UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK

UNIT 4

PRONUNCIATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. winter B. answer C. award D. towards
2. A. lawn B. allow C. drawing D. swimmer
3. A. student B. education C. united D. truck
4. A. use B. umbrella C. under D. utter
5. A. union B. useful C. upset D. university
STRESS
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. volunteer B. hospital C. orphanage D. mountainous
2. A. vacation B. interest C. handicapped D. difficult
3. A. education B. voluntary C. comfortable D. invalid
4. A. participate B. overcome C. intersection D. understand
5. A. organize B. disaster C. donation D. advantaged
ERROR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
1. Breaking her leg the last time she went, Brenda decided not to go on the school
A B C D
skiing trip this year.
2. Have been his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from
A B C D
another
3. Volunteers will be trained and work according to the current needs and requirements, with
A B C
considerate of their skills and background.
D
4. Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates.
A B C D
5. When seeing near the horizon, the moon appears strikingly larger than when viewed overhead.
A B C D
SYNONYM
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word to the following question
1. Peter busy mowing the lawn so he can’t answer the phone.
A. cutting the lawn with a knife B. cutting the lawn with a pair of scissors
C. cutting the lawn with a sickle D. cutting the lawn with the machine
2. Some high school students often take part in helping the disadvantaged and handicapped children.
A. look after B. clean up C. understand D. participate in
3. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties.
A. get over B. meet C. avoid D. provide
4. She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid
A. a healthy person B. a famous person C. a sick person D. a good person
5. Once a week Mr John together with his wife and his children comes to the orphanage to help the
orphans there.
A. home for handicapped children B. home for children with poor health
B. home for children whose parent are dead D. home for children whose parents are poor
ANTONYM
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.
A. supply B. require C. volunteer D. withhold
2. Johnson is a warm-hearted person. He often voluntarily helps people without thinking about his own
benefits.
A. unreluctantly B. unpleasantly C. sincerely D. unwillingly
3. During summer vacation, they volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas to provide education
for children.
A. far away B. isolated C. distant D. nearby
4. The news brought comfort to all of us. We were all out of danger.
A. relaxation B. contentment C. ease D. distress
5. The government promises to help the economically disadvantaged provinces.
A. deprived B. privileged C. weak D. poor
GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. One _________of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.
A. disadvantage B. disadvantaged C. disadvantageous D. disadvantageously.
2. The _______ have to suffer from a serious physical or mental disability.
A. educated B. handicapped C. aged D. orphans
3. They have ______ various social activities, but not all the members want to be drawn in.
A. volunteered B. spent C. participated D. organized
4. The governments of any countries are trying to prevent a nuclear ________at any cost.
A. disadvantage B. suffer C. war D. organization
5. He has smoked for more than 20 years, and eventually he _______ from a lung cancer now.
A. suffers B. takes C. enters D. participates
6. Schools need ______ to help children to read and write.
A. volunteers B. pioneers C. engineers D. innovators
7. We would like to see closer ______ between parents and schools.
A. cooperation B. coordination C. coexistence D. coeducation
8. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ______.
A. movements B. teenagers C. donations D. campaigns
9. A(n) ______, is a person who is killed because of their political beliefs.
A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr
10. His kind words brought some ______ to the grieving parents.
A. sympathy B. comfort C. interest D. gratitude
11. We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ______ the projects.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
12. All the teachers work on an entirely ______ basis.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
13. They volunteer to take care of children who have been ______ by the AIDS epidemic.
A. supported B. suffered C. left D. orphaned
14. It's filthy in here! Are there any volunteers to help ______?
A. light up B. clean up C. turn up D. take up
15. He eventually ______ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. overcame B. destroyed C. overwhelmed D. suffered
16. A lot of children participated in ______ performances.
A. raising-fund B. fund-raising C. fundraise D. funding-raise
GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. Having completed the book, he had a holiday.
A. Present Participle B. Gerund C. Perfect Gerund D. Perfect Participle
2. Last year I studied abroad. I appreciate having had the opportunity to live and study in a foreign
country.
A. Present Participle
 B. Gerund C. Perfect Gerund D. Perfect Participle
3. We were shocked to hear the news of your having been fired.
A. Present Participle B. Gerund C. Perfect Gerund D. Perfect Participle
4. He spends most of his time playing computer games.
A. Present Participle B. Gerund C. Perfect Gerund D. Perfect Participle
5. There are some people waiting for you.
A. Present Participle B. Gerund C. Perfect Gerund D. Perfect Participle
6. Up to now, two thirds of 14 to 16 years old admit _____drink illegally.
A. to buying B. for buying C. having bought D. buying
7. No one can prevent us __________good things.
A. to do B. from doing C. of doing D. in order to do
8. Mary was upset by ________ her the truth.
A. our not having told B. us not to tell C. we didn't tell D. not to tell
9. After __________it over, I decided to laugh at myself and just join anyway.
A. having thought B. I have thought C. I have thought D. to have thought
10. Mary said “ I regret ______him earlier in my life”.
A. to meet B. not having met C. to have met D. at meeting
11. I tried ________the window ,but it seemed ________.
A. having opened/ not working B. opening/ not to work
C. having opened/ did not work D. opening/ was not working
12. _________for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept B. To sleep C. Having been slept D. To be slept
13.The bus driver was so tired _______ the same route everyday that he asked for a transfer.
A. to drive B. of driving C. to be driven D. of being driven
14. __________to the party, we could hardly refuse to go.
A. Having invited B. to have invited C. To have been invited D. Having been invited
15. The girl ______ with her toys is my younger sister.
A. playing B. play C. having played D. played
16. I've heard a lot about Dr. James, and I'm looking forward ______ his talk tomorrow.
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. to hearing
17. 'Did Nancy faint yesterday?' 'Yes, and that led to ______ to the emergency clinic.'
A. her taking B. her to be taken C. her to go D. her being taken
18. ________to a friend is nice, but ________alone is also enjoyable.
A. Talk/ to be B. To talk/ be C. Talk/ be D. Talking/ being
19. I would appreciate your ____ to my house and ______ me to prepare for the house-warming party.
A. come / help B. to come/ to help C. coming/ help D. coming/helping
20. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret _________ him by
providing him too many material possessions.
A. having spoiled B. having been spoiled C. to have spoiled D. to have been spoiled

COMMUNICATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
1. Mary and Peter are talking about volunteer work
Mary: I think the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
Peter: _____________________
A. Do you think so? B. I can’t agree with you more
C. I’m sorry I can’t D. Yes, I am
2. Lan is asking Hoa about her volunteer work.
Lan: ___________________
Hoa: We are helping people in mountainous areas.
A. What do you do in your free time?
B. What kind of volunteer work are you participating in?
C. Do you like helping people in mountainous areas?
 D.What kind of volunteer work do you want to participate in?
3. Quyen Luc are talking about their weekend
Quyen: “ Would you like to join our Green Sunday Movement this weekend, Nam?
Luc: ________________________.
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Never mind. I’ll join C. Yes, I’d love one D. I can’t agree with you more
4. Mrs Hoa is thanking Mr pike for his help.
Mrs Hoa: Thank you very much for a donation of $500 you sent me last week.
Mr Pike: _______________. Hope you will overcome your difficulties.
A. You’re welcome. B. Yes, of course. C. Same to you. D. Great idea.
5. Lam and Huy are planning for their weekend.
Lam: Let’s go to Anh Duong orphanage to help the orphans this Sunday.
Huy: ____________________________.
A. No. I can’t wait B. Yes, let’s C. Yes, of course D. Never mind
V. READING : Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5.
A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS
I was with overseas Volunteers(OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an
isolated village in Chad, about 500 km from the capital N’Djamena. Coming from a rich country, I got
quite a shock as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I soon got used
to living there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and soon I began to appreciate how
beautiful the countryside was.
One of my jobs was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away. And the
women used to spend a long time everyday carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted
organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. We built a simple pipeline and a pump, and it
worked first time. It wasn’t perfect- there were a few leaks, but it made a great difference to the
villagers, who had never had running water before. And not only did we have running water, but in the
evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been lying in the sun all day. All in all, I think my time with
OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was well worth doing, and I would
recommend it to anyone who was considering working for a charity.
1. The word “isolated” in line 1, paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. remote B. beautiful C. empty D. poor
2. The author _______.
A. has been working for OV for a year. B. is living in the capital N’Djamena
C. was born in a rich family D. used to be a volunteer working in a remote area
3. How did the author feel when he arrived in the village?_____________
A. surprised B. impressed C. disappointed D. depressed
4. Which of the following is not true ?
A. It took a lot of time to take water home from the well.
B. The villagers used to live in conditions without running water
C. A pipeline was built to carry clean water to homes
D. Solar energy was used to heat water
5. The word ‘ it in line 13 paragraph 2 refers to ____________
A. Running water B. the pump C. the pipeline D. the supply of water
6. What does the author think about his time with OV ?
A. It was paid a lot of money B. It was not worth working
C. It wasted time D. It provided good experience
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
from 1 to 5 .
In the United States, volunteering is (1) ______ as a good way to give children a sense of
community responsibility and to bring the family together. Volunteerism is growing across the United
States today because people are trying to put more emphasis (2)______ family togetherness, and they
are looking for ways to help young people have a feeling of hope and satisfaction. It is (3) believed that
volunteering helps children discover their talents, develop their skills, and learn about ______ and
problem solving. (4) ______, family volunteering has some advantages it benefits the community that is
served, it benefits the family for serving together, and it benefits each (5) ______ in the family.
1. A. respected B. viewed C. inspected D. showed
2. A.on B. at C. about D. with
3. A.cooperate B.cooperative C. cooperation D. cooperated
4. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Consequently
5. A. character B. community C. personnel D. individual
SENTENCE COMBINATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.

1. The police searched for evidence in the house. They concluded that the thief must have come in
through the window
A. Before the police searched for evidence in the house, they had concluded that the thief must have
come in through the window.
B. No sooner had they concluded that the thief must have come in through the window than the police
searched for evidence in the house.
C. After searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in
through the window.
D. Before searching for evidence in the house, the police concluded that the thief must have come in
through the window.
2. Mr John was appointed chairman of the company. He made a speech before all the staff of the
company.
A. Although Mr John was not appointed chairman of the company, he made a speech before all the staff
of the company.
B. Because Mr John was appointed chairman of the company, he made a speech before all the staff of
the company.
C. Having been appointed chairman of the company, Mr John made a speech before all the staff of the
company.
D. Appointing chairman of the company, Mr John made a speech before all the staff of the company.
3. She came unexpectedly into the room. She took the intruder a surprise.
A. She was so surprised that she came unexpectedly into the room.
B. Not only did she come unexpectedly into the room, but she also took the intruder a surprise.
C. Coming unexpectedly into the room, she took the intruder a surprise.
D. Having come unexpectedly into the room, she took the intruder a surprise.
4. My mother runs the household. She takes the responsibility for it.
A. Because my mother runs the household, she takes the responsibility for it.
B. My mother wants to take the responsibility for running the household.
C. Although my mother runs the household, she takes the responsibility for it.
D. My mother takes the responsibility for running the household.
5. There are some people in the street. They are waiting for the bus in the rain.
A. There are some people who waited for the bus in the rain.
B. There are some people in the street waiting for the bus in the rain.
C. There are some people in the street waited for the bus in the rain.
D. There are some people in the street to wait for the bus in the rain.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
1. Having failed to contact Ann by phone, Jame decided to email her.
A. After Jame had failed to contact Ann by phone, Jame decided to email her.
B. Before failing to contact Ann by phone, Jame decided to email her.
C. When Jame decided to email Ann, she failed to contact her by phone
D. Not only did Jame contact Ann by phone, but Jame also emailed her.
2. Please don’t turn on the radio until I've finished with this phone call.
A. Would you mind not turning on the radio until I've finished with this phone call?
B. Would you like not to turn on the radio until I've finished with this phone call?
C. I suggest turning on the radio until I've finished with this phone call.
D. Why don’t you turn on the radio until I've finished with this phone call?
3. He offers enormous wages to persuade the men to leave their present jobs and work for him.
A. By offering enormous wages, he is persuading the men the men to leave their present jobs and work
for him.
B. The men are going to leave their present jobs and work for him because of the enormous wages he
offers
C. The men are persuading him to leave his present job and work for them by offering him the
enormous wages.
D. In spite of offering enormous wages, he couldn’t persuade the men to leave their present jobs and
work for him.
4. Reading comic books is one of Tom’s main interests
A. Tom finds it uninteresting to read comic books
B. Tom is interested in reading comic books
C. Reading comic books is Tom’s only interest.
D. As for Tom, it is boring to read comic books
5. Instead of buying a car, she saved the money for future use.
A. She either bought a car or saved the money for future use.
B. She not only bought a car but also saved the money for future use.
C. The more she saved the money for future use, the sooner she bought a car.
D. She didn’t buy a car, but saved the money for future use.

UNIT 5 : ILLITERACY

PRONUNCIATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. campaign B. people C. population D. pneumonia
2. A. number B. able C. climber D. about
3. A. psychology B. prepare C. problem D. promote
4. A. primary B. promotion C. receipt D. complete
5. A. comb B. combine C. combat D. combust

GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. He advised _______ too far because it was dark and the weather was bad.
A. her not going B. she does not go C. her not to go D. she did not go
2. My father _______me to take part in the campaign.
A. hoped B. encouraged C. waited D. insisted
3. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried
C. to pass / would be trying D. he passed / have tried
4. My mother told me _______my books lying about on the living room.
A. don’t leave B. not leave C. not to leave D. didn’t leave
5. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. her lend C. her lending D. she lends
6. Ann hoped __________ to join the private club. She could make important business contacts here.
A. Inviting B. invited C. to invite D. to be invited
7. Jack got into trouble when he refused _______his briefcase for the customs officer.
A. opening B. being opened C. to open D. to be opened
8. She warned me ________late horror films.
A. don’t watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching
9. The boy promised ________ computer games when he hadn’t finished his homework.
 A. to play B. not to play C. not playing D. play
10. Peter ________ to drive Jame home when left the party the night before.
A. offered B. encouraged C. advised D. reminded
11. The doctor advised Hoa_________at home for a few days to recover from her illness.
A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. to be stayed
12. The committee agreed _______the meeting the following week.
A. postpone B. to postpone C. postponing D. postponed
13. The robbers _______ to shoot if the host didn’t give him all the money.
A. promised B. volunteered C. threatened D. agreed
14. Bill ________ Jane to have dinner with him at a luxurious restaurant the next day but she refused.
A. encouraged B. ordered C. begged D. invited
15. Lan’s mother wanted her_________ a doctor but she dream of _________ a business woman.
A. to become/ to be B. becoming/ being C. to become/ of being D. becoming/ of being
16. At first he didn’t intend to join, but at last we _________ him to go with us.
A. asked B. persuaded C. ordered D. permit
17. The office reminded us _______the money.
A. remember to pay B. not to forget to pay C. to pay D. of paying
ERROR
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.

1. In 1852 Massachusets passed a law requiring all children from four to eighteen years of age attend
A B C D
school.
2. My mother told me to watch the milk and don’t let it to boil over.
A B C D
3. The professor advised his research student trying to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the
A B C D
experiment.
4. Laura told the waiter to bringing her a cup of coffee and some biscuits.
A B C D
5. Mary asked Nam to help her with the housework but he refused doing anything although he was free
A B C D
at that time.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
1. “I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,”Tom said to Janet.
A. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
C. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.
D. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
2. “ Shall I help you with the washing-up, Jane?” John said.
A. John told Jane to help him with the washing-up.
B. John asked if Jane should help him with the washing-up.
C. John suggested helping Jane with the washing-up.
D. John offered to help Jane with the washing-up.
3. “ You’d better apologize for being so rude,” said my friend.
A. My friend advised me to apologize for being so rude.
B. My friend offered me to apologize for being so rude.
C. My friend warned me to apologize for being so rude.
D. My friend suggested apologizing for being so rude.
4. “Please don’t leave until I come back,”
A. Sarah permits us to leave until I come back.
B. Sarah ordered us not to leave until she came back.
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
D. Sarah prevented me from leaving until she came back.
5. The teacher gave us permission to leave the room.
A. “You must leave the room,” the teacher told us.
B. “You ought to leave the room,” the teacher told us.
C. “I give you permission leaving the room,” the teacher told us.
D. “You may leave the room,” the teacher told us.
6. “ Would you mind if I brought a friend to the party? said Peter.
A. Peter wanted to bring my friend to his party.
B. Peter encouraged me to bring my friend to the party.
C. Peter asked for permission to bring his friend to the party.
D. Peter promised to bring a friend to the party.
7. “ Don’t be so disappointed, Jane. You can take the driving test again,” said Helen.
A. Helen told Jane not to be disappointed and take the driving test again.
B. Helen asked Jane not to be disappointed and offered her another driving test.
C. Helen warned Jane not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again.
8.Tom told his girlfriend, “ Let me tell him if you can’t.”
A. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.
B. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t.
C. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.
D. Tom asked to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.
9. The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Janet.”
A. Janet’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.
B. The doctor suggested that Janet should rest for a few days.
C. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Janet rested shortly.
D. The doctor strongly advised Janet to rest for a few days.
10. “Sure, I’ll lend you my car this afternoon,” Paul said to me.
A. Paul asked me to lend him my car.
B. Paul refused to lend me his car.
C. Paul suggested lending me his car.
D. Paul agreed to lend me his car.