TEST 60’

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. disrespectful B. independent C. physically D. understanding
Question 2: A. dedicate B. fortunate C. practical D. volunteer

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, c, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. angry B. needy C. supply D. country
Question 4: A. charity B. school C. childless D. teacher
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: They were so excited about joining the local _______ group that they couldn't sleep last night.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteerism
Question 6: A/an _______ isa 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
Question 7: Mr. Chen is more _______ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas
volunteer organization in Africa.
A. single-minded B. narrow-minded C. absent-minded D. open-minded
Question 8: A lot of generous businessmen have _______ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
A. done B. taken C. made D. given
Question 9: You'd better _______ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.
A. promise B. do C. make D. pull
Question 10: 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
Question 11: 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
Question 12: When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to _______ your knowledge into
practice.
A. take B. put C. bring D. push
Question 13: These children _______ encounter many problems and really need our help.
A. disadvantaged B. advantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage
Question 14: Volunteers can work with many _______ children who were harmed by Agent Orange in
childcare centres.
A. parentless B. disabled C. poor D. homeless
Question 15: Football superstar David Beckham has a huge _______ for kids in need.
A. head B. strength C. memory D. heart
Question 16: Everyone can help the needy by making a _______ to a charity organization.
A. donate B. donation C. donor D. donating
Question 17: During summer holidays, university students are willing to take part in providing education for
children in remote and _______ areas.
A. mountain B. mountainous C. mountaineer D. mountaineering
Question 18: The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to _______ charity to help
those in need.
A. give away B. give in C. give back D. give up
Question 19: If one wants to take part in volunteer organizations such as Green Summer Camp, Green Saturday
Movement, Blood Donor..., he/she will have to _______ an application form.
A. fill in B. find out C. log on D. send off
Question 20: After the visit to that special school, we _______ friends with some students with reading
disabilities.
A. acquainted B. had C. made D. realized
Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 21: Fund raising for charity is a meaningful thing for everyone to do to help the community.
A. meaningless B. significant C. important D. considerate
Question 21: Their massive salaries let them afford to give away huge amounts to charities.
A. give something to someone without asking for payment
B. lend something to someone without asking for interests
C. invest something to someone without asking for profits
D. borrow something from someone without paying back
Question 22: University students are willing to get involved in helping the old and childless people.
A. interfere with B. intervene in C. participate in D. invest in
Question 23:1 got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.
A. accidentally B. purposefully C. easily D. immediately
Question 24: Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.
A. empty B. faraway C. crowded D. poor
Question 25: Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
Exercise 5: Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 26: It is surprising that all the students in class 10A choose to do a project on “Helping the needy”.
A. privileged B. impoverished C. disadvantaged D. miserable
Question 27: For a cleaner and greener community, everyone should reduce the amount of trash and take care
of our environment.
A. look after B. take after C. look out for D. wipe out
Question 28: Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.
A. lucky B. blessed C. unlucky D. uncomfortable
Question 29: Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about
health or safety matters.
A. Open B. Private C. Secret D. Popular
Question 30: We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organize activities
for young children.
A. active B. dynamic C. passive D. reluctant
Exercise 6: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Many people enjoy lying in bed in the morning, but can you imagine having to spend 90 days in bed? Could
you stand the boredom and the frustration of not being (31) _______ toget up? That was the task that faced 14
volunteers when they started out on a bed-rest experiment being conducted (32) _______ the European Space
Agency.
The study had a serious purpose: to investigate the changes that take place in the human body during long-
duration spaceflight. Lying in a horizontal position was the best way of (33) _______ weightlessness. The aim
was to discover what effect period of weightlessness will have on the health of astronauts spending several
months on the International Space Station.
The volunteers ate their meals, took showers and underwent medical tests without ever sitting up. That's even
tougher than it sounds, especially when you (34) _______ that no visitors were permitted. However, each
volunteer did have a mobile phone, as well as access to the latest films, computer games and music.
Surprisingly, Everyone was in a good (35) _______ at the end of the 90 days, "I would do it again," said one of
the volunteers. "It was disorientating, but we knew we were" contributing to medical research and space
exploration.

(Source: https://goo.gl/AulfwP)
Question 31: A. enabled B. allowed C. granted D. approved
Question 32: A. by B. on C. for D. about
Question 33: A. simulated B. simulate C. to simulate D. simulating
Question 34: A. reckon B. realize C. regard D. remark
Question 35: A. attitude B. spirit C. feeling D. mood

Exercise 7: 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 from 36 to 40.
Volunteering offers many of the same social benefits, with the added bonus of helping others and developing
useful skills to put on your cv. Plus, students are in a unique position to help, suggests Tom Fox. "They can take
their enthusiasm and excitement for opportunities and share their passions, subject knowledge and experience
with people." The idea of giving up time for nothing might seem impractical at first, especially once the
pressures of study and coursework or exams begin to mount up. However, Michelle Wright, CEO of charity
support organization Cause4, suggests seeing volunteering as a two-way street. "I think it is fine for
undergraduates to approach volunteering as a symbiotic relationship where doing good is just one part of the
motivation for reaching personal and professional goals."
 Katerina Rudiger, head of skills and policy campaigns at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
(CIPD), says: Volunteering can be a valuable way of gaining that experience, as well as building confidence,
broadening your horizons, becoming a better team player and developing those all-important 'employability
skills' such as communication and decision making." Amanda Haig, graduate HR manager, agrees that
volunteering can help your employment prospects. "Volunteering can demonstrate positive personality traits
and skill sets, such as proactivity, and teamwork," she says.
A positive side-effect of volunteering is improving your time at university by getting involved in the local
community. Leaving the student bubble can make your time as an undergraduate much more varied. At Bath
Spa University, more than 1,000 students volunteered over the past year, doing everything from working on
local environmental projects to helping in schools or assisting the elderly. "Quite often there can be a divide
between students and permanent residents," says students’ union president Amy Dawson, "but if students invest
a little time now, they will be giving something back to the local community and will reap the benefits in the
future."
"You might also find that volunteering helps your studies if you choose the right program. At Lancaster,
volunteering is linked into academic modules in some cases", explains Fox. "This has multiple wins. Students
get to apply their learning in the classroom and share their interests with children in local schools or community
organizations, while schools gain skilled students with a passion for a subject that enthuses their pupils."
(Adapted from https://www.independent.co.uk/student)
Question 36: What is the most suitable title for this reading?

A. Volunteering at university
B. Volunteering helps employment prospects
C. Students should take part in extracurricular activities to put it on cv
D. The virtues of volunteering
Question 37: Which of the following information is NOT mentioned in paragraph 1?
A. Many social benefits are provided by volunteering.
B. Students are likely to be enthusiastic for chances and share their interests with people.
C. Volunteering might increase the pressures of study and coursework or exam.
D. Michelle Wright recommends seeing volunteering as a two-way street.
Question 38: What is inferred from Michelle Wright's opinion about volunteering?
A. It helps to build confidence and broaden the horizons.
B. It is a part of the motivation for reaching personal and professional goals.
C. It helps to demonstrate positive personality traits and skill sets, such as proactivity, and teamwork.
D. It helps students to take their enthusiasm and excitement for opportunities and share their passions.
Question 39: The word "gaining" in paragraph 2 can be replaced by _______
A. getting B. making
C. lacking D. taking
Question 40: Personality traits and skill sets include _______
A. communication and decision-making
B. proactivity and collaboration
C. proactivity and confidence
D. passions, subject knowledge and experience
Question 41: What does the word “side-effect” mean?
A. additional result that you did not expect or want
B. an extra good result
C. another side of a street
D. a two-way street
Question 42: What does the word “they" refer to in paragraph 3?
A. projects B. residents C. students D. benefits
Question 43: Which of the following most accurately reflects Fox's explanation in the last paragraph?
A. Students at universities must join at least one activity in volunteer campaign at local schools.
B. Students at universities should join as many activities in volunteer campaign at local schools as possible.
C. Students at universities who join volunteer work will gain a lot of purposes for the community only.
D. Students at universities who join volunteer work will gain a lot of purposes for not only themselves but also
the community.
Exercise 8. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
44. - "Shall we join the Green Summer Camp after the semester finishes?”
- “____”
A. That's a great idea! B. They're very good! C. Not at all! D. No, let's!
45. “Thanks for your support for our campaign!" – “____”
A. I don't bother. B. That'll be fine for me. C. It's my pleasure. D. That's a nuisance.
Exercise 9. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
46. The lives of disadvantaged students are often very different for those of their more wealthy peers.
A B C D
47. Mahatma Gandhi fought against the rights of poor people and women in India and became a hero for
A B C
millions of people.
Exercise 10. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
48. Angelina Jolie began taking an interest in charity work. She was filming in Cambodia then.
A. After Angelina Jolie began taking an interest in charity work, she was filming in Cambodia.
B. Angelina Jolie began taking an interest in charity work while she was filming in Cambodia.
C. Before Angelina Jolie was filming in Cambodia, she began to take an interest in charity work.
D. As soon as Angelina Jolie began taking an interest in charity work, she was filming in Cambodia
then.
49. They were busy with their schoolwork. They spent time helping the elderly in the retirement home.
A. They were busy with their schoolwork, but they still spent time helping the elderly in the retirement
home.
B. They spent time helping the elderly in the retirement home, so they were busy with their schoolwork.
C. They were busy with their schoolwork, and they spent time helping the elderly in the retirement
home.
50. It is meaningful to save some pocket money for charity work.
A. Nobody thinks it is meaningless to loose money for charity work.
B. Saving some pocket money for charity work is a meaningful thing to do.
C. It means that we have to save some pocket money for charity work.
D. We mean to save some pocket money for charity work.