PRACTICE UNIT 4 (G11)

UNIT 4 - VOLUNTEER WORK

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differentlyj from that of the other words.
1. A. wheel B. wet C. away D. answer
2. A. beyond B. year C. quay D. yet
3. A. who B. when C. what D. why
4. A. well B. week C. two D. forward
5. A. amuse B. cure C. new D. usual
6. A. knowledge B. towards C. forward D. award
7. A. conquest B. conquer C. quite D. require
8. A. human B. huge C. accuse D. accurate
II. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Make any changes in the form if necessary.

A. donate B. happiness C. medicine D. comfortable
E. mountain F. handicap G. voluntary H. orphan

1. I didn’t have to ask them to leave; they went........................
2. He has been an......................since he was five.
3. They’ve just built a school for the physically....................children in this area.
4. The news brought........................to all of us.
5. Their grandchildren are a constant source of..........................
6. The government should provide .....................services for local people.
7. The admission fee of $2 for adults and $1 for children is ....................to the Preserve Our History Fund.
8. They volunteer to work in....................areas to provide education for children.
III. Decide whether the -ing form in italics is gerund or present participle? Write G (Gerund) or Pr P (Present participle) next to each sentence.
1. I think you should start practising now! ..............
2. Listening to music after work helps me relax my mind. ..............
3. It`s a waste of time playing computer games. ..............
4. There are some people waiting to see you, Sir. ..............
5. I hate doing the washing-up! ..............
6. Feeling tired, I went to bed early. ..............
7. Having finished the housework, Tâm Vy went for a walk. ..............
8. Do you have a headache? Try taking two of these pills. ..............
IV. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate gerund or present participle of the verbs from the box.
1. He spends most of his time..............................computer games.


2. I`m looking forward to..............................from you soon.
3. Would you mind.............................. for me outside?
4. I fmd..............................up early unbearable!
5. Keeping fit means..............................exercise every day!
6. I saw a flock of birds..............................in the sky.
7. Can you smell anything..............................?
8. Sue keeps..............................late at night.
V. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
Dear Mr and Mrs Smith,
I am very happy to (1)......................... a donation of $10,000 from you yesterday morning. We will certainly use (2).......................money to build a few classrooms (3)..................the homeless children in our area.
I would like to (4).........................our gratitude for your help. I think the children will be very (5) ..............................to you for bringing them the pleasure of (6) ..................... to school. As soon as we have (7)...............building the classrooms, I will send you some photos (8)
..............................them.
I do thank you again.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas
VI. Rewrite each sentenee, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Would you like to go to the theatre?
Do you fancy........................................................?
2. Why don’t we wait for the next bus?
He suggested.........................................................
3. I hate clearing up tables after dinner.
Clearing up tables after dinner is...........................!
4. Thoa continued singing for an hour without stopping.
Thoa sang.........................................................
5. There’s something burning in the kitchen.
I can smell................................................................
6. If Dad takes the job he’ll have to move to HCM City.
Taking the job will mean......................................
7. ”You cheated in the exam," said Ms. Tâm Vy.
Ms. Tâm Vy accused me.............................................
8. Because she has already read the book several times, she can tell about it.
Having...........................................................................


VII. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

More and more young people are doing voluntary work abroad. The wide variety