V: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. This type of music is quite popular _______  teenager boys and girls.

A. with B. to C. for D. of

2. We love to look up the stars  _______ the sky  _______ night.

A. in / in B. on / at C. at / at D. in / at

3. When are your friends going back  _______ Italy.

A. in B. for C. to D. no preposition is needed

4. Have you ever read anything  _______ Earnest Hemingway?

A. of B. by C. from D. for

5. I didn’t intend to take you umbrella. I took it ________.

A. by chance B. by accident C. by mistake D. on purpose

6. How are you getting  ________ in your new job? Are you enjoying it?

A. on B. off C. in D. with

7. Things are changing all the time. It’s difficult to keep  ________ all these changes.

A. out of B. up with C. back from D. on about

8. We let the kids decorate their rooms  ________ they want to.

A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however

9. I  ________ to see Chris on my way home.

A. dropped in B. turned over C. got by D. crossed out

10. Don’t  ________ until tomorrow what you can do today.

A. call off B. put off C. take off D. run off

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 1:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 4:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 2:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 5:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:

interests       listening       Doing       with       sport

Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)……….. to music and hanging out (2)…………friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encourageed to develop his or her own (3)……….. . Singing and playing a musical instrument are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-14 play an instrument in their spare time. (4)………. sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-old are members of sport club. Football is the most popular (5)………… among both girls and boys. Then comes riding for girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.

Question 3:

Australians love sports . They play it, they talk about it and thay watch it on TV . The weatheris perfect for sport and there are thousands of great beaches , so swimming is very popular . The population of Australia is only about 20 millon, but many of the best sportsmen and sportswomen in the world come from Australia .Young people in Australia are very active . More than 60% ò children go to sports clubs.Thay also do activities with friends such as skateboarding cycling ,and rollerblading.

The most popular sports for boys are football,swimming,tennis,cricket,basketball,rugby and material arts.The most popular sports for girls are swimming,tennis,basketball,gymnastics,football,hockey and horse riding.

Questions

1 Why is swimming popular in Australia?

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2 Do children like to spend thier time doing sports with friends?

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3 Which sports do both boys and girls play ?

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4 Which sports are only popular with girls ?

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Sun, Sea, and Sport!
   Australian love sport. They play it, they talk about it and they watch it on TV. Australian weather is perfect for sport, and there are thousands of great beaches, so swimming is very popular. The population of Australia is only about 20 million, but many of the best sportsmen and sportswomen in the world come from Australia.
​Young people in Australia are very active. More than 60% of children go to sports clubs. They also do activities with friends such as skateboarding, cycling, and rollerblading.
​The most popular sports for boys are football, swimming, Australian Rules football, tennis, cricket, basketball, rugby, martial arts, athletics, and hockey.
​The most popular sports for girls are netball, swimming, tennis, basketball, gymnastics, football, athleticsm martial arts, hockey, and horse riding.
1. What do Australians think of sport?
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2. Why is swimming popular?
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3. Which three sports are only popular with boys?
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4. Which three sports are only popular with girls?

It is widely believed that boys are less interested in fashion than girls. While it is true that fashion for guys is not as widely followed as fashion for girls, it is becoming more and more important. Girls’ fashion (1) _________ to change more often, or at least it is more widely advertised. You can’t help (2) _________ when fashion gets serious. One minute everyone is wearing one (3) _________ brand of trainers; six months later, something new is in and a perfectly good pair of trainers gets pushed to the back of the wardrobe. At some schools, the abolition of school uniform has also had (4) _________ an impact on what teenagers wear.In other schools, where uniforms are morecommon, keeping up with teenage fashion is less (5) _________ than in schools where kids can wear casual clothes. Nowadays, it costs more and more to stay (6) _________ fashion and this can mean some students feel (7) _________ ifwhat they are wearing is not trendy enough. Some kids may even feel ashamed(8) _______their parents don’t have enough money to buy them the latest gear. The pressure from friends and the media to be trendy is so great thatit is difficult to(9) _________. For adults, it is easier to ignore the peer pressure, but (10)________a teenager-boy or girl-you need a lot of courage to say no to fashion

.1.A. looks B. comes C. becomes D. seems

2. A. to notice B. noticing C. to raise awareness D. awareness raising

3. A. similar B. same C. particular D. peculiar

4. A. fairly B. quite C. very D. really

5. A. profitable B. wealthy C. economic D. expensive

6. A. at B. by C. for D. in

7. A. embarrassed B. shameful C. shameless D. shy

8. A. if B. unless C. provided D. whether

9. A. refrain B. resist C. react D. retain

10. A. as B. from C. with D. like