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WorksheetsTest for Unit 11
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 29mins
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
dips
lives
digests
thanks
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
athletics
thought
enthusiast
themselves
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
swallowed
replaced
described
dramatized
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
reunite
survive
wilderness
digest
Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different position from the others.
magazine
character
quality
agency
Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different position from the others.
difficulty
entertainment
television
fascinating
Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different position from the others.
swallow
digest
happen
offer
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Books are still a cheap way to get __________ and entertainment.
inform
information
informative
informatively
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 _____.
digests
tastes
chews
swallows
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Books are a wonderful source of __________ and pleasure.
know
knowing
knowledgeable
knowledge
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
A ____ is a type of book that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future.
novel
science fiction book
fiction book
romance
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
I feel much more __________ when I read an interesting book.
relaxed
relaxing
relax
to relax
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 __________ .
imagine
imaginary
imagination
imaginatively
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
The journey was the most difficult for him, but __________ he found the strength to make it.
amaze
amazing
amazingly
amazement
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Sue: “I love comic books.” - Alice: "_____."
I do, too
No, I won’t
Yes, I like it
Neither do I
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Mary: “I’ve got an interview for a job today.” - Peter: “__________.”
Thank you
The same to you
Good luck
See you
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.
You’re right
Oh, I don’t know
I don’t think so
I couldn’t agree more
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Paula wishes she __________ more time to spend on reading books.
had
has
has had
will have
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
I can’t decide now. I need __________ time to think about it.
most
few
many
a little
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
A: What is he like?
B: _________.
He is very brave
He likes reading books
Certainly, very good
All right
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Your bill __________ before you leave the hotel.
should pay
will pay
should be paid
must be paying
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
The application forms __________ before March 5th, 2011.
must submit
must be submitted
must have submitted
must be submitting
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Ellen: “__________ ?” - Tom: “He is tall and thin with blue eyes.”
What does John look like
How is John
How is John doing
Who does John look like
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?
were conducted
last
unsuccessful
wasn't it
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.
the author
out
logically
cultivating
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.
Reading
longer
makes
more thicker
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.
Read
careful
find
need
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.
really
much
misconception
boring
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?
ever
an
novel
to write
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
to get
informations
and
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
It's time we left for the disco.
We may leave for the disco now.
We needn't leave for the disco now.
We should leave for the disco now.
We must have left for the disco now.
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.
My car keys should be put in the kitchen.
My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.
I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.
My car keys might be in the kitchen.
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place.
The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place.
The flowers should keep in a warm sunny place.
The flowers in a warm sunny place should be kept.
The flowers in a warm sunny place should keep.
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
Somebody might have stolen your car.
Somebody might have been stolen your car.
Your car might be stolen.
Your car might have been stolen by somebody.
Your car might have been stolen.
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
In order to go abroad, __________.
a medical report must present
one must present a medical report
a medical report must be presented
one must be presented a medical report
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
Successful salespeople know their products thoroughly __________ .
and understand the needs of the market properly
but the needs of the market are understood properly
so understanding the needs of the market
and the needs of the market understood
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
In many ways, __________ .
riding a bicycle is similar to the driving of a car
riding a bicycle is similar when you drive a car
the riding of a bicycle is similar to when driving a car
riding a bicycle is similar to driving a car
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.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.
Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.
14
16
20
18
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.
When were his collections of poetry published?
in 1958
in 1956
in 1928
in 1960
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Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry?
Columbia University
Lincoln University
Spain
Russia
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.
Where was Langston Hughes born?
Columbia
Missouri
New York
Cleveland
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer after each question.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.
Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen.
“The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels.
Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.
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.
Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to complete each blank.
books
pages
minutes
postcards
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quiet
upset
active
ill
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home
office
city
law
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if
unless
when
as if
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forget
care
deny
know
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refused
failed
pretended
voted
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broke out
broke off
broke into
broke on
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mystery
joke
song
target
