UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. rural B. surprise C. successful D. volunteer
2. A. application B. benefit C. non-profit D. narrow-minded
3. A. reference B. remote C. reaction D. creation
4. A. area B. market C. martyr D. archaeology
5. A. dedicated B. demonstrate C. development D. delicate
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. dedicate B. fortunate C. practical D. volunteer
2. A. ensuring B. protecting C. providing D. widening
3. A. donate B. apply C. provide D. study
4. A. successful B. announcement C. ignorant D. experience
5. A. ensuring B. advertisement C. unfortunate D. practical
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. We _____________ old clothes and books to poor children.
A. interacted B. donated C. balanced D. applied
2. We arrived at the hotel quite early, _____________ in and had lunch.
A. checking B. checked C. was checking D. to check
3. He is very ___________. He is always willing to give a lot of money to
charity.
A. honest B. generous C. enthusiastic D. modest
4. If you can do something to help others, you will find your life ____________.
A. meaningful B. meaningless C. helpless D. interested
5. The school is difficult to get to because it is located in a __________ area.
A. remote B. cheerful C. confused D. practical
6. If you don't have time to volunteer, you can __________ money and food.
A. participate B. boost C. donate D. deliver
7. These _____________ children encounter many problems and really need our
help. A. disadvantaged B. advantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage
8. This clean water project will ______________ the people in the village.
A. benefit B. donate C. raise D. volunteer
9. Our club needs more_____________ to clean up the park at the weekend.
A. spectators B. assistants C. volunteers D. electrician
10. We need to be _______________ when we record the donations.
A. careful B. careless C. carelessly D. carefully
11. I am ___________________ in community development activities.
A. interested B. interesting C. excited D. exciting
12. There are ________________ volunteering opportunities in our
community.
A. excite B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting
13. Last year, I was ________________ at maths. I couldn't even do simple addition in my head.
A. hope B. hopeful C. hopefully D. hopeless
 14. Luckily, I got some ____________ advice on how to make a presentation on „For a better
community‟ from my class teacher.
A. useless B. useful C. usefulness D. uselessness
15. He spent his childhood in _______________ parts of Italy.
A. various B. vary C. variously D. variety
16. They were so ____________ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn‟t
sleep last night.
A. excite B. excitement C. exciting D. excited
17. Volunteers become well ____________ of the problems facing the world.
A. aware B. concerned C. helpful D. interested
18. Most of the students in that special school are making good progress, but Michael is a
__________ case.
A. hopefully B. hopeless C. hopeful D. hopelessly
19. A lot of generous businessmen have ___________ valuable contributions to helping needy
people.
A. done B. taken C. made D. given
20. It is ___________ that all the students in class 1OA choose to do a project on „Helping the
needy‟.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly
21. They visit a retirement home and ___________ time doing fun activities with the elderly
who lack immediate family.
A. spend B. lose C. waste D. consume
22. Fundraising for charity is a ___________ thing for everyone to do to help the
community.
A. meant B. meaningful C. meaningless D. meaning
23. Both community ___________ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and
the people who live in it.
A. life B. language C. performance D. service
24. We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ___________ the projects.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
25. Many international volunteer organizations are trying to find a __________ to the problem
of world hunger.
A. way B. method C. suggestion D. solution
26. For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should ____ the amount of trash and take
care of our environment.
A. increase B. reduce C. contribute D. ignore
27. On the door of the house where Louis Braille was born are the words „He opened the door
of _________ to all those who cannot see.‟
A. knowledge B. information C. news D. material
28. Every month, the volunteer group go to _________ and mountainous areas to help
those in need.
A. empty B. remote C. crowded D. poor
29. Your music is very ___________. Can't you just stop it?
A. annoying B. interesting C. annoyed D. bored
30. Some of the students were ___________ at English, so volunteer teachers had to
try very hard. A. hopeless B. hopeful C. endless D. excited
31. She wishes she could do some ____________ work this summer.
A. voluntarily B. volunteerism C. volunteer D. volunteering
32. This charity provides financial support and mental comfort to ___________ children.
A. advantaged B. disadvantaged C. advantageous D. disadvantageous
33. You can ___________ books, clothes, medicine and money to this charity.
A. donor B. donate C. devote D. dedicate
34. While Tom and I ___________, someone ___________ at the door.
A. were talking - knocked B. were talking - was knocking C. talked -
knocked D. talked - was knocking
35. While the teacher was explaining to the whole class, she ___________ carefully.
A. didn't listen B. wasn't listening C. had listened D. wasn't listened
36. When we were on a voluntary tour, we ___________ to public places to collect
rubbish every day.
A. were going B. went C. have gone D. had gone
37. They are going to treat drinking water and widen roads in ____________ areas.
A. private B. remote C. accessible D. secret
38. The phone was engaged when I called. Who ___________ to?
A. were you talking B. were you talked
C. did you talk D. have you talked
39. He feels ___________ about teaching English to children in remote areas.
A. excited B. hopeless C. helpful D. interested
40. While Lan ____________ as a volunteer in the countryside, she met an old friend.
A. was working B. worked C. had worked D. worked
41. I was revising for my civics class when my dad ____________ me about the volunteer job.
A. tell B. was telling C. told D. had told
42. Last Sunday, our volunteer team __________ a lot of food packages to homeless people in
the flood-hit region.
A. were bringing B. brought
C. have brought D. had brought
43. I _________ near the fence when suddenly I _________ the voices.
A. stood - heard B. stood - was hearing
C. was standing - heard D. was standing - was hearing golf.
44. I _________ Maria for the first time at the Heart-to-Heart Charity Office.
A. saw B. was seeing C. was seen D. has seen
45. We _________ the roof for Mrs. Smith, an elderly childless woman, when it
_________ with rain.
A. were mending - was pouring B. mended - poured
C. mended - was pouring D. were mending - poured
46. I _________ my report when my boss _________ the hall.
A. made - was entering B. made - entered
C. was making - was entering D. was making - entered
47. Jim _________ his leg when he _________ golf.
 A. broke - was playing B. broke - played
C. was breaking - was playing D. was breaking - broke
48. Both CARE and Oxfam organisations have programmes to help people in underdeveloped
countries ____________ their lives.
A. make B. risk C. improve D. start
49. While I _________ for him to call up, he _________ a good time in the
bar.
A. waited - was having B. was waiting - was having C. was waiting -
had D. was waited - was waiting
50. All the kids _________ their homework when the volunteer team
_________.
A. were doing - arrived B. did - arrived
C. were doing - were arriving D. did - were arriving
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for
the sentence to be correct.
1. I saw him in his car, but he is watching the traffic and didn't see me.
ABCD
2. While my parents were walking near the lake, they see a wallet lying
on the grass.
ABCD
3. When we find her, she was hiding in the wardrobe and crying.
ABCD
4. While I was withdrawing some money from a cash machine, a man snatched it
all out of my hand and run away.
5. At about 9 p.m. last night, we were watching TV when someone was
knocked at the door.
ABCD
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
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 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a (1)
_________ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected.
But after a lew days I got used to (2)
_________ there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to
appreciate how beautiful the countiyside was.
One of my jobs was to supply the village (3) _________ water. The well was a long walk
away, and the women used to spend a long time every day (4) _________ heavy pots
backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes
delivered. Although these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to
the villagers.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was
well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (5) _________ was considering
working for a charity.
1. A. rich B. comfortable C. well-paid D. luxurious
2. A. lived B. living C. lived D. lively
3. A. for B. on C. with D. from
4. A. carrying B. wearing C. holding D. drinking
5. A. which B. when C. where D. who
VI. 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.
European Union, almost 100 million citizens of all ages invest their time, talents and money to
make a positive contribution to their community by volunteering in civil society organisations,
youth clubs, hospitals, schools, in sport clubs, etc. For the Commission, volunteering is an
active expression of civic participation which strengthens common European values such as
solidarity and social cohesion. Volunteering also provides important learning opportunities,
because involvement in voluntary activities can provide people with new skills and
competences that can even improve their employability. This is especially important at this time
of economic crisis. Volunteering plays an important role in sectors as varied and diverse as
education, youth, culture, sport, environment, health, social care, consumer protection,
humanitarian aid, development policy, research, equal opportunities and external relations.
Objectives of the Year:
1. To create an enabling and facilitating environment for volunteering in the EU;
2. To empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering;
3. To reward and recognise volunteering activities; and
4. To raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering.
The Commission expects that the European Year of Volunteering will lead to an Increase In
volunteering and to greater awareness of its added value, and that it will highlight the link
between voluntary engagement at local level and its significance in the wider European
context.
(EU Citizenship Portal)
1. What does the word “their” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. talents B. organisations C. citizens D. schools
2. According to the European Commission, which value does civic participation
strengthen?
A. society‟s wealth and well-being B. cultural awareness
C. solidarity and social cohesion D. safe environment
3. According to the passage, why does volunteering provide important learning
opportunities?
A. Because people have opportunities to gain new skills and competences.
B. Because it helps connect people to others.
C. Because it gives people a sense of being involved in a community.
D. Because it provides people with chances to learn from the differences.
4. Which of the following does NOT belong to Objectives of the Year?
A. Improving the quality of volunteering
B. Encouraging volunteering activities
C. Facilitating volunteering in the EU
D. Raising awareness of value of social relationships.
5. The word “engagement” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________.
A. marriage B. involvement C. vow D. appointment