I. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
My name is Smith and fishing is my favorite sport. I often go fishing for hours without catching anything. But this doesn’t worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You should give up fishing”, my friends said. “It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t know that I’m not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
1. When he was fishing, he often catches ____________.
A. old boots B. rubbish C. a lot of fish 2. When does he usually go fishing? | D. nothing |
A. in the morning B. in the evening C. in the afternoon 3. What do Smith’s friends advise him? A. go fishing at night B. stop fishing | D. at noon |
C. spend more time on fishing D. spend less time on fishing
4. Where does Smith sit to fish?
A. on the river bank B. in a boat C. at a large lake D. in the sea
5. What does Smith do when he fishes?
A. Read books B. Listen to music
C. Does nothing D. Talks to other fishermen
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
There are two main kinds of sports : (1) _______ sports and individual sports. Team sports (2) _______such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams . The teams play (3) _______each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. (4) _______ example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5) _______2 points, team A win the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.
1. A. class B. team | C. group | D. pair |
2. A. are B. will be | C. being | D . have been |
3. A. well B. against | C. carefully | D. badly |
4. A. As B. So | C. For | D. To |
5. A . wins B . gets | C. does | D. makes |