امتحان اللغة الإنجليزية الوزاري 2026، الدورة العامة، متقدم، مع الإجابات

Many people do feel they take on a new identity when using another language. A ⁦2006 study⁩ of bilingual Mexican-Americans asked them to take a personality test in both English and Spanish. Amazingly, the results varied, depending on which language each individual was using. Undoubtedly, how much you pick up a culture alongside a language will depend on how and why you are learning it, and whether you wish to become part of the second language culture, but it's fascinating to consider that you might actually be a (slightly) different person when speaking a second language.

In the above text, the author .........

More people crammed onto the platform. The crowd inched closer to the yellow line as the train appeared and gradually rumbled to a stop. When the doors slid open, the passengers alighting had to elbow their way through the sea of people entering the carriages. The fact that there wasn't a better system was something that surprised Malek.

The underlined indefinite pronoun "something" refers to ......... .

Possibly, the first thing we can take from economics is the importance of doing a cost-benefit analysis when making big decisions. Comfortable though we may be with making a list of pros and cons, we should recognise that it is actually a rather ineffective tool. Just one of the cons might easily outweigh all of the pros. A cost-benefit analysis is something altogether more sophisticated, which allows you to be more objective. The text considers that making a list of pros and cons isn't very effective because.........

But then, oh no – the detective goes into a fish and chip shop. Your senses are suddenly on full alert. You can smell the vinegar, hear the chips sizzling in the fryer, and your stomach rumbles. The policeman bites into the fish, and your mouth starts to water. Which sense is indicated by the phrase 'chips sizzling'?

They also teach coping skills for dealing with anxiety and intense career stress - for example, using muscle relaxation, breathing exercises and meditation. When players get injured, the sports psychologist supports them through their recovery with a customised programme for their physical pain management as well as their mental wellness. If a player's confidence becomes eroded by an injury they have sustained, the sports psychologist works closely with them, strategically building the player back up to a position of self-belief. What is the main purpose of teaching coping skills to athletes?

'How to become a happier you' is a hot topic at the moment and we are inundated with advice and tips online. There is an abundance of websites with surveys, questionnaires, tips and shared personal experiences available to us. Even schools are running mindfulness classes for their students as part of the curriculum. The writer's purpose is to .........

"I love smooth words, like gold-enamelled fish Which circle slowly with a silken swish, And tender ones, like downy-feathered birds: Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer inherds". An example of the poetic device onomatopoeia in the lines above is ......... .

Socialising is also a great thing, especially after a long and difficult week, or if you're just feeling a little bit lonely on a random Tuesday evening. I'm not saying you need to be out with friends every day, but being sociable and gregarious is definitely advantageous for our minds and bodies. The text above is mostly ......... .

I think a lot of people are really interested in optical illusions. However, it left me feeling underwhelmed. As they had chosen the most famous ones, I'd already seen them numerous times. I mean, who hasn't seen the Northern Lights in Iceland by now? I also felt that the elaborate explanations about how the illusions worked were a little patronising and treated the audience as if they were children. The writer felt disappointed because .........

Bucking the trend, there is one new fantasy-driven aspiration, probably destined to remain a pipe dream for most, that has joined the most popular list – and that's becoming a racing car driver. The synonym of the underlined words in the text above is ......... .

The colts who live here are very good colts, but they are cart-horse colts, and of course they have not learned manners. You have been well-bred and well-born; your father has a great name in these parts, and your grandfather won the cup two years at the Newmarket races. I hope you will grow up gentle and good and never learn bad ways. The underlined sentence from Black Beauty shows Black Beauty's father's .........

The British are fond of understatement and self-deprecation. You might hear 'It's rather warm,' when in fact the temperatures are over ⁦40 degrees⁩, and a best-selling writer might say 'I've had some success,' also reflecting the traditional embarrassment with success. This apparent humility is approved of by fellow British people, and many comedians and films use understatement, self-deprecation and extreme politeness as a source of word play comedy. The British people are good at using understatement in jokes because .........

What kind of car would we ideally .........?

I'm amazed at how they managed to ......... so many innovative ideas.

It was because of Suha's commitment that the new rail project was successful. She was the driving ......... behind it.

I think it is blindingly ......... that there is a serious issue with your system.

I'm not sure about buying a car now because I didn't realise how big the ......... would be.

When I looked at the ........., I almost passed out. It was so expensive!

Huda: Can we try and meet halfway on this? Would ⁦7.50 dinars⁩ be OK? Sameera: Yes, that works for me, thanks. The underlined part of the above dialogue refers to ......... when negotiating.

Omar pressured the team into taking responsibility. The underlined word in the sentence above means ......... .

We used to dip .........of oranges into sugar as a snack when we were children.

You won't pass unless you start applying yourself ......... your work.

The child ......... his teeth in his sleep whenever he has a bad dream.

He wasn't really criticising your painting; it was just a ......... comment.

No one will ......... you if you decide not to volunteer to help us.

The recent progress in renewable energy has raised ......... that current energy sources will be replaced soon.

How often does Salma get very angry at her colleagues? The idiom that can replace the underlined phrase in the question above is ......... .

I have been reading a book about wildlife in Jordan. This sentence means .........

I have never had a problem with my passport. The correct negative inversion of the sentence above is .........

People think that shopping will always be a social experience. The correct passive form of the sentence above is .........

The trees provide shade so that the soil isn't dried out by the sun. The above sentence can be rewritten using conditional sentences with inversion as.........

If cattle ......... on ecological grass, we ......... healthier meat and milk.

Rana ......... have been here earlier, that's certainly her umbrella on the table.

You shouldn't have told him the bad news. The correct sentence that has the same meaning as the one above is .........

Ahmed stopped ......... so much junk food because he wanted to lose weight.

Najwa will keep leaving the lights on in every room. I have told her many times to switch them off. The use of “will” in the sentence above indicates ......... .

That’s ...... teacher I was telling you about, who wrote ......book about ...... Petra.

No matter what he says, she refuses to change her decision. The underlined part of the sentence above can be replaced with ......... .

Hassan attracted many students to his studio, many ......... became notable artists in their own right.

It was claimed that an Italian scientist discovered the formula, but it was actually a German. The correct passive form of the sentence above is .........

'Don't forget to bring your passport with you!' The travel agent reminded me .........

I took my son with me everywhere I went. The sentence that has the same meaning as the one above is .........

The restaurant is easily accessed from a rear car park, which has contributed to its success. The above sentence can be rewritten using nominalisation as .........

Due to the fact that I memorised certain poems at school, I can still recite them. The correct participle clause that can replace the underlined part of the above sentence is ......... .

The correct phrase to start the conclusion in a report is ......... .

When writing an article you are advised to give your article ......... title to interest the reader.

They have made a mistake. The sentence above can be rewritten using hedging as .........

Children often have a powerful ......... that helps them create fantasy worlds.

The purpose of this proposal is to suggest new strategies for reducing waste. In a proposal, the sentence above fits best in the ......... section.

The sentence from the items below that best shows an example of hyperbole is .........