VIII. Read the passage and do the tasks below.

      My family has six people. We have different hobbies. My grandfather likes reading newspapers. He reads newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn’t like reading them. She goes to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She cooks very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes cycling. He gets up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn’t likes this sport. She likes walking. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn’t like any sports. He likes listening to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country. I don’t like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love collecting things, such as stamps and coins.

* Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

1. ______The writer’s family members have the same hobby.

2. ______The writer’s grandmother goes to the market near her house every morning.

** Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

3. The writer’s family has ______ people.

A. six                                                  B. five                                                C. seven

4. The writer’s mother walks ________ kilometers every morning.

A. less than four                              B. more than five                              C. about four or five

My family has six people. We have different hobbies. My grandfather likes reading newspapers. He reads newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn’t like reading them. She goes to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She cooks very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes cycling. He gets up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn’t likes this sport. She likes walking. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn’t like any sports. He likes listening to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country. I don’t like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love collecting things, such as stamps and coins.

* Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

1. ______The writer’s family members have the same hobby.

2. ______The writer’s grandmother goes to the market near her house every morning.

** Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

3. The writer’s family has ______ people.

A. six                                                   B. five                                                 C. seven

4. The writer’s mother walks ________ kilometers every morning.

A. less than four                                 B. more than five                                C. about four or five

Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.

My family has six people. We (1) _____ different hobbies. My grandfather (2) _____ reading newspapers. He (3) _____ newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn't like reading them. She (4) _____ to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She (5) _____ very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes (6) _____. He (7) _____ up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn't like this sport. She (8) _____ walking. She walks about four or five kilometres every morning. My brother doesn't like any sports. He likes (9) _____ to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country.
I don't like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love (10) _____ things, such as stamps and coins.

My family has six people. We ( 1. have ) ___________ different hobbies. My grandfather likes reading newspapers. He ( 2. read ) __________ newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn't like reading them. She ( 3. go ) __________ go the market near my house every morning. She ( 4. cook ) ____________ very well.

Oh, I love all her food. My father likes ( 5. Cycle ) __________ He gets up early and cycles around the West Lake all year round. My mother doesn't like this sport. She ( 6. enjoy ) __________ walking. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother dosen't like any sports.  He likes ( 7. listen ) __________ to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green band. It is a well-known band in the country. I dont't like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love ( 8. collect ) _________ things, such as stamps and coins.

                                                 PART C: READING

I. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the passage .

People need to breathe. If they don’t breathe, they __(1)__ die. But how clean is the air people breathe ? If they breathe dirty air, they will have breathing problems (2) ____ become ill. Plants and animals need clean air too. A lot of the things __(3)__ our lives create harmful gases and __(4)__  the air dirty, like cars, motorbikes and factories. Dirty air is called “__5__ air”. Air pollution can also make our Earth warmer. The problem of air pollution started with the burning of coal in homes and factories.

1____________2____________3____________4____________5__________