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
26. In big cities, there are many kinds of _____ for young people.
A. entertain B. entertains C. entertainment D. entertaining
27. What _____ does Minh like playing in his free time?
A. activities B. sports C. things D. subjects
28. He goes swimming when he ______ free time.
A. have B. is having C. has D. will have
29. My uncle likes ______ the vegetables we grow ourselves.
A. to eat B. eat C. eats D. eating
30. My close friend draws very well. She will be a …………. artist one day.
A. fame B. famous C. famously D. famed
31. We ________ swimming because it’s fun and good exercise.
A. like B. are liking C. will like D. liked
32. My grandparents don’t like ________ in the city because it’s noisy and crowded.
A. live B. lived C. living D. to living
33. Fire needs oxygen to burn. It ________ without oxygen.
A. burn B. burns C. don’t burn D. doesn’t burn
34. How much time do you spend ________ the Internet per day?
A. surf B. to surf C. surfing D. to be surfing
35.I don’t mind ________ a DVD, but I prefer ________ to the cinema.
A. to watch - to go B. watching – go
C. to watch – going D. watching – to go
36. _____ is her father's hobby. He likes going to the zoo to see beautiful parrots
or canaries.
A. Collecting birds B. Raising pets
C. Bird-watching D. Arranging flowers
37. My mother loves ____ She usually grows vegetables and takes care of them when she has free time.
A. cooking food B. gardening C. cycling D. eating fruits
38. My brothers would like to_____ mountain climbing. They think they will
enjoy themselves and _____ some nice photos.
A. go/ take B. pick/take C. take/collect D. go/pick
39. I prefer listening to music____ very much. Gentle and nice lyrics of old
songs always attract my attention.
A. headphones B. noise C. colours D. melodies
40. My father will go_____ on the sea when my family goes to the beach this week.
A. gymnastics B. camping C. horse-riding D. surfing
41. I love making ____ because I can create some nice and unique clay bottles
or cups to give my friends.
A. pottery B. paper kites C. architectures D. lanterns
42. __ is my unusual hobby. I like moving on the ice and feel like a beautiful swan.
A. Swimming B. Eating ice-creams
C. Ice-skating D. Making models
43. She took__ playing the piano when she was a young girl.
A. in B. over C. up D. on
44. He ____ karate club next month. He_____ to improve his health.
A. will join/ wants B. joins/wants
C. will join/ will want D. is joining/ wants
45. Our grandfather he ___us how to carve eggshells this weekend.
A. will promise/will show B. is promising/shows
C. promises/will show D. promised/shows
46. My mother____ me to the museum tomorrow because she______ to finish
a lot of her work.
A. doesn't take/ has B. won't take/ has
C. won't take/ doesn't have D. doesn't take/ doesn't have
47. The bus___ in two minutes. I ____late for school when I _____it.
A. arrives/ will be/ miss B. will arrive/ will be /miss
C. arrives/ am/ will miss D. will arrive/ am/ will miss
48. My brother hates______ horror films. They make him________ scary a lot.
A. to watch/ feel B. watching/ to feel
C. to watch/ to feel D. watching/ feel
49. It's interesting______ a puppy. I enjoy_____ after it very much.
A. having/ looking B. to have/ to look
C. having/ to look D. to have/ looking
50. One of my favorite hobbies is_____ comics. I love_______ more famous ones.
A. read/ collecting B. reading/collecting
C. to read/ to collect D. reading/ collected
Exercise 11. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Nowadays people ____________ hours sitting in front of computers.
A. take B. last C. set D. spend
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. There are many ____________ why it is important to have a hobby.
A. answers B. reasons C. details D. facts
7. Will you ____________ making models in the future?
A. pick up B. look for C. take up D. find
8. Do you think that hobby is ____________ and boring?
A. easy B. difficult C. danger D. interesting
9. I love my sister's paintings because she is very ____________ in using colours.
A. careless B. care C. creative D. imagine
10. A hobby helps you to connect with ____________ people.
A. other B. others C. another D. the other
11. I join a photography club, and all the members love ____________ a lot of beautiful photos.
A. take B. taking C. make D. making
12. What does your father do ____________ his free time?
A. in B. at C. on D. while
13. I think a hobby will always give you ____________ and help you ____________
A. pleased - relax B. pleasure - relaxed
C. pleased - relaxing D. pleasure - relax
14. You can share your stamps ____________ other collectors ____________ a stamp club.
A. with- at B. to-at C. with -in D. to -in
15. I think this hobby does not cost you much, and ____________ you need is time.
A. most B. all C. some D. all of