Bài soạn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 13: Hobbies (cơ bản)

UNIT 13 HOBBIES
TEST 
A. PHONOLOGY 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest. 
a. occupy 	b. simply 	c. accompany 	d. hobby
a. practised 	b. stamped 	c. indulged 	d. accomplished
a. collect 	b. common 	c. modest 	d. accomplish
a. friends 	b. tunes 	c. clubs 	d. stamps
a. collected 	b. discarded 	c. watched 	d. wanted 
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern.
A. survey	B. vibrate	C. keyboard	D. repair
A. replacement	B. conference	C. advertising	D. workstation
a. variety 	b. Australia 	c. accompany 	d. interesting 
a. occupy 	b. regular 	c. relative 	d. another 
 a. collect 	b. indulge 	c. hobby 	d. admire 
B. READING COMPREHENSION 
I. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. 
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as envelopes or packages with stamps on them. It is one of the world's most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone. 
Many collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge. This is especially important for those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps. 
Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries that create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors. The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries. 
Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment. Rare stamps are among the most portable investments, and are easy to store. They offer an attractive alternative to art, other collectible investments, and precious metals. 
 Stamp collecting 	.
	a. does not consist of collecting envelopes 	b. is not rather popular 
	c. is popular in the USA 	d. is a rare hobby 
 The word accumulating has a close meaning to 	. 
	a. estimating 	b. purchasing 	c. counting 	d. collecting 
 According to the passage, 	. 
	a. there are some people who spend a lot money on stamp collecting 
	b. all stamp collectors are interested in tiny details of a stamp 
	c. about 20 million people in the USA are not interested in stamp collecting 
	d. stamp collecting needs no knowledge 
 Which sentence is true? 
	a. All stamps are created for the postal needs. 
	b. There are stamps created to be bought by stamp collectors. 
	c. Stamps cannot bring revenue. 
	d. Elaborate stamps are designed for postal needs. 
 Stamps 	. 
	a. cannot be invested 	b. are easy to store
	c. are not easy to store 	d. are unportable investments
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. 
	I am often asked (1)_________advice by people who have inherited or been given a stamp collection and now want to sell it. Here are some pointers that I have put together. First of all, don't get your hopes up. Many people see boxes or albums (2)___________ oId stamps and think "bonanza"! The reality is that the vast majority of stamps are common and are (3)_____________very little - even very old stamps. It's also true that most collectors pursue the hobby for (4)___________and not as an investment. So, don't order that new BMW just yet! (5)______________, there are exceptions and some collections can be worth a great deal. 
	How can you get an idea of a collection's value? The (6)____________way is if the original collector left some records that detail the contents of the collection and its value. If the collection was insured, the amount of insurance that was taken out can be a guide. Be (7)_________, however, that collectors value their collections at retail - what it would cost to replace the collection bought (8)__________stamp dealers. There's also a natural (9)______________for a collector to exaggerate a collection's value. When you go to sell the collection, don't be surprised if you are offered only 10-20% of the value of the collection or even (10)_________. 
A. to	B. on	C. for	D. about
A. many of	B. plenty of	C. most of	D. full of
A. worth	B. worthy	C. trust-worthy	D. to worth
A. enjoyed	B. enjoyment	C. enjoying	D. to enjoy
A. And	B. But	C. Also	D. Still
A. much more easy	B. more easier	C. easiest	D. most easy
A. unware	B. awareness	C. aware	D. awared
A. for	B. from	C. by	D. with
A. to tend	B. tendency	C. tending	D. tended
A. little	B. much	C. less	D. more
C. USE OF ENGLISH
I. Vocabulary 
Choose the best answers. 
His failure 	great disappointment to his parents. 
	A. forced 	B. made 	C. caused 	D. provided 
After a lot of difficulties, he 	to open the door. 
	A. managed 	B. succeeded 	C. obtained 	D. realized 
I will have to 	to you, otherwise he will hear. 
	A. shout 	B. whistle 	C. decrease 	D. whisper 
Could you lend me some money? I'm very 	of cash at the moment. 
	A. down 	B. scarce 	C. low	D. short
He played an active 	in politics until he was over 80. 
	A. part 	B. scene 	C. job 	D. position 
 _____ is an activity which someone does for pleasure when they are not working. 
	a. Collection 	b. Hobby 	c. Keeping 	d. Entertainment
She is a very accomplished pianist. 
	a. skilled 	b. beautiful 	c. interesting 	d. admired 
 A ________ is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. 
	a. musical instrument b. guitar 	c. practice 	d. tune 
 To become a good guitarist, you have to practice regularly.
	a. never 	b. rarely 	c. seldom 	d. often 
 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 
 They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth. 
	a. expensive 	b. fairly small 	c. very cheap 	d. very big 
 All the pleasures and 	of the weekend are over, and I must get down to some serious hard work. 
	a. indulge 	b. indulgent 	c. indulgently 	d. indulgences
 My 	 for my mother is infinite. 
	a. admire 	b. admirer 	c. admiration 	d. admirable
 I am quite keen on my father's valuable stamp	. 
	a. collect 	b. collecting 	c. collection 	d. collector 
Can you play any musical instrument? – I can play 	guitar. 
	a. a 	b. an 	c. the 	d. 0 
 There is a large 	of fish in his living room. 
	a. jug 	b. bottle 	c. tank 	d. pot 
 ________ stamps from discarded envelopes is my hobby. 
	a. Gathering 	b. Accompanying 	c. Collecting 	d. Accomplish 
 I would not call myself an avid stamp collector. 
	a. interesting 	b. exciting 	c. amateur 	d. enthusiastic 
 He got the stamps and threw away the envelopes. 
	a. kept 	b. discarded 	c. gathered 	d. collected 
 I love champagne but I don't often 	myself. 
	a. collect 	b. accompany 	c. accomplish 	d. indulge 
 I had forgotten all about it because I had been so ______ with other things. 
	a. occupied 	b. interested 	c. accomplished d. successful 
 Today children have more 	to decide their own future. 
	a. free 	b. freedom 	c. freely 	d. freeing 
 Most city dwellers like to spend their weekend in the country to enjoy the fresh air and the ________ of nature. 
	a. beauty 	b. beautiful 	c. beautifully 	d. beautify 
The 	of the town itself comes as something of a surprise. 
	a. modest 	b. modesty 	c. modestly 	d. modesting 
II. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs Choose the best answers. 
It is necessary 	you to leave at once. 
	A. in 	B. out 	C. for 	D. of
I need some paper to write	
	A. as	B. off	C. out of	D. on
What is Ha Noi famous	?
	A. to	B. off	C. for	D. out
The teacher was listening to his students' opinions	interests.
	A. in	B. to	C. of	D. with
We both thanked you _______ the bottom of our heart.
	A. of	B. with	C. by	D. from
What do you prefer doing _______ your free time? 
	a. in 	b. at 	c. for 	d. on
 He seems to be successful _______ his business. 
	a. on 	b. from 	c. in 	d. for
 Mary can play the piano well and is very good _____ singing. 
	a. for 	b. at 	c. on 	d. in 
More and more young men are interested _______ collecting stamps. 
	a. in 	b. at 	c. over 	d. upon 
 My friends and I meet for lunch once ______ a while. 
	a. for 	b. with 	c. at 	d. in 
 We would be glad _______ the chance to meet her. 
	a. for 	b. over 	c. of 	d. in 
You should not screw and throw ____ waste paper. Keep it for the mini project. 
	a. out 	b. away 	c. up 	d. over 
The boy gave all his toys 	to his cousins. 
	a. up 	b. out 	c. in 	d. away 
You should not indulge yourself	anything that can form a bad habit. 
	a. in 	b. on 	c. for 	d. at 
III. Structures 
Choose the best answers. 
These foreign students 	are studying some traditional Vietnamese customs came to Viet Nam last year. 
	A. which 	B. whom 	C. who 	D. whose 
A number of students 	invited to the party tonight. 
	A. is	B. are	C. was 	D. were 
Not only 	as a journalist but he also works as a lawyer. 
	A. John works 	B. works John 	C. did John work 	D. does John work 
I get used 	up at 6 o'clock. 
	A. to get 	B. to getting 	C. to have got 	D. get 
	it or not, I have won the lottery. 
	A. Believe 	B. To believe 	C. Believing 	D. Believed 
We were shown around the theatre by a 	woman who didn't speak much English. 
	A. little old friendly 	B. friendly little old
	C. little friendly old 	D. old friendly little 
If I 	breakfast tomorrow morning, I will get hungry during class. 
	A. did not eat 	B. don't eat 	C. eat 	D. ate 
The police had 	recorded the conversation. 
	A. smoothly 	B. secretly 	C. safely 	D. closely 
The meeting hall 	by the crowd. 
	A. slowly was being filled 	B. was being slowly filled 
	C. was slowly being filled 	D. was being filled slowly 
 Despite 	for several jobs, he is still out of work. 
	A. of applying 	B. applying 	C. apply 	D. applied 
 All you need to be good at English ______ every day. 
	a. are practising 	b. is to practise 	c. practise 	d. it is to practise 
 ________ we all look for. 
	a. It is happiness that 	b. That happiness 
	c. Happiness it is that 	d. Happiness it is 
my neighbors who rescued me from the fire. 
	a. It is 	b. It was 	c. That is	d. this is 
 She sometimes keeps me ________. 
	a. wait 	b. waited 	c. waiting	d. to wait
 _____________me how to play the drum. 
	a. It was my uncle who taught 	b. My uncle who taught 
	c. It was my uncle taught 	d. It is my uncle teaching 
 _______________I bought the golden fish. 
	a. It was from this shop that	b. It was from this shop where 
	c. It was this shop which	d. It was this shop that 
 __________ gave me that picture book. 
	a. Mary. 	b. It was Mary 	c. It was Mary whom 	d. It was Mary whose 
 My new book, 	, is very interesting. 
	a. it is on wild animals 	b. is on wild animals 
	c. which is on wild animals 	d. to be on wild animals 
 Two players of our delegation, 	, are in competition for the gold medal. 
	a. it was Jim and John	b. they were Tim and John 
	c. it is Tim and John 	d. Tim and John 
 It was Tom 	to help us. 
	a. comes 	b. that comes 	c. to come 	d. who came
 ____________________ the police had rescued from the fire. 
	a. The baby 	b. The baby that c. It was the baby whom 	d. The baby whom 
 	my parents gave me the fish tank. 
	a. It was on my birthday when 	b. It was my birthday on that 
	c. It was my birthday that 	d. It was on my birthday that 
Our boss sometimes keeps us 	 overtime. 
	a. work 	b. worked 	c. to work 	d. working
	I first met my girlfriend. 
	a. It was in London that 	b. It was in London where 
	c. It was London that 	d. It was London which 
It was	the wet and windy day that I drove over the hill to Milland. 
	a. in 	b. on 	c. at 	d. for 
It was my friend, Shona, 	. 
	a. I was at school with whom 	b. I was at school with
	c. with who I was at school 	d. with that I was at school
 _________________ on the phone. 
	a. It is his mother whom is 	b. It was his mother whom is	
	c. It was his mother who is	d. It is his mother who is
______________ those books on the desk? 
	a. Were it you who put 	b. It was you who put	 
	c. Was it you that put 	d. It is you that put 
_________ we have to wait. 
	a. It is a long time that 	b. It is a long time for that 
	c. It is for a long time that 	d. It is for a long time when 
 It is 	they are going to, not Russia. 
	a. Spain 	b. Spain that 	c. Spain where 	d. in Spain that
	___________ he heard the news. 
	a. It was three-week later that 	b. It was three weeks later when 
	c. It was three-week later when 	d. It was three weeks later that 
	___________ a high level of blood cholesterol. 
	a. It is eggs that contain 	b. Those are eggs it contains 
	c. It is eggs that contains 	d. It is eggs contain 
 	___________ I first met him in that resort. 
	a. It was last winter 	 	b. It was last winter that 
	c. It was in last winter when 	d. It was the last winter which 
 	___________ disappeared when I arrived at the airport. 
	a. My passport 	b. It was my passport 
	c. It is my passport that	d. It is my passport 
________ variety of little fish is kept in that little tank. 
	a. A 	b. An 	c. The 	d. 0 
The boy does not want to keep those common stamps. 
	a. ordinary 	b. special 	c. rare 	d. strange