G10 - MOON C - Unit 4.1 For A Better Community
G10 - MOON C - Unit 4.1 For A Better Community
G10 - MOON C - Unit 4.1 For A Better Community
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FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. obvious B. opportunity C. priority D. position
2. A. interact B. invalid C. chance D. narrow
3. A. hopeless B. useless C. unless D. meaningless
4. A. posted B. interacted C. donated D. concerned
5. A. applies B. obvious C. helps D. reports
II. 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.
1. A. newspaper B. commuter C. donation D. employment
2. A. community B. facility C. development D. disadvantage
3. A. handicapped B. fortunate C. interact D. meaningful
4. A. public B. martyr C. helpful D. apply
5. A. donor B. excite C. balance D. leader
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following sentences.
1. Volunteer work, understood in its traditional meaning, as unpaid activity oriented to help others and to
A B
improve society, have existed throughout the history of humanity.
C D
2. In order to start doing volunteer work, many organizations require that prospective volunteers complete a
A B
background check, which usually includes reference checks and criminal history check.
C D
3. The connections between informal learning with volunteer work are rarely discussed, or even acknowledged.
A B C D
4. Volunteerism refers to all forms of voluntary activity, whether formally or informally, full-time or part-time,
A B C
at home or abroad.
D
5. An important aspect of the informal learning acquired through volunteering is their transferability to other
A B C
dimensions of people's life, like paid employment or the civic sphere.
D
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following sentences.
1. No one solution matches the needs of all communities.
A. There exists no single solution to solve all communities' problems.
B. Not communities share the same problems, hence no single solution.
C. All communities have their own needs but require the same solution.
D. There is no one solution to meet the needs of all communities.
2. Volunteering has a considerable impact on the education system itself.
A. The education itself has been considerably impacted by volunteering activities.
B. The impact of volunteering on the education system itself is worth considering.
C. There is a considerable impact of volunteering on its education system itself.
D. It is the volunteering activities that have considerable impact on education.
3. Volunteering makes a significant contribution to the economy all around the world.
A. A contribution from volunteering to the economy has been significantly made.
B. The economy all around the world benefits significantly from volunteering.
C. Volunteers around the world have made significant contribution to the economy.
D. Volunteering has significantly contributed to the world economy in all sectors.
4. Drugs are tested in patient volunteers to monitor adverse reactions to long-term use.
A. Patient volunteers help test drugs to monitor their adverse reactions to long-term use.
B. Patient volunteers are tested by drugs to monitor adverse reactions to long-term use.
C. Volunteers test drugs for patients to monitor their adverse reactions to long-term use.
D. Adverse reactions to long-term use are monitored after being tested in patient volunteers.
5. Nine volunteers were recruited to take part in the study.
A. The study attracted nine volunteers to take part in.
B. They recruited nine volunteers to takepart in the study.
C. All the nine recruited volunteers took part in the study.
D. The recruitment of nine volunteers helped the study a lot.
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
With the support of volunteers, Mencap is able to help young people and adults live and engage in
everyday life, enabling them to enjoy more fulfilling activities and live (1) ____. With this support young
people and adults with a learning (2) ____ are able to engage in dedicated information and communication
technology (ICT) training and activities (3) ____ empower them with increased (4) ____ and ability to use
digital technology, have fun and improve their health and well-being. It has also created a community of
individuals (5) ____ both mainstream and learning disability background (6) ____ would not usually be in the
same social circle. This has had a real and noticeable impact (7) ____ both groups, which includes enabling
friendships to form and mutual understanding to be gained. A good example of (8) ____ this has been done is
through the joint club in Lisnaskea where young people from the local community have joined the LiveNet club
as peer mentors, helping young people to learn together and feel part of (9) ____ one community. Key topics
(10) ____ as part of the club include e-safety and safe social networking, using ICT, having fun and keeping
healthy.
1. A. independent B. independently C. independence D. dependent
2. A. ability B. disability C. abilities D. disabilities
3. A. which B. that C. these D. those
4. A. confident B. confidential C. confidence D. confide
5. A. in B. with C. for D. from
6. A. which B. that C. who D. whom
7. A. to B. in C. for D. on
8. A. what B. how C. where D. when
9. A. this B. that C. the D. its
10. A. to run B. running C. ran D. run