Alexandria University English Proficiency Test

AUEPT
SECTION 1.1

READING:
A. Read the following text, the choose the correct answer (15 marks):
Another essential function of water is that it is vital. Between 55 and 60 per cent of the adult body is
made of it and every living cell needs it to keep functioning. In normal conditions, the human body can
only survive three or four days without water. We need water to stay alive, yet there are billions of
people all over the world who do not have access to safe drinking water.
The first World Water Day was celebrated in 1993. It was first proposed at the United Nations (UN)
conference on environment and development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and has been celebrated
annually on 22 March since then. Every year the UN releases its World Water Development Report on
or around this date. Each year has a different theme, looking at things like the role of clean water in the
world of work, ways to stop wasting water, finding ways to supply water to underprivileged groups and
so on.
Clean drinking water is fundamental, but it is also vital for sanitation and hygiene. It is estimated that
more than 700 children under the age of seven die every day from illnesses linked to unsafe water and
poor sanitation. The right to water and sanitation was recognised as a human right by the UN General
Assembly in 2010. However, there are still at least 2.1 billion people around the world who live without
safe water in their homes. These include rural communities, people who have been displaced due to
war and local conflicts and areas where climate change is making water more and more scarce.
Apart from the obvious health issues, a lack of accessible clean water means that people – often women
and children – spend hours every day walking to and from distant water supplies. This means they don’t
have time to dedicate to work, studies and other domestic duties. The search for water becomes their
main occupation, and people who are not able to walk to get their own water are particularly vulnerable.
For many people, access to water has become increasingly difficult due to increased demand for a finite
resource. According to figures released by the UN, around 4 billion people – nearly two-thirds of the
world's population – experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year. It is
believed that by 2030 as many as 700 million people worldwide could be displaced by intense water
scarcity.
There are many charities working on creating sustainable supplies of clean water at a grass-roots level
for different communities around the world, and this important work needs to continue and to expand.
But the fundamental problem of increasing demand for a limited resource can only be addressed by
more efficient use of water, especially in industry and agriculture. Waste-water recycling, capturing
rainwater, more efficient irrigation techniques and reforestation are all examples of how water can be
used more efficiently.
As individuals, what we can do to help is support charities, raise awareness, take part in the World Water
Day events that are happening all around the world and, of course, be careful with how we use water in
our own lives. The UN World Water Day website render lots of advices and suggestions to achieve this.
1. The paragraph before this text may discuss 2. The word 'vital', paragraph 1 may mean:
a. water composition. a. accessible
b. different role(s) of water. b. unimportant
c. where water comes from. c. optional
d. how water falls from the sky. d. crucial

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3. Paragraph 1 stated all of the following EXCEPT: 10. The phrase domestic duties, paragraph 4 mean
a. water is essential to be alive. a. school homework.
b. many people do not get enough water. b. tasks related to home, house or family.
c. some people die because of drought. c. school-based activities.
d. water makes the body perform its functions. d. both a. and b.

4. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that: 11. Paragraph 4 states all of the following EXCEPT:
a. man can live normally with water. a. distant clean water affects studies and work.
b. we cannot live for a week without water. b. women and children walk too much for water.
c. a week without water is safe for us. c. the search for water becomes an occupation.
d. a few people cannot safely access drinking. d. that men suffer finding distant clean water.

5. The first ever celebration for water 12. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that
a. is a World Water Development. a. finding clean water is getting more difficult.
b. was rejected in Rio de Janeiro. b. about 4 billion people can access clean water.
c. began in 1992. c. clean water will be available for everyone by2030.
d. is celebrated in March. d. finding clean water is increasing day by day.

6. Water became a human right in 2010 because 13. The word 'efficient', paragraph 6, line 5, means
a. a lot of millions are still without safe water. a. expensive.
b. it is important for sanitation. b. cumulative.
c. the UN General Assembly wanted to do this. c. effective.
d. both a. and b. e. wasteful.

7. The word 'These', paragraph 3, line 5 refers to 14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in
a. people. paragraph 6 as an example of using water more
b. homes. efficiently?
c. illnesses. a. reforestation.
d. conflicts. b. waste-water recycling.
c. using clean energy.
d. capturing rainwater.

8. The word 'scarce' paragraph 3, line 6 may mean 15. The tone of this text is best described as
a. polluted. a. outraged.
b. clean. b. informative.
c. usual. c. sarcastic.
d. difficult/hard to get. d. biased.

9. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that

a. lack of accessible clean water created jobs.
b. lack of clean water affects education.
c. people die as clean water supplies are distant.
d. all people can access clean water supplies.

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SECTION 1.1
READING:
B. Read the following text, the choose the correct answer (15 marks):
Despite the fact that chocolate is celebrated on the 7 th of July yearly, it was first used as a drink over
3,500 years ago in Central America. It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs, who mixed
cocoa beans with vanilla or chilli peppers. In fact, cocoa beans were so important to them that they were
used as money. Cocoa was first grown in Ecuador, which was, for a long time, the world's number-one
producer of cocoa beans. It is still one of the top ten producers of the beans, but nowadays more than
70 percent of cocoa beans come from West Africa. In particular, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, are the leading
producers of cocoa in the 21st century.
Cocoa beans come from cocoa trees. These trees grow in tropical forests around the world, from South
America to Indonesia. The beans grow in colourful pods of red, yellow and purple. Inside the pods are
the beans. Each tree grows around 50 pods a year, and each pod can contain between 20 and 60 beans.
It takes around 100 beans to make 100 grams of chocolate. The pods are picked by hand to protect the
trees.
Once the pods are picked from the tree, they are opened, and the beans are taken out. The beans need
to go through a number of different processes before they are ready to be turned into chocolate. First,
the beans and the pulp are placed in special boxes, where they slowly ferment for up to five days. Here
the beans turn brown and start to develop their special flavour. They are then put out in the sun to dry
for approximately 14 days. After this, they are roasted for about 15 minutes in preparation for the final
stage, when the beans are taken out of their shells. At the end of this process, we are left with the cocoa
'nibs' – chocolate in its purest form and the basic ingredient for all chocolate products.
The first step is to grind the nibs by machine or between two large stones. This produces cocoa liquor, a
semi-solid paste. This is then cooked and mixed continuously for hours or even days until it is just right.
This is also the stage at which other ingredients are added: sugar, milk, nuts and various flavours.
Interestingly, chocolate melts at 34ºC. This not only explains why it can be so sticky and messy, but also
why it melts as soon as you put it in your mouth.
At this point the cocoa nibs are ready for the last stage in the journey. For the cocoa liquor to turn into
solid chocolate, it needs to be heated and cooled and heated again until it forms a solid mass. And so,
the preparation journey from bean to bar is complete. Chocolate bars are then ready for a new journey.
16. Most cocoa beans are recently grown in 19. Paragraph 2 implies
a. Ecuador. a. that cocoa beans grow in different colours.
b. West Africa. b. the pods contain cocoa beans.
c. Ghana. c. the pods have many colours.
d. Indonesia. d. both b. and c.

17. Paragraph 1 states that cocoa was 20. Cocoa trees grow
a. mixed with vanilla by the Central Americans. a. near rivers.
b. exported to Ecuador and Africa. b. on ordinary fields.
c. both a. and b. c. in the tropics.
d. used as a drink in Central America so long ago. d. on mountains.

18. The word 'they', paragraph 1, line 3 refers to 21. The fundamental form of chocolate is
a. cocoa beans. a. cocoa nibs.
b. the Mayans and the Aztecs. b. cocoa liquor.
c. chilli peppers. c. cocoa paste.
d. leading producers. d. cocoa beans.

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22. It is implied in the passage that drying the beans 27. It is implied in paragraph 5 that chocolate passes
a. is the beginning stage. a. many heating stages
b. is the least important stage. b. many cooling stages.
c. is the final stage. c. both a. and b.
d. is the longest stage in the whole process. d. none of them.

23. The chocolate beans are roasted for 28. Where in the text did the writer mention adding
a. a fortnight. the other ingredients to preparing chocolate?
b. 15 minutes. a. paragraph 1, lines 1-3.
c. 5 hours. b. paragraph 3, lines 2-4.
d. half an hour. c. paragraph 4, line 3.
d. paragraph 5, line 1.

24. The phrase 'this process', refers to 29. The tone of this text is
a. the drying process. a. informational.
b. the fermenting process. b. emotional.
c. the grinding process. c. hypnotic.
d. the roasting process. d. sarcastic.

25. It is implied in paragraph 4 that chocolate 30. The paragraph following this may discuss
a. is not easy to melt. a. how cocoa is harvested.
b. melts on a very high temperature. b. how cocoa is fermented.
c. melts at around the human body temperature. c. how chocolate is cooled after being heated.
d. melts on a very low temperature. d. what happens next to chocolate bars.

26. The word 'This', paragraph 4, line 3 refers to

a. chocolate.
b. cocoa liquor.
c. the grinding process.
d. the cooking process.

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 SECTION 2

LISTENING:
A. Listen to the following extract, then choose the correct answer (10 marks):

31. This passage mainly discusses 36. This planet orbits the sun at …………. distance of
a. the solar system. roughly 36 million miles.
b. some features of the sun. a. a coverage
c. the existence of the universe. b. a wreckage
d. one of our solar system's planets. c. a breakage
d. an average

32. Mercury is …………. planet in our solar system. 37. Mercury's outermost atmosphere layer is ……….
a. middle-sized. a. called stratosphere.
b. the large b. called troposphere.
c. the smallest c. called exosphere.
d. larger d. not mentioned.

33. Its diameter measures about the …………. 38. This outer layer of atmosphere is made of
a. the continental United states. a. three elements.
b. continents. b. two elements.
c. the United States. c. four elements.
d. the United States’ diameter. d. five elements.

34. The hot iron core has cooled over its …………. 39. Like all planets, Mercury travels in an ………. Orbit.
a. 4.5 million years. a. elliptical
b. 4.5 trillion years. b. celestial
c. 4.5 thousand years. c. critical
d. 4.5 billion years. d. crucial

35. The planet shrinks ………. by more than four miles. 40. It revolves the sun every ……….
a. radically a. eighty-eight years.
b. radially b. eighty-eight months.
c. really c. eighty-eight days.
d. fairly d. eighty days.

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 LISTENING
B. Listen to the following extract, then choose the correct answer (10 marks):

41. This passage mainly discusses 46. Bacterial pneumonia causes death by ……….
a. the influenza disease and its virus. a. RNA.
b. bacterial diseases. b. secondary infections.
c. both a. and b. c. organ failure.
d. neither a. nor b. d. high fever

42. It kills more than ………. In the U.S. 47. The flu virus's ability to mutate makes it ……….
a. thirteen thousand people a. completely easy to eradicate.
b. thirty-six hundred b. easier to treat.
c. thirty-six thousand c. almost impossible to eradicate.
d. thirty hundred people d. weaker

43. Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase are ………. 48. Virus categories A, B, and C are ranked as ……….
a. two viruses that influenza virus kills. a. A is the strongest, and C is the weakest.
b. two proteins that the influenza virus utilizes. b. C is the strongest, and A is the weakest.
c. a couple of bacteria. c. having the same strength.
d. antibodies that kill the influenza virus. d. being similarly not very infectious.

44. The HA protein ………. 49. ………. are all categorized as type A viruses.
a. attacks the virus. a. Spanish Flu
b. joins the virus to let it in the cell. b. Spanish Flu and Swine Flue
c. reinforces the cell. c. Covid-19 and Swine Flu
d. strengthens the immune system. d. Avian Flu, Swine Flu and Spanish Flu

45. Once the flu virus is in the cell, it ………. 50. Birds can cause ……….
a. reinforces the cell. a. Swine Flu.
b. remains the same. b. Spanish Flue.
c. dies. c. H1N1.
d. multiplies. d. Avian Flu.

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 SECTION 3
Vocabulary & Structure:
Read the following sentences carefully, then choose the correct answer:
51. Last June my brother ……… a house. 59. ………. at the moment, I'll go shopping.
a. wanted to buy a. For it doesn't rain
b. wanted buying b. As it doesn't rain
c. liked to buy c. For it's not raining
d. liked buying d. As it's not raining

52. ……… are very intelligent. 60. In a shop ……… customers.

a. Both of them a. it is important pleasing
b. Both them b. it is important to please
c. both they c. there is important pleasing
d. The both d. there is important to please

53. Don't leave you shoes on the table. ……… 61. ……… in my class likes the teacher.
a. Put off them a. All persons
b. Take them off b. All students
c. Pick them off c. Everyone
d. Pick up them d. All people

54. Your bicycle shouldn't be in the house! ……… 62. He's a good guitarist, but he plays the piano ………
a. Take it out! a. quite well
b. Get it out! b. too hardly
c. Put it off! c. very good
d. Take it away! d. much better

55. When you go shopping, bring me ……… 63. The airport is five miles ………
a. a fruit tin a. away from here.
b. a fruits tin b. from here away.
c. a tin of fruit c. far from here.
d. a tin of fruits d. far away from here

56. Do you want another cake? No, thank you, ……… 64. There's something wrong with the table. I ………
a. I still have got some left. a. feel it that's moving.
b. I've still got some left. b. can touch its moves.
c. I still have some ones. c. touch it moving.
d. I have still some ones. d. can feel it moving.

57. The American film I saw was ……… 65. I don't know where ………
a. not very fun. a. the lavatory will be.
b. not very funny. b. is the lavatory.
c. not much funny. c. be the lavatory.
d. not too much fun d. the lavatory is.

58. ……………… me ……………… 66. Ben's already about ……… his father.
a. Tell / what this is! a. so tall than
b. Say / what this is! b. as tall than
c. Tell / what is this! c. as tall as
d. Say / what is this! d. so tall as

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67. I want to get a better ……… to earn more money. 75. I'll explain ……… you need to know in this report.
a. work a. what
b. job b. that
c. employ c. which
d. employment d. how

68. The piano was ……… heavy for us to carry. 76. She burst into tears when he spoke to her ………
a. far a. sharp.
b. much b. sharpness.
c. so c. sharply.
d. too d. sharpish

69. Despite playing under stress, he ……… win. 77. She had to do the shopping, ……… she?
a. could a. didn't
b. was able to b. hadn't
c. couldn't c. does
d. wasn't able to d. isn't

70. He daren't ……… his boss for a rise just now. 78. I'll hand over my files to her before I ………
a. asking a. am leaving.
b. be asking b. leave.
c. to ask c. will leave.
d. ask d. shall leave.

71. By the time my daughter graduates, ……… retired. 79. How long has the property ……… to your family?
a. I a. belonged
b. I have b. belonging
c. I'll being c. belongs
d. I'll have d. been belonging

72. Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ……… 80. It was so noisy that we ……… wear ear-protectors.
a. do you? a. must
b. will you? b. have to
c. have you? c. should
d. don't you? d. had to

73. I suggest Ali ……… in touch with the organisers. 81. Let's get the house cleared up before he ……….
a. should get a. is arriving.
b. to get b. arrives.
c. getting c. will arrive.
d. should getting d. arrived

74. I think the government should ……… action. 82. The bill had already been paid, so I ………. to do it.
a. to take a. hadn't
b. taking b. didn't need
c. take c. needn't
d. have take d. haven't

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83. Only ……… research has been carried out in this 87. It's 4 p.m. Marc ……… have arrived in Bonn by
field. now.
a. a little a. would
b. a few b. can
c. few c. should
d. not much d. ought

84. ……… anyone object, the plan will be reviewed. 88. It is essential that all top security documents
a. If ……… be stamped 'CONFIDENTIAL'.
b. Do a. should
c. Should b. must
d. Might c. will
d. may

85. If Molly ……… to her guns, she'll probably get what 89. We regret ……… you that you have exceeded
she wants. your overdraft facility.
a. will stick a. to tell to
b. would stick b. informing
c. stuck c. to inform
d. sticks d. telling

86. By December Tim ……… enough to buy a mountain 90. The company's apology ……… regarded as an
bike. exercise in damage limitation.
a. saves a. were
b. will have saved b. was
c. has saved c. would
d. will be saving d. had

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SECTION 1.2

WRITING:
A. Read the following text, then answer the questions below (15 marks):
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is the longest river in Africa and the
disputed longest river in the world, as the Brazilian government says that the Amazon River is longer
than the Nile. The Nile, which is about 6,650 km (4,130 mi) long, is an "international" river as its drainage
basin covers eleven countries: Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, and Egypt. In particular, the Nile is
the primary water source of Egypt and Sudan.
The Nile has two major tributaries – the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is considered
to be the headwaters and primary stream of the Nile itself. The Blue Nile, however, is the source of most
of the water, containing 80% of the water and silt. The White Nile is longer and rises in the Great
Lakes region of central Africa, with the most distant source still undetermined but located in either
Rwanda or Burundi. It flows north through Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda and South Sudan. The Blue
Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet just
north of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
The northern section of the river flows north almost entirely through the Sudanese desert to Egypt,
then ends in a large delta and flows into the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptian civilization and Sudanese
kingdoms have depended on the river since ancient times. Most of the population and cities of Egypt lie
along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan, and nearly all the cultural and historical sites
of Ancient Egypt are found along river banks.

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3. What is the purpose of the writer?

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Answer Key:
Section 1.1
Reading:

1. b. 2. d. 3. c. 4. b. 5. d.
6. d. 7. a. 8. d. 9. b. 10. b.
11. d. 12. a. 13. c. 14. c. 15. b.
16. b. 17. b. 18. a. 19. d. 20. c.
21. a. 22. d. 23. b. 24. d. 25. c.
26. d. 27. c. 28. c. 29. a. 30. d.

Section 2
Listening:

31. d. 32. c. 33. a. 34. d. 35. b.

36. d. 37. c. 38. d. 39. a. 40. c.
41. a. 42. c. 43. b. 44. b. 45. d.
46. c. 47. c. 48. c. 49. d. 50. c.

Section 3:
Vocabulary & Structure:

51. a. 52. a. 53. b. 54. a. 55. c.

56. b. 57. b. 58. d. 59. d. 60. b.
61. c. 62. d. 63. a. 64. d. 65. c.
66. c. 67. b. 68. d. 69. b. 70. d.
71. d. 72. b. 73. a. 74. c. 75. a.
76. c. 77. a. 78. b. 79. a. 80. d.
81. b. 82. b. 83. a. 84. c. 85. d.
86. b. 87. c. 88. a. 89. c. 90. b.

Section 1.2
Writing:

1. The Nile as a river, its characteristics, specifications, location and its importance to the countries it
passes through in general, and for Egypt in specific.

2. The Nile / The Nile River, or any appropriate alternative is acceptable.

3. The writer wants to shed light on the Nile in general. The text mentions its length compared with the
Amazon. Then, it lists the countries it passes through from its beginning in Ethiopia till it flows finally
in the north of Egypt. Also, it clarifies its relationship with the White and the Blue Niles and how it
affected both of the Egyptian and Sudanese civilizations.

4. a. The Nile is a major north-flowing river in north-eastern Africa, and is the longest river in Africa
and the disputed longest river in the world with a drainage basin that covers eleven countries.
b. Its importance as a primary source of water to Egypt and Sudan.
c. The White and The Blue rivers are the main tributaries of the Nile.
d. Most of the population and cities of Egypt lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan,
and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along river banks.

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5. Despite the fact that the whole text is interesting, it contains some more interesting points than others.
One of them is that the Nile passes in eleven countries. This number seems to be the largest number
(ever) of countries that a river can pass by. Therefore, it could easily be considered as an 'international'
river, and this surprisingly gives an impression that this river looks like a rope that joins and ties these
countries as one unit. Also, the Niles is seen as the primary stream; it begins in Khartoum, the Sudanese
capital as joining point that gathers both the Blue and the White Niles to form the main Nile that
continues to the rest of Sudan Northward till Egypt, and they ahead to the Mediterranean sea, where it
finally flows, and this is another interesting element. An additional interesting and an appealing thing
here in this text is that it mentions that the Nile river affected both the Egyptian and Sudanese life. This
made a high similarity between these societies, as they both were established on both banks of this
magnificent river.

6. As a major river in the north-eastern side of Africa, the Nile river is considered the longest river in Africa
with a total length of 6.650 km, (4.130 mi). The Nile's drainage basin covers eleven different African
countries. They are Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan,
Sudan, till the Mediterranean Sea coast in the north of Egypt where it flows to. About 80% of the Nile's
water and silt comes Sudan's Blue Nile, which begins at Tana Lake in Ethiopia. Both the Blue Nile and the
White Nile gather in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital and then to its desert, to form one watercourse
down to Egypt's delta and flows to the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the population and cities of Egypt
lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan, and nearly all the cultural and historical sites
of Ancient Egypt are found along river banks.

‫ (أو‬،‫ كم‬6.650 ‫إجمال يبلغ‬ ‫ليعتب هو النهر الطول يف أفريقيا بطول‬‫ر‬ ‫كنهرا رئيسيا ف الجانب الشمال ر‬
‫ فإن النيل‬،‫الش يف من أفريقيا‬
‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬
،‫ وإثيوبيا‬،‫ وكينيا‬،‫ والكنغو‬،‫ وبوروندي‬،‫ ورواندا‬،‫ وأوغندا‬،‫ه تانزانيا‬ ‫و‬ ،‫أفريقية‬ ‫دولة‬ ‫عش‬ ‫ ويمر حوض النيل بأحد ر‬،‫ هذا‬.)‫ ميل‬4.130
‫ي‬
‫ من‬%80 ‫حوال‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ ي‬.‫ حيث مصبه‬،‫الشمال عند البحر البيض المتوسط‬
‫ويأت‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ وانتهاءا بساحل مرص‬،‫ والسودان‬،‫ وجنوب السودان‬،‫وإريبيا‬
‫ ويجتمع كل من النيل الزرق والنيل البيض يف العاصمة‬.‫بحبة تانا بإثيوبيا‬ ‫ والذي ينبع من ر‬،‫ماء النيل وطميه من النيل الزرق بالسودان‬
.
‫ ثم يتدفق إل البحر البيض المتوسط ويتواجد‬،‫ ليشكل مجرى مائيا واحدا يصل إل دلتا مرص‬،‫ ثم إل صحرائها‬،‫ الخرطوم‬،‫السودانية‬
‫ وتوجد معظم المواقع الثقافية والتاريخية لمرص القديمة‬،‫معظم سكان ومدن مرص عىل طول تلك الجزاء من وادي النيل بشمال أسوان‬
.‫عىل طول ضفاف النهر‬

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