X. Make sentences, using the words and phrases below to help you. You can change the words / phrases or add necessary words.

1. I / like / garden / because / I / love / plants / flowers.

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2. My sister / not like / horse riding / because / she / afraid of/ horses.

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3. Make / models / develop / your / creativity.

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4. Collect / stamps / help / you / be / more / patient.

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5. Jog / make / you / strong / and / reduce / stress.

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IX-Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1. I find collecting glass bottles interesting.

     - My hobby is...........................................................................................................................

2. Van's brother usually goes to work by motorbike.

     - Van's brother usually rides.....................................................................................................

3. Linh finds playing boarding games boring.

     - Linh doesn't like.....................................................................................................................

4. My sister enjoys arranging flowers, (interesting)

     - My sister finds.......................................................................................................................

5. My father likes doing gardening at the weekend.

     - My father enjoys ...................................................................................................................

VIII. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

Most of us have a hobby or some, (1) ____________ hobbies differ from person to person. Gardening is a relaxing hobby that can be enjoyed by people from any age group. There (2) ____________ various ways by which gardening can offer us relaxation.

Gardening gives (3) ____________ an opportunity to refresh our mind after working or studying time. It brings US the green (4) ____________ and flowers and fills our lungs with pure oxygen. The outdoor environment and fresh air are good for our health. We can get great pleasure from gardening, (5) ____________ flowers and some vegetables of the season.

Gardening not only offers us the beauty (6) ____________ flowers and plants but also brings us benefits. A family with a vegetable garden can save a lot of money when they grow vegetables rather than (7) ____________ them from outside. Vegetable gardening is very rewarding (8) ____________ it makes us feel better, less stressed, and produces delicious vegetables for us to eat.

VII. Choose the underlined port that needs correction.

1. In (A) her spare (B) time, she likes practising (C) piano (D).

2. I don't (A) want to leave (B) a warm cozy bed to do (C) jogging in (D)the winter.

3. Do (A) you take up (B) make (C) models as (D)one of your hobbies?

4. She thinks (A) that playing (B) a musical instrument is difficultly (C) but inspiring (D).

5. People of all age (A) and from all walks of life (B) enjoy (C) the hobby of collecting (D) coins.

VI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. Doing yoga ______________ one of her hobbies.

A. is                             B. are                           C. being                       D. be

2. Building dollhouses is difficult, but Charlie ______________ it a lot.

A. love doing              B. loves doing             C. loves do                  D. love to do

3. Hannah and Sara ______________ badminton twice a week.

A. are playing              B. doesn't play                        C. plays                       D. play

4. Many groups ______________ models of their house or their school.

A. making                   B. doesn’t makes        C. make                       D. makes

5. Every year they ______________ to Singapore for two weeks.

A. travels                     B. doesn't travel          C. travel                      D. not travel

6. My younger sister ______________ with dolls very much.

A. is liking to play       B. likes play                C. likes to playing       D. likes playing

7. Emily ______________ every day at seven, regular as clockwork.

A. arrived                    B. arrives                     C. is arriving                D. will arrive

8. ______________ she ______________ the English exams with high marks?

A. Do ... often pass     B. Does ... often pass      C. Does ... pass often          D. Do ... pass often

9. When the weather is good, he ______________ camping in the mountain.

A. usually goes                        B. goes usually                          C. usually go                         D. go usually

10. I think horse-riding ______________ to learn, and it's not popular here.

A. be easy                   B. easy                                    C. is not easy               D. not easy

V. Complete the sentences using the -ing form of the verbs from the box.

1. Jessica enjoys _________________________ to music after doing her homework.

2. Mum doesn’t like yoga, but she loves _________________________ aerobics.

3. Dad likes _________________________ fishing whenever he has free time.

4. Lucy’s favourite hobby is _________________________ comic books in spare time.

5. You need to buy paintbrushes before you can start _________________________.

6. Joe likes _________________________ photos, but he dislikes having bad photos.

7. Do you love _________________________ the guitar or the piano? - The guitar.

8. They don’t like _________________________ both TV channels and YouTube.

9. Robert really enjoys _________________________ a bike in the early morning.

10. He and I have a common interest: we both like _________________________ stamps