Unit 11: books I. Circle the word with a different consonant sound

B. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the
others.
6. a. amazing b. fascinating c. incredible d. advantage
7. a. digest b. survive c. swallow d. unnoticed
8. a. reunite b. recommend c. understand d. wilderness
9. a. imaginary b. personality c. scientific d. entertainment
10. a. knowledge b. pleasure c. character d. biography


II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
11. Professor Moore recommended the book ______ all his students.
a. with b. to c. for d. from
12. I’m really fond ______ reading detective stories by Agatha Christie.
a. in b. on c. at d. of
13. Skimming is sometimes useful ______ processing larger quantities of text.
a. for b. in c. to d. of
14. I have been ______this book for months, and at last I have found it.
a. looking over b. looking up c. looking for d. looking at
15. Mark has a very outgoing ______ and makes friends very easily.
a. appearance b. quality c. distinction d. personality
16. A(n) ______ is a book that someone writes about their own life.
a. biography b. autobiography c. romance d. historical novel
17. Some people have the ability to ______ a page, which means to read it very
quickly, just taking in the main points.
a. skim b. surf c. flick d. swallow
18. If I come to a boring bit in a book, I just ______ a few pages till the real
story starts again.
a. taste b. chew c. skip d. digest
19. Reading ______ is influenced by multiple factors, and is not limited to a child’s general intelligence.
a. knowledge b. material c. completion d. achievement
20. ______ of reading include reading for memorization (under 100 wpm), reading
for learning (100-200 wpm), and reading for comprehension (200-400 wpm).
a. Rates b. Pressures c. Rhymes d. Paces
21. Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read ______.
a. here and there b. from cover to cover
c. from the start d. from the top to the end
22. Studies have shown that American children who learn to read by the third
grade are less likely to ______ of school.
a. drop away b. drop behind c. drop out d. drop off
23. He always tried to do everything ______.
a. by the book b. on the books c. like a book d. in good books
24. Reading for comprehension is the ______ of most people’s daily reading.
a. advantage b. essence c. benefit d. assistance
25. Victorian writers fired the popular ______ with their tales of adventure.
a. image b. imagery c. imaginary d. imagination