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 ?____________________________________________
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2 volunteer
2 helping
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B
1 Because about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of it
2 They can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes when they have headache
3 Yes, they can
4 They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed
