I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. burn                    B. hurt                         C. birth                                    D. singer

2. A. love                    B. colour                     C. opinion                   D. above

3. A. mother                B. badminton              C. learn                        D. picture

4. A. hobby                 B. about                      C. collect                     D. player

5. A. surfing                B. future                      C. person                     D. girl

V.   Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.

1.   My father finds playing board games interesting.

→  My father is_________________________________________________________________

2.   He hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

→  The last time________________________________________________________________            

3.   That apartment is more modern than any apartments.

→  That apartment______________________________________________________________

4.   There are over two hundred stamps in Nam’s collection.

→  Nam’s collection_____________________________________________________________

5.   I spend twenty minutes walking to school every morning.

→  It takes ____________________________________________________________________

6.   I find losing weight very difficult.

→  It’s _______________________________________________________________________

IV.  Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Mike’s hobby is listening to music. He gets a lot ___________ from listening to music. (enjoy)

2.   John is a stamp ___________. He has a lot of rare and valuable stamps. (collect)

3.   One third of children in the U. S. is ___________ or obese. (weigh)

4.   I have ___________ so I must go to a dentist. (tooth)

5.   Junk food is ___________, so we shouldn’t eat too much junk food. (health)

6.   Blood ___________ give blood for use in hospitals. (donate)

7.   They aren’t forced to do charity work. They do it ___________. (volunteer)

8.   They opened a shelter to provide housing for the ___________. (home)

III.  Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Community ______________ have a lot of positive effects on students. (serve)

2.   ______________ people find it difficult to have a job. (disable)

3.   I’d like to work as a volunteer for a charity ______________. (organise)

4.   He made a £5000 ______________ to charity. (donate)

5.   The Soup Kitchen is a ______________ organization that provides free meals for needy people. (profit)

6.   The homeless shelters are entirely staffed by ______________ worker. (volunteer)

7.   The organization is funded by ______________ donations. (charity)

8.   We help the ______________ with housework and gardening. (old)

II.   Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   The Japanese eat ______________, so they have high life expectancy. (health)

2.   Drinking unclean water can cause ______________. (sick)

3.   My uncle is a ______________. He doesn’t eat meat or fish. (vegetable)

4.   ______________ can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. (obese)

5.   I’m ______________ to shellfish, so I can’t eat lobster and shrimp. (allergy)

6.   I got ______________ during my beach vacation. (sunburn)

7.   Lack of vitamin E can cause skin diseases and ______________. (tired)

8.   The symptoms of the disease include fever and ______________. (head)

I.    Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Rossie has a large ______________ (collect)of dolls.

2.   A______________ is someone who enjoys watching birds. (birdwatch)

3.   My sister’s hobby is ______________.She took a lot of nice photos. (photo)

4.   I find woodcarving ______________ because it’s a creative activity. (interest)

5.   ______________ eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends. (carve)

6.   A hobby is an ______________ that you do for pleasure. (act)

7.   I think collecting glass bottles is ______________. (usual)        

8.   Susan is very ______________ and she paints very well. (create)