Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots or rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything - not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You must give up fishing!”, my friends say “It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t realize that I am not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting alone in a boat and doing nothing.

1. Is fishing the writer’s favourite sport?

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2. Why are some fishermen unlucky?

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3. What does the writer catch after having spent whole mornings on the river?

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4. What do the writer’ friends advise him ?

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5. What is the writer really interested in?

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I. Fill in each gap  with one suitable word. (10 points).

            Fishing (1)______ my favourite  sport.  I often fish  for (2)_______  without catching  anything. But  this does not worry me. Some  fishermen   (3)_______  unlucky. Instead of catching (4)______, they catch  old boots  and rubbish. I am even  less lucky. I never  catch  anything - not  even  old boots. After having  spent  whole  mornings  (5)______ the river. I  always  (6)________ home  with an empty  bag. "You must give up  fishing ! " my friends (7)_________ : " It's a  waste of (8)____________ ". But they  don't realize  one  important thing. I'm (9)__________ interested in fishing. I am only  interested sitting on the boat  and doing nothing at (10)__________

III. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.

1.   When he was fishing, he often catches ______.

2.   When does he usually go fishing?

3.   What do Jim’s friends advise him?

       A. go fishing at night                                        B. stop fishing

       C. spend more time on fishing                        D. spend less time on fishing

4.   Where does Jim sit to fish?

5.   What does Jim do when he fishes?

       A. Read books                                                   B. Listen to music

       C. Does nothing                                                 D. Talks to other fishermen

V. Read the paragraph and choose the correct answer.

My name is Hung and fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this doesn’t worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. They can not catch anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “ You should give up fishing”, my friends say. “It is a waste of time”. But they don’t know that I’m not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.

1. Hung’s hobby is ___________ ?

A. fishing             B. sports              C. catching boat             D. swimming

2. When does he usually go fishing ?

A. in the morning        B. at noon       C. in the afternoon          C. in the evening

3.What does Hung’s friends advise him?

A.go fishing at night       B. stop fishing     

C. fish on other rivers     D.spend less time on fishing

4. Where does Hung sit to fish ?

A. on the river bank        B. at a large lake   C. in a boat           C. in the sea

5. What does Hung do when he fishes?

A. reads books      B. listens to music         

C. does nothing     D. talks to other fishermen.

Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

My name is Smith and fishing is my favorite sport. I often go fishing for hours without catching anything. But this doesn't worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. "You should give up fishing" , my friends said." It's a waste of time.". But they don't know that I'm not really interested in fishing. I'm only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

41.            When he was fishing, he often catches ________.

A. old boots                        B. a lot of fish                     C. rubbish                             D. nothing

42.            When does he usually go fishing?

A. in the evening              B. in the morning              C. at noon                             D. in the afternoon

43.            What does Smith's friends advise him?

A. stop fishing                                                                       B. go fishing at night

C. spend less time on fishing                                        D. spend more time on fishing

44.            Where does Smith sit to fish?

A. in a boat                         B. in the sea                         C. on the river bank        D. at a large lake

45.            What does Smith do when he fishes?

A. Does nothing                                                                   B. Talks to other firemen

C. Read books                                                                      D. Listen to music

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

My name is Smith and fishing is my favorite sport. I often go fishing for hours without catching anything. But this doesn’t worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You should give up fishing” , my friends said.” It’s a waste of time.”. But they don’t know that I’m not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.

Where does Smith sit to fish? 

A. on the river bank 

B. in a boat 

C. ata large lake 

D. in the sea

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything- not even an old boot. I always go home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing my friend say. It's a waste of time. But they don't know one important thing : I don't really like fishing. I only want to sit in a boat and do not thing at all.

1. What is the writer's favourite sport?

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2. Does he catch anything?

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3. What do some unlucky fisherman catch?

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4. What do the writer's advise him?

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5. What is the writer interested in?

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Read and answer the question

Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this doesn't worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they often catch old boots and rubbish. I always go home with an empty bag. "You must give up fishing" my friends say. It's a waste of time. But they don't know one important thing: I don't really like fishing. I only want to sit in a boat and do nothing at all.

1. Is the writer lucky?

I like fishing

Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this doesn't worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they often catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even an old boot. I always go home with an empty bag. ''You must give up fishing!'' my friends say. It's a waste of time. But they don't know one important thing: I don't really like fishing. I only want to sit in a boat and do nothing at all.

1.What's the writer's favorite sport?

2.What do some fishermen often catch?

3.Is the writer lucky?

4.What do the writer's friends often say to him?

5.What does the writer only want to do?