E 11CB Unit 13

I like to be near water – sea, lake or river.. Of course, the sports I like are the ones which need water – sailing, rowing and swimming.. It is possible to swim in small swimming pools,

UNIT 13: HOBBIES

A PHONETICS

I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that

of the other words.

II Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

* Circle the best answer for each sentence.

7) My father is an guitarist

A accomplishing B accomplished C accomplish D accomplishment 8) He is very good at people singing with his guitar

9) My uncle is interested in stamps

10) She is a very accomplished pianist The word “accomplished” is closest in meaning to “ ”

11) A is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember

12) If you a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune

13) My for my mother is infinite

14) I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp

15) I had forgotten all about it about it because I had been so with other things

16) You should not indulge yourself anything that can form a bad habit

A in B on C for D at

17) He keeps a lot of pictures and paintings He is at art

18) I really admire him, for his

19) I don’t know the title but I recognize the of this song

20) I don’t have much money, so I bought the camera

21) I bought the golden fish

A It was from this shop that B I was from this shop where

22) It was Tom to help us

23) the police had rescued from the fire

baby whom

24) my parents gave me the fish tank

A It was on my birthday when B It was my birthday on that

25) I first met my girlfriend

26) on the phone

27) a high level of blood cholesterol

28) It is the library

A that I often borrow books B that I often borrow books from

C where I often borrow books from D from that I often borrow books 29) England won the World Cup

30) took my car

A It was you B It were you C It was you that D It was you whom

C READING

* Circle the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.

I like to be near water – sea, lake or river That I probably because I was born in a village by the sea, and I have lived most of my life close to water When I am in some place which is far from lake, river and sea, I am restless and I always feel that there is something missing, even though it is sometimes hard for

me to decide what it is

Of course, the sports I like are the ones which need water – sailing, rowing and swimming It is possible to swim in small swimming pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible without a lot of water Rowing is best in a river and sailing

on the sea or a big lake, but one can do some sailing on a river and one can certainly row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good

Of the three sports – swimming, rowing and sailing – I like rowing best because it is the easiest to continue during the winter, when the water is too cold for comfortable swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing Even on the coldest day one row, only ice on the water or thick fog can stop one Sometimes it

is so cold when I go out rowing that drop of water freeze wherever they fall In such weather, it is not very pleasant to swim as one cannot stay in the water very long However, when is rowing, one gets warmer the longer one goes on

31) Where was the writer born?

A In a village by the river B In a village near a lake

32) How does the writer feel when he is in some place which is nor near the water?

33) What type of sport does he like?

C Sports played only on the sea D Sports played near lakes and river 34) Where can people row and sail?

35) Why does he like rowing best?

A Because it makes him warmer B Because he can still it in cold days

C Because it makes him stronger D Because it is easier to play

36) Why are swimming and sailing not easy sports to continue in winter?

A Because the sea is too rough B Because the sea is coo cold

C Because the water is too cold D Both A and C

37) What can stop people from rowing? A Ice on the water or thick fog

38) What sometimes happens when he goes out rowing in very cold weather?

C Drops of water freeze in the places they fall D Drops of water fall

39) Why is it unpleasant to swim in cold weather?

A One can only stay in the water for a short time

B One stays in the weather for a long time

40) What does the word “which” in paragraph 1 refer to?

D WRITING

* Circle the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting

41) It was at this shop where I bought a T-shirt three days ago

A B C D

42) It is my closest friend goes abroad to study next month

A B C D