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1. UNIT 4 – VOLUNTEER WORK
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1 : Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
1. A. week B. wet C. way D. answer
2. A. we B. wine C. who D. wheel
3. A. warm B. two C. well D. weather
4. A. write B. windy C. away D. always
5. A. what B. whole C. white D. which
6. A. boy B. young C. yes D. yesterday
7. A. usually B. university C. understand D. student
Exercise 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences:
1. Tony is keen on ________ a member of the national football team.
A. Become B. to become C. becoming D. became
2. The little boy’s favourite game was ________ to be an emperor.
A. Pretend B. pretended C. to be pretending D. pretending
3. A popular sport in this place is ________ wild boars.
A. Will hunt B.hunting C. hunt D. hunted
4. The doctor advised him to give up ________.
A. Drinking B. drink C. to drink D. drunk
5. Don’t give up; keep on _________.
A. To try B. try C. having tried D. trying
6. They are _______ the road to relieve traffic congestion.
A. Have widened B. to widen C. widen D. widened
7. The company agreed _________ the goods to Mr. Chin.
A. Delivering B. deliver C. to deliver D. have delivered
8. I intend _______ Ipoh on the second of the month.
A. Leaving B. to leave C. leave D. left
9. No one is allowed _________ without a ticket of admission.
A. To enter B. entering C. entered D. enter
10.The authorities are _________ out a thorough investigation into this matter.
A. Will carry B. carried C. to carry D. have carried

2. Exercise 3 : Complete the sentences, using the infinitive, gerund or present
participle of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is easy ( see ) ___________ animals on the road in daylight but sometimes at night
it is difficult ( avoid ) __________ ( hit ) __________ them.
2. I caught him ( climb ) ___________ over my wall. I asked him ( explain )__________
but he refused ( say ) _________ anything, so in the end I had ( let ) _________ him
( go )_________.
3. It is pleasant ( sit ) ___________ by the fire at night and ( hear )__________ the
wind ( howl ) __________ outside.
4. There was no way of ( get ) __________ out of the building except by (climb)
__________ down a rope and Ann was too terrified ( do )__________ this.
5. We heard the engine ( roar ) __________ as the plane began ( move )_________ and
we saw the people on the ground ( wave ) __________ goodbye.
6. It’s no good ( write ) ___________ to him; he never answers letters. The only thing
(do) __________ is ( go ) __________ and ( see ) ___________ him.
7. Ask him ( come ) _________ in. Don’t keep him ( stand ) _________ at the door.
8. We watched the children ( jump ) __________ from a window and ( fall ) _________
into a blanket held by the people below.
9. It is very unpleasant ( wake ) ___________ up and ( hear ) _________ the rain (beat)
_________ on the windows.
10.He saw the lorry ( begin ) ________ ( roll ) _________ forwards but he was too far
away ( do ) _________ anything ( stop )__________ it.