Bài ôn tập Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 5: Illiteracy

EXTRA COURSE, SUMMER 2010
UNIT 5 – ILLITERACY
PRACTICE TEST 1
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. debt 	B. pub 	C. sob 	D. obstacle
2. A. bought 	B. sought 	C. drought 	D. fought
3. A. so 	B. show 	C. though 	D. who
4. A. here 	B. where 	C. hair 	D. wear
5. A. purple 	B. thirsty 	C. journey 	D. there
II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
6. A. champion 	B. composer 	C. research 	D. machine
7. A. beauty 	B. mutual 	C. Europe 	D. reduce
8. A. facilitate 	B. volume 	C. expensive 	D. significant
9. A. product 	B. purpose 	C. postcard 	D. postpone
10. A. conversation 	B. potentially 	C. identify 	D. magnificent
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. It was a real.........to be ready on time.
 A. struggle 	B. effort 	C. trial 	D. A and B
12. James was hit in the mouth as he struggled..........the raiders.
 A. against 	B. with 	C. over 	D. to
13. Family ....... is the process of controlling the number of children you have.
 A. building 	B. controlling 	C. housing 	D. planning
14. Ethnic.........is a group of people from a particular culture or of a particular race living in a country where the main 
 group is of a different culture or race.
 A. minority 	B. majority 	C. group 	D. tribe
15. Her..........to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.
 A. performance 	B. employment 	C. promotion 	D. position
16. I had no.......in making myself understood.
 A. difficulty 	B. difficulties 	C. problem 	D. mess
17. We've run into.........with the new project.
 A. difficulty 	B. difficulties 	C. tro»ble 	D. A and B
18. The bank is now........difficulties.
 A. at 	B. on 	C. in 	D. off
19. No.........journalist would ever work for that newspaper.
 A. self-respect 	B. self-respecting 	C. self-confident 	D. selfish 
20...........is the reason why you do something or behaves in a particular way.
 A. Acquisition 	B. Motivation 	C. Inspiration 	D. Impression
21. The plan is designed to..........employees to work more efficiently.
 A. call 	B. ask 	C. oblige 	D. motivate
22. Carefully...........the photograph on the page and stick it in place
 A. focus 	B. centre 	C. point 	D. aim
23. Discussions were centered..........developments in Eastern Europe.
 A. on 	B. at 	C. in 	D. over
24. State occasions always centered..........the king.
 A. to 	B. around 	C. beside 	D. at
25. I decided to concentrate all my efforts............finding somewhere to live.
 A. to 	B. at 	C. in 	D. on
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. The fascinating students watched the great variety offish in the aquarium for hours on end.
 A B C D
27. Records indicate that the skill of writing is at less five thousand years old.
 A B C D
28. Goods made with hand are often more valued than machine-made products, but they are usually more expensive.
 A B C D
29. Oil paintings are most commonly made on a canvas surface supported by a frame.
 A B C D
30. Margaret Mead achieved world famous through her studies of child-rearing, personality, and culture.
 A B C D
II. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
31. Please make allowance for Jane's poor typing. She has been learning for only a month.
 A. Because Jane has been learning typing for only a month, she types badly.
 B. Jane can type better after learning typing for more than one month.
 C. Please excuse Jane's poor typing, she has only been learning for a month.
 D. Jane should receive some allowance because she types badly.
32. The woman was just not strong enough to have caused so much damage.
 A. Someone else, not the woman, caused the damage.
 B. Not much damage was caused because the woman was very weak.
 C. The woman was not strong, but she caused great damage.
 D. The woman, though quite strong, caused little damage herself.
33. It is a pity that my brother hates studying.
 A. Whenever my brother studies, he feels sorry.
 B. It is too bad that my brother hates studying.
 C. What a pity that my brother did not study.
 D. I pity my brother loving studying.
34. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
 A. The film star wanted to be recognized by wearing dark glasses.
 B. The film star wore dark glasses in order not to be recognized.
 C. The glasses were so dark that the film star couldn't see anyone.
 D. Everyone could recognize the film star because he wore dark glasses.
35. Paul is not interested in farming.
 A. Farming is not interesting to Paul.
 B. Paul would like to farm.
 C. Farming is interesting.
 D. Paul knows how to farm.
C. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
INTELLIGENCE TESTS
 School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of test we take. They find out how much knowledge we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn't it a (36)...........that some people who are very academically successful don't have any common sense?
 Intelligence is the speed (37)...........which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing (38)............. computer technology that will be able to 'read' our brains, (39)...............tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.
 A person's IQ is their intelligence (40)........... it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are (41)............ by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976, it (42)............. 1,300 members in Britain. Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide, largely in the US. People taking the tests are judged in (43)...............to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2 percent of the population. Anyone from the age of six can take tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if (44)...........enough time. But that's the problem, the whole (45)...........of the test is chat they're against the clock.
36. A. case 	B. fact 	C. circumstance 	D. truth
37. A. on 	B. to 	C. in 	D. at
38. A. advanced 	B. forward 	C. ahead 	D. upper
39. A. at this age 	B. for the present 	C. at the time 	D. now and then
40. A. how 	B. that 	C. as 	D. so
41. A. appointed 	B. commanded 	C. run 	D. steered
42. A. held 	B. had 	C. kept 	D. belonged
43. A. concern 	B. relation 	C. regard 	D. association
44. A. allowed 	B. spared 	C. let 	D. provided
45. A. reason 	B. point 	C. matter 	D. question
II. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the! question about the passage:
 In order to learn to be one's true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world; critically to enquire into it; nearly to sift it, and earnestly to carry it out. It matters not what you learn, but when you once learn a thing, you must never] give it up until you have mastered it. It matters not what you enquire into, but when you enquire into a thing, you must never give it up until you have completely understood it. It matters not what you try to think out, but when you] once try to think out a thing, you must never give it up until you have got what you want. It matters not what you try to sift out, but when you once try to sift out a things you must never give it up until you have sifted it out clearly and distinctly. It matters not what you try to carry out, but when you once try to carry out a thin, you must never give it up until you have done it completely and well. If another man succeeds by one effort, you will use a hundred efforts. If another man succeeds by ten efforts, you will use a thousand efforts.
46. According to the author, the ultimate purpose of study is to learn to.......
 A. be one's true self 	B. be a specialist 	C. succeed in a profession 	D. become wealthy
47. First of all, one must...........
 A. obtain knowledge 	B. enquire 	C. analyze 	D. act
48. A consequence of man's study should be.........
 A. fame 	B. action 	C. inaction 	D. prayer
49. The end of learning should be.........
 A. thought 	B. enquiry 	C. mastery 	D. analysis
50. To successfully carry out the author's program, a person would have to be, most of all,...........
 A. extremely intelligent 	B. very wealthy	C. very persistent 	D. A and B
The End
PRACTICE TEST 2
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. cottage 	B. cotton 	C. coffee 	D. co-pilot
2. A. food 	B. blood 	C. boots 	D. booth
3. A. cow 	B. crown 	C. go 	D. town 
4. A. legal 	B. petal 	C. pedal 	D. level
5. A. some 	B. none 	C. not 	D. nothing
II. Pick out the word that has the stress different from that of the other words.
6. A. almost 	B. solar 	C. statement 	D. annoy
7. A. around 	B. legend 	C. question 	D. special
8. A. family 	B. mythical 	C. serious 	D. umbrella
9. A. exception 	B. linguistics 	C. paragraph 	D. specific
10. A. authority 	B. calculation 	C. exceptional 	D. photographer
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. They are........... to save the area from building development.
 A. grouping 	B. teaming 	C. campaigning 	D. moving
12. The company must reduce costs to compete...........
 A. effect 	B. affect 	C. effective 	D. effectively
13. We are determined to..........racism from our sport.
 A. eradicate 	B. erase 	C. remove 	D. sweep
14. I respect Jack's opinion........most subjects.
 A. in 	B. of 	C. on 	D. by
15. The government..........a campaign to promote adult literacy.
 A. conducts 	B. carries out 	C. follows 	D. A and B
16. In this...........we are very fortunate.
 A. aspect 	B. respect 	C. side 	D. All are correct
17. Everyone has a right to be treated.........respect.
 A. with 	B. of 	C. in 	D. at
18. Money received .......... respect ......... overtime worked will be given to those workers.
 A. of- of 	B. in - about 	C. of- in 	D. in - of
19. They are going to...........survey of recent changes in careers.
 A. do 	B. conduct 	C. carry out 	D. B and C
20. He struggled......... cancer for two years.
 A. against 	B. over 	C. off 	D. to
21. In the early 20th century Vietnam was a country struggling........independence.
 A. against 	B. to 	C. for 	D. of
22. We had a fight..........money.
 A. about 	B. over 	C. to 	D. A and B
23. This species of bird is decreasing in........every year.
 A. number 	B. numbers 	C. amount 	D. amounts
24. There has been some............ in military spending this year.
 A. decrease 	B. reduction 	C. cut 	D. All are correct
25. There w ...  the American Association. Competition between the two was intense, and in 1883 they played a post-season contest, the first "world's series". The American Association eventually collapsed, but in 1890 the American League was organized.
46. According to the passage, baseball originated in 1839 because........... .
 A. Abler Doubleday invented a special diamond-shaped pitch
 B. the rules of earlier games were amalgamated and regularized
 C. civil engineering students became interested in playing games
 D. the old games died out and a new one was needed
47. What was different about "Baseball Players" compared with earlier players?
 A. They traveled widely. 	B. They belonged to many clubs.
 C. They played by agreed rules. 	D. They were not professional.
48. According to the passage, the Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed in 1869.........
 A. because baseball had become more popular by then
 B. to enable the amateur players to become professional
 C. so that the public had the opportunity to profit from a professional team
 D. to produce a means of making money
49. From the passage, we understand that the National League was formed in 1876 to............
 A. reorganize the professional teams
 B. enable more professional teams to be set up
 C. provide a governing authority for baseball
 D. authorize amateur and professional teams to combine
50. According to the passage, at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were...........
 A. the American League and the National League
 B. the American League
 C. the American Association and the American League
 D. the American Association
The End
TEST 2 (From Unit 4 to Unit 6)
A. PHONETICS.
I. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. item 	B. idiom 	C. idle 	D. ideal 
2. A. pretty 	B. get 	C. send 	D. well 
3. A. children 	B. child 	C. chin 	D. chaos 
4. A. off 	B. of 	C. safe 	D. knife 
5. A. sacred 	B. decided 	C. cooked 	D. printed
II. Pick out the word that has the stress different from that of the other words.
6. A. schedule 	B. report 	C. promise 	D. orbit 
7. A. accurate 	B. customer 	C. computer 	D. exercise 
8. A. fancy 	B. portrait 	C. endless 	D. require 
9. A. village 	B. begin 	C. column 	D. pity 
10. A. average 	B. aquatic 	C. athletic 	D. available
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
11. A recent........showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
 A. roll 	B. show 	C. survey 	D. number
12. The .........aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
 A. primary 	B. main 	C. major 	D. All are correct
13. A ..........teacher is the one who is full of interesting or exciting ideas or the one who makes his students feel enthusiastic.
 A. stimulate 	B. stimulated 	C. stimulating 	D. stimulation
14. The changes were made with............little difficulty.
 A. surprised 	B. surprising 	C. surprisedly D. surprisingly
15. She went to London with the..........of finding a job.
 A. aim 	B. purpose 	C. goal 	D. All are correct
16. We object to........her like this.
 A. treat 	B. being treated 	C. treating 	D. be treated
17. The criminal admitted........the innocent child.
 A. killed 	B. to kill 	C. killing 	D. had killed
18. Mrs. Ramsay was accustomed..........in this rickety house.
 A. by living 	B. to living 	C. with living 	D. living
19. She has avoided........to me so far.
 A. being talked 	B. talk 	C. talking 	D. to talk
20. It is no use........over spilt milk.
 A. for crying 	B. in crying 	C. to cry 	D. crying
21. I'm opposed to..........the money.
 A. borrow 	B. be borrowed 	C. borrowing 	D. be borrowing
22. I intended to revenge him but my father prevented me.......so.
 A. from doing 	B. not to do 	C. not do 	D. not doing
23. You can't go to England without........to Buckingham Palace.
 A. go 	B. being gone 	C. to go 	D. going
24. She was worried about.........by thieves.
 A. being robbed 	B. robbing 	C. being rob 	D. be robbing
25. "How did you travel so cheaply in Europe?" "We reduced our expenses by taking the train and........in inexpensive 
 restaurants."
 A. eat 	B. to eat 	C. eating 	D. ate
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. Although we are concerned about the problem of energy sources, we must not fail recognizing the need for environmental protection. A 	 B C D
27. Never before has so many people in the United States been interested in soccer.
 A B C D
28. From space, astronauts are able to clearly see the outline of the whole earth.
 A B C D
29. Almost all books have a few errors in them in spite of the care taken to check its proof pages before the final printing. A B C D
30. Dairying is concerned not only with the production of milk, but with the manufacture of milk products such as butter and cheese. A B C D
III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
31. Six years ago we started writing to each other.
 A. We've been writing to each other for six years.
 B. We've been writing to each other since six years.
 C. We're used to write to each other for six years.
 D. We used to write to each other for six years.
32. John said, "You'd better not lend them any money, Mary."
 A. John said Mary not to lend them any money.
 B. John said to Mary not lend them any money.
 C. John advised Mary should not lend them any money.
 D. John advised Mary not to lend them any money.
33. John didn't attend the class because he was seriously ill.
 A. John's class was not serious.
 B. John never attended the class.
 C. John was absent from class many times.
 D. John was too ill to attend the class.
34. The story of their sufferings was painful to listen to.
 A. I don't like to listen to their sufferings.
 B. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings.
 C. They always complained of their sufferings.
 D. Their sufferings make me painful.
35. If George keeps studying as he has been, he'll have no trouble in passing his exams.
 A. George will not pass his exams because he is not studying.
 B. George has passed his exams.
 C. George has trouble in passing his exams.
 D. George is studying hard to pass his exams.
C. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, G or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
The National Health Service in Britain has gone into (36)........big organization that it now employs more people (37)........other in the country. (38).........efficient an organization like this may be, it is bound to (39).........sooner or later but (40).......the public can do when they occur. The Patient's Association gives (41)......... when they think they have not been properly looked after. Some time ago, the Association fought against the Government's idea (42).........general health centers for individual doctors. It said it did not want to tell the Health Service (43)........do but added that it (44)........ spend more money on doctor's salaries, (45)........ would be cheaper than building health centres.
36. A. a such 	B. such a 	C. so 	D. a so
37. A. than any	B. than some	C. that any	D. that some
38. A. For 	B. It doesn't mind 	C. Whatever	D. However
39. A. make faults 	B. do faults	C. make mistakes	D. do mistakes
40. A. there is a few	B. there is little 	C. it is few	D. it is a little
41. A. to people advice 	B. to people advices 	C. people advice 	D. people advices
42. A. of substituting 	B. for substitute	C. for replacing 	D. for replace
43. A. that it must 	B. that it is to	C. what is to 	D. what to
44. A. should have to 	B. needs	C. should 	D. ought
45. A. which 	B. who	C. that 	D. it
II. Choose the item among A, .8, C or D that best answers the statements about the passage:
 Water is necessary for life. People can live only a few days without it. Yet nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and less developed countries are worried about the quality and quantity of water in the world.
The United Nations named the 1980s the World Water Decade. The UN hoped to provide pure water for everyone by 1990.
 One of the problems about water is distribution. Water is not always distributed where the large population centers are. Some regions get enough rain, but it is all in one or two short rainy seasons.
Over half of the world is without pure drinking water. Seventy-five percent of city people have safe water, but only 29 percent of rural of rural people do. About 80 percent of alt illness is related to bad water. Million of women and children spend up to six hours a day carrying water. When these women finish carrying water and doing their domestic work, they don't have time for anything else. In some dry areas, children stay home from school to help carry water.
 The United Nations hopes to change this situation. It is attempting to develop water systems that people can afford. Villages will be able to create and take care of these systems themselves, and other villages can copy them. UNICEF, the World Bank, and other organizations are helping. Local, national, and international organizations must all work together to improve the quality of life of millions of people with pure water.
46. The UN hoped to provide pure water for everyone by............
 A. 1980 	B. 1985 	C.1990 	D. 2000
47. People are worried about the..........of water in the world.
 A. quantity and quality 	B. quality and acceptance	
 C. amount and price 	D. rural and city
48. Some regions get enough rain but it is.............
 A. not for domestic use 	B. impure	C. well-distributed 	D. not spread out oyer the year
49. Which organizations are probably helping with the World Water Decade? 
 A. CARE 	B. UNICEF 	C. Oxfam 	D. All of them.
50. A village is an example of...................government.
 A. a local 	B. a national 	C. a state 	D. an international
The End
KEY
UNIT 6
PRACTEST 1
1. D 11. B 21. B 31. A 41. A
2. A 12. B 22. B 32. D 42. D
3, B 13. C 23. D 33. C 43. D
4. B 14. A 24. A 34. D 44. C
5. C 15. B 25. C 35. C 45. D
6. D 16. D 26. D 36. B 46. C
7. A 17. C 27. B 37. A 47. B
8. C 18. A 28. A 38. D 48. A
9. D 19. B 29. D 39. C 49. B
10. B 20. A 30. A 40. B 50. C
PRACTICE TEST 2
1. A 11. C 21.D 31. B 41. B
2. C 12. B 22. B 32. D 42. B
3. D 13.D 23. B 33. D 43. A
4. C 14. A 24. A 34. C 44. C
5. A 15. C 25. D 35. C 45. D
6. D 16. B 26. A 36. A 46. B
7. B 17. B 2'7. D 37. A 47. C
8. A 18. D 28. A 38. B 48. D
9. A 19. A 29. D 39. D 49. C
10 D 20. C 30. A 40. D 50. A
TEST 2
1. B 11. C 21. C 31. A. 41. C
2. A 12. A 22. A 32. D 42. A
3. A 13. C 23. D 33. D 43. D
4. B 14. D 24. A 34. B 44. C
5. C 15. D 25. C 35. D 45. A
6. B 16. C 26. C 36. B 46. C
7. C 17. C 27. A 37. A 47. A
8. D 18. B 28. C 38. D 48. D
9. B 19. C 29. D 39. C 49. B
10. A 20. D 30. C 40. B 50. A