IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence. 

1. Have you ever taken part _______ volunteer work? 

a. for b. to c. in d. with 

2. We have raised money for people in need _______ 2015.

a. in b.at c. since d. for

3. She’s got a high _______ – almost 40°. 

a. flu b. headache c. sore throat d. temperature 

4. Jane is _______ weight because she eats too much junk food

 a. getting over b. putting on c. taking up d. throwing away

 5. The charity _______ facilities for disabled people to take part in sport. 

a. provides b. donates c. raises d. collects

 6. I can’t fasten my jeans – I’ll have to _______.

 a. eat more junk food b. go out regularly c. see my doctor d. go on a diet

7. My favourite hobby is _______. I spend most of my free time making vases and bowls from clay.

 a. woodcarving b. pottery making c. model making d. birdwatching 

8. I’ve already done my homework, _______ I am going to watch TV. 

a. so b.because c.but d. and

 9. They could not afford to buy the house because it was _______.

 a. too pretty b.too tight c.too expensive d. too cheap

10. _______ do you do volunteer work? - Every weekend. 

a. How long b.How far c.How much d. How often

III. Choose the best answer:

1.     My father ______ for a car-making factory since 1995.(worked/ has worked/ have worked)

2.     The Robinson _______ in Ha Noi in 2000. (arrived / arrive / has arrived / will arrive)

3.     Nick _______ sick yesterday, so he didn’t go to school. (is / was / has been / will be)

4.     If I _______ enough money, I’ll buy a dictionary. (have / had / will have / would have)

5.     Don’t be noisy! I _______ my homework (am doing / was doing / do / did)

6.     This old man is often busy with______waste paper after school.(collecting/ collected/ collects/ to collect)

7.     My brother usually _______ to work early. (go/ goes / went / has gone)

8.     I _______ anything for two days, so I am very hungry now. (haven’t eaten/ didn’t eat/ don’t eat)

9.     She enjoys _______ cartoon in her free time. (watching / watches / watched / watch)

10. My pen pal, Maryam _______ a letter to me since last year. (didn’t write / doesn’t write / hasn’t written)

11. A: “I’m very tired” – B: “You should _______ inside. (stay/ staying /. stayed / be staying)

12. _______ there is too much fog, the flight was cancelled. (Because / and / But / Although)

13. Mai visited all the famous places in Ha Noi_______ she was tired. (although/ because/ but / or)

14. We got wet _______ we forgot the umbrella at home. (so/ because / and / therefore)

15.             My friend Lan likes  ______ flowers  after school.( arranging / playing / doing / studying)

Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank In the following passage.

Each year volunteers from England work abroad: teachers, nurses, engineers, and people with special skills. They do not go for money. Volunteers from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) receive the (17)__________  pay as a local colleague.

VSO first (18) __________ in 1958 when 14 young school leavers went away for a year. Only three years later there were 176 volunteers in 25 different countries, and ten years later there were 15,000 volunteers. At first, almost everyone (19)__________young, and without very much experience. But in the late 1960s, VSO reduced the number of young people, and more and more older, experienced people with different skills went abroad.

Now more than 20,000 people from England have worked abroad as volunteers, some are young, (20)__________are old. Abroad they live simply with the local people, and they return (21)__________ England with great understanding of other people in other parts of the world.

 17.    A. like | B. same | C. similar | D. average
 18.    A. was starting | B. has started | C. started | D. starts
 19.    A. was | B. is | C. were | D. are
 20.    A. other | B. another | C. the other | D. others
 21.    A. in | B. to | C. at | D. for

Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank in the following passage

Each year volunteers from England work abroad: teachers, nurses, engineers, and people with special skills. They do not go for money. Volunteers from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) receive the (36)   .................    pay as a local colleague.

VSO first (37)   .................  in 1958 when 14 young school leavers went away for a year. Only three years later there were 176 volunteers in 25 different countries, and ten years later there were 15,000 volunteers. At first, almost everyone (38)    .............   young, and without very much experience. But in the late 1960s, VSO reduced the number of young people, and more and more older, experienced people with different skills went abroad.

Now more than 20,000 people from England have worked abroad as volunteers, some are young, (39)  ............. are old. Abroad they live simply with the local people, and they return (40)  ................... England with great understanding of other people in other parts of the world.

36.   A. like                  B. same              C. similar           D. average

37.   A. was starting      B. has started      C. started            D. starts

38.   A. was                  B. is                   C. were              D. are

39.   A. other                B. another          C. the other        D. others

40.   A. in                     B. to                   C. at                   D. for

Study examples a-d. Then answer questions 1-3.

a. I've eaten a few interesting things since we came to Asia.

b. I ate some last year at a market.

c. I've ridden an alpaca.

d. I rode the alpaca when I was six years old.

1. Which verbs are in the present perfect and which are in the past simple?

2. Which sentences describe a finished action at an exact time in the past?

3. Which sentences describe an action at some time in the past?

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space