UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. sick B. second C. service D. sure
2. A. charity B. school C. childless D. teacher
3. A. interesting B. singer C. single D. strong
4. A. angry B. needy C. supply D. country
5. A. success B. hopeless C. endless D. harmless
II. Choose the word whose stress is different from that of the others.
6. A. interact B. understand C. volunteer D. contribute
7. A. successful B. announcement C. ignorant D. experience
8. A. donate B. apply C. provide D. study
9. A. priority B. ability C. community D. voluntary
10. A. volunteer B. passionate C. handicapped D. cultural
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
1. I particularly have a(n) ________ interest in working with children.
A. interesting B. interested C. passion D. passionate
2. __________ also helped to set up and arrange two retail stalls, selling the products to visitors.
A. Volunteers B. Volunteer C. Volunteering D. Voluntary
3. A lot of generous businessmen have __________ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
A. done B. taken C. made D. given
4. Poor students cannot _________ an abundance of presents on their birthday.
A. look forward to B. put up with C. come up with D. cut down on
5. 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
6. Most of the students in that special school are making good progress, but Michael is a _______ case.
A. hopefully B. hopelessly C. hopeful D. hopeless
7. You’d better __________ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.
A. promise B. do C. make D. pull
8. 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
9. A(n) _______ 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
10. Football superstar Davis Beckham has a huge _______ for kids in need.
A. head B. strength C. memory D. heart
11. I _______ my report when my boss ________ the hall.
A. made – was entering B. made – entered
C. was making – was entering D. was making – entered
12. While the Cambridge boat _______ under a bridge, it ________ another boat.
A. went – was hitting B. went – hit
C. was going – was hitting D. was going – hit
13. Volunteers can work with many _________ children who were harmed by Agent Orange in
childcare centres.
A. parentless B. disabled C. poor D. homeless
14. He was a peaceful man and ________ all forms of violence.
A. for B. with C. again D. against
 15. This figure became interested in politics and ________ to leave his first university for protesting.
A. force B. forced C. was forcing D. was forced
16. This group of university students had to spend a ______ night preparing stuff for the following day.
A. sleep B. slept C. sleepless D. sleeps
17. Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.
The underlined word has the CLOSEST meaning to:
A. empty B. faraway C. crowded D. poor
18. Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
The underlined word has the CLOSEST meaning to:
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
19. Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.
The underlined word has the OPPOSITE meaning to:
A. lucky B. blessed C. unlucky D. uncomfortable
20. Volunteering also means getting to meet people with a similar passion.
The underlined word has the OPPOSITE meaning to:
A. alike B. identical C. common D. distinct
IV. Choose the underlined word(s) or phrase that needs correcting.
1. A group of volunteer students were mowing the lawn in the home for the aged while it started to rain
A B C
heavily.
D
2. When he still worked for Oxfam, he was coming up with different ideas to help needy people.
A B C D
3. In her lifetime, Audrey Hepburn also paid a visit to Vietnam to bring awareness of immunisation
A B
and sets up clean water programmes.
C D
4. The famous Irish rock band U2 wrote the song Walk On to honour this amazed woman, who put her
A B C D
country before everything.
5. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and
A B C
delivered them to an elderly person.
D
V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bracket. Use the suffixes –ed, -ing,
-ful, -less
1. Do you enjoy skateboarding or do you think it’s ……………….? (bore)
2. Do you get ………………….if your parents ask you to help out in your free time? (annoy)
3. Do you like playing computer games or are you………………. of them? (tire)
4. Parents should be ……………….. not to push their children too hard. (care)
5. It is ……………… to fix this machine. It can’t be used anymore. (use)
6. Luckily, I got some ………………. advice on how to make a presentation from my class teacher. (use)
7. It is ………………….that all students in class 10A choose to do a project on “Helping the needy”.
(surprise)
8. They were so ……………….. about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t sleep last
night. (excite)

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 9. Fundraising for charity is a …………………… thing for everyone to do to help the community.
(meaning)
10. By the time they reached the summit they were ………………. (exhaust)
11. His broken arm is still very ……………….. since that accident. (pain)
12. Don’t worry, the dog won’t bite you. It’s ………………. (harm)
13. I find he …………….. He never stops talking. (bore)
14. My little brother made a lot of mistakes in his test. He’s ………………. (care)
15. He found the natural world endlessly ………………….. (fascinate)
16. Look at that poor little boy! He’s ………………….. (mother)
17. I fell asleep because the play was so ………………… (bore)
18. Tom is very ………………… with his new job. (disappoint)
19. Thank you very much for your ……………….. teaching materials! (use)
20. The volunteer teacher is ………………… in teaching English in my school. (interest)
VI. Put each of the verbs in the past progressive or past simple.
1. What ………….. you ……………. (do) when I called yesterday?
2. While I …………… (cook), he ……………… (watch) TV.
3. He …………. (see) a job advertisement in a local newspaper and ……………… (apply) for the job.
4. At 8 a.m. yesterday, my mother ……………… (teach) at school and my father ……………. (work) in
his office.
5. It was 5 p.m., and it ………………. (get) darker and darker.
6. Sue called early this morning. She …………………. (sound) very upset.
7. It was 7 o’clock in the morning. I was still in bed, and my sister ………………. (get) ready for school.
8. I ……………….. (listen) to my new CD, so I didn’t hear the phone.
9. We ……………… (see) some beautiful lakes and rivers during our holiday last summer.
10. The police ………………….. (not believe) his story.
11. We (drive) …………………… when we (realize) ………………….. that it was snowing more and
more heavily.
12. As I (cross) …………………the road I (step) ………………..on a banana skin and (fall) …………..
heavily.
13. As he (get) ……………… into the bus it (start) ………………. suddenly and he (fall) ……………
backwards on the road.
14. He (teach) …………………… English in this university at this time last time.
15. While the guests (dance) ……………… the thieves (break) …………… into the house and (steal)
…………….. a lot of fur coats.
16. Her nephew (sit) ………………. on the couch and (eat) ……………….. his breakfast at 7 yesterday
morning.
17. I (find) ……………… this ring as I (dig) ………………. in the garden.
18. Alan (listen) ……………..….. to music and (work) …….…………... on his computer at that time last
month.
19. When Martin (arrive) ……………….. home, Lily (talk) ………………… to someone on the phone.
20. Five years ago, I (choose) …………………. not to participate in that competition.

VII. READING: Read the following text and choose the best answer.

Orbis is an organisation which helps blind people of everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an
aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-
year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story of the Eukhtuul,
a young Mongolian girl.

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 ‘Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her
eyes were badly damaged. Dr. Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see
again. I thought about all the things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching
television, seeing friends, and I realised how lucky I am.’
‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some
Mongolian medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously
with Eukhtuul while Dr. Duffey removed her bandages. ‘In six months, your sight will be back to normal,’
he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’
‘Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple
operation. We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.’
1. What information can be learned from this passage?
A. the best way of studying medicine B. the international work of some eye doctors
C. the difficulties for blind travelers D. the life of schoolchildren in Mongolia
2. After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt _________.
A. angry about Eukhtuul’s experience B. grateful for her own sight
C. proud of the doctor’s skill D. surprised by Eukhtuul’s ability
3. What is the result of Eukhtuul’s operation?
A. After some time, she will see as well as before
B. Before she recovers, she needs another operation
C. She can see better but won’t never have normal eyes.
D. She can’t see perfectly again.
4. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. to describe a dangerous trip B. to explain how sight can be lost
C. to report a patient’s cure D. to warn against playing with sticks
5. Which is the postcard Samantha wrote to an English friend?
A. I have visited a Mongolia hospital and watched local doctors do an operation.
B. You may have to fly a long way to have an operation you need, but the journey will be worth it.
C. I’m staying with my friend Eukhtuul while I’m sightseeing in Mongolia.
D. Make sure you take care of your eyes because they’re more valuable than you realise.
VIII. WRITING: Write the complete sentences using the words/ phrases given in their correct
forms.
1. Volunteering/ be/ great way/ discover/ new passions/ or/ interests/ future career.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
2. Giving/ helping hand/ community/ be/ one/ best ways/ gain experience/ a future career.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
3. I/spend/ a lot/ time/ over the last year/ take care/ my grandmother.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
4. I/ able/ work/ flexible hours/ the summer vacation/ and/ I/ available/ an interview/ at your convenience.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
5. I/ confident/ that/ I/ physical ability/ which/ needed/ most positions/ WWF.
_____________________________________________________________________________.

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 UNIT 5: INVENTIONS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. costly B. fastener C. portable D. smartphone
2. A. fabric B. imitate C. laptop D. patent
3. A. generous B. Velcro C. video D. inventor
4. A. processor B. congestion C. tourism D. assignment
5. A. determine B. versatile C. dynamite D. profile
II. Choose the compound whose stress is different from that of the others.
6. A. hot tea B. phone call C. soft ware D. tall boy
7. A. bus stop B. cell phone C. light bulb D. white board
8. A. motorbike B. waiting room C. second class D. traffic lights
9. A. toothache B. night club C. crossroads D. half-price
10. A. mother tongue B. flying car C. online game D. pencil case
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
1. It is thought that Google __________ cars may transform the way we move around cities in the
future.
A. driving B. driver C. motionless D. driverless
2. Retinal implants are meant to partially restore vision to people who have lost their _______.
A. view B. sight C. scene D. scenery
3. YouTube _________ to become the world’s most popular video-sharing website since 2005.
A. grows B. grew C. has grown D. have grown
4. Paper was first __________ to make paper money, playing cards or the world’s oldest book the
Diamond Sutra – in the 2nd century by the Chinese.
A. to invent B. inventing C. being invented D. invented
5. In less than a decade, you will carry a _________ laser pen capable of sealing wounds.
A. readable B. comfortable C. portable D. capable
6. Blu-ray was first commercially ______ in 2006, and it uses a blue laser to read or write data to a
disc.
A. performed B. allowed C. introduced D. supplied
7. People have used vaccination to prevent diseases __________ a long time.
A. for B. since C. when D. as
8. Our hen ____________ for nearly 10 days, so we have no eggs in our fridge now.
A. did not lay B. has not laid C. have not lain D. has not lay
9. Scientists have researched into effective ways to treat this disease _________ last year’s epidemic.
A. for B. since C. when D. as
10. It is convenient for you to read _______ when you travel.
A. e-books B. laptops C. online game D. smartphones
11. If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it ________?
A. by B. for C. to D. with
12. It is definitely true that nature has inspired ________ inventions and technologies.
A. numbers B. numeral C. numerical D. numerous
13. The _______, which can travel underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn about the undersea
world.
A. aeroplane B. electronic car C. spaceship D. submarine
14. You can get access _______ the Internet via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop computers,
mobile phones, and tablets.
A. for B. in C. of D. to
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 15. People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new _______.
A. producers B. produces C. productions D. products
16. _______ noodles are a precooked and usually dried noodle block invented by the Japanese.
A. Instantaneous B. Instance C. Instant D. Instantly
17. Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls, taking pictures,
or listening to music.
The underlined word has the CLOSEST meaning to:
A. capable B. flexible C. helpful D. interesting
18. Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010.
The underlined word has the CLOSEST meaning to:
A. became B. continued C. existed D. stopped
19. A smartphone is too costly for him to have a normal one.
The underlined word has the OPPOSITE meaning to:
A. economical B. expensive C. priceless D. valuable
20. Even the best invention may have drawbacks. A laptop, for example, is expensive so many people
cannot afford it.
The underlined word has the OPPOSITE meaning to:
A. advantages B. disadvantages C. shortcomings D. weaknesses
IV. Choose the word(s) or phrase that needs correcting.
1. Vaccination has been used for a long time for prevent diseases.
A B C D
2. Since the Internet was first created in the 1960s, it changed people’s lives a lot.
A B C D
3. Many teenagers now prefer chatting on the computer to meet face to face.
A B C D
4. The Tesla Coil is used for create extremely powerful electrical fields.
A B C D
5. You can use a tablet to listening to music, surfing web or chatting with friends.
A B C D
V. SPEAKING: Choose the best response to each of the following exchanges
1. “Dad. I’ve passed the English test.” – “_________”
A. Good job! B. Good test! C. Good luck! D. Good way!
2. “I think I will choose a new laptop rather than a smartphone.” – “_______, Phong!”
A. Congratulation B. I hope so C. What a pity D. What a wise choice
3. “Good luck with the exam, Minh!” – “_________, Dad.”
A. By no means B. I wish so C. Never mind D. Thank you
4. “Do you think new inventions always make people rich?” – “_________”
A. I agree B. I don’t think so. C. It sounds great. D. No, not much.
5. “Can I take away your dish?” – “Wait a minute. _________”
A. I can’t finish B. I don’t finish C. I have to finish D. I haven’t finished
VI. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. I’ve always thought he was a ……………………. (wonder) actor.
2. This will reduce the ……………………. (environment) risks to employees’ health.
3. They’ve always ……………………. (courage) me in everything I’ve wanted to do.
4. Hybrid cars are better for the environment than ……………….. (tradition) cars.
5. Apple’s new IPad Pro is aimed at enterprises as a ……………………. (replace) for computers.
6. Painting is relatively …………………. (expensive) way to enhance your home.

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 7. The country is heavily ……………………... (depend) on oil and gas imports.
8. There’s increasing demand for cars which are more ……………………. (economy) on fuel.
9. Freedom of ……………… (choose) is very important to many people.
10. The move from TV to film was a logical ……………………… (develop) in her career.
11. When scientists discovered genetic engineering, they considered it their greatest …………………
(achieve)
12. Edison said, “Genius is one percent …………………. (inspire) and ninety-nine percent
………………….. (perspire)
13. Apple iPad succeeded in capturing the public’s …………………. (imagine) and started a new trend.
14. Social networking sites can be used for creating your ……………….. (person) profile ad contacting
your friends.
15. The petrol …………………. (consume) of this type of motorbike is estimated at approximately 2
litres per 100 km.
16. This 3-D ………………. (print) is used to produce solid objects similar to the originals.
17. Some people like a small screen, as it is portable, but the other ones want a ……………….. (bulk)
one to watch films conveniently with big images.
18. A medical ……………… (incubate) is the invention which is admitted to be really humane.
19. Scientists and …………………. (invent) have observed things in nature to design new products to
serve humans.
20. In the early 20th century, Nikola Tesla invented his own engine with high fuel ……………………
(efficient) in turbine style using smooth discs.
VII. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Sarah ………………. (collect) plenty of information for the assignment recently.
2. His father-in-law ……………….(do) research since last year.
3. I …………….. (read) all the books on the reading list today, so I have the notes now.
4. His father ………………..(work) for this company from 1994 to 2015.
5. It ………………….. (rain) since I stopped my work.
6. This is the second time I ………………….(meet) him.
7. They ……………………. (walk) for more than 2 hours.
8. …………………. (you/get) married yet?
9. The last time I ……………… (go) to Brighton was in August.
10. I ………………… (work) in a bank for ten years.
11. Where …………………….. (you / live) when you were young?
12. She ……………………….. (not / study) French at university when she was young.
13. He ………………………. (travel) through the Middle East last year.
14. ………………………… (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris before?
15. Since I ………………. (be ) in this city I ……………….. ( not see) him.
16. I went to John’s room and ……………….. (knock) on the door but there ……………(be) no answer.
17. I ………………… (just realize) that there are only four weeks to the end of the term.
18. How long …………………… (you/know) each other?
19. In the past few years, it ………………….. (become ) more and more difficult to get into university.
20. I …………………. (move) to HN in 2001. I ………………. (be ) there a long time now.
VIII. READING: Read the text and choose the suitable words to fill the gaps.
Scientist Hayat Sindi’s device is the size of a postage stamp, and it costs just a penny. But it could
(1)_______ millions of lives. In many parts of the world, doctors and nurses work with no (2)_______ or
clean water. They have to send health tests to labs and wait weeks for results. But this little piece of
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 paper could change that. It (3)________ tiny holes that are filled with chemicals. These chemicals are
able to detect health problems. A person places a single (4)________ of blood on the paper. The
chemicals in the paper change due to the blood and indicate (5)________ or not the person has an illness.

1. A. build B. keep C. start D. save

2. A. electric B. electricity C. electrical D. electrician
3. A. contains B. invents C. provides D. supports
4. A. bit B. drop C. piece D. slice
5. A. as if B. either C. neither D. whether
IX. READING: Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
Many people think that becoming an inventor is a simple process of three steps: having a bright idea,
researching the market for the idea, and then selling that idea to a large company. It’s not that simple,
however, and can often be a time-consuming, difficult process. So let’s take a look at what you need to do to
become an inventor.
Every invention starts with an idea. Brainstorm your ideas with colleagues, friends, and family. For any
idea they like, do research to check that your idea is original. Decide if you want to protect or patent your
idea from being copied. Think carefully about this, as you do not want to be an inventor who says, “He
wouldn’t have been able to steal my idea if I had patented it.”
So now you have the idea, what’s next? Once you settle on the idea for your invention, study the market
you want to sell it to. Get to know as much as you can about the customers who will buy your product. Make
sure it will be profitable.
Once you have identified that market for your invention, write a business plan, possibly create a sample
of your product, and then go out and try to sell it. This is a challenging stage because you could meet with a
lot of rejection. Keep going and don’t give up. Do not lose sight of your goal – seeing your product used and
enjoyed by millions.
1. ________ Becoming an inventor is a difficult process.
2. ________ Becoming an inventor does not take a lot of time.
3. ________ You should work with your colleagues, friends, and family to choose the topic for your
research.
4. ________ Make sure that your idea for research is new and unique.
5. ________ You should do the market research for your product before you settle on the idea for your
invention.
6. ________ The process of carrying out your business plan is not easy.

X. WRITING: Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning using the words in
brackets.
1. He arrived too late to catch the 9.30 train.
He didn’t arrive ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Learning about other cultures is important.
It is …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Oh no. My wallet is still in the car. (left)
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I have difficulty in understanding his accent.
I find ………………………………………………………………………………his accent.
5. Is this your first visit to Korea?
Have you ……………………………………………………………………………………..?

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6. Robert and Catherine have got married for three years.
It’s three years …………………………………………………………………………………

7. She has taught the children in the remote areas for nearly five months.
She started …………………………………………………………………………………….
8. They made her pay $500 tax for the package.
She …………………………………………………………………………. for the package.
9. It is a long time since we last met.
We haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..
10. When did you have this laptop?
How …………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. I haven’t seen him for 8 days.
The last ………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. I have never seen such a beautiful girl before.
She is ……………………………………………………………………………………………
13. He began to study English when he was young. (since)
…………………..………………………………………………………………………………
14. Contacting her at work in usually quite easy.
It’s quite easy ................................................................................................................................
15. The last time she sent me an email was 5 months ago.
She has ………………………………………………………………………………………….

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