UNIT 1.

HOBBIES
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
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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
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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.
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 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
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C. to read/ to collect D. reading/ collected

I.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sally and her family love (go) to the park in the summer.

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2. Her mum likes (lie) on the blanket and loves (read)
her favourite magazines.
3. Anna’s family (like)……… the park because they love (be)……outdoors.
4. I enjoy (collect)……..dolls and it becomes my pleasure.
5. We love (watch)……….new films, and we (go) ….to watch a new
Hollywood film next weekend.
6. My brother hates (do)………… the same things day after day.
7. Our uncle (play) badminton once a week.
8. I (collect)…………a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far.
9. In 2100, people (travel) in flying cars.
10. I’m so hungry, Mum.
- I (make)……………….you some sandwiches.
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
1. You (think) __________ collecting stamps costs much money?
2. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) __________ more dangerous
than skating.
3. Every year, my mother (give) __________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
4. My brother (not like) __________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting
glass bottles.
5. My sister likes (cook) __________ very much. She can cook many good
foods.
6. Does your brother like (listen) __________ to music in his free time?
7. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) __________ going out by
bicycles.
8. My father says when he's retired, he (go) __________ back to his village
to do the gardening.
9. 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.

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 1. going / to go 6. doing
2. lying - reading 7. plays
3. likes - being 8. have collected
4. collecting 9. will travel
5. watching (/ to watch) - will 10. will make
go
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
1. Do you think... 6. listening
2. is 7. will enjoy
3. give 8. will go
4. doesn’t like 9. will be
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 5. cooking 10. won’t continue
III. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the list.
1. is 2. lives 3. travels 4. sings 5. writes
6. 7. likes 8. goes 9. reads 10. like
makes
1.A 11.B 21.C 31.A 41.A
2.B 12.C 22.B 32.C 42.C
3.B 13.B 23.B 33.D 43.C
4.D 14.C 24.A 34.C 44.A
5.A 15.A 25.B 35.D 45.C
6.C 16.B 26.C 36.C 46.B
7.C 17.A 27.B 37.B 47.A
8.B 18.D 28.C 38.A 48.D
9.D 19.C 29.D 39.D 49.D
10.B 20.D 30.B 40.D 50.B