UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. A. purpose B. bottle C. collect D. second
2. A. heard B. pearl C. heart D. earth
3. A. button B. circus C. suggest D. future
4. A. sofa B. away C. banana D. occasion
5. A. burst B. curtain C. furniture D. cure
II. Match each of the verbs in column A with a suitable noun/ noun phrase in column B. Use each word only once.
/ə/ /ɜ:/
1. collect
2. take
3. do
4. watch
5. play
6. go
7. listen to
8. make
9. read
10. carve a. football match b. detective stories c. dolls d. countryside music e. wood f. pottery g. photos h. the violin i. sightseeing j. aerobics
III. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence
1. Nick’s hobby is collecting stamps. He is a stamp ……………… (COLLECT)
2. Hoa is very ……………… and she paints very well. (CREATE)
3. My uncle usually takes a lot of ……………… photos. (BEAUTY)
4. I think collecting old bowls is a very ……………… hobby. (BORE)
5. You can use carved eggshells as ……………… in your house. (DECORATE)
6. I like reading books because it ……………… my knowledge. (WIDE)
7. Model making is a ……………… ways of spending time. (WONDER)
8. Reading books can also develop our ………………. (IMAGINE)
9. That girl can use leaves to make ……………… sounds. (MUSIC)
10. You should choose a hobby because it will give you ……………… and help you relax. (PLEASE)
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My brother usually (go) ……………… fishing in his free time.
2. We (not like) ……………… roller skating because it’s dangerous.
3. I think 20 years from now more people (take up) ……………… outdoor activities.
4. Jane’s hobby is (cook) ………. She enjoys (prepare) ……… food for her family and friends.
5. What your mother (do) ……………… at weekends?
6. In my opinion, in the future people (not play) ……………… individual games.
7. We find (arrange) ……………… flowers interesting because it (help) ……… us relax.
8. My father (start) ……………… the hobby ten years ago after a trip to Ha Long Bay.
V. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Minh’s hobby is singing. She (1) ……………… singing very much. When her brother (2) ……………… a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (3) ……………… every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4) ……………… the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5) ……………… organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.
1. A. wants B. enjoys C. thinks D. hates
2. A. invented B. discovered C. bought D. made
3. A. sings B. sang C. sung D. singing
4. A. of B. about C. under D. on
5. A. competition B. battle C. company D. institution
VI. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.
Example: 0. There are an art gallery in our neighborhood. 0/…..is……
1. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell 1/………………
2. My bother not goes to class to learn how to paint. 2/………………
3. I take up this hobby when I came back home from
the Arts Gallery. 3/………………
4. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a
team game. 4/………………
5. In my opinion, more people played monopoly in
the future. 5/………………
VII. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.
Example: 0. There are five rooms in our house. HAS
Out house has got five rooms.
1.I find collecting glass bottles interesting. HOBBY
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2. Van’s brother usually goes to work by motorbike. RIDES
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3. What hobby do you like best, Elina? FAVOURITE
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4. Linh finds playing board games boring. LIKE
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5. My sister enjoys arranging flowers. FINDS
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They (give) a party next week. They have arranged everything for it.
