UNIT 11BOOKS Read the passage carefully, and then choose the best option of words to answer the questions: 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 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 that are of growing concern among experts. 1. Reading ________. A. completely stops when we finish our schooling B. is an endless process C. is of little use D. should be done a little 2. According to the text, ________. A. new type of reading experience often interests most of us. B. we should only read for entertainment C. reading for intellectual growth is necessary D. we should not read for mental stimulation 3. What kind of books is recommended? A. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with B. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience C. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning D. All are correct 4. We can learn from the text that today ________. A. people spend more time watching TV than reading books B. more and more people enjoy reading C. most babysitters prefer watching TV D. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV 5. The writer ____. A. does not approve of reading process B. advises us to read as little as possible C. prefers watching TV to reading D. appreciates reading Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced from that of the others in each group 6. A. types B. pages C. bits D. subjects 7. A. digested B. interested C. killed D. united 8. A. author B. theme C. thriller D. another 9. A. school B. book C. food D. pool Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 10. Books are still a cheap to get knowledge and entertainment. A. means B. way C. method D. measure 11. Which subject is this book ? A. on B. for C. of D. up 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. I like books better than films. A. the / the B. Þ / the C. the / Þ D. Þ / Þ 14. Read the book and you can find the information you need. A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly 15. I can’t find my book anywhere. I have left it on the train. I am not sure. A. must B. needn’t C. should D. might 16. This is the most interesting book A. I read B. I am reading C. I’ve ever read D. I had read 17. I read about the child life was saved by her pet dog. A. whom B. who C. her D. whose 18. he did not attend the English class, he knew the lesson quite well. A. Despite B. In spite of C. Although D. Because 19. He has finished reading the book, he? A. has B. hasn’t C. does D. doesn’t 20. It was not until he arrived in class realized he had forgotten his book. A. that he B. he C. and he D. when he 21. The librarian told us not reference books out of the library. A. take B. taking C. to take D. took 22. If you wish to learn a language, you class regularly. A. have attended B. must attend C. have had D. must have attended 23. _“May I borrow your book?” _ “ “ A. This is my book. B. Ok. Thank you C. I don’t borrow you D. Here you are 24. “Let’s go to the movie now.” _ “Oh! “ A. Good idea! B. I don’t. C. Why’s that? D. I need it. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 25. Have you finished with the book I lend you last week? A B C D 26. Her last book is published in over 20 languages years ago. A B C D 27. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I had gone to the library. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 28. While her father was traveling abroad, A. she writes him often. B. she is waiting for him to return. C. she received postcards from him quite often.D. she had often written postcards to him. 29. It was that I saw it several times. A. such an interesting film B. so an interesting film C. such film an interesting D. so interested a film 30. , Joe stays in bed and reads magazines. A. Whenever raining B. As it will be raining C. When it will rain D. Whenever it rains PRACTICE TEST Read the passage carefully, and then choose the best option of words to fill in the blanks: Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the (1) of which cannot be overestimated. Books are very adaptable providing us with both entertainment and (2) The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that is recognizable to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some (3) to the ones we read now. Until the (4) of the 15 th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the possibility of cheap, large- scale publication and distribution of books, making (5) more widespread and accessible. 1. A. important B. importantly C. importance D. more important 2. A. news B. data C. facts D. information 3. A. alike B. likeness C. similarities D. same 4. A. center B. middle C. heart D. core 5. A. knowledge B. mind C. brain D. awareness Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced from that of the others in each group 6. A delicate B. celebrate C. private D.communicate 7. A. justice B. culture C. product D. rule 8. A. foot B. wood C. flood D. book 9. A. character B. school C. chew D. characteristics Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 10. Go this book because it has the information you need. A. over B. by C. off D. on 11. They were often ______ illustrated and always rare and expensive A. beautifully B. beautify C. beautiful D. beauty 12. Books that give facts about real events, things or people are called A. novel B. biography C. romance D. non- fiction 13. Those books are necessary for your thesis. They are really A. inform B. information C. informer D. informative 14. Anne says that she reads about half hour a day, at least. A. a B. an C. the D. Þ 15. My mother a lot of books when she was a child. A. reading B. uses to reading C. used to read D. used to reading 16. I will lend you my book I finish reading it. A. as soon B. when C. if D. where 17. “Romeo and Juliet” one of Shakespeare’s best books. A. is considered B. considered C. are considered D. considered 18. Peter and Paul are very keen books. A. on read B. in reading C. on reading D. at reading 19. Up to now, we about two thousand English words. A. will learn B. learned C. would learn D. have learned 20. Charles Dickens, books are read all over the world, was not very successful with his career at first. A. which B. whom C. whose D. who 21. You can take books as you want. A. as many B. so much C. too many D. as much 22. You have been reading for four hours. This book be very interesting. A. can B. might C. must D. should 23. “What’s on television tonight?” _ “ “ A. It’s very interesting. B. A documentary at 9.30 C. I’d like to go to the cinema. D. We should buy a TV set. 24. “ “ _ “Any time. I mean when I can find free time.” A. When do you often read books? B. Do you read any books in your free time? C. What kinds of books do you read? D. How do you like reading books? Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 25. Although his family was very poor, but he had good education. A B C D 26. Many people think that this novel writing by Ngo Tat To. A B C D 27. The people about who the novelist wrote were factory workers and their families. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 28. This is the book A. which is bought yesterday morning. B. who bought it yesterday morning. C. I bought yesterday morning. D. that I bought it yesterday morning. 29. Our English lessons are becoming A. difficult and difficult. B. the more difficult. C. more difficult and more difficult. D. more and more difficult. 30. I first started learning French A. since my first holiday in Paris. B. when I went to Paris for a holiday. C. for my first holiday in Paris. D. in two years in Paris. . stimulation 3. What kind of books is recommended? A. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with B. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience C. Books that will. free time.” A. When do you often read books? B. Do you read any books in your free time? C. What kinds of books do you read? D. How do you like reading books? Mark the letter A, B, C or D on. UNIT 1 1BOOKS Read the passage carefully, and then choose the best option of words to answer the questions: Reading,