UNIT

4 : VOLUNTEER WORK

TEST 1

I . Phonetics

A . Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1. A. who B. wheel C. whether D. whale

2. A. whoever B. whole C. whom D. whisper

3. A. summer B. educate C. club D. public

4. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. lasted

5. A. cats B. tapes C. rides D. cooks

B . Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest

6. A. example B. volunteer C. vacation D. appropriate

7. A. advantage B. participate C. appearance D. voluntary

8. A. voluntary B. orphanage C. comfortable D. advantage

9. A. overcome B. participate C. volunteer D. understand

10.A. handicapped B. campaign C. performance D. donation

II . Vocabulary and grammar

Choose from the four options given (marked A , B , C and D ) one best answer:

11. Those active boys like to go ______________climbing.

A. mountain B. mountainous C. mountaineer D. mountains

12. It is important for children to get a good ______________.

A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational

13. It is not easy to ____________ our bad habits.

A. suffer B. take care C. overcome D. spend

14. The ___________ have to suffer from a serious physical or mental disability.

A. educated B. handicapped C. aged D. orphans

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15. He has smoked for more than 20 years, and eventually he _____ from a lung cancer now.

A. participates B. takes C. suffers D. enters

16. One ________ of living in this town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.

A. disadvantage B. disadvantaged C. disadvantageous D. disadvantageously

17. Full __________ by all members is compulsory.

A. participate B. participation C. participator D. participant

18. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.

A. suburb B. central C. faraway D. natural

19. New – born children always need special ___________.

A. helps B. care C. look D. interest

20. It is necessary to enable the audience to sit in _____ while they are watching the shows.

A. care B. suffer C. disadvantage D. comfort

21. They give care and comfort ______ disadvantaged children.

A. for B. to C. on D. at

22. They have no money and are forced to live on ______.

A. fund B. saving C. charity D. donation

23. We would like to see closer ______ between parents and schools.

A. cooperation B. coordination C. coexistence D. coeducation

24. At present we are ______ an anti-drug campaign.

A. setting up B. carrying out C. taking part in D. joining with

25. She frequently volunteers ______ extra work because she really likes her job.

A. to B. for C. with D. in

26. I could feel my hands _______ with fear!

A. to shake B. shaking C. was shaking D. none is correct

27. She is eighteen, so by the law her father cannot _________ her marriage.

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A. avoid B. defeat C. prevent D. fail

28. I strongly ________ to being charged a fee for using my credit card.

A. disputed B. con@licted C. opposed D. objected

29. _________ it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.

A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read

30. He was accused of _____ the car two months ago.

A. steal B. having stealing C. stolen D. having stolen

31. No one can prevent us _________ good things.

A. to do B. from doing C. of doing D. in order to do

32. Those students volunteered to care _______ the sick and the aged.

A. on B. with C. in D. for

33. I often take part ________ social activities every weekend .

A. in B. for C. against D. over

34. I think nothing is more interesting than sitting in the sunshine and enjoying the beauty of ____
nature.

A. a B. an C. the D. Þ

35. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

A. The fog prevented us not to drive . B. The fog prevented us from driving .

B. The fog prevented us against driving . D. The fog prevented us about driving.

36. Does parking here cost anything?

A. Don’t I have to pay anything for parking? B. Is parking here costly?

C. Do I need to pay for parking? D. Does it cost much to park here?

37. I can hear voices upstairs.

A. I can hear someone talking upstairs. B. Someone is heard to talk upstairs.

C. There are strange voices upstairs. D. It is too noisy upstairs.

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38. Jim said he hadn’t stolen the jewels.

A. Jim denied stealing the jewels.

B. Jim had stolen the jewels but he denied it.

C. There was no denying that Jim had stolen the jewels.

D. Jim didn’t agree to steal the jewels.

39. Neil wishes he hadn’t stolen his car.

A. Neil didn’t sell his car. B. Neil didn’t have a wish for a car.

C. Neil doesn’t wish to sell his car. D. Neil regrets having sold his car.

40. “Don’t call me after 9 p. m please,” the manager said.

A. The manager said that we didn’t call him after 9 p.m.

B. The manager advised me not to call him after 9 p.m.

C. The manager told his secretary not to call him after 9 p.m.

D. The manager asked his men not to call him after 9 p.m please.

III . Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.

41. Each nation has many people who voluntary take care of others.

A B C D

42. We are looking forward to see you again.

A B C D

43. Although being tired, he still went out for work.

A B C D

44. I have not objection to hearing your stories again.

A B C D

45. I would rather doing any job than be out of work.

A B C D

IV. Read the passage carefully and chose the correct answer.

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Volunteering can be the experience of a lifetime and for some people it is a life changing experience.
Volunteer Bolivia is the international volunteer organization that combines a volunteer service
learning experience with a program for an unforgettable intercultural experience. They offer an
affordable way for you to experience a foreign country while lending a hand. Their variety of
community volunteer positions provide you with the opportunity to make new friends, de@ine a new
career, develop new skills, and share your skills with others. Short term volunteers are a crucial part of
their program allowing you to ful@ill the needs of a variety of children’s centers scattered around the
region. These centers provide services for children. Long term volunteers, are those who stay with
them more than @ive months, speak intermediate Spanish and are specialized volunteers who have an
expertise that matches their Bolivian colleagues’ needs.

Many long term volunteers contribute in a collaboratively designed volunteer position such as
helping in the of@ice, translating, and working with the Bolivian staff. If you have a specialized skill,
they can place you in your profession. Long terms volunteers have also contributed as healthcare
workers, physical therapists, graphic designers, by teaching advanced computer skills or in project
development.

46. According to the writer, volunteer work is ______.

A. a combination B. an experience C. an organization D. a lifetime

47. If you take part in volunteer Bolivia, you have a chance _____.

A. to work in a foreign country B. to lose your career

C. to work in your hometown D. to change experience

48. According to the passage, ______.

A. there is only one kind of volunteers

B. there are two kinds of volunteers: long term volunteers and short term volunteers

C. volunteers are not allowed to make friends.

D. if you are a short term volunteer you will work with patients

49. The word “crucial” means ______

A. necessary B. not easy C. very dif@icult D. important

50. Long term volunteers work as _____.

A. designers B. teachers of English C. healthcare workers D. professors

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TEST 2

I . Phonetics

A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. whirl B. wholesome C. whistle D. whither

2. A. cross B. volunteer C. company D. follow

3. A. reach B. healthy C. weather D. pleasure

4. A. kissed B. helped C. enforced D. raised

5. A. roses B. villages C. apples D. matches

B . Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

6. A. organization B. education C. disadvantage D. mountaineer

7. A. vehicle B. themselves C. operate D. annual

8. A. museum B. disaster C. literacy D. minority

9. A. support B. suffer C. suggest D. succeed

10. A. volunteer B. hospitable C. orphanage D. mountainous

II . Vocabulary and grammar

Choose from the four options given (marked A , B , C and D ) one best answer :

11. A ______ is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plan crash, especially one in which a lot of
people are killed.

A. disaster B. drought C. @lood D. war

12. The master of the orphanage was very happy to be supported by ______ donations from the rich.

A. aged B. voluntary C. helpful D. disadvantage

13. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.

A. look after B. take part in C. organize D. clean up

14. _______ are children whose parents passed away.

A. Volunteers B. College students C. Orphans [Link] children

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15. My roommate used to rush out the room and mess up the @loor and I had to ____ after her.

A. take care of B. clean up C. take part in D. overcome

16. A _______ is a long period of time during which no rain falls .

A. @lood B. disaster C. drought D. summer

17. Some high school students often take part in helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.

A. look after B. clean up C. understand D. participate

18. Volunteers spend time reading books to the _____ in homes for the old.

A. age B. aging C. ages D. aged

19 . Mowing the ____ is what I like doing to help my father in the garden.

A. lawns B. @lowers C. plants D. leaves

20. By the end of 1962 almost 5, 000 _____ from the organization were serving in forty two countries.

A. volunteers B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteer

21. A home for children whose parents are dead is called a (an) ______.

A . kindergarten B. orphanage C. street people house D. lodging

22. She frequently volunteers ______ extra work because she really likes her job.

A. to B. for C. with D. in

23. It's @ilthy in here! Are there any volunteers to help ______?

A. light up B. clean up C. clear up D. take up

24. Peter is busy mowing the lawn so he cannot 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 a machine

25. A(n) ______, is a person who is killed because of their political beliefs.

A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr

26 The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.

A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. voluntariness

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27. More than 70 people were killed in the ________ caused when the dam burst.

A. @lood B. drought C. vacation D. war

28. ______ that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.

A. Know B. Having know C. Knowing D. Having known

29. Several world _____ have come to help poor people and orphans.

A. organize B. organizations C. organizational D. organizable

30. The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.

A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. voluntariness.

31. I caught him __________ over my wall.

A. to climb B. having climb C. climb D. climbing

32. They left the restaurant, _________ two hours over lunch.

A. spending B. spent C. after spending D . having spent

33 . I look forward to _________ home next month.

A. go B. having gone C. going D . have gone

34. They object ______ their plans at this late date.

A. to change B. to have change C. to changing D. of changing

35. Can you tell me who is responsible ______ passports?

A. for checking B. to check C. with the D. the

36. She often thinks carefully _____ any question.

A. before answering B. before having answered

C. by answering D. having answering

37. He shouted “I am _____happiest in_____ world. ”

A . a / the B. Þ / a C. the / the D. a / . Þ

38. Those students volunteered to take care ______ the sick and aged.

A. on B. of C. in D. for

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39. Helen / accuse /Frank / break/ radio.

A . Helen accused Frank breaking her radio. B . Helen accused Frank for breaking her radio.

C. Helen accused Frank of breaking her radio. D. Helen accused Frank for having broken her radio.

40. He/ @ind / talk / problem / dif@icult

A. He @inds it is dif@icult talking about his problem.

B. He @inds he is talking about his problem is dif@icult.

C . He @inds talking about his problem dif@icult.

D . He @inds to talk about his problem dif@icult.

III . Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.

41. I’d like buying some earrings like yours.

A B C D

42. To sit alone in his room , he was frightened by the strange noise .

A B C D

43. She smelt something burn and saw smoke rising.

A B C D

44. I objected to him to make private calls on cell phones.

A B C D

45. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview .

A B C D

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In the United States, volunteering is (46) ______ as a good way to give children a sense of (47) ______
responsibility and to bring the family together. Volunteerism is (48) ______ across the United States
today because people are trying to put more emphasis on family (49) ______, and they are looking for
ways to help young people have a feeling of hope and satisfaction. It is (50) ______ that volunteering
helps children discover their talents, develop their skills, and learn about (51) ______ and problem
solving. (52) ______ , family volunteering has some (53) ______ it bene@its the community that is (54)
______, it bene@its the family for serving together, and it bene@its each (55) ______ in the family.

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46. A. respected B. viewed C. inspected D. showed

47. A. commune B. communal C. communion D. community

48. A. growing B. traveling C. extending D. forming

49. A. background B. relationships C. togetherness D. connections

50. A. regarded B. believed C. concerned D. accepted

51. A. operation B. corporation C. correspondence D. cooperation

52. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Consequently

53. A. advantages B. disadvantages C. conveniences D. inconveniences

54. A. cared B. taken C. served D. offered

55. A. character B. community C. personnel D. individual

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A. suffer B. take care C. overcome D. spend

14. The ___________ have to suffer from a serious physical or mental disability.
A. educated B. handicapped C. aged D. orphans
15. He has smoked for more than 20 years, and eventually he _____ from a lung cancer now.
A. participates B. takes C. suffers D. enters
16. One ________ of living in this town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.
A. disadvantage B. disadvantaged C. disadvantageous D. disadvantageously
17. Full __________ by all members is compulsory.
A. participate B. participation C. participator D. participant
18. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
A. suburb B. central C. faraway D. natural
19. New – born children always need special ___________.
A. helps B. care C. look D. interest
20. It is necessary to enable the audience to sit in _____ while they are watching the shows.
A. care B. suffer C. disadvantage D. comfort
21. They give care and comfort ______ disadvantaged children.
A. for B. to C. on D. at
22. They have no money and are forced to live on ______.
A. fund B. saving C. charity D. donation
23. We would like to see closer ______ between parents and schools.
A. cooperation B. coordination C. coexistence D. coeducation
24. At present we are ______ an anti-drug campaign.
A. setting up B. carrying out C. taking part in D. joining with
25. She frequently volunteers ______ extra work because she really likes her job.
A. to B. for C. with D. in
26. I could feel my hands _______ with fear!
A. to shake B. shaking C. was shaking D. none is correct
27. She is eighteen, so by the law her father cannot _________ her marriage.
A. avoid B. defeat C. prevent D. fail
28. I strongly ________ to being charged a fee for using my credit card.
A. disputed B. conflicted C. opposed D. objected
29. _________ it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.
A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read
30. He was accused of _____ the car two months ago.
A. steal B. having stealing C. stolen D. having stolen
31. No one can prevent us _________ good things.
A. to do B. from doing C. of doing D. in order to do
32. Those students volunteered to care _______ the sick and the aged.
A. on B. with C. in D. for
33. I often take part ________ social activities every weekend .
A. in B. for C. against D. over

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ENGLISH 11 UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK

Choose from the four options given (marked A , B , C and D ) one best answer :
11. A ______ is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plan crash, especially one in which a lot of
people are killed.
A. disaster B. drought C. flood D. war
12. The master of the orphanage was very happy to be supported by ______ donations from the rich.
A. aged B. voluntary C. helpful D. disadvantage
13. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
A. look after B. take part in C. organize D. clean up
14. _______ are children whose parents passed away.
A. Volunteers B. College students C. Orphans [Link] children
15. My roommate used to rush out the room and mess up the floor and I had to ____ after her.
A. take care of B. clean up C. take part in D. overcome
16. A _______ is a long period of time during which no rain falls.
A. flood B. disaster C. drought D. summer
17. Some high school students often take part in helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
A. look after B. clean up C. understand D. participate
18. Volunteers spend time reading books to the _____ in homes for the old.
A. age B. aging C. ages D. aged
19 . Mowing the ____ is what I like doing to help my father in the garden.
A. lawns B. flowers C. plants D. leaves
20. By the end of 1962 almost 5, 000 _____ from the organization were serving in forty two countries.
A. volunteers B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteer
21. A home for children whose parents are dead is called a (an) ______.
A . kindergarten B. orphanage C. street people house D. lodging
22. She frequently volunteers ______ extra work because she really likes her job.
A. to B. for C. with D. in
23. It's filthy in here! Are there any volunteers to help ______?
A. light up B. clean up C. clear up D. take up
24. Peter is busy mowing the lawn so he cannot 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 a machine
25. A(n) ______, is a person who is killed because of their political beliefs.
A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr
26 The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. voluntariness
27. More than 70 people were killed in the ________ caused when the dam burst.
A. flood B. drought C. vacation D. war
28. ______ that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
A. Know B. Having know C. Knowing D. Having known
29. Several world _____ have come to help poor people and orphans.
A. organize B. organizations C. organizational D. organizable

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30. The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. voluntariness.
31. I caught him __________ over my wall.
A. to climb B. having climb C. climb D. climbing
32. They left the restaurant, _________ two hours over lunch.
A. spending B. spent C. after spending D . having spent
33 . I look forward to _________ home next month.
A. go B. having gone C. going D . have gone
34. They object ______ their plans at this late date.
A. to change B. to have change C. to changing D. of changing
35. Can you tell me who is responsible ______ passports?
A. for checking B. to check C. with the D. the
36. She often thinks carefully _____ any question.
A. before answering B. before having answered
C. by answering D. having answering
37. He shouted “I am _____happiest in_____ world. ”
A . a/ the B. ∅/ a C. the/ the D. a/ ∅
38. Those students volunteered to take care ______ the sick and aged.
A. on B. of C. in D. for
39. Helen / accuse /Frank / break/ radio.
A . Helen accused Frank breaking her radio. B . Helen accused Frank for breaking her radio.
C. Helen accused Frank of breaking her radio. D. Helen accused Frank for having broken her radio.
40. He/ find / talk / problem / difficult
A. He finds it is difficult talking about his problem.
B. He finds he is talking about his problem is difficult.
C . He finds talking about his problem difficult.
D . He finds to talk about his problem difficult.
III . Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
41. I’d like buying some earrings like yours.
A B C D
42. To sit alone in his room , he was frightened by the strange noise .
A B C D
43. She smelt something burn and saw smoke rising.
A B C D
44. I objected to him to make private calls on cell phones.
A B C D
45. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview .
A B C D
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In the United States, volunteering is (46) ______ as a good way to give children a sense of (47) ______
responsibility and to bring the family together. Volunteerism is (48) ______ across the United States

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