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LISTENING TEST:
Part 1: Listen to an announcement. Circle the best answer A or B.
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Question 1: This organosation helps people in the area.
A. True B. False
Question 2: Only poor people can get support from the City Centre for Community
Development.
A. True B. False
Question 3: The centre is looking for volunteers now.
A. True B. False
Question 4: The new volunteers will only become members of the local community
development network.
A. True B. False
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Part 2: Listen again and choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
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Question 5: This non-profit organisation supports _________people and
communities.
A. local B. remove C. poor
Question 6: They organise job training courses for __________
A. poor people B. Teenagers C. old people
Question 7: They are looking for teenagers who can volunteer__________
A. on weekdays B. every day C. at the weekend
Question 8: People whose application is successful will be trained by
__________volunteers.
A. experienced B. helpful C. young
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LANGUAGE
Choose the word whose main stress is placed different from the others.
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Question 9: A. pencil B. invest C. depart D. receive
Question 10: A. idol B. become C. comment D. season
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Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentences.
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Question 11:___________work is a great way to gain experience in a broad range of
fields.
A. volunteers B. voluntarily C. volunteer D. volunteered
Question 12: I am__________in doing charity work.
A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. to interest
Question 13: We __________here since 2000. We all enjoy living in this
neighbourhood.
A. lived B. live C. have lived D. has lived
Question 14: She has worked here …………….2004
A. for B. to C. in D. since
Question 15: It is very convenient ___________up a new word on a smartphone when
learning English.
A. to look B. looking C. look D. looked
Question 16: When I __________my homework, my friends __________me.
A. were doing / phoned B. was doing / phoned
C. did / phoned D. did / were phoning
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Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
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Question 17: We have recent bought a new smartphone.
A. have B. recent C. bought D. a
Question 18: Play football is my hobby.
A. play B. football C. is D. hobby
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READING
Read the first part of a text about volunteer work and mark the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Some high school students take part in helping disadvantaged or handicapped
children. They give care and comfor to them and help them to (19)_________ their
difficulties. Young college and university students participate in helping the people
(20)_________ have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters. During summer
vacations, they volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas to provide education
for children.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games.
(21)_________of these clubs organise short trips to the mountains, beaches or other
places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as
volunteers (22)_________ they are young enough to understand the problems of
younger boys and girls.
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Question 19: A. overcome B. overcame C. solve D. solved
Question 20: A. this B. who C. whose D. which
Question 21: A.Much B. Many C. Some D. Any
Question 22: A.moreover B. therefore C. because D. however
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Reading comprehension: Read the text about volunteering in Britain and mark
the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Doing some forms of voluntary work has never been more popular with British
people. Over 20 million people were engaged in voluntary activities in 2013.
Volunteering means giving up time to do work of benefit to the community. It can
take many forms, from working with children, with learning difficulties, or in an
animal hospital, or planting trees. When London won its bid to host the 2012
Olympics, up to 70,000 volunteers were needed to help ensure that the games
were a success.
Volunteers can be anyone of any age. Students and full-time workers often
manage to involve in some voluntary work. But what motivates volunteers? Some
do it for a sense of selflessness while others find they have free time available.
Many mention the opportunity to get to know people they would not normally
meet.
A relatively new phenomenon is the hope of meeting new friends or even a life
partner through volunteering. In a recent British survey, 20% of 18-24 year-olds
and 8% of over-65s said their love lives had improved since they began
volunteering. The same poll found that nearly half of volunteers enjoyed
improved health and fitness, a quarter lost weight - especially those working with
children or doing conservation projects - and two-thirds felt less stressed. So, it
seems volunteering may improve your life, and you may even find the person of
your dreams.
(Adapted from "Volunteering – for Love" by Magus, 2013)
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Question 23. What does the text say about doing voluntary work in the UK?
A. It has never been popular with the British.
B. The number of volunteers reached its highest level in 2012.
C. Volunteers gain no benefit from the work.
D. Volunteers were needed for the success of the 2012 Olympics.
Question 24. What does the word “It” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The community.
B. Volunteering.
C. Voluntary activity.
D. Voluntary work.
Question 25. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
A. The survey on the volunteers’ life in Britain.
B. The hope of volunteers when doing voluntary work.
C. The better situation of doing voluntary work in Britain.
D. The benefits of volunteering to voluntary workers.
Question 26. Who can do voluntary work in Britain?
A. Anyone of any age.
B. College and high school students.
C. Teenagers.
D. Old people.
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WRITING
Part 1:
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that the meaning stays
unchanged.
Question 27: Peter started learning English in 2004.
<=> Tom has……………………………………………………….
Question 28: Learning English is very easy and interesting.
<=>It is…………………………………………………………
Part 2: Write a paragraph (90-120 words) about a music show that you have ever
seen. Use the following questions as cues for your writing.
1. What is the name of the show?
2. What is the aim of the show?
3. How often do you watch it? Who do you watch it with?
4. Why do you like it?
5. What do you dislike about the show?