PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 11

Quỳnh NhưUnit 11: BOOKS Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group.. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differ

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Unit 11: BOOKS

Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group

II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence

6 He only had time to into the report He couldn’t read it thoroughly

7 A _is a book or a movie with an exciting story about crime or spying

8 A is a book or movie that tells a story about a love affair

9 ''You must food well before swallowing it," said the mother to her child

10 It's time to _your pride and ask for your job back

11 His lecture was interesting but too much to all at once

12 This medicine _after meals

taken D should be taken

13 Frankly, I'd rather you not involved in the case

14 With only one more week, he better prepared for' the concert last Saturday

15 "Beth got another speeding ticket yesterday." "Oh? That's not good She be more careful She'll end up in serious trouble if she gets any more."

16 I had trouble _my car started this morning

17 We learned that the college _in 1900

18 The office photocopier needs to

19 It cost them money to recover the painting:

20 student in the class got good marks on the test

21 "John hates shopping."" "

22 I find it to work in this room 's too small and airless

24 According to the weather , there will be rain tomorrow

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25 Steve is so smart He graduated the univers y in just three years

27 Only if you get to the theater early _ a chance to a get ticket for tonight's performance

28 Once you become a celebrity you will no be free to choose the lifestyle you like

29 The film The First to Fly is an biography of the two famous Wright brothers

30 Yes, I have got the report it

31 Had he patented his invention, he a lot of money

32 I'm sorry I'm late How long ?

33 I _the thunder during the storm last night because I

C didn't hear - was sleeping D wasn't hearing - slept

34 The student from her seat and walked to the front of the auditorium to receive her diploma

35 During the first year, the newspaper was printed 50,000 copies a day, but now it has a _ of eight million

36 Most of the houses on this street were build in the previous century

37 People who have drunk alcohol must not to drive at any cost

38 The man was too surprised that he couldn't say anything

39 The table was sending from California to New York b y plane

40 When I arrived, he brought me a biscuit and makes me some tea

IV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage

Some people have complained about this year's collection, New Writing 3, although I cannot understand why Surely 500

pages of original writing of this quality, for £6.99, is pretty amazing?

Fiction - both parts of novels and complete short stories - makes up most of the book There are some enjoyable pieces by famous writers, such as Candia McWilliam and Rose Tremain It's a strange fact that the less well-known people seem to have written mainly about food Take my advice about Jane Harris's Those Nails - this piece should definitely not be read just after meals

It contains some very unpleasant scenes which could turn your stomach!

There is fine work from nineteen poets, including R.S Thomas and John Burnside There are pieces from novels-in-progress

by Jim Crace and Jane Rogers Finally, there is a little non-fiction, which includes a very funny article by Alan Rusbridger on certain newspapers, and an extraordinary piece about herself from Ursula Owen This is an exceptional collection and I for one can't wait to see what next year's choice will include

41 What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A give her opinions about a new book

B give some information about new writers

C give some advice to new writers

D give her opinions of newspaper journalists

42 Why would somebody read the text?

A to find more details about something

B to learn what next year's collection will contain

C to find out about Alan Rusbridger's new novel

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D to decide whether to complain about something

43 What does the writer think of New Writing 3?

44 How might you feel after reading Jane Harris's piece?

45 Which of the following describes New Writing 3?

A Great value: two novels, poems and articles only £6.99

B Great value: the best of new writing for only £6.99

C Great value: poems by Tremain, Harris and Burnside for only £6.99

D Great value: newspapers for a whole year for only £6.99

V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage

The film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is based on the first of the· books by J.K Rowling It is an excellent attempt

at re-creating the magic of the books The dialogue is just (46) _the original, with the actors often using the exact words as they were written The characters all look very (47) _and they are dressed in the sort of costumes you imagine when you read the book Only the soundtrack is truly (48) because, of course, there isn't any music in the book The scene where the children are learning to (49) _their broomsticks has some amazing special effects which create a wonderful magical atmosphere It also required a number of clev r stunts which (50) have been quite dangerous When the film was released, it had record ticket sales at the box office

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