VI. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1.  You need to be …. to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell. 

  A.  fit              B.  patient               C.  careful               D.  interested

2.  My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three ……… a week.

  A.  time           B.  a time               C.  times                  D.  timings

3.  If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will __________ you own clothes.

  A. make           B.  get                   C.  do                       D.  take

4.  We often read the instructions carefully in order to make __________ of the things we like best.   A. models          B.  copies            C.  uses                   D. meanings

5.  What does your father do _____ his free time?  A.  in      B.  at             C. while           D.  on

6.  My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is __________ .

  A.  dangerous  B.  danger              C.  in danger            D.  endangered

7.  I think a hobby will always give you __________ and help you __________.

  A.  pleased – relaxing       B.  pleased – relax       C.  pleasure – relaxed      D.  pleasure – relax

8.  My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the …………magazines.  A.  fashion               B.  sports                C.  science         D.  cooking

9.  You can share your stamps __________ other collectors __________ a stamp club.

  A. with – at              B. with – in                C.  to – in                   D.  to – at

10.  If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your __________ to your friends as presents.  A. money                      B.  hobby                    C.  products                   D.  greetings

11.  I think this hobby doesn’t cost you much, and __________ you need is time.

  A.  all                            B.  some                      C.  all of                         D. most

12.  My family enjoys _____ because we can sell vegetables and flowers ………….money.   

A.  garden – to      B.  gardening – for       C.  garden – of   D.  gardening – with

13.  Nowadays people __________ hours sitting in front of the computers.

  A.  set                           B.  spend                            C.  take                         D.  last

14.  I think you should take up swimming __________ it is suitable for your health condition.

  A.  because                 B.  but                           C.  although                         D.  so

15.  There are many __________ why it is important to have a hobby.

  A.  facts                          B.  details                      C.  reasons                        D.  answers 

16.  I join a photography club and all the members love reasons a lot of beautiful ……………photos.A. make             B.  take           C. making                        D.  taking

17.  Will you __________ making models in the future.

A.  find             B.  take up            C.  look for        D.  pick up

18.  A hobby help you connect with __________ people.

A.  the other          B.  another       C.  other          D.  others

19.  I love my sister’s paintings because she is very __________ in using colours.

  A.  care                         B.  careless                           C.  creative                        D.  imagine

20.  Do you think that hobby is __________ and boring?

 A.  danger       B.  easy          C.  interesting      D.  difficult

VII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

1.  We ________________ playing table-tennis very interesting because we can meet and make friends with interesting people.         2.  My brother and I ________________ the same hobby.

3.  I love ________________ outdoors in my garden to plant flowers and vegetables.

4.  My father likes ________________ his bike in the park at the weekend.

5.  Tom and Peter like water ....... and they go swimming, play water  polo and surf together a lot.

6.  My hobby is collecting ……………. because I love reading whenever I have time.

7.  Why don’t you …………. jogging because it can help you keep fit?

8.  I really enjoy going round the shops in my town to ……….. for rare and old teacups.

9.  My parents have just bought a new …………… of roller skates.

10.   It is very ……………to collect motorcycles because it costs you a lot of money to buy them and get them repaired.

VIII. Put one of the verbs from the box in each blank with the correct form.

               listen             read                play                  collect                 go               do

1.  I’ve never _______________________ skiing.

2.  He spent a pleasant afternoon _______________________ the book.

3.  When did you start _______________________ antique glass?

4.  What kind of music do you _______________________ to?

5.   Irene won’t be able _______________________ in the match on Saturday.

6.   The children are_______________________ a play at the end of term

 IX. Complete the text with the verbs in the box in the correct form. Maybe some verbs

            Go              listen                   play                 watch

Rick has a lot of hobbies. He (1) ________ chess at school and he also (2) _____ skating. After dinner, he (3) ______________ for a walk and he (4)  _______ to music every evening in his room. Rick  loves sports. He (5) ________  athletics at school, and he  (6)  ________ football after school. On Saturdays,  Rick  and his friends  (7)  _______ swimming. On Sundays, they (8) _______ basketball in the park. On Sunday evenings, they sometimes (9) ________ a film.

1.  __________________ (you/ be) free next Sunday?

2.  I (collect) _________________ a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far.

3.  Nam’s friends often (give)______________ him stamps from other countries.

4.  My brother hates (do) _________________ the same things day after day.

5.  My parents like (live) _______________ in the countryside. I think they (move) _______________ to our hometown next year.        6.  My sister (practice) ____________________ the guitar twice a week.

7.  Don’t worry. I (go) ________________ fishing with you next Saturday morning,

8.  They (give) _______________ a party next week.

9.  The members of the stamp collectors’ club (meet) ______________ at the

library next Friday.

10.  We (live) __________ near Nam’s house, but we (not see) __________him very often.

11.  I (see) _______________ a film this Sunday evening. ____________ (you/ go) with me?

12.  I enjoy (fish) _______________ because it (be) _______________ relaxing.

13.  I enjoy (collect) _______________ dolls and it becomes my pleasure.

14.  We love (watch) ___________ new films, and we (go) ______________ to watch a new Hollywood film next weekend.

15.   Our uncle (play) ____________________ badminton once a week.

XI. Make questions.

1. A: Where _______________________________ on holiday?     B: I like going to the mountains on holiday.

2. A: Who _________________________________ at school?  B: I like sitting next to my friend Jack at school.

3. A: What kind _____________________________ to? B: My friends like listening to rap music.

4. A: What ________________________________ on Sunday evenings? B: I enjoy going to the cinema.

   XII. Rewrite the following sentences

1. It is a six-hour drive from Song Lo to Quang Ninh.

     à It takes______________________________________________.

2. Would you like to go to the zoo with me?

- How about......................................................................?

3.My brother is more good – looking than I.

- I am not.....................................................................

4.Nam is taller than Huy. huy is taller than Nhat.

 - Of the three, Nam is..............................................

5.My sister plays badminton skillfully.- My sister is..........................................................................

6.One of my friends, Peter, is a fast runner.

- One of my friends, Peter,.................................................

7. It is difficult for them to cut down on smoking.

     à They find_____________________________________________.

8.It isn’t habit of mine to drive to the left of the road .

    àI am______________________________

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1.   A. better   B. prefer  C. teacher  D. worker

2.   A. near   B. hear  C. dear  D. bear

3.   A. concert   B. concern  C. collect  D. combine

4.   A. picture   B. culture  C. neighbour   D. tourist

5.   A. dependent  B. enjoy   C. absent   D. government

5.   A. future  B. return  C. picture  D. culture

6.   A. first  B. girl  C. bird   D. sister

7.   A. burn  B. sun  C. hurt  D. turn

8.   A. nurse  B. surf  C. picture   D. return

10. A. hot   B. hour  C. hotel  D. hobby

VI. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1.  You need to be …. to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell. 

  A.  fit              B.  patient               C.  careful               D.  interested

2.  My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three ……… a week.

  A.  time           B.  a time               C.  times                  D.  timings

3.  If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will __________ you own clothes.

  A. make           B.  get                   C.  do                       D.  take

4.  We often read the instructions carefully in order to make __________ of the things we like best.   A. models          B.  copies            C.  uses                   D. meanings

5.  What does your father do _____ his free time?  A.  in      B.  at             C. while           D.  on

6.  My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is __________ .

  A.  dangerous  B.  danger              C.  in danger            D.  endangered

7.  I think a hobby will always give you __________ and help you __________.

  A.  pleased – relaxing       B.  pleased – relax       C.  pleasure – relaxed      D.  pleasure – relax

8.  My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the …………magazines.  A.  fashion               B.  sports                C.  science         D.  cooking

9.  You can share your stamps __________ other collectors __________ a stamp club.

  A. with – at              B. with – in                C.  to – in                   D.  to – at

10.  If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your __________ to your friends as presents.  A. money                      B.  hobby                    C.  products                   D.  greetings

11.  I think this hobby doesn’t cost you much, and __________ you need is time.

  A.  all                            B.  some                      C.  all of                         D. most

12.  My family enjoys _____ because we can sell vegetables and flowers ………….money.   

A.  garden – to      B.  gardening – for       C.  garden – of   D.  gardening – with

13.  Nowadays people __________ hours sitting in front of the computers.

  A.  set                           B.  spend                            C.  take                         D.  last

14.  I think you should take up swimming __________ it is suitable for your health condition.

  A.  because                 B.  but                           C.  although                         D.  so

15.  There are many __________ why it is important to have a hobby.

  A.  facts                          B.  details                      C.  reasons                        D.  answers 

16.  I join a photography club and all the members love reasons a lot of beautiful ……………photos.A. make             B.  take           C. making                        D.  taking

17.  Will you __________ making models in the future.

A.  find             B.  take up            C.  look for        D.  pick up

18.  A hobby help you connect with __________ people.

A.  the other          B.  another       C.  other          D.  others

19.  I love my sister’s paintings because she is very __________ in using colours.

  A.  care                         B.  careless                           C.  creative                        D.  imagine

20.  Do you think that hobby is __________ and boring?

 A.  danger       B.  easy          C.  interesting      D.  difficult

IV. Find which word does not belong to each group.

1.  A.  common       B.  favourite            C.  unusual            D.  popular

2.  A.  like               B.  love                    C.  enjoy                D.  hate

3.  A.  album           B.  stamps               C. mountain            D.  collector

4.  A.  gardening     B.  skating               C.  climbing           D.  horse-riding

5.  A.  newspaper    B.  reporter              C.  collector           D.  gardener