I. Read the passage below and decide which option best fits each space
PASSAGE A. As a community, community service can bring neighborhoods, families, and people (1)_________ together. Through a community-wide effort to solve problems and better the lives of (2)________, a community can work closer together and become (3)_______. Some communities may be even (4) ________ to benefit from more funding because (5)_______ community service. State and local government sometimes recognized the effort to better (6)__________ improve a community. This effort is awarded with (7)_________ in funding or awareness. This extra help can (8) ________ get the word out to others looking to engage in community service.
1. A. close B. closer C. closing D. closest
2. A. another B. some C. others D. all
3. A. stronger B. strongest C. strength D. strengthen
4. A. ability B. enable C. disable D. able
5. A. with B. of C. at D. for
6. A. but B. since C. and D. because
7. A. assistance B. assistant C. assisting D. assist
8. A. make B. do C. play D. help
PASSAGE B. Caring for infants and children who (1)_________ at risk or have limited resources can have a lasting impact (2)_________ a child’s development and is one of the (3)_________ rewarding placements available (4)_________ volunteers. The children are (5)_________ to see new and smiling faces, and love games, songs, and rhymes that volunteers help to organize. Simply holding infants, sharing your (6)_________, and providing (7)_________ attention is important to their future well-being. The staff (8)_________ the help with (9)_________ routines such as feeding and clothing the children and playing (10)_________ them.
1. A. are B. is C. were D. was
2. A. in B. on C. at D. for
3. A. best B. more C. most D. better
4. A. for B. to C. on D. of
5. A. unhappy B. sad C. bad D. delighted
6. A. affecting B. affection C. affect D. affected
7. A. individually B. individuality C. individual D. individualize
8. A. appreciates B. appreciate C. appreciated D. appreciating
9. A. everyday B. date C. daily D. day
10. A. of B. without C. to D. with
PASSAGE C. Have you ever wanted to do something different? Five years ago, Will Slade read about (1)_________ organization called Earthwatch. Earthwatch finds volunteers (2)_________ expeditions (3)_________ and explore different parts of the world. Will decided (4)_________ an expedition to study elephants in Africa. “I wasn’t sure about it before I went,” says Will. “But in fact, I really enjoyed every minute of the expedition. We slept (5)_________ tents and we cooked our own food, but it was the great (6)_________ elephants and all the other animals there”. “I’ve (7)_________ all the expeditions, and I have seen some fantastic places. How (8)_________ people have slept (9)_________ a beach, climbed a mountain, or see a whale? This world is such a beautiful place, but it’s disappearing fast. We have to learn more (10)_________ it if we are going to save it”.
1. A. a B. the C. an D. some
2. A. to B. for C. at D. on
3. A. studying B. studied C. study D. to study
4. A. to join B. join C. joining D. joined
5. A. on B. in C. at D. under
6. A. see B. saw C. seeing D. to see
7. A. enjoyed B. enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoy
8. A. much B. far C. many D. long
9. A. in B. on C. to D. above
10. A. at B. in C. of D. about
