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Thinking of volunteering?

According to the recent survey, 40% of young people aged 16 to 25, who live in Britain, have done voluntary work. Young people often volunteer in places where they work with younger children such as on holiday camps. Wanting to meet other people and experience new things are the main reasons that they give for volunteering. However, they also say they want to help whose lives are more difficult than their own, More and more young people are volunteering abroad too. They often go to the countries where there have been disasters.

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) which is an international development charity, always needs volunteers. The organization allows people, who are aged between 17 to 70, to share their skills and experiences.

1. Have British teenagers done voluntary work……………………………………………

2. Where young people often volunteer ?…………………………………………………………

3. what is Voluntary service overseas (VSO) ?…………………………………………………

* Complete the sentences with a word or a short phrases

1. …………. per cent of young people aged 16 to 25, who live in Britain, have done voluntary work.

2. Young people volunteer because they ……………to meet other people and experience new things.

3. They also often go to the countries where there have been ……………………..

4. Voluntary service overseas allows people, who are aged between 17 to 70, to share their …………

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.

According to statistics, the number of young people who actively uses Instagram and Snapchat has increased sharply in recent years

A. the number

B. who actively uses

C. has increased

D. in recent years

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.

According to statistics, the number of young people who actively uses Instagram and Snapchat has increased sharply in recent years.

A. the number 

B. who actively uses 

C. has increased 

D. in recent years. 

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.

According to statistics, the number of young people who actively uses Instagram and Snapchat has increased sharply in recent years.

A. the number

B. who actively uses

C. has increased

D. in recent years.

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.

According to statistics, the number of young people who actively uses  Instagram and and Snapchat has increased sharply in recent years.

A. the number

B. who actively uses

C. has increased

D. in recent years

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.

How might volunteering contribute to lower blood pressure? Performing volunteer work could increase physical activity among people who aren’t otherwise very active, says lead study author Rodlescia Sneed, a doctoral candidate in social and health psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. It may also reduce stress. “Many people find volunteer work to be helpful with respect to stress reduction, and we know        that stress is very strongly linked to health outcomes,” she says. As with any activity thought to improve health, researchers are trying to identify the specific characteristics of volunteering that provide the greatest benefit. For example, how much time would you need to put into volunteer work to lower your blood pressure or live longer? In the Carnegie Mellon study, 200 hours of volunteering per year correlated to lower blood pressure. Other studies have found a health benefit from as little as 100 hours of volunteering a year. Which types of volunteer activities improve health the most? No one really knows. Sneed speculates that mentally stimulating activities, like tutoring or reading, might be helpful for maintaining memory and thinking skills, while “activities that promote physical activity would be helpful with respect to cardiovascular health, but no studies have really explored this.” One key for deriving health benefits from volunteering is to do it for the right reasons. A 2012 study in the journal Health Psychology found that participants who volunteered with some regularity lived longer, but only if their intentions were truly altruistic. In other words, they had to be volunteering to help others not to make        them selves feel better.

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once surmised that the essence of life is “To serve others and do good.” If recent research is any indication, serving others might also be the essence of good health.

According to paragraph 4, what is the lesson from one of the greatest intellectual figures in history?

A.Opportunities to serve others result in a stronger sense of purpose and meaning in life.

B.Without the freedom of forgiveness, you’ll end up serving for the wrong reasons.

C.We should take advantage of the generous help of others without giving in return.

D.Only a small minority of people use their lives to serve others.

VII. Em h ãy đọc đoạn văn sau rồi chọn đáp án đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi.
Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers ar more careful. Young mem have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have there friends in the car, their driving become worse. When there wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, there driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.
0. Who have the worst accident records of all?
 A. Young men B. Young women C. Old men D. Inexperienced men
1. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident ?
A. Young and experienced drivers. B. Old and inexpericenced drivers.
C. Young and old drivers. D. Young and inexpericenced drivers.
2. Young men often choose ………………………….. .
A. expensive cars. B. fast cars with big engines.
C. slow cars with big engines. D. fast car with small engines.
3. Who have an effect on the driver ?
A. passengers B. policemen C. children D. journalists.
4. When young male drivers have the wife of girlfriends in the car, their driving becomes ………………………….
A. worse B. better C. slower D. faster

Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving becomes worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But this is not true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car. However, if their small children are riding in the car, they drive more slowly and safely.1.

1According to the survey, young and inexperienced drivers have

A fewer accidents

B more accidents

2Young men are likely to choose ___________.

A.expensive cars

B.fast cars with big engines

C.slow and safe cars

D.slow cars with small engines

3When young male drivers have their wife or girlfriend in the car, they drive ___________.

A.worse

B.slowly

C.better

D.fast

4 ......have an effect on the driver

A Passengers

B  Policemem

5 According to the survey, young and inexperienced drivers have.....

A   fewer accidents 

B  more accidents