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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 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
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
50. a. apprehension
b. enjoyment c. comprehension d. entertainment
TEST 2
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. a. picture
b. action
c. question
d. future
2. a. swallow
b. below
c. slowly
d. allow
3. a. enough
b. loud
c. about
d. amount
4. a. reading
b. easy
c. pleasure
d. please
5. a. killed
b. enjoyed
c. described
d. digested
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. It is important ________ students to read as many books as possible.
a. up
b. about
c. to
d. for
7. Who does the book belong ________?
a. for
b. to
c. on
d. through
8. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page.
a. up
b. on
c. away
d. in
9. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.
a. care
b. careful
c. carefulness
d. carefully
10. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
a. interest
b. interested
c. interesting
d. interestingly
11. To become a novelist, you need to be ________.
a. imagine
b. imagination
c. imaginative
d. imaginarily
12. A ________ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the
characters and events are usually imaginary.
a. pleasure
b. novel
c. page
d. review
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. / an
c. /
d. an / the
19. I like ________ books better than ________ films.
a. /
b. the / the
c. / the
d. the /
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
c. cannot have allowed
d. cannot be allowing
22. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch.
a. can turn
b. can be turned c. must turn d. should be turning
23. Everybody agrees that no more staff ________.
a. should employ
b. should not be employed
c. will not be employed
d. will he employed
24. 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 made
25. Cigarettes ________ at a bakery.
a. most buy
b. cannot buy
c. cannot be bought d. should not buy
26. The next meeting ________ in May.
a. will hold
b. will be held
c. will be holding d. will have held
27. ________ in simpler words?
a. Has this issue expressed
b. Can't this issue express
c. Can this issue express
d. Couldn't this issue be expressed
28. All traffic laws ________.
a. is observed
b. must be observed
c. must have observed
d. had better observe
29. Tomatoes ________ before they are completely ripe.
a. can be picked
b. can pick
c. needn't pick d. should be picking
at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose
it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires
remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes
and characters.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember
that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the
meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the
sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find
yourself exposed to many new words.
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a
matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult
subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom
discussions By reading more books you become better 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 his
mind and uses (42) _____ and points of reference to put the story (43) ____.
Television images do not go through a complex symbolic transformation. The
mind does not have to decode and manipulate during the television
experience. 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 a student who cannot read
with 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 been
shown 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 have
problems maintaining (49) ______. Reading, (50) ______ of watching
television, enriches our lives, develops the imagination, and intellect, and is
less brain deadening. Reading is good for us, it makes one a better person.
41. a. brain
b. heart
c. forehead
d. hand
42. a. imagine
b. imaginative
c. imaginary d. imagination
43. a. one another
b. other
c. together
d. each other
44. a. digest
b. chew
c. advance
d. develop
45. a. with
b. on
c. for
d. at
46. a. decline
b. stop
c. harm
d. discouragement
47. a. that
b. it
c. all
d. whole
48. a. Conversely
b. Successfully
c. Totally
d. Unhappily
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
12. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old
girl.
a. recommendation b. information
c. fiction
d. interest
13. 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. pleasure
14. The reviewer ________ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern
science fiction.
a. chewed
b. digested
c. described
d. drew
15. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ______ left.
a. pieces
b. pages
c. slices
d. sheets
16. Can you ________ what it would be like to live without books?
a. imagine
b. advise
c. describe
d. understand
17. A ________ is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story
about something such as criminal activities or spying.
a. non-fiction
b. science
c. thriller
d. romance
18. Peter enjoys ________ science fictions, ________ type of book based
on imagined scientific discoveries in the future.
a. /
b. the /
c. / a
d. the / the
19. Different people never read a book in ________ same way.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d.
20. Before eating, ________ thoroughly with soap and clean water.
a. you should wash your hands
b. your hands should be washing
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
27. The weather forecast says that ________ tomorrow.
a. it will snow
b. it will be snowed
c. it needs snowing
d. it must be snowed
28. The car ________ by Karen. The keys are still on the table.
a. must have taken
b. must have been taken
c. can't have been taken
d. can't have taken
29. The garden ________. It has just started raining.
a. needn't water
b. needn't be watered
c. needn't be watering
d. needn't have watered
30. - I saw Grace this morning at the bank.
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 a particular problem? Thirdly, describe a 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 a sense of the impression the
book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve and
whether 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 a book report, you can organize your thoughts by 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 the things you are learning in the business books you
are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless.
Bocks are inexpensive (49) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many
readers relax by reading. Compared with the person who gets home from
work and immediately (50) ______ on the TV news, you are going from work
stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud
commercials and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you
want, turn off the TV or computer and pick up a book.
41. a. should
b. mustn't
c. needn't
d. might
42. a. durable
b. portable
c. changeable
d. capable
43. a. for
b. with
c. on
d. to
44. a. disapproved
b. dull
c. creative
d. required
45. a. solutions
b. problems
c. troubles
d. difficulties
46. a. put
b. had
c. walked
d. run
47. a. should
b. might
c. need
d. must
48. a. So
b. Therefore
c. However
d. Although
49. a. entertainment
b. tension
c. machinery
d. media
50. a. gets
b. turns
c. takes
d. makes