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TEST 1Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.1. a. entertainment b. information c. difficulty d. understanding2. a. swallow b. subject c. digest d. enough3. a. imagine b. important c. example d. wonderful4. a. different b. carefully c. holiday d. reviewer5. a. knowledge b. forever c. journey d. actionChoose a, b, c, or that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has close meaning to the original one.6. Which subject is this book ________?a. for b. on c. of d. up7. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare.a. at b. for c. in d. over8. People enjoy book ________ different ways.a. on b. with c. upon d. in9. This book is not really ________. It is waste of money buying it.a. inform b. information c. informative d. informatively10. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties11. book may be evaluated by reader or professional writer to create book ________.a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed12. As for me, consider reading ________ important part of ________ life.a. an b. the c. the d. an a13. Anne says that she reads about half ________ hour day, at least.a. b. an c. the d. Ø14. Different people like specific types of books, and some people just like ________ literature in general.a. b. an c. the d. Ø15. ____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures. a. Comic b. Thriller c. Romantic d. Science16. Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.a. Take b. Put c. Set d. Pick17. book may be studied by students as the ________ of writing and analysis exercise in the form of book report.a. limit b. time c. subject d. interest18. It is good book. think it is interesting enough for you to ________.a. put down b. swallow c. look up d. understand19. ________ is report in newspaper or magazine in which writer gives his opinion of book, film, or play.a. page b. subject c. review d. journey20. If you ________ book, you have brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.a. dip into b. put away c. pick up d. put down21. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.a. need typing b. needn't be typed c. need to type d. needn't typing22. The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.a. visits b. visited c. can visit d. can be visited23. The train ________ by bad weather. am not sure.a. might delay b. might be delayingc. might have delayed d. might have been delayed24. The room ________ once day.a. should clean b. should be cleaningc. should be cleaned d. should have cleaned25. Two tablets ________ twice day to have you recover from the illness quickly.a. must take b. must be taken c. must have taken d. mustbe taking26. Theresa walked past me without saying word. She ________ me.a. can't have seen b. can't seec. can't have been seen d. can be seen27. think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering. a. was started b. will be started c. must started d. must have started28. We found the exam extremely easy. We ________ so hard.a. needn't study b. needn't be studyingc. needn't have studied d. needn't have been studied29. There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques ________ to the bank today.a. needn't be taken b. needn't be taking c. needn't take d. needn't taking30. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had traffic accident.a. will cancel b. will be cancelling c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelledError Identification.31. Too much television can has negative effects on young minds because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered Cacademic performance, especially reading scores. (because) D32. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in logically connected way, and cultivating Dsustained attention span. (cultivates)33. Reading cannot make your life longer but reading really makes your Clife more thicker (thicker) D34. It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading. is bored (boring) D35. There are many benefits that we may be gained by actually taking the Btime to read book instead of sitting in front of the TV or doing some other forms of mindless entertainment. (may gain)Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.Reading, as you know, is continuous and never ending process. If youdo very little reading, or if you read only material that offers no challenge toyour comprehension, your reading will be of very little use. Once we reach acertain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us becomeso restricted in our choice of .reading that we rarely read any new type ofreading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional orbusiness field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapersevery morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed apreference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read only forentertainment nor only for information but you should also read forintellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background ofknowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding.What kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to gain background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple one:Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that willopen for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore newareas of knowledge and experience, books that will make the world andpeople more understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today aregiving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed bywatching TV, popular entertainment ,device present at almost homes. Moreand more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as ababysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now part of childrendevelopment, generating physiological and mental problems that are ofgrowing concern among experts. 36. Reading ________.a. completely stops when we finish our schooling c. is of little useb. is an endless process d. should be done alittle37. According to the text, ________.a. new type of reading experience often interests most of us .b. we should only read for entertainmentc. reading for intellectual growth is necessaryd. we should not read for mental stimulation38. What kind of books is recommended?a. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance withb. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experiencec. Books that will open for you new horizons of learningd. All are correct 39. We can learn from the text that today ________.a. people spend more time watching TV than reading booksb. more and more people enjoy readingc. most babysitters prefer watching TVd. most children spend less than hours day watching TV40. The writer ________.a. does not approve of reading process c. prefers watching TV to readingb. advises us to read as little as possible appreciates readingFill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to(41) ______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. (42)______ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well­researched material that can help you grow.We should (43) ______ our children to read more books and (44)______ less time watching TV. Some people have commented that this isinconsistent. "Why is the written word superior way to get information thantelevision?" That is (45) ______ interesting point of view worth further (46)______. Reading is skill that is in much greater demand than the demandfor watching TV. There are no jobs that (47) ______ person to be able towatch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is anincredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can writesomething down and, in no time, it can be (48) ______ to many differentpeople. Not only that, we can (49) ______ vast amounts of informationthrough reading in very short time. good reader can acquire moreinformation in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquirein full day. You are able to gain lot of information quickly because you area fast reader with good (50) ______ skills. It will save you massive amountsof time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.41. a. contribute b. gather c. collect d. gain42. a. Make b. Set c. Take d. Pick43. a. discuss b. encourage c. suggest d. define44. a. spend b. apply c. train d. waste45. a. b. an c. the d. no article46. a. explore b. explorer c. exploration d. explorative47. a. inquire b. tell c. require d. ask48. a. submitted b. handed c. sent d. communicated49. a. inhale b. breathe c. eat d. digest50. a. apprehension b. enjoyment c. comprehension d. entertainmentTEST 2Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.1. a. pic ure b. ac ion c. ques ion d. fu ure2. a. swall ow b. bel ow c. sl ow ly d. all ow3. a. en ou gh b. ou c. ab ou d. am ou nt4. a. ea ding b. ea sy c. pl ea sure d. pl ea se5. a. kill ed b. enjoy ed c. describ ed d. digest edChoose a, b, c, or that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has close meaning to the original one.6. It is important ________ students to read as many books as possible. a. up b. about c. to d. for7. Who does the book belong ________?a. for b. to c. on d. through8. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page.a. up b. on c. away d. in9. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.a. care b. careful c. carefulness d. carefully10. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly11. To become novelist, you need to be ________.a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily12. ________ is story long enough to fill complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary.a. pleasure b. novel c. page d. review13. ________ is the story of person's life written by somebody else.a. romance b. fiction c. biography d. science14. When reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ ita. reviews b. chews and digests c. swallows d. dips into15. Since their appearance, books are previous ________ of knowledge and pleasure.a. source b. pile c. amount d. sum16. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except for what they are made to read at schoola. excited b. important c. slow d. interested17. This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine.a. possesses b. owns c. has d. belong18. Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________ interesting novelwritten by Charles Dickens?a. the the b. an c. d. an the19. like ________ books better than ________ films.a. b. the the c. the d. the Ø20. The room is too dirty. It ________ now.a. should clean b. should have cleanedc. should be cleaning d. should be being cleaned21. The situation ________ to continue.a. cannot allow b. cannot be allowedc. cannot have allowed d. cannot be allowing22. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch.a. can turn b. can be turned c. must turn d. should be turning23. Everybody agrees that no more staff ________.a. should employ b. should not be employedc. will not be employed d. will he employed24. Things ________ clear to them so that they can do the work in the way that you have told them. a. are making b. ought to be made c. have made d. needn't be made25. Cigarettes ________ at bakery.a. most buy b. cannot buy c. cannot be bought d. should not buy26. The next meeting ________ in May.a. will hold b. will be held c. will be holding d. will have held27. ________ in simpler words?a. Has this issue expressed b. Can't this issue expressc. Can this issue express d. Couldn't this issue be expressed28. All traffic laws ________.a. is observed b. must be observedc. must have observed d. had better observe29. Tomatoes ________ before they are completely ripe.a. can be picked b. can pick c. needn't pick d. should be picking30. This letter ________, not handwritten.a. should be typing b. should be typedc. needn't type d. needn't be typedChoose the best clause or phrase to complete the following sentence.31. The Old Man and the Sea is novel of just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, ________.a. who should have written it and published it in 1952b. it was written in Cuba in 1951 and it was published in 1952c. which must have written and published in 1952d. written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 195232. The story centers upon Santiago, ________.a. he is the main character, an aging Cuban fisherman, he struggles witha giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. b. the main character, an old Cuban fisherman, to struggle with giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.c. who was Cuban old fisherman struggles with giant marlin off the Gulf Stream.d. an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.33. ________. Two days and nights' pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body.a. The fish is too huge to pull his boatb. The fish is so huge that it pulls his boatc. The fish is very huge pulling his boatd. The huge fish it pulls his boat34. When he reaches the coast, there is only the skeleton of the fish left because pack of sharks follow the trail to Santiago's boat ________.a. so that the marlin is bitten largely by each of themb. it is taken an enormous bite by each sharkc. and each shark takes an enormous bite out of the marlind. but each shark takes the marline an enormous bite35. The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction, reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary prominencea. as well as being significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954b. he was significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954c. significant factor because of he was selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature in1954d. but to be significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.It is often said that books are always good friends and reading is anactive mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. Byreading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improvesconcentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you tofocus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internetposts or e­Mails that might contain small pieces of information. Books tell thewhole story". Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get betterat concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you loseit. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requiresremembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themesand characters.Reading is good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you rememberthat when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer themeaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in thesentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will findyourself exposed to many new words.Reading is fundamental skill builder. Every good course has amatching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficultsubjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroomdiscussions By reading more books you become better informed and more ofan expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higherself­esteem. Since you are so well­read, people look to you for answers.Your feelings about yourself can only get better.Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The moreinformation you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expandyour horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offerbefore you visit them.36. Books have great influence on ________.a. TV b. friendship c. brain d. muscles37. When you are reading book, ________.a. you have to read small pieces of informationb. you use your brain in concentration and focusc. you have to read during very long timed. you lose your memory38. challenging book ________.a. helps you to improve your vocabulary b. is only for primary pupilsc. can translate all new words d. contains lot of difficult vocabulary39. Books ________.a. are compulsory in every courseb. are not needed in most of coursec. contain less information than class discussionsd. make sick patient feel better40. Books cannot give you ________.a. knowledge b. information c. self­esteem d. musclesFill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.When child learns to read and write, he must access the schemadeveloped in his (41) ______. As he reads, the child creates pictures in hismind and uses (42) _____ and points of reference to put the story (43) ____.Television images do not go through complex symbolic transformation. Themind does not have to decode and manipulate during the televisionexperience. Watching television and playing video games do not (44) ______a child's skills in word recognition, decoding, vocabulary, spelling or high­level thinking. The connection between television's effects (45) ______children's reading abilities and the (46) ______ in their writing skills is clear:there is no question in the minds of educators that student who cannot readwith the true comprehension will never learn to write well. Writing, after (47)______, is book talk, and you only learn book talk by reading. It has beenshown that reading stimulates brain activity. While reading, we imagine settings, characters and we become part of the world of the story. (48)______, it has been shown that watching television prevents brain activity.Children who watch too much television are less socially developed and haveproblems maintaining (49) ______. Reading, (50) ______ of watchingtelevision, enriches our lives, develops the imagination, and intellect, and isless brain deadening. Reading is good for us, it makes one better person.41. a. brain b. heart c. forehead d. hand42. a. imagine b. imaginative c. imaginary d. imagination43. a. one another b. other c. together d. each other44. a. digest b. chew c. advance d. develop45. a. with b. on c. for d. at46. a. decline b. stop c. harm d. discouragement47. a. that b. it c. all d. whole48. a. Conversely b. Successfully c. Totally d. Unhappily49. a. education b. explanation c. concentration d. exploration50. a. because b. instead c. consisting d. in spiteTEST 3Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.1. a. oo b. oo c. wh d. se 2. a. fe er b. onderful c. swallo d. che w3. a. ta ting b. ubject c. leep d. plea ure4. a. our ce b. res our ce c. our se d. col our5. a. adv ce b. ck c. ght d. ndChoose a, b, c, or that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has close meaning to the original one.6. Many people are not interested ________ reading books as much as seeing films.a. in b. with c. for d. about7. We spend more time watching TV than reading books. But ________ fact. TV has not kill reading. a. for b. upon c. at d. in8. Books are wonderful source ________ knowledge and pleasure.a. with b. of c. in d. about9. After leaving school, many of us only read for ________.a. please b. pleasant c. pleasure d. pleasing10. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.a. romance b. romantic c. romanticize d. romanticism11. The novel has had tremendous impact on ________ and publishing markets.a. entertain b. entertainer c. entertainment d. entertainingly12. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten­year­old girl.a. recommendation b. information c. fiction d. interest13. Tommy likes the books that he borrowed from the school library very much. He has read them with ________.a. entertainment b. romance c. tasting d. pleasure14. The reviewer ________ Mathew's new novel as new style of modern science fiction.a. chewed b. digested c. described d. drew15. have nearly finished reading the book. There are only few ______ left.a. pieces b. pages c. slices d. sheets16. Can you ________ what it would be like to live without books?a. imagine b. advise c. describe d. understand17. ________ is book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying.a. non­fiction b. science c. thriller d. romance18. Peter enjoys ________ science fictions, ________ type of book based on imagined scientific discoveries in the future. a. b. the c. d. the the19. Different people never read book in ________ same way.a. b. an c. thed. Ø20. Before eating, ________ thoroughly with soap and clean water.a. you should wash your hands b. your hands should be washingc. you need washing your hands d. Your hands need washed21. Fruits ________ in freezer.a. should not put b. should not be putc. must put d. must be putting22. The fire ________ by lightning.a. must cause b. must be causingc. must have caused d. must have beencaused23. The last decision ________.a. will be made by the manager b. needn't be finished will be havingc. that will be made by the manager d. must be finished can have24. This work ________ today so that we ________ holiday tomorrow.a. will finish are having b. that the manager will be madec. should finish can be had d. will be making by the manager25. wish ________ many times.a. will not be interrupted b. would not be interruptedc. will not have interrupted d. would not have been interrupted26. The package ________ carefully before it ________.a. must be wrapped is posted b. needs wrapping will be postedc. should wrap is going to be posted d. will be wrapping needs posting27. The weather forecast says that ________ tomorrow.a. it will snow b. it will be snowed c. it needs snowing d. it must be snowed28. The car ________ by Karen. The keys are still on the table.a. must have taken b. must have been takenc. can't have been taken d. can't have taken29. The garden ________. It has just started raining.a. needn't water b. needn't be wateredc. needn't be watering d. needn't have watered30. saw Grace this morning at the bank.­ It ________ Grace. She has been to Paris on her honeymoon.a. can't be b. must be c. can't have been d. must have beenChoose the best sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.31. It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.a. My assignment must have been submitted today.b. needn't have submitted my assignment today.c. My assignment was required to submit by today.d. mustn't submit my assignment today.32. It's time we left for the disco.a. We may leave for the disco now. b. We needn't leave for the disco now.c. We should leave for the disco now. d. We must have leave for the disco now.33. It was mistake of you to lose your passport.a. You shouldn't have lost your passport. b. There must be mistake in your passport.c. You needn't have brought your passport. d. Your passport must be lost.34. My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.a. My car keys should be put in the kitchen.b. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.c. do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.d. My car keys might be in the kitchen.35. Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7pm?a. Must come over to your house at about 7pm?b. Could be come to your house at about 7pm?c. Can come to your house at about 7pm?d. Will come to your house at about 7pm?Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.Have you ever written book report? First of all, you have to read the book. Your next step will be to organize what you are going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help you to organize your thoughts. What will you include in the outline? Follow whatever instructions your teacher has given you. If you are on your own, however, the following guidelines should help.Let's assume for the moment that you have chosen work of fiction. Wewill start with description of the book. The description should include such elements as:1. The setting: Where does the story take place? Is it real place or an imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly, where the story is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described?2. The time period: Is the story set in the present day or in an earlier timeperiod? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know. 3. The main characters: Who is the story mostly about? Give brief description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one.4. The plot: What happens to the main character? Warning! Be careful here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of the story Is the main character trying to achieve something or overcome particular problem? Thirdly, describe few of the more important things that happen to the main character as he/she works toward that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the ending.The four points above deal with the report aspect of your work. For the final section of your outline, give your reader sense of the impression the book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve andwhether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style of writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel? You do not have to limit yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let your reader know your personal response to whatever it was.36. When you write book report, you can organize your thoughts by writing the basic elements down in an outline format.a. True b. False c. No information37. The background of the story, place and time, is not necessary in book report.a. True b. False c. No information38. Each book has only one main character. a. True b. False c. No information39. In your book report, only important events are told.a. True b. False c. No information40. When you report non­fiction work, you needn't express your impressionon the book.a. True b. False c. No informationFill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.Making time to read is something we all know we (41) ______ do, butwho schedules book reading time every day? There are very few. That iswhy adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking to it canimprove discipline.Books are (42) ______. You can take them almost anywhere. As such,you can learn almost anywhere too.By reading more books and exposing yourself (43) ______ new andmore complete information, you will also be able to come up with more (44)______ ideas. When you have read so many books on the subject, you cancombine lessons from all of them into new (45) ______.Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (46) ______out of things to talk about with your best friend, wife or husband? This can beuncomfortable. It (47) ______ even make married couples wonder if theirmarriage is in trouble. (48) ______, if you read lot of books, you will alwayshave something to talk about. You can discuss various plots in the novelsyou read, you can discuss the things you are learning in the business booksyou are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless.Bocks are inexpensive (49) ______ to help you reduces stress. Manyreaders relax by reading. Compared with the person who gets home fromwork and immediately (50) ______ on the TV news, you are going from workstress to crime stress. TV as source of relaxation is too full of loudcommercials and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something youwant, turn off the TV or computer and pick up book. 41. a. should b. mustn't c. needn't d. might 42. a. durable b. portable c. changeable d. capable43. a. for b. with c. on d. to44. a. disapproved b. dull c. creative d. required45. a. solutions b. problems c. troubles d. difficulties46. a. put b. had c. walked d. run47. a. should b. might c. need d. must48. a. So b. Therefore c. However d. Although49. a. entertainment b. tension c. machinery d. media50. a. gets b. turns c. takes d. makes