IV. Read and answer the following questions
My hobby
1. My hobby is reading. I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kind of material that I find it interesting. This hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other stories to me. Soon they got fed up and tired of having to read to me continually. So as soon as I could, I learned to read. I started with simple ABC books. Soon I could read simple fairy tales and other stories. Now I read just about anything that is available. Reading enables me to learn about so many things that I would otherwise not know. I learned about how people lived in bygone days of magic and mystery. I learned about the wonders of the world, space travel, human achievements, gigantic whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things of our world.The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the hard way. For example, I do not have to catch a disease to know that it can kill me. I know the danger so I can avoid it. Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle to learn about the tiger. I can read all about it in a book.Books provide the reader with so much information and facts. They have certainly helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to cope with living. Otherwise I would go about ignorantly learning things the hard way.So I continue to read. Besides being more informed about the world, I also spend my time profitably. It is indeed a good hobby.
Answer the questions
1 What is his hobby? …………………………………………………………
2 How does he find reading? …………………………………………………………
3 When did he start his hobby? …………………………………………………………
4 Why did his parents get fed up and tired of telling him? ………………………………………………………
5 What did he start reading? …………………………………………………………
6 What does he read about? …………………………………………………………
7 Does reading help him a lot?…………………………………………………………
8 Have books certainly helped him in his daily life? …………………………………………………………
My favorite place (1) ______my neighborhood is the local(2) . It is where I can sit back and enjoy (3) the books I love to read. The library has a big(3) ___________of magazines, reference, science ( 4) _______ literature books. I usually (5 ) my whole weekend in the library enjoying books, for instance, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. My imagination can explode as I follow the young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. I feel as if it takes me into a new world.
1. A. to B. in C. on D. for
2. A. bookstore B. grocery C. library D. school
3. A. reads B. reading C. read D. to read
4. A. bag B. collection C. team D. group
5. A. and B. or C. but D. so
6. A. use B. take C. have D. spend
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a) Where are the magazines?
b) Where are the newspapers?
c) What books are on the left?
d) What books are on the right?
e) Where are the books in English?
f) What time does the library open?
g) What time does it close?
Give the correct form of the words.
26. I like to go to the park to find a .............. place where I can relax and read books. (peace)
27. My grandmother often makes .......................... on Tet. (candy)
28. Living in the countryside is so ........... and comfortable. (relax)
29. She walked ............ to the room so that nobody couldn't hear her. (quiet)
30. Fac tories and vehicles in big cities make a lot of .................... (noisy)
Give the correct form of verbs.
21. A: Why didn’t you come to Helen’s party? - B: I __________ (not/invite).
22. A: Where can I find interesting facts for my project on dinosaurs? - B: All the information you need __________ (can/find) at the library.
23. If I __________ (finish) my homework early, I’ll go out with my friends.
24. Jane said (that) she __________ (finish) her homework yet.
25. His mother said (that) he __________ (play) in the garden then.
Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don't have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashion, news, etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.
Television can bring the news to people who cannot read.
A. True
B. False
Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don't have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashion, news, etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.
There are only two ways of getting the news.
A. True
B. False
Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don't have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashion, news, etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.
People cannot choose the TV programmes that they like.
A. True
B. False
Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don't have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashion, news, etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.
Television stations broadcast the news several times each day.
A. True
B. False