Read the folowing passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Leisure in Britain

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also(1)……..voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where the (2)……….popular leisure activityis watching television, the aversge viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often(3)…….programs on video so that they can watch later, and video recorders are also used (4)………watching videos hired from a video rental shop.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time reading newspaper and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do- it-yourself”, (5)…people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after; taking the dog a daily walk is a regular routine.

The extra leisure time (6)……….at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally (7)……place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing. Popular forms of (8)……are swimming, tennis, ice-skatingor roller skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.

Families often have a ‘day out’at weekend, especially in summer, with a (9)…..to a local event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all (10)……go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.

1. A.make B.do C. play D. go

2. A. many B. more C. much D. most

3. A. record B.scan C. print D. power

4. A. with B. for C. on D. about

5. A. what B. why C. when D. while

6. A.available B. probable C. abundant D. exclusive

7. A. drag B. bring C. carry D. take

8. A. stenth B. exercise C. athletics D. presentation

9. A. voyage B. journey C. visit D. road

10. A. ages B. numbers C. years D. groups

IV. Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive or gerund.

1. John dislikes (work)………..in front of a computer all day.

2. I’d like (visit)…….the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend.

3. I’d rather (make)…..crafts than listen to music.

4. Minh loves (help)…………her parents with DIY projects.

5. Quang hates (take)……..the dog for a walk.

6. We all adored (do)……aerobics when we were young.

7. You should (play)…… sports to keep fit.

8. They don’t need (watch)….that programme if they don’t like it.

9. Do you fancy (socialise)….with friends?

10. My brother prefers (surf)..the Net.

III. Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.

collect do eat listen play ride take

wash watch write

1. My sister enjoys……aerobics in the morning.

2. Lucia fancies…..emails after dinner.

3. In his free time, quang likes…..photographs.

4. Are you interested in…..handball, Peter?

5. Vinh’s brother loves……foreign coins, doesn’t he?

6. David hates…..a bike to school on rainy days.

7. I prefer.. DVDs to going to the cinema.

8. Nam detests……the dishes everyday.

9. We don’t mind……..to classical music.

10. The Robinsons adore…..Vietnames food.

VII. Use the words and phrases to form the sentences.

      1. some/ she / bought / last weekend / interesting book.

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      2. I/ love / basketball / volleyball/ watching/ and.

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      3. teacher/ dances/ English/ gracefully/ my/ very.

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      4. have to/ home/ I/ stay/ at/ because/ is/ raining/ it.

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      5. Vietnam/ because/ beautiful/ I/ it/ is/ love/ very.

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      6. born/ I/ in/ 1990/ was/ Vinh Phuc/ in.

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      7. English lessons/ and/ I/ on/ have/ Monday/ Tuesday.

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      8. passion/ swimming/ favourite/ my/ is.

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      9. family/ here/ in/ moved/ my/ 2004.

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      10. her/ Mary/ that/ are/ is/ those/ and/ students.

VIII. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.

1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) …………………. a holiday in England at the moment.

2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) …………………. again. Maybe there is a burglar!

3. Ann (get) …………………. up at seven o’clock every morning.

4. Then she (go) …………………. to have a shower before breakfast.

5. Then she (drive) …………………. to the beach and stays all day.

6. She (not/ work) …………………. because she won the lottery last year.

7. Why (you/ learn) …………………. English this year?

8. I (live) …………………. with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can help her.

9. What (you/wear) …………………. now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport.

10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) …………………. dinner for 30 people.

_{IX. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.}

_{1. Where’s Tim? He (listen) …………………. to a new CD in his room.}

_{2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain) …………………. there.}

_{3. Emily (work) …………………. hard all day but she (not work) …………………. at the moment.}

_{4. Look! That boy (run) …………………. after the bus. He (want) …………………. to catch it.}

_{5. He (speak) …………………. French so well because he (come) …………………. from France.}

_{6. Look! The boss (come) ………………….. We (meet) …………………. him in an hour and nothing is ready!}

_{7. ………. you usually (go) …………………. away for Christmas or …………. you (stay) …………………. at home?}

_{8. She (hold) …………………. some roses. They (smell) …………………. lovely.}

_{9. Look! It (snow) …………………. again. It always (snow) …………………. in this country.}

_{10. Sally (swim) …………………. very well, but she (not run) …………………. very fast.}