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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. singer B. surprise C. colour D. bird
2. A. picture B. heard C. Thursday D. nurse
3. A. term B. shirt C. cupboard D. first
4. A. carrot B. girl C. away D. common
5. A. collect B. surf C. learn D. birth
II. Odd one out
1. A. listen B. doll C. catch D. plant
2. A. mountain-climbing B. horse-riding C. hobby D. cycling
3. A. model B. carve C. monopoly D. pottery
4. A. interesting B. relaxing C. dancing D. amazing
5. A. complete B. unique C. fragile D. unusual
III. Match up
1. Go a. To music 1. ___
2. Do b. Camping 2. ___
3. Collect c. Some fish 3. ___
4. Listen d. models 4. ___
5. Catch e. Gymnastics 5. ___
6. Make f. Eggshells 6. ___
7. Carve g. Board games 7. ___
8. Play h. Bottles 8. ___
IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
1. My bobby is __________ dolls.
A. Collect B. collecting C. collection D. collected
2. I like __________ so I usually buy flowers and put them in a vase to display in my house.
A. Gardening B. shopping C. arranging flowers D. singing
3. Nick thinks mountain climbing __________ collecting things
A. Is more challenging than C. more challenging than
B. Is challenginger than C. challenging than
4. Mi has the same hobby __________ Elena.
A. Like B. as C. A & B
5. I like __________. There is a pool near my house, so I go there four times a week. It’s fun because
you can play in the water and keep fit.
A. Gardening B. fishing C. swimming D. camping
6. My dad __________ his bike to work.
A. Enjoys to ride B. enjoys riding C. hates riding D. B & C
7. I __________ making pottery interesting.
A. Think B. find C. like D. all are correct
8. My father __________ this hobby when he came back home from the US.
A. Takes up B. will take up C. took up D. took
9. ____________________? – When I was 10, my mum taught me how to cook my first dish.
A. What is your favourite hobby C. When did you start your hobby
B. Who do you share your hobby with D. What’s the name of your hobby
10. What do you think about __________ pottery?
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A. Make B. making C. made D. to make
11. I don’t know why girls collect things. It’s a piece of cake.
What does “it’s a piece of cake” mean?
A. It’s easy B. it’s not easy C. It’s difficult D. All are incorrect
12. My sister __________ to pop music every day.
A. Goes B. reads C. listens D. plays
13. Can I ask you some questions __________ your hobbies? – Yes, of course.
A. Of B. about C. in D. for
14. If you like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby is __________
A. Collecting glass bottles C. carving wood
B. Playing board games D. painting
15. My brother __________ ice-skating because he thinks it’s dangerous.
A. Likes B. enjoys C. dislikes D. all are correct
16. Is it interesting __________ tree leaves from different countries?
A. To do B. to collect C. to carve D. collecting
17. It’s __________ for people to make eggshells.
A. Easy B. unusual C. popular D. expensive
18. I love __________ because I like making my own clothes.
A. Gardening B. cooking C. sewing D. reading
19. What ____________________ in his free time?
A. Does he do B. is he doing C. will he do D. did he do
20. In 10 years from now more people __________ gardening
A. Enjoy B. will enjoy C. enjoys D. enjoyed
V. Make sentences, using the words and phrases below
1. Tuan / find/ play / table-tennis / interesting / because / he / play / best friend.
→ .....................................................................................................................................................
2. Why not / you / take / jogging? It / help / you / keep fit.
→ .....................................................................................................................................................
3. When / you / start / hobby? →.....................................................................................................
4. I / enjoy / mountain / climbing / and / I / in / mountain climbing / club
→ .....................................................................................................................................................
5. What / you / think / make / models? →.......................................................................................
6. How / you / find / dance/ ?→......................................................................................................
7. You / take / collect / dolls / future? →........................................................................................
8. I / just / keep / bottles / after / use/ →........................................................................................
9. What / your / favourite hobby? →...............................................................................................
10. You / share / this hobby / anyone / ? →......................................................................................
VI. Complete each sentence below, using the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets
1. I really enjoy __________ (paint) funny pictures of people.
2. You need __________ (work) hard if you want to be a professional dancer.
3. Don’t worry. I __________(go) swimming with you tomorrow.
4. Will you take up __________ (make) pottery in the future?
5. I enjoy __________ (fish) because it __________ (be) relaxing.
6. Ngoc __________ (love) cartoons, but she says she __________ (not continue) this hobby in the
future.
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7. His hobby is __________ (collect) toy cars.
8. Do you think you __________ (meet) An this week? – I’m not sure.
9. I find this hobby __________ (relax) and I feel much better.
10. When you __________(start) making architectural models?
VII. Make the sentences and use them to complete the conversation
1. You / share / hobby / anyone? →...........................................................................................
2. What/ your / favourite/ hobby? →.........................................................................................
3. When / start / hobby? →........................................................................................................
4. Where / you / get / the sewing pattern? →.............................................................................
5. I / like / make / my own clothes →........................................................................................
A: ____________________?
B: I love sewing
A: Why?
B: Because ____________________.
A: ____________________?
B: Last summer, I went to Nha Trang and my aunt taught me.
A: ____________________?
B: Yes, my elder sister loves it too.
A: Is it difficult to sew?
B: ____________________?
A: I get them from the fashion magazine.
VIII. Fill each blank in the following letter with a suitable word
Dear Mira,
Thanks for your letter. Now I’ll tell you __________ my hobbies.
My favourite hobby is knitting. It’s strange, isn’t it? My mother __________ me to knit two years ago.
Now I can knit scarves and sweaters. It’s great when I can __________ them to my relatives and
friends as gifts. Knitting is also imaginative __________ you can knit anything you can imagine of.
Besides, it is quite cheap. You only __________ a pair of needles and some wool.
I’m sending you a scarf next month. I’m knitting it. I hope you’ll like it.
Best wishes,
Vy
IX. Reading
DISAPPEARING ART
Duncan Hamilton creates great works of art, but he doesn’t use paint or pencils. He’s a sculptor, but
he doesn’t use wood or stone. He always works quickly and the longest he’s ever spent on a sculpture
is two weeks. So what kind of material does he use to create his art? ICE!
Duncan has had an interesting career. He started out as a chef and then became interested in ice
sculpture. Now he has his own business, making fantastic ice sculptures for all kinds of purposes,
including for the cinema, advertising, tourism and for magazine photos. Duncan has made everything
from a life-size igloo in London’s Trafalgar Square to a 12 meter-wide castle for a wedding and ice
cubes for drink adverts.
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So how does he make his sculpture? Duncan and his team work very carefully to produce their ice.
This is because it has to be very clean and clear. It also has to be stored at certain temperatures. If the
ice is completely frozen, it can be very hard to work with. Not only that, but the ice can burn, so the
artists have to wear special protective clothes.
Unlike other forms of art, ice sculptures don’t last forever because they melt. Some people can’t
imagine losing something they’ve created like this. Luckily, Duncan doesn’t mind watching his
sculptures slowly change and then disappear. Many of the sculptures even look better after a few hours
at room temperature. The average ice sculpture lasts for six or seven hours and may take a couple of
days to completely melt, but the smaller ones don’t last long at all.
A. Read the text about artist Duncan Hamilton. Why is it called Disappearing Art?
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B. Apply the words from the list to the sentences
Melt sculpture disappeared creates temperature
1. These candies ____________ in your mouth.
2. Cook the chicken at ___________ of 350 degrees for two hours
3. The airplane _____________ into the clouds.
4. Mr. Robin said that ____________ is the art of the hole and the lump.
5. She’s intelligent so she usually ____________ many good things.
C. Read the text carefully and answer these questions.
1. What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?
a. To talk about the importance art.
b. To explain how one artist works
c. To say why ice sculpture is popular
d. To describe the disadvantages of being an artist
2. What would a reader learn about Duncan Hamilton from the text?
a. He has always been a successful artist.
b. He makes sculptures from kinds of material
c. He prefers to work alone
d. He is popular with the media
3. What does the writer say about the ice?
a. Duncan’s team make it themselves
b. It must be completely frozen
c. The team have to work it quickly
d. It is completely safe to work with
4. The writer says that Duncan’s sculptures
a. Are always huge
b. Generally last for a day
c. Take about a week to make
d. Can improve when they start to melt
5. Which of the following could also be a title for this text
a. How to make an ice sculpture
b. How to change your career
c. How to get on television
d. How to make art a business
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X.
Keys
1. Tuan finds playing table tennis interesting because he plays it with his best friends
2. Why don’t you take up jogging? It helps/ can help you keep fit.
3. When did you start your hobby?
4. I enjoy mountain climbing and I am in a mountain climbing club.
5. What do you think about making models?
6. How do you find dancing?
7. Will you take up collecting dolls in the future?
8. I just keep the bottles after use / after I use them.
9. What is your favourite hobby?
10. Do you share this hobby with anyone?
A. Duncan Hamilton makes sculptures using ice so in the end they melt.
C. 1b (paragraph 1 & 3) 2d (pa2 line 2,3) 3a (pa2 line1) 4d(pa3 line 3) 5d
