Today this hobby becomes very popular in the world. For many people, it is a form of exercise and an enjoyable leisure activity. With a little soil, some seeds, and a few basic tools, people can enjoy creating a beautiful thing and watching it grow. IX. Write questions for the answers. 1. A: Where on holiday? B: I like going to the mountains on holiday. 2. A: Who at school? B: I like sitting next to my friend Jack at school. 3. A: What kind to? B: My friends like listening to rap music. 4. A: What on Sunday evenings? B: I enjoy going to the cinema. D. READING I. Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Coin collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Most coin (1) enjoy trying to have a complete set of a country’s coins. Some people collect coins for pleasure; (2) collect coins in order to sell them later. From coins, we can also (3) something about certain famous people and events in a country’s (4)______. Many beginning collector go to the bank and buy coins. Then they (5) coins for their collection. 1. A. collectors B. collecting C. collected D. collections 2. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 3. A. teach B. learn C. give D. offer 4. A. history B. nature C. science D. geography 5. A. look B. see C. watch D. find II. Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). After school Susan goes home to do her model-making. She loves making models. She started about a year ago. She needs about two weeks to make a model. Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom. She has about twenty models now. She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon. Last term she tried to start a club for model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She thinks she has a lot of fun anyway. True False 1. Susan makes models when she stays at school.   2. She has made her models for about one year.   3. It takes her two weeks to make two models.   4. She will need another shelf for her models soon.   5. Susan tried to start a club for model making and the teachers and other   children were interested in it very much. III. Read the passage, and then choose the best answer. Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you a stronger heart. You don’t carry the weight of your body on your feet when cycling. It is also a good form for people with a pain in your feet or your back. You should start your hobby slowly. Doing too quickly can have bad effects. You should cycle twice or three times a week. If you find you are in pain, you will stop and take a rest. 1. Why is cycling a good form of exercise? 2. Why might people with a pain in the back go cycling? 3. What will happen if you do too quickly? 4. How often should you go cycling? 5. What will you do if you find you are in pain?