Exercise 11. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

1. I find making pottery is difficult because it takes me a lot of time.
2. of                               B. it                                       C. making                             D. is difficult
3. My mum doesn’t like watch films on TV. She loves going to the cinema.
4. She                             B. on                                     C. going                                D. watch
5. Will you take on arranging flowers in the future? – Yes, I will.
6. on                               B. in                                      C. arranging                          D. will
7. I find carve eggshells boring because it takes a lot of time to complete one shell.
8. carve                          B. boring                               C. takes                                 D. to
9. My brother not goes to class to learn how to paint.
10. not goes                      B. to                                      C. how                                  D. to paint

Reading

Exercise 12. Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.

      Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are a source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.

      As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colours can make you feel relaxed and happy.

      Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.

1. Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby because _______.
2. you can learn many things such as the geography of a country from stamps
3. stamps give you interesting facts and important dates about a country
4. it is very important to collect stamps
5. A and B are correct
6. All of the following are true EXCEPT _______.
7. stamps can make you relaxed and happy
8. stamps can make you know more
9. stamp collecting can make you famous
10. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky
11. According to the passage, it is true to say that _______.
12. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous
13. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby
14. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting
15. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money
16. The word “business” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
17. the activity of collecting stamps
18. the activity of selling stamps from other countries
19. the activity of buying stamps from other countries
20. the activity of buying or selling something
21. The main idea of the passage is _______.
22. the history of stamp collecting B. good things from stamp collecting
23. the ways of stamp collecting D. famous stamp collectors