I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Nowadays people                 hours sitting in front of computers.

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

2. I think you should take up swimming _____it is suitable for your health condition.

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

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

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

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

     presents.

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

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

     magazines.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. You need to be           to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.

          A. careful              B. interesting         C. fit                     D. patient

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

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

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

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

12.     Will you              making models in the future?

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

13.     Do you think that hobby is               and boring?

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

14.     I love my sister’s paintings because she is very               in using colors.

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

15.     A hobby helps you to connect with            people.

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

16. I join a photography club, and all members love                 photos.

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

17.     What does your father do                  his free time?

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

18.     I think a hobby will always give you          and help you                  .

          A. pleased - relax                               B. pleasure - relaxed      

          C. pleased - relaxing                          D. pleasure - relax

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

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

20.     I think this hobby does not cost you much, and              you need is time.

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

21. Hoa likes music. She often …………. to music in late evenings. 

A. listen                B. listening           C. listens               D. to listens

22. I enjoy …………. baminton after school.

          A. doing               B. playing             C. seeing               D. going

23. Ann has a large …………. of stamps.

          A. collect              B. collection                   C. collecting         D. collections

24. How …………. you go to the library after school?

          A. often                B. much                C. many                D. usually

25. My sister usually goes to the library with me. She likes___ comic books very much.

          A. read                  B. reading             C. to read              D. reads