II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

sport; history; muscle; leisure; spends; cycles; folding; cooking; knitting; under
1. Origami is the Japanese art of paper __________ .
2. My brother usually __________ to the suburbs to enjoy the fresh air.
3. John is very busy. He doesn’t have much __________ time.
4. He __________ most of his free time with his family.
5. I like __________ . I want to become a chef in the future.
6. Snowboarding is a popular __________ at the winter Olympics.
7. I think you should play sport to improve your __________ strength.
8. Things can easily go wrong when people are __________ stress.
9. She’s keen on DIY activities such as __________ baby clothes and making paper flowers.
10. Mary is interested in Vietnamese __________ . She often learns about past events in
Vietnam.
III. Circle the correct option in brackets.
1. Mai detests (to tell / telling) a lie.
2. Tony adores (to play / playing) football.
3. Does she want (to do / doing) puzzles?
4. Mai fancies (make / making) paper flowers.
5. She does exercise regularly (to keep / keep) fit.
6. Most adults don’t like (read / to read) comic books.
7. They often (playing / play) table tennis in their free time.
8. Do you prefer (visit / visiting) your relatives there?
9. He doesn’t mind (to help / helping) his wife with the housework.
10. His mistaken decision caused him (to lose / losing) all his money.
IV. Choose the suitable response to each following question.
1. Do you always get up late on Sundays?
A. Yes, I do.
B. That’s great, thanks.
C. Never mind.
D. Not very good.
2. Do you often help your mom with the housework?
A. Don’t worry. I will do the housework.
B. Yes, it’s my favourite activity in leisure time.
C. Sorry, I can’t help you do the housework.
D. Yes, my mom does all the housework.
3. Would you like to go to the riding club with us?
A. I don’t mind.
B. I’d like that but I can’t. I’m busy.
C. The riding club is far from my house.
D. I go to the riding club twice a month.
4. Are you fond of making models?
A. It is easy to make models.
B. Yes, that’s right.
C. Yes, they are my models.
D. No, I’m not fond of building dollhouses.
My leisure activity is reading. I like (1) __________ because it is a hobby that is useful and
interesting: (2) __________ because you can find a lot of knowledge of all areas that you
need; interesting (3) __________ the books can give you the joy and help you (4)
__________ after a hard working day, etc. Especially, when you join the forum, you can (5)
__________ a lot of people who have interests similar (6) __________ yours, comment on
the books or novels that interest you.
My love for (7) __________ started at the age of ten years old. I was awarded “The Scarlet
Sails” of Alexandre Green by my grandfather. It is the first book that (8) __________ have
seen. I don’t know (9) __________ many times I read it. I always hope that I will have my
own library in the (10)__________ . I love books very much and perhaps, I couldn’t live
without them.
1. A. drawing B. singing C. cycling D. reading
2. A. use B. useful C. useless D. used
3. A. so B. because C. and D. therefore
4. A. relax B. improve C. surf D. spend
5. A. meet B. meeting C. meets D. to meet
6. A. like B. as C. to D. same
7. A. music B. arts C. books D. films
8. A. I B. you C. he D. she
9. A. when B. how C. what D. which
10. A. past B. today C. present D. future
1. doing / is / He / of / puzzles / fond /.
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2. keen / is / video games / playing / Tom / on /.
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3. weekends / go / to / the / They / ski resort / at / often /.
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5. chess / Does / brother / hate / your / playing / ?
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6. hang out /I / with / my / my / friends / usually / free time / in /.
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1. Playing table tennis helps me to reduce stress / strength.
3. Snowboarding loves / improves my overall health and balance.
4. I like doing / taking DIY projects with my friends.
5. The leisure activity I like the most is cooking / making my own dresses.
8. Mai and her friends in the group send / spend messages to each other every day.
9. These are my home-made / home-grown cakes. I made them at home yesterday.
10. He doesn’t like playing outdoor tools / sports such as badminton or football.
1. Nam adores __________ the drum.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play
2. What do you like __________ in your free time?
A. doing B. done C. do D. does
3. She wants __________ a new skirt for her next party.
A. buys B. to buy C. buy D. buying
4. He dislikes __________ the net.
A. surfs B. surfing C. to surf D. surf
5. They often __________ to museums to see new exhibits.
A. to go B. go C. goes D. going
6. She usually draws pictures at break time. She is into __________.
A. draw B. to draw C. draws D. drawing
7. My mother detests __________ sad movies.
A. watching B. watches C. watch D. to watch
8. Peter prefers __________ to swimming.
A. jog B. to jog C. jogging D. jogs
9. My sister usually __________ out with her friends at the weekends.
A. to hang B. hangs C. hang D. hanging
10. I use Messenger __________ my friends.
A. message B. messaging C. messages D. to message