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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.
Hi Kathy,
I’m writing to you from Côn Đảo island, where I’m working as a volunteer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). I have just come here for two days but I have (1) __________ done so many things. Do you know that IUCN is one of the oldest and largest global (2) __________ organisations? IUCN has worked in Vietnam since the mid-1980s. It (3) __________ to protect endangered wild animals, especially the sea turtles in Vietnam. In Côn Đảo island, many sea turtles swim to the islands between the fourth and seventh lunar months and lay their eggs in the sand before returning to the sea. However, the number of sea turtles (4) __________ over the last 30 years because of overfishing, pollution and destruction of nesting beaches. During the days, we have taken part in coastal clean-ups. At night, we have guarded turtle nests, protected eggs (5) __________ poachers and released baby sea turtles back into the ocean early in the morning. It’s hard work but it’s enjoyable and I’ve met a lot of great people. The best part about working for IUCN is that I can help endangered animals and still have fun at the same time.
I hope you’re having fun, too. See you in a month.
All the best,
Hong Nguyen
1. A. never B. still C. already D. yet
2. A. environmental B. environmentalist C. environmentally D. environment
3. A. intend B. serve C. decides D. aims
4. A. decreased B. has decreased C. are decreasing D. decreases
5. A. with B. to C. from D. on
Give the correct form of the word in brackets
1. At 5 pm yesterday, I (learn)___________ English at school.
2. Be quite! Those children (sleep)_____________.
3. Jack (be) _______ very lazy, but he isn’t now.
4. I was strolling along the street when someone (call) _________ me on the phone.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
- I’m writing to apply __________ a volunteer position at the local centre of community development.
A. To B. for C. in D. on
2. Volunteers work in different conditions, so they must be ____________ to changing situations.
A. Adapt B. adapted C. adapting D. adaptable
3. Someone has made a big ______________to the school. We’ve got enough money now to buy some new computers.
A. Solution B. decision C. donation D. chance
4. ___________ is an organization that tries to achieve social or political aims but is not controlled by a government.
A. government organization B. non-government organization
C. non-governmental organization D. governmental organization
5. Last summer, while I _________ the shopping mall, I ______________ an advertisement for volunteers.
A. am going to / see B. went/ saw
C. was going to/ saw D. go to/ see
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Mr. Brown and some (1) _____________ are on a very dirty beach now. Today they are ready to (2) ___________ the beach a clean and beautiful place again. After listening to Mr. Brown's instructions, they are divided into three groups. Group 1 needs to walk along the beach. Group 2 should check the sand, (3) _____________ group 3 has to check among the rocks. Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be collected by Mr. Brown. He will take the bags to the to garbage (4) _____________. They all are (5) _______________ to work hard to refresh this area.
Mr. Brown and some (1) _____________ are on a very dirty beach now.
A. Voluntary B. volunteers C. volunteering D. volunteer
Today they are ready to (2) ___________ the beach a clean and beautiful place again
A. Make B. get C. do D. change
Group 2 should check the sand, (3) _____________ group 3 has to check among the rocks.
A. So B. but C. although D. and
He will take the bags to the to garbage (4) _____________.
A. Dump B. yard C. area D. place
They all are (5) _______________ to work hard to refresh this area.
A. Exciting B. interesting C. eager D. bored