Reading Comprehension (10-5) Read the following text and decide which answer (A, B,C or D) best fits cach space in Answer Sheet Borrowing money.
Borrowing money is a difficult subject. I suppose it depends if you mean borrowing from a bank or borrowing from your friends and how much you are talking about. I have got a good friend and we often borrow money from each other but only small
1)… and only for a few days or a week, And I know I can 2)… him. We always reply as soon as possible and that works OK. Like the other week I went to the bank to get some money. The bank was closed. It was some kind of holiday. I actually did not have any money. 3)… I could ring my friend and just say; "Have you got any money because the bank is closed". He lent me some money and I gave it to him back a couple of days later. But on the whole I think borrowing money from friends isn't really a good idea. If you can't pay it back on time or there is some problem, it can 4) a friendship. Maybe a friend will not ask you for the money back and then there is bad feeling between you. That goes for relatives as well, We all borrow small amounts from our brothers and sisters. But to borrow a large amount of money from a relative is probably not a good idea. Because if there is a problem and you don't pay the money back to the relative, you can have big problems in the family. If people need money for a holiday or to buy a car or to buy a house or flat most people go to their bank and ask for 5)… You have to 6). more, So it is a more 7) way of borrowing money. But you are not risking 8) … friends or having problems in a family. Most people borrow from a bank the biggest amount in their life to buy a house or flat, That is a big 9)… and usually they have to repay the money 10) … ten years or twenty years.
A hobby is a favourite pastime of a person. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby to your liking, lucky you are: you have made your life more interesting.
Numerous hobbies can be subdivided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.
The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball. Gardening is one of the oldest man’s hobbies, especially in some countries (Britain, for example). A relatively new hobby which is becoming more popular is computer games.
Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, and handicrafts. Some hobbyists write music. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill.
Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards,, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.
No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.
A hobby is a favourite pastime of a person. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby to your liking, lucky you are: you have made your life more interesting.
Numerous hobbies can be subdivided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.
The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball. Gardening is one of the oldest man’s hobbies, especially in some countries (Britain, for example). A relatively new hobby which is becoming more popular is computer games.
Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, and handicrafts. Some hobbyists write music. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill.
Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards,, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.
No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.