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1. Why does Nick think his father`s hobby is unusual? Because eggshells are very fragile and his father can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells.
2. Where did his father see the carved eggshells for the first time? He saw the carved eggshells for the first time in an art gallery in the US.
3. How do some people find this hobby? They find it difficult and boring.
4. Does Nick like his father`s hobby? Yes, he does.

1. Nick`s father enjoys carving eggshells  .
2. He took up his hobby when he came back home from the US  .
3. He learned to carve from the internet  .
4. Nick thinks you can learn to carve if you have time  .
5. Carved eggshells can be used as gifts  for your family and friends.

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There are many reasons (1) for / why / because t is important to have a hobby. First of all, a hobby can be a remedy for your (2) happiness / pain /tiredness . Because it is the activity you choose for yourself, it will always give you pleasure and (3) help / have / do  you relax. Even if you just spend a little time enjoying your hobby, you can see the difference (4) for /in / on  your spirit. Second, some hobbies can also (5) harm / give /benefit  you financially. Many old people enjoy gardening. They grow a lot of trees and vegetables, so they can sell them for some money. In (6) addition/ general / conclusion , a hobby can help you connect with other people. If you like collecting stamps, you can (7) take part / go / join  a stamp club to share your albums with other collectors. If you hobby is carving eggshells, you can give your products to your friends (8) like / as / for gifts.

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Kit a set of parts ready to be made into something

Assembling fitting together all the parts of something

Replicas very good or exact copies of real objects

check out examine something to be certain that it is true or suitable

architectural connected to the art and study of designing buildings

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1. Tuan/ find/ play/ table - tennis/ interesting/ because/ he/ play/ best friend.   Tuan finds playing table - tennis interesting because he plays it with his best friend.
2. My brother/ not like/ ice - skating/ because/ think/ it/ dangerous. 
My brother doesn`t like ice - skating because he thinks it is dangerous.
3. Why/ not/ you/ take/ jogging? It/ help/ you/ keep fit. 
Why don`t you take up jogging? It helps you keep fit.
4. My son/ I/ love/ water/ so/ we/ go/ surf/ together/ every summer. 
sánh My son and I love water, so we go surfing together every summer.
5. You/ need/ patient/ to make/ beautiful/ gifts/ eggshells. 
You need to be patient to make beautiful gifts from eggshells.
6. I/ think/ you/ take up/ jogging/ because/ it/ suitable/ health condition. 
sánh I think you should take up jogging because it is suitable for your health condition.