Read the sentences and choose the correct option

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the sentences and choose the correct option A. B, C or D:

1. The ship was……….on the rocks and most passengers died.
a) repaired b) shocked c) wrecked
d) painted

2. After the accident the ……….people were taken to hospital.
a) injured b) smashed c) wrecked
d) naughty

3. 3. The ………….. took the patient to hospital.
a) umbrella b) ambulance c) officer
d) operation

4. He hurt his head in the accident, but he is still …………, so you can
talk to him.
a) dead b) unconscious c) conscious
d) noisy

5. The children made a lot of noise and ………..us up.
a) made b) got c)
looked d) woke

6. An ………..was given to the brave man who rescued a boy from drowning.
a) axe b) envelope c) award
d) arrow

7. We should raise money to help the……….. who need special equipment .

a) disabled b) bank c)
doctors d) officers

8. The UN was………..after the Second World War.
a) ended b) founded c)
discovered d) joined

9. Babies should get …………against childhood diseases.
a) education b) prevention c)
organization d) immunization

10. The UN wants food to be …………..more fairly among the people of the
world.
a) distributed b) produced c)
protected d) eaten

11. It's important to …………friendship between countries.
a) destroy b) reduce c)
recover d) develop

12. …………people use wheelchairs to move.
a) Dumb b) Paraplegic c)
Blind d) Deaf

13. A'Seeb will play a football match ………...Sidab next week.
a) between b) among c) next
d) against

14. Good …………is necessary for a healthy life.
a) hygiene b) routine c)
space d)steam

15. The sun is the main ………..of heat and light on the earth.
a) side b) source
c) consumer d)user

16. His …………. were to improve his speaking and writing.
a) picnics b) scores c)
points d)aims

17. Salem became …………after a terrible accident. His eyes were completely
damaged.
a) deaf b) paraplegic
c) blind d) dumb

18. We couldn't speak to the injured man because he was………… .
a) conscious b) awake c)
pleased d) unconscious

19. It took the patient six weeks to…………. .
a) die b) recover
c) release d) remove

20. Modern hospitals should have modern ………….
a) machines b) equipment c)
bows d) nurses

Writing (B):

You are taking part in a writing competition that your school has
organised recently .You should write an article of at least 100 words
about 'The value of time in our life' for the school magazine. Students
in your school will read your article. To win the competition, your
writing should be clear, interesting and well organised.

Writing (B):
You were awarded for rescuing a family from a terrible accident. Now you
are writing an article of at least 100 words describing the accident.
You aim at teaching others what to do in these situations. Your writing
should be clear, lively and well organised.

Writing (B):

Your English teacher has asked you to prepare an article to read to the
students in your class. You should write at least 100 words about 'The
importance of increasing production'. You aim at getting the full mark,
so your writing should be clear and well organised.

Writing (B):

You are taking part in a writing competition that your school has
organised recently .You should write an article of at least 100 words
about 'How to be successful' for the school magazine. Students in your
school will read your article. To win the competition, your writing
should be clear, interesting and well organised.

Writing (B):

You are taking part in a writing competition that your school has
organised recently .You should write an article of at least 100 words
about 'Pollution and how it affects our health' for the school magazine.
Students in your school will read your article. To win the competition,
your writing should be clear, interesting and well organised.

Read the sentences and choose the correct option A,B,C or D

1. The first car with a petrol engine had a maximum ….of 13 km.
a) engine b) gear c) wheel d) speed
2. Cars, buses and trucks are all….
a) vehicles b) roads c) tyres d) drivers
3. The ship sank with 800 ….on board.
a) passengers b) sails c) speed d) accidents
4. Modern cars have five ….
a) roads b) engines c) wheels d) gears
5. The …. from Muscat to Cairo is about four hours.
a) voyage b) flight c) race d) speed
6. The smoke of cars causes a lot of ….
a) treatment b) fires c) wars d) pollution
7. The enemy attacked the city and…. it.
a) built b) painted c) repaired d) destroyed
8. A group of tourists went out on a….to Nizwa last Thursday.
a) tour b) voyage c) tower d) town
9. Tourists usually like to buy ….at the Omani traditional suqs.
a) tickets b) bread c) tours d) souvenirs
10. The police arrested the thief and put him in…..
a) palace b) prison c) museum d) bridge
11. Queens usually put on …..
a) corn b) crowns c) cushions d) cups
12. New….are discussed in the parliament.
a) lawyers b) books c) jobs d) laws
13. You can learn a lot about a country at a….
a) museum b) club c) factory d)tower
14. Nowadays there are a few ….workers in Oman.
a) strange b) foreign c) young d) fast
15. We wanted to go into the palace, but the ….stopped us.
a) guides b) guards c) ghosts d) queens
16. During the rush hour, there are always traffic ….in big cities.
a) jets b) cars c) jams d)
jars
17. We sailed in a small boat across the….
a) lake b) falaj c) park d) road

18. Tourists often need ….to show them the way.
a) guards b) gates c) guides d) gauges
19. …..is a fuel used for running cars.
a) Plastic b) Coal c) Petrol d)
Oxygen
20. Transport …. very quickly during the 20th century.
a) destroyed b) passed c) developed d) crashed
21. Our car had a flat tyre, so we had to use the spare….
a) wheel b) rubber c) seat d)
driver
22. Builders and farmers do….work.
a) desk b) office c) indoor d)
physical
23. My friend is very …. .You can always believe him.
a) honest b) lazy c) dishonest d) shy
24. Ahmed wants to be a manager in a big company. He's very…..
a) lazy b) sensible c) naughty d)
ambitious
25. Ali always makes.. ….decisions, so you can trust him.
a) unkind b) unrealistic c) foolish d) sensible
26. Students are usually …. before the exam.
a) nervous b) clever c) calm d)
outgoing
27. I think I should do an English ….this summer to improve my writing.
a) course b) career c) subject d)
holiday
28. We were very …. at the weekend because there wasn't anything to do.
a) interested b) bored c) shy d)
quiet
29. Mona is …..She often invites her friends to her home and gives them
presents.
a) selfish b) nervous c) generous d) sad
30. A mechanic …. a lot of money by repairing cars.
a) gives b) saves c) wastes d)
earns
31. I'll ….for the job that was advertised in the newspaper yesterday.
a) ask b) hope c) wait d)
apply
32. My brother has got a job with a good….
a) money b) salary c) sales d) mark
33. I don't have any work ….
a) express b) experiment c) experience d) expert
34. When Aysha ….from school next year, she'll look for a job.
a) leaves b) graduates c) stops d) starts
35. Hamed wants to travel …. to study mechanical engineering.
a) out b) abroad c) a board d)
outside
36. I'll have an …. at the company's head office next week. I hope I'll
get the job.
a) interview b) exercise c) education d)
introduction
37. Some people don't like talking in front of strangers because they
are….
a) realistic b) lazy c) hard-working d) shy
38. If I do well in my secondary school ….,I'll probably study medicine.
a) certificate b) graduate c) experience d) license
39. Oliver Twist is a great story. I …. it to you.
a) recognise b) return c) recommend d) research
40. An honest person always….the truth.
a) speaks b) tells c) asks
d) reads
41. The bank was robbed by three dangerous….
a) thieves b) teams c) seals d)
streams
42. Sami has got a job as a computer ….
a) operation b) person c) operator d)
mechanic
43. Monkeys and elephants are two….of animal.
a) stages b) spaces c) species d)
spices
44. We should preserve the natural….of plants and animals.
a) habitats b) heritage c) extinction d)
houses
45. Dinosaurs became ….millions of years ago.
a) popular b) dangerous c) huge d)
extinct
46. I put a hat on my head to ….myself from the sun.
a) damage b) warn c) protect d)
advise
47. The world's population has…. rapidly since the 1800s.
a) increased b) decreased c) declined d)
stopped
48. Cars and factories cause a lot of pollution to the ….
a) entertainment b) government c) environment d) development
49. I fell off my bike last month and ….my leg.
a) broke b) destroyed c) repaired d)
rescued
50. Yesterday I went to a photo shop to …. a film.
a) improve b) develop c) act
d) direct
51. I want someone to…….my broken watch.
a) research b) make c) repair d) design
52. A lot of people who work in Muscat are ….They come from nearby towns
everyday.
a) communities b) commuters c) commentators d)
companions
53. The….from Muscat to Salalah is about1, 000 km.
a) space b) flight c) distance
d) transport
54. There is a lot of ….along the Batinah Coast where farmers grow
vegetables.
a) deserts b) rocks c) beaches
d) farmland
55. The first television was…….in Britain by John Baird.
a) discovered b) invented c) explored
d) repaired
56. There are a lot of different shops in the new shopping ….that was
opened yesterday.
a) street b) room c) complex
d) city
57. Governments should try to stop the ….of species by making nature
reserves.
a) extinction b) improvement c) increase d)
growth
58. My watch is broken. It needs a new ….
a) store b) steel c) style
d) strap
59. There's no oxygen in the outer…..
a) room b) space c) spice
d) spare
60. There are millions of stars and …..in the galaxy.
a) plates b) plants c) planets
d) planes
61. The sun is a huge ….that gives us heat and light.
a) planet b) shape c) rock
d) star
62. Our planet ….the sun once a year.
a) moves b) visits c) orbits
d) cycles
63. A ….is a man-made thing that orbits the earth and sends TV
programmes everywhere.
a) star b) moon c) satellite
d) planet
64. …. landed on the moon for the first time in 1969.
a) inventors b) scientists c) astronomers
d) astronauts
65. The Nile satellite was…….about ten years ago.
a) launched b) flown c) taken
d) shown
66. Astronauts stay in …. when they are in the space.
a) satellites b) hotels c) spaceships
d) stars
67. A….is a spaceship that can make many trips into space.
a) plane b) satellite c) rocket
d) shuttle
68. Scientists do ….in order to learn something new.
a) excitement b) experiments c) experience
d) exercises
69. Our chemistry teacher takes us to the ….to do experiments.
a) library b) laboratory c) stairs
d) classroom

70. Our plane….off before we arrived at the airport. We were half an
hour late.
a) fell b) took c) started
d) landed
71. There are nine planets in our ….system. they all orbit the sun.
a) sunny b) solar c) spicy d) stony
72. Venus has the highest …. of all planets.
a) mountains b) hills c) temperature d) trees
73. Mars is the most … planet to the earth, but it has no life.
a) useful b) similar c) different d)
dangerous
74. If astronauts visit Mars, they won't be able to breathe the….on it.
a) oxygen b) atmosphere c) steam
d) smoke
75. People like to go to the ….to do exercises and keep fit.
a) garage b) garden c) gym
d) gate
76. Al Battani was a famous ….who studied stars and planets and wrote
about them.
a) astrologer b) astronomer c) astronaut
d) architect
77. Flying are dangerous during ….It is difficult for pilots to see.
a) waves b) sandstorms c) days d) darkness
78. My friend was …. in a car accident. He had to stay in hospital for a
month.
a) killed b) lost c) injured d) damaged
79. Don't look at the sun. It can ….your eyes.
a) damage b) break c) boil d) injure
80. Two police officers took the thief to the police station and….him.
a) answered b) questioned c) entertained d) spoke
81. Most farmers spray ….on their plants to kill insects.
a) chemistry b) chemists c) perfume
d) chemicals
82. Al Zahrawi invented important surgical ….
a) machines b) instruments c) engines
d) wheels

Read the text and complete the missing words.

stopped changed travelled stayed

took began pulled faced

People began to travel by train in the early 1800s. The first passenger
trains were in Europe and the USA. The carriages were ____(1)____ by
steam locomotives. Railways ____(2)____ the world in the19th century.
Before railways, people____(3)____ difficulties in travelling long
distances overland. People ____(4)____ by sea or slowly in horse-drawn
carriages. For example, in 1800 a journey across the USA ____(5)____
many weeks. Nowadays people can travel across the USA in a few hours.

finished took left started

felt had drove tried

Last week I started to learn how to drive a car and I ____(1)____ my
first lesson. Yesterday my instructor ____(2)____ me out on a busy road.
It was full of cars and people. I ____(3)____ very slowly and
carefully, but I ____(4)____ afraid the whole time. At last the lesson
____(5)____ and I went home. I was very tired, but I learnt many things.

experience skills course experiment

exercise customers job graduate

Rashid is looking for a …job… . He is a secondary school ____(1)____.
After school, he worked for three months in his uncle's shop, so he has
some ____(2)____ of talking to____(3)____. Many of them were English.
After that, he did a ____(4)____ for 3 months in office ____(5)____, so
he could type in Arabic. He also started a course in English language
last month.
quiet dangerous powerful difficult

valuable wild cheap extinct

The leopard is a very dangerous animal. It is also the largest
____(1)____ cat in Arabia. Sixty years ago there were a lot of leopards
in the mountains of Oman. But you will never see a wild leopard in Oman
now because they are almost ____(2)____.There are many reasons for this.
Farmers shot leopards
because they ate their sheep and goats. Hunters with____(3)____ guns
shot them and sold their____(4)____ skins. Also, the population
increased, so there are fewer____(5)____ places for these animals to
live.

Read the definitions and complete the words

1. (noun) rate of movement
e.g. The first car with an engine had a maximum sp--------- of 13 km an
hour.
2. (noun) a part of a car used for changing power and speed
e.g. Modern cars have four or five g---------.
3. (noun) A long journey by plane
e.g. We travelled to Cairo last year . The fl--------- was very
comfortable.
4. (verb) became more complete
e.g. His English de----------- a lot after he did a 9 month course.
5. (noun) very bad events
e.g. A lot of people are killed or injured in road acc-----------
6. (noun) people who travel to have a good time
e.g. A lot of to----------- visit Oman every year.
7. (noun) things that tourists like to buy
e.g. Omani khanjars and caps are good so------------ .
8. (noun) a regular paid employment
e.g. Before I get married, I'll look for a j-------------.
9. (noun) the amount of money workers get every month
e.g. My uncle works for a big organization with a good sa-----------.
10. (verb) to get a degree at a university
e.g. My brother will gr------------ from the university next year.
11. (adjective) not a liar
e.g. We should trust him because he's ho----------- .He always tells
the truth.
12. (verb) consider something is true
e.g. Salem told me some news, but I didn't be------------ him.
13. (adjective) having a strong desire for success
e.g. Ali is very am------------. He wants an important job in a big
company
14. (noun) all travellers on a plane, a ship…etc
All pa------------- should fasten their seat belts while the plane is
taking off.
15. (noun) types of a living thing
e.g. Goats and cows are two sp---------- of animal.
16. (verb) makes this happens
e.g. Smoking can ca----------- dangerous diseases, such as lung cancer.
17. (verb) the opposite of built or made
e.g. The earthquake de----------- the city.
18. (noun) natural home of plants and animals
e.g. We should preserve the ha----------- of plants and animals.
19. (adjective) no longer lives or dies out
e.g. The Arabian leopards are almost ex----------- now.
20. (verb) to keep safe
e.g. He used an umbrella to pr---------- himself from the rain.
21. (verb) grows up or becomes more
e.g. The world's population in-------------very quickly.
22. (noun) the natural condition in which people live
e.g. People must stop spoiling the env----------- .
23. (noun) dirt in air, water…etc
e.g. Smoke from factories and cars cause a lot of atmospheric
po-----------
24. (noun) people who travel to a town to work everyday
e.g. Muscat has a lot of com------------ who do different jobs.
25. (noun) not a star
e.g. The earth is the only pl---------- that has life on it.
26. (verb) circles around
e.g. The moon or---------- the earth.
27. (noun) an instrument that tells where the north is
e.g. An explorer should have a co----------- to be able to find his
way.
28. (adjective) from the sun
e. g. Nowadays many countries depend on s----------- power to produce
electricity.
29. (noun) people who travel in space
e.g. As------------ first landed on the moon in 1969.
30. (verb) send into space
e.g. Rockets are used to la-------------spaceships.
31. (noun) someone who looks after people's teeth
e.g. I went to the de------------ because I had a bad tooth.
32. (noun) a place where people can get medicine
e.g. People can get medicine at the ph------------ .
33. (noun) someone who studies the planets and stars
e.g. Abu Al Haytham was a famous ast-------------- .
34. (noun) very strong winds
e.g. The boat turned over because of the st------------- .
35. (adjective) helpful
e.g. Horses are us----------- animals.
36. (adjective) not dangerous
e.g. You should keep knives in a s--------- place away from children.
37. (verb)travelled to discover new places
e.g. Christopher Columbus ex------------ America.
38. (noun) a gas that people and animals need
e.g. Trees take carbon dioxide and give us o------------ .
39. (adjective) very important
e.g. Water is very ne------------ for all living things.
40. (noun) a place with water all around
e.g. Masirah is a famous is----------- in Oman.

Grammar

Complete each sentence with one word only.

1. In the future there will…….more cars.
2. Perhaps I'll fly in a plane ……2,300 kph.
3. ……..will not be a lot of foreign people in Oman.
4. I'll see my uncle in half …… hour.
5. My grandfather died two years…….. .
6. If you study hard, you……pass the test next week.
7. ……you watch the match next week?
8. ……I am older, I'll get married.
9. What time ……you go home yesterday?
10. Where …….your father work?
11. How …….did your watch cost? It looks very nice.
12. How ……brothers and sisters do you have?
13. …….I finish school, I'll look for a job.
14. I may want a job….. a good salary.

15. I thanked the man…….saved me from the dog yesterday.
16. My brother …..born in Salalah.
17. Our final exam will be ……May 28th .
18. Our house was built ……1995.
19. A lot of cars ….. made in Japan.
20. We'll have……study harder next year.
21. How……does it take you to get to school everyday?
22. That is my book. Please, give it to…….
23. We ……not go to school on Thursdays and Fridays.
24. I won't go out if ……rains tomorrow.
25. Habitats ……destroyed by people.

Look at the sentences. If the sentence is grammatically correct, put a
(√). If the sentence is not grammatically correct, write it correctly
1. I didn't went to school yesterday.
2. Sami will drive to Sur next Thursday.
3. Ameena has a lot of friend.
4. When will you are 20?
5. It don't rain a lot in Oman.
6. School starts at seven o'clock everyday.
7. Are you at home at 9.30 last night?
8. If he get a good job, he will be happy.
9. I don't know how to operate this machine.
10. My friend wants to be an engineer.
11. There are a lot of sugar in my tea.
12. Where do you buy this nice shirt?
13. I broke my leg two years ago
14. Our house has a small gardens.
15. You should to brush your teeth everyday.
16. I'd like to gets a good job.
17. My brother is oldest than my sister.
18. How many salt do you want?
19. We will move to our new house soon.
20. How many student are there in your class?
21. Before he gets married, he'll look for a job.
22. Ahmed and his brother usually go to school by bus.
23. Did you go anywhere interesting last weekend?
24. How often does your friends visit you?
25. He is the taller student in the class.

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