PRACTICE TEST UNIT 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. proverb B. together C. exercise D. never
2. A. learn B. earn C. hear D. earth
3. A. laugh B. ghost C. rough D. enough
4. A. needed B. decided C. started D. cooked
5. A. enjoyed B. called C. laughed D. watered
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. centre B. kid C. encourage D. colour
2. A. chemistry B. school C. mechanic D. charity
3. A. tutor B. volunteer C. student D. community
4. A. graffiti B. garage C. general D. globe
5. A. provide B. donate C. program D. clothes
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
Exercise 1: Complete each of the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the box.

1. Sally often spends her free time helping ________________ at the hospital.
2. They provide housing and other services to ________________.
3. Street Child works to help_______________off the streets and into school.
4. Most blood ___________ are unpaid volunteers who donate blood for a community supply.
5. Schools need ________________ to help children to read.
6. They help ________________ with housework and gardening.
7. The local authority built a new home for severely ________________.
8. We join community activities to help the __________ last summer.
9. Last Sunday , we played _________ and enjoyed some food that my mum cooked.
10. My brother and I listened to __________ last Saturday
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. The club members (cook)____cooked____ food for patients last Sunday.
2. My uncle (move) _________ to Da Lat in 2005.
3. We (plant)________ those trees in the playground two years ago.
4. We (water) _________ the trees in the school last week
5. We (spend) ________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.
6. They (help)__________ the elderly in a village last summer.
7. Tom_______ the plastic bottles, and now he has some nice vases.
8. The postman (deliver) ________ the letter half an hour ago.
9. We often_________ books to old people in a nursing home.
10. I (hear) _______ the good news from Mary a few minutes ago.
11. When______ (your father/ give up)_________ smoking?
Exercise 3 : Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs from the box.
1. Students (water) _________ the trees in the school last week.
2. We (plant)__________ a lot of trees in the park last summer.
3. Tom (volunteer)________ to teach English in our village last winter.
4. Our club (cook)__________ soup for old patients.
5. Last year, we (send)______ textbooks to help children in a rural village.
6. We (provide)_________ food for homeless children last Tet holiday.
7. We (help)__________ the elderly in a village last summer.
8. Care for Animals (take)__________ care of thousands of homeless dogs and cats last year.
9. Tom (recycle)__________ the plastic bottles, and now he has some nice vases.
10. We (help)__________ the elderly in a village last summer.
11. The club members (teach) _________ maths to primary students during school holidays.
12. My friends and I (take )_________ part in doing some volunteer activities at my school
13. We (plant) ______ new trees and (water)______ the vegetables in the school garden last
weekend.
14. Last Sunday, I (stay) _____at home. My brother and I (listen) _____to some music and
(watch) _____ some movies.
15. The children (play) ______ board games and (enjoy) _______ some food that mum
cooked.

Exercise 4 : Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. I think you should _____ jogging because it is very useful for your health.
A. take B. to take C. take up D. take in
2. My aunt often ________ money to charitable organizations to help street children and the
homeless.
A. makes B. does C. donates D. send
3. Brian_______ many community services when he was a student.
A. has done B.did C.does D. was doing
4. Green School _______ vegetables for an orphanage last spring.
A. planted B. plant C. grow D. is planting
5. - What did you do last weekend?
- I __________ to the SOS Children’s Village to tutor the children there.
A. going B. go C. went D. goes
6. We can make postcards and sell them to ______ money to help the homeless.
A. rise B. raise C. get D. own
7. We can get many _______ from volunteer work.
A. benefit B. benefits C. advantage D. good luck
8. Children _______ plastic bottles for recycling a month ago.
A. collected B. collect C. collecting D. was collected
9. We_______ English to children in a primary school last summer.
A. teaching B. taught C. teach D. to teach
10. Our school club ________ gloves for old people in nursing homes last winter.
 A. made B. making C. make D. is making
11. About one-fifth of the American population ______ volunteer work each year.
A. do B. does C. make D. makes
12. We________ bottles to help the environment last month.
A. reusing B. reuse C. reused D. to reuse
13. To help people with transportation, we can ______ rides to the elderly.
A. ask B. give C. donate D. help
14. We should help people _______ , especially the homeless, the elderly and street children .
A. needed B. need C. at need D. in need
15. Doing volunteer work can ______ you feel more confident.
A. do B. make C. bring D. force
16. We ______ very busy last week.
A. was B. am C. were D. will be
17. When my family went on holiday , we________ a lot of photos
A. took B. saw C. buy D. do
18. In 2012, they ______ their project for street children.
A. started B. are starting C. starts D. have started
19.Yesterday we___ to an interesting lecture about coloured vegetables in our cooking classes.
A. read B. study C. listened D. studied
20. Last week, Our friends also ________ other activities like clean-up or gardening
A. joining B. take C. join D. joined
C. READING
I. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are T(True) or F (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 organized by local groups,
schools, universities, or non-profit organizations. 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.

T F
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 organizations also take part in community service.
5. Community service is only organized 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.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions by circling A, B, or C.
 Choosing to volunteer takes up some of your time. Some people say that they do not
have time to help others, so they don’t volunteer. But scientists say giving time to help others
benefits us.
The first benefit of volunteering is that it helps us learn to be flexible. Volunteers have
to be ready for changes and stay flexible when solving problems. Second, volunteering can
improve our health because it requires us to be active. A report found that Americans who
volunteer 100 hours or more a year are the healthiest people in the country. Third, volunteers
have opportunities to develop more relationships. They often work in teams, and team
members get to know each other and sometimes even become friends. Moreover, volunteers
often help needy people, so they may feel thankful for what they have. For these reasons,
volunteers are generally positive and are less likely to become depressed.
So if you have not joined a volunteer activity yet, think about it. You are likely to
benefit from doing so.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. There are different types of volunteer activities.
B. What to expect when you do volunteer work.
C. There are some good reasons why you should do volunteer work.
2. Which is NOT true about volunteers?
A. They are the strongest and most active.
B. They are flexible thinkers.
C. They are generally more positive.
3. Which is a benefit of doing volunteer work?
A. You will have a happier family.
B. You can have more friends.
C. You will never feel unhappy.
4. Why are volunteers often more positive?
A. They are the healthiest people in the country.
B. They stay active.
C. They often feel they are luckier than others.
5. How many benefits are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
D. WRITING
I. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the box.
1. Last year / our club / donate / books / children in rural areas.
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2. I/ buy/ a laptop/last week/ but I/ not use/ it.
___________________________________________________________________ .
3. Children / send / thank-you cards / us / a week ago.
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4. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago.
___________________________________________________________________ .
5. I / teach / two children in grade 2 / last summer
___________________________________________________________________ .
6. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework this morning.
___________________________________________________________________ .
7. Last spring / we / help / the elderly / nursing home.
___________________________________________________________________ .
8. We / help / people / in flooded areas / last year.
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9. My dad/ be/ in London/last month/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben.
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10. I/ download/ some songs/and then/ I/ turn/ the computer off last night.
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11. Last year/ we/ start/ community garden/ project.
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12. because/ the lake/ be/ full/ rubbish/ they/ decide/ clean it up/ last Sunday.
___________________________________________________________________ .
13. Last week/ we/ donate/ books and clothes/ the poor children.
___________________________________________________________________ .
14. Green Summer/organize/ first time/ in 1997.
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15. When/ you/ start/ work/ this charitable organization?
___________________________________________________________________ .
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. I’ve never participated in a community project before.
This is the first time ___________________________________________________ .
2. They began providing the elderly with cheap bus tickets some days ago.
They have __________________________________________________________ .
3. Although Jack is not rich, he gives the beggar some money.
Jack is not __________________________________________________________ .
4. The students haven't participated in a clean-up programme since 2018.
The students last _____________________________________________________ .
5. This is the dirtiest beach I have ever seen.
I have never _________________________________________________________ .
6. Why don’t we join a programme that helps the elderly?
Let’s _______________________________________________________________ .
7. The wall has too many advertisements and graffiti.
There are ___________________________________________________________ .
8. He has collected clothes for street kids for two years.
He started ___________________________________________________________ .
III. Write a description of your community activities (60-80 words). You can use
the following questions as cues.
- What are your community activities?
- How often do you take part in these activities?
- Why do you join these activities?
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