III. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.

1.   My father can make beautiful pieces of art ________ empty eggshells.

      a. of                             b. from                        c. in                             d. into

2.   Why don’t you take ________ a new hobby?     

      a. up                            b. in                             c. over                         d. after

3.   Collecting cars is a(n) ________ hobby. It costs a lot of money.

      a. interesting                b. cheap                       c. expensive                 d. unusual

4.   More people are ________ birds today than ever before.           

      a. seeing                      b. looking                    c. hearing                     d. watching

5.   Do you enjoy ________ board games?   

      a. play                          b. to play                     c. playing                     d. played

6.   Be careful not to drop it; it’s very ________.     

      a. unique                      b. fragile                      c. difficult                   d. unusual

7.   Sam and I ________ the same hobby. We both like playing computer games.

      a. share                        b. play                         c. do                            d. work

8.   I hope he’ll teach me ________ to do eggshell carving. 

      a. what                        b. where                      c. how                         d. when

9.   ________ have you had your hobby? ~ For three years. 

      a. How much               b. How long                c. How often               d. When

10. ‘I think model making is an expensive hobby.’ ‘________ it’s incredibly cheap.’

      a. You’re right             b. Certainly                 c. No matter                d. Not at all

II.  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.   a. exciting                    b. excellent                  c. experience               d. expensive

2.   a. hobby                      b. cycle                        c. bye                           d. why

3.   a. pottery                     b. collect                      c. melody                    d. monopoly

4.   a. heard                       b. bird                          c. world                       d. picture

5.   a. bird-watching          b. children                   c. school                      d. challenge

I.    Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1.   a. pottery                     b. flower                      c. silent                        d. service

2.   a. girl                           b. expert                      c. open                         d. burn

3.   a. sentence                   b. world                       c. picture                     d. dangerous

4.   a. surfing                     b. collect                      c. concert                     d. melody

5.   a. worst                       b. learn                        c. control                     d. dessert

IX.       Make correct sentences from the words and phrases given.

1.When/ you/ start/ hobby?

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2.We/ find/ make/ models/ very interesting/ because/ we/ should/ creative.

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3.I/ think/ future/ people/ take up/ more/ outdoor activities.

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4.My best friend/ not/ like/ mountain climbing/ because/ he/ afraid/ heights.

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5.My sister/ enjoy/ cook/ and/ make/ new dishes/ her own.

VIII.    Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.

            Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are a source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.

            As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colours can make you feel relaxed and happy.

            Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.

1.Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby because                .

A. you can learn many things such as the geography of a country from stamps

B. stamps give you interesting facts and important dates about a country

C. it is very important to collect stamps

D. A and B are correct

2.All of the following are true EXCEPT                    .

A. stamps can make you relaxed and happy

B. stamps can make you know more

C. stamp collecting can make you famous

D. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky

3.According to the passage, it is true to say that                    .

A. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous

B. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby

C. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting

D. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money

4.The word “business” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to                        .

A. the activity of collecting stamps

B. the activity of selling stamps from other countries

C. the activity of buying stamps from other countries

D. the activity of buying or selling something

5.The main idea of the passage is                   .

A. the history of stamp collecting                   B. good things from stamp collecting

C. the ways of stamp collecting                     D. famous stamp collectors