REVIEW UNIT 1: HOBBIES

Ex1: Complete the sentences, using the –ing form of the verbs in brackets
1. Sally and her family (go)__go_______ to the park in the summer.
2. Her mum likes (lie) __liking_______ on the blanket and loves (read)__reading_____ her
favourite magazines.
3. Anna’s family likes (go)__going_____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)_going_____to watch a new
Hollywood film next week.
6. My brother hates (do) _doing____ the same things day after day.
Ex2: Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs.
1. The cooking lesson (start)starts______ at 9 a.m.
2. My sister usually (cook)____cooks______ dinner.
3. The train (leave) _____leaves__________ at 10p.m.
4. The Red River (flow)____flows______ through Ha Noi.
5. We sometimes (watch)___watch________ TV on Sundays.
6. My dad (enjoy)____enjoys__________ gardening.
7. My mum and sister (not like)____don’t like_________ going for a picnic.
8. Th sun (rise)___rises______ in the East and (set)___sets_______in the West.
Ex3: Find the word which has a different sounds 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. neigbor B. favorite C. culture D. tourist
5. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot
Ex4: Complete the sentences using the –ing form of the verbs from the box.
read collect watch ride go do take play paint listen
1. Jessica enjoys ____listening__________to music after doing her homework.
2. Mum doesn’t like yoga, but she loves ___going_________aerobics.
3. Dad likes ___doing_______ fishing whenever he has free time..
4. Lucy’s favourite hobby is ____reads________ comic books in spare time.
5. You need to buy paintbrushers before you can start ___paint___________.
6. Joe likes ___taking_______ photos, but he dislikes having bad photos.
7. Do you love ___playing_______ guitar or the piano? – The guitar.
8. They don’t like ___watching_______ TV channels any more, but Youtube.
9. Robert really enjoys ____riding_______ a bike in the early morning.

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10. He and I have a common interest, we both like ___collecting_________ stamps.
Ex5: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Watching birds _______ one of my hobbies.
A. is B. are C. will be D. be
2. Carving wood is difficult, but Charlie _______ it a lot.
A. love doing B. loves doing C. loves do D. love to do
3. Hannah and Sara _________ badminton twice a week.
A. are playing B. will play C. plays D. play
4. Mr. James likes ______ models in his free time.
A. don’t make B. makes C. making D. to make
5. Every year they _______ to Singapore for 2 weeks.
A. travels B. are travel C. travel D. will travel
6. My younger sister ______ with dolls very much.
A. is liking to play B. likes play C. likes to playing D. likes playing
7. Frank likes vehicles, so he finds collecting toy cars __________.
A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interstingly
8. When the weather is good, he ______ camping in the mountain.
A. usually goes B. goes usually C. usually go D. will go usually
READING
Ex6: Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.
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 colours can make you feel relaxed 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.

1. Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby because____________

A. stamps give you interesting facts and important dates about a country
B. you can learn many things such as the geography of a country from stamps
C. stamps give you uninteresting facts and important dates about a country
D. A and B are correct

2. All of the following are true EXCEPT__________

A. stamp collecting can make you famous

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B. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky
C. stamps can make you know more
D. stamps can make you relaxed and happy

3. According to the passage, it is true to say that____________

A. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby
B. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting
C. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money
D. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous

4. The word “business” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________

A. the activity of collecting stamps
B. the activity of buying or selling something
C. the activity of buying stamps from other countries
D. the activity of selling stamps from other countries

5. The main idea of the passage is______________

A. good things from stamp collecting B. famous stamp collectors
C. the history of stamp collecting D. the ways of stamp collecting

Ex7: 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

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7. A. with B. about C. without D. of

8. A. as B. like C. if D. likes
Ex8:
Educatiom: Classroom Rules
1. Sit (1)________ your desk and listen to the teacher.
2. Do not talk, when the teacher is speaking.
3. Keep your hands (2)_________ your own materials.
4. (3)_______ your homework on time.
5. Always bring your textbooks to class.
6. If you have questions, raise your hand and wait for (4)________ from the teacher.
Question 1: A. under B. at C. between D. beside
Question 2: A. on B. to C. with D. from
Question 3: A. Hand in B. Hand out C. Hand over D. Hand up
Question 4: A. answer B. answered C. answering D. answers

WRITING
Ex9: Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.
1. Books/ provide/ the readers/ so/ information/ facts.
A. Books provide the readers to so much information and facts.
B. Books provide the readers to so many information and facts.
C. Books provide the readers with so much information and facts.
D. Books provide the readers with so many information and facts.
2. Listening/ the radio/ watching television/ things I like/ doing.
A. Listening to the radio and watching television are things I like doing.
B. Listening to the radio and watching television is things I like doing.
C. Listening in the radio and watching television are things I like doing.
D. Listening in the radio and watching television is things I like doing.
3. My father/ newspaper/ everyday.
A. My father read newspapers every day.
B. My father reads newspapers every day.
C. My father will read newspapers every day.
D. My father will to read newspapers every day.
4. English/ most popular language/ communication/ the world.
A. English is most popular language of communication on the world.
B. English is the most popular language of communication on the world.
C. English is most popular language of communication in the world.
D. English is the most popular language of communication in the world.

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5. Collecting/ used books/ one/ teacher’s hobbies.
A. Collecting used books is one of my teacher’s hobbies.
B. Collecting used books are one of my teacher’s hobbies.
C. Collecting used books are one teacher’s hobbies.
D. Collecting used books is one of teacher’s hobbies.

Ex10: Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.
1. I like bird-watching so much
A. I am fond of watching birds so much C. I love watching bird so much
C. I enjoy feeding brids up so much D. I am fond of watching bird so much
2. I don’t think it is difficult to climb mountains with other people
A. I think it is very easy to climb mountains alone.
B. I don’t like climbing mountains with other people because it is difficult.
C. I think it is very difficult to climb mountains with other people.
D. I think it is quite easy to climb mountains with other people.
3. My father and I share the same hobby.
A. I don’t like my father’s hobby C. My father doesn’t like my hobby
C. My father shares this hobby with me D. My father shares this hobby of me
4. Vinh has played the guitar for three years.
A. Vinh didn’t play the guitar three years ago. C. Vinh began to play the guitar three years ago.
C. Vinh has played the guitar three years ago. D. Vinh loves playing the guitar.
5. He is interested in reading picture books.
A. He finds reading picture books interesting. C. He doesn’t like reading picture books.
C. He will read picture books. D. He is interesting in picture books.