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Module 1 - Lessons (1 + 2)

A. Read the following text then choose the correct answer (a, b, s, or d): (60 Marks)
Most studies have highlighted the role of parents as active agents in the career development of their children.
Parents want their children to opt for a career they know well about, but what their children want or aspire to
become can be completely different. Many parents said they had misguided their children into choosing a career of
their choice. It is very important not to burden our children with unreal expectations. There are a few factors that
are of great importance in the career selection process. The child’s aptitude is a mirror of his/her personality,
strengths, and weaknesses. Hence, a designed aptitude test can reveal a lot of information regarding the child that
can help in taking a well-informed career selection. It is very difficult to spend your life working in a field that you
are not interested in. Courses leading towards a desired career should be found easily for the young to enable them
to make right decisions about their future. Psychologists said that it was very easy for a child to get swayed by peer
pressure into choosing a career that the majority was opting rather than the one which was best for him/her.
Although it should not be the most important, remuneration of a career holds value in one’s life; nobody likes to
earn little. Modern societies need professionals in every field: utility workers, garbage collectors, farmers, nurses,
doctors, engineers, teachers, professors and many others.
1. Parents play a vital ………………. in the career development of their children.
a. role b. importance c. act d. action
2. Parents should study very well the …………………..…. of their children to decide their future career.
a. career b. aptitude c. mirror d. selection
3. The underlined word “their” in the text refers to ………
a. people b. children c. agents d. parents
4. Parents want to guide their children to choose career that …………………………….
a. they know nothing about b. will burden them
c. they know well about d. both a , b
5. seek to attain a goal is: ………………
a. burden b. aspire c. remuneration d. swayed
6. The word “demotivation” in the text means:
a. money paid for work or services b. natural ability or skill
c. making someone more eager or willing to do their job
d. making someone less eager or willing to do their job

B. Read the following text then choose the correct answer (a, b, s, or d): (60 Marks)
Thomas Edison is by far one of the most famous inventors in history. He holds 1,093 patents to his name. However,
when attempting to invent a commercially-viable electric light bulb, he failed over 10,000 times. When asked by a
reporter how it felt to fail so many times, he merely stated, “I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I

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have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not
work, I will find the way that will work.”
Albert Einstein, one of the greatest thinkers of our time, didn’t speak until he was four-years old. He also failed his
entrance exam to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic school located in Zurich at sixteen-years old. And, even his father,
up until the time of his death, considered his son to be a major failure. After eventually graduating from college,
Einstein actually worked as an insurance salesman, but quit after some time because he failed at that as well.
Bill Gates has amassed a mind-boggling net worth of close to $80 billion, and is known as the infamous father of
modern personal-computing software. He brought us operating systems such as Microsoft DOS and Windows,
along with wildly-popular titles such as Microsoft Office’s Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
7. The electric lightbulb which was invented by Thomas Edison was considered ………………..
a. practical b. costly c. useless d. expensive
8. One of the following about Thomas Edison is not true
a. He holds 1,093 patents b. He failed over 10,000 times
c. he was famous inventors in history. d. he stopped trying when he failed
9. when he was child , Albert Einstein suffered from ………………….
a. sadness b. speech delay c. success d. heartache
10. Bill Gates is ………………………………………..
a. poor b. very rich c. failure d. both a , b
11. put an end to or get rid of is: ………………
a. insurance b. bankrupt c. patent d. eliminate
12. The word “bankrupt” in the text means:
a. reduced to a state of financial ruins b. amazingly or confusingly large, great, etc.
c. put an end to or get rid of d. a means of guaranteeing protection or safety

Choose the correct answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete the following: (130 Marks)
13. If you …………………………………… any trouble, just give me a call.
a. fit in with b. run into c. reach out to d. keep up with
14. Future plans and ………………………… have a great importance in a person’s life.
a. decisions b. decide c. decisive d. decisively
15. The .rich have to reach …………………. to the poor.
a. out b. for c. on d. in
16. Which word ends with the sound /t/?
a. educated b. needed c. watched d. realized
17. Samer is sweating because he ………………………………….…. the floors .
a. had swept b. has swept c. has been sweeping d. swept
18. Are the floors clean? Yes, Jane …………………………..…….………the floors

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a. will sweep b. has swept c. has been sweeping d. swept
19 I …………………………………. it.
a. have just bought b. buy c. had just bought d. has just bought
20. I…………………………………. your exams start tomorrow.
a. will know b. knew c. know d. ’m knowning
21. I……………….. ………………. some of the things that people say, but only if I repeat them many times.
a. will understand b. understood c. understand d. ’m understanding
22. I ……………………………….…… here all afternoon
a. sit b. am sitting c. had been sitting d. have been sitting
23. We ……………………..at seven o’clock every morning
a. got b. will get up c. get up d. are getting up
24. His efforts didn’t work at all; his project …………………………………….
a. joins the ranks of b. has aced a test c. is on a roll d. is dead in the water
25 Times were hard and the family …………………………………….for some time.
a. struggle b. are struggling c. had been struggling d. have been struggling
26. When she came into the room, the burglar …………………………….
a. already leave b. has already left c. had already left d. has already been
leaving
27. . Did anything happen while ………………………….………… TV? Yes, the phone rang
a. watched b. you have watched c. you were watching d. you are watching
28. Henry did very well in his exams, which was a shock because he …………….…… an exam before.
a. not takes b. has not taken c. had not taken d. took
29. By the time I got to the meeting they …………………….. the important issues and they had made the big
decisions without me.
a. had discussed b. have discussed c. discussed d. discuss
30. You are in hospital visiting a friend who has broken his leg. Express sympathy
a. We are proud of you. b. You mustn’t let this depress you.
c. You really deserve this honour. d. Very well done! Keep it up
31. Your father has got a new promotion at work.
a. We are proud of you. b. forgive me
c. I’m sure this won’t happen again. d. I’m sorry about what happened
32. I want to ……………………………… diving. It’s an adventurous sport.
a. take up b. give up c. carry on d. run into
33. I’m going to………………………………..learning Chinese because it’s too difficult.
a. take up b. give up c. carry on d. run into

34. He retired after failing as a/an …………………………. employee.

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a. patents b. eliminated c. mind-boggling d. insurance
35. In a few years our company should be able to ………………………….the world’s most developed nations.
a. back the wrong horse b. join the ranks of c. on a roll d. ace a test
36. The lecture…………………………….. by the time they got there.
a. had started b. has started c. started d. starts
37 When I heard the noise at the window, I knew that someone …………………. to break into the house.
a. had tried b. is trying c. has been trying d. tries
38. Jack: ………………………….the accident. How are you feeling now?
a. be as bad as it seems b. I’ll never be able to c. it would have been worse
d. I’m sorry about
Noah: Terrible. I’ve broken at least five ribs.

A. Ask about the underlined words in each sentence: (12 Marks)

39. A……………………………………………………………………………?
B. I need this job to get money
40 A…………………………………………………………………………..?
B. I will travel to work by car
41 A……………………………………………………………………………?
B. I can go with my friend
42 A……………………………………………………………………………….?
B. My work is hard

B. Find four mistakes in the following paragraph : (8 Marks)

I live on a large flat in Madrid. I’m having two sisters. They are called Mary and Rose. We are getting up at seven
o’clock every morning, and we are having coffee. I leave the flat in eight and walk to the university.
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C. Write a paragraph no less than 80 words about this topic: (30 Marks )
“Write about a personal experience in which you have made an important decision that changed your life.”
Answering of these questions can help you.
- What was the experience? How did it affect you?
- What was the decision you made?
- What do you advice people your age?

Good Luck
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