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UNIT 11: BOOKS
TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. entertainment b. information
c. difficulty d. understanding
2. a. swallow b. subject c. digest d. enough
3. a. imagine b. important c. example d. wonderful
4. a. different b. carefully c. holiday d. reviewer
5. a. knowledge b. forever c. journey d. action
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,
substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the
original one.
6. Which subject is this book ________?
a. for b. on c. of d. up
7. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as
Shakespeare.
a. at b. for c. in d. over
8. People enjoy a book ________ different ways.
a. on b. with c. upon d. in
9. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
a. inform b. information
c. informative d. informatively
10. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties
11. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to
create a book ________.
a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed
12. As for me, I consider reading ________ important part of

23. The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure.
a. might delay b. might be delaying
c. might have delayed d. might have been delayed
24. The room ________ once a day.
a. should clean b. should be cleaning
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c. should be cleaned d. should have cleaned
25. Two tablets ________ twice a day to have you recover from the
illness quickly.
a. must take b. must be taken c. must have taken d.
must be taking
26. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She ________ me.
a. can't have seen b. can't see
c. can't have been seen d. can be seen
27. I 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 started
28. We found the exam extremely easy. We ________ so hard.
a. needn't study b. needn't be studying
c. needn't have studied d. needn't have been studied
29. 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
taking
30. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
a. will cancel b. will be cancelling
c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelled

other forms of mindless entertainment. (may gain)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process.
If you do very little reading, or if you read only material that offers no
challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little
use. Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is
completed, many of us become so restricted in our choice of .reading
that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend to
read only books in our professional or business field, or only
inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every morning, or
only one magazine for which we have developed a preference. And the
trouble starts here. You should neither read only for entertainment nor
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only for information but you should also read for intellectual growth,
for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of knowledge,
for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. What
kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to
gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple
one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with,
books that will open for you new horizons of learning, books that will
help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience, books that
will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly,
more and more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of
being entertained and informed by watching TV, a popular
entertainment ,device present at almost homes. More and more
children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a
babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now a part of
children development, generating physiological and mental problems

search for well-researched 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
is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get
information than television?" That is (45) ______ interesting point of
view worth further (46) ______. Reading is a skill that is in much
greater demand than the demand for watching TV. There are no jobs
that (47) ______ a person to be able to watch TV but reading is an
integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible
and efficient way of communication. You can write something down
and, in no time, it can be (48) ______ to many different people. Not
only that, we can (49) ______ vast amounts of information through
reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more
information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can
acquire in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of information quickly
because you are a fast reader with good (50) ______ skills. It will save
you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast
quantities of information.
41. a. contribute b. gather c. collect d. gain
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42. a. Make b. Set c. Take d. Pick
43. a. discuss b. encourage c. suggest d. define
44. a. spend b. apply c. train d. waste
45. a. a b. an c. the d. no article
46. a. explore b. explorer c. exploration d. explorative
47. a. inquire b. tell c. require d. ask
48. a. submitted b. handed c. sent d. communicated
49. a. inhale b. breathe c. eat d. digest

13. A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody
else.
a. romance b. fiction c. biography d. science
14. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he
____ it
a. reviews b. chews and digests c. swallows d. dips into
15. Since their appearance, books are a previous ________ of
knowledge and pleasure.
a. source b. pile c. amount d. sum
16. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except
for what they are made to read at school
a. excited b. important c. slow d. interested
17. This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine.
a. possesses b. owns c. has d. belong
18. Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________
interesting novel written by Charles Dickens?
a. the / the b. Ø / an c. Ø / Ø d. an / the
19. I like ________ books better than ________ films.
a. Ø / Ø b. the / the c. Ø / the d. the / Ø
20. The room is too dirty. It ________ now.
a. should clean b. should have cleaned
c. should be cleaning d. should be being cleaned
21. The situation ________ to continue.
a. cannot allow b. cannot be allowed
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c. cannot have allowed d. cannot be allowing
22. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch.
a. can turn b. can be turned

a. who should have written it and published it in 1952
b. it was written in Cuba in 1951 and it was published in 1952
c. which must have written and published in 1952
d. written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952
32. The story centers upon Santiago, ________.
a. he is the main character, an aging Cuban fisherman, he struggles
with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
b. the main character, an old Cuban fisherman, to struggle with a
giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
c. who was a Cuban old fisherman struggles with a giant marlin off
the Gulf Stream.
d. an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a 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 boat
b. The fish is so huge that it pulls his boat
c. The fish is very huge pulling his boat
d. The huge fish it pulls his boat
34. When he reaches the coast, there is only the skeleton of the fish left
because a pack of sharks follow the trail to Santiago's boat
________.
a. so that the marlin is bitten largely by each of them
b. it is taken an enormous bite by each shark
c. and each shark takes an enormous bite out of the marlin
d. but each shark takes the marline an enormous bite
35. The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century
fiction, reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary prominence
a. as well as being a significant factor in his selection for the
Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954

informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This
expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read,
people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only
get better.
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more
information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can
expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries
have to offer before you visit them.
36. Books have great influence on ________.
a. TV b. friendship c. brain d. muscles
37. When you are reading a book, ________.
a. you have to read small pieces of information
b. you use your brain in concentration and focus
c. you have to read during a very long time
d. you lose your memory
38. A challenging book ________.
a. helps you to improve your vocabulary
b. is only for primary pupils
c. can translate all new words
d. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary
39. Books ________.
a. are compulsory in every course
b. are not needed in most of course
c. contain less information than class discussions
d. make a sick patient feel better
40. Books cannot give you ________.
a. knowledge b. information c. self-esteem d. muscles
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
When a child learns to read and write, he must access the schema
developed in his (41) ______. As he reads, the child creates pictures in

49. a. education b. explanation c. concentration d. exploration
50. a. because b. instead c. consisting d. in spite
TEST 3
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. a. book b. too c. who d. lose
2. a. fewer b. wonderful c. swallow d. chew
3. a. tasting b. subject c. sleep d. pleasure
4. a. source b. resource c. course d. colour
5. a. advice b. pick c. might d. kind
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,
substitutes the underlined part, or has a 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. about
7. We spend more time watching TV than reading books. But
________ fact. TV has not kill reading.
a. for b. upon c. at d. in
8. Books are a wonderful source ________ knowledge and pleasure.
a. with b. of c. in d. about
9. After leaving school, many of us only read for ________.
a. please b. pleasant c. pleasure d. pleasing
10. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she
can either buy or borrow.
a. romance b. romantic c. romanticize d. romanticism
11. The novel has had a tremendous impact on ________ and
publishing markets.
a. entertain b. entertainer
c. entertainment d. entertainingly

c. you need washing your hands
d. Your hands need washed
21. Fruits ________ in a freezer.
a. should not put b. should not be put
c. must put d. must be putting
22. The fire ________ by lightning.
a. must cause b. must be causing
c. must have caused d. must have been
caused
23. The last decision ________.
a. will be made by the manager b. needn't be finished /
will be having
c. that will be made by the manager d. must be finished / can
have
24. This work ________ today so that we ________ a holiday
tomorrow.
a. will finish / are having b. that the manager will
be made
c. should finish / can be had d. will be making by the
manager
25. I wish I ________ many times.
a. will not be interrupted b. would not be
interrupted
c. will not have interrupted d. would not have been
interrupted
26. The package ________ carefully before it ________.
a. must be wrapped / is posted b. needs wrapping / will be
posted
c. should wrap / is going to be posted d. will be wrapping / needs
posting

33. It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.
a. You shouldn't have lost your passport.
b. There must be a 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. I 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 I come over to your house at about 7pm?
b. Could I be come to your house at about 7pm?
c. Can I come to your house at about 7pm?
d. Will I come to your house at about 7pm?
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Have you ever written a 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 a work of
fiction. We will start with a description of the book. The description
should include such elements as:
1. The setting: Where does the story take place? Is it a 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?

writing the basic elements down in an outline format.
a. True b. False c. No information
37. The background of the story, place and time, is not necessary in a
book report.
a. True b. False c. No information
38. Each book has only one main character.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. In your book report, only important events are told.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. When you report a non-fiction work, you needn't express your
impression on the book.
a. True b. False c. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Making time to read is something we all know we (41) ______ do,
but who schedules book reading time every day? There are very few.
That is why adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking to
it can improve 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
and more 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 can combine 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 be uncomfortable. It (47) ______ even make
married couples wonder if their marriage is in trouble. (48) ______, if
you read a lot of books, you will always have something to talk about.
You can discuss various plots in the novels you read, you can discuss