TEST 1 a. visits b. visited c. can visit d.

can be visited
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 23. The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure.
1. a. entertainment b. information c. difficulty d. understanding a. might delay b. might be delaying
2. a. swallow b. subject c. digest d. enough c. might have delayed d. might have been delayed
3. a. imagine b. important c. example d. wonderful 24. The room ________ once a day.
4. a. different b. carefully c. holiday d. reviewer a. should clean b. should be cleaning
5. a. knowledge b. forever c. journey d. action c. should be cleaned d. should have cleaned
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, 25. Two tablets ________ twice a day to have you recover from the illness
substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original quickly.
one. a. must take b. must be taken c. must have taken d. must be taking
6. Which subject is this book ________? 26. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She ________ me.
a. for b. on c. of d. up a. can't have seen b. can't see
7. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare. c. can't have been seen d. can be seen
a. at b. for c. in d. over 27. I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and you
8. People enjoy a book ________ different ways. can hear them cheering.
a. on b. with c. upon d. in a. was started b. will be started c. must started d. must have started
9. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it. 28. We found the exam extremely easy. We ________ so hard.
a. inform b. information c. informative d. a. needn't study b. needn't be studying
informatively c. needn't have studied d. needn't have been studied
10. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children. 29. There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques ________ to
a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties the bank today.
11. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a a. needn't be taken b. needn't be taking c. needn't take d. needn't taking
book ________. 30. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed a. will cancel b. will be cancelling
12. As for me, I consider reading ________ important part of ________ life. c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelled
a. an / b. the / a c. / the d. an / a Error Identification.
13. Anne says that she reads about half ________ hour a day, at least. 31. Too much television can has negative effects on young minds
a. a b. an c. the d. A
14. Different people like specific types of books, and some people just like because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered
________ literature in general. B C
a. a b. an c. the d. academic performance, especially reading scores. (because)
15. ____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures. D
a. Comic b. Thriller c. Romantic d. Science 32. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading
16. Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed. A B
a. Take b. Put c. Set d. Pick teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a
17. A book may be studied by students as the ________ of a writing and C D
analysis exercise in the form of a book report. sustained attention span. (cultivates)
a. limit b. time c. subject d. interest 33. Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your
18. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ________. A B C
a. put down b. swallow c. look up d. understand life more thicker. (thicker)
19. A ________ is a report in a newspaper or magazine in which a writer D
gives his opinion of a book, a film, or a play. 34. It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading.
a. page b. subject c. review d. journey A B C
20. If you ________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or is bored . (boring)
studying it seriously. D
a. dip into b. put away c. pick up d. put down 35. There are many benefits that we may be gained by actually taking the
21. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later. A B
a. need typing b. needn't be typed c. need to type d. needn't typing time to read a book instead of sitting in front of the TV or doing some
22. The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm. C D
 other forms of mindless entertainment. (may gain) If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. (41) ______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. (42)
Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you ______ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-
do very little reading, or if you read only material that offers no challenge to researched material that can help you grow.
your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use. Once we reach a We should (43) ______ our children to read more books and (44)
certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become ______ less time watching TV. Some people have commented that this is
so restricted in our choice of .reading that we rarely read any new type of inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than
reading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional or television?" That is (45) ______ interesting point of view worth further (46)
business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers ______. Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than the demand
every morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed a for watching TV. There are no jobs that (47) ______ a person to be able to
preference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read only for watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an
entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can write
intellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of something down and, in no time, it can be (48) ______ to many different
knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. people. Not only that, we can (49) ______ vast amounts of information
What kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to through reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more
gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple one: information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire
Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are
open for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new a fast reader with good (50) ______ skills. It will save you massive amounts
areas of knowledge and experience, books that will make the world and of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.
people more understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today are 41. a. contribute b. gather c. collect d. gain
giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed by 42. a. Make b. Set c. Take d. Pick
watching TV, a popular entertainment ,device present at almost homes. More 43. a. discuss b. encourage c. suggest d. define
and more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a 44. a. spend b. apply c. train d. waste
babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now a part of children 45. a. a b. an c. the d. no article
development, generating physiological and mental problems that are of 46. a. explore b. explorer c. exploration d. explorative
growing concern among experts. 47. a. inquire b. tell c. require d. ask
36. Reading ________. 48. a. submitted b. handed c. sent d. communicated
a. completely stops when we finish our schooling c. is of little use 49. a. inhale b. breathe c. eat d. digest
b. is an endless process d. should be done a little 50. a. apprehension b. enjoyment c. comprehension d. entertainment
37. According to the text, ________. TEST 2
a. new type of reading experience often interests most of us . Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
b. we should only read for entertainment from the rest.
c. reading for intellectual growth is necessary 1. a. picture b. action c. question d. future
d. we should not read for mental stimulation 2. a. swallow b. below c. slowly d. allow
38. What kind of books is recommended? 3. a. enough b. loud c. about d. amount
a. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with 4. a. reading b. easy c. pleasure d. please
b. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and 5. a. killed b. enjoyed c. described d. digested
experience Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,
c. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original
d. All are correct one.
39. We can learn from the text that today ________. 6. It is important ________ students to read as many books as possible.
a. people spend more time watching TV than reading books a. up b. about c. to d. for
b. more and more people enjoy reading 7. Who does the book belong ________?
c. most babysitters prefer watching TV a. for b. to c. on d. through
d. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV 8. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page.
40. The writer ________. a. up b. on c. away d. in
a. does not approve of reading process c. prefers watching TV to reading 9. Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.
b. advises us to read as little as possible d. appreciates reading a. care b. careful c. carefulness d. carefully
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 10. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
 a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly 30. This letter ________, not handwritten.
11. To become a novelist, you need to be ________. a. should be typing b. should be typed
a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily c. needn't type d. needn't be typed
12. A ________ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the Choose the best clause or phrase to complete the following sentence.
characters and events are usually imaginary. 31. The Old Man and the Sea is a novel of just over 100 pages in length by
a. pleasure b. novel c. page d. review Ernest Hemingway, ________.
13. A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody else. a. who should have written it and published it in 1952
a. romance b. fiction c. biography d. science b. it was written in Cuba in 1951 and it was published in 1952
14. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it c. which must have written and published in 1952
a. reviews b. chews and digests c. swallows d. dips into d. written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952
15. Since their appearance, books are a previous ________ of knowledge 32. The story centers upon Santiago, ________.
and pleasure. a. he is the main character, an aging Cuban fisherman, he struggles with
a. source b. pile c. amount d. sum a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
16. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except for b. the main character, an old Cuban fisherman, to struggle with a giant
what they are made to read at school marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
a. excited b. important c. slow d. interested c. who was a Cuban old fisherman struggles with a giant marlin off the
17. This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine. Gulf Stream.
a. possesses b. owns c. has d. belong d. an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far
18. Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________ interesting novel out in the Gulf Stream.
written by Charles Dickens? 33. ________. Two days and nights' pass in this manner, during which the
a. the / the b. / an c. / d. an / the old man bears the tension of the line with his body.
19. I like ________ books better than ________ films. a. The fish is too huge to pull his boat
a. / b. the / the c. / the d. the / b. The fish is so huge that it pulls his boat
20. The room is too dirty. It ________ now. c. The fish is very huge pulling his boat
a. should clean b. should have cleaned d. The huge fish it pulls his boat
c. should be cleaning d. should be being cleaned 34. When he reaches the coast, there is only the skeleton of the fish left
21. The situation ________ to continue. because a pack of sharks follow the trail to Santiago's boat ________.
a. cannot allow b. cannot be allowed a. so that the marlin is bitten largely by each of them
c. cannot have allowed d. cannot be allowing b. it is taken an enormous bite by each shark
22. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch. c. and each shark takes an enormous bite out of the marlin
a. can turn b. can be turned c. must turn d. should be turning d. but each shark takes the marline an enormous bite
23. Everybody agrees that no more staff ________. 35. The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction,
a. should employ b. should not be employed reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary prominence
c. will not be employed d. will he employed a. as well as being a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel
24. Things ________ clear to them so that they can do the work in the way Prize in Literature in 1954
that you have told them. b. he was a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in
a. are making b. ought to be made c. have made d. needn't be made Literature in 1954
25. Cigarettes ________ at a bakery. c. a significant factor because of he was selected for the Nobel Prize in
a. most buy b. cannot buy c. cannot be bought d. should not buy Literature in1954
26. The next meeting ________ in May. d. but to be a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in
a. will hold b. will be held c. will be holding d. will have held Literature in 1954
27. ________ in simpler words? Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
a. Has this issue expressed b. Can't this issue express It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an
c. Can this issue express d. Couldn't this issue be expressed active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By
28. All traffic laws ________. reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves
a. is observed b. must be observed concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to
c. must have observed d. had better observe focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet
29. Tomatoes ________ before they are completely ripe. posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the
a. can be picked b. can pick c. needn't pick d. should be picking 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 ______, is book talk, and you only learn book talk by reading. It has been
it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires shown that reading stimulates brain activity. While reading, we imagine
remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes settings, characters and we become part of the world of the story. (48)
and characters. ______, it has been shown that watching television prevents brain activity.
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember Children who watch too much television are less socially developed and have
that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the problems maintaining (49) ______. Reading, (50) ______ of watching
meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the television, enriches our lives, develops the imagination, and intellect, and is
sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find less brain deadening. Reading is good for us, it makes one a better person.
yourself exposed to many new words. 41. a. brain b. heart c. forehead d. hand
Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a 42. a. imagine b. imaginative c. imaginary d. imagination
matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult 43. a. one another b. other c. together d. each other
subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom 44. a. digest b. chew c. advance d. develop
discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of 45. a. with b. on c. for d. at
an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher 46. a. decline b. stop c. harm d. discouragement
self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your 47. a. that b. it c. all d. whole
feelings about yourself can only get better. 48. a. Conversely b. Successfully c. Totally d. Unhappily
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more 49. a. education b. explanation c. concentration d. exploration
information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand 50. a. because b. instead c. consisting d. in spite
your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer TEST 3
before you visit them. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
36. Books have great influence on ________. from the rest.
a. TV b. friendship c. brain d. muscles 1. a. book b. too c. who d. lose
37. When you are reading a book, ________. 2. a. fewer b. wonderful c. swallow d. chew
a. you have to read small pieces of information 3. a. tasting b. subject c. sleep d. pleasure
b. you use your brain in concentration and focus 4. a. source b. resource c. course d. colour
c. you have to read during a very long time 5. a. advice b. pick c. might d. kind
d. you lose your memory Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,
38. A challenging book ________. substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original
a. helps you to improve your vocabulary b. is only for primary pupils one.
c. can translate all new words d. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary 6. Many people are not interested ________ reading books as much as
39. Books ________. seeing films.
a. are compulsory in every course a. in b. with c. for d. about
b. are not needed in most of course 7. We spend more time watching TV than reading books. But ________
c. contain less information than class discussions fact. TV has not kill reading.
d. make a sick patient feel better a. for b. upon c. at d. in
40. Books cannot give you ________. 8. Books are a wonderful source ________ knowledge and pleasure.
a. knowledge b. information c. self-esteem d. muscles a. with b. of c. in d. about
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 9. After leaving school, many of us only read for ________.
When a child learns to read and write, he must access the schema a. please b. pleasant c. pleasure d. pleasing
developed in his (41) ______. As he reads, the child creates pictures in his 10. Mary enjoys reading ________, adventure, and whatever else she can
mind and uses (42) _____ and points of reference to put the story (43) ____. either buy or borrow.
Television images do not go through a complex symbolic transformation. The a. romance b. romantic c. romanticize d. romanticism
mind does not have to decode and manipulate during the television 11. The novel has had a tremendous impact on ________ and publishing
experience. Watching television and playing video games do not (44) ______ markets.
a child's skills in word recognition, decoding, vocabulary, spelling or high- a. entertain b. entertainer c. entertainment d.
level thinking. The connection between television's effects (45) ______ entertainingly
children's reading abilities and the (46) ______ in their writing skills is clear: 12. Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old
there is no question in the minds of educators that a student who cannot read girl.
with the true comprehension will never learn to write well. Writing, after (47) a. recommendation b. information c. fiction d. interest
13. Tommy likes the books that he borrowed from the school library very - It ________ Grace. She has been to Paris on her honeymoon.
much. He has read them with ________. a. can't be b. must be c. can't have been d. must have been
a. entertainment b. romance c. tasting d. pleasure Choose the best sentence which has the closest meaning to the
14. The reviewer ________ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern original one.
science fiction. 31. It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.
a. chewed b. digested c. described d. drew a. My assignment must have been submitted today.
15. I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ______ left. b. I needn't have submitted my assignment today.
a. pieces b. pages c. slices d. sheets c. My assignment was required to submit by today.
16. Can you ________ what it would be like to live without books? d. I mustn't submit my assignment today.
a. imagine b. advise c. describe d. understand 32. It's time we left for the disco.
17. A ________ is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story a. We may leave for the disco now.
about something such as criminal activities or spying. b. We needn't leave for the disco now.
a. non-fiction b. science c. thriller d. romance c. We should leave for the disco now.
18. Peter enjoys ________ science fictions, ________ type of book based d. We must have leave for the disco now.
on imagined scientific discoveries in the future. 33. It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.
a. / b. the / c. / a d. the / the a. You shouldn't have lost your passport.
19. Different people never read a book in ________ same way. b. There must be a mistake in your passport.
a. a b. an c. the d. c. You needn't have brought your passport.
20. Before eating, ________ thoroughly with soap and clean water. d. Your passport must be lost.
a. you should wash your hands b. your hands should be washing 34. My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.
c. you need washing your hands d. Your hands need washed a. My car keys should be put in the kitchen.
21. Fruits ________ in a freezer. b. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.
a. should not put b. should not be put c. I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.
c. must put d. must be putting d. My car keys might be in the kitchen.
22. The fire ________ by lightning. 35. Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7pm?
a. must cause b. must be causing a. Must I come over to your house at about 7pm?
c. must have caused d. must have been caused b. Could I be come to your house at about 7pm?
23. The last decision ________. c. Can I come to your house at about 7pm?
a. will be made by the manager b. needn't be finished / will be having d. Will I come to your house at about 7pm?
c. that will be made by the manager d. must be finished / can have Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
24. This work ________ today so that we ________ a holiday tomorrow. Have you ever written a book report? First of all, you have to read the
a. will finish / are having b. that the manager will be made book. Your next step will be to organize what you are going to say about it in
c. should finish / can be had d. will be making by the manager your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help
25. I wish I ________ many times. you to organize your thoughts. What will you include in the outline? Follow
a. will not be interrupted b. would not be interrupted whatever instructions your teacher has given you. If you are on your own,
c. will not have interrupted d. would not have been interrupted however, the following guidelines should help.
26. The package ________ carefully before it ________. Let's assume for the moment that you have chosen a work of fiction. We
a. must be wrapped / is posted b. needs wrapping / will be posted will start with a description of the book. The description should include such
c. should wrap / is going to be posted d. will be wrapping / needs posting elements as:
27. The weather forecast says that ________ tomorrow. 1. The setting: Where does the story take place? Is it a real place or an
a. it will snow b. it will be snowed imaginary one? If the author does not tell you exactly, where the story
c. it needs snowing d. it must be snowed is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described?
28. The car ________ by Karen. The keys are still on the table. 2. The time period: Is the story set in the present day or in an earlier time
a. must have taken b. must have been taken period? Perhaps it is even set in the future! Let your reader know.
c. can't have been taken d. can't have taken 3. The main characters: Who is the story mostly about? Give a brief
29. The garden ________. It has just started raining. description. Often, one character can be singled out as the main
a. needn't water b. needn't be watered character, but some books will have more than one.
c. needn't be watering d. needn't have watered 4. The plot: What happens to the main character? Warning! Be careful
30. - I saw Grace this morning at the bank. here. Do not fall into the boring trap of reporting every single thing that
 happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are work and immediately (50) ______ on the TV news, you are going from work
some hints on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main stress to crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud
character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic plot element of commercials and fast moving violent images. If relaxation is something you
the story - Is the main character trying to achieve something or want, turn off the TV or computer and pick up a book.
overcome a particular problem? Thirdly, describe a few of the more 41. a. should b. mustn't c. needn't d. might
important things that happen to the main character as he/she works 42. a. durable b. portable c. changeable d. capable
toward that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's 43. a. for b. with c. on d. to
conclusion without completely giving away the ending. 44. a. disapproved b. dull c. creative d. required
The four points above deal with the report aspect of your work. For the 45. a. solutions b. problems c. troubles d. difficulties
final section of your outline, give your reader a sense of the impression the 46. a. put b. had c. walked d. run
book made upon you. Ask yourself what the author was trying to achieve and 47. a. should b. might c. need d. must
whether or not he achieved it with you. What larger idea does the story 48. a. So b. Therefore c. However d. Although
illustrate? How does it do that? How did you feel about the author's style of 49. a. entertainment b. tension c. machinery d. media
writing, the setting, or the mood of the novel? You do not have to limit 50. a. gets b. turns c. takes d. makes
yourself to these areas. Pick something which caught your attention, and let
your reader know your personal response to whatever it was.
36. When you write a book report, you can organize your thoughts by writing
the basic elements down in an outline format.
a. True b. False c. No information
37. The background of the story, place and time, is not necessary in a book
report.
a. True b. False c. No information
38. Each book has only one main character.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. In your book report, only important events are told.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. When you report a non-fiction work, you needn't express your impression
on the book.
a. True b. False c. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Making time to read is something we all know we (41) ______ do, but
who schedules book reading time every day? There are very few. That is why
adding book reading to your daily schedule and sticking to it can improve
discipline.
Books are (42) ______. You can take them almost anywhere. As such,
you can learn almost anywhere too.
By reading more books and exposing yourself (43) ______ new and
more complete information, you will also be able to come up with more (44)
______ ideas. When you have read so many books on the subject, you can
combine lessons from all of them into new (45) ______.
Reading gives you something to talk about. Have you ever (46) ______
out of things to talk about with your best friend, wife or husband? This can be
uncomfortable. It (47) ______ even make married couples wonder if their
marriage is in trouble. (48) ______, if you read a lot of books, you will always
have something to talk about. You can discuss various plots in the novels you
read, you can discuss the things you are learning in the business books you
are reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless.
Bocks are inexpensive (49) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many
readers relax by reading. Compared with the person who gets home from