UNIT 4 - VOLUNTEER WORK [July 9th, 2012] 2. I'm looking forward to..............................from you soon.

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differentlyj from 3. Would you mind.............................. for me outside?
that of the other words. 4. I fmd..............................up early unbearable!
1. A. wheel B. wet C. away D. answer 5. Keeping fit means..............................exercise every day!
2. A. beyond B. year C. quay D. yet 6. I saw a flock of birds..............................in the sky.
3. A. who B. when C. what D. why 7. Can you smell anything..............................?
4. A. well B. week C. two D. forward 8. Sue keeps..............................late at night.
5. A. amuse B. cure C. new D. usual V. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
6. A. knowledge B. towards C. forward D. award Dear Mr and Mrs Smith,
7. A. conquest B. conquer C. quite D. require I am very happy to (1)......................... a donation of $10,000 from you
8. A. human B. huge C. accuse D. accurate yesterday morning. We will certainly use (2).......................money to build a few
II. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Make any changes in classrooms (3)..................the homeless children in our area.
the form if necessary. I would like to (4).........................our gratitude for your help. I think the
children will be very (5) ..............................to you for bringing them the
A. donate B. happiness C. medicine D. comfortable
pleasure of (6) ..................... to school. As soon as we have (7)...............building
E. mountain F. handicap G. voluntary H. orphan
the classrooms, I will send you some photos (8)
1. I didnt have to ask them to leave; they went........................ ..............................them.
2. He has been an......................since he was five. I do thank you again.
3. Theyve just built a school for the physically....................children in this area. Yours sincerely,
4. The news brought........................to all of us. Thomas
5. Their grandchildren are a constant source of.......................... VI. Rewrite each sentenee, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays
6. The government should provide .....................services for local people. the same.
7. The admission fee of $2 for adults and $1 for children is ....................to the 1. Would you like to go to the theatre?
Preserve Our History Fund. Do you fancy........................................................?
8. They volunteer to work in....................areas to provide education for children. 2. Why dont we wait for the next bus?
III. Decide whether the -ing form in italics is gerund or present participle? He suggested.........................................................
Write G (Gerund) or Pr P (Present participle) next to each sentence. 3. I hate clearing up tables after dinner.
1. I think you should start practising now! .............. Clearing up tables after dinner is...........................!
2. Listening to music after work helps me relax my mind. .............. 4. Thoa continued singing for an hour without stopping.
3. It's a waste of time playing computer games. .............. Thoa sang.........................................................
4. There are some people waiting to see you, Sir. .............. 5. Theres something burning in the kitchen.
5. I hate doing the washing-up! .............. I can smell................................................................
6. Feeling tired, I went to bed early. .............. 6. If Dad takes the job hell have to move to HCM City.
7. Having finished the housework, Tm Vy went for a walk. .............. Taking the job will mean......................................
8. Do you have a headache? Try taking two of these pills. .............. 7. You cheated in the exam," said Ms. Tm Vy.
IV. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate gerund or Ms. Tm Vy accused me.............................................
present participle of the verbs from the box. 8. Because she has already read the book several times, she can tell about it.
1. He spends most of his time..............................computer games. Having...........................................................................
VII. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. KEY TO TEST 4
I. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C
More and more young people are doing voluntary work abroad. The wide 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. D
variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive II.
option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. 1. voluntarily 2. orphan 3. handicapped 4. comfort
Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There 5. happiness 6. medical 7. donated 8. mountainous
they will earn little or no money, but they will be doing something useful and III.
enjoying the experience. 1. G 2. PrP 3. G 4. PrP
The work may consist of helping local communities, for example by helping to 5. G 6. PrP 7. PrP 8. G
build new roads or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other IV.
projects may concentrate more on conservation and environmental protection. 1. playing 2. hearing 3. waiting 4. getting
Whatever kind of job it is, though, it is certain to be challenging and 5. taking 6. flying 7. burning 8. phoning
worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten. V.
1. receive 3. for 5. thankful / grateful 7. finished
A. Read the statements and decide whether it is True (T) or False (F) 2. the 4. express 6. going 8. of
according to the information given. VI.
1. Do you fancy going to the theatre?
.........1. Very few young people are doing voluntary work abroad. 2. He suggested waiting for the next bus.
.........2. Theres a wide variety of jobs and destinations for volunteers who have (or) He suggested we (should) wait for the next bus.
just left school to choose to do. 3. Clearing up tables after dinner is something I dislike!
.....3. Many volunteers choose to work in wealthy countries. 4. Thoa sang without stopping for an hour.
.........4. Those wlio do voluntary work receive very little money, but they will 5. I can smell something burning in the kitchen.
be doing something useful and enjoying experience. 6. Taking the job will mean Dad(s) having to move to Paris.
.........5. The voluntary work includes helping local communities or protecting 7. Ms. Tm Vy accused me of cheating in the exam.
environment. 8. Having already read the book several times, she can tell about it.
VII.
B. Answer the following questions. A. l. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T
1. Where are many young people doing voluntary work? B.
2: How many months do they spend working there? 1. They are doing voluntary work in poor countries.
3. What can they profit from the voluntary work? 2. They spend twelve months working there.
4. What may they do to help local communities? 3. They can enjoy doing useful things and having some experience there.
5. Is voluntary work challenging and worthwhile? 4. They may help to build new roads or provide water supplies to isolated rural
villages, to carry out conservation and environmental protection.
5. Yes, it is.
The End
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