II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) ....................... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5) ......................... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (6) ......... it very easy to explore (7) ....................... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ....................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.

It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) ............................ high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) ........................ you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

I.Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

1.   Community service is the work you do for the                                        of the community.

2.   Our club offers                             for free meals for the sick in this hospital.

3.   College students can take part in our programme by                                poor or homeless children in Ha Noi.

4.   The activities of our organization include recycling things and teaching others                               to do so.

5.   Americans do volunteer work not                        they are forced or paid to do it.

6.   I have                                a lot of old books for village children.

7.   Start your own                              project to make your school a better place.

8.   Be a Buddy has                              evening classes for street children in our city.

9.   Last month our organization started a community garden                                    toprotect the environment.

10. The members of the club                                      blankets for poor children who live inmountainous areas last year.

I.Fill in the blank with the suitable word from the box (5pts)

Volunteering is one of the things that are very (1) ________________ to you. To your future bosses, volunteer work shows that you are interested in both the world and your future.

          Although volunteer work does not (2) ________________ you money, it gives you a time to learn social skills and make a difference in our community.

Volunteers have the chance to teach (3) ________________, arts, and sports for homeless children. They also help children with health (4) ________________, especially children who cannot see,

(5) ________________ and speak.

II. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(10pts)

      Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (1)................every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the (2)................of its people.

      Besides transportation, rivers (3)................food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (4)................. And in order to get (5)................ for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6)................a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields but to make electricity for homes and industries as (7).................

      However, the water often becomes (8)................when cities on river banks grow in size and the number of industries (9)................. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean (10)................we don’t want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.

X. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)

The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find  the time.

   English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.

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VI. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. There is ONE word that you don’t need.

snorkelling      buy       cloudy       take       rain       sightseeing

Amy: Hi, Poppy. It’s Amy.

Poppy: Oh, hi Amy! Are you enjoying yourself in the Caribbean?

Amy: Yes, the weather is a bit (38) ______________ but I’m still having a lot of fun. 

Poppy: What are you doing right now?

Amy: I’m relaxing on the beach. We’re staying in a big hotel right on the beach, so it’s really fantastic. This afternoon we are going (39) ______________ in the sea. My sister Zoey thinks it’ll be scary, but I can’t wait. 

Poppy: Wow! What else are you going to do?

Amy: Tomorrow, we’re going to take a jeep tour and go (40) ______________  around the island. We’re going to visit a banana farm and a fishing village. People can (41) ______________ amazing souvenirs there. 

Poppy: Promise me you’ll (42) ______________ lots of photos.

Amy: Of course, Poppy. See you next week. Bye