I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1. A. better B. prefer C. teacher D. worker

2. A. near B. hear C. dear D. bear

3. A. concert B. concern C. collect D. combine

4. A. picture B. culture C. neighbour D. tourist

5. A. dependent B. enjoy C. absent D. government

II. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others

1. A. common B. favourite C. unusual D. popular

2. A. model B. unique C. eggshell D. flower

3. A. album B. collage C. mountain D. collector

4. A. gardening B. skating C. climbing D. monopoly

5. A. newspaper B. reporter C. collector D. arrange

III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. 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

2. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three a week.

A. time B. a time C. times D. timings

3. If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will you own clothes.

A. make B. get C. do D. take

4. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make of the things we like best.

A. models B. copies C. uses D. meanings

5. What does your father do his free time?

A. in B. at C. while D. on

6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is .

A. dangerous B. danger C. in danger D. endangered

7. I think a hobby will always give you and help you _.

A. pleased – relaxing B. pleased – relax C. pleasure – relaxed D. pleasure – relax

8. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the magazines.

A. fashion B. sports C. science D. cooking

9. You can share your stamps other collectors a stamp club.

A. with – at B. with – in C. to – in D. to – at

10. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your to your friends as presents.

A. money B. hobby C. products D. greetings

11. I think this hobby doesn’t cost you much, and you need is time.

A. all B. some C. all of D. most

12. My family enjoys because we can sell vegetables and flowers money.

A. garden – to B. gardening – for C. garden – of D. gardening – with

13. Nowadays people hours sitting in front of the computers.

A. set B. spend C. take D. last

14. I think you should take up swimming it is suitable for your health condition.

A. because B. but C. although D. so

15. There are many why it is important to have a hobby.

A. facts B. details C. reasons D. answers

16. I join a photography club and all the members love reasons a lot of beautiful photos.

A. make B. take C. making D. taking

17. Will you making models in the future.

A. find B. take up C. look for D. pick up

18. A hobby help you connect with people.

A. the other B. another C. other D. others

19. I love my sister’s paintings because she is very in using colours.

A. care B. careless C. creative D. imagine

20. Do you think that hobby is ____________ and boring?

A. danger B. easy C. interesting D. difficult

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense: The Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. I (visit) our form teacher in the hospital already.

2. John (read) the letter from Mary already.

3. We (not begin) to learn for the test yet.

4. I (meet) Robert at the supermarket this morning.

5. Nancy (be) ____________________ to Vietnam several times.

6. They (not start) ___________________ the project yet.

7. When (your father/ give up) smoking?

8. The motorbike looks clean. (you/ wash) it?

9. Tom (call) his boss yesterday.

10. My uncle (move) to Da Lat in 2005.

11. The Greens (be) to many countries in the world so far.

12. We (go) to that village to do volunteer work several times.

13. We (spend) our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

14. Our teacher (explain) to us how to use the printer already.

15. My pen isn’t here anymore. Someone (take) it already.

16. The postman (deliver) the letter half an hour ago.

17. Mai (not finish) her homework yet.

18. They (not see) the film Titanic yet.

19. I (hear) the good news from Mary a few minutes ago.

20. I (not see) your brother yet.

V. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

A great rower

September 23rd 2000 was a special day for British rower, Steve Redgrave. He was rowing in the final of the 'coxless four (four rowers without a cox) at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The spectators on the bank were cheering as the boat finished the race. He and his team won the race by 0.3 seconds, with the Italian team second and the Australian team third. It was Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold medal. He also won gold medals in Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996), and a bronze medal in Seoul. It was an incredible achievement. Only four other sportspeople have won gold medals in five different Olympic Games. Redgrave has also won nine World Championship gold medals, and he holds one world record and one Olympic record. But he doesn't just row. He also likes winter sports and in 1998 was a member of the British bobsleigh team.

1. In a “coxless four” there are……….

A. three rowers and a cox B. four rowers and no cox

2. Redgrave and his team won the final………..

A. by less than a second B. by no more than a second

3. Redgrave won his first gold medal in ……….

A. Los Angeless B. Sydney

4. Redgrave also won an Olympic…….

A. silver B bronze medal

5. Redgrave holds ……..

A. two records  B. nine records

6. Redgrave also likes……

A. winter sports  B. water sports
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