FIRST TEST 1
LISTENING
Task 1: Which activity does each person enjoy doing now?
Zachary _______________.
Answer: B. playing in a band
Erica _______________.
Answer: C. gardening
Bradley _______________.
Answer: C. playing video games
Evan _______________.
Answer: C. collecting baseball cards
Danielle _______________.
Answer: A. painting
Marcus _______________.
Answer: C. reading books
Task 2: Listen again then answer the following questions.
How long have Zachary and his band been practicing in his garage?
Answer: About a year.
How much time does Erica spend on gardening?
Answer: About 2 hours a day.
What can’t Bradley stand anymore?
Answer: He can’t stand playing video games all day.
What did Marcus use to do after work?
Answer: He used to go for a walk.
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the odd word in the following groups.
A. disabled people
B. donors
C. elderly people
D. sick children
Answer: B. donors
A. cough
B. flu
C. headache
D. hobby
Answer: D. hobby
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. cough
B. bought
C. laugh
D. tough
Answer: B. bought
A. danced
B. helped
C. enjoyed
D. watched
Answer: C. enjoyed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Oscar always _____________ the washing up in the evening.
Answer: D. does
She wants to stay in shape, _____________ she does morning exercise every day.
Answer: D. and
Drink _____________ water when you have a high fever.
Answer: C. more
Mary hates _____________ at weekends.
Answer: B. going hiking
She _____________ a new mobile phone two days ago.
Answer: D. bought
Up to now, my class has collected hundreds of old books and clothes for the poor children in _____________ areas.
Answer: B. mountainous
John’s worried _____________ the victims of the serious flood because their houses were damaged.
Answer: A. about
Are you interested _____________ working as a global volunteer?
Answer: C. in
This hospital often provides free _____________ check-ups every month for poor patients.
Answer: B. medical
We should _____________ our old books and clothes for poor children.
Answer: D. donate
After eating too much ice-cream, she is now tired _____________ cold things.
Answer: A. of
Fill in each blank with a proper preposition.
Are you scared _____________ seeing the dentist?
Answer: of
My aunt often takes care _____________ sick children in the hospital.
Answer: of
We are keen _____________ eating in because it is safer and more delicious than eating out.
Answer: on
Be careful _____________ polluted water.
Answer: of
Linda often feels tired after eating seafood. She is allergic _____________ seafood.
Answer: to
READING
Complete the passage with the words given in the box. There is one extra word.
disabled, donating, helping, feed, care, charitable
It’s not uncommon in America for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group. (31) Donating one’s time and services is very much a part of the American way of life. Most (32) charitable activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government. The (33) helping hand is extended to the poor, the homeless, and the (34) disabled.
Some people work to teach youngsters how to read, others open up soup kitchens to feed the homeless. Volunteers also take (35) care of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages to help children without parents.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
31. To have a healthy body, you should _____________.
Answer: A. have a healthy diet
32. Skipping breakfast is _____________ for your health.
Answer: A. bad
33. Which of the followings will not keep your body in good health?
Answer: A. smoking
34. Managing stress can help people _____________.
Answer: A. stay healthy
35. Which of the followings is NOT true?
Answer: D. It’s difficult to maintain a healthy body.
WRITING
Combine each pair of sentences, using the words / phrases in brackets.
The bus stopped. The man got off. (and)
Answer: The bus stopped and the man got off.
Would you like meat for lunch? Would you like vegetables for lunch? (or)
Answer: Would you like meat or vegetables for lunch?
Junk food tastes so good. It is bad for your health. (but)
Answer: Junk food tastes so good, but it is bad for your health.
He is a vegetarian. He doesn’t eat any meat. (so)
Answer: He is a vegetarian, so he doesn’t eat any meat.
You should eat less junk food. You will put on weight. (or)
Answer: You should eat less junk food, or you will put on weight.
Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given.
Do your children go to camp every summer holiday?
I enjoy playing sports because it’s good for my health.
The singer decided to donate the show’s money to an orphanage for children in the district.
Volunteers wash dirty clothes and classify them before giving them to the poor.
Last week, we planted a lot of trees in the new park close to the school.
FIRST TEST 2
LISTENING
Task 1: Listen and choose the best answers to the following questions.
What did Katherine do on her volunteer trip?
Answer: C. She helped plant trees.
How did Katherine feel at the beginning?
Answer: A. She felt quite nervous.
What does Katherine say about harvesting crops?
Answer: B. She couldn't help much.
How did Katherine know about the volunteer work?
Answer: C. From a friend of her father
What does Katherine say about volunteer activities?
Answer: A. They can be time-consuming.
Task 2: Where did each person learn the cold remedy?
- Answer: A. his grandmother
- Answer: B. a TV commercial
- Answer: B. her mother
- Answer: C. a Korean woman
- Answer: A. in an e-mail
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. provided
B. invited
C. donated
D. washed
Answer: D. washed
A. fear
B. earn
C. hear
D. clear
Answer: B. earn
Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
The school organized a ___________ project. We all tried to do things for free.
Answer: B. volunteer
Children in the school collect books to ___________ to children in poorer areas.
Answer: C. donate
Every summer our school sends students to ___________ to help elderly people.
Answer: A. nursing homes
Great Heart Charity is a ___________ organization. They do not work for money.
Answer: B. non-profit
People do voluntary work because they expect it makes a ___________.
Answer: C. difference
Eating colored vegetables and exercising can help you ___________ and stay healthy.
Answer: A. keep fit
If you have chapped lips, use ___________.
Answer: C. lip balms
I love ___________ the homeless children life skills.
Answer: C. teaching
Don’t forget to wash your ___________ before meals.
Answer: B. hands
To be healthy, I prefer playing sports ___________ playing computer games.
Answer: B. to