UNIT 11 BOOKS + UNIT 12 WATER SPORTS

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. a. entertainment b. information c. difficulty d. understanding
2. a. swallow b. subject c. digest d. enough
3. a. imagine b. important c. example d. wonderful
4. a. different b. carefully c. holiday d. reviewer
5. a. knowledge b. forever c. journey d. action
Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the rest:

6. A. subject B. swallow C. story D. digest

7. 7. A. example B. holiday C. careful D. interest

8. A. describe B. chapter C. wonder D. easy

9. A. understand B. television C. improvement D. introduce

10. A. imaginary B. advantageous C. information D. incredible

Error Identification.

1. Too much television can has negative effects(A) on young minds because of(B) higher

levels of television viewing correlate with(C) lowered academic
performance, especially(D) reading scores.

2. Neil Postman, an author(A) of some great books, pointed out(B) that reading teaches(C) us

to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating(D) a sustained attention span.

3. Reading cannot make(A) your life longer(B), but reading really(C) makes your life more

thicker(D).
4. It is really(A) sad how many(B) people have the misconception(C) that reading is bored(D) .
5. There are many benefits that we may be gained(A) by actually(B) taking the time to read a
book instead of(C) sitting in front of the TV or(D) doing some other forms of mindless
entertainment.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading,
or if you read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will
be of very little use. Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed,
many of us become so restricted in our choice of. reading that we rarely read any new type of
reading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional or business field, or only
inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every morning, or only one magazine for
which we have developed a preference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read
only for entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for intellectual
growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of knowledge, for wisdom, and
for broader outlook and mature understanding. What kind of books should you read to continue
your intellectual growth, to gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is
simple one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will open
for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and
experience, books that will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly,
more and more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and
informed by watching TV, a popular entertainment ,device present at almost homes. More and
more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a babysitter. More than two
hours of TV time per day are now a part of children development, generating physiological and
mental problems that are of growing concern among experts.
1. Reading ________.
a. completely stops when we finish our schoolingb. is an endless process
c. is of little used. should be done a little
2. According to the text, ________.
a. new type of reading experience often interests most of us.
b. we should only read for entertainment
c. reading for intellectual growth is necessary
d. we should not read for mental stimulation
3. What kind of books is recommended?
a. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with
b. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience
c. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning
d. All are correct
4. We can learn from the text that today ________.
a. people spend more time watching TV than reading books
b. more and more people enjoy reading
c. most babysitters prefer watching TV
d. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV
5. The writer ________.
a. does not approve of reading process b. advises us to read as little as possible
c. prefers watching TV to reading d. appreciates reading
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (1) ______ to your
education or your work, try reading more books. (2) ______ up some of the interestingly
informative books and search for well-researched material that can help you grow.
We should (3) ______ our children to read more books and (4) ______ less time watching TV.
Some people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior
way to get information than television?" That is (5) ______ interesting point of view worth
further (6) ______. Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than the demand for
watching TV. There are no jobs that (7) ______ a person to be able to watch TV but reading is
an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of
communication. You can write something down and, in no time, it can be (8) ______ to many
different people. Not only that, we can (9) ______ vast amounts of information through
reading in a very short time. A good reader can acquire more information in reading for two
hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are able to gain a lot of
information quickly because you are a fast reader with good (10) ______ skills. It will save
you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.
1. a. contribute b. gather c. collect d. gain
2. a. Make b. Set c. Take d. Pick
3. a. discuss b. encourage c. suggest d. define
4. a. spend b. apply c. train d. waste
5. a. a b. an c. the d. no article
 6. a. explore b. explorer c. exploration d. explorative
7. a. inquire b. tell c. require d. ask
8. a. submitted b. handed c. sent d. communicated
9. a. inhale b. breathe c. eat d. digest
c.
10. a. apprehension b. enjoyment d. entertainment
comprehension
Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Today there are libraries in almost every towns in the world. Even in areas (51)______ there are
no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take boos from one village to the other. But
in the days when books were copied by hand (52)______ than printed, libraries were very rare.
The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were far fewer coppies
of any given work around. The greatest library (54)______ all, that in Alexandia, had 54,000
books.
In the ancient world, this number (54)______ considered huge. It was the first time that anyone
had collected so many books from all around the world under one roof. There are many theories
about why these books were lost. One is that the library accidentally burned down. Another is
that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books to be burned. They were taken to various
places and it took six months to burn them. Whatever happened, the collection there was
priceless. Many of the library’s treasures were lost forever-sone books were (55)______
recovered. We cannot even know exactly what the library contained.
51. A. where B. who C. the place D. which
52. A. rather B. else C. more D. much
53. A. of B. about C. in D. over
54. A. is B. was C. were place D. has been
55. A. almost B. never C. already D. yet
Complete the sentence with the appropriate forms of the verbs in the list. Use each verb
only once. Some of the sentences are active and some are passive.                  
  pollute sign   distinguish  participate tell  discover  wear
  establish      wrap      replace      read      scrub      forget      repeat       trade
1. Jack has a right to know. He ought to……………the news immediately. If you don’t do it, I
will.
2. I have no patience with gossips. What I told Bill was a secret. He shouldn’t
have……………it to you.
3. Use this brown paper and tape. A package has to……………carefully before it is mailed.
Otherwise, the post office won’t send it.
4. I don’t know why Jessica wasn’t at the meeting. She must have……………about it.
5. The ancient ruin may have……………as early as 1792. The historical record is difficult to
interpret.
6. The games are open to anyone who wants to join in. Everyone can………...... in them.
7. This burnt out light bulb should have……………days ago. Could you do it for me?
8. You’d better not drink that river water. It could…………… .
9. I think everyone should……………this paperback on the economic crisis. It contains
information that everyone should have.
10. Surgeon must……………their hands thoroughly with disinfectant soap and hot water
before they enter the operating room.
11. Your passport is supposed to……………. It is invalid without your signature.
12. A bald eagle can……………from the other large birds by its while head and while tail.
13. If you don’t want to work tonight, you ought to……………work shifts with Emily.
14. When you are on duty, your uniform must……………at all times.
15. A university may……………in outer space before long.
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. Which subject is this book ________?
a. for                               b. on                          c. of                           d. up
7. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare.
a. at                                b. for                          c. in                           d. over
8. People enjoy a book ________ different ways.
a. on                               b. with                         c. upon                      d. in
9. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
a. inform                      b. information              c. informative             d. informatively
10. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
a. difficult                    b. difficulty                  c. difficultly                d. difficulties
11. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ________.
a. review                         b. reviewing                c. reviewer                  d. reviewed
12. As for me, I consider reading ________ important part of ________ life.
a. an / Ø                         b. the / a                    c. Ø / the                    d. an / a
13. Anne says that she reads about half ________ hour a day, at least.
a. a                                b. an                         c. the                          d. Ø
14. Different people like specific types of books, and some people just like ________ literature
in general.
a. a                                b. an                         c. the                         d. Ø
15. ____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.
a. Comic                        b. Thriller                    c. Romantic               d. Science
16. Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.
a. Take                          b. Put                        c. Set                         d. Pick
17. A book may be studied by students as the ________ of a writing and analysis exercise in
the form of a book report.
a. limit                           b. time                       c. subject                   d. interest
18. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ________.
a. put down                    b. swallow                  c. look up                   d. understand
19. A ________ is a report in a newspaper or magazine in which a writer gives his opinion of a
book, a film, or a play.
a. page                          b. subject                   c. review                    d. journey
20. If you ________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
a. dip into                      b. put away                c. pick up                   d. put down
21. Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.
a. need typing                b. needn't be typed     c. need to type           d. needn't typing
22. The museum is open to everybody. It ________ between 9am and 5pm.
a. visits                         b. visited                   c. can visit                 d. can be visited
23. The train ________ by bad weather. I am not sure.
a. might delay                                                 b. might be delaying
c. might have delayed                                     d. might have been delayed
24. The room ________ once a day.
a. should clean                                               b. should be cleaning
c. should be cleaned                                       d. should have cleaned
25. Two tablets ________ twice a day to have you recover from the illness quickly.
a. must take                   b. must be taken        c. must have taken     d. must be taking
26. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She ________ me.
a. can't have seen                                           b. can't see
c. can't have been seen                                   d. can be seen
27. 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
28. We found the exam extremely easy. We ________ so hard.
a. needn't study                                              b. needn't be studying
c. needn't have studied                                   d. needn't have been studied
29. There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques ________ to the bank today.
a. needn't be taken          b. needn't be taking    c. needn't take             d. needn't taking
30. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
a. will cancel                                                   b. will be canceling
c. will be canceled                                           d. will have canceled
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank
Fiction tasted chew thriller swallowed
Dip into here and there sources crafts digest
1 The food ________ better than it looked.
2 He _________ the last of his coffee and asked for the bill.
3 This meat’s so tough I can hardly _________ it!
4  By the end of the day, I had a lot of new information to ______.
5 It’s the kind of book you can __________now and again.
6 The house just needs a bit of paint __________.
7 They get their money from various ___________.
8 preserving the __________ of his happy childhood.
9 It is most definitely a _________, but with strong romantic undertones.
10 The Navajo Indians sell their jewellery and other traditional _______.
Unnoticed witty wilderness wizard chamber
Fascinating treats resolved theme incredible
11 The council ________ is on the third floor.
12  Fans loved his skill, he was regarded as the _______of dribble.
13 Sam is intelligent, ______, and great fun to be with.
14 It’s__________ how much Tom has changed since he met Sally.
15 The south side of the city had become a lawless ___________.
16 Alice Thornton's autobiography provides a _________ account of family life in
seventeenth-century England.
17 She ________ me like one of the family.
18 Elsa stood ________ at the edge of the crowd.
19 Campbell has made health care a central_________ in his campaign.
20 The crisis was _________ by negotiations.
Faithful reunited distinct personality jumbled
Plot descriptive author conclusion inadvisable
21 The children were finally _______ with their families.
22 The learning needs of the two groups are quite __________ from each other.
23 Unfortunately, the illness can lead to changes in _________.
24 He remained _________ to his principles to the last.
25  Jewelry, belts and scarves were___________ in the bottom drawer.
26 The __________ was a little confusing.
27  I soon came to the _________that she was lying.
28 It is ____________ to involve more than one contractor on a project.
29  When you write your paragraph, include as many ________ details as possible.
30 She is also a prolific _________with more than 70 books published.
Mark goalkeeper crossbar goal sprint
Interering defensive advance goal line advance
31 Black kicked/headed the ball into/towards the __________.
32 For a _________, it's a great advantage to have big hands.
33 Make sure you don't ________the walls while you're moving the furniture around.
34 She looked over the cliff and found she was standing at the edge of a __________ drop.
35 The goal posts in association football are narrower and the __________ is lower.
36 We had to __________to catch the bus.
37 This angle would specify who is closer to the defender's _________ only if the line judge
were always on the offside line.
38 The troops quickly established a beachhead and were preparing to__________.
39 These are purely ________ weapons, not designed for attack.
40 _________ in other people's relationships is always a mistake.
Penalty opponent foul penalized penalty box
At least punched ejected commit ranged
41 She hit the ball so hard that her_______ had no chance to establish any rhythm in her game.
42 He was sent off for a _________l on the French captain.
43 He was _________early in the game for unsportsmanlike conduct.
44 Hysen handled the ball and conceded the _________that gave
Manchester United the lead.
45 He raced into the __________ before shooting neatly past the goalkeeper.
46 Very seldom do you see any player get ______from
a playoff game in football and baseball.
47 He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't ___________.
48 She _________him in the stomach.
49 It will take ________20 minutes to get there.
50 The walkers __________through/over the hills all day.
Oars row referee ties against defeated windsurfing
Synchronized swimming publicity athletic appropriate staged
Inspired methods
51 The footballer appealed to the__________for a free kick.
52 They have changed the scoring system because there have been too many________.
53 I'm very much ________the idea that it is the woman's job to bring up the child.
54 They ___________the Italian team and reached the final.
55 The wind dropped, so we had to________ (the boat) back home.
56 She dipped her________ into the water and pulled.
57 The water can often be unsafe for recreational activities such as swimming,
boating, _________.
58 __________ was one of the six original varsity sports for women.
59 His confident leadership___________ his followers.
60 He attracted a lot of adverse/bad _________ with his speech about unmarried mothers.
61 Travelling by train is still one of the safest ___________ of transport.
62 He had the lithe, ___________ body of a ballet dancer.
63 Wall Street__________ a dramatic recovery, wiping out most of its early losses.
64 Is this film ___________ for small children?
Word form
1 If one of your clients has incontinence problems, ask for help from
a continence______ community nurse.(advice)
2 The report _________that the school should be closed immediately.(conclusion)
3 The booklet gives a brief _________of each place.(describe)
4  The water acts as a solvent for the ________ enzymes secreted into the gut.(digest)
5 The children watched in__________.(fascinate)
6 We are looking for people who are ___________ about the oil and banking industries.
(knowledge)
7 The events described in the book are __________.(imagine)
8 Sometimes she seems a very __________, even unkind, mother.(person)
9 Are you taking the trip for business or __________?(please)
10 I’m trying to build up my ___________.(strong)
11 This is the most ________type of engine available.(advance)
12 Girls who participate in high school___________ are more likely to graduate than those
who don’t. (athletic)
13 The world __________ will be held in Scotland next year. (champion)
14 The jury concluded from the evidence that the ___________ was innocent.(defend)
15 They suggested that land be__________ and customary rights be discarded. (individual)
16 The government's ___________ in the strike has been widely criticized.(interere)
17 The Mexican president _________ the railways in 1939.(nation)
18 Tom is a very __________ person and writes lists for everything.(method)
19 She is looking for a personal assistant with good ___________skills.(organize)
20 Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out by soldiers for
___________ purposes.(defend)