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ENGLISH TEST UNIT 1 GRADE 7 NEW


I. LISTENING
1. Listen to the conversation between Tom and Jack. Circle the best answer A, B or C. You will listen TWICE.
 
1.
What is the interview about?

 
A. a teenager’s hobby
  B. how to make origami
  C. a birthday present

2.
What is Jack’s hobby?

 
A. creating paper
  B. folding paper
  C. recycling paper

3.
How long has he had his hobby?

 
A. for two weeks
  B. for two months
  C. for two years

4.
What does Jack say about his hobby?

 
A. It’s difficult.
  B. It’s expensive.
  C. It’s cheap.

5.
Which among these that Jack doesn’t do with the things he made?

 
A. give them to his friends
  B. keep them in a box
  C. sell them

2. Listen to a girl talking about her hobby. Decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. You will listen TWICE.
 
1.
Julia is talking about her hobby.
T
F

2.
She bought a camera on her eleventh birthday.
T
F

3.
She has time for her hobby every day.
T
F

4.
She goes to the park at the weekend to take photos of the flowers.
T
F

5.
Julia doesn`t let anyone see the photos she has taken.
T
F

1. Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.
     Nowadays, teenagers seem to be too busy with their study to afford a hobby. However, if you have a little spare time, it is advisable to have a hobby because of the emotional, mental and physical benefits it brings. Focusing on an activity that you like will help you relieve stress and pressure from your schoolwork. Additionally, spending time with people of similar interests will enable you to make friends more easily. This helps improve your communication skills and promote teamwork. Taking up a hobby can be a real challenge, but it is not the type of stressful challenge coming from school. Instead, challenging yourself to do a skill that you like will bring satisfaction and pride.

1.
Each teenager should have a hobby if they have time.
T
F

2.
Focusing on a hobby will make you feel really stressed.
T
F

3.
Having a shared interest helps you to communicate better.
T
F

4.
The challenge from having a hobby is the same as that from school.
T
F

5.
You can feel proud when trying to do a skill that you are interested in.
T
F

 
 
 
 

2. Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box.
    challenge
   collection
   unusual
   occasions
   pleasure



     David Stewart, a 15 year old boy from Hungary has an (1) ____________ hobby – collecting teabags. For the last five years, he has collected more than 200 teabags. He exchanges his teabags with others’ from all around the world to add to his (2) ____________. His family, relatives and friends are all aware of this hobby, so on special (3) ____________ they will give him teabags. David says at first it was easy but then it is a (4) ____________ to be able to find new items. He stores the teabags in a box and keeps them in a cool, dry place so that they can be well maintained. To David, this hobby is a great source of (5) ____________ because it helps him understand more about different cultures around the world.

1. Here are some sentences about hobbies. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. You can not change the words.
 
Here is an example.

0.
There/library/many/the/books/are/in.

 
Answer: 0. There are many books in the library.

1.
Amy/pottery/much/very/likes/making/.

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2.
My/chess/evening/plays/me/with/sister/every/.

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3.
Next/to climb/mountains/more/year/you/will/continue/?

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4.
Collecting/environment/save/the/helps/bottles/glass/.

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