1. Choose the words that have a different stress pattern from the others:
A. answer (v)
B. increase (v)
C. decrease (v)
D. record (v)
**Different stress pattern:** D. record (v) (The others are stressed on the second syllable.)
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II. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets:
1. The job description is so (interest) **interesting** that I like it very much.
2. Are you (interest) **interested** in voluntary work?
3. Nowadays, there are (end) **endless** opportunities for teenagers to volunteer.
4. My application was (success) **successful**, so I became a volunteer in this centre.
5. I learnt a lot of (use) **useful** skills when I volunteered last summer.
6. It is our responsibility to help people in the (disadvantage) **disadvantaged** areas.
7. Mother Teresa lived a really (meaning) **meaningful** life. She devoted her whole life to charitable work.
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III. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box:
1. The **orphaned** houses in the area are degraded and need urgent maintenance.
2. The local community centre has received a lot of money from an anonymous **donor**.
3. He has grown up in an (orphan) **orphanage** because his father could not take care of him after his wife’s death.
4. The main **beneficiaries** of this community project are the local residents.
5. He didn’t want the job much, so he accepted the **interest** offered.
6. To be completely fair, we need to **volunteer** to do this job.