Date of test: Monday, Aug 7th Mark

Your name: ____________________________________

TEST FOR UNIT 1

I/ LISTENING

Listen to two friends Peter and Rachel talk about their hobbies. Write A for Peter and B for
Rachel in each box below the pictures for the hobbies you hear.You’ll be listened twice.

1. 2. 3. 4.
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5. 6. 7. 8.
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9. 10. 11. 12.

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II/ PHONETICS

Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

13. A. bottle B. purpose C. collect D. second

14. A. heard B. pearl C. heart D. earth

15. A. sofa B. away C. banana D. occasion

III/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Match each of the verbs in column A with a suitable noun/ noun phrase in column B. Use each
word only once.

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 A B
16. collect _____ a. football match
17. take _____ b. detective stories
18. do _____ c. dolls
19. watch _____ d. countryside music
20. play _____ e. wood
21. go _____ f. pottery
22. listen to _____ g. photos
23. make _____ h. the violin
24. read _____ i. sightseeing
25. carve _____ j. aerobics

Look at the pictures and choose the best answer to complete the sentence

26. My sister’s hobby is __________.

A. making models
B. arranging flowers
C. drawing pictures
D. reading a book

27. Anna and Hoa love colecting _________.

A. stamps
B. dolls
C. glass bottles
D. toy bears

28. I think __________ is very interesting.

A. dancing
B. cycling
C. ice-skating
D. doing gymnastics

29. When I have free time, I usually go

__________.
A. surfing
B. swimming
C. fishing
D. camping

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 30. My brother __________ table tennis every day.
A. does
B. takes
C. makes
D. practises

31. Mr. Phong’s hobby is __________.

A. bird watching
B. mountain climbing
C. horse riding
D. scuba diving

32. Mary’s grandmother likes __________.

A. sewing
B. cooking
C. reading
D. shopping

33. I find __________ eggshells is an unusual

hobby.
A. carving
B. doing
C. making
D. taking

34. Will you take up making __________ in the

future?
A. wood
B. pottery
C. cake
D. model
35. Vinh’s hobby is __________.
A. taking photos
B. watching television
C. playing badminton
D. doing judo

Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.

36. Nick’s hobby is collecting stamps. He is a stamp _______________. (COLLECT)

37. Hoa is very _______________. She paints very well. (CREAT)

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38. My uncle usually takes a lot of ______________ photographs. (BEAUTY)

39. I think collecting old bowls is a very _______________ hobby. (BORE)

40. You can use carved eggshells as ______________ in your house. (DECORATE)

Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets

41. My brother usually (go) ______________ fishing in his free time.

42. We (not like) ______________ roller skating because it’s dangerous.

43. I think 20 years from now more people (take up) ______________ outdoor activities.

44-45. Jane’s hobby is (cook) ______________. She enjoys (prepare) ______________ food for
their family and friends.

46. What (your mother/ do) _______________________ at weekends?

47. In my opinion, in the future people (not play) ______________ individual games.

48-49. We find (arrange) ______________ flowers interesting because it (help) ______________ us

relax.

50. My father (start) ______________ his hobby ten years ago after a trip to Ha Long Bay.

Each sentence below contains a mistake. Underline it and correct in the space provided.

51. I find carve eggshell boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell.

→ ________________.

52. My brother not goes to class to learn how to paint.

→ ________________.

53. I take up this hobby after I came back home from the Arts Gallery.

→ ________________.

54. I think playing volleyball interest because it is a team game.

→ ________________.

55. In my opinion, more people played Monopoly in the future.

→ ________________.

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 IV/ READING

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Minh’s hobby is singing. She (56) _________ singing very much. When her brother (57) _________
a karaoke set last month, Minh was so glad that she (58) _________ every day after dinner. She likes to sing
only English songs. In fact, she has already sung all the songs found (59) _________ the karaoke discs.
Minh is singing in the karaoke (60) _________ organized by the RC Center this Saturday. Her family is
going there to support her.

56. A. wants B. enjoys C. thinks D. hates

57. A. invented B. discovered C. bought D. made

58. A. sings B. sang C. sung D. singing

59. A. of B. about C. under D. on

60. A. competition B. battle C. company D. institution

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each statement or question.

Almost everybody has some kind of hobby. My hobbies are

listening to music and watching television.

I am very fond of music. When I am free, I often listen to my

favorite songs from an old cassette recorder. At weekends, I usually
go to music shops in the downtown areas to buy good CDs. Of the
famous pop singers, I prefer Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Madona
and Paul MC Cartney.

I also spend an hour after dinner watching news and

documentary programmes. I particularly enjoy the program "The World Here and There" because it
broadens my knowledge of nature and human civilizations.

I think that my hobbies are very useful. They widen my knowledge, relax my mind, and
make me feel better about myself.

61. The writer’s hobby is __________.

A. listening to music and playing games B. playing games and watching television

C. watching TV and listening to music D. reading books and playing games

62. The writer often listens to his favourite song from __________.

A. a cassette recorder B. a CD player C. a moblie phone D. a computer

63. What does he usually do at weekends?

A. He usually listens to music with his friends B. He usually stays at home and listens to music

C. He usually listens to music at music shops D. He usually goes downtown to buy CDs.

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64. When does the writer usually watch TV?

A. before dinner B. before lunch C. after dinner D. after lunch

65. Why does he enjoy the programme “The World Here and There”?

A. Because he can see his most famous singers. B. Because it widens his knowledge.

C. Because it contains some music programmes. D. Because he prefers to listen to Paul McCartney.

V/ WRITING

Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has similar
meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.

66-67. I find collecting glass bottles interesting. HOBBY

→ ____________________________________________________________.

68-69. What hobby do you like best, Elena? FAVOURITE

→ ____________________________________________________________.

70-71. My sister thinks that arranging flowers is relaxing. FINDS

→ ____________________________________________________________.

72-73. Linh finds playing board games boring. LIKE

→ ____________________________________________________________.

74-75. Why don’t we go swimming? ABOUT

→ ____________________________________________________________.

76-77. There is a big library in Lan’s school. HAS

→ ____________________________________________________________.

78-79. How much is this car? COST

→ ____________________________________________________________.

80*. How lovely the weather today is!

→ What _______________________________________________________.

THE END