Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 14: The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.

A. volunteer

B. voluntary

C. voluntarily

D. voluntariness

Choose A, B, c or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Do many people in your country_______ take care of others?

A. voluntarily        B. volunteer       C. voluntary        D. volunteerism

7. Do you think that if you bring _______to others, you are also a happy person?

A. happy      B. happiness        C. happily            D. happiest

8. We often help_______ in my town to clean up the houses and cook meals.

A. rich people       B. businessman        C. elderly people     D. homeless people

9. What is the best way of _______money to support homeless people.

A. getting        B. helping      C. borrowing      D. donating

10. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.

A. give up        B. look after        C. stand up       D. take after

11. Last summer, we provided evening classes_______ twenty homeless children.

A. for B. on C. about D. to

12. Nearly every American has done volunteer work_______ his or her life.

A. up          B. at           C. in           D. on

13. People who live_______ street are called street people.

A. under          B. in          C. at          D. on

14. What do you know _______community service?

A. to       B. about         C. on        D. from

15. We often visit and help old people in Sunflower nursing home_______ weekends

A. from            B. on           C. at        D. in

b/ There are many reasons for becoming a volunteer. First, vounteering is good for you because it can provide physical and mental rewards.When you do voluntary work, you can reduce your stress and improve your health because you feel more joyful to bring happiness to other people.Second, volunteering saves money with valuable community services.For example, the estimeted value of volunteer's time up to 15.39 USD per hour according to the recent statistics in America.Third, volunteering brings people together. Volunteers support families with daycare and eldercare, tutoring and other activities after school. They can create a close friendship in the community.Finally, doing voluntary work helps you develop your knowledge. You can lear a lot through outdoor activities and community services. It is easily understood that more and more people are doing voluntary work today because of these reasons

1.What does the word "support" in line 6 mean?

A. improve B.work C.take D.help

2.The word "it" in line 1 refers to ....................

A.the reason B.a volunteer C.volunteering D.physical reward

3.How many reasons are there to become a volunteer?

A.Two B.Five C.Four D.Three

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.Volunteering helps us reduce stress and improve our health

B.Volunteering brings people together

C.Volunteering helps us improve our knowledge

D.Volunteering costs a lot of money

5.According to the passage, voluntary work....................

A.is very useful

B. is only for the youth

C.is joyfull but it takes a lot of time

D.isn't good for the youth

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.

(A) While the campaign, young volunteers helped (B) build bridges, (C) roads and houses for some of Viet Nam's most (D) disadvantaged families.

A. While 

B. build 

C. roads

D. disadvantaged

9. Voluntary organizations are key players in the economy in their own right ……………… employers and service providers.

A. as             B. to                C. for                D. with

10. Volunteer work has ranged from casual or regular assistance to community residents and family members in ………………, to more collective and organized efforts to better the quality of life of the community.

A. request              B. search                C. need                D. want

11. Stop making that noise! You are getting on my ………………

A. muscles                 B. brains                  C. nerves                D. blood

12. A lot of generous businessmen have ……………… valuable contributions to helping needy people.

A. done                B. taken                C. made                  D. given

13. 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

14. These ……………… children encounter many problems and really need our help.

A. disadvantaged                B. advantaged           C. disadvantage                  D. advantage

15. He is never willing to listen to the views of others. He is a ……………… person.

A. negative            B. positive           C. pessimist                D. narrow – minded

16. Volunteers spend time ……………… books to the ………………………………

A. reading / age              B. reading / aged           C. to read / aged              D. read / age

17. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, etc are some natural ………………

A. accidents                B. tragedies                  C. disasters                D. losses

18. School students should take ……………… in social activities to help the old, the sick, and the disadvantaged.

A. place               B. part                C. interest                  D. notice

19. By the end of 1962 almost 5,000 ……………… from the organizations were serving in forty – two countries.

A. volunteers               B. voluntary             C. voluntarily                D. volunteer

20. Michael ……………… in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he heard a strange voice.

A. waited                 B. was waiting               C. had waited              D. has waited

21. One major ……………… of this area is lack of public transport.

A. advantage           B. disadvantaged             C . disadvantage                   D. advantaged

22. The company ……………… to donate fifty trucks to help the flooded area.

A. volunteered               B. sponsored                C. forced                  D. told

23. When I got to the hospital, she ……………… in the waiting room.

A. sat                B. has been sitting               C. was sitting               D. had sat

24. ……………… foreign languages ……………… great effort.

A. Learnt / have required                       B. Learning / requires

C. To learn it / require                             D. Learn / requires

25. 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

26. I can’t open these files on my computer. A computer virus ……………… these files.

A. has destroyed        B. is destroying            C. destroyed             D. has been destroying

27. This book is so long that I ………………

A. haven’t finished it yet                     B. haven’t finished it already

C. still have finished it                        D. still haven’t finished it already.

28. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love, and ……………… in different ways.

A. imitate                B. observe                   C. inspire                  D. help

29. Her husband ……………… unemployed since they ……………… to the countryside.

A. was / move                               B. was / have moved

C. has been / moved                    D. has been / have moved

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)

VSO is a registered charity dedicated to assisting in developing countries. It is a recruitment agency which finds, selects and places volunteers in response to overseas requests.

This work makes it distinctive among other charities and organizations in the UK. It sends people, not money, so it tries to respond to requests from overseas which ask for volunteers. Its purpose is toward the poorest members of the community. Both staff and volunteers also pay special attention to women’s roles in development projects. This is because women’s roles in child–rearing, in education and community relationship are essential in any healthy process of change.

Over the past 38 years, more than 21.000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. There are now over 1,900 volunteers working in 59 of the less developed countries in Africa Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean.

The application of each volunteer is carefully considered in order to select and interview candidates against each job request from the field, to look for the person with the right blend of skills and personality.

VSO volunteers do not go to developing countries as visiting experts with all the answers. It is always a process of sharing and learning. The aim is that when the volunteer returns home, there exists a community with a stronger sense of independence, and a volunteer with a new understanding of life and people everywhere. The range of jobs required of VSO is wide, reflecting the needs of any society in the modern world.

The volunteer chosen to go out to a developing country____.

A. must have experience of working overseas

B. will quickly become an expert in the field

C. will gain more knowledge about the world we live in

D. must leave the country before it becomes independent

*MULTIPLE CHOICE

I.VOCABULARY Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. Community service is the work we do for the ________ of the community.
A. benefits
​​B. forces
​​C. problems​​​
D. events
2. You can volunteer by ________ children from poor families in your neighbourhood.
A. talking​​
B. singing​​
C. encouraging​​
D. tutoring
3. Could you tell me the way to the chemist’s? I need some __________.
A. sweets​​
B. food​​
C. medicine​​            
D. stamps
4. Volunteers can do general_          ​such as clean-up projects or home  repair.
A.things
B.Labour
C.Jobs                          
D.activities
5. Vietnamese people have had the ________ of helping one another since the early days of the country.
A. custom​​   
B. legend​​  
C. tradition​​​  
D. religion
6. He does………………………everyday.
A.camping                   
B.  badminton             
C. gymnastics                  
D.photos
7. I find __________ eggshells is an unusual hobby.
A. carving                     
B. doing                    
C. making                          
D. taking
8.Our school has a programme to ​    _          children from poor families in ho chi minh city.
A.tutor
B.offer
C.ask
D.volunteer

Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence. 1. She does​ work...for the Red Cross of her school. A. voluntarism​B. voluntary​C. voluntarily​D. volunteerism 2. They have a small child, so for…​reasons they need money. A. obvious​B. clearly​C. understanding​D. easy to see 3. He spends most of his time on teaching career. He is a​...teacher. A. contributed​B. dedicated​C. caring​D. willing 4. An anonymous bussinesswoman...​one million dollars to the charity. A. give​B. present​C. donated​D. raised 5. This organization is not intended to make a profit but to make money for the conservation of ocean mammals. We are a...​organization . A. not- profit​B. no-profit​C. non-profited​D. non-profit 6. When my brother ................ a student, he used to​the first prize in the English Eloquence Contest. A. be awarded​B. be rewarded C. have been awarded​D. have been rewarded 7. "Well done. Jerry, you've passed the driving test!" A. I told Jerry about her passing the driving test. B. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test. C. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test. D. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test. 8. When she​...her mistakes she apologised. A. realised​B. was realising​C. has realised​D. did realised 9. We ……………TV when the light …………… A. watched TV / went out​B. were watching / went out C. watched TV / were going out​D. Both A and B 10. We really admire him. He is a​...writer. A. distinguish​B. distinguishing​C. distinctive​D. distinguished

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)

VSO is a registered charity dedicated to assisting in developing countries. It is a recruitment agency which finds, selects and places volunteers in response to overseas requests.

This work makes it distinctive among other charities and organizations in the UK. It sends people, not money, so it tries to respond to requests from overseas which ask for volunteers. Its purpose is toward the poorest members of the community. Both staff and volunteers also pay special attention to women’s roles in development projects. This is because women’s roles in child–rearing, in education and community relationship are essential in any healthy process of change.

Over the past 38 years, more than 21.000 volunteers have worked abroad with VSO. There are now over 1,900 volunteers working in 59 of the less developed countries in Africa Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean.

The application of each volunteer is carefully considered in order to select and interview candidates against each job request from the field, to look for the person with the right blend of skills and personality.

VSO volunteers do not go to developing countries as visiting experts with all the answers. It is always a process of sharing and learning. The aim is that when the volunteer returns home, there exists a community with a stronger sense of independence, and a volunteer with a new understanding of life and people everywhere. The range of jobs required of VSO is wide, reflecting the needs of any society in the modern world.

What happens when VSO wants to appoint new volunteers?

A. They give preference to applicants living abroad.

B. They give each applicant several interviews.

C. They refer applications to countries requesting volunteers.

D. They match all applicants to jobs very carefully