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UNIT 13: HOBBIES

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of
the following questions
1. A. polluted B. collected C. discarded D. laughed
2. A. accomplished B. missed C. occupied D. closed
3. A. marked B. deserved C. stopped D. watched
4. A. friends B. tunes C. clubs D. stamps
5. A. admire B. avid C. variety D. while
6. A. collect B. common C. modest D. accomplish
7. A. occupy B. simply C. accompany D. hobby
8. A. placed B. practiced C. needed D. stopped
9. A. envelopes B. tunes C. books D. guitarists
10. A. stamps B.friends C. relatives D. guitars

II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the
following questions.
1. A. discarded B. successful C. profitably D. accomplished
2. A. ignorant B. continual C. gigantic D. indulge
3. A. occupy B. admire C. organize D. classify
4. A. category B. regular C. relative D. equipment
5. A. beautiful B. successful C. guitarist D. accomplish
6. A. collect B. indulge C. hobby D. admire
7. A. hobby B. guitar C. modest D. common
8. A. admiration B. album C. avid D. hobby
9. A. accomplishment B. regular C. modesty D. collect
10. A. solidarity B. variety C. promote D. participatant

III. VOCABULARY
ô Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. They went into town and in shopping until the evening.
A. accomplish B. indulge C. collect D. occupy
2. A lot of family old newspapers for recycling.
A. collect B. produce C. accomplish D. throw
3. The band was playing rather well, but one of the guitars sounded a little out of .
A. song B. way C. tune D. work
4. 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
5. The room was littered with newspapers.
A. interesting B. collected C. throw away D. discarded
6. The most important thing is to keep yourself .
A. restless B. occupied C. busy D. B and C
7. A ____ is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember.
A. musical instrument B. guitar C. practice D. tune
8. I had forgotten all about it about it because I had been so ____ with other things.
A. occupied B. interested C. accomplished D. successful
9. He keeps a lot of pictures and paintings. He is a art ____.
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A. keeper B. collector C. guitarist D. relative
10. Hobbies really keep me ______ and I’m glad I am able to do them.
A. occupying B. occupy C. occupied D. occupational
11. We are in complete ______ of your accident.
A. ignorant B. ignorantly C. ignorance D. ignorantism
12. I don't have much money, so I bought the camera _____.
A. newly B. second-hand C. immediately D. profitably
13. Some of his pictures are quite _____ now.
A. collected B. collection C. collective D. collectable
14. He took a(n) interest in football. He never missed a match on
television.
A. avid B. successful C. actually D. common
15. He sang several songs, by her friend on the piano.
A. collected B. practised C. accomanied D. indulged
16. I had forgotten all about it because I had been so ____ with other things.
A. occupied B. interested C. accomplished D. successful
17. The ____ of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.
A. modest B. modesty C. modestly D. modesting
18. I don't know the title but I recognize the _____ of this song.
A. sound B. rhyme C. tune D. theme
19. My friend Dave was really interested in my best stamp, so I _____ it away to him.
A. gave B. threw C. brought D. put
20. The singer was _____ on the piano by her sister.
A. played B. performed C. accompanied D. helped

ô Choose the option that has the CLOSEST meaning with the underlined word.
21. These ideas have now been completely discarded.
A. come up with B. got rid of C. put forward D. put into practice
22. The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy B. relaxed C. comfortable D. free
23. Cycling and karate are among her hobbies.
A. pursuit B. entertainment C. amusement D. pastime
24. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skilful B. famous C. perfect D. modest
25. I keep stamps: However, I would not call myself an avid stamp collector.
A. private B. keen C. major D. complete
ô Choose the option that has the OPPOSITE meaning with the underlined word.
26. There are number of thingsvi like to do in my free time.
A. pleisure B. busy C. precious D. idle
27. Now I can playba few simple tune.
A. complicated B. compound C. plain D. easy
28. He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly.
A. unusually B. commonly C. freely D. completely
29. I always remove the stamps before discarding the envelopes.
A. dispensing B. disposing C. dumping D. keeping
30. Another hobby of mine is keeping fish.
A. omitting B. discharging C. releasing D. delivering

ô Choose the correct word formation for each of the following questions.
31. He is a great _____ of Picasso's early paintings.
A. admire B. admiration C. admirer D. admiring
32. Some of his pictures are quite _____ now.
A. collected B. collection C. collective D. collectable
33. Reading enables me to learn about a lot of ________ things.
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A. fascinate B. fascinating C. fascinated D. fascination
34. He is very good at _______ people singing with his guitar.
A. accompany B. accompanist C. accompanying D. accompaniment
35. Tom just collects the stamps from _________ envelopes.
A. discards B. discarding C. discard D. discarded
36. My father is an ____ guitarist.
A. accomplishing B. accomplished C. accomplish D. accomplishment

37. My uncle is interested in ____ stamps.

A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. to collect

38. I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp ____.

A. collect B. collecting C. collection D. collector
39. I really admire him for his ____.
A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
40. At that time I was young and , with little experience of the world.
A. ignorant B. ignorance C. ignorantly D. ignore
ô Choose the correct preposition for each of the following questions.
41. My father never indulges _____ drinking.
A. on B. in C. with D. to
42. I love watching the small fish swimming _____ in the tank.
A. through B. up C. towards D. about
43. He wasn't able to cope the stresses and strains of the job.
A. with B. to C. in D. on
44. Mark has collected fish _______ the rice field near his house.
A. in B. on C. from D. to
45. Once ______ a while, I get stamps from places like Russia, the USA, Britain, China and others.
A. with B. for C. upon D. in
ô Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions.
46. Mai: “ John, would you like some more coffee? “
John: “ ____________”
A. Yes, I do B. No, thanks C. No, please D. No, I don’t like
47. Nga: “ Where can I wait for you? “
Hoa: “ _____________”
A. At six o’clock B. Over here C. Tuesday afternoon D. Yes, you can
48. A: “ Remember not to eat fat. It’s not good for your health”
B: "______."
A. Alright. I won’t. Thanks, doctor B. It’s OK. I will
C. Thanks for your suggestion D. I’m sorry. I have eaten so much fat
49. - Janet: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?"
- Susan: "______."
A. You’re welcome B. That would be great
C. I feel very bored D. I don't agree, I'm afraid
50. “Let’s go to the movie now.” – “Oh, ........”
A. Good idea B. I don’t C. Why's that? D. I need it

IV. GRAMMAR: Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions
1. She sometimes keeps me _________.
A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. to wait
2. It was last year ______ I last visited her.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
3. Most of the schools will be holding the end-of-term tests before the New Year vacation ________.
A. began B. will begin C. begins D. would begin
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4. ______ I bought the golden fish.
A. It was from that shop that B. It was from that shop where
C. It was that shop which D. It was that shop that
5. _______ took my document to.
A. It is Peter that B. Was Peter that
C. Was it Peter that D. It was Peter that
6. _______ my parents gave me the fish tank.
A. It was on my birthday when B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was on my birthday that D. It was my birthday when
7. He is very good at ____ people singing with his guitar.
A. making B. getting C. accompanying D. having
8. It is in this room _____ we usually hold our meetings.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
9. Each country sends its best athletes ____ participation expresses the friendship and solidarity.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
10. There were many scientists at the meeting, several of ____ were very young.
A. That B. whom C. who D. which
11. He speaks English as if he ______ a native English.
A. were B. had been C. is D. be
12. Experts _____ feel that they are related to the deep wishes and fears of the dreamer.
A. study dreams B. who dream study C. whose dream study D. who study
13. The old man said he _____ in this village for over 70 years.
A has been living B. was living C. is living D. had been living
14. The first village _____ was not far from the capital.
A. that I visited to B. where I visited C. to which I visited D. I visited
15. Sunday is the day ____ I go to Water Park with my kids.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
16. She didn’t eat anything because she wasn’t hungry.
A. If she had been hungry, she would have eatten something.
B. If she had been hungry, she would have eaten something.
C. If she had eaten something, she would have been hungry.
D. If she had hungried, she would have eaten something.
17. The coffee is so strong that I really can’t drink it.
A. It is such coffee strong that I really can’t drink it.
B. The coffee is too strong for me can’t drink it.
C. It is such strong coffee that I really can’t drink it.
D. The coffee is too strong for me to drink it.
18. The Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects since the first Games ____ in 1951.
A. is held B. were held C. was held D. will held
19. The boy ____ eyes are brown is my son.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
20. If she sold her car, she _______ much money.
A. gets B. will get C. would get D. would have got
V. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. Small distinctions among stamps, unimportant to the person average, would mean a great deal to
A B C
the stamp collector.
D
2. Calcium, the most abundantly mineral in the body, works with phosphorus in maintaining bones and
A B C D
teeth.
3. Mark's known for ages that his parents are coming to stay with us this weekend, but it was only
A B
yesterday did he told me.
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C D
4. On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
A B C D
5. Nitrogen and oxygen are too important that most living organisms cannot survive without these elements.
A B C D
6. A good exercise program helps teach people to avoid the habits that might Shorten the lives.
A B C D
7. It was around 1925 that an accurate, convenient system for recording the choreography of
A B C
ballet developed.
D
8. With his many theories, Albert Einstein did a great impact on physics, so much so that he
A B
is often called the greatest physicist of all time.
C D
9. The doctor suggested that he lay in bed for several, days as a precaution against further
A B C
damage to the tendons.
D
10. Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two non-consecutive terms.
A B C D
VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the
numbered blanks.
The (1) _____ of book knowledge is one part of school education but this kind of learning can be and often is carried
to (2) _____ in many countries so that no time for other interests IS (3) _____ to young people. Not only must they
attend school (4) _____ five-hour periods on six days of the week, studying possibly as many as thirteen different
subjects, but in addition they may even go to afternoon institutes for (5) _____ instruction.
1. A. gathering B. collection C. obtaining D. accumulation
2. A. extremity B. excess C. limits D. boundary
3. A. available B. provided C. devoted D. reserved
4. A. during B. for C. throughout D. in
5. A. farther B. additional C. extra D. further

VII.Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Hobbies are practiced for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward. Examples include
collecting, creative and artistic pursuits, making, tinkering, sports and adult education. Engaging in a hobby
can lead to acquiring substantial skill, knowledge, and experience. However, personal fulfilment is the aim.
What are hobbies for some people are professions for others: a game tester may enjoy cooking as a
hobby, while a professional chef might enjoy playing (and helping to debug) computer games. Generally
speaking, the person who does something for fun, not remuneration, is called an amateur (or hobbyist), as
distinct from professional.
An important determinant of what is considered a hobby, as distinct from a profession (beyond the
lack of remuneration), is probably how easy it is to make a living at the activity. Almost no one can make a
living at cigarette card or stamp collecting, but many people find it enjoyable; so it is commonly regarded as
a hobby.
Amateur astronomers often make meaningful contributions to the professionals. It is -not entirely
uncommon for a hobbyist to be the first to discover a celestial body or event.
In the UK, the pejorative noun anorak (similar to the Japanese 'otaku' meaning a geek or enthusiast)
is often applied to people who obsessively pursue a particular hobby that is considered boring, such as train
spotting or stamp collecting.

1. Which of the following is not true?

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A. Hobbies make people feel relaxed and satisfied.
B. Hobbies can give people knowledge and experience.
C. Hobbies are mainly practised for profit.
D. Hobbies are recreational activities.
2. According to the passage, a hobbyist ________.
A. is usually paid for his hobbies B. may enjoy his work as a hobby
C. indulges in many hobbies D. is distinguished from a professional
3. Stamp collecting is commonly regarded as a hobby because
A. people can make a living at it B. people find it enjoyable
C. people find it profitable D. people find it easy to pursue
4. Which of the following is not called 'celestial bodies'?
A. the Galaxy B. planet C. stars D. the sun
5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. people who are very interested in boring hobbies are criticized.
B. stamp collecting is not popular nowadays.
C. the word 'anorak' is derived from Japanese.
D. a & b are correct.

B. WRITING
I. Give the correct tense of verb in the bracket.
1: The federal government (have) the responsibility to protect endangered species,
threatened species, and critical habitat.
2: My sister ______ her hair every day (wash).
3: Right now I (attend) ___ _______ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
4: I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) _________ you, I (graduate)
__________.
5: I (visit) _________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _____ a child.
6: That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks.
7: We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) _________ like.
8: When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) _________.
9: Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) ________.
10: London (change) ______a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.

II. Give the correct form of word in the bracket.

Question 1. She needed only one more stamp to complete her (collect) .
Question 2. You could spend your free time more (profit) with a good book.
Question 3. We need something to keep the children (occupy) in their summer holiday.
Question 4. There are other hobbies that I (indulgent) in for a while.
Question 5. Reading enables me to learn about a lot of (fascinate) things.
Question 6. Confidence is the key to (successful).
Question 7. Uncle Ho is well-known for his (modest) .
Question 8. You should (broad) your experience by travelling more.
Question 9. Our (politics) system is well-organized and stable.
Question 10. He’s not stupid, just (ignorantly) .

III. Rewrite the sentence using the given words or structure.

1. Minh painted the office last week.
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2. We send our friends presents at Christmas
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3. The ugly man made the baby cry.
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4. We only learnt the truth yesterday.
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5. They don’t deliver the post on Sundays.
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6. She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but she's having the operation in the Queen Mary
Hospital.
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7. I'm not looking forward to physics, but I'm most worried about the statistics exam.
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8. The president makes the important decisions.
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9. Columbus sailed to America in 1492.
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10. Thomas Edition invented the electric light bulb.
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11. The shop is opened at eight o’clock.
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12. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Harding yesterday.
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13. He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year.
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14. The film was made in Bristol.
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15. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
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EXTRA VOCABULARY
1. Take photographs /teɪk ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/ Chụp ảnh
2. Read books /ri:d bʊks/: Đọc sách
3. Hang out with friends /hæŋ/ Đi chơi với bạn
4. Go partying /gəʊ ˈpɑːtɪɪŋ/ Đi dự tiệc
5. Mountaineering /ˌmaʊn.tənˈɪr.ɪŋ/ Đi leo núi
6. Go for a walk /gəʊ fɔːr ə wɔːk/ Đi dạo
7. Gardening /ˈɡɑːr.dən/ Làm vườn
8. Jogging /ˈdʒɑː.ɡɪŋ/ Chạy bộ
9. Go swimming /gəʊ ˈswɪmɪŋ/ Đi bơi
10. Travel /ˈtræv.əl/ Du lịch, đi

PRACTICE
1. One time, Mother wanted to a photograph of the whole family, and she told
me to come out.
A. do B. take C. give D. play
2. Book is a part of my life and books has always been my favourite hobby.
A. singing B. telling C. going D. reading
3. Many youths would rather watch TV, play a game, or just with friends.
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A. turn on B. go off C. hang out D. hang on
4. if I feel good, I will start
A. jog B. sleep C. play D. jogging
5. He is too young to go alone.
A. walking B. swimming C. sleeping D. watching
6. The storm caused delays and ran several ships aground, but otherwise inflicted little
serious damage.
A. walk B. buy C. travel D. went
7. It was also hard for me to stop to parties of the rich and famous.
A. going B. went C. go D. gone
8. I am told that several climbing and clubs provide communication equipment by
contribution from their members.
A. mountain B. raining C. going D. mountaineering
9. When my wife was feeling strong enough, we’d for a walk around the pond.
A. went B. go C. play D. study
10. There are more than 150 public parks and in Toowoomba.
A. gardens B. stamps C. modesty D. indulgence