Unit 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE

1. do you do anything to help with the community? describe it. If not, talk about one thing you can do to help

2.what can we do to keep the surroundings green and clean?

3.you are doing a clean up in your neighbourhood. Discuss the plans for your activity

4.you want to contribue to the community. Describe one thing you think you can help and say what you may do

5. have you volunteered to do anything to help the community better? if yes, describe. if no, talk about the things you would do for the community

III. Choose the correct options A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

11. Thank you very much for your .......... teaching materials!

A. meaningful B. meaningless C. usefully D. useless

12. They let their children ................................ up late at weekends.

A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed

13. The children were excited ............................ their parents.

A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw

14. Peter is very funny. He makes me ........................... a lot

A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed

15. It’s important for her ............................ the office.

A. ringing B. ring C. rang D. to ring

16. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ......................... .

A. action B. activity C. donation D. organizations

17. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.

A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at

18. Shy people often find it difficult to ........................ group discussions.

A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in

19. As I .................... the glass, it suddenly ...................... into two pieces.

A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken

20. A burglar .................. into the house while we ................... television.

A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched

21. It was 8 p.m yesterday. Outside it ........................... very hard. A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining

22. He is ............................ of his elderly parents.

A. paying attention B. looking C. caring D. taking care

23. Modern inventions tend to be small and…………….., so they can be taken along and used everywhere.

A. economical B. expensive C. portable D. useful

24. It’s difficult to look for products of high quality which are not………………….

A. economical B. expensive C. portable D. useful

25. A laptop can be used .......................... documents.

A. to store B. storing C. to storing D. store

26. A laptop or a smartphone can be used for……………. access to the Internet.

A. to get B. getting C. to getting D. got

27. “Tien Quan Ca” and “We Are The World” are ……………. songs.

A. inspire B. inspiration C. inspirational D. inspirationally

28. The concert was canceled at the last minute,…………..we had to stay home.

A. so B. but C. and D. or

29. You can go with us to the event………….stay home watching TV.

A. so B. but C. and D. or

30. As a child, my son was…………………….about making things.

A. fond B. interested C. bored D. passionate

31. Minh: I intend to apply for a volunteer position as a teacher. Quan: That sounds…………………

A. interested B. interesting C. interestingly D. interest

32. The computer is one of the greatest ………………… in the world.

A. invent B. inventor C. invention D. inventions

33. He was writing to his friend when he …………………a noise.

A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears

34. We …………………Math at this time last week.

A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt

35. This book is so long that I ..................................

A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already 

III. Choose the correct options A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

11. Thank you very much for your .......... teaching materials!

A. meaningful B. meaningless C. usefully D. useless

12. They let their children ................................ up late at weekends.

A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed

13. The children were excited ............................ their parents.

A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw

14. Peter is very funny. He makes me ........................... a lot

A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed

15. It’s important for her ............................ the office.

A. ringing B. ring C. rang D. to ring

1. Community __________________________ (serve) have a lot of positive effects on students. 2. __________________________ (disable) people find it difficult to have a job. 3. I’d like to work as a volunteer for a charity __________________________. (organize) 4. He made a 5000 dollars __________________________ (donate) to charity. 5. The Soup Kitchen is a __________________________ organization that provides free meals for needy person. 6. The homeless shelters are entirely staffed by __________________________ (volunteer) workers. 7. The organization is funded by __________________________ (charity) donations. 8. We help the __________________________ (old) with housework and gardening

Question 1: Volunteer organisations are generally small-staffed, so they need to __ lots of volunteers for a huge event.
A. research B. employ C. catch D. recruit
Question 2: If you get a laptop as a reward, what w ill you use it __?
A. by B. to C. for D. with
Question 3: Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt are among of the greatest __ of all time.
A. inventors B. inventions C. invents D. inventiveness
Question 4: When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to __ your knowledge into practice.
A. take B. put C. bring D. push
Question 5: Football superstar David Beckham has a huge __ for kids in need
A. head B. strength C. memory D. heart
Question 6: The women in this company have been demanding equal pay____ equal work.
A. with B. for C. against D. on
Question 7: Our band needs to __ our nerves to perform in this music competition.
A. control B. conquer C. calm D. lose
Question 8: Fundraising for charity is a __ thing for everyone to do to help the community.
A. meant B. meaningful C. meaningless D. meaning
Question 9: __ being the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also one of the world’s greatest philanthropists.
A. Except for B. In addition C. Aside from D. But for
Question 10: They were so __ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t sleep last night.
A. exciting B. excite C. excitement D. excited
Question 11: Nowadays, a number of parents still have preference for boys __ girls.
A. rather B. than C. over D. instead
Question 12: No longer did Pokémon Go become the widespread __ in Viet Nam.
A. news B. effect C. invention D. phenomenon
Question 13: Smartphones are used not only for communication but also for information and __.
A. entertain B. entertainer C. entertainment D. entertaining
Question 14: He practically __ a comic style called stand-up comedy in which a comedian performs in front of a live audience.
A. realised B. invented C. distributed D. thought
Question 15: We’re best friends as we have a __ interest in music
A. passionate B. passionless C. passionately D. passion
Question 16: Women’s salaries are getting more important __ their household income.
A. at B. to C. in D. within
Question 17: This policewoman is famous __ her courage and strong will.
A. with B. for C. on D. about
Question 18: We all need to cooperate to fight __ racism and gender discrimination.
A. against B. in C. for D. about
Question 19: Not many people are aware __ male preference in this company.
A. on B. for C. of D. about
Question 20: People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new __.
A. producers B. produces C. productions D. products
Question 21: Mahatma Gandhi fought for the rights of coloured people in general and the Indians __.
A. in fact B. in particular C. in contrast D. in time
Question 22: For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should __ the amount of trash and take care of our environment.
A. increase B. ignore C. reduce D. contribute
Question 23: Many students prefer __ assignments on their laptops to writing traditionally.
A. typing B. reading C. searching D. sending
Question 24: Velcro has gradually become a familiar __ for shoes, jackets, and even spacesuits.
A. button B. zipper C. fastener D. locker
Question 25: Working mothers can inspire their kids __ their hard work and devotion.
A. about B. with C. for D. at
Question 26: You can send and receive e-mails from a __.
A. charger B. printer C. USB D. smartphone
Question 27: Users can look __ locations as well as directions to different places on Google Maps.
A. in B. up C. for D. down
Question 28: Women are likely to become trouble-makers __ they are too talkative.
A. in order B. so C. because D. thus
Question 29: Some people tend to wrongly believe that men are not as good __ children as women.
A. with B. as C. at D. on
Question 30: English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns __ a career.
A. off B. up C. on D. into
Question 31: I don't think mothers should be discouraged __ outside the home.
A. to work B. from working C. to working D. Working
Question 32: These __ children encounter many problems and really need our help.
A. advantaged B. disadvantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage
Question 33: In many classrooms, teachers use chalk to write on the __.
A. white boards B. black boards C. blackboards D. whiteboards
Question 34: More and more girls apply __ males’ jobs these days.
A. to B. by C. about D. for

Read the passage and choose the correct answer

All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family . However , we work not only for material life but also for many other things . We are working to prove our ability . We feel self - confident and proud because we are independent . Anyone who works in regarded as a useful member of society . We are working that means we are contributing to our country . Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job . The better we work , the more money we earn and that encourages us to work harder . Without working , a man's life will be empty , purposeless and meaningless and it is easy for a jobless person to do the wrongs .

1/ Why should we work ?

a / To earn a living , and make our lives meaningful

b/ To support our family

c/ To contribute to the country

d/ All are correct

2/ What can we get from work besides money ?

a/ Meaningless feelings

b/ Some salary

c/ Many other important things

d/ The status of a worker

3/ What will happen if we work more ?

a/ We feel better

b/ We earn more

c/ we work harder when we get more money

d/ B and C are correct

4/ What helps us work harder ?

a/ Good pay

b/ Good way

c / Good life

d/ None is correct

5/ Without working , how is one's life

a/ It will be boring , purposeless and meaningless

b/ it will be boring but easy

c/ It helps us feel relax

d/ It helps us feel prouder

HELP ME !!!!

Tet is meaningful to everyone although it is a time for family reunion.

              A                                     B                  C      D

Recently healthy foods have increased in popular.

       A                    B                             C      D

The Hung Vuong Temple Festival became a public holiday for about 9 years

            A              B                   C     D

GIẢI THÍCH

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it 

1.There was very little response to the charity appeal.

a.   Nobody responded to the charity appeal.

b.  Very little money was raised for the charity appeal. 

c.   Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity.

d.  They raised a lot of money from the charity 'appeal.

2.With the help of new computer programs, we can solve many problems quickly and accurately. 

a.   New computer programs have enabled us to solve many problems quickly and accurately.

b.  New computer programs are quick and accurate.

c.   We can solve problems quickly and accurately without computer programs.

d.  New computer programs are not able to solve many problems quickly and accurately.

3.People swimming here do so at their own risk.

a.   People may swim here without fear or risk.

b.  Swimming is so risky here that it is forbidden.

c.   People should realize that it is dangerous to swim here.

d.  Swimmers will not be blamed if anything happens to them here.

4.After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.

a.   The fireman managed in vain to put the fire out after a 12-hour fight.

b.  Having fought the fire for 12 hours, the firemen were able to put it out.

c.   The firemen wasted 12 hours putting the fire out.

d.  Fighting the fire for 12 hours, the fire was put out.

5.People donated a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties.

a.   But for people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami wouldn't be able to overcome difficulties now.

b.  Despite people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami are facing lots of difficulties now.

c.   To overcome difficulties, the victims of the tsunami needed people's generous donation.

d.  The victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties but for people's generous donation.