It was a sunny day when I first involved in community service. I (36)                 a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (7)                children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them (38)                   health problems. However, most of them were well-behaved and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played happily with us. We (39)                paper and pencils for the kids and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could never forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (40)                 my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future if I have time.

My first voluntary experience

          It was a sunny day (1) _______ I first involved in community service. I (2) _______ a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (3) _______ children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them had health problems. However, most of them were (4) _______ and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played joyously with us. We (5) _______ the kids with paper and pencils and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could (6) _______ forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (7) _______ my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future (8) _______ I have time.

1. A. when                        B. since                   C. for                      D. before

2. A. was                           B. came                  C. joined                 D. made

3. A. small                         B. strong                 C. disabled              D. cute

4. A. badly-behaved           B. naughty               C. mischief              D. well-behaved

5. A. provided                   B. bought                C. lent                     D. borrowed

6. A. always                      B. often                   C. never                  D. just

7. A. since                         B. for                      C. when                  D. before

8. A. since                         B. for                      C. if                        D. unless

EX17. Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.

My first voluntary experience

            It was a sunny day (1) _______ I first involved in community service. I (2) _______ a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (3) _______ children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them had health problems. However, most of them were (4) _______ and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played joyously with us. We (5) _______ the kids with paper and pencils and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could (6) _______ forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (7) _______ my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future (8) _______ I have time.

1. A. when                             B. since                      C. for                          D. before

2. A. was                                B. came                      C. joined                    D. made

3. A. small                             B. strong                    C. disabled                D. cute

4. A. badly-behaved            B. naughty                 C. mischief                D. well-behaved

5. A. provided                      B. bought                   C. lent                        D. borrowed

6. A. always                          B. often                      C. never                     D. just

7. A. since                             B. for                          C. when                      D. before

8. A. since                             B. for                          C. if                            D. unless

 Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.

My first voluntary experience

            It was a sunny day (1) _______ I first involved in community service. I (2) _______ a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (3) _______ children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them had health problems. However, most of them were (4) _______ and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played joyously with us. We (5) _______ the kids with paper and pencils and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could (6) _______ forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (7) _______ my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future (8) _______ I have time.

1. A. when                             B. since                      C. for                          D. before

2. A. was                                B. came                      C. joined                    D. made

3. A. small                             B. strong                    C. disabled                D. cute

4. A. badly-behaved            B. naughty                 C. mischief                D. well-behaved

5. A. provided                      B. bought                   C. lent                        D. borrowed

6. A. always                          B. often                      C. never                     D. just

7. A. since                             B. for                          C. when                      D. before

8. A. since                             B. for                          C. if                            D. unless

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
MY FIRST VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE
It was a sunny day when I first involved in community service. I (36) _______ a group of more than
20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (7) _______ children. Soon after we came there, the leader
divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest,
I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them (38) ________ health problems.
However, most of them were well-behaved and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and
they played happily with us. We (39) _______ paper and pencils for the kids and instructed them to draw.
We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience
to me that I could never forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (40) _______ my first
voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future if I have time.
36. A. was B. came C. joined D. made
37. A. small B. strong C. disabled D. cute
38. A. had B. made C. did D. have
39. A. provided B. bought C. lent D. borrowed
40. A. since B. for C. when D. before
 

              READING.

I.               Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

MY FIRST VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE

It was a sunny day when I first involved in community service. I (36)                 a group of more than 20 students to do voluntary work in a school of (7)                children. Soon after we came there, the leader divided us into several teams with different duties. My job was to play with the children there. To be honest, I was a bit confused at first. There were many children and all of them (38)                   health problems. However, most of them were well-behaved and friendly. They seemed to enjoy the volunteer’s visit and they played happily with us. We (39)                paper and pencils for the kids and instructed them to draw. We maintained a cozy atmosphere until the volunteer group had to leave. It was such an amazing experience to me that I could never forget it. I have involved in many other charitable projects (40)                 my first voluntary experience. I think I will continue doing charity in the future if I have time.

I : When did the volunteers come to your village?

HoV: Well, they came last month.

I : How many of them came?

HoV: A group of about twelve.

I : What did they do on the first day?

HoV: They held a meeting with me and some elderly villagers in the first evening to talk about their plans while they were staying in the village.

I : What did they do in the follow days?

HoV: They repaired old cottages, taught the children how to have a healthy and clean life.

I : What did the vilagers think of them?

HoV: Well, they loved them because they were very helpful, active, and polite.

I : Was there any change in the village after they came?

HoV: Yes, a lot. But they should come to help US more next year. I hope so.

I : What do you think of the community service?

HoV: Well, it is very helpful, anf it mabes US believe in the young generation.

1. On the first day the volunteers had a meeting with ______________

A. all the villagers

B. all the children

C. the head of the village and somw of the villagers

D. all the children and the head of the village

2. They talked about ___________

A. staying in the village

B. having a holiday in the village

C. what thet would do

D. what they would help the children

4. The villagers like them because they have__________

A. appearance

B. hard working habbit

C. hard working habbit and goodbehavior

D. a healthy and clean life all time

5. The head of the village tinkd that ___________

A. the community service is very helpfull

B. he doesn't believe in the young generation

C. he doesn't want the vollunteers to come back next year

D. the community service is mot very helpful

I : When did the volunteers come to your village?

HoV: Well, they came last month.

I : How many of them came?

HoV: A group of about twelve

.I : What did they do on the first day?

HoV: They held a meeting with me and some elderly villagers in the first evening to talk about their plans while they were staying in the village

I : What did they do in the follow days?

HoV: They repaired old cottages, taught the children how to have a healthy and clean life.

I : What did the vilagers think of them?

HoV: Well, they loved them because they were very helpful, active, and polite.

I : Was there any change in the village after they came?

HoV: Yes, a lot. But they should come to help US more next year. I hope so.

I : What do you think of the community service?

HoV: Well, it is very helpful, anf it mabes US believe in the young generation.

1. On the first day the volunteers had a meeting with ______________

A. all the villagers

B. all the children

C. the head of the village and somw of the villagers

D. all the children and the head of the village

2. They talked about ___________

A. staying in the village

B. having a holiday in the village

C. what thet would do

D. what they would help the children

4. The villagers like them because they have__________

A. appearance

B. hard working habbit

C. hard working habbit and goodbehavior

D. a healthy and clean life all time

5. The head of the village tinkd that ___________

A. the community service is very helpfull

B. he doesn't believe in the young generation

C. he doesn't want the vollunteers to come back next year

D. the community service is mot very helpful

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 from 35 to 42.

TEACHING IN INDIA

by Elise Cooper

  ‘Elise in India’. That was the name of my blog last year when I took a year out between school and university. I was lucky enough to get a teaching job abroad through an international organization. I was going to work in a school attached to a children’s home in north-west India. There were eight of us on the week-long introduction course in the capital, Delhi. As well as advice and ideas for teaching we were given information about health and local customs, and learned a few essential phrases in the local language.

  Another course member, Lucy, was coming to the same school as me and we were both nervous when we set off on the 15-hour bus ride to the children’s home. I had worked as a classroom assistant before, but here I wouldn’t be much older than some of my pupils. How would I manage? My worries disappeared once we reached the home. Our rooms were on the top floor above the girls’ bedrooms and from the window we looked out across flat fields full of fruit trees and could just see the snow-covered mountain tops in the distance.

  There were 90 children in the home, aged between five and 20. In addition there were a small number of pupils who came in each day from the area around. Although they were a little shy to start with, they were so keen to ask us questions that we quickly became friends.

  Lucy and I taught four lessons a day, mainly spelling, reading and general knowledge. We had a textbook but since it wasn’t very exciting, we tried to make the lessons more interesting with activities and games. This wasn’t always easy: there was a mixture of ages in each class because pupils had begun their education at different times. Like schoolchildren everywhere, they didn’t always behave perfectly in class. However, they used to send us notes apologizing afterwards, or thanking us for an interesting lesson, so we didn’t really mind.

  The best fun came after school, though. We spent many happy hours playing games or football or just chatting with the children. On Friday afternoons, Lucy and I were in charge of sport, which had just been introduced at the school. Trying to organize fifty children into cricket teams is something I’ll never forget. Another of my memories is playing in goal for a boys’ football game. Even though Lucy and a group of little girls joined in as extra goalkeepers, we still managed to let the other side score!

  I was terribly sad to leave. I felt I had learned as much as - if not more than - my pupils from the experience.

According to Elise, what do Indian pupils and school children everywhere have in common?

A. background knowledge

B. interests in games and activities 

C. shyness and nervousness

D. imperfect behavior in class