English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch UNIT 13: HOBBIES A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. admired B. looked C. missed D. hoped 2) A. admire B. avid C. variety D. while 3) A. engrave B. pastime C. undertake D. spectator II. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. envelope B. album C. usually D. accompany 5) A. admire B. regular C. mountain D. corner 6) A. hobby B. oversea C. collect D. myself B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR * Circle the best answer for each sentence. 7) My father is an ____ guitarist. A. accomplishing B. accomplished C. accomplish D. accomplishment 8) He is very good at ____ people singing with his guitar. A. making B. getting C. accompanying D. having 9) My uncle is interested in ____ stamps. A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. to collect 10) She is a very accomplished pianist. The word “accomplished” is closest in meaning to “____”. A. skilled B. beautiful C. interesting D. admired 11) A ____ is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. A. musical instrument B. guitar C. practice D. tune 12) If you ____ a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune. A. accomplish B. accompany C. collect D. admire 13) My ____ for my mother is infinite. A. admire B. admirer C. admiration D. admirable 14) I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp ____. A. collect B. collecting C. collection D. collector 15) I had forgotten all about it about it because I had been so ____ with other things. A. occupied B. interested C. accomplished D. successful 16) You should not indulge yourself ____ anything that can form a bad habit. 1 English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch A. in B. on C. for D. at 17) He keeps a lot of pictures and paintings. He is at art ____. A. keeper B. collector C. guitarist D. relative 18) I really admire him, for his ____. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully 19) I don’t know the title but I recognize the ____ of this song. A. sound B. rhyme C. tune D. theme 20) I don’t have much money, so I bought the camera ____. A. newly B. second-hand C. immediately D. profitably 21) ____ I bought the golden fish. A. It was from this shop that B. I was from this shop where C. It was this shop which D. It was this shop that 22) It was Tom ____ to help us. A. comes B. that comes C. to come D. who came 23) ____ the police had rescued from the fire. A. The baby B. The baby that C. It was the baby whom D. The baby whom 24) ____ my parents gave me the fish tank. A. It was on my birthday when B. It was my birthday on that C. It was my birthday that D. It was on my birthday that 25) ____ I first met my girlfriend. A. It was in London that B. It was in London where C. It was London that D. It was London which 26) ____ on the phone. A. It is his mother whom is B. It was his mother whom is C. It was his mother who is D. It is his mother who is 27) ____ a high level of blood cholesterol. A. It is eggs that contain B. Those are eggs it contains C. It is eggs that contains D. It is eggs contain 28) It is the library ____. A. that I often borrow books B. that I often borrow books from C. where I often borrow books from D. from that I often borrow books 29) ____ England won the World Cup. A. It was in 1966 that B. It was on 1966 that C. It was in 1966 when D. It was 1966 in that 30) ____ took my car. 2 English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch A. It was you B. It were you C. It was you that D. It was you whom C. READING * Circle the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage. I like to be near water – sea, lake or river. That I probably because I was born in a village by the sea, and I have lived most of my life close to water. When I am in some place which is far from lake, river and sea, I am restless and I always feel that there is something missing, even though it is sometimes hard for me to decide what it is. Of course, the sports I like are the ones which need water – sailing, rowing and swimming. It is possible to swim in small swimming pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible without a lot of water. Rowing is best in a river and sailing on the sea or a big lake, but one can do some sailing on a river and one can certainly row on a lake or the sea when the weather is good. Of the three sports – swimming, rowing and sailing – I like rowing best because it is the easiest to continue during the winter, when the water is too cold for comfortable swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing. Even on the coldest day one row, only ice on the water or thick fog can stop one. Sometimes it is so cold when I go out rowing that drop of water freeze wherever they fall. In such weather, it is not very pleasant to swim as one cannot stay in the water very long. However, when is rowing, one gets warmer the longer one goes on. 31) Where was the writer born? A. In a village by the river B. In a village near a lake C. In a village by the sea D. In a sea town 32) How does the writer feel when he is in some place which is nor near the water? A. Comfortable B. Convenient C. Losing something D. Missing something 33) What type of sport does he like? A. Water sports B. Sports without water C. Sports played only on the sea D. Sports played near lakes and river 34) Where can people row and sail? A. In a swimming pool B. In the river C. On the sea D. Both B and C 35) Why does he like rowing best? A. Because it makes him warmer B. Because he can still it in cold days C. Because it makes him stronger D. Because it is easier to play 3 English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch 36) Why are swimming and sailing not easy sports to continue in winter? A. Because the sea is too rough B. Because the sea is coo cold C. Because the water is too cold D. Both A and C 37) What can stop people from rowing? A. Ice on the water or thick fog B. Cold weather C. Hot weather D. Cold water 38) What sometimes happens when he goes out rowing in very cold weather? A. Water drops B. Water is too cold C. Drops of water freeze in the places they fall D. Drops of water fall 39) Why is it unpleasant to swim in cold weather? A. One can only stay in the water for a short time B. One stays in the weather for a long time C. The water becomes icy D. The water gets warmer 40) What does the word “which” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. Lake B. River C. Sea D. Some place D. WRITING * Circle the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting . 41) It was at this shop where I bought a T-shirt three days ago. A B C D 42) It is my closest friend goes abroad to study next month. A B C D 4 . very pleasant to swim as one cannot stay in the water very long. However, when is rowing, one gets warmer the longer one goes on. 31) Where was the writer. village by the river B. In a village near a lake C. In a village by the sea D. In a sea town 32) How does the writer feel when he is in some place which