Bài tập kiểm tra từ vựng chủ đề giải trí (Entertainment)

PRACTICE EXERCISES

Bài tập

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: This book is not really       . It is a waste of money buying it.

A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively

Question 12: I like        books in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.

A. comic B. thriller C. romantic D. science

Question 13: In the United Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals, magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade i ournals, and academic j ournals are published               a regular basis.

A. in B. on C. at D. with

Question 14: Mary enjoys reading adventure       , and whatever else she can either buy or borrow.

A. romance B. romantic C. romanticize D. romanticism

Question 15: If you        abook, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.

A. dip into B. put away C. pick up D. put down

Question 16: There is an enormous range of holiday courses on        in the summer.

A. demand B. suggestion C. advice D. offer

Question 17: Eating out is the national        in France.

A. pastime B. interest C. hobby D. game

Question 18: Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be

       to learn that the game industry now makes more money than Hollywood.

A. concerned B. admired C. startled D. surprised

Question 19: The novel has had a tremendous impact on entertainment and        

A. publisher B. publishing C. published D. publishment

Question 20:        comprisestransport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.

A. package holiday B. holidaymaker C. holiday camp D. holiday packages

Question 21: There has been an increase in the        of folk music over recent years.

A. popular B. popularity C. popularize D. popularization

Question 22: She always has a burning desire to become an excellent lawyer - she's conscientious and has               a mind.

A. well-trained B. well-informed C. well-built D. well-intentioned

Question 23: I'm not very        on going to a football match today.

A. keen B. enthusiastic C. happy D. interested

Question 24:1 hate camping because I can't        an umbrella tent in the wind and I can't make a fire in the rain.

A. put up B. set off C. take over D. turn round

Question 25: Most children nowadays prefer watching TV       reading.

A. from B. to C. than D. over

Question 26: He        us for hours with his stories and jokes.

A. supported B. entertained C. regarded D. raised

Question 27: She enjoyed a few moments of peace in the        of the garden.

A. loneliness B. lonesome C. solitude D. solitary

Question 28: Many people indulge in        leisure pursuit such as watching television.

A. home-based B. homemade C. home-loving D. homegrown

Question 29:I used to swim twice a week, but I seem to have got        recently.

A. out of place B. out of the habit C. out of question D. out of practice

Question 30: He        himself in gambling and ended his future in debt.

A. prided B. engaged C. invested D. indulged

Question 31: If you do very little reading or if you read only material that offers no            to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use.

A. challenge B. challenging C. difficult D. complex

Question 32: Reading, as you know, is a        andnever ending process.

A. continuous B. continuation C. continuity D. continual

Question 33: Hotels, airlines and other firms in the leisure        may suffer from economic crisis.

A. enterprise B. agencies C. corporation D. industry

Question 34: Developments in technology mean we can now do banking transactions at our

       .

A. recreation B. leisure C. entertainment D. pursuits

Question 35: The town lacks leisure        such as a swimming pool or squash courts. Therefore young people have nothing to spend all their time playing games.

A. entertainment B. furniture C. facilities D. equipment

Question 36:        you do in your free time, from golf to cooking to writing to art, you'll find an internet community for it.

A. No matter what B. No matter how C. Whatever D. However

Question 37: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a proverb which means that without time               work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

A. on and on B. off from C. on and off D. away from

Question 38: There's not much in the way of        in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.

A. entertain B. entertained C. entertainment D. entertaining

Question 39: Rollerblading might seem difficult in the beginning, but with a little practice, one would start enjoying it. Moreover, it is a good               that burns a lot of calories.

A. workout B. breakout C. tryout D. takeout

Question 40: Leisure activities are necessary for        development and also to maintain good health.

A. personnel B. personage C. personality D. person

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 41: Vietnamese cuisine is known to be one of the healthiest in the world, and each town will present you with an opportunity to test out your culinary skills in a cooking school.

A. a style of baking B. a style of making tea

C. a style of eating D. a style of cooking

Question 42: There are lots of activities that young adults can participate in. They can play games, go for camping trips, participate in adventure sports, and the list goes on.

A. and so off B. so so C. and so forth D. in addition

Question 43: Team building activities, though simple, help the participants to open up and get to know each other better.

1. talk about your personal thoughts or feelings
2. start doing business
3. open the door
4. all are correct

Question 44: Most of his free time is spent coaching his daughter's softball team.

A. training B. introducing C. celebrating D. organizing

Question 45: You can't have it both ways - you either work longer and get paid more or have more

leisure time and get paid less.

A. busy time B. free time C. busy signal D. duty free

Question 46: In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home-based.

A. regular B. popular C. standard D. distinctive

Question 47: There are many TV commercials which distracting viewers from watching their favorite films.

A. economics B. businesses C. contests D. advertisements

Question 48: Whenever Jane goes on holiday, she buys something as a memento of her trip.

A. remainder B. heirloom <sp