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Test for Unit 11

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a)

dips

b)

lives

c)

digests

d)

thanks

2.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a)

athletics

b)

thought

c)

enthusiast

d)

themselves

3.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a)

swallowed

b)

replaced

c)

described

d)

dramatized

4.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a)

reunite

b)

survive

c)

wilderness

d)

digest

5.

Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different position from the others.

a)

magazine

b)

character

c)

quality

d)

agency

6.

Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different position from the others.

a)

difficulty

b)

entertainment

c)

television

d)

fascinating

7.

Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different position from the others.

a)

swallow

b)

digest

c)

happen

d)

offer

8.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Books are still a cheap way to get __________ and entertainment.

a)

inform

b)

information

c)

informative

d)

informatively

9.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Whenever he picks up a book, he reads bits here and there or in other words he _____.

a)

digests

b)

tastes

c)

chews

d)

swallows

10.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Books are a wonderful source of __________ and pleasure.

a)

know

b)

knowing

c)

knowledgeable

d)

knowledge

11.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

A ____ is a type of book that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future.

a)

novel

b)

science fiction book

c)

fiction book

d)

romance

12.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

I feel much more __________ when I read an interesting book.

a)

relaxed

b)

relaxing

c)

relax

d)

to relax

13.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

A novel is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually __________ .

a)

imagine

b)

imaginary

c)

imagination

d)

imaginatively

14.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

The journey was the most difficult for him, but __________ he found the strength to make it.

a)

amaze

b)

amazing

c)

amazingly

d)

amazement

15.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Sue: “I love comic books.” - Alice: "_____."

a)

I do, too

b)

No, I won’t

c)

Yes, I like it

d)

Neither do I

16.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Mary: “I’ve got an interview for a job today.” - Peter: “__________.”

a)

Thank you

b)

The same to you

c)

Good luck

d)

See you

17.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

A: I’m not sure about this soup. It tastes like something’s missing.

B:_________. It tastes fine to me.

a)

You’re right

b)

Oh, I don’t know

c)

I don’t think so

d)

I couldn’t agree more

18.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Paula wishes she __________ more time to spend on reading books.

a)

had

b)

has

c)

has had

d)

will have

19.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

I can’t decide now. I need __________ time to think about it.

a)

most

b)

few

c)

many

d)

a little

20.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

A: What is he like?

B: _________.

a)

He is very brave

b)

He likes reading books

c)

Certainly, very good

d)

All right

21.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Your bill __________ before you leave the hotel.

a)

should pay

b)

will pay

c)

should be paid

d)

must be paying

22.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

The application forms __________ before March 5th, 2011.

a)

must submit

b)

must be submitted

c)

must have submitted

d)

must be submitting

23.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Ellen: “__________ ?” - Tom: “He is tall and thin with blue eyes.”

a)

What does John look like

b)

How is John

c)

How is John doing

d)

Who does John look like

24.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

The experiment were conducted by Dr. Adams last week was unsuccessful, wasn’t it?

a)

were conducted

b)

last

c)

unsuccessful

d)

wasn't it

25.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

Neil Postman, the author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a sustained attention span.

a)

the author

b)

out

c)

logically

d)

cultivating

26.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more thicker.

a)

Reading

b)

longer

c)

makes

d)

more thicker

27.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

Read the book careful and you can find the information you need.

a)

Read

b)

careful

c)

find

d)

need

28.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

It is really sad how much people have the misconception that reading is boring.

a)

really

b)

much

c)

misconception

d)

boring

29.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

Have you ever read "Oliver Twist", an interesting novel to write by Charles Dickens?

a)

ever

b)

an

c)

novel

d)

to write

30.

Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentences correct.

Books are still a cheap way to get informations and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever.

a)

a

b)

to get

c)

informations

d)

and

31.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.

It's time we left for the disco.

a)

We may leave for the disco now.

b)

We needn't leave for the disco now.

c)

We should leave for the disco now.

d)

We must have left for the disco now.

32.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.

My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.

a)

My car keys should be put in the kitchen.

b)

My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.

c)

I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.

d)

My car keys might be in the kitchen.

33.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.

You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place.

a)

The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place.

b)

The flowers should keep in a warm sunny place.

c)

The flowers in a warm sunny place should be kept.

d)

The flowers in a warm sunny place should keep.

34.

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.

Somebody might have stolen your car.

a)

Somebody might have been stolen your car.

b)

Your car might be stolen.

c)

Your car might have been stolen by somebody.

d)

Your car might have been stolen.

35.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

In order to go abroad, __________.

a)

a medical report must present

b)

one must present a medical report

c)

a medical report must be presented

d)

one must be presented a medical report

36.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

Successful salespeople know their products thoroughly __________ .

a)

and understand the needs of the market properly

b)

but the needs of the market are understood properly

c)

so understanding the needs of the market

d)

and the needs of the market understood

37.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

In many ways, __________ .

a)

riding a bicycle is similar to the driving of a car

b)

riding a bicycle is similar when you drive a car

c)

the riding of a bicycle is similar to when driving a car

d)

riding a bicycle is similar to driving a car

38-42.

Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later, he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed that world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include "Not Without Laughter" and of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

38.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.

Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.

a)

14

b)

16

c)

20

d)

18

39.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.

When were his collections of poetry published?

a)

in 1958

b)

in 1956

c)

in 1928

d)

in 1960

40.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.

Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry?

a)

Columbia University

b)

Lincoln University

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

41.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.

Where was Langston Hughes born?

a)

Columbia

b)

Missouri

c)

New York

d)

Cleveland

42.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.

b)

Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen.

c)

“The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels.

d)

Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.

43-50.

Can you imagine a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She wrote stories in Europe. She wrote poems, too. Her poems were published in many magazines. She wrote enough poems to fill three ...(43)... Laura was born in Maryland. Her family moved to Missouri when she was very young. She was very ...(44)... when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her hearing. She went to the Missouri School for the deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places, and art. In 1859, most women were wives and mothers. They did not work outside the ...(45)...; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a man's name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that ...(46)... she used a man's name, people would be hostile since they did not think that women should write for newspapers. However, she would have no trouble provided that people did not ...(47)... she was a woman. Over 100 years ago, some Southern states decided to secede from the United States. They ...(48)... to leave the Union. This caused a war called the Civil War. When the Civil War ...(49)..., Missouri remained in the Union.

Laura began to write about the Union. One of her poems, "Belle Missouri", became a ...(50)... for the Union soldiers in Missouri. Finally, Laura went to Washington, D.C. to write about the war.

43.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

books

b)

pages

c)

minutes

d)

postcards

44.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

quiet

b)

upset

c)

active

d)

ill

45.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

home

b)

office

c)

city

d)

law

46.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

if

b)

unless

c)

when

d)

as if

47.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

forget

b)

care

c)

deny

d)

know

48.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

refused

b)

failed

c)

pretended

d)

voted

49.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

broke out

b)

broke off

c)

broke into

d)

broke on

50.

Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.

a)

mystery

b)

joke

c)

song

d)

target