Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to lớn indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. sick B. second C. service D. sure
2. A. angry B. needy C. supply D. country
3. A. handicapped B. interested C. dedicated D. excited
4. A. hungry B. community C. mutual D. student
5. A. charity B. school C. childless D. teacher
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to lớn indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. dedicate B. fortunate C. practical D. volunteer
7. A. ensuring B. protecting C. providing D. widening
8. A. donate B. apply C. provide D. study
9. A. successful B. announcement C. ignorant D. experience
10. A. disadvantaged B. environment C. advertisement D. unfortunate
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to lớn indicate the correct answer to lớn each of the following questions.
11. Luckily, I got some ____ advice on how to lớn make a presentation on ‘For a better community’ from my class teacher.
A. useless B. useful C. usefulness D. uselessness
12. These ____ children encounter many problems and really need our help.
A. disadvantaged B. advantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage
13. Fundraising for charity is a ____ thing for everyone to lớn tự to lớn help the community.
A. meant B. meaningful C. meaningless D. meaning
14. They were sánh ____ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t sleep last night.
A. excite B. excitement C. exciting D. excited
15. It is ____ that all the students in class 1OA choose to lớn tự a project on ‘Helping the needy’.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly
16. Volunteers become well ____ of the problems facing the world.
A. aware B. concerned C. helpful D. interested
17. English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns ____ a career.
A. off B. up C. on D. into
18. Mahatma Gandhi fought for the rights of coloured people in general and the Indians ____.
A. in time B. in particular C. in contrast D. in fact
19. A/an ____ is a person who needs others to lớn take care of him/her, because of illness that he/she had for a long time.
A. patient B. martyr C. invalid D. addict
20. Mr. Chen is more _____ because he has finally agreed to lớn allow his daughter to lớn join an overseas volunteer organisation in Africa.
A. single-minded B. narrow-minded
C. absent-minded D. open-minded
21. 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
22. A lot of generous businessmen have ____ valuable contributions to lớn helping needy people.
A. done B. taken C. made D. given
23. Poor students cannot ____ an abundance of presents on their birthday.
A. look forward to B. put up with
C. come up w ith D. cut down on
24. Befriending can offer volunteers the opportunity to lớn provide tư vấn and friendship to lớn a person who may be going ____ a difficult period.
A. up B. on C . off D. through
25. Volunteer organisations are generally small-staffed, sánh they need to lớn ____ lots of volunteers for a huge sự kiện.
A. employ B. recruit C. research D. catch
26. You’d better ____ a commitment to lớn being a volunteer on a regular basis.
A. promise B. do C. make D. pull
27. They visit a retirement home page and ____ time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family.
A. spend B. lose C. waste D. consume
28. 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
29. ____ being the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also one of the world’s greatest philanthropists.
A. Aside from B. But for C. Except for D. In addition
30. Their massive salaries let them afford to lớn give ____ huge amounts to lớn charities.
A. off B. up C. away D. hack
31. When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to lớn ____ your knowledge into practice.
A. take B. put C. bring D. push
32. Volunteers can work with many ____ children who were harmed by Agent Orange in childcare centres.
A. parentless B. disabled C. poor D. homeless
33. Both CARE and Oxfam organisations have programmes to lớn help people in underdeveloped countries ____ their lives.
A. make B. risk C. improve D. start
34. Many international volunteer organisations are trying to lớn find a ____ to lớn the problem of world hunger.
A. way B. method C. suggestion D. solution
35. 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
36. Thanks to lớn everyone's efforts, we can tự ____ to lớn make school a meaningful place for students living in poverty.
A. a great many B. a little C. a great khuyến mãi D. a few
37. On the door of the house where Louis Braille was born are the words ‘He opened the door of ____ to lớn all those who cannot see.’
A. knowledge B. information C. news D. material
38. University students are willing to lớn get involved in helping the old and ____ people.
A. childlike B. childish C. children D. childless
39. Liên hệ is ____ connecting students with volunteer organisations abroad.
A. in place of B. in charge of C. in case of D. in danger of
40. Football superstar David Beckham has a huge ____ for kids in need.
A. head B. strength C. memory D. heart
Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to lớn indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
41. I got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.
A. accidentally B. purposefully C. easily D. immediately
42. Every month, the volunteer group go to lớn remote and mountainous areas to lớn help those in need.
A. empty B. faraway C. crowded D. poor
43. Mother Teresa devoted herself to lớn caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
44. Our top priority is to lớn clean and protect the environment in our neighbourhood.
A. hobby B. job C. preference D. idea
45. Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.
A. worried B. nervous C. hopeless D. uneasy
Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to lớn indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to lớn the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
46. Many people who tự volunteer work think they are more fortunate than thở others.
A. lucky B. blessed C. unlucky D. uncomfortable
47. Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters.
A. Open B. Private C. Secret D. Popular
48. Economically disadvantaged students often drop out of school, choosing a low- paying job to lớn earn money.
A. leave B. attend C. accept D. reject
49. We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to lớn organise activities for young children.
A. active B. dynamic C. passive D. reluctant
50. Volunteering also means getting to lớn meet people with a similar passion.
A. alike B. identical C. common D. distinct