UNIT 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE

I. 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

6. A. arrived                    B. believed                      C. hoped                D. opened

7. A. stopped                   B. passed                         C. asked                 D. obeyed

8. A. cleaned                    B. watched                       C. laughed             D. finished

9. A. wanted                    B. started                         C. ended                D. walked

10. A. showed                 B. pushed                        C. rained                D. followed

II. Find the word which has a different stress from the others.

1. A. tutor                        B. homeless                     C. shelter               D. maintain

2. A. donate                     B. exchange                     C. provide              D. public

3. A. fantastic                   B. teenager                       C. charity               D. decorate

4. A. plastic                     B. bottle                           C. rubbish              D. concern

5. A. before                      B. under                           C. behind               D. above

6. A. donate                     B. exchange                     C. tutor                  D. provide

7. A. volunteer                 B. primary                       C. elderly               D. mountainous

8. A. condition                 B. develope                      C. teenager            D. connection

9. A. effect                       B. culture                         C. exact                  D. relate

10. A. statistics                 B. government                 C. charity               D. decorate

III. Match the words or phrases with the correct verbs.

elderly people

books

fresh water

money

old clothes

blood

homeless people

English lessons

neighborhood

food

notebooks

lonely people

money

street children

local people

Internet

bottles

evening classes

plastic bags

poor children

1.pick up: ________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

2.donate: _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

3. help: __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________­­­­­______

4. Provide: _______________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

IV. Circle the correct word .
1.He is very rich.He wants to build a house for homeless/unkind people.
2.Mai often  helps the young/old people.
3.Her grandmother lives in the park/nursing home to be cared for.
4.We pick up/on little around our school.
5.I donated some books to the rich/poor children yesterday.
6.She learns/tutors maths to the kidd in the neighborhood.
7.They collect/raise blankets and clothes for charity.
8.She always helps/gives the old people cross te road.
9.They buy/exchange rice for meat.
10.Tom plants lots of flowers.He drinks/waters them every day.
V. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the box.

street children

volunteers

homeless people

elderly people

sick children

donors

disabled people

homeless

1. After the earthquake, there are a lot of _______________ people.

2. Sally often spends her free time helping _______________ at the hospital.

3. They provide housing and other services to _______________.

4. Street Child works to help _______________ off the streets.

5. Most blood _______________ are unpaid volunteers who donate blood for a community supply.

6. Schools need _______________ to help children to read.

7. They help ______________ with housework and gardening.

8. The local authority built a new home for severely _________.

VI. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase in the box.

solutions

water 

street children

primary students

proud

tutor  

planted

exchange

1. They go to the nursing home __________ and play board games with the disabled kids.

2. We usually collect used paper and ________________ it for notebooks.

3. The high school students often welcome the opportunity to ________________ younger children.

4. We ________________ trees and bushes in our school garden.

5. They ________________ the plants twice a week in the morning.

6. ________________ are children who work or live on the streets.

8. Most children want their parents to feel ________________ of them.

9. There are a number of ________________ to the problem of poverty.

10. The film Toy Story is part of an educational programme for ________________ and their teachers.

VII. 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. She loves ……………………postcards and selling them in the market.

A. having               B. giving                    C. cutting                     D. making

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

11. Once a month, we visit the __________ and read to old people.

A. park                            B. community library C. nursing home          D. school

12. If you want to find a new home for a __________ dog or cat, come and talk to us.

A. little                            B. strong                C. spotted                        D. homeless

13. Even small children can do __________ work to make their neighbourhood cleaner.

A. hard                            B. volunteer           C. charity                         D. school

14. There are a lot of ways you can do to help the __________ in your community.

A. young                         B. local                  C. elderly                         D. active

15. They have raised more than 100 million through online __________.

A. donations                    B. money               C. programmes                D. sale

16. I’m sure that the project will ………………..a big difference.

A. make                           B. have                  C. do                                D. take

17. My classmates and I have ……………..books and old clothes for street children.

A. used                            B. had                    C. collected                      D. carried

18.The young people love doing volunteer…………..in the countryside.

task                                  B. job                     C. work                           D. responsibility

19.My brother sometimes …………………blood at a local hospital.

A. raises                           B. provides            C. helps                           D. donates

20.Traditional volunteer activities include ………………money for people in need.

A. raising                         B. helping              C. making                        D. borrowing

VIII. Circle the correct option in brackets.

1. Nam (was/ were) asbent at the company's meeting last Monday.

2. I (learned / did learned) English seven years ago.

3. Jolie (answered / answerred) the question exactly.

4. A man (standded/stood) in front of your house.

5. Lisa (drawed / drew) a very beautiful portrait of her mother.

6. The children (ate / eatted) cheese sandwiches

7. She (gived / gave) us a bag of sweets.

8. They (wasn't/ weren't) at home last night.

9. Quan (didn't do / wasn't do) his homework yesterday.

10. Jack (did went / went) to the zoo with his family.

IX. Put the verbs in brackets in past simple.

1. The weather (not/ be) __________ nice yesterday. It (be) __________ cold and snowy.

2. My sister (be) __________ in grade 2 last year.

3. My dad and my mom (not/ be) __________ at home yesterday.

4. __________ (be) Your dad and your mom at home last week?

5. _________(be) You  at school yesterday?

6. I and my friend (be) __________ at office yesterday morning.

7. He (be) __________ an engineer some years ago.

8. __________(be) Lan and Hoa your school two years ago?

9. They (not be) __________ excited about the film last night.

10. My computer (be) ___________ broken yesterday.

X. Put the verbs in brackets in past simple.

1. They ___________ (buy) a new house last week.

2. My friend _____________ (finish) his essay three days ago.

3. My brother _____________ (meet) his old friends yesterday.

4. She ________________ (donate) her clothes to the children.

5. I _____________ (decide) to sell my old house last month.

6. He _____________ (win) the gold medal in 2015.

7. Tom _____________ (not have) time to finish his report yesterday.

8. I ___________ (see) a real elephant when 1 went to the zoo last month.

9. They ___________ (not start) the community garden project in 2010.

10. My best friend and I talked to and __________ (sing) for the elderly at a nursing home.

XI. Circle the best answers.

1.He_____________early last night.

A. sleep

B. sleeps

C.to sleep

D. slept

2.We sometimes________________________ badminton on Sundays.

A. play

B.to play

C. played   

D. playing

3.Tony adore___________________ landscapes.

A. drew

B. drawing

C. draws

D.to draw

4. She always___________________ her computer before using it.

A. clean

B. cleaning

C.to clean

D. cleans

5.I____________________a cold last night.

A. catching

B. caught

C.to catch

D. catch

6.What______________________to help poor children last week?

A. did you do

B.do you do

C. did you does

D. do you did

7.My mother___________________ a very interesting play yesterday.

A.to watch                        B. watching              C. watched                  D. watches

8. She never goes__________________________ on time.

A.to work                         B. works                  C. working                   D. work

9. The festival____________________ tomorrow afternoon.

A. end                                 B. ends                    C. ended                           D.to end

10.My sister likes______________________teddy bears.

A. collect                           B. collects               C. collecting                  D. collected

11. Last year, I ________ to visit a children village in Yen Bai with my friends.

A. go                               B. to go                  C. goes                  D. went

12. The last time he donated blood _________ ten years ago.

A. am                               B. is                       C. were                  D. was

13. - How can I make my area a friendly place to live in? - __________

A. Yes, please.                                     B. You can participate in community services.

C. I can’t.                                             D. Planting trees is a community activity

14. - Last Sunday, I shopped for the old couple near my house. - __________

A. Wonderful.                                               B. Did you go shopping?

C. Yes, I like it.                                   D. Are there anything I can do?

15. - I want to raise fund for street children. - __________

A. Yes, please.       B. A lot of money. C. Me too.             D. Street children are.

XII. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

Last year, Mark and his brother visited an exhibition named Go for a Change. The exhibition was a collection of photos of a group of children doing volunteer work to change their neighbourhood. Returning home, they decided to talk to some of their friends. Together they worked out a plan to help make their place greener and cleaner. They started by spending one hour every Sunday picking up litter and cleaning-up public places like the park and the church. They took care of the plants in the area and planted new ones. Last week, they finished a poster which called everybody in the community to act together for a better environment. Happily, their group is growing, from ten at the beginning to nearly thirty now. They believe that their activities will help make their neighbourhood a friendly place to live in.

1. The word “returning” in the second sentence is CLOSEST in meaning to _________.

A. coming back               B. going to                                 C. staying at

2. Mark and his brother wanted _________.

A. to make their neighbourhood famous                  B. to play with their friends

C. to make changes to their neighbourhood

3. They cleaned up public places _________.

A. every day                    B. every Sunday                        C. twice a week

4. They feel _________ with what they have done.

A. worried and tired                   B. tired but happy                      C. happy and confident

5. The word friendly in the last sentence is OPPOSITE in meaning to _________.

A. beautiful                      B. strange                                  C. cold

XIII. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

feed

disabled

helping

care

parents

donating

how

charitable

It’s not uncommon in America for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group. (1) __________ one’s time and services is very much a part of the American way of life. Most (2) __________ activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government. The (3) __________ hand is extended to the poor, the homeless and the (4) __________.

Some people work to teach youngsters (5) __________ to read, others open up soup kitchens to (6) __________ the homeless. Volunteers also take (7) __________ of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages to help children without (8) __________.

XIV. Write full sentences using the Past Simple Tense.

1. My older sister / finish / university / two years ago.

_________________________________________________________________________

2. My neighbours / buy / a new car / last week.

_________________________________________________________________________

3. We / spend / the whole evening / in the park.

_________________________________________________________________________

4. Daniel / write / an interesting report / yesterday.

_________________________________________________________________________

5. She / participate in / an interesting campaign / last Saturday?

_________________________________________________________________________

6. We/ attend/ a course in communication skills/ a week ago

_________________________________________________________________________

7. They/ find/ some solutions to the housing problem of the poor.

_________________________________________________________________________

8. What time/ the volunteers/ come/ the flooded town/ last night?

_________________________________________________________________________

XV. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

1. Mr. Robert was a very good Maths teacher.

    Mr. Robert taught______________________________________________________

2. Tutoring younger children sounds very exciting.

    It's______________________________________________________

3. Although Jack is not rich, he gives the beggar some money.

    Jack is not________________________________________________________

4. It’s not good to think of only yourself.

    You shouldn't___________________________________________________

5. Why don’t we join a programme that helps the elderly?

    Let’s_____________________________________________________

6. Shall we donate all our old books to the library?

   How about_________________________________________________________?         

UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ARTS

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently.

1. A. dish                         B. sugar                 C. shoes                 D. sing

2. A. vision                      B. pressure             C. washer               D. machine

3. A. division                   B. occasion            C. leisure               D. ensure

4. A. machine                  B. fashion               C. children             D. cashier

5. A. exhibition                B. revision             C. anxious             D. social

II. Find the word which has a different stress from the others.

1. A. anthem                    B. artist                  C. affect                 D. colour

2. A. musical                    B. exhibit               C. celebrate            D. educate

3. A. perform                   B. critic                  C. music                D. famous

4. A. rural                        B. prefer                C. puppet               D. photo

5. A. portrait                    B. famous              C. donate               D. critic

6. A. control                    B. compose            C. perform             D. concert

III.  Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box

Guitar

Festival

Concert

Exhibition

Artist

Gallery

Camera

Performance

1. We are going to the ………………………. to listen to our idol’s latest music hits.

2. I have learnt to play the ………………. for about 2 months and  now I can perform well in front of a large audience.

3. Can you adjust the lens of the ………….? I want to take a photo of the field over there.

4. The music ………………. this year is as good as it was two years ago.

5. Let’s go to the art ………………. to see our favorite paintings now.

6. This is the best ……………………I have ever seen.

7. That ………………………has old paintings by different artists in the world.

8. Do you know any famous………………………in the concert tonight?

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.

1. Michael showed exceptional talent as a _____________ . (music/ musician)

2. Water _____________ show is a unique Vietnamese tradition. (puppet/ opera)

3. He is a famous _____________ , and he only enjoys writing music. (singer/ composer)

4. The concert features singers, _____________ and musicians. (dances/ dancers)

5. She sings English songs and practises the _____________ every day. (pianist/ piano)

6. She is a young _____________ in some Hollywood films. (actor/ actress)

7. Classical music lovers gather in a _____________ for a live music performance. (concert hall/ puppet theatre)

8. Traditionally, we performed our _____________ dances in the festival. (pop/ folk)

9. Some of his paintings are on show in the local art __________ . (gallery/ performance)

10. Everyone cheered for the _____________ at our school concert. (violin/ violinist)

V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. The _________ is ready to begin filming for her next project.

    A. actress                    B. artist                        C. musician                 D. composer

2. _________ art forms are drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, cinema, music, and theatre.

    A. Classical                 B. Traditional              C. Folk                        D. Modern

3. She’s a creative photographer and she also _________ music for movies.

    A. sings                       B. plays                       C. composes                D. draws

4. Many artworks in their _________are available for personal and commercial use.

    A. cinema                    B. art collection           C. puppet theatre         D. concert hall

5. The _________ has a fascinating collection of Picasso’s paintings.

    A. theatre                    B. cinema                    C. stadium                   D. museum

6. What musical _________ can he play? - He can play the drums.

    A. instruments             B. tools                        C. devices                    D. machines

7. Many of Elton John’s songs were written by _________ Bernie Taupin.

    A. songwriter              B. painter                    C. dancer                     D. player

8. Public spaces in cities are home to many _________, including murals and sculptures.

    A. exhibitions             B. works of arts           C. artifacts                   D. art gallerries

9. Many young painters admire the effective use of colour in his _________.

    A. songs                      B. movies                    C. poems                     D. paintings

10. _________ is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light.

    A. Drawing                 B. Sculpture                C. Photography           D. Music

11. Our community cinema is __________ Harry Potter tomorrow.

A. on                               B. showing            C. about                           D. seeing

12. Nowadays, more young people are returning to tradition. They listen to __________.

A. rock ’n roll                  B. folk songs         C. modern music              D. rap

13. I prefer seeing comedies at the __________to watching them on TV.

A. the radio                      B. YouTube           C. theatre                         D. home

14.Dong Ho paintings are made on __________ paper with beautiful __________ colors.

A. traditional - nature                                    B. tradition – natural  

C. tradition - nature                                       D. traditional– natural

15.My little daughter loves drawing with _________.

A. crayons                       B. mud                   C. a camera  D. a microphone

16.Can you pass me the _________? I want to paint a picture.

A.   micro phone          B. camera               C. paintbrush                   D. crayon

17.We are going to the _________this afternoon to see an interesting film.

A.   theatre                    B. cinema               C. museum                      D. supermarket

18.Bui Xuan Phai is an artists _________for his paintings of the old Ha Noi streets.

A.   careful                   B. crazy                 C. famous                        D. prepared

19.I rarely listen to rock music because I can’t _________the words they sing.

A.   understand              B. know                 C. make                           D. see

20.Have you ever _________in that music festival?

A.   joined                    B. had                    C. listened                        D. participated

21. There have been so many _________in my hometown since I was ten years old.

A.   benefits                  B. changes             C. stories                          D. programs

22. Can you _________.me how to operate this machine?

A.   show                      B. help                   C. take                             D. give

23.People now can enjoy many different _________of food in the city center.

A.   ways                      B. forms                C. things                          D. kinds

24.Some students who are good at music and arts actually do better in more academic ___

A.   programs               B. projects             C. subjects                       D. jobs

25. _________is your favorite Vietnamese musician?

A.   What                      B. Who                  C. When                          D. Why

VI. Write the comparative form of equality (as ... as) of the following adjectives or adverbs in brackets.

1. This cake is _________________________ that cake. (sweet)

2. My laptop is _________________________ yours. (expensive)

3. This actress acts _________________________ that one. (excellently)

4. Does a tiger run _________________________ a cheetah? (fast)

5. Simon is _________________________ his brother. (brave)

6. Is an elephant _________________________ a whale? (heavy)

7. Emma is _________________________ Judy. (studious)

8. Did he do the test _________________________ you? (badly)

9. I slept _________________________ my mother last night. (well)

10. Ben cooks _________________________ his friend. John. (badly)

VII. Fill in the blanks with “different” or “the same”.

1. Your house looks _________________________ from my house.

2. John has _________________________ job as my brother.

3. His ideas are little _________________________ from those of his friends.

4. The book’s _________________________ from the last time I read it.

5. My opinion is _________________________ from yours.

6. Ann's salary is _________________________ as mine.

7. Your motorbike has _________________________ weight as my motorbike.

8. Humans are _________________________ from other animals.

9. This apple has _________________________ flavor as that apple.

10. The apple is _________________________ weight as the orange.

VIII. Circle the correct answers.

1. My younger brother has as many toys (as / from) me.

2. No other island in the world is (as large as / different large from) Greenland.

3. The cake tastes (different / the same) as chocolate.

4. I have (different / as) much money as my older brother.

5. Life in the city is (different /the same) from life in the countryside.

6. My book is (same / as) interesting as yours.

7. His house is different (from / as) my house.

8. No other writer in English (is / are) as famous as Shakespeare.

9. No other metal is as (use / useful) as iron.

10. Your hat (look / looks) the same as Mary’s.

IX. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. My Linh is my favourite _______________. (sing)

2. Bui Xuan Phai is a well-known _______________. (art)

3. Dong Ho paintings are made with _______________ colours. (nature)

4. His friends are all _______________ - they’re painters, musicians, and writers. (art)

5. He later became a famous jazz _______________ playing saxophone. (music)

6. The problems seemed so small and _______________. (important)

7. We can eat many _______________ kinds of food in this restaurant. (differ)

8. Folk music is not as _______________ as rock and roll. (excite)

9. The Dan Bau is a traditional _______________ instrument in Viet Nam. (music)

10. "Road to Mount Olympia" is an _______________ television programme. (interest)

X. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in bracket.

1. Please, stop! You __________________ (drive) so fast.

2. Yesterday I __________________ (go) to the centre and _________ (see) an exhibition.

3. The children __________________ (not     be) at home last Sunday.

4. Do you think we __________________ (write) a test tomorrow?

5. Are you interested in __________________ (do) community service?

6. Some teenage girls volunteered __________________ (work) at the local hospital.

7. Jack __________________ (collect) coins when he was a little boy.

8. Mr. Dass __________________ (leave) for New York late last night.

9. _________ you _________ (attend) the extra class last night?

10. _________ (Be) there moonlight yesterday evening?

XI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. I really do not enjoy that film because it is rather _________.

A. moving                       B. exciting                       C. interesting         D. Boring

2. I am quite different _________ her.

A. for                               B. with                             C. about                 D. from

3. Your taste in music is quite _________ from mine.

A. same                           B. different                      C. difficult             D. similar

4. I think that pop music is _________ rock music.

A. not as interesting to                                             B. as interesting than          

C. interesting as                                                       D. not as interesting as

5. The concert is not as _________ you said.

A. boring than                  B. boring as                     C. very boring        D. so boring

6. Michael Jackson's style is different _________ other singers’ one.

A. with                            B. as                                C. to                       D. from

7. The taste of this food is the same _________ the taste of your mother’s food.

A. of                                B. with                             C. from                  D. as

8. Classical music is not _________ as pop music.

A. as exciting                   B. as excited                    C. exciting             D. more excited

9. Oliver and Joe are from Toronto. They come from ________ city.

A. different                     B. the same                 C. like                         D. as

10. You look ________ an artist although you aren't one.

A. different                     B. different from         C. from                       D. like

XII. Choose the best option A, B, or C to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

1. - Mark: What do you prefer, pop or folk music? - Phong: ___________

A. No, I don’t.       B. I think I like pop a little more.         C. What about you?

2. - Mai: I don’t see the difference between a cartoon and an animation. - Ann: _________

A. Me, either.        B. I don’t like cartoons.                       C. Is it?

3. - Phong: I’m going to an art gallery next week. Will you join me? - Sue: ___________

A. I know it.          B. Certainly. I love art.              C. I have been to many art galleries.

4. - Phong: ___________ - Mark: I prefer wall painting. I can keep it longer.

A. Do you like painting?

B. My hobby is wall painting.

C. Which do you like better, wall or street painting?

5. - Lan: I think making models is not as interesting as taking photos. - Phong: _________

A. I agree.              B. Yes, it is.                               C. Great.

XIII. Read and complete each numbered blank in the passage with the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

Street painting originated from Britain in the 19th century and soon became (1) ___________ all over the world, especially in European countries.

Street painting is painting on the pavement of streets<