UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

Trường THPT Nguyễn Thượng Hiền, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

I  VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: We_________old clothes and books to poor children.

A. interacted             B. donated                C. balanced D. applied

Question 2: We arrived at the hotel quite early, ____ in and had lunch.

A. checking                B. checked                C. was checking                        D. to check

Question 3: He is very ___________. He is always willing to give a lot of money to charity.

A. honest                      B. generous              C. enthusiastic                   D. modest

Question 4: If you can do something to help others, you will find your life ____.

A. meaningful            B. meaningless          C. helpless D. interested

Question 5: The school is difficult to get to because it is located in a __________area.

A. remote                  B. cheerful                C. confused                       D. practical

Question 6: If you don't have time to volunteer, you can__________ money and food.

A. participate             B. boost                    C. donate                          D. deliver

Question 7: These ____ children encounter many problems and really need our help.

A. disadvantaged      B. advantaged          C. disadvantage         D. advantage

Question 8: This clean water project will ______________the people in the village.

A. benefit                  B. donate                  C. raise             D. volunteer

Question 9: Our club needs more_____________ to clean up the park at the weekend.

A. spectators            B. assistants             C. volunteers        D. electrician

Question 10: We need to be _______________ when we record the donations.

A. careful                  B. careless               C. carelessly             D. carefully

Question 11: I am ___________________ in community development activities.

A. interested             B. interesting            C. excited             D. exciting

Question 12: There are ________________ volunteering opportunities in our community.

A. excite                   B. excitedly               C. excited             D. exciting

Question 13: Last year, I was ________________at maths. I couldn't even do simple addition in my head.

A. hope                     B. hopeful                 C. hopefully          D. hopeless

Question 14: Luckily, I got some ____ advice on how to make a presentation on ‘For a better community’ from my class teacher.

A. useless                 B. useful                   C. usefulness           D. uselessness

Question 15: He spent his childhood in _______________ parts of Italy.

A. various                 B. vary                      C. variously              D. variety

Question 16: They were so ____ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t sleep last night.

A. excite                   B. excitement            C. exciting        D. excited

Question 17: Volunteers become well ____ of the problems facing the world.

A. aware                   B. concerned            C. helpful           D. interested

Question 18: Most of the students in that special school are making good progress, but Michael is a____ case.

A. hopefully               B. hopeless               C. hopeful         D. hopelessly

Question 19: A lot of generous businessmen have ____ valuable contributions to helping needy people.

A. done                     B. taken                    C. made              D. given

Question 20: It is ____ that all the students in class 1OA choose to do a project on ‘Helping the needy’.

A. surprising              B. surprised              C. surprise            D. surprisingly

Question 21: They visit a retirement home and ____ time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family.

A. spend                   B. lose                      C. waste             D. consume

Question 22: Fundraising for charity is a ____ thing for everyone to do to help the community.

A. meant                   B. meaningful            C. meaningless        D. meaning

Question 23: Both community ____ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.

A. life                        B. language              C. performance D. service

Question 24: We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ______ the projects.

A. in                          B. on                        C. at D. for

Question 25: Many international volunteer organizations are trying to find a ____ to the problem of world hunger.

A. way                      B. method                 C. suggestion          D. solution

Question 26: For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should ____ the amount of trash and take care of our environment.

A. increase               B. reduce                  C. contribute             D. ignore

Question 27: On the door of the house where Louis Braille was born are the words ‘He opened the door of____ to all those who cannot see.’

A. knowledge             B. information            C. news            D. material

Question 28: Every month, the volunteer group go to _________and mountainous areas to help those in need.

A. empty                   B. remote                 C. crowded             D. poor

Question 29: Your music is very ____. Can't you just stop it?

A. annoying               B. interesting             C. annoyed D. bored

Question 30: Some of the students were ____ at English, so volunteer teachers had to try very hard.

A. hopeless               B. hopeful                  C. endless D. excited

Question 31: She wishes she could do some _____ work this summer.

A. voluntarily              B. volunteerism          C. volunteer D. volunteering

Question 32: This charity provides financial support and mental comfort to ____ children.

A. advantaged    B. disadvantaged    C. advantageous     D. disadvantageous

Question 33: You can ____ books, clothes, medicine and money to this charity.

A. donor                    B. donate              C. devote D. dedicate

Question 34: While Tom and I ____, someone ____ at the door.

A. were talking - knocked                            B. were talking - was knocking

C. talked - knocked                                     D. talked - was knocking

Question 35: While the teacher was explaining to the whole class, she ____ carefully.

A. didn't listen      B. wasn't listening      C. had listened       D. wasn't listened

Question 36: When we were on a voluntary tour, we ____ to public places to collect rubbish every day.

A. were going            B. went                     C. have gone          D. had gone

Question 37: While some volunteers ____ the disabled children, others ____ some furniture in the orphanage.

A. were teaching - were repairing                   B. taught - repaired

C. were teaching – repaired                           D. taught - were repairing

Question 38: I ____ in the queue when I ____ that I had lost my wallet.

A. was standing - was realizing                       B. stood - was realizing

C. was standing - realized                               D. stood - realized

Question 39: When I first saw Miriam, I ____ her to come in for tea and we talked for nearly two hours.

A. invited                   B. invite                     C. have invited D. was inviting

Question 40: The girls were chatting ____ the boys were playing games.

A. when                     B. while                    C. during D. at the same time

Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in the box.

Question 1: We need more ___________ for our community development projects. Are you interested?

Question 2: Our volunteer club received large ___________from the students and their parents.

Question 3: When teenagers do volunteer work, they gain numerous ___________.

Question 4: My brother is very ___________. He usually donates half of his pocket money to charity.

Question 5: This charity group raises money to build more schools in the ___________areas.

Question 6: Doing volunteer work is also an opportunity for career ___________.

Question 7: To build a better ___________, everyone needs to join hands.

Question 8: Besides ___________money, there are other ways you can do to help people in need.

Complete each sentence using the correct form of the word in brackets.

Question 1: Donating food and other essential items is practical and ___________ to the local people. (HELP)

Question 2: You made so ___________ mistakes. Please check the detailed record of all the donated things. (CARE)

Question 3: Volunteering can be ___________ sometimes, but it can help us find a purpose in life. (TIRE)

Question 4: If you are ___________ in this volunteer project, contact us for more information. (INTEREST)

Question 5: We are looking for volunteers for an ___________ project in our local area. (INTEREST)

Question 6: If you want to volunteer, there are ___________ opportunities for getting involved. (END)

READING:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a (1) ____ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a lew days I got used to (2) ____ there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countiyside was.

One of my jobs was to supply the village (3) ____ water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used to spend a long time every day (4) ____ heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes delivered. (5) ____ these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers.

All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (6) ____ was considering working for a charity.

Question 1: A. rich        B. comfortable          C. well-paid          D. luxurious

Question 2: A. lived      B. living                    C. lived                  D. lively

Question 3: A. for         B. on                        C. with             D. from

Question 4: A. carrying B. wearing                 C. holding       D. drinking

Question 5: A. If           B. Because               C. When          D. Although

Question 6: A. which     B. when                    C. where        D. who

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

   European Union, almost 100 million citizens of all ages invest their time, talents and money to make a positive contribution to their community by volunteering in civil society organisations, youth clubs, hospitals, schools, in sport clubs, etc. For the Commission, volunteering is an active expression of civic participation which strengthens common European values such as solidarity and social cohesion. Volunteering also provides important learning opportunities, because involvement in voluntary activities can provide people with new skills and competences that can even improve their employability. This is especially important at this time of economic crisis. Volunteering plays an important role in sectors as varied and diverse as education, youth, culture, sport, environment, health, social care, consumer protection, humanitarian aid, development policy, research, equal opportunities and external relations.

 Objectives of the Year:

 1. To create an enabling and facilitating environment for volunteering in the EU;

 2. To empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering;

 3. To reward and recognise volunteering activities; and

 4. To raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering.

   The Commission expects that the European Year of Volunteering will lead to an Increase In volunteering and to greater awareness of its added value, and that it will highlight the link between voluntary engagement at local level and its significance in the wider European context.

(EU Citizenship Portal)

Question 1: What does the word “their” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A. talents                                                       B. organisations

C. citizens                                                     D. schools

Question 2: According to the European Commission, which value does civic participation strengthen?

A. society’s wealth and well-being                  B. cultural awareness

C. solidarity and social cohesion                    D. safe environment

Question 3: According to the passage, why does volunteering provide important learning opportunities?

A. Because people have opportunities to gain new skills and competences.

B. Because it helps connect people to others.

C. Because it gives people a sense of being involved in a community.

D. Because it provides people with chances to learn from the differences.

Question 4: Which of the following does NOT belong to Objectives of the Year?

A. Improving the quality of volunteering

B. Encouraging volunteering activities

C. Facilitating volunteering in the EU

D. Raising awareness of value of social relationships.

Question 5: The word “engagement” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________.

A. marriage                                                   B. involvement

C. vow                                                           D. appointment

Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

Question 1: There / be / lots / reasons / people / want / volunteer.

-> ___________________________________ .

Question 2: Volunteer work / offer / us / chance / make / difference / people / around / them.

-> ___________________________________ .

Question 3: Young / people / develop / new/ skills / when / join / volunteer / activities.

-> ___________________________________ .

Question 4: We / can / learn / new / language / when / do / volunteer / work.

-> ___________________________________ .

Question 5: Volunteering / interesting / because / it / also /way / meet / make / new friends

-> ___________________________________ .

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