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# English C-Test B1: Volunteering in your free time

An English C-Test at B1 level: short sentences, everyday life at university and in town, words you know from school English.

Last checked: 31 October 2026

25 gaps: 13 on grammar, 12 on vocabulary. Complete the second half of each word, then check; every answer with its explanation is under the text.

## Volunteering in your free time

B1

Many students spend a few hours each week as volunteers, without being paid for their work. Some he___ at a lo___ food ba___, where th___ sort dona___ and ha___ out br___ and veget___ to fami___ with lit___ money. Oth___ give fr___ lessons t___ children w___ need ex___ support wi___ maths o___ reading. T___ work i___ not alw___ easy, b___ most volun___ say th___ get a l___ in ret___. Many also meet people from very different backgrounds and learn skills that later impress employers.

### Answers and explanations: Volunteering in your free time

1. help Vocabulary
   "help at" = work at; no -s, because "some" (students) is plural.
2. local Vocabulary
   "local" = in the area where you live.
3. bank Vocabulary
   "food bank" = a place that gives free food to people in need.
4. they Grammar
   Subject pronoun "they"; it refers to the volunteers.
5. donations Vocabulary
   "donations" = things given for free to help others.
6. hand Vocabulary
   "hand out" = give to each person.
7. bread Vocabulary
   "bread" (uncountable).
8. vegetables Vocabulary
   "vegetables" = plants you eat, usually plural.
9. families Grammar
   Plural of "family": consonant + y becomes -ies.
10. little Grammar
    "little money": "little" before uncountable nouns, "few" before countable ones.
11. Others Grammar
    "Some … Others …": "others" stands alone, without a noun.
12. free Vocabulary
    "free lessons" = lessons that cost nothing.
13. to Grammar
    "give lessons to children": "to" before the person who receives something.
14. who Grammar
    Relative pronoun "who" for people: "children who need …".
15. extra Vocabulary
    "extra support" = more help than usual.
16. with Grammar
    "support with maths": "support" and "help" take "with".
17. or Grammar
    "or" joins two school subjects.
18. The Grammar
    "The work": definite article, because it is the work just described.
19. is Grammar
    "the work is": "is", because "work" is singular.
20. always Grammar
    "not always": the adverb of frequency follows "is not".
21. but Grammar
    Conjunction "but" introduces a contrast.
22. volunteers Vocabulary
    "volunteers" = people who work without pay.
23. they Grammar
    Subject pronoun "they"; it refers to the volunteers.
24. lot Vocabulary
    "a lot" = much.
25. return Vocabulary
    "in return" = as something given back.

## Tips for B1

- At B1, small words often decide: articles, prepositions and the -s ending after he, she and it.
- Read the whole sentence before you fill a gap; the verb at the end often gives away the tense.
- If you get more than 20 of 25 gaps right here, try a B2 text next.

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