Complete the sentences in Mai’s email with the correct form of the verb in brackets.. I have some new friends called David and John.[r]
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UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
A PHONETICS
I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
2 A question B location C nation D animation
5 A learned B dressed C guided D wanted
7 A comedy B leisure C cinema D celebration
12 A bracelet B favourite C craft D game
13 A leisure B sure C shopping D socialise
15 A satisfied B hooked C bored D socialised
16 A sound B cloud C found D favorite
17 A tool B noon C door ` D school
19 A crafts B teenagers C streets D stamps
20 A mention B suggestion C action D education
21 A leisure B eight C celebrate D penalty
24 A although B laugh C paragraph D enough
27 A communicate B produce C computer D summer
28 A pressure B especial C prepare D helpful
II Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
1 A football B windsurfing C badminton D aerobics
2 A volleyball B weather C winter D vacation
3 A climbing B canoeing C cricket D cycling
6 A bookstore B improve C goldfish D novel
7 A satisfy B average C volunteer D cultural
Trang 28 A origami B delicious C community D technology
10 A teenager B negative C solution D benefit
11 A satisfied B socialize C volunteer D exercise
12 A information B technology C community D activity
13 A library B museum C melody D favourite
14 A protection B addicted C computer D goldfish
15 A skateboard B sticker C adore D leisure
B MULTIPLE CHOICE
I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. We to the countryside two months ago
2 What will you do if you the final examinations?
A will pass B would pass C pass D passed
3 I wish my summer holiday longer
4 I asked him he came from
5 It rained hard , my father went to work
A Therefore B However C Because D.So
6 Your sister writes poems and stories, she?
7 Laura fell asleep during the lesson she was tired
8 How much do you want?
9 Do you know the man you met at the party yesterday?
10 Tomorrow the director will have a meeting 8:00 am to 10:00 am
11 The doctor advised me jogging every morning
12 The bike I have just bought is every cheap
13 We will start our trip 6 o’clock the morning
Trang 3A in/ in B at / in C in / at D at / at
14 He said he come back later
15 We anything from James since we left school
A haven’t heard B heard C don’t hear D didn’t hear
16 If I a bird, I would be a dove
17 The children sang during the trip
A happily B happiness C unhappy D happy
18 This newspaper everyday
A is publishing B publish C published D is published
19 You have lived in this city since 1998, ?
A haven’t you B didn’t you C did you D have you
20 My students enjoy English very much
A learn B learnt C learning D to learn
21 Mai enjoys to music, especially pop music in her free time
A hearing B playing C listening D talking
22 My grandparents love very much There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden
23 You should avoid too much TV It’s not good for your eyes
A seeing B looking C watching D glancing
24 Nga likes with her close friend on Saturday evenings
25 Lan used to love _ front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t She takes part in a judo club
26 Minh is very hard-working boy He doesn’t mind a lot of homework in the evenings
Trang 427 Do you fancy _ around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?
28 I don’t like _ up early in the winter days I love in bed late
29 Mai’s dad likes _ spring rolls when her family her parties
30 Why don’t we our parents with some DIY project? T think it is useful
31.How much time do you spend _ leisure activities?
32 Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right _ your street
33 Many young people don’t _ walking to school or playing active games?
34 Daisy is _ social media She spends lots of time on Facebook and Instagram
A tired of B bored with C addicted to D curious about
35 _ leisure time is free from compulsory activities, it is often referred to as “free time.’
A Because B Although C. When D As long as
36 On YouTube you can find many videos on _ all aspects of your English
A surfing B working C taking D improving
37 Some addicts are teenagers _ are hooked on computer games
38 My sister enjoys _ She usually walks around the mall, but not buying anything
39 You can raise a _ pet like a Neopet if you aren’t allowed to own a real pet
40.“My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” “ _”
A That sounds so weird! B That’s all right
C OK That’s what you’ve chosen D Sure It’s very entertaining
Trang 541 Nick reads the language websites every day because he is trying _Vietnamese.
A learning B to learn C learn D learns
42 Even though it is weekend, he prefers _books at home to _out with friends
C reading/ hanging D to read/ to hang
43 Hoa is a shopaholic She loves _
C going to the cinema D going to her club
44 Hung founds a movie club People join this club because they are _watching movies
45 A: She really _collecting coins
B: It’s more than that She is obsessed!
46 I can’t live without coffee I’m so _to it
A addict B addictive C addicted D addiction
47 There are many reality shows, comedies and TV series nowadays because people
love _TV
48 Liz wants to use her free time for helpful activities so she works as _
A. a volunteer B a fan
C a teammate D a partner
49 She is always _on something nice and cute even though they are useless
A addicted B interested C hooked D fallen
50 It _him so many years to collect stamps Now his collection is very large and valuable
A. has taken B has spent C has waste D has used
C WORD FORMS
I Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1 I like cooking in my free time It makes me feel _ (RELAX)
2 My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is (BORE)
3 Skateboarding is her hobby It is also one of the most sports
of the teenagers in this town
(POPULARITY)
4 My close friend gave me a _ present on my (WONDER)
Trang 6birthday I like it so much
5 My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection
_ He really loves his job
(ORGANIZE)
6 People in my country are very warm and (FRIEND)
7 An is a child whose parents are dead (ORPHANAGE)
8 L.A Hill is a writer (HUMOR)
9 I’m sorry for the delay (EXTREME)
10 Role-play is in developing communication skills (HELP)
11 There are four _in my house (BOOKSELF)
12 The photocopy is between the and the drugstore (BAKE)
13 We must be _when we cross the road (CARE)
14 Air _ is a big problem in many cities in the world (POLUTE)
15 Yoko is from Japan She is (JAPAN)
16 The Internet is very _, it takes up a lot of our time (ADDICT)
17 I enjoy _ with friends and going out at the weekend (SOCIAL)
18 Sitting in front of the computer too long can cause
(OBESE)
19 Are you _ about the new Gears Of War games? (EXCITE)
20 She listens to classical music for (RELAX)
D VERB FORMS
Complete the sentences, using the -ing form of the given verbs.
1. We enjoy _for a walk around the lake every evening
2. My friend Jenifer loves _ unique things
3. Most of my friends don’t like _homework at the weekend
4. Do you like _ flowers in the balcony?
5. I hate _ outdoors in the summer It’s so hot
6. I don’t like _ challenging sports like ice skating or surfing
7. My cousin David adores _ photos He has got an expensive camera
8 Who dislikes films on TV?
9 Does Laura hate noodles?
10.My mother detests by bus because she can be carsick
II Write the correct form of the verbs
1 Vietnamese students love (go) picnic at the weekend
2 I hate (spend) all day on (go) fishing
3 People in Britain love (drink) tea with milk
4 Do you like (listen) to music
Trang 75 Does Anna fancy (watch) horrible movies
6 I prefer (make) craft to (draw) a picture
7 Kate loves (hang out) with her friends on her birthday
8 I detest (eat) fish
9 Do you mind (turn) off the TV?
10 Does she adore (work) with handicapped students?
III Complete the sentences in Mai’s email with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Hi, Susan!
Well, I’m here in Ha Noi, now I see quite a lot of my cousin Hoa because we (1) (enjoy/ do) _the same things I have some new friends called David and John David
is very good at computers and he (2) (not mind/ help) _ me so that’s good John is really nice too He (3) (play) _basketball and he (4) (go/ skateboard) quite a lot His brother Toby is 18 and he’s really cool but he (5) (prefer/ play) _football I (6) (do) gymnastics once a week and Hoa (7) (do) _ karate She prefers indoor sports because she (8) (not like/ get) cold!
Write soon!
E CORRECTION
I Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1 Having leisure activities are truly important to the elderly
A B C D
2. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at home
3 Parents are concerned that their kids may be spending too many time on screens
A B C D
4. Collecting coins is exciting, but it can also be relaxed
5 Cloud watching sound weird, but Hang adores it
A B C D
6 For some young people, enjoyment involves sitting in front a computer playing games
A B C D
7 His parents are thinking of banning him on using the computer
A B C D
8 When you game online, be carefully when making friends with strangers
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9. I detest to have to get up when it’s dark outside
A B C D
10 Do you fancy to come on a day trip to Bath next Saturday?
A B C D
11 Would you mind to open the window?
A B C D
12. Why are they encouraged to learning English?
A B C D
13. I preferred comics in my free time
A B C D
14. Mai enjoys to make crafts, especially cloth dolls
A B C D
15 For some people, training pets are hard work
A B C D
II There are five grammar mistakes in this passage Find and correct them.
Like most people, I turn on my laptop play as well as to
study At weekends, I go to my favorite chat room and I chat
Sometimes I spend hours online and I often make new
friends My mum doesn’t go shop anymore She likes buy
everything online My sister likes music and she has join a
rock group which she found on a webpage at her university
When I want to improving my English, there are a lot of
great websites with vocabulary games and practice exercises
I usually score more points than my sister!
_ _ _ _ _ _
F READING
I Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) more than an hour at a time online I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2) _ the internet anywhere Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) three times
Mainly I just (4) _ my friends I read online magazines and I look (5) information, too I also compare prices of thing, (6) I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe
Trang 9I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) _ One friend of mine always looks (8) because he spends all night online Although he’s got a bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) _ his habits
In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet(10) _
3 A online B internet C computer
9 A. change B to change C changed
10 A sensible B sensibly C sensibleness
II Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
Most people watch TV in their leisure time A television is considered essential in every household It can be the source of entertainment for all members in the family There are always programmes suitable for different ages, genders and interests… Watching TV is a great way to spend time and bond with your family Besides the entertainment value, TV shows can also be educational with cooking programmes, documentaries…TV is also a way
to expand your mind and see places you couldn’t in real life However, spending too much time in front of the TV makes you a couch potato, lazy person who watches TV a lot It can negatively affect your physical health because you are less likely to exercise You creativity and imagination can also be limited because of television
1 Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A Television and Household
B Entertainment for family members
C Advantages and Disadvantages of watching TV
D Imagination from Television
2 What proves that television serves all members in the family?
A TV programmes are designed for different genders
B TV programmes are designed for all ages
Trang 10C TV programmes are designed for various interests.
D All are correct
3 According to the writer, what are the advantages of watching TV?
A Connecting family members C Opening your mind
B Providing knowledge D All are correct
4. According to the writer, what are the disadvantages of watching TV?
A Improving your physical health C A and B are incorrect
B Encouraging your imagination D A and B are correct
5 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A It costs much money to own a television
B People watch TV for entertaining
C A couch potato may had bad physical health
D There are cooking programmes and documentaries on TV
III Read the conversation and answer the questions.
Hoa: Well, everybody … What shall we do today? Any idea?
Mary: I’m not sure … it depends on the weather Is it sunny outside?
Hoa: Just a minute … oh, it’s raining again
Mai: Oh, no! I don’t want another boring day like yesterday Is there anything
interesting we can go and see?
Mark: I know what can do I’ll have a look at the guide book I’m sure we can do I’ll have a look at the guide book I’m sure we can find some ideas in there
Mary: All right Where is the guide book?
Mark: It’s there On the shelf
Mary: Let’s see … well, there’s the Museum of Country Life
How about that?
Hoa: Is there anything more exciting?
Mary: Well There’s Aqua World It’s Sea Life centre
Hoa: Yes, that sounds better Why don’t we go there?
Mai: Ok then, if you like
Mark: Shall I phone them to see what time it opens?
Mary: Good idea! So everybody’s happy, then