expression Read the following passage and mark the letter a, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions:.. Will people still read books 100 ye[r]
(1)PRACTICE TEST ( UNIT 11)
1 A reading B easy C pleasure D please A same B taste C swallow D page A digested B chewed C killed D enjoyed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
4.A swallow B subject C digest D enough A information B entertainment C discovery D scientific
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6 Books are a wonderful source knowledge and pleasure
A with B of C in D about 7.I have only had time to……the report before going to the meeting
A.taste B.dip into C.chew D.swallow
8 Players can move the ball by throwing it ………… a teammate or swimming while pushing the ball in front of them
A for B into C to D From To become a novelist, you need to be …………
A imagine B imagination C imaginative D Imaginable 10 Books in the home are a _ source of knowledge and pleasure
A wonderfully B wonder C wonderful D wonderment
11 Books in the home are the wonderful of knowledge and pleasure A supply B origin C source D provision 12 Fiction is a type of literature that describes people and events
A imaginary B real C historic D important 13. books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures
A Comic B Thriller C Romantic D Science 14 Reading books is still one of most popular forms of entertainment
A a B any C the D an 15 Books are still a cheap way to get information and
A entertainer B entertainment C entertainingly D entertain 16.I saw him hiding something in a bag.
(2)C black small plastic D small black plastic 17.Not until the end of the 19th century become a scientific discipline.
A plant breeding has B did plant breeding C plant breeding had D has plant breeding
18.The girls remember ……… to Suoi Tien Water Park when they were ten years old. A to have taken B being taken C having taken D to be taken 19 The museum is open to everybody It between 9am and 5pm
A visits B visited C can visit D can be visited
20 I think the match Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering A was started B will be started C must started D must have started
21 The book is so interesting that I can't
A put down it B put it down C put down D be put down 22.You must never take your helmets off while you are riding a motorcycle. A Helmets must be worn at all times when riding a motorcycle
B Helmets must be worn at times when riding a motorcycle
C Helmets not have to be taken off while you are riding a motorcycle D Helmets should be taken when riding a motorcycle
Mark 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.
23 It’s no use taliking to me about metaphysics It’s a closed book to me A an object that I really love B a book that is never open
B a subject that I don’t understand D a theme that I like to discuss 24.This chapter is so difficult to digest, I shall have to read it again later
A read and understand B dips into and ignore
C read carelessly D read quickly
25 Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl. A recommendation B information C fiction D Interest WRITING
26.Tom did his homework, then he watched a football match on TV
After _ 27 As soon as we got on the plane, the pilot told us to get off again when
Hardly the pilot told us to get off again 28 I did not prepare carefully for the final test I got disappointed result
(3)29 An electrical fault could have caused the fire
The fire 30 Someone had better take this garbage to the dump soon
This garbage _
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books The (31) _ of the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the importance of which can not be overestimated Books are very adaptable, providing us (32) both entertainment and information The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in the form that is accessible to us today The books read by the Romans, however, have some similarities to the ones we read now Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books (33) _ by hand They were often (34) illustrated and always rare and expensive With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books making (35) more widespread and recognizable
Question 31: A ability B foundation C invention D.importance Question 32: A for B with C on D about
Question 33: A were written B was written C have been written D were writing Question 34: A beauty B beautify C beautiful D beautifully Question 35: A knowledge B information C signal D expression Read the following passage and mark the letter a, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions:
Will people still read books 100 years from now? A few years ago, many people have said no It seemed likely that computers and the Internet would replace books Now, however, most experts think that books are here to stay
There are a number of reasons why computers will not replace books entirely One reason is that books on paper are much cheaper than computers And books not need a power source You can read a book for as long as you want and wherever you want You never have to worry about losing power Also, many people feel more comfortable reading words in a book than reading words on a computer screen because it is less tiring to the eyes
(4)Technology Professor Jacobson’s electronic book will have a small button on the side When you press the button, words will instantly appear on the page When you want to read a different story, you can push the button again and a new story will quickly appear
36 What will the book of the future look like?
A It will look like a book you buy today B It will look like a computer
C It will look different from today’s books D We don’t know what it will look like 37 The button on the side of the electronic book is used…………
A to turn a light on and off B to change what you read
C to turn the power on and off D to make the book more beautiful 38 It can be inferred from the passage, book …………
A “ won’t come” B “ are nearby” C “won’t disappear” D “ are less”
39 The word “ instantly” in paragraph 3, line means……
A gradually B often C correctly D immediately 40 What is the main topic of the passage?
A The decline of today’s books B How to use an electronic book C The book of the future D Why a power source is important Put the verb into the correct tense:
1 The big shopping mall ( build ) in the city center It’s raining heavily The match ( cancel )
3 If I didn’t my job properly, I ( sack ) The television ( repair ) It’s not working now
5 We ( delay ) the trip if the weather had been nice last Sunday A new bridge ( build ) across the river since last month
7 Last night when I was walking in the park, it suddenly ( rain ) very heavily They will call me as soon as they ( finish ) their work
Complete the following passage, using the words in the box:
1 More and more people have television in their homes because it can bring them the and stories with color, picture and action
2 Some books are for reading slowly and
3 A is about a person’s life written by someone else
reviewers dip into pick up carefully novel
(5)4 Young animals have to learn to survive in the from their parents
5 sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down” or “hard-to-pick-up-again” When you a book for the first time, check it is not too difficult
7 A is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
8 “Tasting” means that we a book