1. ELT Supervision
1st
Year Sec English Promotion Exam
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A – Language Functions
1. Finish the following dialogue. Waleed is visiting his friend, Sami, at
hospital:
Waleed: Poor Sami! ……………….. (1) …………………. ?
Sami : Much better now.
Waleed: ……………….. (2) …………………. ?
Sami : It was a success. They operated on me two days ago.
Waleed: ……………….. (3) …………………. ?
Sami : The doctor told me that I had to stay in hospital for an
extra week.
Waleed: I wish ……………….. (4) …………………. .
Sami : Thank you for your kind feelings.
2. Write what you would say in each of the following situations:
1. A friend asks you how modern inventions are useful.
2. Your brother is ill. You give him advice to see the doctor.
3. A friend says breakfast is unimportant. You have a different opinion.
4. You think your friend’s favourite subject is history, but you want to
check.
B – Vocabulary & Structure
3. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d. Choose only Ten:
1. The ………. is a tower with a bright light that tells ships about
dangers at sea.
a) lighthouse b) greenhouse c) white house d) rest house
2. A ………. is a person who helps someone with a phobia.
a) chemist b) therapist c) surgeon d) technician
3. The United Nations is a …... group. They have different nationalities.
a) multinational b) national c) international d) local
4. A fish’s tail and ………. help it to swim.
a) backbones b) scales c) feathers d) fins
5. My diving ………. showed me how to use the diving equipment.
a) trainee b) sailor c) swimmer d) instructor
6. Sherlock Holmes ………. many mysteries.
a) answered b) solved c) replied d) committed
7. His first novel came ………. in 1925.
a) out b) off c) for d) down
8. Tarek is not hungry. He ………. enough food.
a) can’t have b) must have c) must have had d) can’t have had
9. You could help us, ………. you?
a) didn’t b) couldn’t c) don’t d) weren’t
10. I ………. phone the doctor. That was necessary.
a) must b) have to c) had to d) might
11. She told me that she ………. me the next day.
a) will see b) can see c) had seen d) would see
12. John Baird invented ………. television in 1935.
a) a b) an c) the d) no article (─)
4. Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) in brackets, to give
the same meaning. Answer only four (4) questions:
1. Have elephants got thick skin? (Do)
2. He is not definitely Egyptian because he speaks English well. (can’t)
3. I do most of my work when other people are at home. (He said that)
4. It is not necessary to go to school tomorrow. (You won’t)
5. The thieves have stolen my car. (been)
5. Read the text below, then write the word which best fits each space:
It was raining yesterday. I thought of getting my … (1) …. . I
couldn’t remember … (2) … I had left it. I … (3) … for it in my
wardrobe; but it wasn’t there. I … (4) … on a stool and looked on top of
the bookcase. I moved the sofa, and looked behind it, but still, no
umbrella! I couldn’t … (5) … it anywhere. I was getting late. I put … (6)
… my coat, and opened the front door. It was on the doorstep!

2. C – Reading Comprehension and Set Books
6. Read the following passage, then answer the questions:
A few people walking along the street stood gazing at a man in the air
little by little falling down to the earth. His wide new garment acted as a
parachute. He was painting the front of a high house.
He fell down on his feet inside the box of a lorry passing by at the
time. When the people waved and shouted, the lorry driver stopped and
the man jumped off. He insisted on giving the driver a treat. He crossed
the street to buy him a coca cola. On his way back he couldn't avoid
being struck down by a motorcycle running fast. The people hurried to
help him, but they found him dead.
A) Answer these questions:
1. What was the man doing when he fell down?
2. How was the man killed?
3. Why did the driver stop the lorry?
4. What does the underlined word “him” refer to?
B) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
5. The man’s garment caused him to ………. .
a) fall down dead b) fall off the board
c) fall down slowly d) fall down quickly
6. The man was killed ………. buying the coca cola.
a) while b) after c) before d) during
7. Answer only Four (4) of the following questions:
1. Why did Dr Mortimer visit Sherlock Holmes and Waston?
2. How do polar bears catch their prey?
3. What are phobias?
4. Why do you think Europeans, Americans and Japanese people live in
Hong Kong?
5. Why do you think Crusoe’s parents did not want him to be a sailor?
6. Do you think life would be difficult in a small village with no
television? Why?
D – The Novel
8. A) Answer the following questions:
1. What did Mrs Bumble find after Nurse Sally died?
2. Show that Mrs Bumble was a money-seeker.
3. How could Rose communicate with Nancy in case Rose needed
information?
4. Why did Mr Sikes decide to go back to London?
B) Read the following quotation, then answer the questions:
“I can’t do that. I have to leave you.”
1. Who said this and to whom?
2. What could not the speaker do?
3. Would the speaker see the addressee again? Why? Why not?
C) Find the mistake in each sentence then write it correctly:
1. Mr Brownlow agreed to go to the police.
2. Fagin and Nancy told Sikes what had happened at the bridge.
E – Writing
9. Write a paragraph of about 90 words about one of the two given
topics.
1. A day you enjoyed outdoors
2. The role of the youth in society
F – Translation
10. a) Translate into Arabic:
1. Millions of people are suffering very badly from hunger nowadays.
2. Egyptian universities have played a major role in our country.
b) Translate into English:
‫القراءة‬ ‫على‬ ‫االطفال‬ ‫نشجع‬ ‫ان‬ ‫يجب‬.
(‫األسئلة‬ ‫إنتهت‬)