TEST 1

UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Time allowed: 15 minutes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. bracelet b. favourite c. craft d. game
2. a. trick b. kit c. addict d. virtual
Choose the word which has different stress from the others
3. a. leisure b. remind c. different d. people
4. a. collect b. harmful c. tonight d. computer
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
5. Would you ___________ closing the window? It’s cold.
a. mind b. like c. hate d. enjoy
6. Face to face ______________ is better than Skype video calls.
a. communicate b. communication c. communicative d. community
7. ________ drop that mobile phone and do your homework?
a. Why don’t you b. How about c. Would you mind d. When did you
8. I love being outdoors, but today I ________ staying at home.
a. want b. don’t mind c. like d. prefer
9. About favorite leisure activities, she and I share many things in _______
a.similarity b.general c. common d. the same
10. His parents are (A)thinking (B)ofbanning him (C) on (D)using the computer,
11. (A)Cloud watching (B) sound weird, (C) but Hang adores (D) it.
12. What he (A) detests (B) to do is (C) going to work at (D) weekends.

Choose the sentence A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks:

Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy(1)______ in
outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)_______playing computer games or (3)______ the web in
their free time. Some people (4)_______too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they
prefer(5)_______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people
(6)_______out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many
people dislike the Internet and the(7)_______world. They hate to waste time on the computer
and(8)_______other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
13.A.participate B.to participate C. participating D. participates
14.A.fancy B.don’t mind C.dislike D.hate
15.A.sailing B. surfing C.swimming D.diving
16.A.play B.rely C.addict D.use
17.A.sending B.to send C.to sending D. sends
18.A.play B.rely C.meet D.hang
19.A.virtual B.real C.fake D.new
20.A.dislike B.detest C.enjoy D.mind
 ANSWER KEYS - TEST 1
UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Time allowed: 15 minutes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. bracelet b. favourite c. craft d. game
2. a. trick b. kit c. addict d. virtual
Choose the word which has different stress from the others
3. a. leisure b. remind c. different d. people
4. a. collect b. harmful c. tonight d. computer
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
5. Would you ___________ closing the window? It’s cold.
a.mind b. like c. hate d. enjoy
6. Face to face ______________ is better than Skype video calls.
a. communicate b. communication c. communicative d. community
7. ________ drop that mobile phone and do your homework?
a. Why don’t you b. How about c. Would you mind d. When did you
8. I love being outdoors, but today I ________ staying at home.
b. want b. don’t mind c. like d. prefer
9. About favorite leisure activities, she and I share many things in _______
a.similarity b.general c. common d. the same
10. His parents are (A)thinking (B)of banning him (C) on (D)using the computer,
11.(A)Cloud watching (B) sound weird, (C) but Hang adores (D) it.
12.What he (A) detests (B) to do is (C) going to work at (D) weekends.

Choose the sentence A, B, C or D which is the closest in meaning to the original one.
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy(1)______ in
outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)_______playing computer games or (3)______ the web in
their free time. Some people (4)_______too much on computer and the Internet. For example, they
prefer(5)_______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when people
(6)_______out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web. However, many
people dislike the Internet and the(7)_______world. They hate to waste time on the computer
and(8)_______other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
13.A.participate B.to participate C. participating D. participates
14.A.fancy B.don’t mind C.dislike D.hate
15.A.sailing B. surfing C.swimming D.diving
16.A.play B.rely C.addict D.use
17.A.sending B.to send C.to sending D. sends
18.A.play B.rely C.meet D.hang
19.A.virtual B.real C.fake D.new
20.A.dislike B.detest C.enjoy D.mind