1.
For me, television is just a(n) manual, but some people consider it a full-time activity.
Your answer
Correct answer
manual diversion
2. Snorkeling and scuba diving are great pastimes, but they also
have
excitementrisks that make them dangerous.
Correct answer
Your answer
excitement inherent
3. When I move to a new house, I think I'll need a(n)
additionalroom for all of my hobbies. Your answer
Correct answer
additional additional
4. John plays team sports in his free time because he
appreciates the
outlookwith other people.
Correct answer interaction
diversionYour answer outlook
5.
My current job involves a lot of that my next job be at a desk.
Your answer
labor, so I'd prefer Correct answer
diversion manual
6. Any hobby can take over your life if you spend a(n)
leisureamount of time doing it. Your answer
Correct answer
leisure excessive
7. I have to write an essay about what I like to do in my
peculiartime. Your answer peculiar Correct answer leisure
8. The interactionfor the sports industry looks great; more and more people are trying to stay healthy through sports.
Your answer interaction
Correct answer outlook
inherent9.
Most people don't see much in stamp collecting, but I really enjoy it.
Your answer inherent
Correct answer excitement
excessive10.
My friends all think magic is a(n) hobby, but I find it interesting and it makes me happy.
Your answer excessive
Correct answer peculiar
Section B: Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
11. My little sister has an _______ spirit—she likes to explore
everyplace she goes.
A. adventurous
B. advantageous
C. adventure
D. advantage
12. Clive would often get into trouble because he _______
expressed his thoughts and opinions.
A. swiftly
B. frantically
C. badly
D. perfectly
13. For many people, learning to speak Chinese is a _______ effort
because it is so difficult.
A. futile
B. rewarding
C. peculiar
D. worthwhile
14. The _______ of the large tree from our backyard freed up space
where we could play football.
A. remove
B. removal
C. removing
D. removes
15. Don't _______ me! Of course I know how to play chess!
A. insult
B. rude
C. offense
D. abuse
16. Enjoyable activities such as painting, photography, and light
exercise help older people maintain a _______ on the real world.
A. grips
B. gripping
C. gripper
D. grip
17. Completing crossword puzzles usually _______ me since many
of the words are so uncommon.
A. aggravate
B. aggravates
C. aggravating
D. aggravation
18. Some games, like chess, have an _______ set of rules, while
others are relatively simple.
A. excellent
B. expensive
C. exact
D. extensive
19. Many young people practically live in the _______ world of
video games.
A. genuine
B. virtual
C. true
D. false
20. By definition, a hobby is something you do for fun and for which
don't receive any _______.
A. excitement
B. leisure
C. compensation
D. gratification
Section C: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.
21.
Please sit meeting.
downand watch this short film before the Your answer down
Correct answer down
22.
Stephen has taken an interest him a book of famous poems.
inpoetry, so I bought Your answer in
upCorrect answer in
photography as a 23.
When she got older, Sally took full-time hobby.
Your answer up
ofCorrect answer up
24.
Once I catch hold until it's complete.
an idea, I have to follow through Your answer of
ofCorrect answer of the word 25.
Not many paintings are worthy
masterpiece, but the Louvre Museum in Paris is full of paintings that are!
Your answer of Correct answer of
26. As forthe younger generation, I think they're more interested in video games than books.
Your answer for
Correct answer for
at27.
A painter must have every color of paint available at all times.
Your answer
hand and Correct answer
at at
28. After reading that book, Charlie found it difficult to move
onand read more about the same subject.
Your answer
Correct answer
on on
29. When the weekend comes around, I'm usually so tired
outfrom the week that I just want to sleep.
Your answer out
started Correct answer out
school, so she hasn't had time to 30.
She just got back finish her homework yet.
Your answer started
Correct answer from
Part II: Banked Cloze
Questions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Doris spends almost all of her free time in her backyard garden. Her hobby is (31)gardening because Doris loves working
with the earth and making things grow. Many people think gardening is (32)pointless because it takes so much time and
you can easily buy fruits and vegetables at the store. I suppose this point of view is (33)understandable, but Doris gets frustrated in her garden
with such ideas. She (34)toilsbecause she appreciates the feeling of creating life, not because she can't afford tomatoes and peppers at the market.
Doris knows that most people don't have the patience or (35)
attention span for gardening. She understands that it takes
a lot of hard work to see results, so she doesn't hold a (36)
grudge against people who think gardening is a
waste of time. To Doris, gardening is like an (37)
art form. Just like painting a beautiful picture, growing vegetables well requires a lot of experience, skill, patience, and (38)dedication. Yesterday, Doris spent a perfect afternoon outside, beneath the sun, and crouched in the dirt of her garden. She wore her (39)
specially designed T-shirt that says \
Gardener,\vegetables. Why would anyone choose a different (40)
pastime to fill the days?
Your answer Correct answer gardening Pointless understandable toils
attention span grudge art form dedication specially
(31) gardening (32) Pointless (33) understandable (34) toils
(35) attention span (36) grudge (37) art form (38) dedication (39) specially
(40) Pastime
Pastime
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Music is almost a universal pastime. People around the world listen to it, play it, and appreciate it. However, world music is a subject that receives little attention in the West. Unfortunately, it's common for people in the United States and Great Britain to be completely unfamiliar with the many styles of music found in countries around the world. One of the most different, yet nonetheless beautiful, styles of music is found in Mongolia.
Traditional Mongolian music uses a range of instruments, many of which are unique variations of instruments familiar to other cultures, such as the horse head fiddle, lute, trumpet, flute, zither, and drums. The most unique and well-known components of traditional Mongolian music, however, are the solo singing styles known as khuumii and urtiin duu.
Khuumii, or throat singing, is performed without instrumental accompaniment, comes from deep in the throat, and produces the effect of two distinct notes at the same time. Khuumii developed in western Mongolia and the present-day Russian Republic of Tuva. The open expanse of the landscape in these regions was favorable for this type of singing, which allowed voices to travel long distances with minimal effort. Today, throat singing has become internationally
known. However, many of the acts recording music and traveling the world are from Russia. Though many Mongolians still enjoy listening to and singing traditional music, young people (like those in many countries) tend to prefer modern pop music.
Urtiin duu dates back to the 13th century, when the style was practised as a professional art. Urtiin duu relates intricate stories about the natural beauty of the land and the rituals of daily life. The vocal style is similar to khuumii in that it takes a talented, practised singer in order to perform well. The sounds are drawn-out and require extreme control of the singer's breath. Some examples of this style have been recorded to have as many as 20,000 verses, thus earning the name \
41. \Music is almost a universal pastime.\
statements has the same meaning as this?
A. Music is a leisure activity found around the world.
C. Music is a leisure activity found in a few places around the world.
D. Music is a required activity found in a few places around the world.
42. With which of the following statements would the author of this
passage probably agree?
A. World music is an art form that receives much recognition in the West.
B. Music is a required activity found around the world.