PRACTICE

PART 1. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. bird B. girl C. first D. sister
2. A. burn B. sun C. hurt D. turn
3. A. nurse B. picture C. surf D. return
4. A. neighbor B. favorite C. culture D. tourist
5. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot
Exercise 2. Find the word which has different stress from the others.
1. A. arrange B. foreign C. lyric D. model
2. A. collect B. defeat C. nature D. unique
3. A. receive B. perceive C. present D. arrange
4. A. decorate B. melody C. valuable D. opponent
5. A. protect B. photo C. patient D. nature

PART 2. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.
nature competition cheap bird-watching wood
carve decorate bug present photo

1.carve 2.nature 3.photo 4.present 5.competition

6.wood 7.decorate 8.cheap 9.bug 10.bird-

watching
Exercise 2. Circle the odd one out.

1. A. reporter B. collector C. gardener D. newspaper

2. A. stamp B. album C. collector D. mountain
3. A. skating B. climbing C. gardening D. horse-riding
4. A. hate B. enjoy C. love D. like
5. A. unusual B. favourite C. popular D. common
6. A. cycling B. cooking C. night D. gardening
7. A. play B. swim C. collect D. stamps
8. A. horse-riding B. challenging C. bird-watching D. mountain-climbing
9. A. pet B. write C. walk D. eat
10. A. pottery B.cook C. flower D. wood
Exercise 3. Reorder the letters to make correct words, then match them with their meanings.
A B
1. D-O-R-B-E
a. to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby
BORED - d
2. A-R-V-C-E
b. the words of a song, especially a pop song
CARVE - g
3. E-C-A-H-P c. a picture that is made by using a camera that stores images in digital form
CHEAP - k or that has a film sensitive to light inside it
4. L-C-E-T-O-L-C d. feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in somebody/
COLLECT - a something or because you have nothing to do
5. T-O-S-C
e. pressure or worry caused by the problems in somebody's life
COST - h
6. T-E-F-A-E-D f. something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special occasion,
DEFEAT - i especially to show friendship, or to say thank you
7. I-L-Y-R-C g. to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a piece of
LYRIC - b wood or stone, or another hard material
8. H-O-P-O-T
h. the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something
PHOTO - c
9. T-P-E-R-E-N-S
i. to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition
PRESENT - f
10. S-S-T-E-R-S
k. costing little money or less money than you expected
 STRESS - e
II. GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Write the correct 3rd person singular verb form.
1. eat ____eats_____ 11. see _____sees______
2. do _____does______ 12. wake ______wakes_____
3. study _____studies______ 13. take _____takes______
4. watch _____watches_____ 14. teach ____teaches_______
_
5. drink _______drinks____ 15. brush _____brushes_____
_
6. read ______reads_____ 16. lose _____loses______
7. make _____makes______ 17. kiss ______kisses_____
8. learn ______learns_____ 18. catch ______catches_____
9. tidy ______tidies_____ 19. swim ______swims_____
10. play ______plays_____ 20. carry ____carries_______

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using Present Simple.

1. My sister (go) __goes___ to school from Monday to Friday.
2. My hair (be) ___is______ short and black.
3. Mary (tidy) ____tidies_____ her room every morning.
4. Jack and Jill (not speak) ___don’t speak______ Vietnamese well.
5. My younger sister (not be) __isn’t_______ fond of seafood.
6. John (not get) ____doesn’t get_____ up early on Sundays.
7. _____Does Anna have____ (Anna / have) milk for breakfast?
8. What _do_you usually do ____ (you / do / usually) in your free time?
9. ____Do they wear_____ (they / wear) uniforms every school day?
10. What time __does his school start_______ (his school / start)?
Exercise 3. Turn the following sentences into positive, negative and interrogative.
1. (+) I / We like collecting glass bottles.
(-)I don’t like collecting glass bottles.
(?) Do you like collecting glass bottles ?
2. (+) She likes taking photos.
(-) She doesn't like taking photos.
(?) Does she like taking photos ?
3. (+) My sister enjoys going to the cinema with her friends.
(-) My sister doesn’t enjoy going to the cinema with her friends.
(?) Does your sister enjoy going to the cinema with her friends ?
4. (+) My sister's hobby is arranging flowers.
(-) My sister’s hobby isn’t arranging flowers.
(?) Is your sister’s hobby arranging flowers ?
5. (+) Anna and Hoa love collecting toy bears.
(-) Anna and Hoa don’t love collecting toy bears.
(?) Do Anna and Hoa love collecting toy bears ?
6. (+) Listening to music in my/ our free time is my favourite hobby.
(-) Listening to music in my free time isn’t my favourite hobby.
(?) Is listening to music in your free time your favourite hobby ?
7. (+) We go fishing at weekends.
(-) We don’t go fishing at weekends.
(?) Do we/ I go fishing at weekends ?
8. (+) My favourite hobby is watching the goldfish in the tank.
(-) My favourite hobby isn’t watching the goldfish in the tank.
(?) Is your favourite hobby watching the goldfish in the tank ?
9. (+) My family and I watch TV every evening
(-) My family and I don’t watch TV every evening.
(?) Do my/ your family and I watch TV every evening?
10. (+) John loves being outdoors and discovering nature
(-) John doesn’t love being outdoors and discovering nature
(?) Does John love being outdoors and discovering nature?
Exercise 4. Match the verbs in column A with the suitable nouns/ noun phrases in column B.
A B
1. collect C A. television
2. take G B. books
3. do J C. stamps
4. watch A D. pop music
5. play H E. wood
6. go I F. pottery
7. listen to D G. photos
8. make F H. the piano
9. read B I. sightseeing
10. carve E J. housework

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sally and her family love (go) ____going_____ to the park in the summer.
2. Her mum likes (lie) ____lying_____ on the blanket and loves (read) ___reading______ her
favourite magazines.
3. Anna’s family (like) ____likes_____ the park because they love (be) ___being______
outdoors.
4. I enjoy (collect) ___collecting______ dolls and it becomes my pleasure.
5. We love (watch) ___watching______ new films, and we (go) __will go_____ to watch a new
Hollywood film next weekend.
6. My brother hates (do) __doing_______ the same things day after day.
7. Our uncle (play) __plays_______ badminton once a week.
8. I (collect) ___collect______ a lot of stamps from foreign countries so far.
9. In 2100, people (travel) ___will travel______ in flying cars.
10. “I’m so hungry, Mum.” - “I (make) __will make_______ you some sandwiches.”
Exercise 6. Put the verb in the parentheses into correct tenses.
1. The sun always __rises_______ (rise) in the east.
2. In my country, it ___doesn’t rain______ (not, rain) much in winter.
3. The moon(move) moves around the earth.
4. Mai ____is_____ (be) very happy because she has 3 good marks today.
5. I like _____playing____ (play) tennis.
6. My brother ____enjoys_____ (enjoy) playing football. He usually ___plays______ (play)
football every afternoon.
7. My brothers ___isn’t______ (be, not) engineers.
8. Well, he is 40 years old, bald with a moustache. He ___has______ (have) large ears and he
____wears_____ (wear) glasses.
9. They ___don’t have______ (have, not) any money.
10. Hoa ___visits______ (visit) her parents once a year.
Exercise 7. Choose the correct answer in each sentence.
1. Are you interested for/ in photography?
2. This is my best/ favourite book. It’s David Copperfield, by Dickens.
3. I’ve decided to make/ join the local swimming club.
4. Kate usually passes/ spends most of her time reading.
5. Tim has a very interesting fun/ hobby. He builds small boats.
6. What do you like doing in your empty/ spare time? =Free
7. Wendy is a member/ team of the drama club.
8. Anna likes going to the cinema/ cinema.
9. John's hobby is collecting stamps. He is a stamp collect/ collector.
10. Hannah is very creative/ create and she paints very well.
Exercise 8. Complete the passages with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Peter
Peter is playing the piano. He (1. play) ___plays______ the piano every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. He (2. often, play) _often plays________ the piano for his girlfriend.
His girlfriend’s name is Amanda. She loves (3. watch) __watching_______ Peter play. He
plays classical music and sometimes he sings to her. He’s very romantic. Peter (4. be)
__is_______ a talented piano player. His dream (5. be) ___is______ to quit his job and make
a living by playing the piano while traveling around the world.
Samantha
Samantha is jogging. She (6. often, run) __often runs_______ in marathons. She (7.
usually, run) __usually runs_______ in the morning, but she occasionally runs after work. She
(8. never, run) _never runs________ outside in the winter. She (9. always, run) ___always
runs______ inside because she can’t stand cold weather and she’s afraid that she will slip and
fall on the ice. Samantha (10. want) ___wants______ to run in marathons all over the world.
Exercise 9. Circle the best answers.
1. Nowadays people _________ hours sitting in front of computers.
A. spend B. last C. set D. take
2. My uncle usually _________ a lot of beautiful photos.
A. take B. takes C. to take D. taking
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 _________ as to your friends
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. I think collecting old bowls _________ a very boring hobby.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
9. I like _________ books because it widens my knowledge.
A. read B. reads C. to reading D. reading
10. Model making is a _________ way of spending time.
A. wonder B. wonderful C. wondering D. wondered
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?làm mô hình
A. pick up B. look for C. take up D. find
13. Do you think that hobby is_________ and boring?
A. easy B. difficult C. danger D. interesting
14. My brother usually _________ fishing in his free time.
A. go B. to go C. goes D. going
15. We _________ roller skating because it's dangerous.
A. don't like B. not like C. don’t likes D. doesn’t like
16. I join a photography club, and all members love _________ a lot of beautiful 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 (n/ v)
19. You can share your stamps _________ other collectors _________ a stamp club.
A. with-at B. to-at C. with-in D. to-in
20. She finds _________ flowers interesting because it helps her relax.
A. arrange B. arranges C. to arrange D. arranging
Exercise 10. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. What does your mother does at weekends? ____do________
2. When I am free, I often listens to my favourite songs from an old ___listen_________
cassette recorder.
3. My best friend does not goes to class to learn how to sing. ____go________
4. She loves music and she likes writting songs. _____writing/
composing_______
5. My sister finds arrange flowers interesting. arranging_
6. What does your favourite hobby, Anna? ______is______
7. My brother have an unusual hobby, carving eggshells. ______has______
8. Jim finds bird-watching interest because he can learn about nature. ______interesting______
9. Amy likes makes pottery very much. ______make(to make/
making)______
10. My brother wants to goes to the amusement park. ______go______

III. READING
Exercise 1. Read the dialogue, then fill ill the blanks with suitable words in the box.
are from enjoy climb
show collecting expensive about
Nick: Hi Mi, welcome to our house!
Elena: Come upstairs! I’ll (1) ____show________ you my room.
Mi: Wow! You have so many dolls.
Elena: Yes. My hobby is (2) _____collecting_______ dolls. Do you have a hobby?
Mi: I like collecting glass bottles.
Elena: Really? That's very unusual. Is it (3) ____expensive________?
Mi: Not at all. I just keep the bottles after we use them. What (4) ____about________ doll
collecting? Is it expensive?
Elena: I guess so, but all of my dolls (5) _____are_______ presents. My aunt and uncle
always give me dolls on special occasions.
Mi: Your dolls are all very different.
Elena: Yes, they're (6) ______from______ all over the world!
Nick: I don't know why girls collect things. It's a piece of cake.
Mi: Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick?
Nick: Yes, I (7) ___enjoy_________ mountain climbing.
Mi: But Nick, there are no mountains around here!
Nick: I know. I'm in a mountain climbing club. We travel to mountains around Viet Nam. In the
future, I'll (8) _____climbing_ (climb) ______ mountains in other countries too.
Exercise 2. Circle the correct answers.
What do you like doing best (1) ____________ your spare time? My cousin Paul likes going
(2) ____________ in the country and (3) ____________ photos. Sometimes he (4)
____________ with his friends, and they (5) ____________ at the park or at the beach. They
always (6) ____________ a good time. His brother Chris isn’t (7) ____________ on walking.
He spends most of the (8) ____________ at home.
1. A. for B. when C. in D. at
2. A. for walks B. walks C. a walk D. to walk(đi dạo/ đi bộ)
3. A. making B. having C. taking D. doing
4. A. travels B. gets up C. sees D. goes out
5. A. enjoy B. have fun C. hobby D. go
6. A. have B. make C. do D. like
7. A. interested B. out C. decided D. keen
8. A. other B. time C. people D. money
Exercise 3. Read the passage carefully and circle the correct answers.
If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not enough
lanes, especially for bikes, and making your way through the traffic can be very risky. But if you
have a great passion, cycling in London can be exciting, and it is an inexpensive way of
keeping fit if you live there. Some cyclists don't mind spending a lot of money on expensive
bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many
cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale, which may not be impressive to look
at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a cycling helmet if you want to cycle in London.
Wearing a cycling helmet is not compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for
protection.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Cycling helmets B. Cheap bicycles
C. Bicycle markets D. Cycling in London
2. According to the passage, cycling in London is ____________.
A. easy B. difficult C. tiring D. boring
3. The word "it” in bold refers to ____________.
A. cycling B. passion C. excitement D. doing exercise
4. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines ____________.
A. 2-3 B. 5 C. 5-6 D. 8-9
5. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT ____________.
A. It is compulsory to wear a helmet when cycling in Britain.
B. Some bikes in London are cheap.
C. There are not many lanes, especially for bikes.(small roads)
D. Some cyclists don't want to buy expensive bikes.

VI. WRITING
Exercise 1. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. His / flowers. / is / painting / hobby I pictures / of
His hobby is painting pictures of flowers.
2. television I your / favorite / What's / program?
What’s your favorite television program ?
3. stamps, / of / my / is / collecting / old / One / hobbies
One of my hobbies is collecting old stamps
4. to / my / often / spend / leisure / time / listening / I / the / radio.
I often spend my leisure time to listening the radio.
5. is / Tom / a / model /railroad / hobbyist.
Tom is a model railroad hobbyist.
6. Dave / doesn't / Mary. / enjoy / hanging / with / out
Dave doesn’t enjoy hanging out with Mary.(Hang out with s.o)
7. getting / hates / up / Tom / in / the / morning. / early
Tom hates getting up early in the morning.
8. Making / model / planes / is/ his / only / hobby.
Making model planes is his only hobby .
9. playing/ loves / Einstein / the / violin.
Einstein loves playing the violin.
10 hobbies. / spend / have / time / to / with / their / families / or / to / their / enjoy / They
They enjoy to spending time with their families or to have their hobbies
Exercise 2. Make up the passage using the words and phrases given.
Stamp collection/ be/ interesting hobby. You/ can learn many things, such/ the geography/
a country/ stamps. Postal stamps/ be a source/ interesting facts/ important dates/ every
country/ the world. It/ make stamp collecting/ become very popular.
As you look at the pages/ a stamp album, you/ can learn interesting details/ foreign
customs/ arts/ literature/ history/ culture. Their colors/ can make/ you feel relaxed/ happy.
Collecting stamps/ can become/ a business. If you are lucky/ finding/ special stamp, it/ will
bring/ you some money besides knowledge/ pleasure.
Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the
geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are a source of interesting facts and
important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very
popular. As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign
customs, arts, literature, history and culture.Their colors can make you feel relax and happy.
Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will
bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure