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Page | 1 UNIT 1 MY HOBBIES F. READING I. Read the text and choose the correct answer. If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not enough lanes especially for bikes, and making your way through the traffic can be very risky. But if you have great passion, cycling in London can be exciting, and it is an inexpensive way of keeping fit if you live there. Some cyclists don’t mind spending a lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale which may not be impressive to look at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a cycling helmet if you want to cycle in London. Wearing a cycling helmet is not compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for protection. 1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Cycling helmets B. Cheap bicycles C. Bicycle markets D. Cycling in London 2. According to the passage, cycling in London is A. easy B. difficult C. tiring D. boring 3. The word “it” in line 3 refers to A. cycling B. passion C. excitement D. doing exercise 4. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines A. 2 B. 5 C. 5-6 D. 8-9 5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that A. It is compulsory to wear a helmet when cycling in Britain. B. Some bikes in London are cheap. C. There are not many lanes especially for bikes. D. Some cyclists don’t want to buy expensive bikes. II. Choose the most suitable word for each space. What do you like doing best (1) your spare time? My cousin Paul likes going (2) in the country and (3) photos. Sometimes he (4) with his friends, and they (5) at the park or at the beach. They always (6) a good time. His brother Chris isn’t (7) on walking. He spends most of the (8) at home. 1. A. for B. when C. in D. at 2. A. for walks B. walks C. a walk D. to walk 3. A. making B. having C. taking D. doing 4. A. travels B. gets up C. sees D. goes out
Page | 2 5. A. enjoy B. have fun C. hobby D. go 6. A. have B. make C. do D. like 7. A. interested B. out C. decided D. keen 8. A. other B. time C. people D. money III. Read the article and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). After school Susan goes home to do her model-making. She loves making models. She started about a year ago. She needs about two weeks to make a model. Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom. She has about twenty models now. She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon. Last term she tried to start a club for model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She thinks she has a lot of fun anyway. True False 1. Susan makes models when she stays at school.   2. She has made her models for about one year.   3. It takes her two weeks to make two models.   4. She will need another shelf for her models soon.   5. Susan tried to start a club for model making and the teachers and other children were interested in it very much.   =================================================== UNIT 2: HEALTH F. READING I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. It’s important to (1) well, especially when you are studying. If you are at primary (2) , you may not go home for lunch and have a cooked meal of meat or (3) and vegetables. A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some (4) fruit would be a light but (5) lunch. Many people around the world eat plain, boiled (6) two or three times a day. Pupils and students often don’t eat (7) when they’re revising for an exam – they eat chocolate and (8) lots of black coffee!
Page | 3 And by the way, doctors say everybody should start the day with healthy (9) . It’s also good for you to drink a lot of (10)through the day. 1. A. launching B. emitting C. eat D. peaking 2. A. school B. weapons C. spaceships D. rockets 3. A. to B. towards C. with D. fish 4. A. as soon as B. fresh C. as well as D. such as 5. A. burnt B. explored C. went off D. healthy 6. A. rice B. audience C. observatories D. watcher 7. A. sent back B. returned to C. well D. except for 8. A. weightlessness B. drink C. wavelengths D. length 9. A. space B. atmosphere C. vacant D. breakfast 10.A. scientists B. drivers C. water D. astronauts II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box. spend from exercise fit ride for tired energy in calorie We need calories or (1) to do the things every day. For example, when we walk or (2) a bike to school, we spend a certain amount of (3) and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we (4) a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (5) us to calculate. If people want to keep (6) ,they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day. We get calories (7) the food we eat. If we get too much food and don’t take part (8) any activities, we can get fat quickly. So besides studying, we should do some (9) , play sports or do the housework, such as cleaning the floor, cooking etc., if we don’t eat enough, we feel (10) and weak. III. Read the following passage and write T (true) or F (false) for each statement. How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well, it all depends on the activity. You use calories all the time, even when you are resting. Reading, sleeping, sitting and sunbathing all use about 60 calories an hour. Very light activities use 75 calories. Examples are eating, writing, knitting, shaving, driving and washing up. Light activities which use about 100 calories an hour include playing the piano, getting dressed and having a shower. Under moderate activities which use between 100 and 200 calories an hour we can put walking, doing housework, shopping and skating. Energetic activities use 200-400 calories. Those activities include horse riding, cycling, swimming, skipping and dancing. Finally there are strenuous activities which use up to 600 calories
Page | 4 an hour. These activities include climbing stairs, jogging, digging the garden and playing football. 1. Horse riding uses the most amount of calories. 2. Reading uses as many calories as writing. 3. The calories we burn for eating and washing up are the same. 4. Walking is a very light activity. 5. Sunbathing uses more calories than driving. 6. When we are resting, we don’t burn calories. 7. Having a shower uses only 100 calories an hour. 8. Cycling and dancing use the same amount of calories 9. Playing football uses fewer calories than swimming. 10. The amount of calories we use an hour depends on the activity we do. IV. Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. Then answer the questions below. It will cost you With a bit of luck I hate to say this I can’t wait (The friends are going to the Buckingham Palace.) David: This is great. (1) to see inside Buckingham Palace. Peter: Yeah, maybe the Queen will be our tour guide! Linda: I think we should join the queue. The last tour starts in ten minutes. David: What’s the matter, Susan? Are you OK? Susan: No, I don’t feel very well. I have a headache and I feel really hot. Maybe I shouldn’t come on the tour. David: Hey, everyone. Susan doesn’t feel very well. (2) but I think we should go home with her. Peter: But how about these tickets? (3) . We can’t go home! David: Yes, we can. (4) we can get our money back. UNIT 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE F. READING I. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage. (1) January 17th, 1995, a powerful earthquake hit the city of Kobe, Japan. Many buildings (2) or collapsed. Soon after the earthquake, people in Kobe (3) working together to save their city. Neighbours pulled each other out (4) collapsed buildings. Ordinary people (5) out fires even before the fire trucks arrived. Volunteers in Kobe