Read the start of a short story and choose the best answer, A, B, C, or D, for each question.
What kind of hobby do you have?
There are three main types of hobbies. In the first type, you play something, like a sport, a board game, or a video game. Many people in the USA play soccer, baseball, and basketball. In sports, people are usually in (21) ________, but sometimes one person plays against another person, in tennis, for example. Chess is a popular (22) ________ game with many people. Many teenagers and younger children love playing games on their computers. In all of these hobbies, there is a competition between people.
In the second type of hobby, people do an activity outside on their own, for example, skateboarding, cycling, or rock climbing. There is no (23) ________ here. People do the activities because they are fun.
In the third type of hobby, people make something, such as a model plane, a cake, or a piece of clothing. Most people do this kind of hobby on their own, but in the end, they can show their parents and their friends. Some people collect interesting things, like stamps or money from (24) ________ countries. They put the things in a book or in a drawer. In the past, people collected insects like butterflies in this way, but that is not a (25) ________ hobby now.
1.
A. sides
B. teams
C. classes
D. groups
2.
A. boring
B. bored
C. board
D. born
3.
A. competition
B. play
C. competitors
D. players
4.
A. strange
B. old
C. those
D. foreign
5.
A. interested
B. popular
C. extreme
D. present