I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
A. heard /hɜːt/    B. pearl /pɜːl/    C. heart /hɑːt/    D. earth /ɜːθ/
A. button /ˈbʌtn/    B. circus /ˈsɜːkəs/    C. suggest /səˈdʒest/ D. future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/
A. sofa/ˈsəʊfə/    B. away /əˈweɪ/    C. banana /bəˈnɑːnə/ D. occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/
A. burst /bɜːst/    B. curtain /ˈkɜːtn/    C. furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/ D. cure /kjʊə(r)/
A. better /ˈbetə(r)/    B. prefer /prɪˈfɜː(r)/    C. teacher    D. worker
A. concert /ˈkɒnsət/    B. concern /kənˈsɜːn/  C. collect /kəˈlekt/    D. combine /kəmˈbaɪn/
A. picture /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/    B. culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ C. neighbor /ˈneɪbə(r)/ D. tourist /ˈtʊərɪst/

A. dependent
/dɪˈpendənt/
B. enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/    C. absent /ˈæbsənt/    D. government
/ˈɡʌvənmənt/


 
9.    A. future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/    B. return /rɪˈtɜːn/    C. picture /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/    D. culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/       
10.    A. first /fɜːst/    B. girl    C. bird    D. sister /ˈsɪstə(r)/       
II. Match the nouns from the box with the correct verb.     
  
athletics    basketball    cycling    football       
karate    ice-skating    swimming    tennis       
computer games    photos    TV    table tennis       
judo    coins    bottles    aerobics       
stamps    gardening    camping    films     
Go: cycling, swimming, ice-skating, camping
Do: athletics: điền kinh, thể thao, karate, judo, aerobics /ɛə´rɔbiks/, gardening
Collect: coins, bottles, stamps
Play: basketball, football, tennis, computer games, table tennis, Watch: TV, films
Take: photos
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
You need to be     to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.
A. fit    B. patient    C. careful    D. interested
My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three     a week.
A. time    B. a time    C. times    D. timings
If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will     your own clothes.
A. make    B. get    C. do    D. take
Do you think that hobby is     and boring?
A. danger    B. difficult    C. interesting    D. easy
What does your father do     his free time?
A. in    B. at    C. while    D. on
My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is     .
A. dangerous    B. danger    C. in danger    D. endangered
I think a hobby will always give you     and help you    .
pleased – relaxing    C. pleasure – relaxed
pleased – relax    D. pleasure – relax
My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the      magazines.
A. fashion    B. sports    C. science    D. cooking
Nowadays people     hours sitting in front of the computers.
A. set    B. spend    C. take    D. last
If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your     to your friends as presents.
A. money    B. hobby    C. products    D. greetings
I think you should take up swimming     it is suitable for your health condition.
A. because    B. but    C. although    D. So
I join a photography club and all the members love     a lot of beautiful photos.
A. make    B. take    C. making    D. taking
Will you     making models in the future.
A. find    B. take up    C. look for    D. pick up
I love my sister’s paintings because she is very     in using colours.
A. care    B. careless    C. creative    D. imagine
Do you like     _?
A. fish    B. to fish    C. fishing    D. fished
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form
My brother usually (go)     fishing in his free time.
We (not like)     skating because it's dangerous.
I think 20 years from now more people (take up)     outdoor activities.
Jane's hobby is (cook) ……. She enjoys (prepare) ……food for her family and friends.
What your mother (do)     at weekends (cuối tuần)?
In my opinion, in the future people (not play) ……individual games.
We find (arrange) …flowers interesting because it (help) …….us relax.( FIND + V-ing)
My father (start)     the hobby ten years ago after a trip to Ha Long Bay.
(you/ be)     free next Sunday?
I (collect) ……………a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far(cho đến nay).
My brother hates (do) …………the same things day after day(ngày lại ngày).
My parents like (live)     in the countryside.  
I think they (move)     to our hometown next year.
They (give) ………….a party next week. They have arranged everything for it.
I (see) ……….a film this Sunday evening. (you/ go) ……………with me?
I enjoy (fish)     because it (be)     relaxing.


Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.



Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Minh's hobby is singing. She (1)     singing very much. When her brother (2)     a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she could (3)     every day after dinner. She likes to sing only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (4)     the karaoke discs. Minh is singing in the karaoke (5)     organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is going there to support her.

 
A. wants
A. invented
A. sings    B. enjoys
B. discovered
B. sing    C. thinks
C. bought
C. sung    D. hates
D. made
D. singing       
4. A. of    B. about    C. under    D. on       
5. A. competition    B. battle    C. company    D. institution     
Fill in the blank with one missing word
Almost everybody has some kinds (1)     hobby. My hobbies (2)     listening to music and watching television.
I am very fond (3)         music. When I am free, I often listen to (4)     favourite songs from an old cassette recorder. (5)     weekends, I usually go to music shops in the downtown areas (6)_               buy good CDs. Of the famous pop singers, I prefer Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Paul McCartney.
I also (7)     an hour after dinner watching news and documentary programmes. I particularly enjoy the programme "The World Here and There" (8)     it broadens my knowledge of nature and human civilizations.
I think that my hobbies are (9)     useful. They widen my knowledge, relax my mind, and make me (10)     better about myself.
1. of    2. Are    3. Of    4. My    5. At
6. to    7. Spend    8. Because    9. Very    10. Feel
Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.
I find collecting glass bottles interesting.    HOBBY

My sister enjoys arranging flowers.    FINDS

What hobby do you like best, Elina?    FAVOURITE

Linh finds playing board games boring. .    LIKE

I find watching film interesting.    ENJOY


Writing: Write about your favourite hobby.
+ What is your hobby? (My hobby is… / I enjoy (like)…..
+ When did you start your hobby? (I started it = I took it up when ….)
+ When do you do it? / On average, how much time do you spend on this hobby? / Who do you do it with?.....
(When I am free, I often listen to music in my bedroom / I often play football at the weekend with my classmates. We play in the playground near my house)
+ Is it an easy or difficult hobby? Why? (This hobby is really easy. All you need is time)
+ Why do you like this hobby? (I like…because….(it makes me feel relaxed / This hobby is really useful. It opens up the knowledge door for me.