الخميس، 22 نوفمبر 2012

Exercises On Unit 4 - Writers and Stories

Unit 4 Exercises
1- Vocabulary
A- Choose the correct answer:
1- Early black and white photos show people in (old-fashioned / black-fashioned / white-fashioned / torn) clothes.
2- The Sun is at its strongest at (midnight-evening-dawn-midday).
3- I do not really have a (protein-routine-valentine-bulletin) during the holidays.
4- My friend and I are going to enter an athletics (connection-combination-competition      -compression).  We all hope to win something.
5- I sent an e-mail with two (attachments-letters-parts-posts). They were photos of my friends.
6- I really enjoyed this book. It is written in a very simple (system-design-style-way).
7- Yehia Haqqi came from a poor (district-capital-road-way) of Cairo.
8- My brother wants to be a lawyer when he graduates, so he's studying (fashion-law-    medicine-straw) at university.
9- Magdi Yacoub was one of the first heart transplant (captains-players-pioneers-astronauts).
10- Scientists are paid to (avoid-develop-work-do) new medicines every year to help people.
11- In my grandfather's village, they still follow the same traditional (customs-habits-stations-costumes) that he used to follow when he was a boy.
12- My sister loves clothes and buys very (changeable-believable-fashionable-comparable) dresses.
13- His first job was as a (law-lawyer-lawful-lower).
14- A (diplomat-publisher-producer-performer) is someone who produces books,       newspapers or magazines.
15- My parents gave me a (team-competition-connection-collection) of modern short stories for my birthday.
16- Yehia Haqqi was an important twentieth century (writer-fighter-teacher-comedian).
17- I have a ten (minutes-minute-minute’s-minutes’) break for something to eat at midday.
18- When I was seven I wrote a poem which (beat-gained-earned-won) a prize.
19- I enjoy (read-reading-with reading-to read) novels when I was a young child.
20- As well as being an important writer, he was an expert (with-of-on-about) Arabic culture.
21- He graduated in law and worked as a (doctor-dentist-teacher-lawyer).
22- In 1929, he began his (carrier-career-courier-carefree) as a diplomat
23- The time he spent abroad gave him (experiments-explosions-expenses-       experiences) he later used in his writing.
24- Haqqi’s first short story was (declared-published-advertised-consumed) in 1925.
25- As well as (write-writing-wrote-to write) novels, he also translated French literature into Arabic.
26- Haqqi’s story, The Postman, was (done-worked-played-made) into a film.
27- Haqqi was interested (in-at-of-by) the Arabic language.
28- He (spoilt-did-devolved-directed) a new style of writing which is respected today.
29- He was a very strong believer (in-at-of-with) the power of education.
30- It was interesting hearing about his (experiments-experts-exports-experiences) as a policeman.
31- A lot of people (support-suppose-suggest-import) Al Ahly Club
32- They told us that we have to give (up-off-out-in) our homework on Thursday.
33- They cut (out-down-into-on) five trees in the bark.
34- Yesterday evening, I (devised-reversed-revised-reserved) for my English test.
35- He writes two short stories (in-a-an-some) month.
36- Using the computer for a long time (does-makes-works-gives) me a headache.
37- He (tested-experienced-examined-touched) many different and interesting ideas in  his work.
38- Education can give everyone the (opportunity-occasion-opposition-supposition) to be successful.
39- His first short story (developed-did-provided-established) him as one of the great short story writers of the Arab world.
40- My wealth people offer help to the poor and the (disability-ability-disables-capability).
41- When the employee reaches the age of 60, he / she (recycles-retires-starves- survives).
42- Solving the problem of shortage of water is one of the (challenges-charities- changes-charms) faced by many countries today.
43- After he (graduated-generated-graded-grew) in law, he worked as a lawyer.
44- Have you finished (read-to read-have read-reading) the magazine?
45- My uncle works in politics. He is a (magician-musician-diplomat-politician).
46- My brother is a journalist. He wrote (an essay-an article-a composition-a letter) about the bad effects of global warming.
47- Small supermarkets have to cut their prices to (compete-contain-confess- conclude) with the big supermarkets.
48- If you don’t (break-crash-obey-disobey) traffic rules, you’ll be punished.
49- This painting is (lyrical-historical-typical-economical) of his early work.
50- My cousin works (out-on-up-for) a computer company in Cairo.
B- Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write it correctly:


1- She sent me the report as an e-mail letter
2- Yehia Haqqi was a strong belief in the power of education.
3- His first job was as a law.
4- My sister loves clothes and buys very fashion dresses.
5- A publication is someone who produces books, newspapers or magazines.
6- He wrote a collective of short stories about the poor and the disabled.
7- Yehia Haqqi was an important twentieth century writing.
8- Yehia Haqqi was one of the astronauts of modern Egyptian literature.
9- Yehia Haqqi was born in 1905 in the Sayyida Zeinab country of Cairo.
10- Haqqi wrote about Arab society and costumes in the twentieth century. 
11- Yehia Haqqi is thought of as the mother of the modern short story in Egypt.
12- Yehia Haqqi's novels were translated with many languages.
13- Yehia Haqqi developed a new stale of writing.
14- He was interested on the ancient Egyptian history.
15- This dress look old-fashion.
2- Grammar
A- Choose the correct answer:
1- I (used to read-was reading-had read-have read) the newspaper everyday. Now I don’t have the time.
2- As soon as he (takes-has taken-will take-had taken) the photograph, he showed it to his friend.
3- I (was taken-took-was taking-had taken) to a football match at the weekend.
4- I (already saw-have already seen-had already seen-was already seeing) the film before I read the book.
5- What (did you do-were you doing-have you done-do you do) when I called you?
6- I (have had-had-had had-was having) my own computer for three years now.
7- While I (did-was doing-have done-doing) my homework, my sister was listening to music.
8- The windows at school (cleaned-were cleaning-were cleaned-had cleaned) this morning.
9- We (told-were telling-have told-were told) to give in our homework on Tuesday.
10- I (enjoy-was enjoying-enjoyed-have enjoyed) reading novels since I was a young child.
11- Yesterday, my sister gave me a book she (had finished-has finished-finished-was       finished) reading the day before.
12- The parcel (delivered-was delivering-was delivered-had delivered) when I was reading the newspaper.
13- I (used to read-was reading-had read-have read) at least one book a week, but now  I don’t read so many.
14- I’ve played football (since-for-ago-from) five years.
15- We (haven’t decided-didn’t decide-hadn’t decided-don’t decide) what to do for the       holidays yet.
16- At the age of seven, my parents (are taking-were taking-took-take) me to Jordan.
17- Someone phoned me while I (cook-was cooked-am cooking-was cooking) the dinner.
18- Something is wrong with his car, so he (has taken-has been taken-was taken-is being taken ) it to the garage
19- I (have seen-saw-would see-was seen) him a few days ago.
20- Hamlet (wrote-had written-was written-was writing) by Shakespeare.
21- I used to (drove-drive-driving-driven) very slowly. I drive faster now.
22- He didn’t (use-using-uses-used) to need much sleep. He does now.
23- Somebody phoned me while the dinner (was cooking-was being cooked-cooked- had been cooked).
24- While father (was reading-read-had read-has read) the paper, mother was cooking       dinner.
25- Where did you (used-using-use-uses) to play when you were young?
B- Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:
1- Twenty million people saw the new film already.
2- My parents use to live in a small flat in the city centre.
3- Yesterday evening, we revised for our English test when all the lights went out.
4- I attend this school for five years.
5- Our school was opening exactly 25 years ago today.
6- She played the piano since the age of six and she still plays every day.
7- Our block of flats build five years ago.
8- Five trees cut down a week ago.
9- Yesterday evening, the programme watched by a million people.
10- Did you used to play with dolls?
11- I have seen him yesterday.
12- The washing machine delivers while I was reading the newspaper.
13- I am used to reading at least one book a week, but now I don't read so many.
14- While I come to school today, I met an old friend.
15- The room clean when the earthquake happened.
3- Language Functions
    Respond to each of the following situations:
1- A friend asks for your opinion about the problem of pollution.
2- You ask a friend what he used to read when he was young.
3- Someone asks for your opinion about Yehia Haqqi.
4- You ask for your friend’s opinion about modern technology.



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