IV. READING (3 marks) A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)volunteer to with since helpingIn the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the...
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IV. READING (3 marks)
A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)
volunteer to with since helping
In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.
According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does
___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the country
B. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 marks)
Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headaches when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.
*Questions:
1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA ?_______________________________
2. What can people see when they have headaches ? _______________________________
3.Can people have pains on only one side of the head ? ____________________________
4. How can they prevent headaches ?____________________________________________
2. Fill each blank with a suitable word from the box.
challenge collection unusual occasions pleasure
David Stewart, a 15 year old boy from Hungary has an (1) ___unusual_________ hobby – collecting teabags. For the last five years, he has collected more than 200 teabags. He exchanges his teabags with others’ from all around the world to add to his (2) _______collection_____. His family, relatives and friends are all aware of this hobby, so on special (3) _____occasions_______ they will give him teabags. David says at first it was easy but then it is a (4) ___challenge_________ to be able to find new items. He stores the teabags in a box and keeps them in a cool, dry place so that they can be well maintained. To David, this hobby is a great source of (5) ______pleasesure______ because it helps him understand more about different cultures around the world.
1 unusual
2 collection
3 occasions
4 challenge
5 pleasesure