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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA KỲ I

NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 7

A. THEORY

I. THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN (PRESENT SIMPLE) 1. Cách dùng

Cách dùng Ví dụ

Dùng để diễn tả thói quen hoặc những việc We go to school everyday.

thường xuyên xảy ra ở hiện tại.

Dùng để diễn tả những sự vật, sự việc xảy This festival occurs every 4 years.

ra mang tính chất quy luật.

Dùng để diễn tả các sự thật hiển nhiên, một The earth moves around the Sun.

chân lý, các phong tục tập quán, các hiện

tượng tự nhiên.

Dùng để diễn tả lịch trình cố định của tàu, The train leaves at 8 am tomorrow.

xe, máy bay,…

2.

Dạng thức của thì hiện tại đơn.

a.

Với động từ “to be” (am/is/are)

Thể khẳng định Thể phủ định

I Am + danh I Am not + danh

từ/tính từ từ/tính từ

He/She/It/ Is He/She/It/ Is not/isn’t

danh từ số danh từ số

it/ danh từ it/ danh từ

không đếm không đếm

được được

You/ we/ are You/ we/ Are not/

they/ danh they/ danh aren’t

từ số nhiều từ số nhiều

Ví dụ: Ví dụ:

I am a student (Tôi là một học sinh) I am not here (Tôi không ở đây)

She is very beautiful (Cô ấy rất xinh) Miss Lan isn’t my teacher (Cô Lan không

We are in the garden (Chúng tôi đang phải là cô giáo của tôi)

ở trong vườn) My brothers aren’t at school (các anh trai

của tôi thì không ở trường)

Thể nghi Câu trả lời ngắn

vấn

Am I + danh Yes, I Am not

từ/tính từ

No,

Yes, Is He/She/It/ Is not/isn’t He/She/It/

danh từ số danh từ số

it/ danh từ it/ danh từ

không đếm không đếm

được được

No,

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Are You/ we/ Yes, You/ we/ Are not/

they/ danh they/ danh aren’t

từ số nhiều từ số nhiều

No,

Ví dụ:

Am I in team A?

- Yes, you are / No, you aren’t

Is she a nurse?

- Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t

Are they friendly?

- Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t

b.

Với động từ thường “Verb/ V”

Thể khẳng định Thể phủ định

I/ You/ we/ + V nguyên I/ You/ we/ + do not/don’t + V nguyên

they/ danh từ mẫu they/ danh từ mẫu

số nhiều số nhiều

He/She/It/ + V-s,es He/She/It/ + does

danh từ số it/ danh từ số it/ not/doesn’t

danh từ không danh từ không

đếm được đếm được

Ví dụ: - Ví dụ: - I walk to school every They don’t do their homework evry

morning (mỗi buổi sáng tôi đi afternoon (Họ không làm bài tập về nhà vào mỗi

bộ đến trường) - buổi chiều) - My parents play His friends don’t go swimming in the

badminton in the morning (Bố evening (Bạn của anh ấy không đi bơi vào buổi

mẹ tôi chơi cầu lông vào buổi

tối) - He doesn’t go to school on Sunday (Anh

sáng) - She always gets up early

ấy không đi học vào chủ nhật) - Her grandparents doesn’t do excersises in

(Cô ấy luôn thức dậy sớm) - Nam watches TV every the park (Bà của cô ấy không tập thể dục trong

evening (Nam xem tivi vào mỗi công viên)

tối)

Thể nghi Câu trả lời ngắn

vấn

Do I/ You/ we/ + V nguyên Yes, I/ You/ we/ do

they/ danh mẫu they/ danh

từ số nhiều từ số nhiều

No, Do not/

don’t

Does He/She/It/ He/She/It/ Does Yes,

danh từ số danh từ số No, Does not/

it/ danh từ it/ danh từ doesn’t

không đếm không đếm

được được

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Ví dụ:

Do you often go to the cinema? (Bạn có thường đi xem phim vào cuối tuần

không?)

Yes, I do / No, I don’t

Does he play soccer in the afternoon? (Có phải anh ấy chơi bóng đá vào cuối buổi

chiều không?)

Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t

Do they often go swimming? (Họ thường đi bơi phải không?)

Yes, they do/ No, they don’t

c.

Wh-questions.

Khi đặt câu hỏi có chứa Wh-word (từ để hỏi) như: Who, When, Where, Why,

Which, How ta đặt chúng lên đầu câu. Tuy nhiên, khi trả lời cho dạng câu hỏi này, ta

không dùng Yes/No mà cần đưa ra câu trả lời trực tiếp.

Cấu trúc:

Wh-word + am/is/are + S ? Wh-word + do/does + S + V?

Ví dụ: Ví dụ:

Who is he? (Anh ấy là ai?) What do you do? (Bạn làm nghề gì?)

He is my brother (Anh ấy là anh trai I am a student. (Tôi là một học sinh)

tôi) Why does he cry? (Tại sao anh ấy

Where are they? (Họ ở đâu?) khóc?)

They are in the playground. (Họ ở Because he is sad. (Bởi vì anh ấy

trong sân chơi) buồn)

3.

Dấu hiệu nhận biết

Trong câu ở thì hiện tại đơn thường có sự xuất hiện của các trạng từ chỉ tần suất và

chúng được chia thành 2 nhóm: ⮚ Nhóm trạng từ đứng ở trong câu:

-

Always (luôn luôn), usually (thường thường), often (thường), sometimes

(thỉnh thoảng), rarely (hiếm khi), seldom (hiếm khi), frequently (thường xuyên),

hardly (hiếm khi), never (không bao giờ), regularly (thường xuyên)… - Các trạng từ này thường đứng trước động từ thường, sau động từ “to be” và

trợ động từ.

Ví dụ: - He rarely goes to school by bus. (Anh ta hiếm khi đi học bằng xe buýt)

-

She is usually at home in the evening (Cô ấy thường ở nhà vào buổi tối)

-

I don’t often go out with my friends (Tôi không thường đi ra ngoài với bạn bè)

Nhóm trạng ngữ đứng cuối câu:

-

Everyday/week/month/ year (hàng ngày/hàng tháng/hàng tuần/hàng năm)

-

Once (một lần), twice (hai lần), three times (ba lần), four times (bốn lần)…

-

* Lưu ý: từ ba lần trở lên ta sử dụng: số đếm + times

Ví dụ: - He phones home every week (Anh ấy điện thoại về nhà mỗi tuần)

-

They go on holiday to the seaside once a year (Họ đi nghỉ hè ở bãi biển mỗi

năm một lần) 4. Cách thêm s/es vào sau động từ

Trong câu ở thì hiện tại đơn, nếu chủ ngữ là ngôi thứ ba số ít (she,he,it,danh từ số ít)

thì động từ phải thêm đuôi s/es. Dưới đây là các quy tắc khi chia động từ.

Thêm “s” vào đằng sau hầu hết các Ví dụ: Work – Read – reads

động từ works

Love – See – sees

loves

Thêm “es” vào các động từ kết thúc Ví dụ: Miss – Watch – watches

bằng “ch,sh,x,s,z,o” misses

Mix – mixes Go – goes

Đối với động từ tận cùng bằng “y” Ví dụ: Play – plays Fly – flies

Buy – buys Cry – cries

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+ Nếu trước “y” là một nguyên âm Pay – pays Fry – fries

(u,e,o,a,i) ta nguyên “y + s”

+ Nếu trước “y” là một phụ âm ta

đổi “y” thành “I + es”

II. ĐỘNG TỪ CHỈ SỰ YÊU THÍCH + V-ing (VERBS OF LIKING + V-ing)

Ta thường sử dụng danh động từ (V-ing) theo sau các động từ chỉ sự yêu thích hoặc

không thích:

Động từ chỉ sự yêu thích/ không thích + V-ing

She loves sharing cookies with her neiqhbours. love (yêu thích) (Cô thích chia sẻ bánh quy với hàng xóm của mình.)

Thev like playing video games in their free time. like (thích) (Họ thích chơi trò chơi điện tử trong thời gian rảnh rỗi.)

She enioys painting landscapes. enjoy (thích) (Cô ấy thích vẽ tranh phong cảnh.)

He hates riding bicycles because he always sweats a lot. hate (ghét) (Cậu ấy ghét đi xe đạp vì cậu luôn đổ nhiều mồ hôi.)

III. CÂU ĐƠN (SIMPLE SENTENCE)

Chỉ có 1 mệnh đề chính, nghĩa là có 1 chủ ngữ và 1 động từ.

Có thể chủ ngữ là 2 danh từ nối bằng 'and' hoặc có 2 động từ nối bằng 'and' nhưng

vẫn là 1 câu đơn thôi.

Ví dụ:

I went to the supermarket yesterday.

Mary and Tom are playing tennis.

My brother ate a sandwich and drank beer.

I like coffee.

Mary likes tea.

The earth goes round the sun.

Mary did not go to the party.

IV. THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN (PAST SIMPLE TENSE)

1. Cách dùng

- Diễn tả hành động hay sự việc đã xảy ra và kết thúc tại một thời điểm trong quá

khứ.

E.g.I met her last summer. (Tôi đã gặp cô ấy vào mùa hè năm ngoái.)

- Diễn tả hành động thường làm hay quen làm trong quá khứ.

E.g.She often went swimming every day last year. (Cô ấy thường đi bơi mỗi ngày

vào năm ngoái.)

2. Dạng thức của thì quá khứ đơn

a. Với động từ to be (was/ were)

Thể khẳng định Thể phủ định

I/ He/ She/ was I/ He/ She/ was not/

It/ Danh từ It/ Danh từ wasn’t

số ít + danh từ/ số ít + danh từ/

tính từ tính từ

You/ We/ were You/ We/ were not/

They/ Danh They/ Danh weren’t

từ số nhiều từ số nhiều

Examples: Examples:

1. He was tired. (Anh ấy đã rất mệt.) 1. He wasn’t at school yesterday.

2. They were in the room. (Anh ấy đã không ở trường ngày hôm qua.)

(Họ đã ở trong phòng.) 2. They weren’t in the park.

(Họ đã không ở trong công viên.)

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Thể nghi Câu trả lời ngắn

vấn

I/ He/ She/ Yes. was. Was

It/ Danh từ + danh từ/ I/ He/ She/

số ít tính từ It/ Danh từ

số ít

Were You/ We/ No. wasn't.

They/ Danh Yes. You/ We/ were.

từ số nhiều They/ Danh No. weren't.

từ số nhiều Examples:

1. Were they tired yesterday? (Hôm qua họ đã mệt phải không?)

=> Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.

2. Was he at home? (Anh ấy đã ở nhà phải không?)

=> Yes, he was./ No, he wasn’t.

* Lưu ý: Khi chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi là “you” (bạn) thì câu trả lời phải dùng I (tôi)

để đáp lại.

b. Với động từ thường (Verb/ V)

Thể khẳng định Thể phủ định

I/ You/ We/ I/ You/ We/

They/ Danh từ They/ Danh từ

số nhiều + V-ed số nhiều + did not/ + V (nguyên

didn’t mẫu)

He/ She/ It/ He/ She/ It/

Danh từ số ít Danh từ số ít

Examples: Examples:

1. She went to school yesterday. 1. My mother didn’t buy me a new computer last

(Hôm qua cô ấy đã đi học.) year.

2. He worked in this bank last (Năm ngoái mẹ tôi đã không mua cho tôi một

year. chiếc máy tính mới.)

(Năm ngoái anh ấy đã làm việc 2. He didn’t meet me last night.

ở ngân hàng này.) (Anh ấy đã không gặp tôi tối qua.)

3. Mr Nam disn’t watch TV with me.

(Ông Nam đã không xem TV với tôi.)

Thể nghi Câu trả lời ngắn

vấn

Did I/ You/ We/ + V Yes, I/ You/ We/ did.

They/ Danh (nguyên They/ Danh

từ số nhiều mẫu) từ số nhiều

He/ She/ It/ He/ She/ It/

Danh từ số Danh từ số

ít ít

No, didn't.

Examples:

1. Did she work there? (Có phải cô ấy đã làm việc ở đó không?)

Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t.

2. Did you go to Ha Noi last month? (Có phải bạn đã đi Hà Nội tháng trước

không?)

Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.

II. WH- QUESTION

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Khi đặt câu hỏi có chứa Wh-word (từ để hỏi) như Who, What, When, Where, Why,

Which, How, ta đặt chúng lên đầu câu. Tuy nhiên, khi trả lời cho dạng câu hỏi này, ta

không dùng Yes/ No mà cần đưa ra câu trả lời trực tiếp.

Cấu trúc:

Wh- word + was/ were + S? Wh – word + did + S + V?

Examples: Examples:

1. Where were they? 1. What did Ba do at the weekend?

(Họ đã ở đâu thế?) (Ba đã làm gì vào ngày cuối tuần vậy?)

=> They were in the playground. => He studied English.

(Họ đã ở trong sân chơi.) (Anh ấy đã học Tiếng Anh.)

3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

Trong câu ở thì quá khứ đơn thường có sự xuất hiện của các trang từ chỉ thời gian

như:

- yesterday (hôm qua)

- last night/ week/ month/… (tối qua/ tuần trước/ tháng trước/ …)

- ago (cách đây), (two hours ago: cách đây 2 giờ; two weeks ago: cách đây 2 ngày,

…)

- in + thời gian trong quá khứ (e.g. in 1990)

- when: khi (trong câu kể)

4. Cách thêm –ed vào sau động từ

a. Trong câu ở thì quá khứ đơn, động từ bắt buộc phải thêm đuôi –ed. Dưới đây

là các quy tắc khi thêm đuôi – ed vào sau động từ.

Thêm –ed vào đằng sau hầu hết Examples: want – wanted want – wanted

các động từ

look – looked look – looked

Động từ kết thúc bằng đuôi “e” live – lived live – lived

hoặc “ee”, chúng ta chỉ việc thêm Examples:

“d” vào cuối động từ

love – loved love – loved

Đối với những động từ tận cùng là play – played play – played

“y”

+ Nếu trước “y” là một nguyên

âm (a, e, u, i, o), ta thêm “ed”

bình thường. Examples: stay - stayed stay - stayed

+ Nếu trước “y” là một phụ âm, ta

đổi “y” thành “i” + “ed” enjoy - enjoyed enjoy -

enjoyed

Động từ một âm tiết, tận cùng

bằng một nguyên âm + một phụ stop – stopped stop – stopped

âm (trừ những từ kết thúc bằng h,

w, x, y), ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm Examples: plan – planned plan – planned

trước khi thêm “ed”

Động từ bất quy tắc:

- Là những động từ được chia ở cột 2 trong “Bảng động từ bất quy tắc” (học thuộc

lòng)

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B. PRACTICE:

I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Don’t ever think gardening is a piece of_________. You must spend a lot of time

taking care of your plants.

A. art B. cake C. paper D. work

2. It’s_________for a boy to have a hobby of playing dolls.

A. common B. natural C. typical D. unusual

3. Jacob is a great artist. He is able to_________in both wood and stone.

A. carve B. chop C. decorate D. manufacture

4. It’s really dangerous if you go_________without being able to swim.

A. skating B. surfing C. jogging D. camping

5. My father used to make _________of planes, motorbikes and cars for me when I

was a little boy.

A. copies B. figures C. models D. images

6. _________gives us beautiful plants, pleasant smelling flowers and fresh fruits and

vegetables.

A. Arranging flowers B. Bird-watching C. Gardening D. Making model

7. His songs always have a strong_________.

A. melody B. theme C. music D. composition

8. It’s amazing that artists can carve on such_________material like empty eggshells.

A. lightweight B. narrow C. durable D. fragile

9. It’s nice to have someone you can_________your problems with.

A. divide B. share C. distribute D. spend

10. Don’t miss this_________opportunity to become a member of our club. We

recruit members only once a year.

A. unique B. strange C. private D. original

11. Be careful with that vase - it’s very_________.

A. light B. healthy C. weak D. fragile

12. My class has decided to make a_________of postcards and photographs on

Vietnamese Teacher’s Day.

A. pottery B. collage C. report D. copy

13. Max_________the wood into the shape of a flower.

A. polished B. repaired C. carved D. cleaned

14. After I’d finished_________, there was dirt from the flower beds all over the

path.

A. gardening B. surfing C. skating D. bird-watching

15. The main material for making_________is clay.

A. clothes B. pottery C. melody D. collage

16. Does your father like …………………….photos?

A. doing B. making C taking D. having

17. My father ……………………a lot of fish from the river everyday.

A. has B. brings C. carries D. catches

18. Nick prefers making models to ………………….wood.

A. carving B. using C. cutting D. doing

19. What do they ………………….about making pottery?

A. have B. worry C. think D. take

20. My daughter is ………………..She can make new things easily.

A. creative B. careful C. serious D. happy

21. The man ……………up this hobby when he returned to his country.

A. added B. had C. took D. saw

22. We usually ……………….the rubbish and put it into the bin over there.

A. get B. collect C. use D. provide

23. Carved eggshells can be ……………….as gifts for your family and friends.

A. taken B. bought C. sold D. used

24. My mum does exercise every day to ……………fit.

A. keep B. do C. take D. turn

25. Community service is the work you do for the ……………..of the community.

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A. problems B. solutions C. benefits D. causes

26. I’m a member of a …………………..that helps street children.

A. organization B. show C. talk D. programme

27. I’m sure that the project will ………………..a big difference.

A. make B. have C. do D. take

28. It is a non-profit organization that ………………..the environment.

A. provides B. protects C. helps D. supports

29. My classmates and I ……………..books and old clothes for street children last

week.

B. had C. collected D. carried A. used

30. There are many activities that individuals or organizations ……………..to bene-

fit the community.

A. do B. have C. take D. make

31. The young people love doing volunteer…………………..in the countryside.

A. task B. job C. work D. responsibility

32. My brother sometimes …………………blood at a local hospital.

A. raises B. provides C. helps D. donates

33. Traditional volunteer activities include ………………money for people in need.

A. raising B. helping C. making D. borrowing

34.She loves ……………………postcards and selling them in the market.

A. having B. giving C. cutting D. making

II. Complete the following sentences using the given words in the box.

bird- horse-riding ice-skating eggshells pottery board games

watching

1. Children enjoy putting fireflies into_________and observe them lighting at night.

2. Playing_________like monopoly or chess helps to speed up your response.

3. All you really need for_________are time and a suitable pair of binoculars.

4. You should wear protective clothing before going_________to protect yourself in

case of falling from the horse.

5. On winter days, we usually go_________on the lake at Jackson Park.

III - Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. Thursday B. surprise C. furniture D. burglar

C. blur D. return B. pursue 2.A. occur

C. father D. reserve B. another 3.A. thunder

C. world D. worker B. visitor 4.A. worse

D. burden 5.A. hurt B. surplus C. century

C. pepper D. nervous B. answer 6.A. mother

C. actor D. worship B. work 7.A. world

C. person D. prefer B. daughter 8.A. dessert

C. term D. German B. service 9.A. dinner

C. curly D. adventure B. nature 10. A. structure

C. picture D. figure B. injury 11. A. purpose

C. certain D. differ 12. A. quarter B. manager

C. instructor D. worst B. author 13. A. major

C. emerge D. terminal B. disaster 14. A. transfer

C. murder D. urgent B. sunburn 15. A. gesture

B. candy 16. A. carrot C. patience D. cook

B. know 17. A. keep C. knife D. knight

18. A. watch B. chemistry C. change D. children

19. A. healthy B. weather C. together D. these

20. A. invite B. find C. mind D. chin

21. A. luck B. trumpet C. curious D. hug

22. A. rubbish B. huge C. mug D. sum

23. A. horror B. actor C. lorry D. mirror

C. daily D. dizzy 24. A. recycle B. elderly

D. flood 25. 10.A. kangaroo B. goose C. choose

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IV. Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them

1. My friend and I was at the hairdresser’s yesterday.

____________________________________________________________________

2. My sister in law used to had long hair but now she has short hair.

____________________________________________________________________

3. Did your father worked in a tobacco factory before he retired?

____________________________________________________________________

4. Why you didn’t come to the meeting last week?

____________________________________________________________________

5. My best friend and I used to hated each other when we first met.

____________________________________________________________________

6. Was Anna be successful with her project last week?

____________________________________________________________________

7. Yesterday morning I readed several chapters of the book “The little prince”.

____________________________________________________________________

8. Last summer we involved in community service in our neighborhood, so we did

go on holiday.

____________________________________________________________________

IV. Compfete the following sentences, using present simple or future simple

forms of the verbs.

1. How often__________you (go) __________mountain climbing?

2. My grandmother (not-like) _____________spicy food.

3. Martin (play) __________football every Tuesday afternoon in the park near his

house.

4. My mother always (collect) __________rags for me to make clothes for my dolls.

5. My parents don’t like (eat) _________out because they think it is not healthy.

6. I hate (play) _________cards with my elder brother because he always cheats.

7. Martin enjoys (go) ______________to the church at weekends.

8. My daughter loves (read) _________comics before going to bed.

9. My father loves (go) __________to football games, he even spends a lot of money

going to big leagues all over the world.

10. Karen enjoys (shop) __________for clothes and shoes.

11. Simon likes (go) __________fishing with his dad at weekends.

12. Rosie hates (do) __________housework.

13. Last summer, my father (teach) _____________ me to drive.

14. I (start) ____________ doing charity when I (be) ________ a first year student.

15. Many rich people (donate) _________money for this volunteer program.

16. My friend (ring) _____________ me yesterday and (invite) __________ me to

his party.

V. Complete the following sentences, using the correct form of the verbs m the

box. There are some words you need to use twice.

go watch meet sleep try

do collect visit feed play

1. I hate__________shopping because it costs me a lot of money.

2. Ella just likes__________at home at weekends because she has to study hard

during the week.

3. Mrs. Johnson enjoys__________colourful rugs. She often buys them in the market

or on the Internet.

4. Children hate__________to school in winter mornings.

5. My mother loves__________new recipes, so my family has different dishes every

day.

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6. Lucy hates__________horror films as they make it impossible for her to sleep at

night.

7. I don’t like__________tennis with my brother because I lose every time we play.

8. Lily enjoys______people and_________newplaces, so she travels a lot.

9. My kids love__________the ducks whenever we visit our hometown.

10. Liam likes________judo because it makes him become stronger.

VI - Read the following passage and do the tasks below.

Hassan has a very interesting hobby. He collects tropical fish! His bedroom has a

gigantic aquarium all around the wall. He has been collecting fish since he was four.

His first fish was an Angel fish. The only problem is that it can eat smaller fish.

Hassan has visited a lot of different countries like Australia to dive in the beautiful

weather there. He has always loved the ocean. Now, he’s fourteen. He has had his big

aquarium for three years, since he was eleven.

Last year when Hassan was in Caribbean for his holiday, he saw sharks when he was

diving. He wants to have an aquarium where he can keep one or two small sharks,

but it’s quite difficult in England. He works as a volunteer at the aquarium of his

local zoo. There he can feed the big fish. He hasn’t fed the sharks yet, because he is

too young.

Part 1: Choose words from the text which mean the same as the following

words.

1. very big ___________________

2. the sea ___________________

3. a glass home for fish _______________

4. work without receiving any money _________________

5. give food to animals ________________

Part 2: Decide whether the statements below are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

1. Hassan has a boring hobby.

2. He spends all his holidays in England.

3. He helps in the zoo in the Caribbean.

4. He wants to have small sharks at home.

VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to answer each of the following

questions.

Having a hobby that we enjoy brings us joy and enriches our lives. It gives us

something fun to do during our leisure time and affords us the opportunity to learn

new skills. We are very fortunate to have so many different options out there today.

In fact, there are entire websites devoted to hobbies and interests.

The best way to cultivate a new hobby is to try something new. The world is full of

wonderful, exciting activities that we can explore and adopt as our own. Of course,

all of us are unique and, therefore, our interests and hobbies vary. But once we find a

hobby that we truly enjoy and are passionate about, we become hooked. It becomes

part of our lives and captivates us in a very personal way.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The importance of hobbies B. The definition of hobbies

C. Time to start a hobby D. Hobbies and interests

2. What can a hobby give you?

A. Leaisure time B. Chance to afford new things

C. More free time D. Something fun to do

3. What shoud we do if we want to cultivate a new hobby?

A. refer to websites B. check the options

C. try something new D. participate in activities

4. Our interests and hobbies vary because________.

A. the world is wonderfulB. there are many exciting things to explore

C. each of us enjoys many things D. all of us are unique

5. What does the word “It” refer to?

A. An activity B. A hobby C. A part D. A personal way

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II. Read the following passage about the importance of water, then choose the

best answer to each of the following questions.

THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER

Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should

drink this water before doing anything else. The temperature of the water should be

similar to body temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.

Why should you drink this water? It helps clean out your kidneys. It prepares your

stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking

water, the intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food.

Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don’t

drink all of that water in one sitting. It’s better to drink some in the morning and

some in the afternoon. Some people think it’s better to drink between meals and not

during meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs.

Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is

light yellow, you are probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow,

you probably need to drink more water.

(Reading Challenge 1)

1. What could be another title for this reading?

A. “Drink Water, Not Soft Drinks” B. “Drink During Meals”

C. “Drink Between Meals” D. “Drink Enough Water”

2. Why is it helpful to drink water in the morning?

A. Your kidneys will work harder. B. Your intestines will work well

C. Your juices will be diluted. D. Your urine will be pale yellow.

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason to drink water?

A. To enable your intestines work well B. To get more nutrients

C. To clean out your kidneys D. To dilute your stomach juices

4. Why is it better to drink between meals?

A. You eat enough food. B. You don’t dilute stomach juices.

C. Your urine will not smell bad. D. You don’t overwork your kidneys.

5. Why is dark-colored urine a sign to drink more water?

A. It shows our body is healthy. B. It means our kidneys are working too hard.

C. Less water makes the color darker.D. It is the same color as our digestive juices.

I - Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

VOLUNTEERING TO HELP DESERT ANIMALS

Cameron Oliver had a passion for the welfare of desert animals. He received the Abu

Dhabi Award as a com¬munity hero for his contributions to society. However, the

biggest reason for his fame may be that he was very small. He was only 11 years old

when he began his own campaign to save camels from eating plastic. “I found out

that camels are eating rubbish people leave behind and it’s killing them,” says the

South African boy. “I love animals, so when I saw how the camels were dying, I

thought I had to do something and make a difference to save them.”

He was very excited about receiving this award. He said, “My life changed after I

received the award, because it opened a lot of doors for me. Many people contacted

and helped me promote my campaign.”

(ESL Printables)

1. What did Cameron Oliver start when he was 11 years old?

A. the Abu Dhabi Award B. being a community hero

C. a campaign to save camels D. a camel farm

2. In line 2, what does the word “contributions” mean?

A. changes in something that make it worse

B. awards that somebody gets

C. things that are added to something else

D. actions that help to cause or increase something

3. The main reason why Cameron Oliver became famous was that_________.

A. he was very intelligent B. he was very young

C. he was very handsome D. he was very friendly

4. According to the text, the main goal of his campaign is to_________.

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A. protect camels from eating plastics

B. keep the desert clean

C. create a camel farm

D. protect the environment

5. How did Cameron’s life change after he received the award?

A. He became rich.

B. He did not have to open doors anymore.

C. He was known by more people.

D. He did not have to go to school.

VIII. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can

change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the

sentences.

1. Lucy/ usually/ play/ badminton/ her friends.

→ ________________________________________________________

2. My/ best friend/ hobby/ make/ paper dolls.

→ ________________________________________________________

3. My/ brother/ teach/ me/ how/ make/ model planes/ two/ year/ ago.

→ ________________________________________________________

4. My/ mother/ go/jogging/ park/ every evening.

→ ________________________________________________________

5. Michael/ water/ plants/ his garden/ twice a day.

→ ________________________________________________________

6. I/ usually/ put/ wet towel/ forehead/ when/ have/ fever.

→ ________________________________________________________

7. You/ should/ cycle/ or/ go/ jog/ at least/ 30/ minute/ a day/ keep fit.

→ ________________________________________________________

8. Molly/ feel/ tired/ today/ because/ couldn’t/ sleep/ last night.

→ ________________________________________________________

9. Vitamins/ be/ essential/ our/ health.

→ ________________________________________________________

10. Give up/ smoke/ right now/ protect/ your/ lungs.

→ ________________________________________________________

IX. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning.

1.My hobby is making models of real life objects.

I like___________________________________________.

2. You are active, and your brother is active too

Both you and___________________________________________ .

3. Why don’t we go shopping this afternoon?

What about ___________________________________________.

4. Peter is a hard worker.

Peter ___________________________________________.

5. There are no bottles on the shelf.

There aren’t ___________________________________________.

6. Why don’t we join a programme that helps the elderly?

Let’s ___________________________________________.

7. The wall has too many advertisements and graffiti.

There are ___________________________________________.

8. He has collected clothes for street kids for two years.

He started ___________________________________________.

X. Write a simple sentence from the two given sentences.

1. We avoid sweetened food. We avoid soft drinks.

___________________________________________.

2. My dad loves outdoor activities. I love outdoor activities.

___________________________________________.

3. You should wear a hat. You should wear suncream.

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___________________________________________.

4. My mother read the health tips. My mother downloaded the health tips.

___________________________________________.

5. You are active, and your brother is active too.

___________________________________________.

6. Your room looks dark, and it looks untidy too.

___________________________________________.

7. The Japanese work hard, and they exercise regularly.

___________________________________________.

8. My mother eats a lot of fruit, and she eats a lot of vegetables too.

___________________________________________.

XI. Fill in the blanks with and, so, but, or.

1. We stayed at home ________ watched a film.

2. I want to buy a new car, ________ I don’t have enough money.

3. She had a terrible headache last night, ________ she couldn’t go out.

4. I eat cake, ________ I never eat biscuits; I don’t like them.

5. Would you like cake ________ biscuits with your coffee?

6. My job is very interesting, ________ it doesn’t pay very well.

7. We can go by bus, ________ we can walk.

8. My classmate studies very hard, ________ she always gets good marks.

9. You had better hurry up, ________ you’ll be late for work.

10. The Japanese eat healthily, ________ they have high life expectancy.

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