Read the passage and tick True or False. There is one example.

MY HOBBY

My name is Peter. My hobby is reading. I spend hours reading books. There are always interesting stories to read and things to learn. My dad read to me before going to bed when I was a little boy. The stories were full of witches, fairies, princes, princesses,.… and other fascinating characters. I liked to imagine that I was the knight who saved the princess locked in a tower.

I prefer other types of stories now because I’m older. I particularly enjoy reading action and adventure stories. It’s fun to believe that I’m the hero who fights the bad guys! And I’m also interested in real life stories because they make me think and imagine my reactions to many different situations in life. I think reading is a really interesting and exciting experience!

Question: He imagined that he saved a princess from a tower.

A. True

B. False

Read the story of Helen Keller's life as a young girl. Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, with the ability to both see and hear, like any normal child. She began to speak when she was six months old and to walk at the age of one. But six months later, she contracted a serious illness, possibly meningitis. After she had recovered, her mother noticed that Helen didn't react to sounds, or when she waved her hand in front of Helen's face. The illness had left her both deaf and blind. As she grew up, she learned to communicate with the daughter of the family cook using sign language that they invented together. But Helen was an unhappy child and often flew into a rage. Her mother was very patient with her and tried to help her. She had read about the successful education of another deaf-blind child, and when Helen was seven she contacted a special school for blind children in Boston. The director of the school suggested that Helen work with Anne Sullivan, who was herself visually impaired and a recent graduate of the school. It was the beginning of a 49-year relationship between pupil and teacher.

Anne travelled to Helen's home and immediately began teaching her 'finger-spelling': spelling out words on the palm of Helen's hand. The first word she tried to teach her was 'doll' - Anne had brought Helen a doll as a present. But Helen could not make the connection between the letters and the objects and became very frustrated. After about a month, however, there was a breakthrough. Helen realised that the movements of Anne's fingers on her palm, while she poured water over her other hand, signified 'water. By the end of the day Helen had learned thirty new words.

1 As a baby, Helen had normal sight and hearing.

2 A relation of one of the family servants gradually taught Helen sign language.

3 Helen's mother was very unhappy and frequently got cross with her.

4 Anne Sullivan was partially blind.

5 The first word that Helen understood through finger-spelling was 'doll'

II. Complete the sentences with the words in part I.

1. I really enjoy ___________ comic books when I have no work to do.

2. He enjoyed sitting in his armchair, ___________ and reading the newspaper.

3. She was always on her phone talking and ___________.

4. Internet addicts spend too much time ___________.

5. ___________ has become very popular with teenagers, especially online games.

6. Helen fancies ___________ with her friends at weekends.

7. He’s useless at ___________. He won’t even put up a shelf.

8. Trang is fond of ___________. She made lots of beautiful bead bracelets and necklaces.

9. ___________ is many girls’ favourite pastime. They take pleasure in lookingat the goods displayed in shop windows.

10. My sister is very good at ___________. She can fold paper into animals, birds, flowers, etc.

II. Complete the sentences with the words in part I.
1. I really enjoy ___________ comic books when I have no work to do.
2. He enjoyed sitting in his armchair, ___________ and reading the newspaper.
3. She was always on her phone talking and ___________.
4. Internet addicts spend too much time ___________.
5. ___________ has become very popular with teenagers, especially online games.
6. Helen fancies ___________ with her friends at weekends.
7. He’s useless at ___________. He won’t even put up a shelf.
8. Trang is fond of ___________. She made lots of beautiful bead bracelets and necklaces.
9. ___________ is many girls’ favourite pastime. They take pleasure in lookingat the goods
displayed in shop windows.
10. My sister is very good at ___________. She can fold paper into animals, birds, flowers, etc.

Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the world, and tried to help blind people as well as poor people. She became a famous writer and speaker. Helen died in June 1968. She was a very special person.

QUESTIONS

1. What happened to Helen Keller in 1881?
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2. Did she graduate from college in 1904 ?
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3. Who did she help ?
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4. How old was she when she died?
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Helen Keller was born in 1880. She got sick the next year and was blind and deaf. Her parents found her a teacher who tried to teach Helen to read and write. When Helen was eight years old, she went to a special school in Boston where she learned how to speak and “listen” with her hands. Then at the age of 19, Helen passed the entrance exam to a famous school in Massachusetts, and graduated from college in 1904. Helen wrote many books about education and politics. She visited many parts of the world, and tried to help blind people as well as poor people. She became a famous writer and speaker. Helen died in June 1968. She was a very special person.

QUESTIONS

1. What happened to Helen Keller in 1881?
___________________________________

2. Did she graduate from college in 1904 ?
___________________________________

3. Who did she help ?
___________________________________

4. How old was she when she died?
___________________________________

REVISION UNIT 2

I. Complete the sentences with the words in part I.

1.   I really enjoy ___________ comic books when I have no work to do.

2.   He enjoyed sitting in his armchair, ___________ and reading the newspaper.

3.   She was always on her phone talking and ___________.

4.   Internet addicts spend too much time ___________.

5.   ___________ has become very popular with teenagers, especially online games.

6.   Helen fancies ___________ with her friends at weekends.

7.   He’s useless at ___________. He won’t even put up a shelf.

8.   Trang is fond of ___________. She made lots of beautiful bead bracelets and necklaces.

9.   ___________ is many girls’ favourite pastime. They take pleasure in lookingat the goods displayed in shop windows.

10.       My sister is very good at ___________. She can fold paper into animals, birds, flowers, etc

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form (to-infinitive or -ing form) of the verbs in the box. Some verbs can be followed by either a to-infinitive or an -ing form.

1.   My brother loves _____________ live football on TV.

2.   Do people in your country like _____________ abroad on vacation?

3.   Riding a bike is Lan’s pleasure, but she detests _____________ in the rain.

4.   I don’t mind _____________ at home to look after the children.

5.   As a child, he hated _____________ books, but now he finds it enjoyable.

6.   Minh is in good shape. He enjoys _____________ sport and exercise.

7.   She doesn’t like _____________ up early in the morning, especially at the weekend.

8.   Emily dislikes _____________ crafts, but she enjoys origami.

9.   I fancy _____________ out tonight because I’m too tired to cook.

10. Nancy adores _____________ with her best friend Helen.