TEST 7

Tom and Jack discuss hobbies in a listening test. Jack enjoys doing origami as a hobby and shares that it started two years ago when he saw origami artists in Japan. He likes that it's easy, inexpensive, and can be shared with others. He gives some of his creations as gifts and sells others. In another part of the test, Mai talks about volunteering at her school. They cleaned the streets and did gardening in grade six, donated old textbooks and clothes to rural villages, and taught English to children in Ninh Binh. 1. Listening Test. Task 1. Listen to the conversation between Tom and Jack. Circle the best answer, A, B, or C. You will listen twice. Now, listen in circle, A, B, or C. Hi Jack, I'm doing a survey on teenagers' hobbies. Can I ask you a few questions? Yes, go ahead. Thanks. What do you often do in your leisure time? Well, it's actually not a popular type of hobbies, but in my free time, I like doing origami. You mean creating things from paper? Yes. That's exactly what I do, folding paper. How long have you been doing it? Well, it all started two years ago on my trip to Japan. I watched some origami artists folding some paper animals, and I liked it. What do you enjoy about it? It's easy, inexpensive, and great to share with others. What do you do with the stuff you made? I give some to my friends as birthday gifts, and sell some to get money. Now listen again. Hi Jack, I'm doing a survey on teenagers' hobbies. Can I ask you a few questions? Yes, go ahead. Thanks. What do you often do in your leisure time? Well, it's actually not a popular type of hobbies, but in my free time, I like doing origami. You mean creating things from paper? Yes. That's exactly what I do, folding paper. How long have you been doing it? Well, it all started two years ago on my trip to Japan. I watched some origami artists folding some paper animals, and I liked it. What do you enjoy about it? It's easy, inexpensive, and great to share with others. What do you do with the stuff you made? I give some to my friends as birthday gifts, and sell some to get money. Task 2. Listen to Mai, a student talking about the volunteer work she did at lower secondary school. Fill each of the gaps with one suitable word. You will listen twice. Now, listen and fill the gaps. Our club had many action programs to help other children. I remember when we were at grade six, we cleaned the streets around the school every month and did the gardening in the school. Each semester, we contributed the old textbooks or clothes to our school. Our teachers packed them up and sent them to rural villages in the north. Children there do not have enough textbooks and clothes. By the end of grade seven, we went to SOS Children Village. We took new notebooks, pens, and pencils to donate to friends here. They were very moved about that. Then, when I was at grade eight, the school had a new movement. We tried to help teach English to children in two villages in Ninh Binh for a month. Now, listen again. Our club had many action programs to help other children. I remember when we were at grade six, we cleaned the streets around the school every month and did the gardening in the school. Each semester, we contributed the old textbooks or clothes to our school. Our teachers packed them up and sent them to rural villages in the north. Children there do not have enough textbooks and clothes. By the end of grade seven, we went to SOS Children Village. We took new notebooks, pens, and pencils to donate to friends here. They were very moved about that. Then, when I was at grade eight, the school had a new movement. We tried to help teach English to children in two villages in Ninh Binh for a month. We tried to help teach English to children in two villages in Ninh Binh for a month.