UNIT 3:COMMUNITY SERVICE

A. PHONETICS
Ex 1. Put the words in the correct column according io the sounds /t/, /d/. end /id/.

attended passed cleared opened decided

edited walked played hoped surprised
ended confused worked wanted washed

/t/ /d/ /id/

Ex 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. talked B. stopped C. borrowed D. wished
2. A. loved B. needed C. visited D. excited
3. A. laughed B. liked C. washed D. started
4. A. raised B. amazed C. pleased D. finished
5. A. kissed B. caused C. danced D. based
B. VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR
Ex 1: Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Community service is the work for the _____________ of the community.
A. benefits B. donations C. programmes D. differences
2. The storm damaged their houses and made them _____________.
A. useless B. helpless C. homeless D. careless
3. Visitors _____________ old books for trees at Ho Chi Minh City green fest in June 2019.
A. bought B. exchanged C. volunteered D. donated
4. Many old people live and receive medical care in nursing _____________.
A. organisation B. school C. hospital D. home
5. Greenpeace is an international organisation that works to ___________ the environment.
A. protect B. give C. grow D. reuse
6. Your programme _____________ like a lot of fun.
A. hears B. sounds C. listens D. speaks
7. This huge bookshop has about 1 million new and _____________ books.
A. use B. uses C. used D. using
8. Environmentalists want all countries to _____________ more waste.
A. recycle B. store C. clean D. produce
9. The volunteers can _____________ English to children and adults.
A. make B. help C. study D. teach
10. There is a _____________ to teach the children while they’re in hospital.
A. doctor B. tutor C. student D. worker
Ex 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
1. We ______ lots of vegetables in the school garden.
A. plant B. tutor C. donate D. help
2. Volunteer activities often include ______ money for people in need, cooking and giving
food.
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 A. rising B. raising C. taking D. getting
3. Lan ______ half her salary to the poor children in her hometown.
A. gets B. receives C. donates D. steals
4. Mai’s classmates are ______ old books and clothes for street children.
A. helping B. cleaning C. doing D. collecting
5. She wants to works in a ______ to care for old people.
A. theater B. museum C. supermarket D. nursing home
6. Mike is an ______. His parents died when he was a baby.
A. engineer B. astronaut C. orphan D. actress
7. He works as a ______. He doesn’t get salary.
A. volunteer B. singer C. farmer D. nurse
8. Children collected ______ for recycling.
A. new books B. plastic bottles C. rural areas D. shelters
9. I like ______ activities such as planting trees and cleaning in the park.
A. sport B. indoor C. tutor D. community
10. Shall they throw the waste paper away, or do they ______?
A. do B. throw C. recycle D. make
11. She ______ lots of things for charity.
A. did B. was do C. was did D. doed
12. Trinh Cong Son ______ many excellent songs.
A. was compose B. compose C. composed D. did composed
13. We ______ the Louvre museum in Paris last week.
A. visitted B. visited C. did visited D. were visit
14. They ______ old people in the nursing home two days ago.
A. helped B. were helped C. was help D. helpped
15. I ______ him in the park yesterday afternoon.
A. did saw B. seed C. was see D. saw
16. My sister ______ lots of flowers on the balcony.
A. plant B. planted C. did planted D. was plant
17. His uncle ______ a new house in the suburb.
A. buyed B. was buyed C. did bought D. bought
18. Where ______ they last weekend?
A. was B. were C. be D. did be
19. My mother ______ to work this morning.
A. didn’t go B. not wont C. wasn’t went D. didn’t went
20. The film that I ______ last night ______ very interesting.
A. see / was B. saw / were C. see / wore D. saw / was
Ex 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
1. We came to the remote village and meals for homeless children.
A. cooked B.offered C.do D.made
2. You should think of the volunteer activities in your community.
A.taking in B.taking part in C.participating D.making
3. Traditional volunteer activities include money for people in need, cooking and
giving food.
A.rising B.raising C.getting D.taking
4. You can help young children by them to do homework before or after
school.
A.doing B.offering C.teaching D.helping
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5. Let’s collect and warm clothes to homeless children in our city.
A.give away B.give back C.take off D.put on
6. To help people in remote areas, we can transportation, such as giving rides to the
elderly.
A.give B.bring C.provide D.donate
7. Let’s help the street children because they have bad .
A.live B.living conditions C.ways of life D.earnings
8. They have decided to ride to work it is good for their health and the
environment.
A.so B.but C.although D.because
9. Our school has a programme to children from poor families in Ho Chi
Minh City.
A.ask B.offer C.tutor D.volunteer
10. Americans the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early
days of the country.
A.have had B.has had C.had D.to have
11. Volunteers can do general such as clean-up projects or home repair.
A.activities B.things C.labour D.jobs
12. My brother and I ________a white tiger already.
A.have seen B.has seen C.see D.are seeing
13. I blood twice, and presents to sick children in the hospital
recently.
A.donate – give B.donated - gave
C.have donated - have given D.have donated - gave
14. Volunteering is special me because I can help others.
A.at B. for C.with D.to
15. How many novels Charles Dickens ?
A.does – write B.have – written C.did – written D.did – write
16. We to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we there by train.
A.flew – went B.has flown – went C.have flown - have gone D.have flown – went
17. She blood twenty times so far.
A.donates B.has donated C.is donating D.to donate
18. He lectures to foreign tourists about traditional food and games recently.
A.gives B.gave C.have given D.has given
19. They have decided to clean up the neighbourhood it is full of rubbish.
A.so B.but C.although D.because
20. “Have you ever to Sa Pa?”
A.gone B.been C.seen D.visited
21. We are very excited ________ our 2018 Volunteer Program.
A. about B. for C. in D. with
22. Toys of Hope provide toys, books and clothing ________ needy and homeless children.
A. from B. to C. with D. against
23. Many people donate to the Red Cross, a ________ organization that aids people free of
charge.
A. profit-making B. for-profit C. non-profit D. profitable
24. The river is heavily polluted. They should ________.
A. clean it up B. give it away C. pick out D. recycle it
25. ________ people usually live on the streets, under bridges, or in camps.
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A. Sick B. Homeless C. Elderly D. Disabled
26. I’ve ________ seen this film. Let’s watch something else.
A. Never B. ever C. already D. yet
27. We help families in ________ by providing food, clothing, housing and much more.
A. control B. case C. need D. shape
28. Most people volunteer ________ they want to make a difference in their community.
A. because B. so C. so that D. in order to
29. We can help to reduce ________ by using public transportation, biking and walking.
A. air pollution B. water pollution C. social problems D. community service
30. _______ do you like this charity work? – I really like it.
A. What B. Why C. When D. How
Ex 4: Choose the correct answers.
1. We excitedly _______________ TH TRUE MILK cartons for new notebooks yesterday.
A. donated B. exchanged C. had D. recycled
2. We sometimes raise money to help people in _______________.
A. necessity B. necessary C. needy D. need
3. Did you join a _______________ activity last March?
A. cleaning B. clean up C. clean-up D. cleaning up
4. Community service is very important in _______________ life.
A. socially B. society C. sociable D. social
5. Hien _______________ helps poor people she meets in the streets without being paid.
A. volunteer B. voluntarily C. voluntary D. volunteering
6. Volunteers often spend time helping the _______________.
A. homesick B. homeless C. home D. house
7. The government ___________The Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities in
2006.
A. set up B. signed up C. looked up D. took up
8. Do they often donate vegetables to a _______________ school in the village?
A. nurses B. nursery C. nursing D. nurse
9. Joe volunteered _______________ English in our village last summer.
A. teaching B. teach C. to teach D. to teaching
10. The students _______________ paper and bottles around the schoolyard this morning.
A. are picking up B. picking up C. pick up D. picked up
11. The club members cook food for _________ in Thanh Nhan Hospital every Saturday.
A. patients B. patient C. patience D. impatience
12. If we volunteer, we can gain _______________ experience and skills.
A. valuable B. value C. valuably D. invalid
13. We believe that we can make a _______________ in our community.
A. indifferent B. differently C. different D. difference
14. When did you do volunteer work in _______________ areas?
A. mountainy B. mountains C. mountainous D. mountain
15. _______________ voluntary work has become popular in our country in recent years.
A. Doing B. Do C. Did D. Done
16. People can gain _______________ and have lots of fun when doing volunteer work.
A. confidential B. confidence C. confident D. confidences
17. Let’s raise some money for_________ children in our town.
A. able B. disability C. disabled D. disable
18. My uncle started working for this non-profit _____________ five years ago.
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A. organisations B. organisation C. organise D. organizer
19. Some of my friends often spend their summer vacations ___________ the people in
need.
A. to help B. to helping C. help D. helping
20. We ______________bottles to help the environment last week.
A. reuse B. reuses C. reused D. reusing

Ex 5. Write the correct form of the verbs in the past simple.

1. Last year their company _____________(make) envelops from recycled paper.
2. Anna _____________ (help) her grandmother out of the car some minutes ago.
3. We _____________ (learn) about the environment in a course last week.
4. It _____________ (take) too long for me to collect my old books.
5. We _____________ (organise) two community projects last summer.
6. Anderson _____________ (borrow) my pen yesterday morning.
7. Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I _____________ (clean) the house.
8. Yesterday we _____________ (provide) free meals for thirty patients.
9. Her letters really _____________ (encourage) him throughout his illness.
10. Robert went to bed early last night because he _____________ (feel) tired.
C: READING
Ex 1. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Community service is work that a person or a group of people does to give benefits to
others. You do not get paid to perform community service, but volunteer your time.
Community service can help many different groups of people: street children, disabled
people, even animals and the environment. Community service is often organised by local
groups, schools, universities, or non-profit organisations. You can start your own
community service projects. Many people participate in community service because they
enjoy helping others and improving their community.
There are numerous benefits to participating in community service, both for yourself and
others. Community service gives you a way to help others, helps improve your community,
and helps you to be sociable and to meet new friends. Moreover, it gives you a way to gain
work experience and learn more about certain jobs. There are hundreds of ways to
participate in community service, depending on your skills, your interests, and your free
time.
1. The purpose of community service is to help others. _________________
2. You are well-paid to take part in community service. _________________
3. Community service does nothing for the environment. _________________
4. Non-profit organisations also take part in community service. _________________
5. Community service is only organised by individuals. _________________
6. For many people, helping others is enjoyable. _________________
7. You can gain work experience by doing community service. _________________
8. You can’t choose suitable work of community service. _________________

Ex 2: Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Many school nowadays require their students to spend an amount of time doing
community service. Why? Because they hope those children will become caring people and
see the values in giving their time and talents, and donating their toys, clothes, or money.
Volunteering gives children a sense of responsibility because many people are depending
on them for food, clothes, or shelter. Volunteer work can also help children learn important
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lessons about themselves and about life. For example, community work can make them
realise what they are good at and what they enjoy doing most. A volunteer work can even
help children decide what they want to do when they grow up. Finally, doing voluntary
work can reduce stress and improve the children’s mental health because they might feel
happier when they can bring happiness to other people. So what are you waiting for? Make
a plan to start volunteer work today!
1. What do many school require their students to do now?
A. Do community activity B. Serve the school community
C. Spend time doing activity D. Donating their toys
2. What can volunteering teach children?
A. A sense of responsibility B. Valuable lessons
C. Both A and B D. Caring people
3. Which of the following does volunteer work NOT help children realise?
A. Their stress B. Their ability
C. Their likes D. Their health
4. Why does voluntary work make children feel happier?
A. Because they can do exercise
B. Because they can make other people happy
C. Because they can make friend with other people
D. Because they bring happiness to other people.
5. What is the best title for this text?
A. Why children should do community service
B. How children decide their future job
C. Why schools organize community service
D. How children do community service

Ex 3. Read the email and choose the correct answer.

Dear Mary,
Today I will tell you about my volunteer work.
The volunteer work has become popular in Vietnam. Many people have done the volunteer
work and I have too. At my age, I can’t donate blood so I often donate books, toys and
clothes to street children and homeless people. I often do this work with my mother. Last
Sunday, I donated books and clothes to a charity organization. I met the orphans there. They
were so lovely. I played with them and they were so happy. Some people think that doing
volunteer work is waste of time but in my opinion, it helps me relax after school and I feel
very happy to bring happiness to them.
What do you think about volunteer work? Look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Mai
1. Has the volunteer work become popular in Vietnam?
A. No, it hasn’t. B. Yes, it has. C. It’s my favorite work.
2. Can Mai donate blood at her age?
A. She can donate anything that she wants.
B. Yes, she can. C. No, she can’t.
3. Who does she often do volunteer work with?
A. Her mother. B. The orphans. C. The homeless people.
4. Who did she met at the charity organization last Sunday?
A. The orphans. B. The street children. C. The old people.
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5. What did she donate to them?
A. Books and food. B. Money and clothes. C. Books and clothes.
6. Does she think that doing volunteer work is waste of time?
A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesn’t. C. She isn’t happy to do volunteer work.

Ex 4. Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question or complete each

sentence.
The Peace Corps is one of the most famous organisations in the world that help
people. This organisation was founded in 1961 by the former US President John Kennedy.
People working in this organisation are called volunteers. They are both men and
women. They live and work in other countries for two years at a time. They share skills
with people to help solve challenging problems in developing countries.
Peace Corps volunteers work as teachers at schools. They also help communities to
protect their environment and prevent the spread of diseases. They also help farmers grow
more food efficiently.
Peace Corps volunteers build bridges of cross-cultural understanding with people of
other countries. They help people from other countries learn more about who they are.
Peace Corps volunteers also bring home with them better understanding of other peoples
and cultures.
1. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Efforts of the Peace Corps
B. A John Kennedy's Creation
C. Building the Bridge Between Cultures
2. The Peace Corps ______.
A. work only inside the US
B. is a famous organisation in the world
C. was founded for profit
3. Peace Corps volunteers ______ in developing countries
A. take away the food of the farmers
B. help solve problems
C. stop the spread of peace
4. One example of the efforts of the Peace Corps volunteers is to ______ in foreign
countries.
A. share skills with people
B. teach farmers
C. build bridges
5. The word they in paragraph four refers to ______.
A. people of other countries
B. cross-cultural bridges
C. Peace Corps volunteers
Ex 5. Read the passage, and then choose the best answers.
Each country has many good people who take care of others. For example, some of
students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages
or homes for the elderly. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit
them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old.
They paint, clean up, or repair their houses, do the shopping. For boys who don’t have
fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take
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these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things those
boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go and play games. Some
of these clubs show movies or hold short trip to the mountains, the beaches, museums, or
other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of students as volunteers because they
are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
1. What do volunteers usually do to help those who are sick or old in their homes?
A. They do the shopping, and repair or clean up their house.
B. They tell them stories and sing dance for them.
C. They cool, sew, and wash their clothes.
D. They take them to basketball games.
2. What do they help boys whose fathers do not live with them?
A. To learn things about their fathers.
B. To get to know thing about their fathers.
C. To get to know things that boys want from their fathers.
D. To learn things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
3. Which activities are NOT available for the students at the clubs?
A. playing games B. learning photography
C. going to interest places D. watching films
4. Why do they use many students as volunteers? – Because _______.
A. They can understand the problems of younger boys and girls.
B. They have a lot free time.
C. They know how to do the work.
D. They are good at playing games and learning new things.
5. Where don’t students often do volunteer work?
A. hospitals B. orphanages C. clubs D. home for the elderly

Ex 6. Read the passage, and write T (True) or F (False) next to the sentences.
The benefits of voluntary work
Nowadays, volunteer work attracts a large number of attendants from different age groups
because of its huge benefits. Firstly, voluntary work provides the adolescents many precious
opportunities to develop social skills, foster independence and form the ability to deal with
difficulties in different situations. Secondly, every member will be taught how to work in a
team, the way to make conversation or the responsibility of finishing a task. The experience
you gain will be valuable for your future, helping you tackle serious problems in later life.
In addition, volunteer work can help US adapt to something new and make many new
friends through regular activities of clubs or organizations. We can also have a chance to
travel more and explore more interesting things we have not experienced before. In
conclusion, it is very good to do voluntary work.

Statements T F
1. Volunteer work attracts a small number of attendants. v
2. Volunteer work doesn’t bring any benefits to the adolescents. v
3. The adolescents can develop social skills when they join the army. v
4. The people doing volunteer work will be taught how to work in a team. v
5. You can have many new friends through regular volunteer activities. v
6. It is not good to do voluntary work. v

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Ex 7. Read the text and decide whether following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Volunteer Work among Vietnamese Student
Hue, 17 years old: Being able to make a difference in the lives of people is a
wonderful thing to me. That’s why I take part in volunteer work. I’ve been a volunteer for
over three years. Once or twice a week, usually on weekends, I teach English and Math to
poor children in Long Bien district. My friends and I also encourage other people to donate
books to them. We also tutor some young children who can’t go to school.
Ngan, 13 years old: My family spends one Saturday morning a month collecting
rubbish or planting trees in our neighborhood. We are not forced or paid to do it, but we
enjoy it. In our village, most families volunteer to do this once a month. We cook and give
food to patients in some hospitals. My parents also donate their blood once or twice a year
to help sick people. At the end of each year, people in my village raise money for poor and
homeless people. We love helping others.

Statements T F
1. Hue loves to make a difference in the lives of people. v
2. Hue started volunteering when she was 14 years old. v
3. Ngan collects rubbish in the neighborhood with her family on Saturday v
mornings.
4. Ngan’s family doesn’t like volunteering. v
5. Many families in Ngan’s village do volunteer work. v
6. Ngan’s parents encourage people to donate blood to help sick people. v
Ex 8: Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each of the gaps to complete the
following text.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Wanting to join community activities, the following steps should be concerned: Firstly, look
over your interests: Which activities seem most appealing to you? Were they (1) _________
in one particular category, like children or the environment? If so, that's a good starting
place for choosing specific organizations to contact. Second, figure out how much time you
can devote to community service: Are you (2) ________ for two hours every week? Are
you not free on a regular basis but can volunteer for an entire weekend now and then?
Think about (3) _________ as well and how you'll be able to get to different locations.
Knowing this information will help you choose which community service projects to
pursue, and its helpful information for volunteer coordinators to know.
Next, do some research to see what projects you can do in your community: Check at your
school, place of worship, or town hall for more (4) ________ on volunteering. You can also
contact the place where you'd like to perform your community service, such as a particular
animal shelter or nursing home, and ask if they take volunteers. And the last step: Start
volunteering! This list (5) ________ from small projects that you can complete on your own
in a few hours, to much larger projects that will take more time and people. If you find a
project you can start on your own, do it! If you want to do a project where you'll need more
resources or people, check around your community to see if a similar program already
exists that you can (6)_________. If not, don't be afraid to start your own! Many
organizations welcome new volunteers and community service projects.
1. A. much B. mostly C. many D. most

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2. A. available B. busy C. likely D. free
3. A. accommodation B. facility C. service D. transportation
4. A. information B. inform C. informative D. deform
5. A. has B. ranges C. gets D. includes
6. A. take B. be C. join D. have
Ex 9: Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each of the gaps to complete the
following text.
SOME BEST ACTIVITIES FOR INTROVERTS
As an introvert, you might be used to the general assumption that we all spend our time
sitting at home with a book. If I’m (1) ________ honest, that is one of my favorite ways to
spend an evening, but it certainly isn’t the limit of my activities or interests. I’ve compiled a
list of activity ideas that are perfect for introverts. This includes ideas for solitary activities,
things you can share with a (2) ________ of introverts, or even fun things to do that will
suit a mixed group of introverts and extroverts.
Reading: For many of us introverts, there’s nothing more (3) ________ than curling up with
a good book. Bonus points if you have an open fire and a dog by your feet. Books often
prompt deep thoughts and surprising insights. If you love reading, consider (4) ________ a
book club. There you can meet people who share your love of reading and thinking about
what you’ve read. Cue many deep and meaningful conversations with engaging people.
Learn a language: Learning a language might seem like an odd choice for an introvert, but
it’s actually incredibly freeing. Once you can speak another language, at least enough to get
by, you have far more options for traveling alone. You can travel and explore solo, without
(5) ________ to rely on guides or sticking to main tourist areas.
1. A. complete B. compile C. completely D. compete
2. A. group B. some C. amount D. friend
3. A. relax B. relaxed C. relaxing D. relaxation
4. A. to joining B. join C. to join D. joining
5. A. to have B. having C. have D. has
Ex 10: Read and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).
COMMUNITY SERVICE, WHY NOT?
Are you interested in performing community service? Do you want examples of service
projects you can do? Community service is a great way to help others and improve your
community, and it can also help you gain skills and experience to include on your resume
and college applications. Community service is work done by a person or group of people
that benefits others. It is often done near the area where you live, so your own community
reaps the benefits of your work. You do not get paid to perform community service, but
volunteer your time.
Community service can help many different groups of people: children, senior citizens,
people with disabilities, even animals and the environment. Community service is often
organized through a local group, such as a place of worship, school, or non-profit
organization, but you can also start your own community service projects. Many people
participate in community service because they enjoy helping others and improving their
community. Some students are required to do community service in order to graduate high
school or to receive certain honors. Some adults are also ordered by a judge to complete a
certain number of community service hours. There are numerous benefits to participating in
community service, both for yourself and others.

Statements T F
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 1. Joining community service brings people some experience to write on
the resume.
2. People do not get social skills, but money for performing community
service.
3. You can not organized your own community service project.
4. A lot of people take part in community service because of their
finance.
5. Some schools ask students to join community service
Ex 11: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these questions.
THE TEENAGER WHO SAILED ACROSS AN OCEAN
14-year old Michael Perham sailed into Antigua yesterday – and became the youngest
person to cross the Atlantic alone. After an amazing 5,600 kilometre voyage lasting six-
and-a-half weeks, Michael’s achievement beat the previous record set by 15-year-old
Sebastian Clover. Looking smart and relaxed in white T-shirt and baseball cap, the teenager
got off his 8-metre boat - called Checky Monkey - and walked through the huge crowd
waiting for him on the Caribbean island. ‘It feels fantastic being back on dry land - really
brilliant’, he said. ‘I'm looking forward to a comfortable bed and a great dinner. I don't care
what it is, I'll enjoy eating anything that's not out of a can!’
The idea for the vovage began when Michael was 11 and he saw a television film of
Sebastian Clover crossing the Atlantic. Fascinated, he later attended a calls by Sebastian
and told his father, an experienced sailor, that he too would like to break the record. Mr
Perham agreed to teach him how to sail, and he soon realised that his son had the ability and
the courage to turn his dream into reality. Three years later, Michael was ready to set out on
his great adventure
1. What is the text about?
A. the first person to cross the Atlantic alone
B. how to cross the Atlantic
C. the youngest person who sailed across the Atlantic
D. an experienced sailor
2. How long did it take Michael to cross the Atlantic?
A. Nearly 7 weeks B. Over 7 weeks C. 42 days D. 2 months
3. What is Checky Monkey?
A. A T-shirt’s brand name B. A boat’s name
C. A bed’s brand name D. An island
4. When did he decide to sail across an island?
A. When meeting Sebastian Clover B. When his father told him to do that
C. When he was 14 years old D. After watching a film about a man crossing an ocean.
5. Who taught him to sail?
A. Sebastian Clover B. His father C. By himself D. Cheeky Monkey.
Ex 12. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
The Peace Corps is one of the most famous (1) ______________ in the world that help
people. This organisation was founded in 1961 by the former US President John F.
Kennedy.
People working in this organisation are called (2) ______________. They are both men
and women. They live and work in other countries for two years at a time. They share skills
with people to help solve challenging problems in developing countries.

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Peace Corps volunteers work as teachers at schools. They also help communities (3)
______________ their environment and prevent the spread of diseases. They also help
farmers grow more food efficiently.
Peace Corps volunteers build bridges of cross-cultural (4) ______________ with people
of other countries. They help people from other countries learn more about who they are.
Peace Corps volunteers also bring home (5) ______________ them better understanding of
other peoples and cultures.
1. A. organisers B. organize C. organisations D. organisation
2. A. voluntarily B. volunteers C. volunteer D. voluntary
3. A. protected B. protecting C. to protect D. to protecting
4. A. understanding B. understand C. understood D. understands
5. A. of B. on C.by D. with
Ex 13. Read the passage and write if the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
As valuable as volunteer work is for students, the intangible benefits of giving back to your
community will still apply no matter your age or education level. Long after you graduate,
you can benefit from putting in volunteer hours. Here’s a look at some of the intangible
rewards of serving as a volunteer.
It’s good for your soul - There is no question that volunteering is good for the soul. Taking
time out of your busy schedule to lend a hand to others in your community strengthens
character, teaches humility and nurtures the spirit.
It can boost your mental and emotional health - You probably won’t be shocked to hear
that volunteering is good for your mental and emotional health. Scientifically speaking,
volunteering can increase levels of dopamine in the brain, which induces those positive,
feel-good emotions. As a result, people who volunteer may be less likely to experience
depression and anxiety.
It’s good for your physical health - Although it’s common knowledge that volunteering is
good for your spiritual and emotional health, it’s perhaps less well known that it’s also
beneficial for your physical well-being. An improvement in physical health may be due in
part to the positive impact on emotional health, although it could also be attributed to the
fact that many volunteer jobs require physical movement.
In addition to having positive effects on your health, volunteer work can expand your
perspective. You’ll meet new people, and you’ll get to know their life experiences and
unique journeys. Lastly, volunteering can help you move beyond your comfort zone,
empowering you to grow as a person while you lend a hand to others.
Tru False
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1. Volunteer work is only for students.
2. Lending a hand to others is a good way to strengthen character, and
nurture the spirit.
3. You can improve your mental and physical health when doing volunteer
work.
4. People who volunteer may be more likely to experience depression and
anxiety.
5. Volunteer work not only has positive effects on your health but also
expands your perspective.

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