III. Điền giới từ.

1. Tom Holden worked a volunteer at a charity in 2010.

2. They provided housing and other supports homeless people.

3. Some volunteers enjoy helping elderly people living nursing homes.

4. She donated thousands of pounds children's charities.

5. The benefits volunteering are enormous to you, and your community.

III. Điền giới từ.

    1. Tom Holden worked                a volunteer at a charity in 2010.

    2. They provided housing and other supports                 homeless people. 

    3. Some volunteers enjoy helping elderly people living                nursing homes. 

    4. She donated thousands of pounds              children's charities. 

    5. The benefits                volunteering are enormous to you, and your community. 

III. Điền giới từ.

    1. Tom Holden worked                a volunteer at a charity in 2010.

    2. They provided housing and other supports                 homeless people. 

    3. Some volunteers enjoy helping elderly people living                nursing homes. 

    4. She donated thousands of pounds              children's charities. 

    5. The benefits                volunteering are enormous to you, and your community. 

IV. READING (3 marks)

     A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)

volunteer              to                with            since            helping

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.

According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does

___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the country

    B. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 marks)

Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headaches when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.

*Questions:

1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA ?_______________________________

2. What can people see when they have headaches ? _______________________________

3.Can people have pains on only one side of the head ? ____________________________

4. How can they prevent headaches ?____________________________________________

1. Fill in each blank with a suitable verb :

Thanksgiving is a seasonal holiday held annually to (1) .......... thanks to God for successful harvest . In the USA the holiday (2) .......... celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November . In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday of October because the harvest there generally (3) .......... earlier . Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated with a feast among family and friends . Not only adults but children (4) ......... part in the food preparations . Traditional foods are turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes , and cranberry sauce. After the feast people often (5) .......... some other activities. Some like to go for a walk. Some (6) .......... naps . Other play board or card games together . A lot of people take this opportunity to (7) .......... the less fortunate . They volunteer to cook and serve food to homeless people, (8) .......... time with sick people in hospital or help a needy family .

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

Many people volunteer in their communities. Some people work with children or the elderly while others clean city ( 1) ………….. Some student clubs require their members to participate in a certain number of hours of (2) ……….. service every month. One way that communities work together is by (3) ……………. funds for those in need. A community might raise money for a school to buy

( 4) ………  equipment or uniforms by selling baked goods or holding a yard sale. Many communities provide places for people in need to (5) ………. food, clothing or ( 6) ……………... Volunteering can help people (7) ……. like they are giving something back to their communities. Sometimes a person may need help at one time (8) …………. be able to help others later.

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

1. Hoa's new skirt was white ___________ yellow flowers ___________ it.   

2. Some young people are concerned ___________ the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.      

3. He was trying his T-shirt ___________ when his friend came in.             

4. He finished his work ___________ less than 10 minutes before he came to visit his friends.      

5. After finishing the task, please compare your answers ___________ your friends'.           

6. Enjoying your food you eat is also the key ___________ a healthy lifestyle.             

7. I have just received a letter ___________ my aunt in which she wrote a lot ___________ her and her family  

8. Eating too much candy and staying up late too often are very bad ___________ your health

Exercise 8. Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

Welcome to Melbourne City Mission!

Why should you come to us? In Melbourne, one in four (1) ________ do some kind of volunteer work. People here are generous and they offer time and effort. (2) ________ and work as volunteers, you can help people in need. You can share your time, skills, knowledge and networks, and make a positive change. We will do our (3) ________ to match your interests with our activities. We need volunteers to visit residents in an Aged Care Home, to provide friendship and support to disabled people, and volunteers for 3-4 hours (4) ________ week to assist those with serious illness. We also need volunteers who are mums and dads to help parents who have learning difficulties. Anyone over 18 can volunteer with us. We have (5) ________ positions for you to take: one-off or on-going positions. Get in touch with us on (03) 8625 4444.

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2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful (1) ________ because they want everyone t (2) __________ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) __________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes aren’t colorful or fancy. They do not want peple to look at them. Clothes today are very different (4) ___________ the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (5) ___________ dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, (6) ___________ do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s (7) __________ to day is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes (8) __________ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (9) ___________ wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (10) __________ nylon, rayon or polyester.

            1. a. clothes               b. suits                       c. shirts                      d. trousers.

            2. a. see                     b. watch                     c. look                         d. laugh

            3. a. Some                 b. Few                        c. The                         d. Other

            4. a. of                        b. from                        c. with                         d. on

            5. a. wear                   b. worn                       c. wearing                  d. wore

            6. a. children             b. women                   c. men                        d. students

            7. a. and                     b. but                          c. from                        d. with

            8. a. are                      b. were                       c. will be                     d. have been

            9. a. plastic                b. metal                      c. cotton                     d. wood

            10. a. by                     b. in                            c. with                         d. from

3. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers:

            To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it’s fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known didliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the question which would be asked. This was the case of regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them go an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

Students need to do well in exams________________.

a.in order to do well at school.

b.because they need to do well at school.

c.so that to do well at school.

d.therefore they have to do well at school.

The statement “All students hate exams is _______________”.

a. extremely true.      b. completely true     c. quite true               d. very true

                 3. Which of the following sentences is not true?

                        a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.

                        b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.

                        c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.

                        d. All students hate exams is fairly true generalization.

                 4. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?

                        a. Because the exam was really difficult.

                        b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.

                        c. Because they were dull students.

d. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons.

               5. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to _______________.

                        a. describe the importance of exams.

                        b. discuss how exams effect on the students.

                        c. explain the quality in examinations.

                        d. criticize the exam system.

4. Choose a, b, c, or d to complete the following passage.

                                                            CLOTHES

Clothes can tell a lot (1) _______a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2) _______ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) ________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4) _______ or fancy. They don’t like people (5) _______. Clothes today are very different (6) _______ the clothes of the 1800s. Once different is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7) _______dress. The dresses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is  the (8) _______. In the 1800s, clothes ( 9) ______natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk ir linen. But today, there are (10 ) ______kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.

1.            a. about                      b. at                 c. with                         d. on

2.            a. look                        b. to look        c. looked                    d. looking

3.            a. each other             b. another      c. others                     d. other

4.            a. color                       b. colorfully   c. colorful                   d. colored

5.            a. to look at them      b. to looking at them                        c. looking at them     d. looked at them

6.            a. at                             b. to                 c. from                        d. in

7.            a. wear                       b. worn           c. wore                       d. wearing

8.            a. cloth                       b. clothing     c. clothe                     d. clothes

9.            a. were made only by                      c. were made only of

               c. were made only in                       d. were made only from

10.          a. many                      b. much          c. any                                     d. a little.

5. Write False (F) , True (T) or no information (N)

 I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the  local customof wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.

1. The writer lives in the Middle East now.                                              _____

2. She was constrained to wear national costume.                               _____

3. She was very annoyed at the costume.                                              _____

4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume.              _____

5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day.                          _____

6. The writer is a Muslim.                                                                            _____

6. Fill in each nimbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            It’s sometimes said that there’s (1) _________ new in the world of fashion. Annabella was a well-known (2) __________during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (3) ____________ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (4) ___________such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (5) __________ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (6) ________Annabella noticed to her (7) __________that seventies styles were fashion again. “ I was planing to throw all my old clothes (8)___________”, she said,” but my daughter (9) ____________ to a party last week, and guess (10)_________ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes!”

1.   a. anything                b. thing                       c. everything                         d. nothing

2.   a. writer                      b. model                     c. architect                 d. author

3.   a. at                             b. up                           c. on                           d. after

4.   a. was wearing         b. used to wear         c. has worn               d. wears

5.   a. flaring                    b. flare                        c. flared                      d. to flare

6.   a. therefore                b. consequently       c. moreover               d. however

7.   a. amusement           b. thinking                 c. humor                    d. sense

8.   a. out                          b. in                            c. away                       d. aside

9.   a. has gone               b. went                       c. was going              d. goes

10. a. how                        b. which                     c. what                       d. that

VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We  ……………………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started ……………………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started …………………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t…………………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ……………………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long……………………………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did ……………………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They …………………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is ________________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is ________________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is ________________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time ________________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _________________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has _____________________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have ________________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ___________________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have _____________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in ________________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _________________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have _________________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s ___________________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think ______________________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is _________________________________________________.

Mary is too weak to say a word.

Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t  play with them.

Because _______________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought __________________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used __________________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used _______________________________________________.

VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

A. CAUSATIVE ACTIVE:

1.    I asked Jack to polish my shoes.
I had ......................................................................................................................................

2.    John will ask the mason to build his house.
John will................................................................................................................................

3.    My father will tell the mechanic to repair his car.
My father will ........................................................................................................................

4.    They must tell the painter to paint our house soon.
They must .............................................................................................................................

5.    She told the police to catch a thief.
She ........................................................................................................................................

6.    My father asked me to clean those chairs.
My father ...............................................................................................................................

7.    The old man will tell Peter to buy him some food.
The old man will ..................................................................................................................

8.    Will you ask her to wash up after dinner?
Will you .................................................................................................................................

9.    I asked someone to paint the gate last week.
I ..............................................................................................................................................

10. The family asked someone to paint the house for Tet
The family .............................................................................................................................  

B. CAUSATIVE PASSIVE:

1.    Mary often asks the postman to mail her letter.
Mary often has ....................................................................................................................

2.    The boss has had the servant wash his car.
The boss has had ..............................................................................................................

3.    Mr Baker asks the workers to decorate his room.
Mr Baker has .......................................................................................................................

4.    Mr green told the electrician to repair his electric-fan.
Mr Green had ......................................................................................................................

5.    He had the tailor make a new shirt.
He had .................................................................................................................................

6.    They are going to ask the painter to paint the gate.
They’re going to have .......................................................................................................

7.    Jack asked his father to fix the ball.
Jack had ..............................................................................................................................

8.    He has just had a mechanic check his motorcycle.
He has just had ..................................................................................................................

9.    He was told to redecorate this old house by the manager.
The manager ......................................................................................................................

10. The students were told to hand in test paper by the supervisor.
The supervisor ....................................................................................................................

IX. Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given.

Ao Dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Some / designers / modrenized / Ao Dai / print / lines / poetry / it.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Wear / uniforms / help / students / feel / equal / many ways.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

You / be / lucky / have / place / this / close to your home.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Maryam / bereally impressed / beauty / city / by the friendliness / its peple.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 However, jeans have never / be / of fashion, / today young generation / be / still / fond / wearing them.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Lan / Maryam / keep / touch / over two years.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be proud / school.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Nowadays / modern clothing / always / wear / work.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Ao dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Women / usually / wear / especially / special occasions.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Today / many Vietnamese women / prefer / wear / modern clothing / work.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

The children / be / fond / watch / the fim / television.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Maryam / I / keep / touch / since our first meeting.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Century / poets / musician / writers / mention / the Ao Dai / poems / novels / and songs.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

A great number / new collections / introduce / on the fashion show / Zen Plaza / last night.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

The capitals of vietnam / be / and / it /be / also / the largest city / country.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Tom / not send / us / letter / since / he / return / USA.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / proud / be students / their school.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

I wish / can / go / your party.

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Review a few , few , a little  or little:

I don’t think I can’t lift this box on my own. I need ___________ help.

__________ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism there.

The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ___________ letters.

The snow was quite deep. There seemed _________ hope of completing our journey.

Trevor doesn’t find it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ___________ trouble.

Sarah is exhausted. She’s having __________ days’ holiday next week.

David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability.

I can speak ___________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent.

Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ___________ advice.

“Have you ever been to Paris?” “Yes, I’ve been there ________ times.”