MTA Revision file questions

The test is ___ Wednesday.

Arabic translation: الاختبار ___ يوم الأربعاء.

1. Ain
2. Bon Correct answer
3. Cat

Hint: Which preposition do we use with days of the week, like Monday or Friday?

Explanation: Days of the week take the preposition “on”: on Wednesday, on Friday, on Monday morning. English uses three prepositions of time in a general-to-specific pattern: “in” for long periods (in July, in 2015), “on” for days and dates, and “at” for exact clock times (at 9 o’clock). Wednesday is a single day, so “The test is on Wednesday” is correct; “in Wednesday” and “at Wednesday” are common learner mistakes.

The new restaurant opens ___ 2nd May.

Arabic translation: المطعم الجديد يفتح ___ ٢ مايو.

1. Aon Correct answer
2. Bin
3. Cat

Hint: A date is a particular day. Which preposition goes with days?

Explanation: A date such as 2nd May names one particular day, so it follows the same rule as days of the week and takes “on”: on 2nd May, on 4th July, on my birthday. Be careful: the month alone is a longer period and takes “in” (in May), but as soon as you add the day number, the preposition changes to “on”. “At” is only for clock times (at 7 p.m.).

The holidays start ___ July.

Arabic translation: الإجازة تبدأ ___ شهر يوليو.

1. Aon
2. Bin Correct answer
3. Cat

Hint: Is July a single day or a longer period of time?

Explanation: Months, seasons and years are long periods, and long periods take “in”: in July, in summer, in 2024. “On” is used only for days and dates (on 1st July), and “at” is for exact times (at noon). So the holidays start in July. A useful memory aid: the longer the period, the more “inside” it you are — in a month, in a year, in a century.

Was your brother born ___ 2015?

Arabic translation: هل وُلد أخوك ___ عام ٢٠١٥؟

1. Aat
2. Bon
3. Cin Correct answer

Hint: A year is a long period, like a month. Which preposition do we use with long periods?

Explanation: Years are long periods, so we use “in”: born in 2015, the Olympics in 1964. This is the same rule as for months (in March) and seasons (in winter). “On” would need a specific day (born on 3rd June 2015), and “at” is for clock times. So the question is “Was your brother born in 2015?”.

She worked there ___

Arabic translation: عملت هناك ___

1. Afrom 2018 at 2020
2. Bfrom 2018 on 2020
3. Cfrom 2018 to 2020 Correct answer

Hint: We often use “from …” with another word to show where a period ends.

Explanation: To give the start and end of a period, English uses the pair “from … to …”: She worked there from 2018 to 2020; The shop is open from 9 to 5. “From … until …” is also possible, but “from … at …” and “from … on …” are never used, because “at” and “on” cannot mark the end point of a period. Learn “from … to …” as one fixed pattern.

I ___ comedy shows. I watch one every weekend.

Arabic translation: أنا ___ البرامج الكوميدية. أشاهد واحداً كل نهاية أسبوع.

1. Alikes
2. Bliked
3. Clike Correct answer

Hint: The second sentence shows this is a habit now. Which present-simple form goes with “I”?

Explanation: The second sentence (“I watch one every weekend”) shows we are talking about a present habit and preference, so we use the present simple. In the present simple, only he/she/it add -s; with I, you, we and they the verb stays in its base form: I like, you like, they like. “Likes” would need a third-person subject (She likes comedy shows), and “liked” is past, which does not match the present habit in the second sentence.

These days, Mona ___ Chinese food, but she ___ like Italian food.

Arabic translation: هذه الأيام، منى ___ الأكل الصيني، لكنها ___ تحب الأكل الإيطالي.

1. Alike / don’t
2. Blikes / doesn’t Correct answer
3. Cliked / didn’t

Hint: “These days” shows the present. Mona is one person (she) — which verb form and which negative auxiliary match “she”?

Explanation: Mona is a third-person singular subject (she), and “these days” tells us the sentence is in the present simple. In the affirmative, he/she/it adds -s to the verb (Mona likes); in the negative, we use “doesn’t” + base verb (she doesn’t like). “Like / don’t” is the form for I/you/we/they, and “liked / didn’t” is past, which does not fit “these days”. Notice that after “doesn’t” the main verb loses its -s: she doesn’t like, not she doesn’t likes.

He ___ to the park every week.

Arabic translation: هو ___ إلى الحديقة كل أسبوع.

1. Ago
2. Bgoing
3. Cgoes Correct answer

Hint: “Every week” describes a habit. What happens to the verb after he/she/it in the present simple?

Explanation: Expressions like “every week”, “usually” and “on Fridays” describe habits, which take the present simple. With he/she/it the verb adds -s, and verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -s or -x add -es: go → goes, do → does, watch → watches. So: He goes to the park every week. “Go” is the form for I/you/we/they, and “going” needs a form of “be” (He is going).

___ they like comedy shows these days?

Arabic translation: ___ هم يحبون البرامج الكوميدية هذه الأيام؟

1. ADid
2. BDo Correct answer
3. CDoes

Hint: “These days” points to the present. Which present auxiliary goes with “they”?

Explanation: Present simple questions with ordinary verbs use an auxiliary: “Do” with I/you/we/they and “Does” with he/she/it, followed by the base verb: Do they like comedy shows these days? “Does” does not match the plural subject “they”, and “Did” makes a past question, which conflicts with “these days”. Remember the word order: Do + subject + base verb + …?

My idea/suggestion is to ___ a dinner party tomorrow.

Arabic translation: فكرتي/اقتراحي أن ___ حفلة عشاء غداً.

1. Ahas
2. Bhave Correct answer
3. Chaving

Hint: After “My idea is to …”, what form of the verb completes the infinitive?

Explanation: In “My idea is to have a dinner party”, the word “to” is the infinitive marker, so it must be followed by the base form of the verb (to have, to go, to visit). “Has” is a present-simple form and “having” is an -ing form; neither can follow the infinitive “to”. Be careful not to over-generalize: when “to” is a preposition, as in “I look forward to meeting you” or “I’m used to working late”, it is followed by an -ing form or a noun, not a base verb.

Why don’t we ___ to a restaurant?

Arabic translation: لماذا لا ___ إلى مطعم؟

1. Ago Correct answer
2. Bgoes
3. Cgoing

Hint: “Why don’t we …?” is a suggestion. Which verb form follows an auxiliary like “don’t”?

Explanation: “Why don’t we …?” is a common way to make a suggestion (Unit 2A). Because it contains the auxiliary “don’t”, it is followed by the base form of the verb: Why don’t we go to a restaurant? Why don’t we invite Sara? “Goes” has the third-person -s, which is never used after an auxiliary, and “going” is used after “How about …?”, not after “Why don’t we …?”.

We could ___ a play.

Arabic translation: يمكننا أن ___ مسرحية.

1. Asaw
2. Bseeing
3. Csee Correct answer

Hint: “Could” is a modal verb. What form of the main verb follows modal verbs?

Explanation: “We could …” is another way to make a suggestion. “Could” is a modal verb, and modal verbs (can, could, should, must …) are always followed by the base form without “to”: We could see a play; You should rest. “Saw” is a past form and “seeing” is an -ing form, so neither can follow a modal. A modal never adds -s or -ing itself either.

How about ___ a picnic?

Arabic translation: ما رأيك أن ___ نزهة؟

1. Aorganize
2. Borganizes
3. Corganizing Correct answer

Hint: In suggestions, “How about” works like a preposition. What verb form follows prepositions?

Explanation: “How about …?” and “What about …?” are suggestion phrases that end in a preposition (“about”). After a preposition, a verb must take the -ing form: How about organizing a picnic? What about going to the beach? You can also use a noun: How about a picnic? “Organize” (base form) is used after “Why don’t we …?” or “Let’s …”, and “organizes” is a present-simple form that does not fit here.

Ahmed ___ on holiday with some friends.

Arabic translation: أحمد ___ في إجازة مع بعض الأصدقاء.

1. Ais going Correct answer
2. Bare going
3. Cam going

Hint: Ahmed is one person. Which form of “be” goes with he/she/it?

Explanation: Unit 2B uses the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) to talk about future plans and arrangements: Ahmed is going on holiday with some friends. The form of “be” must agree with the subject: I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are. Ahmed is one person (he), so “is going” is correct. “Are going” would need a plural subject (Ahmed and Ali are going), and “am going” is only for “I”.

Houses are generally ___ than apartments.

Arabic translation: البيوت عادة ___ من الشقق.

1. Amany expensive
2. Bmore expensive Correct answer
3. Cexpensive

Hint: “Than” shows a comparison. How do long adjectives like “expensive” form the comparative?

Explanation: The word “than” tells us we are comparing two things, so we need a comparative adjective. Short adjectives add -er (cheap → cheaper), but adjectives of two or more syllables usually use “more”: expensive → more expensive, comfortable → more comfortable. So: Houses are generally more expensive than apartments. “Expensive” alone cannot be followed by “than”, and “many expensive” is not a comparative structure at all.

There’s ___ money in my wallet.

Arabic translation: يوجد ___ مال في محفظتي.

1. Aa few
2. Bmany
3. Ca little Correct answer

Hint: Is “money” countable or uncountable? Choose the word that goes with that type of noun.

Explanation: “Money” is an uncountable noun (we cannot say “two moneys”), so it needs a quantifier for uncountable nouns. “A little” means “a small amount, but some”: There’s a little money in my wallet. “A few” and “many” are used only with plural countable nouns (a few coins, many notes). Note the difference: “a little money” (some, positive) versus “little money” (almost none, negative).

There is ___ milk in the bottle than in the carton.

Arabic translation: يوجد ___ حليب في الزجاجة مما في الكرتون.

1. Aa little
2. Bless Correct answer
3. Cfewer

Hint: “Milk” is uncountable, and “than” shows a comparison.

Explanation: This sentence compares two amounts (“than in the carton”), and “milk” is uncountable. The comparative quantifier for uncountable nouns is “less”: There is less milk in the bottle than in the carton. “Fewer” is the comparative for plural countable nouns (fewer bottles), and “a little” only describes an amount; it cannot be followed by “than”.

___ people write letters anymore.

Arabic translation: ___ من الناس يكتبون رسائل هذه الأيام.

1. AMuch
2. BLittle
3. CFew Correct answer

Hint: “People” is a plural countable noun, and the sentence has a negative meaning (almost nobody).

Explanation: “People” is a plural countable noun, and the meaning is negative: almost nobody writes letters now. “Few” (without “a”) + plural countable noun expresses this “not many” idea: Few people write letters anymore. “Much” and “little” are used with uncountable nouns (much time, little money), so they cannot go with “people”. Compare: “A few people came” (some came) with “Few people came” (disappointingly few).

___ people speak a second language in England compared with Holland.

Arabic translation: ___ من الناس يتحدثون لغة ثانية في إنجلترا مقارنة بهولندا.

1. AA few
2. BSome
3. CFewer Correct answer

Hint: The sentence compares two countries, and “people” is countable.

Explanation: “Compared with Holland” turns this sentence into a comparison, and “people” is a plural countable noun. The comparative quantifier for countable nouns is “fewer”: Fewer people speak a second language in England. “A few” and “some” describe a small or unspecified number but do not compare two groups. (In informal speech some people say “less people”, but “fewer” is the correct choice in exams and formal English.)

In 2019 NASA stated that the previous five years were ___ ever recorded.

Arabic translation: في ٢٠١٩ ذكرت ناسا أن السنوات الخمس السابقة كانت ___ على الإطلاق.

1. Athe hotest
2. Bthe hottest Correct answer
3. Cthe most hot

Hint: This is a superlative. Check the spelling rule for short adjectives that end in one vowel + one consonant.

Explanation: “Ever recorded” compares these years with all other years, so we need the superlative. One-syllable adjectives form the superlative with -est, and if they end in one vowel + one consonant, the final consonant doubles: hot → the hottest, big → the biggest, thin → the thinnest. “The hotest” forgets to double the t, and “the most hot” is wrong because “most” is used only with longer adjectives.

It looks like our ___ fears are coming true.

Arabic translation: يبدو أن ___ مخاوفنا بدأت تتحقق.

1. Abad
2. Bworse
3. Cworst Correct answer

Hint: The meaning is “the most bad of all”. “Bad” has an irregular superlative.

Explanation: “Our worst fears” means the fears that are bad to the highest degree. “Bad” is an irregular adjective: bad – worse – the worst (compare good – better – the best). “Worse” is the comparative and is used when comparing two things (This is worse than yesterday), and “bad” alone cannot express the idea of “the most”. In the sentence, “our” replaces “the”: our worst fears.

I have ___ books to check out at the library.

Arabic translation: لدي ___ كتب لأستعيرها من المكتبة.

1. Aa lot
2. Blots
3. Ca few Correct answer

Hint: Two of the options need another small word before a noun. Which one can go directly before “books”?

Explanation: All three options are about quantity, but only “a few” can go directly before a plural countable noun: I have a few books to check out. “A lot” and “lots” must be followed by “of” before a noun (a lot of books, lots of books); without “of” they are incorrect here. “A few” means “a small number, but some”, which fits borrowing some books from the library.

I haven’t got ___ change. Sorry!

Arabic translation: ليس معي ___ فكة. آسف!

1. Amany
2. Bany Correct answer
3. Ca little

Hint: The sentence is negative (“haven’t got”). Which word do we usually use in negatives and questions?

Explanation: “Any” is the usual quantifier in negative sentences and questions: I haven’t got any change; Have you got any change? Here “change” means coins, which is uncountable, so “many” (for countable nouns) is wrong. “A little” is used mainly in positive sentences (I’ve got a little change) and sounds wrong after “haven’t got”.

He ___ work a week ago.

Arabic translation: هو ___ العمل قبل أسبوع.

1. Astarting
2. Bstarts
3. Cstarted Correct answer

Hint: “A week ago” tells you when the action happened.

Explanation: “Ago” always refers to a finished moment in the past (a week ago, two years ago), so the verb must be in the past simple. “Start” is a regular verb, so we add -ed: He started work a week ago. “Starts” is present simple and “starting” needs an auxiliary (he is starting); neither can be used with “ago”.

They ___ to Brazil last year.

Arabic translation: هم ___ إلى البرازيل السنة الماضية.

1. Amoved Correct answer
2. Bmoving
3. Cmove

Hint: “Last year” is a finished time in the past.

Explanation: “Last year” is a finished past time, which requires the past simple. “Move” is a regular verb ending in -e, so we add only -d: move → moved (like live → lived, like → liked). So: They moved to Brazil last year. “Move” is present and “moving” needs an auxiliary such as “were”.

I ___ in Sweden last month.

Arabic translation: أنا ___ في السويد الشهر الماضي.

1. Aam
2. Bis
3. Cwas Correct answer

Hint: “Last month” is past. Which past form of “be” goes with “I”?

Explanation: The verb “be” has two past forms: “was” for I, he, she and it, and “were” for you, we and they. “Last month” is past, and the subject is “I”, so: I was in Sweden last month. “Am” and “is” are present forms, and “is” does not go with “I” in any tense.

She ___ an exam yesterday.

Arabic translation: هي ___ اختبار أمس.

1. Ahave
2. Bhad Correct answer
3. Chas

Hint: “Yesterday” is past. “Have” is an irregular verb.

Explanation: “Have” is irregular: its past simple form is “had” for every subject (I had, she had, they had). “Yesterday” signals the past simple, so: She had an exam yesterday. “Has” is the present form for he/she/it, and “have” is present for I/you/we/they, so neither fits a sentence about yesterday.

We ___ a strange email this morning.

Arabic translation: نحن ___ إيميل غريب هذا الصباح.

1. Ageted
2. Bgot Correct answer
3. Cgets

Hint: “This morning” here is a finished time. Is “get” regular or irregular?

Explanation: “Get” is an irregular verb, so its past form is not made with -ed: get → got. “Geted” is a typical over-regularization mistake. The email arrived earlier this morning (a finished time), so the past simple is correct: We got a strange email this morning. “Gets” is the present simple for he/she/it.

He ___ home in 2014.

Arabic translation: هو ___ المنزل في عام ٢٠١٤.

1. Aleave
2. Bleaving
3. Cleft Correct answer

Hint: “In 2014” is a finished past time, and “leave” is irregular.

Explanation: A specific past year (in 2014) requires the past simple. “Leave” is irregular: leave – left – left. So: He left home in 2014. “Leave” is the present/base form and “leaving” needs an auxiliary; neither can describe a completed action in 2014.

I ___ enjoy the play last night.

Arabic translation: أنا ___ أستمتع بالمسرحية ليلة أمس.

1. Adon’t
2. Bdidn’t Correct answer
3. Cwasn’t

Hint: “Last night” is past, and “enjoy” is an ordinary verb, not “be”.

Explanation: To make a past simple negative with an ordinary verb, we use “didn’t” + base verb: I didn’t enjoy the play last night. “Don’t” is the present negative and does not fit “last night”. “Wasn’t” is the negative of “be” and is used before adjectives, nouns or -ing forms (I wasn’t happy), not directly before another main verb like “enjoy”.

I ___ busy yesterday.

Arabic translation: أنا ___ مشغولاً أمس.

1. Adidn’t
2. Bwasn’t Correct answer
3. Cam

Hint: “Busy” is an adjective, so we need the verb “be”. “Yesterday” tells you the time.

Explanation: “Busy” is an adjective, and adjectives need the verb “be” (I am busy, I was busy). “Yesterday” requires the past, and the past negative of “be” with “I” is “wasn’t”: I wasn’t busy yesterday. “Didn’t” is used with ordinary verbs (I didn’t work yesterday), and “am” is present, so it conflicts with “yesterday”.

I didn’t work while I was a student. I got a job working for an export company ___ I left school.

Arabic translation: لم أعمل وأنا طالب. حصلت على وظيفة في شركة تصدير ___ تركت المدرسة.

1. Awhile
2. Bbefore
3. Cafter Correct answer

Hint: Read the first sentence: did the speaker have a job while they were a student?

Explanation: Time markers such as “before”, “after” and “while” show the order of events (Unit 5C). The first sentence says the speaker did not work as a student, so the job must have come later: I got a job after I left school. “Before” would mean the speaker had the job while still at school, which contradicts the first sentence, and “while” means two things happened at the same time.

I took tennis lessons ___ I was at school. My PE teacher was my coach.

Arabic translation: أخذت دروس تنس ___ كنت في المدرسة. كان معلم الرياضة هو مدربي.

1. Aafter
2. Bwhen Correct answer
3. Cbefore

Hint: The second sentence says the coach was the PE teacher. At what point in the speaker’s life were the lessons?

Explanation: “When I was at school” means “during the time I was a student”; this is the exact example in the Teacher’s Book (Unit 5C). The second sentence tells us the PE teacher was the coach, so the lessons happened during the school years. “Before I was at school” and “after I was at school” are also unnatural English — we would say “before I started school” or “after I left school”.

Mohammad runs far ___ than his brother.

Arabic translation: محمد يركض ___ بكثير من أخيه.

1. AFast
2. BFastest
3. CFasting
4. DFaster Correct answer

Hint: “Than” shows a comparison between two people.

Explanation: “Than his brother” compares two people, so we need the comparative form. Short adjectives and adverbs add -er: fast → faster. “Far” before a comparative means “much”: Mohammad runs far faster than his brother. “Fastest” is the superlative (for three or more), “fast” cannot be followed by “than”, and “fasting” means not eating.

A: Did they have a party? B: Yes, they have. — Is B’s short answer correct?

Arabic translation: أ: هل أقاموا حفلة؟ ب: Yes, they have. — هل رد (ب) القصير صحيح؟

1. AFalse Correct answer
2. BTrue

Hint: A short answer repeats the auxiliary from the question. Which auxiliary is in the question?

Explanation: The answer is False. Short answers repeat the auxiliary used in the question, not the main verb: Did they …? → Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t. Here “have” is the main verb (have a party), and the auxiliary is “did”, so B should say “Yes, they did.” “Yes, they have” would answer a present perfect question such as “Have they had a party?”.

How ___ can smart technology go?

Arabic translation: إلى أي ___ يمكن أن تصل التقنية الذكية؟

1. ALong
2. BFar Correct answer
3. CMany
4. DOften

Hint: The question asks about distance or how much progress is possible.

Explanation: “How far …?” asks about distance (How far is the station?) and, figuratively, about how much progress something can make: How far can smart technology go? “How long” asks about time, “How many” about a number of countable things, and “How often” about frequency. Only “far” fits the idea of “going” to a limit.

I usually pay ___ my debit card.

Arabic translation: عادة أدفع ___ بطاقتي البنكية.

1. AWith Correct answer
2. BAt
3. COf
4. DIn

Hint: Which preposition means “using” a tool or a payment method?

Explanation: To say what you use to pay, English uses “with” (or “by” + card without an article): I usually pay with my debit card / I pay by card. This sentence comes from the shopping dialogue in Unit 4B. “At”, “of” and “in” cannot express the method of payment; we only say “in cash”, which is a fixed expression for coins and notes.

Tokyo is ___ city in the world.

Arabic translation: طوكيو هي ___ مدينة في العالم.

1. AMost modern
2. BMore modern than
3. CThe modernest
4. DThe most modern Correct answer

Hint: “In the world” shows a superlative. How do long adjectives form the superlative?

Explanation: “In the world” compares Tokyo with every other city, so we need a superlative with “the”. Long adjectives (two or more syllables) form the superlative with “the most”: the most modern, the most beautiful. “The modernest” is not standard English, “more modern than” is a comparative (and would need a second item after “than”), and “most modern” without “the” is incomplete here.

They ___ a new bridge over that river last year.

Arabic translation: هم ___ جسراً جديداً فوق ذلك النهر السنة الماضية.

1. ABuilt Correct answer
2. BBuilded
3. CBuild
4. DBuilding

Hint: “Last year” is past, and “build” is irregular.

Explanation: “Build” is an irregular verb: build – built – built. “Last year” requires the past simple, so: They built a new bridge last year. “Builded” is an over-regularized form that does not exist, “build” is present, and “building” needs an auxiliary (They were building).

Why ___ you wash the dishes last night?

Arabic translation: لماذا ___ تغسل الصحون البارحة؟

1. AWasn’t
2. BDidn’t Correct answer
3. CWeren’t
4. DDon’t

Hint: “Last night” is past, and “wash” is an ordinary verb.

Explanation: For a negative question in the past simple with an ordinary verb, we use “didn’t” + subject + base verb: Why didn’t you wash the dishes last night? “Wasn’t/Weren’t” are past forms of “be” and would need an adjective or -ing form, not the base verb “wash”. “Don’t” is present and conflicts with “last night”.

He hasn’t come, ___ he’s ill.

Arabic translation: لم يأتِ، ___ هو مريض.

1. ABut
2. BSo
3. CBecause Correct answer
4. DAnd

Hint: The second part of the sentence gives a reason for the first part.

Explanation: The second clause (“he’s ill”) explains why he hasn’t come, so we need a linking word of reason: He hasn’t come because he’s ill. “But” introduces a contrast, “so” introduces a result (He’s ill, so he hasn’t come — note the different order), and “and” just adds information without showing cause.

I ___ a red car from a friend last month.

Arabic translation: أنا ___ سيارة حمراء من صديق الشهر الماضي.

1. ABought Correct answer
2. BBuy
3. CAm buying
4. DDon’t buy

Hint: “Last month” is past, and “buy” is irregular.

Explanation: “Buy” is irregular: buy – bought – bought. “Last month” signals a finished past time, so we need the past simple: I bought a red car from a friend last month. “Am buying” is present continuous, and “don’t buy” is a present negative; both conflict with “last month”.

Noor is not ___ enough to wear these tight trousers.

Arabic translation: نور ليست ___ بما يكفي لتلبس هذا البنطلون الضيق.

1. AThick
2. BOverweight
3. COversize
4. DSlim Correct answer

Hint: The trousers are tight. What body shape do you need to wear them?

Explanation: “Slim” means thin in an attractive, healthy way (Unit 3A also uses it for thin devices). Tight trousers fit only a slim person, so: Noor is not slim enough to wear these tight trousers. The structure “adjective + enough + to + verb” shows the necessary degree. “Overweight” has the opposite meaning, and “thick” and “oversize” are not used to describe people in this way.

In ___ organizations, the ability to change and remain dynamic is a key ingredient of continued competitiveness.

Arabic translation: في المنظمات ___، القدرة على التغيير والبقاء مرنة عنصر أساسي للتنافس المستمر.

1. AWell-read
2. BWell-dressed
3. CWell-done
4. DWell-designed Correct answer

Hint: Which compound adjective can describe an organization, not a person or food?

Explanation: Compound adjectives with “well-” describe something done well, and each one goes with particular nouns. “Well-designed” means planned and organized effectively, so it can describe an organization, a building or a product. “Well-read” describes a person who has read a lot, “well-dressed” describes a person’s clothes, and “well-done” describes cooked meat or good work — none of these fits “organizations”.

The first step in a job ___ is to prepare an up-to-date CV.

Arabic translation: أول خطوة في ___ عن وظيفة هي تجهيز سيرة ذاتية محدثة.

1. ASearch Correct answer
2. BEscape
3. CUse
4. DDesign

Hint: What is the process of looking for work called?

Explanation: A “job search” is the process of looking for a job, and the collocation is very common: start a job search, an online job search. The sentence says the first step is preparing a CV, which fits the idea of searching. “Job escape”, “job use” and “job design” are not natural collocations with this meaning.

All the following are synonyms of the word suitable except:

Arabic translation: كل ما يلي مرادفات لكلمة suitable (مناسب) ما عدا:

1. AImproper Correct answer
2. BProper
3. CAppropriate
4. DGood

Hint: Three options mean “right for the situation”. Find the one with the opposite meaning.

Explanation: “Suitable” means right or acceptable for a particular purpose. “Proper”, “appropriate” and (in a general sense) “good” have similar meanings, so they are synonyms. “Improper” is formed with the negative prefix im- and means not suitable or not acceptable, so it is the only option that is not a synonym. Other examples of im-: impossible, impolite, impatient.

Every time I shop for my mum's birthday, I tend to buy a new kitchen ___ for her.

Arabic translation: كل مرة أتسوق لعيد ميلاد أمي، أشتري لها ___ مطبخ جديد.

1. AStore
2. BSupply
3. CGadget Correct answer
4. DAccommodation

Hint: Think of a small, useful tool or device for the kitchen.

Explanation: A “gadget” is a small, clever device that helps you do a task, for example a kitchen gadget such as a garlic press or a milk frother (Unit 3 is about gadgets and products). You can buy a gadget as a gift. A “store” is a shop, “supply” is an amount available or the act of providing, and “accommodation” is a place to live.

The tourist office will ___ you with a free basic street map.

Arabic translation: المكتب السياحي سـ ___ لك خريطة شوارع مجانية.

1. AStore
2. BDesign
3. CSupply Correct answer
4. DNeed

Hint: Which verb fits the pattern “___ someone with something”?

Explanation: The verb “supply” means to provide something that people need, and it is used in the pattern “supply someone with something”: The tourist office will supply you with a free map. You can also say “supply something to someone”. “Store” means keep for later, “design” means plan how something looks, and “need” does not take this pattern.

That's ___. I'm sure I put my glasses in my bag, but they're not there.

Arabic translation: هذا ___. أنا متأكد أني وضعت نظارتي في الشنطة لكنها ليست هناك.

1. ANice
2. BStrange Correct answer
3. CGreat
4. DKnown

Hint: The speaker cannot explain what happened to the glasses.

Explanation: “Strange” means unusual, surprising or difficult to explain. The speaker is sure the glasses were in the bag, but they are not there — an unexpected situation, so “That’s strange” is the natural reaction. “Nice” and “great” are positive and do not fit a problem, and “known” makes no sense here.

I enjoyed the film because it was really ___.

Arabic translation: استمتعت بالفيلم لأنه كان ___ جداً.

1. AExciting Correct answer
2. BBoring
3. CUninteresting
4. DTerrible

Hint: The speaker enjoyed the film, so the adjective must be positive.

Explanation: The word “because” tells us the adjective explains why the speaker enjoyed the film, so it must be positive. “Exciting” describes something that makes you feel interested and enthusiastic. “Boring”, “uninteresting” and “terrible” are negative, so they would contradict “I enjoyed the film”. Note: -ing adjectives describe the thing (an exciting film), -ed adjectives describe the person’s feeling (I was excited).

She won a ___ to design the new parliament building.

Arabic translation: فازت بـ ___ لتصميم مبنى البرلمان الجديد.

1. AGame
2. BChampionship
3. CCommission Correct answer
4. DCup

Hint: What do you “win” when you are officially chosen to do a piece of work?

Explanation: In Unit 5C (the architect Zaha Hadid), a “commission” is an official offer or request to do a piece of work, such as designing a building. Architects “win a commission” in a competition. “Game”, “championship” and “cup” belong to sport; you do not win them “to design” a building.

Did you ___ all the pictures correctly?

Arabic translation: هل ___ كل الصور بشكل صحيح؟

1. AHide
2. BWorry
3. CIdentify Correct answer
4. DDo

Hint: Which verb means to recognize and name something correctly?

Explanation: “Identify” means to recognize someone or something and say who or what it is: Can you identify the people in this photo? The question asks whether you named all the pictures correctly, so “identify” fits. “Hide” means put out of sight, “worry” means feel anxious, and “do” is too general to make sense with “pictures correctly”.

___ was the city like 40 years ago?

Arabic translation: ___ كانت المدينة قبل ٤٠ سنة؟ (كيف كانت)

1. AWhat Correct answer
2. BWho
3. CWhom
4. DWhen

Hint: The fixed question “___ was it like?” asks someone to describe something.

Explanation: “What + be + subject + like?” is a fixed question that asks for a description: What was the city like 40 years ago? What is your new teacher like? It comes from Unit 6A. Learners often say “How was the city like?”, but “how” and “like” are not used together in this pattern. “Who”, “Whom” and “When” do not ask for a description.

He must do the ___ he can.

Arabic translation: يجب أن يبذل ___ ما يستطيع.

1. AThe good
2. BGood
3. CBest Correct answer
4. DBetter

Hint: The fixed expression “do the ___ you can” means try as hard as possible.

Explanation: “Do your best” or “do the best (that) you can” is a fixed expression meaning try as hard as possible. “Best” is the superlative of “good” (good – better – best), and the superlative is needed because it means the highest possible effort. “Better” is the comparative and needs a comparison, and “good” / “the good” do not fit the expression.

It is interesting ___ compare a modern computer with the Apollo system in a couple of key areas.

Arabic translation: من المثير ___ نقارن حاسوباً حديثاً بنظام أبولو في بعض النقاط.

1. ATo Correct answer
2. BFor
3. CAt
4. DOn

Hint: The pattern is “It is + adjective + ___ + base verb”.

Explanation: The pattern “It is + adjective + to-infinitive” is used to give an opinion about an action: It is interesting to compare …; It is easy to learn English. “It” is a dummy subject that stands for the infinitive phrase. “For”, “at” and “on” are prepositions; they cannot introduce a base verb such as “compare”.

Egyptian cotton is ___ in the world.

Arabic translation: القطن المصري ___ في العالم.

1. AThe baddest
2. BThe most good
3. CThe best Correct answer
4. DThe better

Hint: “In the world” shows a superlative, and “good” is irregular.

Explanation: “In the world” requires the superlative. “Good” is irregular: good – better – the best. So: Egyptian cotton is the best in the world. “The baddest” uses the wrong adjective and a non-standard form, “the most good” is incorrect because “good” has its own irregular forms, and “the better” is a comparative.

What is the noun of wide?

Arabic translation: ما هو الاسم من الصفة wide (عريض)؟

1. AWiden
2. BWidth Correct answer
3. CWidness
4. DWidely

Hint: Look at similar pairs: long → length, strong → strength.

Explanation: Some adjectives form nouns by changing their ending to -th: wide → width, long → length, strong → strength, deep → depth. So the noun from “wide” is “width” (the measurement from side to side). “Widen” is a verb (to make wider), “widely” is an adverb, and “widness” is not an English word.

___ these jeans on.

Arabic translation: ___ هذا الجينز. (أود أن أجربه)

1. AI'd like trying
2. BI like
3. CI like try
4. DI'd like to try Correct answer

Hint: “Would like” is a polite way to say “want”. What verb form comes after “want”?

Explanation: “I’d like” (= I would like) is a polite way to say “I want”, and it is followed by the to-infinitive: I’d like to try these jeans on (Unit 4B shopping dialogue). “I like” means “I enjoy” and has a different meaning, “I’d like trying” uses the wrong verb form, and “I like try” is missing “to”. Compare: I like trying on clothes (I enjoy it) / I’d like to try this on (I want to now).

How ___ you ___ to university yesterday?

Arabic translation: كيف ___ إلى الجامعة أمس؟

1. AWere / go
2. BWere / went
3. CDid / go Correct answer
4. DDid / went

Hint: The question is about the past, and “go” is an ordinary verb. Check both blanks.

Explanation: Past simple questions with ordinary verbs use “did” + subject + base verb: How did you go to university yesterday? The auxiliary “did” already shows the past, so the main verb stays in the base form (go, not went). “Were … go” and “Were … went” wrongly use “be” with an ordinary verb, and “Did … went” marks the past twice.

Before I ___ elementary school, I went to nursery school.

Arabic translation: قبل أن ___ المدرسة الابتدائية، ذهبت إلى الحضانة.

1. AAttend
2. BAttended Correct answer
3. CAttends
4. DWas attending

Hint: The main clause uses “went”. Which tense matches it?

Explanation: Both events (going to nursery school and attending elementary school) are finished events in the past, so both clauses use the past simple. Time markers like “before” and “after” join past-simple clauses (Unit 5C): Before I attended elementary school, I went to nursery school. “Attend” and “attends” are present forms, and “was attending” is the past continuous, which is not needed for a completed stage of life.

I ___ at the library very late last week.

Arabic translation: أنا ___ في المكتبة حتى وقت متأخر الأسبوع الماضي.

1. AStaied
2. BStayed Correct answer
3. CStaying
4. DStay

Hint: Check the spelling rule for verbs ending in -y.

Explanation: When a verb ends in a vowel + y (stay, play, enjoy), we simply add -ed: stayed, played, enjoyed. We change y to i only when there is a consonant before the y (study → studied, try → tried). So “staied” is a spelling mistake. “Last week” requires the past simple, so “stay” and “staying” are also wrong.

The First World War ___ in 1914.

Arabic translation: الحرب العالمية الأولى ___ في عام ١٩١٤.

1. ATakes place
2. BTaking place
3. CIs taking place
4. DTook place Correct answer

Hint: This is a historical event at a fixed time in the past.

Explanation: Finished historical events with a past date take the past simple: The First World War took place in 1914. “Take place” means happen, and its past form is irregular (take → took). “Takes place” and “is taking place” are present forms, and “taking place” has no auxiliary, so none of them fits 1914.

___ is a person who visits physical stores to check out products in person but then makes his / her actual purchases online.

Arabic translation: ___ هو شخص يزور المحلات ليشاهد المنتجات بنفسه ثم يشتريها أونلاين.

1. AA showroomer Correct answer
2. BA traditional customer
3. CAn assistant
4. DAn in-store shopper

Hint: Unit 3 describes two types of shoppers. Which one looks in the shop but buys online?

Explanation: Unit 3C describes “showrooming”: a showroomer visits a physical shop to see, touch or try products, then buys them online, often at a lower price. The opposite habit — researching online and buying in a shop — is called “webrooming”. A traditional customer and an in-store shopper buy in the shop, and an assistant is a shop worker, not a customer.

___ is a wearable electronic device or a software application that monitors one's physical fitness and daily physical activity.

Arabic translation: ___ هو جهاز يُلبس أو تطبيق يراقب لياقتك ونشاطك اليومي.

1. AA speaker
2. BA computer
3. CA digital camera
4. DAn activity tracker Correct answer

Hint: Which Unit 3 gadget is worn on the body and counts your steps?

Explanation: An “activity tracker” is a wearable device (often worn on the wrist) or an app that records your physical activity, such as steps, distance, heart rate and sleep (Unit 3A). The definition in the question mentions both “wearable” and “monitors physical fitness”, which describes only this option. Speakers, computers and digital cameras do not monitor fitness.

I called the ___ yesterday because I needed some information about the new product.

Arabic translation: اتصلت بـ ___ أمس لأني احتجت معلومات عن المنتج الجديد.

1. ABarcode
2. BPolice
3. COnline
4. DShop assistant Correct answer

Hint: Who works in a shop and can answer questions about products?

Explanation: A “shop assistant” (American English: sales clerk) is a person who works in a shop and helps customers with information about products. You can call them to ask about a new product. A barcode is the code on a product, “online” is not a person, and you would not call the police for product information.

The office chair has ___ height feature that allows users to customize it to their comfort level.

Arabic translation: كرسي المكتب فيه خاصية ارتفاع ___ تسمح للمستخدم بضبطه حسب راحته.

1. AAn adjustable Correct answer
2. BAn available
3. CA traditional
4. DAn unsuitable

Hint: The feature lets users change the height. Also check whether “a” or “an” is needed.

Explanation: “Adjustable” means it can be changed or moved to suit you: an adjustable height feature lets users set the chair to a comfortable level. The article is also a clue: “an” is used because “adjustable” begins with a vowel sound. “Available” (can be obtained), “traditional” and “unsuitable” do not describe a feature that users can customize.

Comfortable and cozy are antonyms.

Arabic translation: Comfortable (مريح) و cozy (دافئ ومريح) متضادتان.

1. ATrue
2. BFalse Correct answer

Hint: Do these two words have similar or opposite meanings?

Explanation: The answer is False. “Comfortable” describes something that makes you feel relaxed and physically at ease, and “cozy” (British spelling: cosy) describes a place that is small, warm and comfortable. Their meanings are similar, so they are near-synonyms, not antonyms. An antonym of “comfortable” would be “uncomfortable”.

What is the antonym of antique?

Arabic translation: ما عكس كلمة antique (أثري/قديم)؟

1. AModern Correct answer
2. BExpensive
3. CTraditional
4. DCheap

Hint: “Antique” means very old and valuable. What is the opposite of “old”?

Explanation: “Antique” describes an object that is old and often valuable because of its age, such as antique furniture. Its opposite is “modern”, meaning new and using recent ideas or styles. “Traditional” is close in meaning to “old”, and “expensive” and “cheap” describe price, not age.

Mona has ___ to college life quite easily.

Arabic translation: منى ___ مع الحياة الجامعية بسهولة.

1. AMentioned
2. BAdapted Correct answer
3. CAdopted
4. DCarried

Hint: Two options look similar. Only one means getting used to a new situation.

Explanation: “Adapt (to)” means to change your behaviour so that you can deal successfully with a new situation: Mona has adapted to college life quite easily. Don’t confuse it with “adopt”, which means to take something as your own (adopt an idea) or legally take a child into your family. “Mentioned” and “carried” do not fit “to college life”.

I was given ___ cake and ___ biscuits than she had.

Arabic translation: أُعطيت ___ كيك و ___ بسكويت مما أخذت هي.

1. AFewer / less
2. BLess / a little
3. CLess / fewer Correct answer
4. DLess / few

Hint: Is “cake” countable or uncountable here? Is “biscuits” countable? There is a comparison.

Explanation: This sentence compares two amounts (“than she had”), so we need comparative quantifiers. “Cake” is used here as an uncountable noun (an amount of cake), so it takes “less”; “biscuits” is a plural countable noun, so it takes “fewer”: I was given less cake and fewer biscuits. “Fewer/less” reverses the rule, and “a little” and “few” are not comparatives, so they cannot work with “than”.

Not ___ can succeed.

Arabic translation: ليس ___ يستطيع النجاح.

1. ANo one
2. BEveryone Correct answer
3. CNone
4. DAny

Hint: Avoid a double negative after “Not”.

Explanation: Standard English avoids double negatives: one negative word per clause is enough. “Not everyone can succeed” means that some people will not succeed. “Not no one” and “not none” contain two negatives and are incorrect, and “Not any can succeed” is not a natural subject. The Teacher’s Book progress test practises everyone / no one in this way.

I don't like the blue shirt. Do you have it in ___ colours?

Arabic translation: لا يعجبني القميص الأزرق. هل عندك منه ___ ؟

1. AAny another
2. BAnother any
3. CAny other Correct answer
4. DOther any

Hint: “Colours” is plural. Which word order is correct with “any”?

Explanation: With a plural noun we say “any other + plural noun”: Do you have it in any other colours? (Unit 4B). “Another” is “an + other” and is normally used with a singular countable noun (another colour), so it does not combine with “any”. “Another” can go with a plural noun only after a number (another three days), so it is not correct to say it is used with singular nouns only. “Another any” and “other any” have the wrong word order.

What is the part of speech of supply in: Each applicant is asked to supply a portfolio of work at interview.

Arabic translation: ما نوع كلمة supply في الجملة: يُطلب من كل متقدم أن يقدّم ملف أعماله في المقابلة؟

1. AAn adverb
2. BA noun
3. CAn adjective
4. DA verb Correct answer

Hint: Look at the word before “supply” (to) and the word after it (a portfolio).

Explanation: In this sentence “supply” is a verb. Two clues prove it: it follows “to” as part of an infinitive (asked to supply), and it has a direct object (a portfolio of work). The original answer key said “a noun”, which is incorrect here. “Supply” can be a noun in other sentences (a supply of fresh water), so always decide the part of speech from the sentence, not from the word alone.

I have ___ of memories from this summer.

Arabic translation: لدي ___ من الذكريات من هذا الصيف.

1. AMuch
2. BMany
3. CA little
4. DA lot Correct answer

Hint: The answer is followed by “of”. Which option can go before “of memories”?

Explanation: “A lot of” can be used with plural countable nouns (a lot of memories) and uncountable nouns (a lot of time), especially in positive sentences. “Much of” and “many of” are possible only before a determiner (many of my memories), not directly before a bare noun, and “a little” is for uncountable nouns. So: I have a lot of memories from this summer.

She bought a ___ to provide more storage space.

Arabic translation: اشترت ___ لتوفير مساحة تخزين أكثر.

1. ACooker
2. BWashbasin
3. CWashing machine
4. DChest of drawers Correct answer

Hint: Which piece of furniture has drawers for keeping things?

Explanation: A “chest of drawers” is a piece of bedroom furniture with several drawers for storing clothes and other things, so it provides more storage space. A cooker is used for cooking, a washbasin is a sink for washing your hands, and a washing machine washes clothes — none of them is mainly for storage.

This machinery is quite ___ in both design and construction, and should last for years.

Arabic translation: هذه الآلات ___ في التصميم والتصنيع، وستدوم لسنوات.

1. ATraditional
2. BRobust Correct answer
3. CWeak
4. DNatural

Hint: The machinery “should last for years”. Which adjective means strong?

Explanation: “Robust” means strong, well made and unlikely to break (Unit 4A: “the most robust materials”). That is why the machinery “should last for years”. “Weak” is the opposite, and “traditional” and “natural” do not describe how long something will last.

Which word refers to a standard that helps you make a decision?

Arabic translation: أي كلمة تشير إلى أساس تحكم به على الخيارات لتتخذ قراراً؟

1. ACriterion Correct answer
2. BValue
3. CQuality
4. DDesign

Hint: This word comes from the Unit 4 critical thinking section. Its plural is irregular.

Explanation: A “criterion” is a standard or principle that you use to judge options and make a decision; its plural is “criteria” (one criterion, two criteria). In Unit 4 critical thinking, students use criteria such as price, comfort and size to choose furniture. “Value” and “quality” are characteristics of the things being judged, not the standards used to judge them, and “design” is how something is planned.

The opposite of valuable is ___.

Arabic translation: عكس كلمة valuable (قيّم) هو ___.

1. AUseful
2. BPriceless
3. CInvaluable
4. DWorthless Correct answer

Hint: Be careful: two options look negative but actually mean “very valuable”.

Explanation: “Valuable” means worth a lot of money or very useful. Its opposite is “worthless” (having no value). Watch out for “priceless” and “invaluable”: although they look negative, they mean “extremely valuable” — so valuable that you cannot put a price on it. “Useful” is close in meaning to “valuable”.

India grows tea for ___.

Arabic translation: الهند تزرع الشاي من أجل ___.

1. AImport
2. BExport Correct answer
3. CFun
4. DTravel

Hint: Does India grow tea to buy from other countries or to sell to them?

Explanation: To “export” means to sell and send goods to other countries; to “import” means to buy and bring goods in from other countries. India grows tea in order to sell it abroad, so it grows tea for export. “Fun” and “travel” do not make sense as reasons for growing a crop.

She ___ from the bank last year.

Arabic translation: هي ___ من البنك السنة الماضية.

1. AStood
2. BRetired Correct answer
3. CRepaired
4. DDrew

Hint: What do people do when they stop working because of their age?

Explanation: “Retire” means to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age: She retired from the bank last year. The preposition “from” + workplace is a common pattern (retire from the army). “Stood”, “repaired” and “drew” do not have this meaning.

You can update your Facebook ___.

Arabic translation: يمكنك تحديث ___ في فيسبوك.

1. ABehavior
2. BProfile Correct answer
3. CStation
4. DLaziness

Hint: What part of a social-media account has your photo and personal information?

Explanation: On social media, your “profile” is the page that shows your photo and personal information, and you can update it. “Behavior” (British: behaviour) is the way you act, “station” is a place (e.g. a train station), and “laziness” is a negative quality — none of them is part of a Facebook account.

I bought a skirt, some shoes ___ a jacket.

Arabic translation: اشتريت تنورة وبعض الأحذية ___ جاكيت.

1. ABecause
2. BAnd Correct answer
3. CBut
4. DOr

Hint: The last item is added to a list.

Explanation: When we list three or more items, “and” joins the last item to the list: a skirt, some shoes and a jacket. “Or” presents alternatives (tea or coffee?), “but” introduces a contrast, and “because” gives a reason. This is one of the linking words practised in Writing skills, Unit 3.

Excuse me! Where is the ___ room?

Arabic translation: لو سمحت! أين غرفة ___ ؟

1. AChanging Correct answer
2. BChange
3. CChangable
4. DChanged

Hint: In a clothes shop, which room do you use to try clothes on?

Explanation: A “changing room” (American English: fitting room) is the small room in a clothes shop where customers try clothes on. Here “changing” is an -ing form used before a noun to show its purpose (like “swimming pool”, “waiting room”). “Change room” and “changed room” are not used, and “changable” is misspelled (the correct word is “changeable”, which means likely to change).

X: ___ Y: I will pay in cash.

Arabic translation: س: ___ ص: سأدفع نقداً.

1. ADo you like to pay?
2. BHow you pay?
3. CHow would you like to pay? Correct answer
4. DWhat would you like to pay?

Hint: Y answers about the method of payment. Which question is both polite and grammatical?

Explanation: Y’s answer (“I will pay in cash”) tells us the question asked about the method of payment. “How would you like to pay?” is the polite question used by shop assistants (Unit 4B). “How you pay?” has no auxiliary, “Do you like to pay?” asks whether you enjoy paying, and “What would you like to pay?” asks about the amount of money, not the method.

That's a lovely old Italian bed. The order of the adjectives is opinion, age and where something comes from.

Arabic translation: «سرير إيطالي قديم جميل» — ترتيب الصفات: رأي، عمر، ثم المصدر. (صح أم خطأ؟)

1. AFalse
2. BTrue Correct answer

Hint: Classify each adjective: is it an opinion, an age, or a place of origin?

Explanation: The answer is True. When several adjectives come before a noun, English usually follows this order: opinion → size → age → shape → colour → origin → material → noun (Writing skills, Unit 4). In “a lovely old Italian bed”, “lovely” is an opinion, “old” is age and “Italian” is origin, so the order is correct. Another example: a beautiful small round wooden table.

My brother ___ a bear an hour ago.

Arabic translation: أخي ___ دباً قبل ساعة.

1. AIs seeing
2. BSee
3. CSees
4. DSaw Correct answer

Hint: “An hour ago” is a finished past time, and “see” is irregular.

Explanation: “An hour ago” refers to a finished time, so we need the past simple. “See” is irregular: see – saw – seen. So: My brother saw a bear an hour ago. “Sees” and “see” are present forms, “is seeing” is present continuous, and “seen” (not an option here) would need “has” or “had”.

After Ali graduated, he ___ married.

Arabic translation: بعد أن تخرّج علي، ___ (تزوّج).

1. AGets
2. BIs getting
3. CGot Correct answer
4. DGet

Hint: The first verb (graduated) is past. What form of “get” matches?

Explanation: The time clause “After Ali graduated” describes a past event, so the main clause also uses the past simple. “Get married” is a fixed expression (Unit 5A life events), and “get” is irregular: get → got. So: After Ali graduated, he got married. “Gets”, “get” and “is getting” are present forms.

I use my ___ to buy things from my favorite website.

Arabic translation: أستخدم ___ لشراء أشياء من موقعي المفضل.

1. AWatch
2. BDigital camera
3. CLaptop Correct answer
4. DWallet

Hint: Which device do you use to visit websites and shop online?

Explanation: You use a laptop (a portable computer) to browse websites and buy things from online shops. A wallet holds cash and cards, a digital camera takes photos, and an ordinary watch tells the time — none of these is normally used to visit a shopping website.

This ___ works with most microcomputers.

Arabic translation: هذه ___ تعمل مع معظم الحواسيب.

1. AElectronic grill
2. BHairdryer
3. CBulb
4. DPrinter Correct answer

Hint: Which device is connected to a computer to put documents on paper?

Explanation: A printer is a device connected to a computer that prints documents on paper, so it “works with” computers. An electronic grill is for cooking, a hairdryer dries hair, and a bulb gives light; none of them connects to a computer.

It is much better to have a small ___ room than a big cold one.

Arabic translation: أفضل بكثير أن يكون لديك غرفة صغيرة ___ من غرفة كبيرة باردة.

1. AHuge
2. BWide
3. CCozy Correct answer
4. DLarge

Hint: The small room is contrasted with a big cold one. Which adjective means warm and comfortable?

Explanation: The sentence contrasts “a small ___ room” with “a big cold one”, so the missing adjective should be the opposite of “cold”. “Cozy” (British: cosy) describes a place that is warm, comfortable and pleasant, often because it is small. “Huge”, “wide” and “large” describe size only and would not contrast with “big”.

My friend ___ his exams. He is sad.

Arabic translation: صديقي ___ في اختباراته. هو حزين.

1. AWon
2. BBroke
3. CFailed Correct answer
4. DPassed

Hint: He is sad, so the result was negative.

Explanation: The second sentence (“He is sad”) tells us the result was negative. To “fail an exam” means not to pass it: My friend failed his exams, which explains his sadness. “Passed” is the opposite and would make him happy; you do not “win” an exam (you win a game or a prize), and “broke” does not collocate with “exams”.

I wanted to go to the gym, ___ I was too tired after work.

Arabic translation: أردت الذهاب للنادي، ___ كنت متعباً جداً بعد العمل.

1. Anor
2. BOr
3. Cfor
4. DBut Correct answer

Hint: There is a contrast between wanting to go and being too tired.

Explanation: “But” joins two clauses that contrast with each other: I wanted to go to the gym, but I was too tired after work. The second clause shows why the wish did not happen. “Or” offers alternatives, “for” (meaning “because”) is formal and old-fashioned, and “nor” is used after a negative clause.

We can have a holiday, ___ we can save our money.

Arabic translation: يمكننا أن نأخذ إجازة، ___ نوفّر فلوسنا.

1. ABecause
2. BOr Correct answer
3. CSince
4. DFor

Hint: The speaker offers two options; you can do one of them.

Explanation: “Or” connects two alternatives — you can do one or the other: We can have a holiday, or we can save our money. “Because”, “since” and “for” all introduce reasons, but saving money is not the reason for having a holiday; it is a different choice.

Alice doesn't have ___ pets.

Arabic translation: أليس ليس لديها ___ حيوانات أليفة.

1. AMany Correct answer
2. BPlenty
3. CA lot
4. DMuch

Hint: “Pets” is a plural countable noun and the sentence is negative.

Explanation: “Many” is used with plural countable nouns, and it is especially common in negatives and questions: Alice doesn’t have many pets. “Much” is for uncountable nouns (much time), and “plenty” and “a lot” must be followed by “of” (plenty of pets, a lot of pets).

My brother ___ with me to school yesterday.

Arabic translation: أخي ___ معي إلى المدرسة أمس.

1. AWalk
2. BIs walking
3. CWalked Correct answer
4. DWalks

Hint: “Yesterday” is past, and “walk” is a regular verb.

Explanation: “Yesterday” requires the past simple, and “walk” is a regular verb, so we add -ed: My brother walked with me to school yesterday. “Walks” and “walk” are present forms, and “is walking” is present continuous; none of them matches “yesterday”.

The opposite of light is:

Arabic translation: عكس كلمة light (خفيف) هو:

1. ALong
2. BResponsive
3. CHeavy Correct answer
4. DEasy

Hint: Here “light” describes weight, not colour.

Explanation: “Light” has two common meanings: not heavy (a light bag) and not dark (a light colour). Among the options, only “heavy” is an opposite, so the meaning here is weight: the opposite of light is heavy. Unit 3A uses “light” to describe devices that are easy to carry. “Long”, “responsive” and “easy” are not opposites of “light”.

The antonym of responsive is ___.

Arabic translation: عكس كلمة responsive (متجاوب) هو ___.

1. AReact quickly
2. BDifferent
3. CIndifferent Correct answer
4. DReceptive

Hint: “Responsive” means reacting quickly or showing interest. Find the word for “not interested”.

Explanation: “Responsive” means reacting quickly and positively (Unit 3A: a responsive touchscreen). Its antonym is “indifferent”, which means not interested and not reacting. “React quickly” and “receptive” (willing to listen to new ideas) are close in meaning to “responsive”, and “different” is unrelated.

In my first year, I shared a flat with three others in students' ___ which was perfect.

Arabic translation: في سنتي الأولى سكنت شقة مع ثلاثة آخرين في ___ الطلاب، وكان رائعاً.

1. ACouncil
2. BFurniture
3. CAccommodation Correct answer
4. DAffair

Hint: Where do students live while they study?

Explanation: “Accommodation” means a place to live or stay, and “students’ accommodation” (or student accommodation) is housing for university students (Unit 4A). Note that “accommodation” is usually uncountable in British English. “Council”, “furniture” and “affair” do not describe a place where students share a flat.

Good planning, motivation and hard work are important ___ to succeed.

Arabic translation: التخطيط الجيد والحافز والعمل الجاد ___ مهمة للنجاح.

1. AFactors Correct answer
2. BProducts
3. CStyles
4. DResults

Hint: Planning, motivation and hard work all contribute to success. What do we call such things?

Explanation: A “factor” is one of the things that influence a result: Good planning, motivation and hard work are important factors in success (Unit 4B). “Results” are the outcomes, not the causes, “products” are things that are made or sold, and “styles” are ways of doing or designing things.

We stayed in ___ hotel in the town.

Arabic translation: أقمنا في ___ فندق في البلدة.

1. ACheap
2. BThe most cheap
3. CThe cheapest Correct answer
4. DCheaper

Hint: “In the town” compares one hotel with all the others.

Explanation: “In the town” compares one hotel with all the hotels in the town, so we need the superlative with “the”: We stayed in the cheapest hotel in the town. “Cheap” is a one-syllable adjective, so it adds -est; “the most cheap” is incorrect. “Cheaper” is a comparative, and “cheap” alone would need an article and does not express a comparison.

Read: “The Olympic Games were held in Tokyo in 1964. It was a very important event for Japan. The bullet train (Shinkansen) was introduced and it took only four hours from Tokyo to Osaka. Life in Japan after the war was not easy, but the country developed quickly. Takeshi Honda was one of the engineers who worked on the bullet train project.” — Did people have an easy life after the war in 1945?

Arabic translation: هل عاش الناس حياة سهلة بعد الحرب في ١٩٤٥؟ (من قطعة طوكيو)

1. AYes, they did.
2. BNo, they didn’t. Correct answer

Hint: Find the sentence in the passage that describes life after the war.

Explanation: The passage clearly says, “Life in Japan after the war was not easy”, so the correct answer is “No, they didn’t.” This also shows how short answers work: a question with “Did …?” is answered with “did” or “didn’t”, not with the main verb. The original answer key marked “True”, but the Teacher’s Book confirms the answer is negative (Unit 6A).

While my father was in Agra, he decided to visit the Taj Mahal ___ the Agra Fort.

Arabic translation: عندما كان أبي في أغرا قرر زيارة تاج محل ___ قلعة أغرا.

1. ASo
2. BAnd Correct answer
3. CBecause
4. DBut

Hint: He decided to visit two places. Which word adds the second one?

Explanation: The father visited two places, and “and” joins two items of the same type: the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort. “So” introduces a result, “because” a reason and “but” a contrast; these connect clauses with a logical relationship, not two names in a list.

Which of the following adjectives is wrong?

Arabic translation: أي من الصفات التالية خاطئة (غير موجودة)؟

1. AComfortable
2. BAdjustable
3. CSuitable
4. DRobustable Correct answer

Hint: The suffix -able changes a verb or noun into an adjective. Is one base word already an adjective?

Explanation: The suffix -able usually turns a verb into an adjective meaning “can be …” or “suitable for …”: adjust → adjustable, comfort → comfortable, suit → suitable. “Robust” is already an adjective, so adding -able makes no sense; “robustable” is not an English word. That is why it is the wrong adjective.

How ___ eggs are there in the fridge?

Arabic translation: كم ___ بيضة في الثلاجة؟

1. AMuch
2. BA few
3. CLots
4. DMany Correct answer

Hint: “Eggs” is a plural countable noun. Which question word asks about number?

Explanation: “How many” asks about the number of countable things and is followed by a plural noun: How many eggs are there in the fridge? “How much” is used with uncountable nouns (How much milk …?). “A few” and “lots” are quantifiers, not question words.

Compact means ___.

Arabic translation: كلمة compact تعني ___.

1. ALong
2. BWide
3. CBig
4. DSmall Correct answer

Hint: Think of a device that fits in your jacket pocket.

Explanation: “Compact” means small in size and taking up little space, which makes something easy to carry or store (Unit 3A: compact = small in size). For example, a compact camera fits in a pocket. “Long”, “wide” and “big” describe large or extended size, the opposite idea.

This ___ vegetable can be eaten raw or cooked.

Arabic translation: هذه الخضار ___ يمكن أكلها نيئة أو مطبوخة.

1. ARotten
2. BCompact
3. CStylish
4. DVersatile Correct answer

Hint: This vegetable can be eaten in more than one way.

Explanation: “Versatile” means having many different uses or able to do many different things (Unit 3A). A vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked is versatile. “Rotten” means bad and decayed, “compact” means small, and “stylish” means fashionable — none of these explains the different ways of eating it.

A ___ can capture images and videos under water.

Arabic translation: ___ يستطيع التقاط صور وفيديو تحت الماء.

1. ALaptop
2. BMobile phone
3. CWaterproof digital camera Correct answer
4. DHeadphone

Hint: Which device can safely go under water?

Explanation: A waterproof digital camera can be used under water because water cannot get inside it (Unit 3A). “Waterproof” combines “water” + “-proof” (protected against), as in “bulletproof”. A laptop, an ordinary mobile phone and headphones are not designed to work under water.

Which type of research relies on facts, numbers and statistics?

Arabic translation: أي نوع من البحث يعتمد على الحقائق والأرقام والإحصائيات؟

1. AQuantitative Correct answer
2. BQualitative
3. CDescriptive
4. DCase study

Hint: Which type of research answers questions like “How many?” or “How much?”

Explanation: “Quantitative” research collects numbers and statistics and answers questions like “how many” or “how much”; the word comes from “quantity”. “Qualitative” research studies opinions, feelings and experiences through interviews or observations (from “quality”). Unit 4’s critical-thinking section contrasts these two types. Descriptive research and case studies are other research designs, not specifically about numbers.

We’re renting a furnished ___ on the third floor.

Arabic translation: نستأجر ___ مفروشة في الدور الثالث.

1. ACar
2. BHouse
3. CBoard
4. DFlat Correct answer

Hint: It is on the third floor of a building. What type of home is it?

Explanation: A “flat” (American English: apartment) is a home on one floor of a larger building, so it can be on the third floor. “Furnished” means it already has furniture. A house is a whole building, not a home on one floor, and cars and boards are not places to live.

If you ___ doing something, it means you stop doing it.

Arabic translation: إذا ___ فعل شيء، يعني أنك توقفت عنه.

1. ACarry on
2. BContinue
3. CRemember
4. DGive up Correct answer

Hint: This phrasal verb means to stop. One option means the exact opposite.

Explanation: “Give up (doing something)” is a phrasal verb meaning to stop doing it: He gave up smoking (Unit 5C: give up = stopping). It is followed by an -ing form or a noun. “Carry on” and “continue” mean the opposite (keep doing something), and “remember doing” means you have a memory of it.

She has ___ time to spare.

Arabic translation: لديها ___ وقت فائض.

1. AMany
2. BLittle Correct answer
3. CFewer
4. DAny

Hint: “Time” is uncountable and the sentence has no comparison. Do we want “some” or “not enough”?

Explanation: “Time” is uncountable, so we need a quantifier for uncountable nouns. “Little” (without “a”) means “not much, not enough” and has a negative meaning: She has little time to spare. Compare “a little time”, which means “some time”. “Many” and “fewer” are for countable nouns, and “any” is not normally used in a positive statement like this.

There is a small, round ___ table in the room.

Arabic translation: توجد طاولة صغيرة مستديرة ___ في الغرفة.

1. AWooding
2. BWoody
3. CWooded
4. DWooden Correct answer

Hint: Which adjective describes the material something is made of?

Explanation: “Wooden” is the adjective meaning “made of wood”: a wooden table, a wooden door. In the adjective order taught in Writing skills Unit 4, material comes last, just before the noun: a small, round wooden table. “Woody” means like wood or full of trees, “wooded” means covered with trees, and “wooding” is not a word.

___ did your uncle pay for the clothes?

Arabic translation: ___ دفع عمك مقابل الملابس؟

1. AHow often
2. BHow many
3. CHow long
4. DHow much Correct answer

Hint: The question is about money paid for clothes.

Explanation: “How much” asks about an amount of money or another uncountable quantity: How much did your uncle pay for the clothes? “How many” asks about a number of countable things, “How often” about frequency (How often do you shop?), and “How long” about duration.

This jacket is just my ___.

Arabic translation: هذا الجاكيت ___ تماماً.

1. ASize Correct answer
2. BVolume
3. CSpace
4. DMeter

Hint: What does a shop assistant ask you before you try on clothes?

Explanation: Your “size” is the measurement of clothes or shoes that fits you, and “just my size” means it fits perfectly. In Unit 4B the shop assistant asks, “What size are you?”. “Volume” is the amount of space inside something or loudness, “space” is an empty area, and “meter” is a measuring device.

A smart home is equipped with lighting, heating and electronic devices controlled remotely by the internet. What is the meaning of smart?

Arabic translation: البيت الذكي مجهز بإضاءة وتدفئة وأجهزة يُتحكم بها عن بُعد. ما معنى smart هنا؟

1. ACute
2. BElegant
3. CStylish
4. DIntelligent Correct answer

Hint: “Smart” has more than one meaning. Here it describes a house that controls itself, not how it looks.

Explanation: “Smart” has several meanings: well-dressed and elegant (a smart suit), intelligent (a smart student), and — for technology — able to work in an intelligent, automatic way. A smart home uses connected technology to control lighting and heating by itself, so here it means intelligent. “Cute”, “elegant” and “stylish” describe appearance, which does not fit the definition.

When you have a lot of money and possessions, you’re ___.

Arabic translation: عندما يكون لديك مال وممتلكات كثيرة، فأنت ___.

1. AWorthy
2. BDirty
3. CWealthy Correct answer
4. DHealthy

Hint: Which adjective describes rich people?

Explanation: “Wealthy” means having a lot of money and possessions; it is the adjective from the noun “wealth”. “Worthy” means deserving respect or attention, “healthy” means in good health, and “dirty” is unrelated. Notice that these options look alike, so read the definition carefully.

I am going to buy this jacket. It fits me ___.

Arabic translation: سأشتري هذا الجاكيت. إنه يناسبني ___.

1. APerfectly Correct answer
2. BPerfectingly
3. CPerfectedly
4. DPerfect

Hint: The word describes the verb “fits”. What type of word describes a verb?

Explanation: The missing word describes how the jacket fits, so it modifies the verb “fits” and must be an adverb. Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective: perfect → perfectly, quick → quickly. “Perfect” is an adjective (a perfect fit), and “perfectingly” and “perfectedly” do not exist.

The house was designed by ___ Louis Kahn.

Arabic translation: البيت صممه ___ لويس كان.

1. AWeb designer
2. BLecturer
3. CPainter
4. DArchitect Correct answer

Hint: Who designs buildings?

Explanation: An “architect” is a person whose job is to design buildings. Louis Kahn was a famous American architect, and Unit 5C also reads about the architect Zaha Hadid. A web designer designs websites, a lecturer teaches at a university, and a painter makes pictures.

Which of the following is a high-speed form of transportation in Japan?

Arabic translation: أي مما يلي وسيلة نقل سريعة جداً في اليابان؟

1. ASubway
2. BBullet train Correct answer
3. CCargo ship
4. DScooter

Hint: The Tokyo passage (Unit 6) describes a fast train between Tokyo and Osaka.

Explanation: The “bullet train” (Shinkansen) is Japan’s high-speed railway. According to the Tokyo passage in Unit 6A, it was introduced in 1964 and took only four hours from Tokyo to Osaka. A subway is an underground city train, a cargo ship carries goods, and a scooter is a small motorbike.

What phrase refers to the general level of wealth, comfort, and necessities available to a person or group?

Arabic translation: ما العبارة التي تعني المستوى العام للثروة والراحة والاحتياجات المتاحة للشخص؟

1. ACost of living
2. BStandard of living Correct answer
3. CWay of life
4. DLiving expenses

Hint: This phrase appears in the Tokyo passage: “Was the ___ better in the 1960s?”

Explanation: “Standard of living” means the level of wealth, comfort and material goods available to a person or group, which is exactly the definition in the question. Don’t confuse it with “cost of living” (how much you must spend on basic needs) or “living expenses” (the money you spend). “Way of life” refers to habits and customs rather than wealth.

What is the best synonym for “made smaller or less”?

Arabic translation: ما أفضل مرادف لـ «جُعل أصغر أو أقل»؟

1. ARebuilt
2. BIncreased
3. CReduced Correct answer
4. DRenewed

Hint: Two options start with re- (again), and one has the opposite meaning.

Explanation: “Reduced” means made smaller or less in size, amount or price: reduced prices. “Increased” means the opposite (made larger). “Rebuilt” and “renewed” begin with the prefix re- (again) and mean built again or made new again, which is not about size.

Technology is changing ___, and it's hard to keep up.

Arabic translation: التقنية تتغير ___، ومن الصعب مواكبتها.

1. ARecently
2. BRarely
3. CRapidly Correct answer
4. DRandomly

Hint: “It’s hard to keep up” suggests the change is fast.

Explanation: “Rapidly” means very quickly. The second clause (“it’s hard to keep up”) shows that the change is fast, so: Technology is changing rapidly. “Recently” refers to time (not long ago), “rarely” means not often, and “randomly” means without a pattern; none of them explains why it is hard to keep up.

After the earthquake, the town was ___ within two years.

Arabic translation: بعد الزلزال، ___ البلدة خلال سنتين.

1. ARebuilt Correct answer
2. BDestroyed
3. CEnlarged
4. DForgotten

Hint: What happened to the town two years after the earthquake? (re- = again)

Explanation: “Rebuilt” is the past participle of “rebuild”, meaning to build again after something has been damaged or destroyed. After an earthquake damages a town, it is rebuilt: the town was rebuilt within two years (a passive sentence). “Destroyed” happened during the earthquake, not two years later, and “forgotten” and “enlarged” do not fit the logical sequence.

What is the term for a formal questioning, often used by police?

Arabic translation: ما المصطلح للاستجواب الرسمي الذي تستخدمه الشرطة غالباً؟

1. AInterview
2. BDiscussion
3. CInterrogation Correct answer
4. DMeditation

Hint: It is not a normal interview: the police ask formal questions.

Explanation: An “interrogation” is a period of formal, often long and difficult questioning, especially by the police. An “interview” is a more general meeting with questions (for a job, for a newspaper), a “discussion” is a conversation where people exchange ideas, and “meditation” is a practice of calm thinking.

What does it mean to “keep up to date”?

Arabic translation: ماذا تعني عبارة «keep up to date»؟

1. AAvoid learning new things
2. BGet news from last month
3. CStay informed with the latest information Correct answer
4. DStop using technology

Hint: “Up to date” means modern and current.

Explanation: “Up to date” means modern or containing the latest information, so “keep up to date” means to stay informed with the latest information and developments: I read the news to keep up to date. The other options describe the opposite: avoiding new things, using old news, or stopping using technology.

Getting a scholarship to study abroad was a big ___ for Ahmed.

Arabic translation: الحصول على منحة للدراسة بالخارج كان ___ كبيرة لأحمد.

1. Amistake
2. Bbreak Correct answer
3. Cproblem
4. Ddelay

Hint: Getting a scholarship is good news. Which word means a lucky opportunity?

Explanation: In Unit 5C, a “break” (often “a lucky break” or “a big break”) is a chance or opportunity that leads to success. Getting a scholarship to study abroad is a positive opportunity, so it was a big break for Ahmed. “Mistake”, “problem” and “delay” are all negative and do not fit good news.