UNIT 4
VOLUNTEER WORK
I.
Circle the word with the italic consonant sound different from that of the others in
each group.
1. hour
half
home
house
2. union
useful
under
university
3. water
whale
whole
window
4. when
who
where
which
5. usually
uranium
uniform
umbrella
6. answer
world
write
jewellery
7. children kitchen
beach

situation
suggestion
II.
Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form or tense of an
appropriate verb from the box.
suffer
overcome
volunteer
repair
comfort
donate
participate
join
raise
perform
1. Claire ______ at the homeless shelter once a week.
2. I've never seen this play ______ before.
3. He ______ to know that most students in the class knew even less than he.
4. He made a rash decision and now he ______ for it.
5. She ______ her difficulties to graduate.
6. Some people were in the streets ______ money for charity.
7. He ______ thousands of pounds to charity.
8. It was too badly damaged ______.
9. Would you mind if I ______ you for a drink in the bar?
10. We encourage students ______ fully in the running of the college.
III.
Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part.
1. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
a. bring along b. get on with c. keep up with
d. look after

d. taken part
9. English classes will be set up for the disadvantaged children.
a. built
b. started
c. chosen
d. taken
10. People are now raising money for flood victims.
a. sending
b. collecting c. paying
d. making


IV.
Rewrite the sentences beginning with an appropriate participle (present, past or
perfect).
1. When she saw the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road.
____________________________________________________________
2. If it is looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter.
____________________________________________________________
3. As I don't have a credit card, I found it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.
____________________________________________________________
4. Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms because he was unemployed.
____________________________________________________________
5. Because I was walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.
____________________________________________________________
6. The house was built of wood, so it was clearly a fire risk.
____________________________________________________________
7. I was eager to catch the bus in good time because I had been told off the day before for
arriving late.
____________________________________________________________

3. She's angry about ______ to the farewell party last night.
a. not having invited
b. not to have invited
c. not having been invited
d. not to have been invited
4. We decided not to travel, ______ the terrible weather forecast.
a. having heard
b. to have heard
c. having been heard
d. to have been heard
5. I'd love ______ to the party, but it was impossible.
a. having gone
b. to have gone
b. having been gone
d. to have been gone
6. I don't recall ______ him at the conference.
a. having seen b. to have seen c. having been seen d. to have been seen
7. ______ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.


a. Having painted
b. To have painted
c. Having been painted
d. To have been painted
8. The stockbroker denied ______ of the secret business deal.
a. having informed
b. to have informed
c. having been informed
d. to have been informed
9. They now regret ______ their son by providing too many material possessions.

9. I don't agree with ______ (smack) children if they do something wrong.
10. The book ______ (publish) last week is his first novel.
11. ______ (photocopy) all the papers, Sarah put them back in the file.
12. I found a coin ______ (lie) on the sidewalk.
13. Our mechanic said that he expects ______ (fix) the brake on the car before we pick it up.
14. Life must be unpleasant for people ______ (live) near busy airports.
15. ______ (park) the car about a kilometre from the stadium, I walked the rest of the way.
VII. Choose the correct alternatives. Sometimes both are possible
1. He insisted to pay/ on paying for the meal.
2. The interviewer started off to ask/ by asking me why I wanted the job.
3. What am I going to do? I forgot bringing/ to bring my calculus text, and I need it for the
review today.
4. I can clearly recall him saying/ his saving that he was meeting 'Sarah at eight o'clock.
5. Mrs Gates appreciated serving/ being served breakfast in bed when she wasn't feeling well.
6. You'd better save/ to save some money for a rainy day. You can't count on rescueing/ being
rescued by your parents every time you get into financial difficult.
7. Waiting/ Having waited six months for the washing machine being delivered/ to be
delivered, I decided to cancel/ cancelling the order.
8. By telephoning/ In telephoning every hour, she managed to speak/ speaking to the doctor.
9. The ticket enables you visiting/ to visit both the museum and the art gallery.
10. Watching/ Having watched television to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy
habit for a growing child.
11. Now I remember you ask/ your asking me to bring sandwiches to the picnic. Your complains
about my forgetting/ having forgotten things seem justified. I'm sorry.
12. No one could make Ted feel/ to feel afraid. He refused to intimidate/ to be intimidated by
anyone.


13. The government plans to bring/ bringing in new laws forcing/ making parents to take more
responsibility for the education of their children.

____________________________________________________________
6. We/ wish/ good health/ great success//
____________________________________________________________
7. Look forward/ see/ you/ again/ next year//
____________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours.