Reading: Hoạt động giải trí

Read the passage and answer the questions.

My name is Nora and I live in Sweden. I live in a small village in the mountains. I love mountains and I can't imagine my life without them. I live with my parents and my little sister. She is six and I am eleven.

My mum's name is Helen and my dad's name is Nick. My mum is a fitness coach at my school and my dad is a farmer. We have a small milk farm. That's why I am fond of sports and animals.

I get up at 6.30 and do my morning training together with my mum. Then I wake my sister up. We have a big breakfast and our mum takes us to school by her car.

After lessons I stay at school to practice basketball. It's my favourite sport. At that time my sister trains at the singing club. After that I go home with my sister by bus because my mum has some evening trainings.

After school I like to help my dad to take care of calves. They are so nice! In the evening I like reading books or going out with my friends. We are crazy about riding bikes at the weekend. I have got a cool green bike. I think I am the best bike rider because I go in for sports every day.

Where does Nora live?

How many people are there in Nora’s family?

What does Nora like?

What is her sister’s hobby?

Which sport does Nora practice every day?

Read the passage and complete the blanks.

There are many things that I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies. I am sure other people have their hobbies, (1)______. The hobby I like most is playing my guitar. It was given to me by my mother for my eighth birthday. My uncle, who is a guitarist, teaches me (2)_______to play it. Now I can play a few simple tunes. I begin to sing while playing the guitar but I am not so good at this. My uncle tells me that I need to (3)______ a lot to become good at playing the guitar.

Another hobby that I spend time on is keeping fish. I have a glass aquarium where I keep different kinds of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some of them were caught from the stream near where I live. They look so beautiful swimming about in the aquarium and I love to just watch (4)________. It is very relaxing to do so. Even my uncle loves watching them. However, they do die and it is not a pleasant job to remove the dead ones. Also, it is quite a difficult job cleaning the aquarium but I have to do this whenever it gets (5)______.

There are other things that I like to do but they are not so interesting. Playing the guitar is my favourite pastime. Next comes taking care of my fish. These things really keep me occupied. I am glad I am able to do them.

1. I am sure other people have their hobbies, (1)_____.

My uncle, who is a guitarist, teaches me (2) ________

to play it.

My uncle tells me that I need to (3) ______a lot to become good at playing the guitar.

They look so beautiful swimming about in the aquarium and I love to just watch (4)________.

Also, it is quite a difficult job cleaning the aquarium but I have to do this whenever it gets (5)__________.

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also (1)______ voluntary work, especially for charities.

A lot of free time is spent (2)_______ home, where the most popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often record programmes so that they can watch later.

In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do-it-yourself”, when people spend time (3)_________or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after. Taking the dog for a walk is regular (4)_______.

Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer, with a visit to a local event (5)________

a festival, a fair or show. Young people go to clubs and discos, while people of all ages go to the theater, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.

People generally use it to relax, but many people also (1)____ voluntary work, especially for charities.

A lot of free time is spent (2)___ home, where the most popular leisure activity is watching television.

when people spend time (3)__________or repairing their homes.

Taking the dog for a walk is regular (4)_____.

 Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer, with a visit to a local event (5)_____ a festival, a fair or show.