Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books.. Often these people were unnable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn.[r]
(1)Question I: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1 A relaxes B watches C misses D lives A spot B nowhere C wrong D fog A agency B gentle C page D guide A good B mood C noon D pool A choir B soil C point D coin
Question II: Circle the one answer that best completes the sentences:
1 There are a of mosquitos in the forests in Scandinavia in the summer A.gang B swarm C herd
2 You’ll see a _ of cards on the bookself Will you fetch them for me, please? A deck B school C bunch
3 A of robbers were all arrested last night A crowd B gang C warm Birds of feather together
A crowd B group C flock
5 She doesn’t get on well with the rest of the of actors and actresses A crew B team C cast
6 I tried the whole _ of keys, but none of them fit the keyhole A stack B rumble C bunch
7 He picked up a of salt and dropped into the bowl A pinch B drop C strocke
8 _ are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm A Earthquakes B Volcanoes C typhoons D tornadoes
9 Do you know student _ on that bench?
A sits B sitting C sat D who sitting 10 “I’m afraid I’ve broken your ruler” – “ ”
A don’t mention it B not at all C it’s the same D don’t worry about it
Question III: Select the underlined word or phrase that is not acceptable.
1 The diameter of a circle extends from one side to another A B C D Because the power outage, we could not videotage the same A B C D
During my studying period, I consulted the adviser about my schedule A B C D
In the outskirts of the town there are several parks A B C D
In spite the heat, ban practice continued through the afternoon and into the evening A B C D
In the fifties, people dance to the music of the big bands A B C D
The blue of the sea stretched to the horizon like a blue picture with a red sun A B C highly above
D
(2)A B C D
Snorkeling is good on the shallow waters around coral reefs A B C D
10 In the beginning of summer, we had the builders add a porch at the rear of our A B C D
house
Question IV: Rewrite the sentences:
1 The story amuses the children -> It’s……… If anyone should call, please take a message
-> Should……… The other team committed a foul, but the refercee didn’t see it If the refercee seen
it, our team would have won the game
-> Had the refercee……… My country is dependent upon its in come from coffee The price of coffee varies
according to fluctations in the world maket
-> My country……… My aunt made this sweater for her son
-> ………
Question V: Read the text then choose the correct answer
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books Often these people were unnable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we today They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read
The position with computers in very similar today A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them
1 What happened before printing presses were invented ? Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them Only intelligent and rich people could read books Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books All rich people bought books
2 Why were books wanted brfore printing presses were invented ?
1 to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent to show that the people who owned the books could write
3 Because books were dear and magical
4 Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people What is the common feature of a book and a computer?
(3)3 They were large and expensive at first Only people who could use them buy them What situation has throughly changed nowadays?
1 A lot of people are eager to buy computers A lot of computers are sold
3 Even children can use a computer
4 A person who buys a computer knows how to use it
Question VI: You and your friends want to learn English well What can you share to your friends about it?