TEST 1

 The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (1) ______ voluntary work, especially for charities.People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (2) ______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (3)______ programs on video so that they can watch later. Reading is also a favorite way of spending leisure time. The British (4) _____ a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (5) ______ people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine. *

1. on

1. in

1. at

1. for

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words / phrases given.

1.What/ you/ and/ your friend/ do/ at 11 a.m yesterday?

What was you and your friend doing at 11 a.m yesterday?

What was you and your friend do at 11 a.m yesterday?

What were you and your friend do at 11 a.m yesterday?

What were you and your friend doing at 11 a.m yesterday?

2.Joe/ dance/ gracefully / than / his partner /.

Joe dance more gracefully than his partner.

Joe dances gracefullier than his partner.

Joe dances as gracefully than his partner.

Joe dances more gracefully than his partner.

3.I/ like/ help/ mother/ housework/ when/I/free.

I like help my mother with the housework when I am free.

I like helped my mother with the housework when I am free.

I like to helping my mother with the housework when I am free.

I like to help my mother with the housework when I am free.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D so that it has a similar meaning to the root sentence.

1.I began learning English five years ago.

I have learned English for five years.

I learned English for five years.

I learned English since five years.

It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.

2.“We don’t open the laboratory today,” Mr. Minh said.

Mr. Minh said that we don’t open the laboratory today.

Mr. Minh said that they don’t open the laboratory today.

Mr. Minh said that they didn’t open the laboratory that day.

 Mr. Minh said that we didn’t open the laboratory that day.

3.He really loves reading books before going to bed.
He really enjoys reading books before going to bed.

He really fancy reading books before going to bed.

He finds reading books before going to bed uninteresting.

 He is not interested in reading books before going to bed.