IX. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing. Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) in their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time. Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3) collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on. For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5) . 1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest 2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual 3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports 5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing

X. Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.

1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it. ______________________________________________________________ 2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it. ______________________________________________________________3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ hut we/ not finish/ it. ______________________________________________________________4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben. ______________________________________________________________ 5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework. ______________________________________________________________ XI. Rewrite the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the words given in the brackets. 1. Mai enjoys going on a picnic with her friends at weekends. (interested) ______________________________________________________________2. We couldn’t keep on cleaning the street because it rained heavily. (so) ______________________________________________________________3. I find collecting glass bottles unusual. (think) ______________________________________________________________ 4. There are over two hundred stamps in Mike’s collection. (has) ______________________________________________________________5. This is the first time I have been to Paris. (never) __________________________________________________________________________________

IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

          Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) ____     in their free time. Sports provide other (2)             hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

          Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3)          collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

          For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4)                  , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5)                   .

1.     A. fun                    B. funny                    C. funnies        D. funniest

2.     A. strange              B. normal                  C. favourite     D. unusual

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

4.     A. exercise             B. game                     C. interest        D. sports

5.     A. play                  B. to play                  C. playing        D. to playing

choose the correct answer a b c or d to fill each blank in the following passage

Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.

Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1)......................... in their free time. Sports provide other (2)......................... hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.

Some people's coin collections are wonderful. There are stills hundred of (3)........................ collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.

For some people, a hobby is a favorite (4).........................., like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5)............................

A fun B funny C funnier D funniest

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Hobbies are activities in which one (31) …………strictly entertainment. They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance. A hobby can be almost anything. Music is most popular. For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for (32) …………and fun in their free hours, and they do not play (33) …………

Sports provide other (34) …………hobbies. Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are (35) …………by millions of people during their leisure time.

Question 35:

A. enjoyed

B. participated

C. played

D. competed

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Hobbies are activities in which one (31) …………strictly entertainment. They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance. A hobby can be almost anything. Music is most popular. For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for (32) …………and fun in their free hours, and they do not play (33) …………

Sports provide other (34) …………hobbies. Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are (35) …………by millions of people during their leisure time.

Question 32:

A. training

B. educating

C. earning

D. relaxing

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Hobbies are activities in which one (31) …………strictly entertainment. They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance. A hobby can be almost anything. Music is most popular. For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for (32) …………and fun in their free hours, and they do not play (33) …………

Sports provide other (34) …………hobbies. Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are (35) …………by millions of people during their leisure time.

Question 34:

A. normal

B. strange

C. favorite

D. various

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Hobbies are activities in which one (31) …………strictly entertainment. They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance. A hobby can be almost anything. Music is most popular. For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for (32) …………and fun in their free hours, and they do not play (33) …………

Sports provide other (34) …………hobbies. Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are (35) …………by millions of people during their leisure time.

Question 31:

A. play

B. knows

C. participates

D. enjoys

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Hobbies are activities in which one (31) …………strictly entertainment. They help one to maintain a mental and emotional balance. A hobby can be almost anything. Music is most popular. For example, many people all over the world play piano simply for (32) …………and fun in their free hours, and they do not play (33) …………

Sports provide other (34) …………hobbies. Bicycling, running, tennis, ping-pong, and countless other sports are (35) …………by millions of people during their leisure time

Question 33:

A. carefully

B. professionally

C. excellently

D. interestingly