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NỘI DUNG ÔN TẬP THI HỌC KÌ II - MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 (Năm học 2018- 2019)
A CHƯƠNG TRÌNH ÔN TẬP (Unit 10àUnit 16 )
I READING:
Topics: Endangered species; Books; Water sports; The 22 nd Sea Games; International
organizations; Women society; The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
II LANGUAGE FOCUS
* Vocabulary: topics: Endangered species; Books; Water sports; The 22 nd Sea Games; International organizations; Women society; The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
* Grammar
1 Modal verbs
2 Modals in the passive voice
3 Transitive verbs & Intransitive verbs
4 Double Comparative
5 Phrasal verbs
6 Adverbial clause of time
III WRITING : Sentence transformation / combination
B SAMPLE TESTS
SAMPLE TEST 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
2 A construction B commercial C climate D protect
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others
3 A although B throughout C therefore D until
4 A advancement B disaster C government D society
Choose the word that best fits each blank
5 It isn’t cold outside You _ wear a coat
6 I prefer tennis _ badminton
7 This might give _ species a chance to survive and develop
A danger B dangerous C endangered D dangerously
8 We _ walk all the way home We can get a taxi
9 Pollution is one of the main _ of species extinction
10 College students benefit _ lectures given by professors
11 They establish wildlife reserves _ the species can survive and develop
A because of B such as C in order to D so that
12 This book is worth _
13 A girl _ answered the phone told me you were out
14 After he _ in a factory he opened a small business
A has worked B had worked C would work D was working
15 One of solutions to help save endangered species is
A establishing wildlife habitat reserves B making air and water clean
C planting trees around the wildlife habitat reserves D reducing the number of rare species
16 _ books tell stories from the author’s imagination
17 The boy was able to learn English, _ he is very lazy
18 People who live in or near endangered animals’ habitats _ wildlife product for their livelihood
A take care of B rely on C pay attention to D think of
19 A : Would you like something to eat? -B : No, thank you, I _ lunch
A had already had B have just had C recently have D had
20 The concert was cancelled, we went to a nightclub instead
21 I am not deaf You _ shout
Trang 222 You _ take your umbrella along with you today It _ rain later on this afternoon
A should / might B needn't / will C will / must D ought to / mustn't
23 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
24 In 1953, Peveril Meigs divided desert regions Earth categories according to the amount of precipitation they received
A through / in B from / with C on / into D in / for
25 I must say that you have done very well _, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn
26 " She will have to correct the mistakes " means that " "
A The mistakes will have to be corrected B The mistakes will be have to corrected
C The mistakes will be had to correct D The mistakes will have been to correct
27 The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
A The furniture was very expensive that I didn't buy it B The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
C The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it D The furniture was too expensive that I didn't buy it
Choose the underlined word that needs correction:
28 Have you ever read any novels writing by Jack London?
29 People respected him because he was a honest man
30 This class has cancelled because too few students had registered before registration closed
A has cancelled B had registered C too few D before
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of western China Today, they are _(31) extinct The reason is that they can not find enough food Pandas eat _(37) leaves They do not like another food The bamboo grows very slowly It can take 10 years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every 60 years Pandas _(33) wait many years for their food to grow While the bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat
China and World Wildlife Fund ( WWF ) are trying to save the panda In 1979 they began to set up special parks _(34) pandas live Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits By learning more about the panda’s habits, scientists can save it from _(35)
35 A appearance B destruction C damage D extinction
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer
It’s always thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first There is not a real equality of opportunity for men and women Years ago, people were living in a man- dominated society Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely Women’s place was in the kitchen and women’s work was housework In many places, women were not even allowed to go to school Women had no rights, even the right to choose a husband for themselves Men usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were more intelligent and important than women Men considered women their property Sometimes, women were mistreated by their husbands and suffered this as a fate Many parents did not even want to have female children
Thanks to the women’s liberation movement, women have nowadays proved that they are equal to men
on every aspect An average woman has weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent
as him Women can do everything that men can and women can do one thing that no men can; they produce children
36 In a man- dominated society, _
A women were the first class B women had no rights
C women were respected by men D women got a good education
37 Years ago, women’s place was _
A in society B at school C in the Congress D in the kitchen
38 In a man- dominated society, men regarded women as their _
39 In a man- dominated society, _
A all parents expected to have daughters B most parents liked girl babies
C most parents did not want to have daughters D most parents did not like sons
40 Nowadays, women have proved that they are _ men
A more intelligent than B more important than C stronger than D equal to
Trang 3SAMPLE TEST 2 Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the rest
1 A survival B valuable C condition D gorilla
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) to the sentence below:
5 The committee of different people of different views
6 The scientific study of life and structure of plants and animals is called
7 Endangered animals should be well protected in their natural _
8 There are different of books for people to read in different ways
9 Inflation and unemployment can some companies to the verge of bankruptcy
10 Reviewers describes this novel _ " hard-to-put-down"
11 When you are _ holiday, you may "swallow " a good story because of lack of time
12 _"Can I carry the bag for you? It seems very heavy." _" _ I can manage"
A No, thanks B You are welcome C Sorry D Yes, please
13 " Do you mind driving?" - " "
A Never mind, thank you B You're welcome
14 "Would you mind if I smoked?" - " _"
A Yes, please don't B Not at all C Yes, please do D No, please!
15 You should hand him this letter of recommendation when you _ there tomorrow
A came B come C will come D are going to come
16 I with my parents here when I was a child
17 The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, and road and dam construction have destroyed natural habitats
A urban B urbanization C preservation D conservation
18 Many people thought that television with colour, picture and action could replace books, but, ,
it hasn't killed reading
19 You _ go on diet; but you _ eat sensibly {reasonably}
C should/ needn't D don't need/ should
20 If the pain has gone, you _ take any more of these tablets
21 Different conservation measures so as to save vulnerable species
A can't have been taken B have been taken
22 I didn't meet him yesterday He on business
C must go D must have gone
23 The boss has got angry I more careful when I talked to him
A need have been B must have been C should have been D can have been
24 " She will have to correct the mistakes " means that " "
A The mistakes will have to be corrected B The mistakes will be have to corrected
C The mistakes will be had to correct D The mistakes will have been to correct
25 The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
A The furniture was very expensive that I didn't buy it
B The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
C The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it
D The furniture was too expensive that I didn't buy it
26 , I would have learned how to read
A Unless I had been go to school as a child B If I been able to go to school as a child
C If I could be able to go to school as a child D Had I been able to go to school as a child
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27 A lot of articles about the environmental pollution have written by my classmates
A have written B environmental C about D A lot of
28 Some people think that more and more people have television in their homes, less and less people will buy books to read
A will buy B more and more C in their homes D less and less
29 Plant and animal extinct leads to a loss of biodiversity, so maintaining biodiversity is important for us
in many ways
30 The tourist guide only has a twenty-dollar bill with her when she landed at the airport
Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) is the most appropriate to each blank
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the (31) _ by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (32) the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and (33) _ Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (34) _death Polluted water kills fish and other marine life Pollution of soil (35) _ the amount of land that is available for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world
32 A damages B provides C contaminates D supplies
33 A pollution B substances C pesticides D dirty
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question
In the beautiful highlands of Scotland, there is a lake called the Loch Ness In these peaceful surroundings, a sea monster known as the 'Loch Ness Monster' is said to be living in the lake This
creature, affectionately known as 'Nessie', has been reported to be seen by many people around the
lake According to these people, Nessie looked like a creature from the dinosaur age It had a huge body,
a small reptilian head and a long neck
Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? No one can tell for sure Ever since the sighting of the monster, many people have been keeping watch at the lake, hoping to catch a glimpse of Nessie In
1934, a doctor, Colonel Robert Wilson, even managed to photograph the creature The picture revealed
a creature with a long neck sticking out of the water
Where could the Loch Ness Monster have come from? One explanation given is that the monster is
a pre-historic creature which lived in the days of the dinosaurs While other dinosaurs have died out and become extinct, this creature has somehow managed to adapt to its surroundings and live on !
36 What is the passage about?
A The Lock Ness Monster B The Pre-historical Monster
37 The sea monster's name is _
38 It can be inferred from the passage that _
A Nessie is reportedly a pre-historic creature B Nessie is a dinosaur
C Nessie is very dangerous D Nessie has died
39 Which statement is NOT true?
A According to many people, the Loch Ness Monster had a small reptilian head
B The Loch Ness Monster like other pre-historic creatures has died out and becomes extinct
C It is explained that the Loch Ness Monster is a pre-historic creature which lived in the days of the dinosaurs
D According to many people, the Loch Ness Monster had a huge body
40 The word ' affectionately ' in line 3 mostly means _
A in an angry way B attractively C in a lovely way D hatefully
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Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three
4 A outstanding B vulnerable C enthusiast D biologist
5 A habitat B tableland C sociable D expedition Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 The plane to Singapore takes at six o’clock
7 All the schools in the city were closed because of an of flu
8 President Ho Chi Minh is the person all of us look [admire]
9 It started to rain heavily _ we decided to stay at home
10 A: –“ Bye Have a nice weekend” B: _ “ Bye ”
A How are you B Good new C The same to you D You’re welcome
11 The test is not _ difficult _ it was last month
12 The Vietnamese were very satisfied with excellent performances of young and _athletes
A energetic B energy C energetically D energize
13 Synchronized swimming has been an official event _1984
14 Tim _ his hair while I up the kitchen
A washed/ was cleaning B was washing / cleaned
C washed/ cleaned D was washing / was cleaning
15 Government has _ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and over hunting
16 People prevent pollution of the rivers before it gets worse
17 A: “Shall I open the window?” B: “ ”
A No, please B No, not me C Yes, please D Yes, you shall
18 One of the most effective ways to protect the environment is
A conservatory B conservatism C conservationist D conservation
19 Those who don’t obey the traffic rules strictly
A must be fined B should be punish C will fine D have to fine
20 A: “Could I smoke in the room?” B: “ I’d rather .”
21 Books are a wonderful source knowledge and pleasure
22 Chemical wastes from factories are that cause serious damage to species habitat
A pollutes B pollutants C pollution D polluters
23 If people drove more carefully, _ fewer accidents
A there will be B there are C there would be D there have been
24 You’d better leave early , the more chance you can get a good seat
A The earlier you leave B The early you leave
C The more early you leave D The earliest you leave
25 in order to save endangered species
A Efforts have made through different conservation
B Efforts have been made with different conservation
C Different conservation efforts have been made
D They have been made different conservation efforts
26 Protecting the habitats is the key method _
A for the preserve endangered species B of the preserving endangered species
C to preserve endangered species D to preserving endangered species
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
27 The more you learn, the most you know about the world
28 After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction
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30 The purpose of UNICEF is help provide a better life for children and their mothers
Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks
Wild animals play an important part in the (31) of nature and supply us with many important products Birds and other small animals help (32) insects Wild animals provide food and hobby too Furthermore, they (33) our surroundings more interesting Uncontrolled hunting has destroyed a lot
of wildlife and people have also harmed animals such as the passenger pigeon which disappeared
completely
Others including the whooping cranes, the blue whale and the American alligator are in danger of dying out Sometimes it is necessary to keep animals from (34) too plentiful For example, rabbits and such rodents as ground squirrels and mice may cause (35) _ damage to crops if they are too abundant predators help hold down the population of their prey
(whooping cranes: large N American bird , alligator: American or Chinese crocodile, predators: animals that kill and eat others, prey: animal or bird food)
34 A developing B reaching C becoming D changing
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
Vietnam officially became a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
on July 28,1995 Since then, Vietnam has worked together with other ASEAN member countries to reinforce regional cooperation and made great contributions to maintaining peace, stability and
reconciliation in the region (reconciliation: hòa giải/ reinforce: strengthen or make stronger)
In the past years in the ASEAN, Vietnam has reaped {obtain) many successes in all social and economic fields The country has gradually restructured its administrative apparatus to suit a market economy and to integrate into the international community Vietnam has made a good impression on ASEAN countries with its achievements in economic development especially in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation ASEAN countries' investment into Vietnam has also increased sharply With a high economic growth rate averaging seven percent each year, Vietnam has been able to decrease economic
gap slightly with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei
In addition, Vietnam actively works to integrate culturally and socially with the Southeast Asian region while preserving its own cultural features Thirteen is not a long period for such an important political event but what has been achieved in relations between Vietnam and the association is creating splendid prospect for the future
36 Which is the best title of the passage?
A Vietnam-ASEAN: a decade of companionship and development
B Vietnam's achievements in relation with the ASEAN community
C Vietnam's contributions to ASEAN's development
D How Vietnam joined ASEAN
37 How long has Vietnam been a full member of ASEAN?
A For the past few years B For a decade
38 That Vietnam _ is an example of Vietnam's achievement in economy
A succeeds in the program of “hunger eradication and poverty alleviation”
B reinforces regional cooperation with other ASEAN member countries
C Vietnam reaches seven percent each year in economic investments
D Vietnam official became a full member of ASEAN
39 Which information is not given in the passage?
A Culture is an aspect which Vietnam has focused on as an ASEAN member
B Vietnam has played an important part in maintaining peace in the region
C Joining ASEAN was an important political event to Vietnam
D Singapore has invested a lot in the Vietnamese market
40 Which word means “an end to a disagreement and the start of a good relationship again”?
A Stability B Eradication C Reconciliation D Impression
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1 A medals B competitors C defenders D participants
Choose the word that has the different stress syllable from that of the rest
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions
5 _ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers try to score goals with a ball
A Water polo B Rowing C Swimming D Water skiing
6 The more goals the players _, the more exciting the match became
7 John could not continue the match _ his badly injured leg
8 “You look nice today I like your new hairstyle.” _ “ ”
A It’s nice of you to say so B Shall I? Thanks
C Oh, we done! D I feel interesting to hear that
9 He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will it
A turn off B get over C fill in D take after
10 Johnny used to be one of the most _ athletes in my country
A succeed B success C successful D successfully
11 He is a great sports _ He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy
12 _ live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country
A As much as people B More people C As many as people D People more
13 “Don’t forget to take _ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.”
14 All payments to the ICRC are _ and are received as donations (Inter- Committee of the Red Cross)
A volunteer B voluntary C voluntarily D voluntariness
15 The mission of the Red Cross is also to supervise the _ of prisoners of war
A education B encouragement C treatment D runaway
16 The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland (institution: organization)
A human B humanity C humanization D humanitarian
17 Never _ until tomorrow what you can do today
18 Robert does not have _ Peter does
19 Water polo balls _ with a special texture so it will not slip from the hands of a player
A cover B are covered C are being covered D covered
20 The second part of the program in the 22nd SEA Games opening ceremony was named " _ for Peace"
A Cooperate B Cooperation C Cooperative D Cooperatively
21 At his last attempt the athlete was successful _ passing the bar
22 My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that _ it is at night, _ he plays his music!
A the less / the more loud B the less / less
C the more late / the more loudlier D the later / the louder
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one
23 You can look up this word in the dictionary
A There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at
B You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary
C The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need
D You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need
24 More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago
A Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays
B Petrol consumption is going down nowadays
C We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays
D We should consume as much petrol as possible
25 No one in the team can play better than John
Trang 8A John plays well but the others play better
B John as well as other players of the team plays very well
C Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well
D John is the best player of the team
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
26 The next host for the SEA Games is Laos It is Laos' the first time as the host for the biannual-games
27 The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event
involving participants from the current eleven countries of Southeast Asia
28 They decided to go on their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic
29 The most you learn, the more knowledge you get
30 One of the tasks of the Red Cross is also to support local health care projects
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEA GAMES) was a biannual multi-sport event held in the Philippines from November 27, 2005 to December 5, 2005 The games were (31) _ by 11 countries located in Southeast Asia
The first gold medal of the games was (32) _ to Singapore on November 25th when the Water Polo team came out (33) _in the round-robin tournaments, with the Philippine team taking the silver medal and the Malaysian team taking the bronze
The Games were also considered both a spectacular event and a valuable opportunity for athletes
to gain (34) _ experience and preparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympics Games It was (35) _ created to strengthen countries in the region
31 A participated B participating C participation D to participate
34 A performance B competition C introduction D participation
Read this passage and choose the best given answer A, B, C or D for each question:
Once there were lots of pandas in the mountains of Western China Today they are becoming extinct The reason is that they can’t find enough food Pandas eat bamboo leaves They do not like another food The bamboo grows very slowly It can take ten years for a bamboo to grow from a seed to a big plant Some types of bamboo have seeds only once every sixty years Pandas must wait many years for their food to grow While bamboo is growing, pandas do not have enough leaves to eat Farmers are using more and more of the land on the mountain side to grow food for man The farmers cut down the bamboo Bamboo leaves become less plentiful Pandas cannot find enough food to eat They starve and die China and World Wild Fund are trying to save the pandas In 1979 they began to set up special parks where pandas live One such park is the Wolong Reserve in Sichuan The Wolong Reserve has highest number of pandas in the world Scientists come here to study the panda’s eating and mating habits By learning more about the pandas habits, scientists can save it from extinction
36 We could find a lot of pandas
A in the mountains of Western China B in the national parks of the world
C on bamboo trees D on the coast of Western China
37 It takes a bamboo to grow into a big plant
A ten months B a decade C a century D sixty years
38 Farmers cut down bamboo trees because they want to
A get food for pandas B drive pandas away
C make pandas starve and die D get farmland
39 What do the scientists do to save pandas from extinction?
A They stop farmers from cutting down the bamboo trees
B They set up parks for them
C They enact laws to ban hunting D They plant bamboo trees
40 Pandas are in danger of extinction because of
A hunters kill them for commercial purpose B farmers cut down trees for fuel and housing
C there is not enough food for them D They suffer from diseases
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2 A understand B industry C invitation D computation
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
5 Many modern medicines are derived plants and animals
6 It’s difficult for wildlife to survive because of the global environmental
A deterioration B endangerment C change D destruction
7 Government has passed laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade
8 The three main classes of the books for recreation are books of biography, of travel and
9 Conservation is the protection of the _ environment
10 Without all the necessary resources for life would be damaged, wasted or destroyed
A priority B destruction C conservation D extinction
11 In recent years, many areas in the suburb of Hanoi have been
A urban B urbanized C urbanization D urbanizing
12 He had to pay the fine, ?
A hadn’t he B doesn’t he C didn’t he D mustn’t he
13 This book is very interesting It into Vietnamese
A will translate B should be translated C can be translated D has to be translated
14 He finds it to read detective books
A fascinating B fascinated C fascinate D fascinates
15 He for the money since last Friday
A was waiting B has been waiting C waited D is waiting
16 Animals lose their habitat because of and polluted environment
A thirst B climate C starvation D deforestation
17 Don’t make too much noise You may the baby up
18 Lan gave you a letter to post You forget to post it
19 I’ll lend you the money and you pay me back till next month
20 When I last saw Tom, he and was out of breath
21 _ from several countries competed in many Olympic Games
22 John: “Do you want any help ?” Mary: “ _”
C No, thanks It’s all right D I’m afraid I can’t
23 Gold, as well as silver, in price
Identify the mistakes in the following sentences
24 When he will come to see me tomorrow, I will tell him the truth
25 It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one
26 The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road
A The gate was closed so the children running into the road
B The gate is closed so that children don’t run into the road
C The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road
D The gate is closed that the children couldn’t to run into the road
27 My Indian friend finds using chopsticks difficult
A My Indian friend is not used to using chopsticks
B My Indian friend can’t use chopsticks
C My Indian friend didn’t use to using chopsticks
28 Too tired to continue, David stopped walking
A David couldn’t carry on walking because he was too tired
Trang 10B David couldn’t stop walking because he was to tired
C David was too tired to carry out walking
D David can’t continue to walk when he’ stirred
29 I haven’t met old English teacher since I left school
A I didn’t have a chance to meet my old English teacher because I left school
B this is the last time I met my old English teacher at school
C I last met my old English teacher when I left school
D My old English teacher hasn’t met me since I have left school
30 Tom didn’t begin to read until he was eight
A It was not until Tom was eight that he began to read
B When Tom was eight, he didn’t know how to read
C Tom had read when he was Wight to read D Not until Tom read, he was eight
Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in each blank below
BOOKS
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (31) _ in books The invention of the book is one of humankind’s (32) _ achievements, the important of which cannot be overestimated Books are very adaptable, providing us with both entertainment and information The production of books began in Ancient (33) _, though not in the form that is accessible to us today The books read by the Romans, however, have some similarities to the ones we read now Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand They were often (34) _ illustrated and always rare and expensive With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making (35) _ more widespread and recognizable
34 A beauty B beautify C beautiful D beautifully
Read the following passage and choose the correct options
It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process Unlike
TV, books make you use your brain By reading, you think more and become smarter Reading improves concentration and focus Reading books takes brain power It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods Unlike magazines, Internet posts or E-mails that might contain small pieces of information Books tell the whole story Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration Many studies show if you do not use your memory, you lose it Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters
Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed
to many new words
Reading is a fundamental skill builder Every good course has a matching book to go with it Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books, you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about This expertise translates into higher self-esteem Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers Your feelings about yourself can only get better
Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them
36 Books
A are compulsory in every course B are not needed in most of course
C contain less information than class discussions D make a sick patient feel better
37 Books cannot give you
A knowledge B information C self-esteem D muscles
38 When you are reading a book,
A you have to read during a very long time B you have to read small pieces of information
C you use your brain in concentration and focus D you lose your memory
39 Books have great influence on
40 A challenging book
A helps you to improve your vocabulary B is only for primary pupils
C can translate all new words D contains a lot of difficult vocabulary