UNIT 2: MY HOBBIES

I/ Give the correct form of the verbs in

brackets
1. She (invite) ............................... some her
friends in her party.
2. He (go) ............................. to English club
every day.
3. We (play) ............................... soccer on
weekends.
4. Duong says he loves horse-riding but he (not/
continue)................................this hobby from
next year.
5. My aunt (play)................................the guitar
once a week.
II/ Fill in each blank with a suitable
preposition
1. He takes photographs ________ a hobby.
2. Hi, everyone. Welcome ________ my house!
3. Is there anything good ________ television
tonight?
4. I’m thirsty ________a big glass of ice water.
5. Joe has good manners. He’s always polite
________ everyone.
 6. I'm not familiar ________that book. Whose is it?
III/ 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, it 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 money box 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.

1. A. collecting B. collection C. collected D. collectors

2. A. hobby B. hobbies C. game D. games
3. A. after B. in C. from D. of
4. A. other B. different C. unlike D. diverse
5. A. showing B. show C. shown D. to show
6. A. other B. another C. others D. person
7. A. with B. about C. without D. of
8. A. as B. like C. if D. likes
IV/ Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D
1.Nowadays people ________________ hours
sitting in front of computers.
A.spend
B. last
C. set
D. take
2. There are many ____________ why it is
important to have a hobby.
A.answers
B. reasons
C. details
D. facts
3. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she
goes swimming three_________a week.
A.time
B. a time
C. times
D. timings
4. I join a photography club, and all members love
_______________.
A.take
B. taking
C. make
D. making
5. We ________ swimming because it’s fun and
good exercise.
A. like
B. are liking
C. will like
D. liked
V/ 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. The lessons 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 an 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.
1. Kien goes to home after school.
 2. He practices swimming five times a month.
3. His swimming instructor is so hard.
4. He swims about five kilometers during the
lesson.
5. The best friend won first prize in the
swimming competition.
VI/ Complete the second sentence so that it
has the same meaning as the first one
1. Why don’t we go shopping this afternoon?
What about __________________________
2. Peter is a hard worker.
Peter ________________________________
3. There are no bottles on the shelf.
There aren’t __________________________