UNIT 1:Leisure Time GL 8

TEST 1
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others.
1. A. stay
B.shape
C.fancy
D. crazy
2. A. children
B.school
C. kitchen
D. chicken
3. A. pool
B.wood
C. cook
D. football
4. A. brushed
B.lived
C. washed
D. wished
5. A. hate
B. cake
C. late
D. bad

Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress
6. A. detest
B. balance
C.leisure
D. muscle
7. A prefer.
B. outdoors
C. resort

D. message
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. The children spent a day _______ to the zoo last weekend.
A. going
B. to going
C. to go
D. went
9. Mr Buong dislikes _______ the Net in the evening.
A. to surf
B. surf
C. surfed
D. surfing
10. Jack ________ his cousin two months ago.
A. doesn’t see
B. didn’t see
C. isn’t seeing
D. won’t see
11. If I have a car, I ______ to work.
A. will drive
B. drove
C. would drive
D. drive
12. Mono is very ________in watching“Tom and Jerry”cartoon.
A.keen
B. interested
C.crazy
D.fond
13. We couldn’t do the puzzles______ we were busy.
A. because
B. because of

C. although
D. when
14. It was cold and wet,______Bob still went to the beach.
A. therefore
B. so
C. but
D. however
15. We should ______ sport because it is good for our health.
A. play
B. do
C. make
D. take
16. Nguyen Hai Buong is very ________about surfing the Internet such as the Tiktok, facebook...
A.keen
B. interested
C.crazy
D.fond
17. My children are very ______of going to the zoo.
A. excited
B.interested
C.keen
D. fond
18.Mr Buong doesn’t mind
his mom from work every day.
A. pick up
B. picked up
C. picking up
D. picks up
19. My students enjoy
_____ English very much.

A. learn
B. learnt
C. learning
D. to learn
20. We will start our trip _______ 6 o’clock
____ the morning.
A. in / in
B. at / in
C. in / at
D. at / at
21. It rained hard.
__, my father went to work.
A. Therefore
B. However
C. Because
D. So
22.Do many young people _______ walking to school or playing active games?
A. fond
B. enjoy
C. agree
D. want
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning.
23. Kuala Lumpur is the biggest city in Malaysia.
A. smallest
B. largest
C. oldest
D. cheapest
24. Young people still dislike wearing jeans nowsaday.
A. enjoy
B. hate

C. love
D. mind
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning.
25. My parents really hate using Facebook or watching TIKTOK everyday.
A. sell
B.dislike
C.detest
D. love
26. My brother is very keen on passing the final exam.
A.likes
B. slowly
C. hates
D. is interested
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer that best completes each of the following exchanges.
27. Mono”What do you usually do in your leisure time?”- Mr Buong:”________”
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A.Yes, please
B.I do DIY with my dad C.Yes, I do
D.No, I am not
28. Linda is taking to An about recycling. Linda: “What about collecting bottles and cans?”An-“Ok,____.”
A. Thank you
B. I don’t know
C. Good idea
D. not at all
Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D on your answer the correct answer to each of the questions.
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New
Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One
or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On

the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should
be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning,
the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money
wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.
29. When is Tet holiday celebrated of Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?
A. the first day
B. the second day
C. the third day
D.All are correct
30. What do they do one or two days before the festival?
A.buy new clothes
B.make kinds of jam
C. make Banh chung
D. Both B & C
31. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
A.have a reunion dinner
B.visit relatives
C.go to the pagoda
D. make Banh chung
32. Who receives lucky money?
A. young members
B. the children
C. the elders
D. the whole family
33. When do they visit their neighbors, friends and relatives?
A. on New Year morning B.at night
C.during the dinner
D.Both A & C
Mark the letter A B, C, or D on your answer that needs correction the following questions.
34. My father always get up very early in the morning.

A.My
B. get up
C. early
D. in
35. She usually spends thirty minutes to do the shopping.
A. usually spends
B. thirty
C. minutes
D.to do
36. When we were small, we often enjoyed to go fishing, playing soccer and flying kites.
A. to go
B.often enjoyed
C. playing
D. flying
Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
37.I don’t mind (check)___checking__________messages after school.
38.Riding a bike is Lan’s pleasure, but she detests (walk)___walking__________ in the rain.
39.As a child, he hated(read)___resding_________ books, but now he finds it enjoyable.
40.Minh is in good shape. He enjoys (take)____taking_________up sport and exercise.
41.Mr Buong dislikes crafts, but he enjoys(make)___making________dollhouses.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the blank.
42.Nam isn’t _____________in using the Facebook at night.
(INTEREST)
43.Nancy adores hanging out with her _______ friend,Helen.
(GOOD)
44.My brother loves _________ live football on TV.
(WATCH)
45.Tom and Tim _______walk to school together.
(USUAL)
46.I am never ________to finish any DIY projects I start.

(ABLILTY)
Rewrite the following sentences.
47.It takes Mr Buong 30 minutes to drive to work everyday.
Mr Buong spends__________________________________________________________
48. He loves surfing the facebook in his leisure time.
He is fond________________________________________________________________
49.Ms Lan hates going out at night.
 Ms Lan isn’t keen_________________________________________________________
50.Do you like making dollhouses in your leisure time?
 Are you interested_________________________________________________________
51. He wants to go cycling in the park after school.
 He enjoys________________________________________________________________

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UNIT 1:TEST2
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others.
1.A. passed
B. watched
C. detested
D. washed
2.A.cartoon
B.good
C.cook
D. look
3.A. market
B. depart
C. card
D. arrive

4.A.improve
B. knitting
C.outside
D. bring
5.A. dolls
B. loves
C. likes
D. hobbies
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6. Mr Buong likes_________DIY in his leisure time after school.
A.doing
B.to do
C.did
D.to doing
7.Nga loves ________her free time with other people.
A.to spend
B. spend
C.to spending
D. spends
8.My sister is keen _______messaging friends on Sunday evening.
A.in
B.on
C.of
D.about
9.Mono and Son Tung are ________in doing puzzle.
A.interested
B.keen
C.fond
D.crazy
10.My sister is _______of cooking. She wants to become a chef in the future.

A.hates
B.keen
C.interested
D.fond
11.They_________Ho Chi Minh City last summer.
A. visit
B. will visit
C. visiting
D. visited
12._________Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm.
A. In
B. For
C. On
D. At
13.My sister is very fond________eating chocolate candy.
A. at
B. about
C. of
D. with
14. My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.
A. not to spending
B. did not spend
C. not to spend
D. to not spent
15. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.
A. Even though
B. So
C. Therefore
D. Because of
16. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

A. Although
B. So
C. Therefore
D. However
17.I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
A. to talk
B. talking
C. to talking
D. talk
18.Mr Buong dislikes _______, so he never drives to work.
A. to drive
B. to driving
C. be driven
D. driving
19.Jane prefers _______ music to listening to it.
A. playing
B. play
C. to play
D. played
20.I would love _______ to your party! Thank you for inviting me.
A. come
B. coming
C. to come
D. came
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning.
21.His house looks very large and beautiful. It is a seven-room house.
A.nice
B. awful
C. old
D. short

22. When my father was young, he was keen on getting up early to do the gardening.
A.fond of
B.bored with
C.good at
D.hate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning.
23. I enjoyed raising some money for poor children.
A.detested
B.am interested in
C.loved
D. liked
24. It's very hot today. I wish I were on the beach now.
A.cold
B. rainy
C.busy
D. free
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer that best completes each of the following exchanges.
25 An is having small talk with Binh . - An "_______?" - Waiter: "for a week."
A. How do you get to work every day
C. How often do you go shopping
B. How far is it from your house to the city
D. How long did you work here
26. Linda: “Would you like to go out for a drink with me?” Anna-“Yes,____.”
A.thanks
B.I’d love to
C.What?
D.Not at all
Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to complete it.
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The Internet is very useful. Online, you can pay your bills, buy clothes, and read the news. There
(27) ____ many good reasons to spend time online. However, people with an Internet addiction are
online too much. They don’t spend time (28) _____ their friends and family. Instead, they spend their
time (29) ________ with their Internet friends, people they have never met in real life. Some also play
online games all day or night. Some people with Internet addictions even leave then jobs so they can
spend even more time online! People with Internet addictions don't just go online to shop, have fun, or
do work. People (31) _____ have this problem often go online because they want (30) ______ from the
stress and problems in then lives. Many internet addicts stop caring about then real lives, and focus
only on their online lives.
27. A. has
B. are
C. have
D. is
28. A. about
B. with
C. to
D. of
29. A.to chat
B.chat
C. chatting
D. chatted
30. A. what
B. who
C. which
D. when
31. A. escapes
B. escapeed
C. escaping
D.to escape

Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
32. Last night, I enjoyed to surf the Facebook very late.
A
B
C
D
33. Mr Buong is interested on doing puzzles in his leisure time.
A
B C
D
34.They dislike surf the Net because it takes them too much time.
A
B
C
D
Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
35.Sue loves ___________ (make) origami. She can fold some animals, birds and flowers.
36.I detested ___________ (spend) two hours every day travelling to work and back.
37.He started ___________ (surf) the net hours ago. Has he stopped ___________ (surf) yet?
38.I tried hard ___________ (concentrate), but my mind kept ___________ (wander).
39.I have enjoyed ___________ (meet) you. Hope ___________ (see) you again soon.
40.My father is not keen on coffee. He prefers ___________ (drink) tea.
41.I am a little busy. Would you mind ___________ (wait) a little longer?
42.Mobile games are great, but I don’t like ___________ (play) them for too long.
43.If I can choose, I prefer ___________ (stay) at home to ___________ (play) sport.
44.Tonight I’d like ___________ (go) out, but I have to do my homework.
Write sentences with the cues given.
45.Mai/ usually/ listen/ K-pop music/ free time.
_______________________________________________________________________
46.when/ I/ be/ a child/ I/ enjoy/ play/ computer games.

_______________________________________________________________________
47.my father/ spend/ most/ spare time/ look after/ the garden.
_______________________________________________________________________
48.My friends/ prefer/ play sports/ to/ surf the Net.
_______________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences that still keep the same meaning the root one.
49.It takes Son Tung 20 munites to walk to school a day.
 Son Tung spends_________________________________________________________
50.She detested doing DIY after school.
 She was not keen________________________________________________________
51.It takes my brother lots of time to surf the Net.
My brother spends________________________________________________________
52.Mr Buong wants to work the young children at school.
Mr Buong enjoys_________________________________________________________

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UNIT 1:TEST 3
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the others.
1. A. detested
B. suffered
C. installed
D. changed
2. A.sound
B.would
C.could
D. should
3. A. time
B. history

C. knit
D. bring
4. A. teacher
B. children
C. school
D. chicken
5. A. puzzles
B. watches
C. dishes
D. passes
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.
6.They don't know when_________to the gym to meet their best friends.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. A & B
7. Ms Mai practices ______in the morning to keep our health.
A. to run
B. running
C. should run
D. Both B & C
8.It is very hot now. I think it_________rain this afternoon.
A.must
B.should
C.need
D.may
9. The final examination will be held ___________ June 9th, 2023.
A. in
B. on
C. at

D. to
10.My grandma enjoys ________ woolly hats in her free time.
A. to make
B. make
C. making
D. made
11. Johnny ________ on playing computer games.
A. is keen
B. is crazy
C.is fond
D. likes
12. My sisters________ Korean drama________ Indian drama.
A. prefers - to
B. prefers than
C. prefer to
D. prefer than
13. Mickey loves ________his parents________ DIY projects.
A. help / in
B. help / with
C. to help / in
D. to help / with
14. Do you fancy ________ with friends?
A. to socialise
B. socialising
C. socialise
D. socialised
15. He’d like________ the Louvre museum with his family this weekend.
A. to visit
B. visiting
C. visit

D. visited
16. Mr Buong adores _________ dogs with fish in the morning.
A. to feed
B. feeding
C. to be fed
D. being fed
17. He is 18 years old now. He hates________ like a small kid.
A. treat
B.treating
C. treated
D.being treated
18.In Summer, Mr Buong would prefer____with local people rather than ____in a five-star hotel.
A. to stay - to stay
B. staying - staying
C. staying – to stay
D. to stay - stay
19.Mono is _______on chatting with Mr Buong at the weekend.
A.fond
B.keen
C.interested
D.crazy
20. In my free time, I would rather________ than ________.
A. to go to the cinema - to visit the museum
B. go to the cinema - visit the museum
C. going to the cinema - visiting the museum
D. went to the cinema - visited the museum
Choose A,B,C or D that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.
21. He is keen on football so much that he goes to every match of his favourite team.
A.is interested in
B. is fed up with

C. is tired of
D. is in favour of
22. What do you like doing in your leisure time!-I often listen to music and play basketball with my

friends.
A.working time
B. holiday time
C. free time
D.break time
Choose A, B, C or D that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline part in each of the sentences.
23. The most unpopular evening out among teenagers is going to the cinema.
A.common
B. famous
C. interesting
D. boring
24.She’s a sociable child who loves to talk to anyone.
A. outgoing
B.helps
C.dislike
D. unfriendly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer that best completes each of the following exchanges.
25. An: “Which skills do you need to develop?” - Ba: “_________.”
A. Good luck
B.prepare food
B.play soccer skillfully
D.social skills
26. Mary: “ Thanks a lot for your sound advice.” - John: “_________.”
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A. No worries

B. I like it

C.That’s all right

D. That’s nice

Mark the letter A B, C, or D on your answer that needs correction the following questions.
27. I and my brother like lying(A) on the beach(B),so he and I always spend his(C) holiday sunbathing(D).
28. Nam is far from(A) his family,so(B) he remembers(C) his parents in(D) his hometown so much.

29. It is important for (A) parents to teach (B) their children how using (C) soci. Media wisely (D).
Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F)
A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one’leisure time. Hobbies can
include collecting the items and objects, engaging it creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing
other amusements and continually participating in a particular hobby, one can acquire substantial skill and
knowledge in that area. Hobby is something that a person develops from childhood, more specifically during
primary school, to late life. We can never predict when we develop interests in new things and have a
likeness towards it.
In this busy daily schedule, we all get so busy in our life routine that sometime we forget to give out time for
our hobbies. Indulging in a hobby is actually good for a sound health. We all need a time of leisure for
ourselves and that partículả time is when we like to do something that gives us immense

happiness.
Sentences
T
F
30. A hobby is often done in one’s free time.
31. People can gain skills and knowledge through taking up a hobby.

32. A hobby is mostly developed from the age of two to three.
33. It’s difficult to predict one’s new hobby development.
34. Involving in a hobby negatively affects one’s health.
Choose (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to tl root sentence or best combines the two given.
35. Playing board games is very interesting.
A. It is very interested in playing board games.
C. It is very interesting playing board games.
B. It is very interested to play board games.
D. It is very interesting to play board games.
36. My parents insist me on learning another language.
A.My parents want me to learn another language.
C. My parents help me in learning another language.
B.My parents start learning another language with me D.My parents assist me in learning another language.
37. Julie finds making crafts boring.
A. Julie enjoys making crafts.
C. To Julie, making craft is not interesting.
B. Julie’s crafts are not boring.
D. Julie cannot find an interesting craft to play with.
38.I’d rather surf the Internet than play computer games.
A. I prefer surfing the Internet to playing computer games.
B. I prefer playing computer games surfing the Internet.
C. I like playing computer games more than surfing the Internet.
D. I dislike surfing the Internet, but I like playing computer games.
Rewrite the following sentence that is the closest in meaning to the root one.
39.It takes Mr Buong 30 minutes to go to work everyday.
Mr Buong spends____________________________________________________
40.Nam enjoys surfing the Net to study English.
 Nam is keen________________________________________________________
41.Son Tung loves going out to take some photos of the countryside.
 SonTung is intesrested________________________________________________

42.Nam wants to work with the chidren in the mountainous areas.
Nam adores_________________________________________________________
43.Chatting with friends through the Internet gives me pleasure.
I enjoy______________________________________________________________
44.It is good to use the Facebook to talk with friends.
Using_______________________________________________________________
45.I hate people to buy my document to sell for money.
I dislike_____________________________________________________________
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