ENGLISH 11
UNIT 4 VOLUNTEER WORK
TEST 2
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. volunteer b. hospital c. orphanage d. mountainous
2. a. museum b. interest c. handicapped d. difficult
3. a. participate b. organize c. voluntary d. usually
4. a. problem b. enough c. listen d. summer
5. a. example b. happiness c. advantage d. disaster
II. Choose a, b, c or d that best completes unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close
meaning to the original one.
6. One ……………… of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.
a. disadvantage b. disadvantaged c. disadvantageous d. disadvantageously
7. Full ……………… by all members is compulsory.
a. participate b. participation c. participator d. participant
8. There are many places of ……………… to visit in London and Paris.
a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interestingly
9. Those students volunteered to care ……………… the sick and the aged.
a. on b. with c. in d. for
10. Did you learn news ……………… Janet?
a. with b. for c. since d. from
11. I often take part ……………… social activities every weekend.
a. in b. for c. against d. over
12. More than 70 people were killed in the ………………, caused when a dam burst.
a. flood b. drought c. vacation d. war
13. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
a. suburb b. central c. faraway d. natural
14. New-born children always need special ………………
a. help b. care c. look d. interest
15. These cars are in a bad state. They need ………………
a. looking after b. taking care of c. repairing d. organizing
a. to organize b. to have organize c. of organizing d. for having organized
30. I am interested ……………… the new course next week.
a. in learning b. in having learnt c. to learn d. on having learnt
II. Error Identification.
31. Volunteers will be trained and placing according to the current needs and requirements, with consideration of
their skills and background.
32. There are many private primary schools that provides education, accommodation, and food for children and
orphans.
33. Volunteers can teach primary subjects, having organized sport and art activities for the children.
34. Placements at local secondary schools can arranged upon request.
35. Volunteers will be required a university degree to be eligible to teaching at the secondary level.
III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
There are various types of programs that volunteers could be involved such as:
Teaching: Volunteers can teach English, painting, crafts, music, drama and games to various disadvantaged groups.
Disabled children’s programs: These projects may involve working with both disadvantaged and disabled children.
Volunteers help care for the children and help with rehabilitation and alternative shooling. There is also scope for
specialist programs for qualified volunteers in counseling, medical care, physiotherapy and speech therapy.
Working in Homes for the elderly: Here volunteers will help take care of elderly residents which includes helping
out with meals and bathing, and also with providing companionship.
Women’s Development: Volunteers can help with vocational training. Here volunteers can also participate in the
teaching programs.
Enviromental and Waste management: Volunteers can help with the basic water and sanitation services for the
disadvantaged. Please note that this program is out of the city.
Medical care: Suitably qualified volunteers (doctors and nurses) can work with AIDS victims and those suffering
other serious medical conditions.
Small Enterprises: Volunteers can help with design, quality control, and researching sustainable businesses.
Office Work: Suitably qualified volunteers can help out with the marketing strategies, human resources and
managing projects.
36. A volunteer ………………….
a. can work as a teacher of English b. can only come to help orphans
45. a. suffer b. disadvantages c. care d. diseases
46. a. farm b. urban c. rural d. suburb
47. a. insist b. consist c. attract d. involve
48. a. too b. so c. as well d. also
49. a. background b. ground c. foundation d. level
50. a. local b. area c. region d. part
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