UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES TEST 1(KH-1) A PHONETICS Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined Read the words aloud A game B arrange C skate D cake A hobby B doll C collect D pottery A difficult B unusual C uncle D result A piano B fish C like D badminton A rest B help C garden D identify Put the words in the box into two groups world arrange service gardening model pottery melody sunburn surfing expert /ə/ /ɜ:/ B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Find the odd one out A, B, C or D A cycling B cooking C evening A play B swim C collect A horse-riding B challenging C bird-watching D mountain-climbing A usual B write C walk A pottery B enjoy C flower Circle A, B, C, or D for each picture A skating B singing C dancing A bird-watching B taking photos C arranging flowers D gardening D photo D eat D wood D cooking D playing board games A making models A collecting B making pottery B taking C carving wood C gardening D collecting dolls D climbing Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form You (think) collecting stamps costs much money? My father thinks mountain climbing (be) more dangerous than skating Every year, my mother (give) me a nice doll on my birthday My brother (not like) collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles My sister likes (cook) very much She can cook many good foods Does your brother like (listen) to music in his free time? I think in the future, more people (enjoy) going out by bicycles My father says when he's retired, he (go) back to his village to the gardening We are planting trees around our school now Our school (be) surrounded by a lot of green trees 10 Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) this hobby from next year Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box bottles photos horse-riding gymnastics the guitar camping dolls fishing gardening painting I always take a lot of when I go on holidays A: Can you play ? B: No, I can’t, but I can play the piano My brother’s hobby is watching , he likes horses very much Her brother likes collecting , especially glasses I like drawing very much My hobby is My sister likes collecting Now she has more than 100 Her hobby is She plants many beautiful flower trees in her garden My father likes He often goes to the lakes or rivers when he has free time When we have some days off, my close friends and I often go 10 My sister likes doing She looks very fit C READING Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage likes cycling goes reads listening have collecting cooks enjoys gets My family has six people We (1) different hobbies My grandfather (2) reading newspapers He (3) newspapers every morning after breakfast My grandmother doesn’t like reading them She (4) to the market near my house every morning She buys a lot of food She (5) very well Oh, I love all her food My father likes (6) He (7) up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round My mother doesn’t like this sport She (8) walking She walks about four or five kilometers every morning My brother doesn’t like any sports He likes (9) to music and playing drums He is a member of the Green Band It is a well-known band in my country I don’t like reading, cooking or playing sports I love (10) things, such as stamps and coins Read the conversation and answer the questions Hoa: What’s your favorite hobby, Minh? Minh: Well, it’s drawing Hoa: How many paintings you draw? Minh: Er I don't remember It’s around 100 Hoa: Is your painting on the wall? Minh: Yes, it is It’s one of my favorite ones Hoa: How nice it is! I love the colors in your picture Minh: Thanks And what’s your hobby, Hoa? Hoa: Er, I can’t draw But my hobby is collecting pictures and paintings Minh: Really? I will give you one Hoa: Thank you Questions: Does Minh like drawing? How many paintings does he draw? Is there any painting on the wall? What is the painting like? What’s Hoa’s hobby? Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage Hi My name’s Mai I am a student (1) a secondary school in Lang Son My friends often say I have an unusual hobby I have a little notebook I always have it (2) me I try to fill (3) one page a day Can you guess (4) I fill in each page of my notebook? Well, it is English (5) Sometimes I put words in (6) , like fruit - all kind of fruits, you know? Or color, or clothes, or things and the shops where you (7) them I have (8) grammar pages where I write irregular verbs, or a page (9) prepositions I think prepositions are difficult, you know – on Sunday, in the morning, listen to a concert - but you say phone someone In Vietnamese, we say phone to someone Do you think my hobby is unusual? Do you have any favorite hobby? Please (10) it with me! A in B at C on A with B of C along A on B with C X A which B what C when A letters B words C lines A groups B pairs C meanings A buying B buy C classroom A any B some C a A of B for C in 10 A tell B talk C share D WRITING Make up sentences using the words and phrases given Example: I / like / collect / glass bottles / → I like collecting glass bottles I / not / know / why / she / collect / pens / _ In / future / I / travel / around / Viet Nam / _ Minh / think / skating / more / interesting / playing / board games / _ Listen / music / in / free / time / is / my / favorite / hobby / _ My / sister / and / I / share / same / hobby / / We / often / go / fish / weekends / _ Can you correct the punctuation in these sentences? my favorite hobby is watching the gold fish in the tank _ i enjoy reading because it develops my imagination _ model making is a wonderful way of spending time alone or even with your family _ you can make models of many things in the world _ there are many reasons why it is important to have a hobby _ Can you correct the passage? Write the correct version My father has unusual hobby carving eggshells as everyone knows eggshells are very fragile my dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells it’s amazing he started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the us where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery my father did not go to class to learn how to carve he learned everything from the internet _ _ _ _ TEST (VTP-1) PART I PHONETICS Put the words with the underlined part in the box into two groups again first family bird her learn American world student never assistant birthday teacher heard camera dependent after girl neighbor person /ə/ /ɜː/ Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined A future B return C picture D culture A hobby B collect C doll D small A collect B concern C combine D photo A piano B fish C like D badminton A arrange B game C make D skate PART II VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Match the nouns from the box with the correct verb stamps coins camping research chess cartoons board games jogging violin shopping dolls boating judo aerobics gymnastics flute bowling football buttons fishing Go: ……………………………………………………………………………… Do: …………………………………………………………… ………………… Collect: ………………………………………………………………………… Play: ……….…………………………………………………………………… Circle A, B, C or D for each picture A mountain- climbing B skating C horse- riding D dancing A walking B swimming C taking photos D bowling A gardening B singing C arrange flowers D bird- watching A playing the guitar B making models C collecting coins D cycling 6 A carving wood B painting C eating D taking A talking B doing experiment C listening to the radio D watching a movie Find one odd word A, B, C or D A watching TV B playing games C collecting D cartoon A paint B listen C take D flower A cycling B music C skating D climbing A pottery B photo C love D wood A gymnastics B camping C fishing D horse-riding Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form I (think) ……………… that mountain- climbing is very dangerous My father (like) ……………… collecting stamps so much She (take) ……………… a lot of photos when she (go) ……………… on holidays I like drawing very much My hobby is (paint) ……………… My mother says when she (retire) ……………… , she (go) ……………… back to her village to the gardening …………… your sister (like) (make) ……………… ……………… model in her free time? My brother (promise) ……………… that he (give) ……………… me a nice doll on my birthday Duong says he loves horse-riding but he (not/ continue) ……………… this hobby from next year My aunt (play) ……………… the guitar once a week 10 Don’t worry I (dance) ……………… with you next Sunday Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box go chess camping cooking music gymnastics books dolls bottles fishing I like ……………… I usually play against my brother I also play against other people on the Internet My younger sister likes collecting ……………… Now she has more than 50 I’m interested in ………………… My idol is My Tam My girlfriend likes doing …………………, so she has a nice body I never ……………… skiing My father like reading ……………… His favorite writer is Van Cao My hobby is……………… with my friends when I have some days off My family usually goes ……………… on weekends He likes collecting ……………… , especially glasses 10 My mother likes ……………… She can cook lots of delicious dishes PART III READING Fill the blank with a word/ phrase in the box gardening feel planting seeing blooming myself exercise rejuvenate healthy watering My favourite hobby is (1) _ and I like so much (2) _ new plants and (3) _ them in daily morning I enjoy seeing flowers (4) _ and plants (5) _ I really (6) _ sense of great achievements and realize the fact of life It helps me keep (7) _ fit, (8) _ , strong and (9) _ Watering plants and gardening on daily basis is a best (10) _ for me which positively moulds my mind and body Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage My favourite hobby is coin (1) _ It is also one of the oldest (2) _ of the world and is also called “hobby of the Kings”, as in the old times, its was only done by kings and elite class of the society It started for me some years back when my father used to come back (3) _ his foreign tours and give me coins of (4) _ countries I started collecting them in my moneybox and after that I always used to wait for my new coins as much I used to wait for my father Since then, it has become my favourite hobby This hobby has given me information about different countries of the world I feel extreme pleasure in (5) _ my collection to (6) _ It has also taught me this lesson that A LIFE (7) _ A HOBBY IS JUST (8) _ FOOD WITHOUT SALT A collecting B collection C collected D collectors A hobby B hobbies C game D games A after B in C from D of A other B different C unlike D diverse A showing B show C shown D to show A other B another C others D person A with B about C without D of A as B like C if D likes Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or (F) After school Kien usually goes swimming He goes to the swimming pool five times a week His swimming pool is very good The pool is 25 metres long and has six lanes More than a thousand children have swimming lessons there every month His swimming instructor is experienced and friendly, but she is also strict She teaches him to swim well and to be careful in water Lesson last 45 minutes, but he usually trains for an hour and a half During the lesson he swims about two kilometers His favourite swimming styles are crawl and backstroke He practices a lot to improve his swimming skills He wants to achieve good results Last month he participated in a swimming competition Ten swimmers from three schools took part in the competition He won first prize Swimming is his favourite sport Swimming is interesting and pleasant, and it helps him to keep fit True or False? Kien goes to home after school He practices swimming five times a month His swimming instructor is so hard He swims about five kilometers during the lesson The best friend won first prize in the swimming competition PART IV WRITING Make up sentences using the words and phrases given when/ I/ ten/ begin/ play football …………………………………………………………………………… in/ future/ my father/ go aboard …………………………………………………………………………… read/ books/ free time/ is/ favourite/ hobby …………………………………………………………………………… I / think/ skate/ more/ interesting/ mountain- climbing …………………………………………………………………………… I / not/ know/ why/ my mother/ cook …………………………………………………………………………… He/ collect/ books/ whenever/ have/ money …………………………………………………………………………… How many/ paintings/ she/ paint? …………………………………………………………………………… I / love/ flowers/ so/ I/ plant/ around/ house …………………………………………………………………………… PRACTICE (LHT-1) I./ Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined 1, A prefer B better C teacher D worker A bear B hear C dear D near A collect B concern C concert I) combine A absent B government C dependent I) enjoy A future B return C picture I) culture II./ Put one of the verbs from the box in each blank with the correct form play read go listen collect The children are……… a play at the end of term When did you start……… antique glass? What kind of music you…… to? Irene won’t be able…………… in the match on Saturday I’ve never…………… skiing He spent a pleasant afternoon… the book III./ Complete the sentences with the words in the box basketbal music books photography really like I’m interested in _ I love I really like _ My hobby is _ I love I really love I like _ chess skating films swimming - especially in the sea My favourite band is T-ara from Korea I go to the cinema every weekend .1 don’t play it, but I watch matches on TV .1 have a new camera My favourite writer is To Hoai in the park with my friends I play against my dad I also play against other people on the internet V./ Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form Nam’s friends often (give) him stamps from other countries My sister (practise) the guitar twice a week I (see) a film this Sunday evening. _(you/ go) with me? They (give) _ a party next week The members of the stamp collectors’ club (meet) at the library next Friday (you/ be) free next Sunday? We (live) near Nam’s house» but we (not see) him very often Don’t worry I (go) fishing with you next Saturday morning VI./ Write the name of the hobbies from the box into each blank according to the description butterfly collection growing plants stamp collection 1. _ 10 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 TEST 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 NHẬN XÉT KỲ I CỦA GIÁO VIÊN 243 ... phrases given 76 When/ you/ start/ hobby? ->…………………………………………………………………………………… 77 We/ find/ make/ models/ very interesting/ because/ we/ should/ creative ->…………………………………………………………………………………… 78 .1/ think/... activity of buying or selling something 75 The main idea of the passage is………… A the history of stamp collecting B good things from stamp collecting 17 C the ways of stamp collecting D famous... science _ 67 You can use old things to make water rockets 68 It is expensive to make water rockets 69 The high pressure of water can make the models fly 70 We cannot control