TEST OF UNIT 11- WITH KEY

TEST OF UNIT 11
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
Question 1. A. dips B. lives C. digests D.
thanks
Question 2. A. athletics B. thought C. enthusiast
D. themselves
Question 3. A. swallowed B. replaced C. described
D. dramatized
Question 4. A. reunite B. survive C. wilderness
D. digest
II. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is in a different
position from the others.
Question 5. A. magazine B. character C.
quality D. agency
Question 6. A. difficulty B. entertainment C. television
D. fascinating
Question 7. A. swallow B. digest C. happen D.
offer
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
Question 8. Books are still a cheap way to get __________ and
entertainment.
A. inform B. information C. informative D.
informatively
Question 9. 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
Question 10. Books are a wonderful source of __________ and
pleasure.
A. know B. knowing C. knowledgeable D.

knowledge
Question 11. 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
Question 12. I feel much more __________ when I read an
interesting book
A. relaxed B. relaxing C. relax D.
to relax
Question 13. 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
Question 14.The journey was the most difficult for him, but
__________ he found the strength to make it.
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazingly D.
amazement
Question 15. Sue: “I love comic books.” Alice:
“__________.”
A. I do, too B. No, I won’t C. Yes, I like it D.
Neither do I
Question 16. 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
Question 17 . 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

Question 18. Paula wishes she __________ more time to spend on
reading books.
A. had B. has C. has had
D. will have
Question 19. I can’t decide now. I need __________ time to think
about it.
A. most B. few C. many
D. a little
Question 20. A: What is he like? B: __________.
A. He is very brave B. He likes reading
books
C. Certainly, very good D. All right
Question 21. Your bill __________ before you leave the hotel.
A. should pay B. will pay C. should be paid D.
must be paying
Question 22. The application forms __________ before March 5
th
,
2011.
A. must submit B. must be submitted
C. must have submitted D. must be submitting
Question 23. 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
IV. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be
changed to make the sentences correct.
Question 24.The experiment were conducted by Dr. Adams last
week was unsuccessful, wasn’t it? A

B C D
Question 25. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed
out that reading
A B
teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a
sustained attention span.
C D
Question 26. Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading
really makes your life
A B
C
more thicker.
D
Question 27. It is really sad how much people have the misconception
that reading is boring.
A B C
D
Question 28. Have you ever read "Oliver Twist", an interesting
novel to write by Charles Dickens? A
B C D
Question 29. Read the book careful and you can find the information
you need.
A B C
D
Question 30. Books are still a cheap way to get informations and
entertainment, and you
A B C
D
can keep a book forever.
V. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the

original one.
Question 31. 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.
Question 32. 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.
Question 33. 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.
Question 34. 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.
VI. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
Question 35. 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
Question 36. 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
Question 37. 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
VII. Read the following passage and choose the correct
answer after each question.
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 the
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 “The Big Sea”.
He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his
collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of
the most accomplished writers in American literature history.
Question 38. Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to
Mexico.
A. 14 B. 16 C. 20
D. 18
Question 39. When were his collections of poetry published?
A. in 1958 B. in 1956 C. in 1928 D. in
1960

Question 40. Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for
undergraduate poetry?
A. Columbia University B. Lincoln University C. Spain
D. Russia
Question 41. Where was Langston Hughes born?
A. Columbia B. Missouri C. New York
D. Cleveland
Question 42. 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.
VIII. Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to
complete each blank.
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.
Question 43. A. books B. pages C. minutes D.
postcards
Question 44. A. quiet B. upset C. active D.
ill
Question 45. A. home B. office C. city
D. law
Question 46. A. if B. unless C. when D.
as if
Question 47. A. forget B. care C. deny D.
know
Question 48. A. refused B. failed C. pretended
D. voted
Question 49. A. broke out B. broke off C. broke
into D. broke on
Question 50. A. mystery B. joke C. song
D. target
KEY TO TEST OF UNIT 11
1. B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. D

11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. C 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. B
41. B 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. C