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

C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
31. Fannie Farmer, an educator and cooking expert, she wrote the first
A B C
distinctively American cookbook.
D
32. According to many critics, Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn is his
A B
greatest work and is one of the greatest American novel ever written.
C D
33. Zoonoses are diseases that can transmit to human beings by animals.
A B C D
34. Raymond Chandler’s detectives stories are admired both by critics and
A B C
general readers.
D
35. The naturalist Edwin Teal illustration his books with photographs he
A B
had taken himself.
C D
III. Reading
A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (36) ______ to your education or your work, try reading more books. (37) ______ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched material that can help you grow. We should (38) ______ our children to read more books and (39) ______ 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 (40) ______ interesting point of view worth further exploration.
Question 36: A. contribute B. gather C. collect D. gain
Question 37: A. Make B. Set C. Take D. Pick
Question 38: A. discuss B. encourage C. suggest D. define
Question 39: A. spend B. apply C. train D. waste
Question 40: A. a B. an C. the D. no article


B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with words “How-to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and
how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book How to Turn Failure into Success. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book How to Make a Millionaire. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called How to Live on Nothing.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read How to Succeed in Love Every Minute of Your Life. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.