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.

A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a (119) ____ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I got used to (120) ____ there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countiyside was.

One of my jobs was to supply the village (121) ____ water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used to spend a long time every day (122) ____ heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes delivered. (123) ____ these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers.

All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (124) ____ was considering working for a charity.

Question 119:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.

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Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.

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I got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.

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Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.

Mary is disappointed with the volunteer work in this charity organisation.

Our children are interested in giving away their old books to needy people.

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4. We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organise activities for young children.

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Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.

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Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighbourhood.

It is meaningful to save some pocket money for charity work.

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Volunteering also means getting to meet people with a similar passion.

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Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, especially among retired persons.