Grade:11 TEST 13: HOBBIES THE SECOND TERM
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the other words.
1) A. admired B. looked C. missed D. hoped
2) A. admire B. avid C. variety D. while
3) A. engrave B. pastime C. undertake D. spectator
II. Circle the word that has stress pattern different
from that of the other words.
4) A. envelope B. album C. usually D. accompany
5) A. admire B. regular C. mountain D. corner
6) A. hobby B. extinct C. collect D. myself
III. Circle the best answer for each sentence.
7) My father is an ____ guitarist.
A. accomplishing B. accomplished C. accomplish D. accomplishment
8) He is very good at ____ people singing with his guitar.
A. making B. getting C. accompanying D. having
9) My uncle is interested in ____ stamps.
A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. to collect
10) She is a very accomplished pianist. The word “accomplished” is closest in meaning to “____”.
A. skilled B. beautiful C. interesting D. admired
11) A ____ is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember.
A. musical instrument B. guitar C. practice D. tune
12) 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
13) My ____ for my mother is infinite.
A. admire B. admirer C. admiration D. admirable
14) I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp ____.
A. collect B. collecting C. collection D. collector
15) I had forgotten all about it because I had been so ____ with other things.
A. occupied B. interested C. accomplished D. successful
16) You should not indulge yourself ____ anything that can form a bad habit.

A. that I often borrow books B. that I often borrow books from
C. where I often borrow books from D. from that I often borrow books
29) ____ England won the World Cup.
A. It was in 1966 that B. It was on 1966 that C. It was in 1966 when D. It was 1966 in that
30) ____ took my car.
A. It was you B. It were you C. It was you that D. It was you whom
IV. Circle the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
I like to be near water – sea, lake or river, that is probably because I was born in a village by the sea, and I have lived
most of my life close to water. When I am in some place which is far from lake, river and sea, I am restless and I always feel
that there is something missing, even though it is sometimes hard for me to decide what it is.
Of course, the sports I like are the ones which need water – sailing, rowing and swimming. It is possible to swim
in small swimming pools, but rowing and sailing are impossible without a lot of water. Rowing is best in a river and
sailing on the sea or a big lake, but one can do some sailing on a river and one can certainly row on a lake or the sea
when the weather is good.
Of the three sports – swimming, rowing and sailing – I like rowing best because it is the easiest to continue during the
winter, when the water is too cold for comfortable swimming and the sea is often too rough for sailing. Even on the coldest
day one row, only ice on the water or thick fog can stop one. Sometimes it is so cold when I go out rowing that drop of water
freeze wherever they fall. In such weather, it is not very pleasant to swim as one cannot stay in the water very long.
However, when one is rowing, one gets warmer the longer one goes on.
31) Where was the writer born?
A. In a village by the river B. In a village near a lake C. In a village by the sea D. In a sea town
32) How does the writer feel when he is in some place which is not near the water?
A. Comfortable B. Convenient C. Losing something D. Missing something
33) What type of sport does he like?
A. Water sports B. Sports without water
C. Sports played only on the sea D. Sports played near lakes and river
34) Where can people row and sail?
A. In a swimming pool B. In the river C. On the sea D. Both B and C
35) Why does he like rowing best?
A. Because it makes him warmer B. Because he can still do it in cold days