذَﻟك ﻣِ ن اﻟﺿ‬.‫ﺳِﻠﻊ اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﱠﺔ واﻟﻧِّ ْﻔط ﻓِﻲ ﺟﻣﯾﻊ أَﻧﺣَﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟم‬

‫ﱠروري ِ ﺗَﺿﺎﻓُر‬ ّ ‫اﻟروﺳﯾﱠﺔ اﻷوﻛْراﻧﯾﱠﺔ ﺑِﺷَﻛل ﺧطﯾر ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗَوﻓِﯾر اﻟ‬
‫اﻟﺣرب ﱡ‬
ْ َ َ ‫ أ‬.D
‫ﺛرت‬

ْ ‫اَﻟﺟُﮭود وﻣﺣﺎرﺑﺔ اﻟﺗﱡﺟﱠﺎر اﻟﺟﺷﻌﯾن وﻣﻌﺎﻗﺑﺗﮭم ﻟِﺣ ِ ّل َھذِه‬

.‫اﻷزﻣﺔ‬

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Great Expectations

Answer the following questions:

88. If you were Estella, would you warn Pip of Miss Havisham’s plan? Why?
89. What is the best character in Great Expectations, in your opinion? Why?
90. Mention two lessons you learn from Great Expectations.
91. Do you think Pip would have loved Estella if he had realised Miss Havisham’s “intention”?
Why?
92. Do you believe that all people who had a difficult childhood could become criminals? Why?
93. “I want you to bring me that file early morning tomorrow. And some food, too. Then I
will let you live.”
Do you think Pip was right to bring the convict those things? Why?
94. “I returned home, hurt and ashamed of my simple life,” said Pip.
If you were Pip, would you be ashamed of your simple life with the blacksmith? Why?
95. Should Pip have understood what Miss Havisham wanted to do concerning his relationship
with Estella? Why?
96. What do you think Miss Havisham could have done to overcome her bad experience with her
fiancée?
97. If you were Pip, would you forgive Miss Havisham Why?
Essay-Writing

98. Write an essay of about 200 (TWO HUNDRED) words on “Everyone should have a role to play
to share in the development of their country.”

99. Write an essay of about 200 (TWO HUNDRED) words on “A wonderful place you have visited.”

100. Write an essay of about 200 (TWO HUNDRED) words on “A situation that has changed your
life.”
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. c 10. d 11. b 12. d
13. a 14. c 15. b 16. d 17. a 18. c 19. d 20. a 21. b 22. b 23. c 24. d
25. a 26. d 27. c 28. a 29. b 30. c 31. d 32. a 33. b 34. d 35. c 36. d
37. b 38. a 39. d 40. a 41. b 42. c 43. a 44. d 45. b 46. a 47. d 48. c
49. b 50. d 51. b 52. c 53. b 54. d 55. b 56. a 57. b 58. a 59. b 60. d
61. a 62. b 63. a 64. d 65. c 66. b 67. d 68. b 69. c 70. d 71. c 72. b
73. a 74. c 75. d 76. c 77. a 78. c 11 79. b 80. d 81. b 82. c 83. d
84. a 85. b 86. d 87. c