1. ‘Busy as a bee’ and ‘quiet as a mouse’ are hackneyed phrases -they are used all the time. What does hackneyed means?
a. Used everyday
b. Rarely be used
c. Never be used
d. unknown
2. The old man’s hair was sparse. His hair is not thick and felt like it was when he was young. What dose sparse mean?
a) Thin
b) Thick
c) Full
d) Generous
3. To encourage someone who is telling a story, what should you say?
a) This is totally boring
b) Can we talk about it later on
c) Really? And then?
d) Stop it please
4. Give me your number please. What is the short of ‘ give me’?
a) Gimme
b) Give me
c) Give ma
d) Giveme
5. In either /or question , the speaker’s voice
a) Goes down in the first item and up on the second item
b) Goes down in the first item and down on the second item
c) Goes up on the first item and down on the second item
d) Goes up on the first item and up on the second item
6. ‘would you like coffee or tea?’. This statement should sound like..
a) Would like COFFEE or TEA?
b) Would like coffee or tea?
c) Would coffee or TEA?
d) Would like COFFEE or tea?
7. Yazan always showed animosity toward teachers by throwing spitablls and mouthing off, but his brother Abduallah was kind and sweet. What does animosity mean?
a) Respect
b) Kindness
c) Lack of respect
d) Sweetness

8. The crowd rewarded the singer with plaudits, or extreme praise, by clapping and cheering during a standing ovation.
What does plaudits mean?
a) Criticism
b) Praise
c) Disrespect
d) Extreme
9. It’s...........from many American people to make small talk with strangers.
a) Fairly common
b) Fairly uncommon
c) Unusual
d) Rarely common
10. Short talks with foreigners seem to be more common in ....
a) Busy places
b) Big cities than in small towns
c) Small towns than in big cities
d) None of the above is correct
11. People in all places are careful to talk with foreigners in ............situation.
a) Unsafe
b) Safe
c) Risky
d) None of the above is correct.
12. How should you politely ask your professor for a clarification?
a) What? What? I don’t understand you
b) I can’t understand you.
c) Repeat. Repeat.
d) How do you spell that, please?
13. ‘Are you coming here’?. In this statement, the speaker’s voice should
a) Go up one time
b) Go up two times
c) Go down one time
d) Go down two times
14. You should avoid saying..........to old women since it is impolite.
a) Lady
b) Miss
c) Ma’am
d) None of the above is correct
15. Americans frequently ask a new friend?
a) How old are you?
b) Are you married?
c) What do you do?
d) What is your height?
16. Americans typically don’t raise a question like....
a) What do you do?
b) How much money do you make?
c) Where are you from?
d) Where are you coming from?
17. In spoken English, stressed words are
a) Higher, louder and clear than other words
b) Lower than other words
c) Unclear
d) Vague (or not well heard)
18. We should study understand reductions of fast speech because it helps us to become......
a) A good writer
b) A better listener
c) A better speaker
d) Both (b)+(c)are correct
19. In American accent, what is the short form of ‘’what’s your name?’’
a) Wat iz your name?
b) Watcher name?
c) What is your name?
d) Wat izya name?
20. What does ‘’to think badly of someone’’ probably?
a) To admire someone
b) To appreciate someone
c) To look down on someone
d) To respect someone
21. ‘’when did Rami go to college?’’ what is the short form of ‘’did he’’?
a) Didee
b) Didya
c) Didja
d) None of the above
22. If John stops you to give his apology saying ‘’it was my fault’’, you should politely say...
a) Okay
b) So what!
c) Keep in touch
d) None of the above is the correct reaction
23. By mistake, you stepped on someone’s foot. What is your polite reaction?
a) Have a good day
b) I am sorry
c) See you later
d) I appreciate it

24. If you want to order food in a restaurant, you should firstly say to a waiter...
a) What’s your name
b) Are you working here for a long time?
c) Do you have good dishes and spoons?
d) May I see the menu, please?
25. One should advise his friend to study in order to pass by saying....
a) You must study hard to pass the exam
b) You ought to study hard to pass the exam
c) Study to pass the exam
d) None of the above is true
26. Which one of the following has incorrect stress?
a) I can SPEAK a LANGUAGE
b) I CAN’T SPEAK a LANGUAGE
c) He CAN speak a language
d) He CAN’T RIDE a HORSE
27. How should you politely call a waiter to order food?
a) Look at me
b) Hey dude, come over her
c) Pardon me
d) You my friend, come here quickly
28. Students, like other people, should pay attention to speaker’s tone of voice because it......
a) Distracts you
b) Launches unclear message
c) Tells more than speakers’ words
d) Bothers you
29. You should avoid calling a man.................because impolite?
a) Sir
b) Mr. Adel
c) Mister
d) None of the above is correct
30. A stereotype is......
a) A oversimplification about a group of people
b) An correct impression
c) To correct idea about people
d) None of the above is correct
31. The phrase ‘’mistaken idea’’ means?
a) Change
b) Very sad
c) Misconception
d) None of the above is correct

32. In America, someone tells you, ‘’what a nice a nice t-shirt,’’ you should politely say:
a) Thank you
b) Oh, not really, it’s very old
c) Would you like it?
d) It is not of your business
33. In U.S, your teacher sometimes sits on her desk. You think:
a) She’s not polite
b) She’s not very serious about teaching
c) It’s not strange
d) She doesn’t like to sit on chairs
34. In U.S, a friend of yours invited you to a social gathering at 9:00 pm. It’s perhaps best to get there:
a) A few minutes before 9:00
b) At 9:00 exactly
c) A few minutes after 9:00
d) 15 minutes after 9:00
35. In U.S, Samir has a job appointment at 11:00am. It’s probably best to arrive:
a) At 10:35 to 10:39
b) At 10:35 to 10:45
c) At 11:00
d) 15 minutes after 11:00
36. When you go out to launch with an American friend, who pays?
a) Your friend should pay because launch was his suggestion
b) You both pay
c) You pay because you are a little older than your friend
d) No one pays and you both escape away
37. What is the short form of ‘’ don’t know’’?
a) Doncha
b) Didncha
c) Dunno
d) Daao
38. In American accent, when someone is happy, his or her voice....
a) Goes down on stressed words
b) Goes up on stressed words
c) Goes neutral
d) Stays normal all the way



39. Sometimes a person thinks that the answer to an English question will be ‘ yes’, but that the person isn’t right. How do you answer the following?
a) Question: don’t you have one?
Answer: no, I dont
b) Question: don’t you have one?
Answer: yes, I do
c) Question: don’t you have one?
Answer: yes, I don’t
d) Question: don’t you have one?
Answer: no, I do
40. What does the common prefix ‘’re’’ like in the word ‘’repeat’’ mean?
a. Remake
b. Midway
c. Half
d. Again
41. What does the common prefix ‘’dis’’ like in the word ‘’ dislike ‘’ mean?
a. After
b. Before
c. Opposite of
d. On
42. What does the common suffix ‘’-ic’’ like in the word ‘’technologic’’ mean?
a. Having property of
b. Act, process
c. State of
d. Without
43. In real tag-questions, the voice intonation should....
a. Go up on the tag
b. Go down on the tag
c. Go neutral or normal
d. None of the above is correct
44. If as American speaker previously knows the respond of tag question, his or her voice intonation should
a. Go up on the tag
b. Go neutral
c. Go down on the tag
d. None of the above is correct
45. If the verb in the main clause is positive, the verb in the ‘’tag’’...
a. Should be positive
b. Should be negative
c. Must always be positive
d. None of the above is correct

46. It’s cold yesterday,......?
a. Wasn’t it
b. Was it
c. Did it
d. Didn’t it