UNIT 11

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. same B. taste C. swallow D. page
2. A. picture B. action C. question D. future
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in the following questions.
3. A. different B. carefully C. holiday D. reviewer
4. A. example B. holiday C. careful D. interest
Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
5. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl.
A. recommendation B. information C. fiction D. interest
6. Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative.
A. sacrifice for others B. make the last decision
C. make important changes D. raise the first idea
Choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
7. US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.
A. expensive B. complicated C. simple and easy to use D. difficult to operate
8. We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested B. unsure C. slow D. open
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best
complete the sentences
9. She has not written to me since we _____________ last time.
A. met B. to meet C. will meet D. was meeting
10. She didn’t walk home by herself _______ she knew that it was dangerous.
A. because of B. because C. despite D. although
11. He will go out with his friends ___________
A. as soon as he has completed his homework B. when he was completing his homework
C. until he completed his homework D. He shall have completed
12. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ________.
A. put down B. swallow C. look up D. understand
13. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively
14. After leaving school, many of us only read for ________.
A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleasing
15. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ______ left.
A. pieces B. pages C. slices D. sheets
16. Books are a wonderful source ________ knowledge and pleasure.
A. with B. of C. in D. about
17. Which subject is this book ________?
A. for B. on C. of D. up
18. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need typing B. needn't be typed C. need to type D. needn't typing
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. 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
22 ______ it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.
A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read
23. I _______ to the parties very often.
A. don’t invite B. am inviting C. am not inviting D. am not invited
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following sentences.
24. He last had his car repaired 2 weeks ago.
A. He has had his car repaired for 2 weeks.
B. He had repaired his car 2 weeks before.
C. He had not repaired his car for 2 weeks then.
D. He didn't have any repair to his car in 2 weeks.
25. 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.
26. They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution.
A. It is believed that air pollution is mainly to blame for burning fossil fuels.
B. Burning fossil fuels is believed to result from air pollution.
C. Burning fossil fuels is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution.
D. It is believed that burning fossil fuels is held responsible for air pollution.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
27. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
28. I don’t remember the man. You met him at the canteen last week.
A. I don’t remember the man whom you met him at the canteen last week.
B. I don’t remember the man whose you met at the canteen last week.
C. I don’t remember the man whom you met at the canteen last week.
D. I don’t remember the man that you met him at the canteen last week.
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in the questions.
29. My uncle has just bought some expensive furnitures for his new house.
A. my uncle B. just C. expensive furnitures D. his
30. Have you ever read any novels writing by Jack London?
A. Have you B. read C. any D. writing
31. It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading is bored.
A. really B. how many C. misconception D. bored
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
32. Alice and Mary are talking about women’s roles.
- Alice: In my opinion, women should go to work to share household financial burden with their husband.
- Mary: __________.
A. I can’t agree with you more.
B. I like going to work.
C. No, I don’t think so. Many of them are successful businesswomen.
D. That’s a good idea. Women are good at raising children.
33. Hoa and Laura are talking about their volunteer work.
- Hoa: "Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here."
- Laura: "___________."
A. It's our pleasure. B. That's nice of you!
C. Sorry, we don't know. D. What a pity!
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV,
books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves
concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading
for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information.
Books tell the whole story". Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better 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.
34. Books have great influence on ________.
A. TV B. friendship C. brain D. muscles
35. 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
36. The expression “concentration” in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to________.
A. keenness B distraction C. attractiveness D. determination
37. While reading books, 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
38. 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
39. Books cannot give you ________.
A. knowledge B. information C. self-esteem D. muscles
40. The expression “fundamental” in the third paragraph could best be replaced by________.
A. deeper B. very important C. boring D. wonderful
Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or
talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public performances in 1896,
films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band,
or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research into sound that was
reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures - called "synchronized sound" – began soon after the
very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak.
As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was
used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become
unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This
system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the "sound-on-film" system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read
by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing
synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This system eventually
brought us "talking pictures".
41. The passage is mainly about the_____________.
A. research into sound reproduction.
B. development of sound with movies.
C. disadvantages of synchronized sound.
D. history of silent movies.
42. to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ________.
A. as early as 1922 B. in 1927 C. before1896 D. as early as 1896
43. The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to"______________".
A. projections B. revelations C. demonstrations D. diversions
44. Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies?
A. a Jazz Singer B. a single pianist C. a gramophone D. a small band
45. The phrase these “signals “refers to______________.
A. sounds B. marks C. series D. sensors
<g> Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct words or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (46)______ there are no libraries,
there are often mobile libraries which take boos from one village to (47)______. But in the days when books
were copied by hand rather than printed, libraries were very rare. The reason is simple: books took a very long
time to produce, and there were far fewer copies of any given work around. The greatest library of all, that in
Alexandia, had 54,000 books. In the ancient world, this number (48)______ considered huge. It was the first
time that anyone had collected so many books from all around the world (49)______ one roof. There are many
theories about why these books were lost. One is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is that one
of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various places and it took six
months to burn them. Whatever happened, the collection there was priceless. Many of the library’s treasures
were lost forever-some books were (50)______ recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library
contained.
46. A. where B. who C. the place D. which
47. A. other B. others C. the other D. another
48. A. is B. was C. were place D. has been
49. A. in B. under C. over D. below
50. A. almost B. never C. already D. yet