Trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 1: Reading

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Hello everyone. This is Alice. What do you often do when you have free time? There are a lot of leisure activities for young people to choose from. I myself adore doing DIYs. I have a craft kit with a lot of things to make crafts. Thanks to the craft kit, I can make some gifts for my friends and relatives. My mother taught me to make bracelets. Last week, I made a bracelet for my younger sister. I will make another for my close friend tomorrow. Making bracelet is my favorite leisure activity. I want to learn to make photo collages and frames, too. Therefore, I surf the internet for more information. Also, I have found a lot of useful Youtube videos teaching how to make scarfs and pullovers by wool. After watching them, I hope I will be able to make woolen clothes for my puppy.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take part (6) _____________ voluntary work, especially for charities.

People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (7) _______ popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (8)______ programs on video so that they can watch later.

Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British ________ (9) a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines.

In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by “Do-it-yourself”, (10) ________people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions.

A favourite pastime with children and adults alike is betting on cricket fights during the rainy season. Children catch crickets and sell them for this purpose.

Horse racing held on Saturday and Sunday in a Saigon suburb draws large crowds as thousands of Vietnamese, young and old, turn out to cheer the pint-sized Asiatic horses and jockeys on to victory. Betting is heavy, with profits going into the national treasury of Southern Vietnam. It is not uncommon to see a horse run the wrong way around the track.

Other popular sporting events include soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, hiking, ping pong, and tennis. Vietnam teams often compete with other countries in soccer, tennis, bicycling, basketball, and other sports.

There are few golf courses in Southern Vietnam. The one in Saigon is located near Tan Son Nhat Airport. It may well be the only golf course in the world fortified by pillbox installations on its perimeter, with soldiers and machine guns inside. There is an excellent golf course in Da lat. Caddies are usually women.