IX.   Choose the word which best fits each gap.

Many people (1) _______ crafting with paper. The materials are readily available and don’t cost much; and no super special talents is needed. Anyone (2) _______ be a paper crafter.

There are many different paper craft techniques. Origami is one of ancient techniques developed in Japan where squares of paper are (3) _______ and formed into various objects such as flowers, animals, and boxes. Card (4) _______ is also a favourite paper craft technique. Birthday cards are the most popular greeting cards, followed by Christmas cards. Receiving a (5) _______ card is a special gift, because of the time and effort someone spent making it. It lets the recipient know just how much you care (8) _______ them.

1.   a. enjoy                        b. decide                     c. want                        d. learn

2.   a. must                         b. should                     c. can                           d.will

3.   a. wrapped                  b. folded                     c. torn                          d.taken

4.   a. making                     b. doing                       c. changing                  d. receiving

5.   a. handmake                b. handmaking            c. handmade                d. making hand

6.   a. in                              b. on                           c. over                           d. about  

IV.  Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb play, go, do or collect.

1.   He ________ tennis with his father every Sunday.

2.   We ________ camping in Dam Sen Park next Saturday.

3.   ________ you ________ coins some day in the future?

4.   Do you want ________ a jigsaw puzzle with me?

5.   I enjoy________ cycling at the weekend.

6.   My uncle ________ karate when he was young.

7.   The children ________ volleyball on the beach at the moment.

8.   When I’m waiting for the train, I usually ________ crosswords.

9.   She dislikes ________ chess because she finds it boring.

10. I ________ books since I was ten years old.

V.   Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.

1.   My father finds playing board games interesting.

→  My father is_________________________________________________________________

2.   He hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

→  The last time________________________________________________________________

3.   That apartment is more modern than any apartments.

→  That apartment______________________________________________________________

4.   There are over two hundred stamps in Nam’s collection.

→  Nam’s collection_____________________________________________________________

5.   I spend twenty minutes walking to school every morning.

→  It takes ____________________________________________________________________

6.   I find losing weight very difficult.

→  It’s ______________________________________________________________________

I.    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

II.   Match the word(s) in A with the rest in B to make a complete sentence.

A

1.   Model making

2.   Eggshell carving

3.   Reading

4.   Sewing

5.   Woodcarving

6.   Mountaineering

B

a. is actually a part of the craft of decorating eggs.

b. needs a pattern, a needle and threads.

c. is the process of cutting a piece of wood to make decorative objects.

d. means making very small replicas of real objects.

e. is the sport or activity of climbing mountains.

f. develops your imagination and widens your knowledge.