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 line 3 refers to
A. cycling B. passion C. excitement D. doing exercise
4. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines
A. 2 B. 5 C. 5-6 D. 8-9
5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that
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.
D. Some cyclists don’t want to buy expensive bikes
3. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. when/ I/ ten/ begin/ play football.=when I was ten,I began playing football
3. read/ books/ free time/ is/ favourite/ hobby.=Reading books in the free time is my favourite hobby
4 4. I/ think/ skate/ more/ interesting/ mountain - climbing.=I think skating is more interesting than mountain - climbing.
5. I /not/ know/ why/ my mother/ cook.I don't know why my mother cooked
6. He/ collect/ books/ whenever/ have/ money.=>6. He collects books whenever he has money.
7. How many/ paintings/ she/ paint?=> How many paintings does she paint?
8. I/ love/ flowers/ so/ I/ plant/ around/ house.=>I love flowers so I plant them around my house.
PRACTICE TEST
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
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. neighbour B. favourite C. culture D. tourist
5. A. hobby B. hour C. hotel D. hot
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
6. A. reporter B. collector C. gardener D. newspaper
7. A. stamps B. album C. collector D. mountain
8. A. skating B. climbing C. gardening D. horse-riding
9. A. hate B. enjoy C. love D. like
10. A. unusual B. favourite C. popular D. common
D. common III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
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?
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. I love my sister’s paintings because she is ......very in using colours.
A. careless B. care C. creative D. imagine
15. A hobby helps you to connect with people. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
16. I join a photography club, and all the 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
19. You can share your stamps other collectors a stamp club. A. with - at B. to - at C. with - in D. to - in
20.I think this hobby does not cost you much, and you need is time.
A. most B. all C. some D. all of
21. Nowadays people hours sitting in front of computers. A. take B. last C. set D. spend
22. I think you should take up swimming it is suitable for your health condition. A. so B. because C. although D. but
23. My family enjoys because we can sell vegetables and flowers money. A. garden - to B. gardening - for C. gardening - with D. garden - of
24. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your to your friends as presents. A. hobby B. money C. greetings D. products
25. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the magazines. A. fashion B. cooking C. sports D. science
26. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is . A. danger B. in danger C. dangerous D. endangered
27. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three a week. A. time B. a time C. times D. timings
28. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make of the things we like best. A. meanings B. models C. copies D. uses
29. You need to be to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell. A. careful B. interested C. fit D. patient
30. If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will your own clothes. A. do B. make C. take D. get