TEST YOURSELF

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

         Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/mentoring young people.

1. Who has done volunteer work in the United State ?

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2. Does one-fifth of American population do volunteer work each year?

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3. How long have Americans had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another?

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4. Are American forced or paid to do volunteer work?

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5.What things American people do in volunteer?

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Exercise 9. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

1.  A lot of people cried at the end of the film because it was very moving.

A. The film made a lot of people cried. B. Nobody that watched the film will ever forget it

C. The film was very moving so a lot of people cried at the end of the film.

D. The film was very moving that a lot of people cried at the end of the film. .

2.  Quang is very good at acting. He is a famous actor.

A. Quang is a famous actor and he is very good at acting. B. Quang, a famous actor is very good at acting.

C. Quang, very good at acting is a famous actor.              D. Quang very good at acting, a famous actor

3. People should ride bicycles to keep the environment.

A. Bicycles should be ridden to keep the environment.     B. Bicycles should ridden to keep the environment.

C. Bicycles should ride to keep the environment.   D. Bicycles should not ridden to keep the environment.

4.  He drives more carelessly than he used to.

A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.                 B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.

C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.              D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

5.  No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.  B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.

C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.  D.Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.

6.  No one in the class is taller than Dave.

A. Dave is taller student in the class.                      B. Dave is the tallest student in the class.

C. Dave is the taller student in the class.                D. Dave is tallest student in the class.

7.  People hold a lot of cultural activities in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

A. A lot of cultural activities is hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

B. A lot of cultural activities is held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

C. A lot of cultural activities are hold in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

D. A lot of cultural activities are held in Flower Festival in Da Lat.

8. In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

A. In spite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.B. Although it rained heavily, my brother went to work.

C. Despite it rained heavily, my brother went to work.D. Although of heavy rain, my brother went to work.