VIII. Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.

Example: 0. There are five rooms in our house. HAS

Our house has got five rooms.

1. I find collecting glass bottles interesting. HOBBY

->

2. Van's brother is keen on collecting used bottles in his spare time. FOND

->

3. What hobby do you like best, Elena?  FAVOURITE

->

4. Linh finds playing board games boring   LIKE

->

5. My sister enjoys arranging flowers  FIND

->

6. She adores horse riding at the weekend. INTO

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.

1.I find collecting glass bottles interesting. HObbY

..................................................................................

2.Van's brother usually goes to work by motorbike. RIDES

....................................................................................

3.What hobby do you like best, Elina? FAVOURITE

...........................................................................................

*WRITING
I. 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.
1. I find collecting glass bottles interesting.​​HOBBY
→ My ____________________________________________________________.
2. What hobby do you like best, Elena?​​FAVOURITE
→ What____________________________________________________________.
3. My sister thinks that arranging flowers is relaxing.​FINDS
→ My____________________________________________________________.
4. Linh finds playing board games boring.​​LIKE
→ Linh ____________________________________________________________.
5.Why don’t we go swimming?  ​​​ABOUT
→ What ____________________________________________________________.
6. There is a big library in Lan’s school.​​HAS
→ Lan’s ____________________________________________________________.

I. Using the words given and other words , complete the second sentences so that it has similar meaning to the first . Do not change the words given . I find collecting glass bottles interesting ( HOBBY) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. What hobby do you like best , Elena? ( FAVORITE) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.Linh finds playing board games boring ( LIKE) ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4.My sister enjoys arranging flowers ( INTERESTED) …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5.1.This is the first time I've ever painted a mural over graffiti. I have never ................................................................................................................................. 6 .Mr. Binh started recycling rubbish two years ago. Mr. Binh has .................................................................................................................................. 7 .David failed the exam because of his laziness. Because David ...................................................................................................................... 8 .We have donated books and clothes for ten years. We began .................................................................................................................................

Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2-5 words in total).

1. My house has a small garden. (is)
- There ……………………………… in my house.

2. I like pop music but my brother like rock music. (different)
- My taste is music ………………………….. my brother’s.

3. I think Vinh acted better than Quang in that play. (as)
- I think Quang didn’t ……………………………………. Vinh in that play.

4. My hobby is drawing and John’s hobby is drawing. (same)
- My hobby ……………………………………… John’s hobby.

5. This is the first time I have eaten Chinese food. (before)
- I have ………………………………………………

6. Tom learns Spanish the best in our class. ( is)
- Tom ………………………………………………. in our class.

7. My father is a skillful tennis player. (skillfully)
- My father ………………………………………………..

UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. purpose B. bottle C. collect D. second

2. A. heard B. pearl C. heart D. earth

3. A. button B. circus C. suggest D. future

4. A. sofa B. away C. banana D. occasion

5. A. burst B. curtain C. furniture D. cure

II. Match each of the verbs in column A with a suitable noun/ noun phrase in column B. Use each word only once.

/ə/ /ɜ:/

1. collect

2. take

3. do

4. watch

5. play

6. go

7. listen to

8. make

9. read

10. carve a. football match b. detective stories c. dolls d. countryside music e. wood f. pottery g. photos h. the violin i. sightseeing j. aerobics

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

1. Nick’s hobby is collecting stamps. He is a stamp ……………… (COLLECT)

2. Hoa is very ……………… and she paints very well. (CREATE)

3. My uncle usually takes a lot of ……………… photos. (BEAUTY)

4. I think collecting old bowls is a very ……………… hobby. (BORE)

5. You can use carved eggshells as ……………… in your house. (DECORATE)

6. I like reading books because it ……………… my knowledge. (WIDE)

7. Model making is a ……………… ways of spending time. (WONDER)

8. Reading books can also develop our ………………. (IMAGINE)

9. That girl can use leaves to make ……………… sounds. (MUSIC)

10. You should choose a hobby because it will give you ……………… and help you relax. (PLEASE)

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. My brother usually (go) ……………… fishing in his free time.

2. We (not like) ……………… roller skating because it’s dangerous.

3. I think 20 years from now more people (take up) ……………… outdoor activities.

4. Jane’s hobby is (cook) ………. She enjoys (prepare) ……… food for her family and friends.

5. What your mother (do) ……………… at weekends?

6. In my opinion, in the future people (not play) ……………… individual games.

7. We find (arrange) ……………… flowers interesting because it (help) ……… us relax.

8. My father (start) ……………… the hobby ten years ago after a trip to Ha Long Bay.

V. 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 (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.

1. A. wants B. enjoys C. thinks D. hates

2. A. invented B. discovered C. bought D. made

3. A. sings B. sang C. sung D. singing

4. A. of B. about C. under D. on

5. A. competition B. battle C. company D. institution

VI. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

Example: 0. There are an art gallery in our neighborhood. 0/…..is……

1. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell 1/………………

2. My bother not goes to class to learn how to paint. 2/………………

3. I take up this hobby when I came back home from

the Arts Gallery. 3/………………

4. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a

team game. 4/………………

5. In my opinion, more people played monopoly in

the future. 5/………………

VII. 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.

Example: 0. There are five rooms in our house. HAS

Out house has got five rooms.

1.I find collecting glass bottles interesting. HOBBY

____________________________________________________________ .

2. Van’s brother usually goes to work by motorbike. RIDES

____________________________________________________________ .

3. What hobby do you like best, Elina? FAVOURITE

____________________________________________________________ .

4. Linh finds playing board games boring. LIKE

____________________________________________________________ .

5. My sister enjoys arranging flowers. FINDS

____________________________________________________________ .

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1.      No one has challenged his authority before.                                                                         FIRST

àThis is the ......................................................his authority.

2. They lay on the beach the whole week sunbathing.                                                   SPENT

à They ..................................................... on the beach sunbathing.

3. The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul.                                                              TOOK

à The last Olympic Games ............................. in Seoul.

4. We couldn’t find a safer spot to pitch our tent.

à That .............................................. we could find to pitch our tent.                            THE                                                                                

5.  Although he had trained hard, he didn’t manage to win the race.

à No ............................. he had trained, he didn’t manage to win the race.                 MATTER

Part 1: (10 points) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must use between TWO and FIVE words. Do not change the word given.

1.   My English is better than my French.     AS

→  My French  ……………………………….. my English

2.   John hasn’t done any housework for a month.   AGO

→  The last time John did his homework ………………………………..

3.   Jane went fishing yesterday although it rained heavily     HEAVY

→  In spite   ………………………………………, Jane went fishing

4.   Do you want to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum first? .   LIKE

→  Would you ……………………….. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum first?

5.   A great poet wrote these wonderful poems.     WERE

→  These wonderful poems…………………………………a great poet