Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to 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 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 indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. 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
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 do to help the community.
A. meant B. meaningful C. meaningless D. meaning
14. They were so ____ 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 do 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 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 allow his daughter to 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 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 provide support and friendship to a person who may be going ____ a difficult period.
A. up B. on C . off D. through
25. Volunteer organisations are generally small-staffed, so they need to ____ lots of volunteers for a huge event.
A. employ B. recruit C. research D. catch
26. You’d better ____ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.
A. promise B. do C. make D. pull
27. 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
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 give ____ huge amounts to charities.
A. off B. up C. away D. hack
31. When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to ____ 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 help people in underdeveloped countries ____ their lives.
A. make B. risk C. improve D. start
34. Many international volunteer organisations are trying to find a ____ to 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 everyone's efforts, we can do ____ to make school a meaningful place for students living in poverty.
A. a great many B. a little C. a great deal D. a few
37. 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
38. University students are willing to get involved in helping the old and ____ people.
A. childlike B. childish C. children D. childless
39. Contact 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 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 remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.
A. empty B. faraway C. crowded D. poor
43. Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
44. Our top priority is to 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 indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
46. Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than 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 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 organise activities for young children.
A. active B. dynamic C. passive D. reluctant
50. Volunteering also means getting to meet people with a similar passion.
A. alike B. identical C. common D. distinct
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A