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Questions

Aim High 3

Unit (3)

(1) Vocabulary & Structure

1. She was (visualized – catapulted – inspired – stumbled) out of the car

as it hit the wall.

2. I've (already – yet – before – never) thought the title of this song is "

Do you fly now? "

3. You will be asked to perform some standard (application – maneuvers –

pantry – benefit) during your driving test.

4. Judith has never (been – gone – be – went) to an English speaking

country.

5. The burglar alarm is (active – activated – simplified – memorize) by

movement.

6. Have you ever (ride – rode – ridden – rides) a camel.

7. I wasn't sure how many people were expected. They have ( just -

for – yet – since) arrived.

8. I always (associate – apply – pantry – visualize) the smell of roses with

my mother's garden.

9. My (knowledge – association – achievement – manoeuvre) of world

geography is limited.

10. Some people think that life will become very (inspire – pantry – dull

– essentially) when they retire.

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(2) Grammar

Choose the correct words between brackets:

Tom is sixteen years old and he’s a swimmer. He 1________

swimming when he was very small and he 2________ it ever since. He

3________ in competitions for over five years now and he 4________

against some of the best swimmers in the country. Last year he

5________ a silver medal in the National Championships and he

6________ first in many other races. His coach 7________ he should

swim in the Olympic Games, so Tom 8________ training hard. He

9________ at six o’clock to swim for two hours before school. After

school he 10________ to the pool for another two hours before going

home. Not surprisingly, he’s exhausted!

1. a. started b. ’s started c. ’s been starting

2. a. loved b. ’s loved c. ’s been loving

3. a. swam b. ’s swum c. ’s been swimming

4. a. competed b. ’s competed c. ’s been competing

5. a. won b. ’s won c. ’s been winning

6. a. came b. ’s come c. ’s been coming

7. a. said b. has said c. has been saying

8. a. trained b. has trained c. has been training

9. a. got up b. ’s got up c. ’s been getting up

10. a. went b. ’s gone c. ’s been going

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(3) Re-write the following sentences giving the same meanings

1. I started learning Arabic five years ago. (for)

…………………………………………………………………………

2. They won the prize in 2005, 2008 and 2010.

…………………………………………………………………………

3. Tina met her best friend ten years ago.

…………………………………………………………………………

4. The last time Matt played football was six months ago. (hasn't)

…………………………………………………………………………

5. My dad started writing letters at 8 a.m. and it’s now 4 p.m. (for)

…………………………………………………………………………

6. When did you start running marathons? (How long)

…………………………………………………………………………

7. Tony bought his laptop in 2009. (since)

…………………………………………………………………………

8. I arrived here an hour ago and I’m still waiting. (been)

…………………………………………………………………………

9. The last time Sandra was ill was in March. (since)

…………………………………………………………………………

10. My parents got married in 1993. (since)

…………………………………………………………………………

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(4) Reading Comprehension

A. Read the text and choose the correct answers.

Message in a bottle

Forty years ago, eight-year-old Sandra Morris was on a cruise

ship travelling home to the USA from a holiday in Europe. During her

journey, she threw an empty bottle containing a note over the side of

the ship. Three months later, eight-year-old Rosalind Hearse was

walking on a beach with her headmaster father when she spotted

Sandra’s bottle in the sand. The two girls started writing to each other

straight away, and have been in touch ever since. Yesterday the pair,

both now 48, visited the spot at Morfa beach near Margam, South

Wales, where Rosalind found the message. Rosalind says, ‘Our

friendship grew through our letters as we shared amazingly parallel

lives. We each have two children, a boy and girl, and our eldest were

born just ten days apart.’ The pair’s children have also become firm

friends after sharing a trip to Disneyland together.

Read the text again and answer the questions with a complete

sentence.

1. How did Sandra send her note?

……………………………………………………………………………..

2. How long did the bottle take to reach the shore?

……………………………………………………………………………..

3. How long have the women been writing to each other?

……………………………………………………………………………..

4. Where did Rosalind find the bottle?

……………………………………………………………………………..

5. What have Rosalind and Sandra got in common?

……………………………………………………………………………..

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Choose:

1. The pair were …………… years old when their friendship started.

a. forty b. eight c. forty-eight

2. Sandra had visited countries like ………… during her holiday.

a. Canada b. Thailand c. Germany

3. Rosalind’s father worked in a …………….

a. hospital. b. school. c. bank.

4. Rosalind and Sandra are now …………. years old.

a. nearly fifty b. over fifty c. nearly forty

5. Their children got to know each other …………..

a. at school. b. at home. c. on holiday.

B. Reading

The energy crisis

Fossil fuels like oil, natural gas and coal come from plants and

animals that died millions of years ago. In the past they were very

cheap and easy to extract, but now they are running out. An alternative

to fossil fuels is nuclear energy, which comes from nuclear reactions in

radioactive materials like uranium. A small amount of uranium

produces a lot of energy, but nuclear waste remains dangerous for

thousands of years. Because of the problems with fossil fuels and

nuclear energy, scientists are doing research into renewable energy

sources, such as solar energy from the sun, hydroelectric energy from

moving water and wind energy using wind turbines. Another alternative

is biomass, which is biological material like plant or animal waste. At

the moment all the alternative energy sources have disadvantages as

well as advantages, so the energy crisis has not been solved yet.

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Read the text again and answer the questions with a complete

sentence.

1. What are fossil fuels made from?

……………………………………………………………………………..

2. What is the problem with fossil fuels today?

……………………………………………………………………………..

3. What is the advantage of using uranium to produce energy?

……………………………………………………………………………..

4. What machinery is necessary to convert wind energy into electricity?

……………………………………………………………………………..

5. Why have scientists not managed to solve the energy crisis yet?

……………………………………………………………………………..

Choose

1. ………….. is a fossil fuel.

a. Solar energy b. Natural gas c. Nuclear energy

2. During the last century, it wasn’t … to extract fossil fuels.

a. expensive b. easy c. practical

3. The main disadvantage with nuclear energy is that it is ………..

a. dirty. b. expensive. c. dangerous.

4. Moving water generates ………….. energy.

a. solar b. nuclear c. hydroelectric

5. Biomass is made from ………….. waste.

a. factory b. biological c. recycled

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(5) Drama " King Lear "

Act 1

1- In King Lear, why did Lear believe that it was better to stop

governing the kingdom?

2- " before I divide the three areas of my rule among you, which of you

loves me the most?" Comment.

3- "What did he say? Call that idiot back." Comment.

4- In King Lear, Who was Caius?

5- Explain how her father's punishment turned out to be a blessing for

Cordelia to find the right man to marry?

6- "Royal Lear, reverse your harsh judgment on your loving daughter."

Comment.

(6) Poetry "Rainbow"

Questions with model answers:

1. What does the poet describe in the first two lines?

2. When do we acquire our love for nature?

3. What is the continuity of man's life compared to?

4. The child is father of the man. Explain.

5. What does the poet wish in the last line?

6. Paraphrase and comment on the following lines, showing the figures

of the speech , the sound techniques and the rhyme scheme:

My heart leaps up when I behold

A rainbow in the sky

So was it when my life began;

So is it now I am a man;

So be it when I shall grow old,

Or let me die

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(7) Click on 3 Test

A. Language functions

1. Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue :

Nadal: ………………………………this summer ?

Abdullah: I have been to Alexandria.

Nadal: ………………………………………………….

Abdullah: I visited Alex, library, Kayetbay Citadel, the Romans

Museum and the sea.

Nadal: you enjoy yourself in Alex every summer, …………………..?

Abdullah: yes, of course.

2. Write what would you say in each of the following situations :

1. Your friend visits you at home and you offer to make a hot drink for

him .

……………………………………………………………………………

2. Your mother asks you what you could do on Friday, make a

suggestion.

………………………………………………………………………………

B. Reading Comprehension

3. Read the following passage and answer the questions :

A wise man, who was travelling in the mountains, found a valuable

stone in a river where he had stooped to catch fish to eat. The next

day, the man met another traveler who was poor and hungry, so he

opened his bag to share his food. The hungry traveler saw the valuable

stone and asked for it. the man happily gave it to him.

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The traveler left knowing that the stone was so valuable that he would

be rich for the rest of his life .but a few days later, he returned and

gave the stone back to the wise man. “ I ‘ ve been thinking “ he said . “

I know how valuable this stone is, but I am giving it back in the hope

that you can give me something even more valuable. can you give me

what you have that made it possible for you to give me the stone?

A) Answer the following questions :

1- Why did the wise man stop ?

………………………………………………………………………

2- Why did the traveler want the valuable stone ?

………………………………………………………………………

3- What does it mean in I am giving it back ……

………………………………………………………………………

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

4. Why did the wise man open his bag ?

a) to put the valuable stone .

b) to take the valuable stone out

c) to take food out for the other traveler

d) so that the traveler could see the stone

5. Why did the traveler give the stone back ?

a) he realized that the stone was not really valuable.

b) he realized that generosity was more valuable than the stone .

c) he realized that the wise man needed the stone more than he did .

d) he did not want to be rich .

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C. Usage and Writing

4- Choose the correct word ( s) between brackets :

1. A miner needs to be ………………… because it is a dangerous job .

( funny – creative – brave )

2. A porter is a person who carries ………………..

( luggage – hammer – scissors )

3. They were ………………. to see their son was OK .

( exhausted – proud – relieved )

4. They often eat ……………… eggs for dinner.

( mashed – scrambled – grated )

5. He managed to get ……….. from the fire and call the fire brigade .

( up – over – away )

5- Find the mistakes and correct them :

1. They drove all last night .

………………………………………………………………………..

2. She was brought down by his granny .

………………………………………………………………………….

3. The hotel receptionist has to be aggressive to deal with guests .

……………………………………………………………………………

4. We use a compass to protect our head if we fall off our bikes .

……………………………………………………………………………

5. The old man turned on to be a thief .

…………………………………………………………………………..

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6- Omit the odd one out and replace it with a correct one :

1. Estate agent – Cameraman – experience – lawyer .

2. Dedicated – creative – careful – moving

3. Toffee tart – pickled vegetables – fruit salad – ice –cream .

4. The most intelligent – the funniest – more expensive – the hottest.

5. Suburbs – woods – department stores – cinemas.

7- Translation

A) Translate into Arabic :

Although people in Mediterranean countries have been using olive oil

for 4,000 years, it has only recently become popular in other parts of

the world.

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

B) Translate into English

.الموعظة الحسنة سالم بالحكمة ولى اإلإيجب الدعوة -

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

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Model Answers

(1) Vocabulary & Structure

Choose:

1. catapulted 2. already 3. maneuvers

4. been 5. activated 6. ridden

7. just 8. associate 9. knowledge

10. dull

(2) Grammar

Choose the correct words between brackets:

1. a 2. b 3. c 4. b 5. a

6. b 7. b 8. c 9. c 10. c

(3) Re-write the following sentences giving the same meanings

1. I have been learning Arabic for 5 years

2. They have won the prize three times

3. she has known her best friend for 10 years

4. Matt hasn’t played football for 6 months

5. He has been writing letters for 8 hours

6. How long have you been running marathons?

7. He has had his laptop since 2009

8. I have been waiting here for an hour.

9. She hasn’t been ill since March

10. They have been married since 1993

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(4) Reading Comprehension

Answer

1. She put it in an empty bottle and threw it over the side of the ship

she was travelling on.

2. It took three months to reach the shore.

3. They have been writing to each other for forty years.

4. She found it on Morfa beach near Margam in South Wales.

5. They both have two children – a boy and a girl, and they are very

similar in age.

Choose

1. b 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. c

B. Reading

Answer

1. They are made from plants and animals that died millions of years

ago.

2. Fossil fuels are running out.

3. A small amount of uranium produces a lot of energy.

4. Wind turbines convert wind energy into electricity.

5. Because all the alternative energy sources have some

disadvantages.

Choose

1. b 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. b

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(5) Drama " King Lear "

Act 1

1- In King Lear, why did Lear believe that it was better to stop

governing the kingdom??

King Lear is not unlike most men when they grow old. They start

thinking about death and yielding for a peaceful retirement. They would

like to have a few years of relaxation and pleasure before they get too

old to do anything but sit in a chair or lie in bed. The play is about old

age and the transition of power from one generation to the next. Lear

does not necessarily think that he is becoming unfit to govern his

country. Rather, he thinks that he can safely turn the governing power

over to those who will soon inherit it by his death anyway. His mistake

is in believing that everybody loves him. He has been a king for many

years. Everybody was afraid of him because of his status and power.

He was always the center of attention, admired and imitated. People

listened to his opinions and laughed at his jokes. He assumed his

daughters all loved him and that he could trust them to make his life

comfortable in his final years

2-" before I divide the three areas of my rule among you, which of

you loves me the most?" Comment.

When Lear first speaks, he seems like a logical and generous king. He

wants to divide his kingdom three ways and give the portions to each

of his daughters. He realizes he is getting old and feels that the time is

right to confer his kingdom to his daughters ("younger strengths")

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giving him time to relax/retire. However, he soon proves that although

he is generously giving away his kingdom, he is proud; he expects

each daughter to profess her love for him. She who professes love for

Lear most eloquently would apparently get a greater share of the

kingdom.

3- "What did he say? Call that idiot back." Comment.

Lear said these words to one of his knights. With Goneril's

encouragement, Oswald treats Lear coldly and provokes a quarrel

between the King and his daughter. She lashes out at him; in sharp

contrast to the overwhelming love she expressed when he was giving

his kingdom away. Darkness and death!

4- In King Lear, Who was Caius? "Caius," as he calls himself, first appears in Act I scene 4. Caius is

actually the disguised Duke of Kent who, having been banished in Act I

scene 1 after telling the truth to his king now disguises himself in order

to continue to serve his lord now. It is clear right from the very

beginning that Caius actually does the same as Kent did: tell the truth

to Lear. However, his disguise and identity as "a servant" seems to

make the truth and his honesty much more clearly to Lear than his

previous honesty when he was speaking as Duke of Kent.

5- Explain how her father's punishment turned out to be a blessing

for Cordelia to find the right man to marry?

The truth that Cordelia tells Lear about the depth of her love is only

rewarded by being disowned and losing all the wealth and land that

she stood to gain had she, like her sisters, exaggerated her affections

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and lied about her love for her father. As a result, Lear is very open

with Burgundy and France, the two monarchs who have come to try to

marry Cordelia. He tells them that they can have her but that she will

not receive anything from him. Burgundy, respectfully, says that on

these terms he cannot marry Cordelia.

France sees in Cordelia honesty that is more precious than all the land

and gold she could have received. It is clear that France values

Cordelia for who she really is rather than for the possessions she

would bring to a marriage. Losing her father's favor is something that

benefits Cordelia, as it helps her to find a husband that loves her and

respects her character.

6- "Royal Lear, reverse your harsh judgment on your loving

daughter." Comment.

Kent said these words to Lear. He just like Cordelia is only rewarded

with punishment for his honestly, loyalty and truthfulness. He, when he

sees how Lear responds to Cordelia after she refuses to exaggerate

and lie about her love for him as her sisters have done, tries to

remonstrate with Lear and make him take back his hasty words. When

he goes on to insist on very vocal terms that Lear has made a mistake,

Lear sees this as a challenge to his authority that is akin to treason,

and punishes Kent with banishment.

Lear therefore gives Kent five days to leave the country, saying that if

he is found in England after the sixth day, he will be punished by death.

The parallel between Kent and Cordelia is clear: both are punished for

telling the truth. The audience's impression of Lear as a man who is

unable to accept the truth is confirmed

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(6) Poetry "Rainbow"

Questions with model answers:

1. What does the poet describe in the first two lines?

ye e thbhe sb s bie ssei se ee h bih s bi cse eH

2. When do we acquire our love for nature?

When we are young. That love grows with us.

3. What is the continuity of man's life compared to?

To the continuity of natural phenomena: the rainbow.

4. The child is father of the man. Explain.

In this line, the poet sums up his philosophy I life. He says that the

child grows up to be a man, then he gets married and has children of

his own. These children grow up and become men etc….

5. What does the poet wish in the last line?

He wishes his days would be linked together with his love for nature

and respect for God and religion.

6. Paraphrase and comment on the following lines, showing the

figures of the speech, the sound techniques and the rhyme

scheme:

My heart leaps up when I behold

A rainbow in the sky

So was it when my life began;

So is it now I am a man;

So be it when I shall grow old,

Or let me die