Test 1
I.Pronunciation:
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. book b. good c. wood d. school
2. a. digest b. wilderness c. reunite d. describe
3. a. chew b. few c. nephew d. continue
4. a. swallow b. sweater c. sword d. switch
5.a. incredible b. fascinating c. difficult d. carefully
II. Language focus:
A.Choose the one word or phrase -a, b , c, or d- that best complete the sentences:
6. It was such a great book that I couldn’t put it……
a. on b. off c. out d. down
7. She’s busy writing a book…….astrology.
a. in b. of c. on d. for
8. The novel was set……a small village in France.
a. in b. on c. off d. by
9. Books that give fact about real events , things, or people are called……..
a.novel b. biography c. romance d. non- fiction
10. Fiction is a type of literature that describes………people and events.
a. imaginary b. real c. historic d. important
11. A……….novelist, she wrote more than forty books.
a. famous b. popular c. prolific d. neglected
12. …….knowledge can be acquired from books, skills must be learned through practice.
a. Whereas b. Whereof c. Whereby d. Wherefore
13. I have only had time to……….the report before going to the meeting.
a. taste b. dip into c. chew d. swallow
14. Have you read the book by Nelson Mandela,……Long Way to Freedom?
a. reviewed b. revised c. illustrated d. entitled
15. if you want to learn how to operate, you should read its……..
a. reference book b. guidebook c. instruction manual d. craft book
B. Choose one word or phrase – a, b, c or d- that best complete the sentences

a. get broken b. break c. broken d. got broken
30. After the test papers….to the students in class tomorrow, the students….their next assignment.
a.will return- will be given b. will be returned- are given
c. are returning- are giving d. are returned - will be given
C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase- a, b , c or d- that must changed for the sentence to be
correct.
31. According many cities, Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn is his greatest work and is
a b
one of the greatest American novels ever written.
C d
32. For decades, journalist Theodore H.White wrote books described American presidential elections.
a b c d
33. Zoonoses are diseases that can t ransmit to human beings by animals.
a b c d
34. Raymond Chander’s detectives story are admired both by critics and general readers.
a b c d
35. The naturalist Edwin Teal illustration his books with photographs he had taken himself.
a b c d
III. Reading:
A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box:
Many people believe that watching television has resulted in lower reading (36) standard in schools.
However, the link between television and printed books is not as (37)simple as that. In many cases,
television actually encourages people to read: for example, when a book is turned into a TV (38) series
,its sales often go up.
One study of this link (39) examined six year-old children who were viewing a special series of 15
minute programs at school. The series was designed to encourage love of books, as well as to develop
the ( 40) basic mechanical skills of reading. Each program is a(n) ( 41) animated film of a children’s
book. The story is read aloud while certain key phrases from the book appear on the ( 42) screen .,
beneath the picture. Whenever a word is read, it is also ( 43) highlighted on the TV screen.
One finding was that watching these programs was very important to the children. If anything

a. will be sure to get something you need. b. will not know how to help yourself in life
c. will become a man in life d. needn’t think any more in the world.
51. How- to books appear only because…………….
a. people have more free time to spend than before
b. people meet more problems than their parents.
c. people may have more choices from How-to books than any other books
d. modern life is more difficult to deal with.
52. Which of the followings is NOT true about How- to books?
a. How- to books cost a lot of money.
b. There is wide range of How- to books
c. How- to books help people achieve success in life.
d. More and more people enjoy reading How – to books nowadays.
IV. Writing: Choose the sentence – a, b , c or d- which is built from the word given.
53. reading books / regard / relaxing past- time//
a. Reading books is generally regarded to be a relaxing past- time.
b. Reading books is generally regarded as being a relaxing past-time
c. Reading books is generally regarded of being a relaxing past- time
d. Reading books is generally regarded to being a relaxing past- time.
54. reading / test / several different ways/ it / draw / multiple types / knowledge//
a. Reading can test in several different ways because it draws on multiple types of knowledge.
b. Reading can be tested in several different ways because it is drawn on multiple types of knowledge.
c. Reading can be tested in several different ways because it draws on multiple types of knowledge.
d. Reading can be testing in several different ways because it is drawn on multiple types of knowledge.
55. test / vary / depend / they / use / test / children / adults//
a. Tests also vary depending on whether they are used to test children or adults.
b. Tests also vary depend upon whether they are used to test children or adults
c. Tests also vary depending on whether they used to be tested children or adults.
d. Tests also vary to depend on whether they are used to test children or adults.