Practice Exercises 3
1. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1. Firefighters have to ........ quickly when there is an emergency.
A sigh
B divide
C persuade
D react
2. This cave is very dark. Does anyone have a ........?
A sword
B post
C torch
D frown
3. If you are rude to someone, you should . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A apologise
B perform
C shelter
D deceive
4. In their game, some of the children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to be animals.
A rewarded
B did
C pretended
D looked
5. You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sit on that wall. It is dangerous.
A mustn’t
B don’t have to
C must
D had to
6. The students all feel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . now that the exams have finished.
A the happiest
B happier
C more happy
D happiest
7. In the future, I think we . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . electric cars.
A drive
B be driving
C will be driving
D are driving
8. Ahmed feels ill and wishes he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eaten so many sweets.
A hasn’t eaten
B didn’t eat
C won’t eat
D hadn’t eaten
9. The teacher asked students to cooperate together to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a certain task.
A form
B reform
C perform
D inform
10. The Athletic Heart Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have the best technology to check athletes’ hearts.
A must
B had to
C doesn’t have to
D needn’t
11. There will be almost 10 billion people in the world by 2050, so we will have to increase food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by about 70 percent.
A reduction
B protection
C production
D construction
12. Mohamed Abdelwahab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to be very healthy before having a heart attack in 2006.
A meant
B supposed
C seemed
D known
13. Messaging language isn’t suitable in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . emails.
A informal
B friendly
C formal
D forming
14. I was locked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my house; I had left my keys at work.
A in
B out of
C out
D into
15. We are going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . today because my father was promoted!
A compete
B complete
C celebrate
D construct
16. Shehab travelled by train, even though he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by car. He thought it would be safer.
A had to travel
B has to travel
C could have travelled
D couldn’t have travelled
2. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs.
My cousin Haytham lives in the far west of Egypt, and he visited our house for the first time last year.
One day, we had a picnic near a canal and he told me he wanted to explore the area. I would have 1 gone (go) with him, but I was tired. When we saw him swimming in the canal, we 2 told (tell) him to get out quickly! If we had known that he 3 wanted (want) to swim, we would have stopped him. The next day, he 4 got (get) quite ill.
I wish I 5 had (have) told him not to swim in the canal. However, he 6 seemed (seem) to understand that he had made a mistake.
They do not have big canals in his part of Egypt, so Haytham didn’t know that it is not safe to swim in them. Luckily, he is better now!
3. Translate the following into Arabic.
The world is experiencing a lot of epidemics, such as COVID-19. Maintaining personal hygiene in this case is a must, not a luxury anymore.
يشهد العالم الكثير من الأوبئة مثل كوفيد 19 في هذه الحالة يعد الحفاظ على النظافة الشخصية أمرا ضروريا وليس رفاهية بعد الان
4. Translate the following into English.
يعتبر التعليم في المنزل إحدى الطرق التي يمكن للطلاب من خلالها التعلم واكتساب المعرفة بمساعدة المعلمين عبر الإنترنت. لذلك توفر الدولة كل سبل الدعم لتمكن الطلاب من المشاركة بفاعلية
Homeschooling is one of the ways through which students can learn and gain knowledge with the help of online teachers. Therefore, the government provides all means of support to enable students to participate effectively.
5. Read the text and answer the questions.
1. It is important to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . changes to the English language.
A be aware of
B take control of
C be tempted by
D bring back
2. You can use the verb unfriend when you want to stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . friends on social media.
A losing touch with
B keeping in touch with
C subscribing to
D uploading
3. The German word uber is an example of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A an informal use of an old word
C a foreign word used by successful people
B a new informal word in English
D a very common word in English
4. They changed the spelling of Portuguese because they wanted it to be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A like English
C more traditional
B the same as the American spelling
D easier
5. Why were phrases such as fake news and social distancing added to dictionaries recently?
The phrase Fake news was added to dictionaries in 2019 after many false stories started to appear on social media. Social distancing was first used in 2020 during the health emergency.
6. What has not changed about the English language, according to the article?
People still have to learn the British English spellings, which can be more difficult than American English spellings.