Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

1. A. digital B. personal C. excellent D. electric

2. A. similar B. symbolic C. effective D. eternal

3. A. successful B. cognitive C. different D. wonderful

4. A. efficient B. exciting C. distracting D. portable

5. A. convenient B. permanent C. attractive D. important

6. A. modernize B. organize C. indicate D. continue

7. A. graduate B. develop C. consider D. enable

8. A. concentrate B. benefit C. understand D. mobilize

9. A. introduce B. stimulate C. recognize D. emphasize

10. A. exercise B. volunteer C. calculate D. interview

VI. Read the following passage & choose the best answer

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important 'part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

Because of many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at-other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to

A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet

C. work at home D. connect them to libraries

2. Why is the word" speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don't really talk. B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers. D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can_____.

A. attend lectures on information technology.

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

5. What can we infer from the program?

A. The program is successful B. The program is not workable

C. The program is too expensive D. We don't know the result yet.

LEARNING HOW TO LEARN

There. is usually one important (1)_____ missing from most school (2) _____. Very few students are (3) _____how to organize their learning, and how to (4) _____the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (5) _____Do you know how to (6) _____up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (7) _____ the dictionary contains? Can you (8) notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) _____ ? For some reason, many schools give learners .no (10) _____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11) _____ pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don't explain (12)_____ to do it. Learning by (13) _____ can be useful, but it is important to have genuine (14) _____of a subject. You can (15) _____a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject!

1. A. theme B. book C. subject D. mark

2. A. agendas B. timetables C. terms D. organizations

3. A. taught B. learnt C. educated D. graduated

4. A. take B. give C. get D. make

5. A. sentences B. results C. rules D. examples

6. A. find B. look C. research D. get

7. A. information B. advise C. subjects D. themes

8. A. do B. send C. make D. revise

9. A. after B. afterwards C. lastly D. at last

10. A. teaching B. ability C. instruction D. help

11. A. concentrate B. remind C. forget D. memorise

12. A. how B. what C. why D. it

13. A. the way B. heart C. now D. law

14. A. information B. success C. understanding D. attention

15. A. pass B. waste C. tell D. use

IV. Use the word given in Capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). AN EMAIL FAN

I think the computer is such a (0) useful (USE) invention. Take email, for example. It's such an easy and (1) __________ (PAIN)way to write letters, when I was younger, I rarely ever put pen to paper, not even to say "thank you" for presents sent by (2) __________ (THOUGHT) relatives. They must have thought I was so (3) __________ (GRATITUDE). Now, though, you can't keep me away from the keyboard. I can (4) __________ (CHEER) spend hours typing away on my computer, all types of messages to all types of people.

One of the worst (5) ___________ (ADVANTAGE) for me of writing by hand was always the (6) ___________ (EMBARRASS) of knowing that people would be able to see and criticize my untidy handwriting and (7)__________ (CARE) spelling. Now, of course, thanks to the spellcheck, I can edit what I've written quickly and (8) __________ (EFFORT) before I send it off. I just can't get over how (9) __________ (WONDER) fast everything is. Teenagers nowadays take all this for granted, but when I was their age, none of this existed. Young people do not realize how (10) __________ (FORTUNE) they are.

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classroom.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important 'part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all!

Because of many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at-other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to

      A. use for their schoolwork           B. access the Internet

      C. work at home                            D. connect them to libraries

2. Why is the word" speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks?

A. They don't really talk.  

B. They use the computer language.

 C. Laptops have speakers.

D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

4. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can_____.

A. attend lectures on information technology.

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

5. What can we infer from the program?

A. The program is successful     

B. The program is not workable

C. The program is too expensive

D. We don't know the result yet.