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UNIT 13 ~ HOBBIES

I Multiple Choice.

1 These proposals are perfectly tune our own thoughts on thj subject [đồng điệu, hòa hợp]

A in - of B in - with C of - of D of - with

2 The singer was on the piano by her sister

A served B accompanied C assisted D sounded

3 She is an reader of science fiction

A avid B keen C enthusiastic D All are correct.

4 He was avid more information

5 The room was littered with newspapers

A waste B discarded C throwaway D A and B

6 All of us have the need to adapt to new and changing circumstances

A continuously B continual C continually D All are correct

7 The problems facing the President are

A huge B enormous C gigantic D B and C

8 At that time I was ignorant events going on elsewhere

9 We cannot afford to their advice

10 We should be able to sell the house a profit

11 The agency is voluntary and not run for

A profit B profitability C business D All are correct.

12 Farmers are profiting the new legislation

13 We tried to profit our mistakes

14 The private lives of movie stars never fail to

A attract B fascinate C interest D All are correct.

15 We meet regularly to discuss the of the project

A progress B development C speed D velocity

16 A crowd began to together in front of the embassy

A collect B gather C come D All are correct.

17 Administrative work half of my time

A takes up B occupies C seizes D A and B

18 Her mind is completely by the new baby

A occupational B occupying C occupied D occupy

19 The most important thing is to keep yourself

A restless B occupied C busy D B and C

20 The results can be divided three main categories

II Find a suitable word for the sentences below One example has been for you.

0 A Boil plenty of salty water, and add the spaghetti.

B I'll boil the kettle and make some tea.

C She put some potatoes on to boil.

1 A As a musician, she is technically

B She was an elegant and woman C The first part of the plan has been safely

2 A He was humming a familiar

B I don't know the title but 1 recognize the

C It was a catchy

3 A He had (-ed) his jacket because of the heat B 10% of the data was (-ed) as unreliable. C She could now all thought of promotion 4 A They went into town to in some serious shopping B I myself with a long hot bath C The inheritance enabled him to his passion for art 5 A He was in a process of rewriting his material B We lived in fear of being discovered C Her daughter was a source of delight to her 6 A She was in employment until the age of sixty-five B The rain has been since this morning C This morning during rush-hours, we saw a line of traffic 7 A The company made a healthy on the deal B .from exports rose 7.3% C The sale generated record (-s) 8 A The Grand Canyon is one of the natural (-s) of the world B That's the of poetry - you're always discovering something new C Do you know the Seven (-s) of the World? 9 A I if you can help me B I was just beginning to where you were C I (that) he didn't hurt himself jumping over that wall 10 A The children watched as the picture began to appear B I've always been by his ideas C They were to see that it was similar to one they had at home 11 A Do you take exercise? B Domestic violence is a occurrence in some families C There is a bus service to the airport 12 A There was a of books and shoes on the floor B There is always a strange of runners in the London Marathon C Your suit will be ready for on Tuesday 13 A It is a game that will the kids for hours B I myself with routine office tasks C Problems at work continued to his mind for some time 14 A The books in the library are according to subject B Patients are into three categories C Only eleven of these accidents were as major 15 A The children seem to be totally of working by themselves B If people keep telling you you're , you begin to lose confidence in yourself C He was found lying in the road, drunk and

III Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses ( )

1 Drawing and singing were among her many ? (accomplish)

3 It would take miracle to make this business (profit)

4 He spent the weekend , working in the garden and in the kitchen (profit)

5 They carried out the campaign to increase of the company (profit)

6 It's to see how different people approach the problem (fascinate)

7 Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous (regular)

8 The plants were spaced , about 50 cm apart (regular)

9 The activities of credit companies are by law (regular)

10 The first stage in research is data (collect)

11 My brother has been a stamp for many years (collect)

12 He did not remember anything by his childhood To him it was a age (go)

IV Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.

1 Don't worry the result of your exam

2 I'm sorry the trouble I've caused

3 The south is different the north

4 Don't trust him He isn't capable anything

5 I was surprised his attitude

6 I'm curious Tony's background

7 Old Alfred is very careful his money

8 We're quite safe danger

9 Businessmen can't be certain success

10 Contrary expectation, she won

V Fill in each gap with only one suitable word.

1 These foreigners are not used the weather in this city

2 There was a little coffee in the cup

3 From now on, please study at 2:00

4 Her birthday is on the third August

5 There are two books on the table, but is mine

6 This is one of the most difficult tests make me race my brain

7 What did he suffer ?

8 Do you feel going to the theatre with me?

9 What's the matter you? You look pale

10 Is this your handbag? ~ No, is a little bigger

VI Fill in each gap with a word from the box.

accompanying - fascinating - ignorant - profit - accomplishment - regular ignored - hobbies - avid - continually - profitable - accomplished

1 Money will be essential to the of our objectives

2 I don't feel I've very much today

3 Each pack contains a book and CD

4 She has taken an interest in the project

5 New products are being developed

6 He's about modern technology

7 He all the "No Smoking' signs and lit up a cigarette

8 Many local people believe the development will them

9 It is usually more to sell direct to the public

10 I fail to see what women find so about him

11 It's important to follow the procedure

12 Her include swimming and gardening

VII Put emphasis on the bold words or phrases using IT.

1 I've lost my book.

2 I saw him in the street only last week.

3 I first got to know them five years ago.

4 She bought a new dress to go to the party.

5 You are wrong, not me.

6 He is angry because you have lost all his papers.

7 I discovered my mistakes years later.

8 We punished him in order to teach him a lesson.

9 He is going today.

10 Teasing animals is cruel.

11 The countryside is most beautiful in autumn.

12 England won the World Cup in 1966.

13 We ordered wine We didn't order beer.

14 Mastering a second language takes time and practice.

15 Peter lent us money Paul did not.

16 You will succeed only by hard work.

17 The smoke from the factory chimneys pollutes the air.

18 The Soviet Union launched the first manned spaceship.

19 Did you start the fight, or was it someone else?

20 What I saw at the dance party surprised me.

VIII Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.

1 Bermuda got its name in 1964

It was in

2 Ships and airplanes are affected by Bermuda's tidal wave

It is by

3 The event of Mary Celeste took place in 1892.

It was in

4 Princess Diana was an image of beauty with high profile involvement in fighting against AIDS and landmines issues

It was Princess Diana

5 Princess Diana was usually referred as The Rose of England

It was The Rose

6 Mary didn't begin to read until she was eight

It wasn't

7 I didn't realize he was your brother until I saw the photograph

It was only

8 The noise next door did not stop until after midnight

It was not

9 I only heard her husband's side of the story when I met him in London

It was only

10.The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the venue

It was only

IX Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.

1 John began playing tennis ten years ago

John has

2 We started cooking for the party four hours ago

We have

3 They last visited me five years ago

They haven't

4 The last time it snowed here was six years ago

It

5 The last time he played football for Manchester United was in 1975

He hasn't

6 I haven't been to a cricket match for years

It's

7 They've been living here for six years now

They moved

8 I haven't seen that man here before

It's

9 He learned to drive when he was eighteen

He has

10 I started work for the company a year ago

I've been

11 How long have you met John?

When

12 Peter hasn't seen his sister since she left for Japan

Peter last

X Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

For many people sport is a popular part of school life and (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important (2) someone is, in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches are played then

It (4) also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a di ink Sometimes parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6) own side

When a school team wins the match it is the whole school which feels proud, (7) only the players It can also means that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up

playing (9) national and international teams so that the school has some really (10) names associated with it!

5 A being B staying C leaving D spending

XI Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only one word in each space.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMERA

In 1877, George Eastman, who worked in a bank in Rochester, wanted to take photographs on holiday However,

he was very disappointed to discover that the only camera available (1) very large and heavy, and required (2) use of complicated equipment Eastman realized that many other people were keen (3) take photographs but were prevented from (4) so What was needed was a simple, hand-held camera, and so, in (5) spare time, he began to experiment

After a (6) deal of work he was ready to open a factory and succeeded producing his first camera in 1888 It was a small rectangular box and inside was a roll of special paper This paper was sensitive to light and replaced the heavy nieces of glasses that (7) that (8) been used before When the roll finished, the camera had to (9) sent back to the factory in New York (10) the photographs to be developed and printed The following year a transparent film was invented (11) was better than the paper roll This could be removed (12) the photographer and taken to a local center for developing

The new camera was (13) instant success and within a (14) ars Eastman was very rich But he was a generous man and during his lifetime he gave away millions of dollars to support a number (15) educational institutions

XII Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the question about the passage:

My favourite hobby is swimming I learned to swim when I was five and I have been to the swimming pool at

least twice a week ever since

You do not need much special equipment if you want to learn to swim - only a pair of swimming trunks, if you are a boy, or a swimming costume and a cap, if you are a girl When you start you may like to use a ring or some water-wings

How can you learn to swim? It is best to learn when you art still quite young and some parents even taught their six-month old babies to swim It is a good idea just to play ground in the pool for a while until you get used to being in the water Try to find a good teacher You must learn to keep your balance in the water and then your teacher will show you how to move your arms and legs so that you move along smoothly and easily As soon as you feel confident in the pool you will quickly start making good progress

Most people learn the breast-stroke first and then go on to back-stroke and crawl After that, you can learn to dive Diving is probably what 1 like doing most when I go to the pool I am not particularly interested in swimming faster than anyone else but I love trying to dive as gracefully as possible

Swimming is not an expensive sport and it is very good for all the muscles in your body I would recommend anyone at any age to take up swimming as a sport

1 The writer says that

A he went to the swimming pool twice when he was five

B he went to the swimming pool twice a week when he was five

C he has been to the swimming pool only twice since he was five

D he has been to the swimming pool only twice a week since he was five

2 According to the writer

A it costs a lot to learn to swim

B one must buy a lot of special equipment for swimming practice

C one must use a water-wing for swimming practice

D special equipment doesn't matter a lot when one learns to swim

3 The writer advises us to

A learn to dive before practising swimming.

B learn to swim under a trainer's guidance

C start learning to swim since the age of 6

D to keep our arms and legs from moving along in the water

4 The writer likes to

A practise hard so as to become a fast swimmer

B practise diving as gracefully as possible

C play around in the water only

D take part in a swimming contest

5 The writer recommends us to

A learn to swim only when we are young

B develop our muscles

C go swimming twice a week

D find a good swimming teacher

XIII Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the question about the passage:

I'm interested in sport, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometers very day I particularly enjoy cross-country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams or so on While I'm running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I'm sometimes surprised to find that I've managed to solve a problem that was on my mind

Next year I'm going to try the London Marathon It's a long, hard race - 26 les, or 42 kilometres - and you have to

be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it I worry a bit about getting old, and I'd like to prove to myself that I'm still almost as fit as I was twenty years ago

I'm interested in mountaineering as well as running I'll never become an expert climber, but I know what I'm doing in the mountains I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I've

done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years My wife doesn't share my interest in mountains.

She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres

1 If you do cross-country running, you must

A cross your country

B run along the coast

C cross your countryside

D cross fields, streams, etc

12 At the end of a run, the writers sometimes find that

A he is able to get the answer to a problem

B he grows bigger

C he feels fitter

D he gets a surprise problem

3 The writer wants to take part in the London Marathon because

A it helps to keep him fit

B he wants to do it before getting old

C the reward is great

D it helps him solve his problems

14 The writer takes up mountaineering because

A he wants to become an expert climber

B he simply likes it

C his wife is interested in it

D it is easy to practise

15 The writer's wife is not interested in mountaineering for

A it doesn't bring her any interest

B she almost always feels ill at the height of over 1,000 metres

C she doesn't want to climb together with her husband

D the air is cold

XIV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the question about the passage:

Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise It can help to.increase

your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling Because you're not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it's a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs However, with all forms of exercise it's important to start slowly and build up gently Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren't used to working If you have anv doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his or her advice

Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath Don't worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest

1 This piece of writing is for

A children B doctors C anyone D sportsmen and women

2 What is the writer's purpose?

A To amuse B To worry C To persuade D To warn

3 People with back problems might go cycling because

A the exercise will cure their bad backs B they avoid putting all their weights on their feet

C doctors make them do so D the exercise will help to straighten their backs

4 What is the disadvantage of sudden exercise?

A You will break your bone B It will make your back ache

C You will damage muscles that aren't used to working D You can die a violent death

5 Jogging is

A running slowly and steadily for a time, or physical exercise B a form of boxing

XV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the question about the passage:

Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world An Arab traveller in India in 900 wrote that it was played

'long, long ago' Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe

since 1400 The name 'chess' is interesting When one player is attacking the other's king, he says in English

'check' When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says 'checkmate' These words came from

Persian 'Shah mat' means 'the king is dead' That is when the game is over, and one player has won.

Such an old game changes very slowly The rules have not always been the same as they are now For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time Now she is the strongest piece on the board It would be interesting to know why this has happened Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people You don't have to be a champion in order to enjoy it It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio Some of the chess masters are able

to play with many people at the same time The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post This must make xhess the slowest game in the world

1 Which of the following is known to be true?

A Chess is an old Indian travelling game B Chess is the oldest game in the world

C Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400 D Chess was played in India long before 900

2 One player has won the game when

A he attacks the other player's king B he says some Persian words

C the other player's king cannot move anywhere D he says 'check' to the other player

3 Which of the following will be heard when one player has won the game?

4 Which of the following is NOT correct?

A All kinds of people can play chess B Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table

C Some people write each other playing chess D The Russians lost the game by radio

5 According to the old rules of the game

A the queen was the strongest piece on the board B the king had to be attacked all the time

C the queen could not move more than one square at a time D the king could not move anywhere

XVI There is one mistake in each sentence Correct all the mistakes you can find.

1 Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner

2 We thought our cameras were the same, but his is different than the one that I bought

3 If Sally had not attended the meeting, she never would meet her old friend John, whom she had not seen in years

4 Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates

5 No one in our office wants to drive to work any more because of there are always traffic jams at rush hour

6 Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the play

7 They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience

8 1 would rather that they do not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that they must return home today

9 My book is different than yours because mine has a vocabulary section at the bottom of each page, but yours has one in the back

10.After a carefully investigate, we soon discovered that the house was infested with termites

XVII Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets.

1 We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minutes (least)

It will… 30 minutes to get to the airport

2 Despite knowing the area well, I got lost (even)

I got lost… the area well

3 I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy (word)

I tried to… about the problem but he was too busy

4 ‘I don’t mind which film we see,’ I said (matter)

I said that… me which film we saw

5 If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long (look)

Unless… , those shoes won’t last for long

This is not the first… me today

Did you… the party

8 Whenever 1 hear this song, I remember the time when I was in Paris (reminds)

Whenever I hear this song,… the time when I was in Paris

9 I can’t describe people as well as you can (better)

You are… I am

10.You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided (ought)

You… more carefully before you decided

The End

ANSWER KEY 13

I MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 B 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 D 6 C 7 D 8 A 9 D 10 B

11 A 12 C 13 D 14 D 15 A 16 D 17 D 18 C 19 D 20 B

II FIND A WORD

1 accomplished 2 tune 3 discard 4 indulge 5 continual 6 continuous 7 profit

8 wonders 9 wonder 10 fascinated 11 regular 12 collection 13 occupy 14 classified 15 incapable

III WORD FORMATION

1 accomplishments 2 continually 3 profitable 4 profitably 5 profitability 6 fascinating

7 regularity 8 regularly 9 regulated 10 collection 11 collector 12 bygone

IV PREPOSITIONS

1 about 2 about/ for 3 from 4 of 5 At / by 6 about 7 with 8 from 9 of 10 to

V GAP-FILLING

1 into 2 left 3 sharp 4 of 5 none 6 which 7 from 8 about 9 with 10 mine

VI GAP-FILLING 2

1 accomplishment 2 accomplished 3 accompanying 4 avid 5 continually 6 ignorant

7 ignored 8 profit 9 profitable 10 fascinating 11 regular 12 hobbies

VII EMPHASIS

1 It is my book that I've lost

2 It was only last week that I saw him in the street

3 It was five years ago that I first got to know them

4 It was to go to the party that she bought a new dress

5 It is you that are wrong, not me

6 It is because you have lost all his papers that he is angry

7 It is years later that I discovered my mistakes

8 It was in order to teach him a lesson that we punished him

9 It is today that he is going

10 It is cruel to tease animals

11 It is in autumn that the countryside is most beautiful

12 It was England that won the World Cup in 1966

13 It was wine that we ordered, not beer

14 It is time and practice that mastering a second language takes.

15 It was Peter who lent us money, not Paul

16 It is only by hard work that you will succeed

17 It is the smoke from the factory chimneys that pollutes the air

18 It was the Soviet Union that launched the first manned spaceship

19 Was it you that started the fight, or was it someone else?

20 It was what I saw at the dance party that surprised me

VIII REWRITING

1 It was in 1964 that Bermuda got its name

2 It is by Bermuda's tidal wave that ships and airplanes are affected

3 It was in 1892 that the event of Mary Celeste took place.

4 It was Princess Diana that was an image of beauty with high profile involvement in fighting against AIDS and landmines issues

5 It was The Rose of England that Princess Diana was usually referred as.

6 It wasn't until Mary was eight that she began to read / reading

7 It was only when 1 saw the photograph that I realized he was your brother

8 It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped

9 It was only when I met her husband in London that I heard his side of the

story-10 It was only when the journalists arrived at the venue that they heard about the changes to the wedding plans

IX REWRITING

1 John has been playing tennis for ten years

2 We have been cooking for the party for four hours

3 They haven't visited me for five years

4 It’s six years since it last snowed here

5 He hasn't played football for Manchester United since 1975

6 It's years since I last came to a cricket match

7 They moved here six years ago

8 It's the first time that I have ever seen that man here

9 He has been able to drive since he was eighteen

10 I've been working for the company for a year

11 When did you first meet John?

12 Peter last saw his sister when she left for Japan

X GUIDED CLOZE

1 B 2 A 3 D 4 C 5.B 6 A 7 D 8 D 9 C 10 D

XI CLOZE READING

1 were 2 the/some 3 to 4 doing 5 his 6 great / good 7 in

8 had 9 be 10 for 11 that / which / and 12 by 13 an 14 few

XII READING

1 D 2 D 3 B 4 B 5 D

XIII READING

1 D 2 A 3 A 4 B 5 B

XIV READING

1 C 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A

XV READING

1 D 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 C

XVI ERROR CORRECTION

1 more sadder  sadder 2 than  from 3 never would meet  would never have met

4 speak  speaking 5 because of  because 6 more  most

7 so  such a 8 do not  did not 9 than  from 10 carefully  careful

XVII REWRITING SENTENCES

1 take (us) at least – 2 even though I knew – 3 have a word with Jack

4 it didn't matter to – 5 you look after them (carefully) – 6 lie (that) you have told

Mary Celeste George Eastman

London Marathon Lady Diana