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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 answer to each of the questions below.
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a
“housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the mo ney for the family.
He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife
agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from
grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with t his kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies now let
people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend mo re time with their children.
Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their
children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.
Sixty years ago, most women ____________
- A. went out to work
- B. had no children
- C. did not do much housework
D. were housewives
Sixty years ago, most women were housewives.
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IV. Read the passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)
Clothes can tell a lot (1) ………. a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2)……… at them and they want to be the center of things. (3)………….. people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4)………. or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (5)……….. the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (6)……..dress. The dresses all had long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (7) ……… In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are (8) ……. kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
1. A. about B. at C. with D. on
2. A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking
3. A. Each other B. Another C. Others D. Other
4. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored
5. A. at B. to C. from D. in
6. A. wear B. worn C. wore D. wearing
7. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes
8. A. many B. much C. any D. a little
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest . ( 2.5 pts )
1. A. this B. thank C. thin D. thought
2. A. plays B. cleans C. listens D. works
3. A. table B. face C. bad D. take
4. A. home B. horse C. go D. post
5. A. read B. clean C. tea D. breakfast
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . ( 5pts )
1. We usually write to each other __________
A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct
2. TV programme " Daddy , where are we going ?" is not only interesting _______ it also teaches children a lot of thing about family and friendship .
A. and B. but C. because D. so
3. Do you think we'll find a solution _______ the problem ?
A. to B. for C. of D. about
4. She _____ to the radio in the morning .
A. hears B. watches C. listens D. sees
5. ______ do you work ? - I work at a school .
A. What B. Where C. When D. How
6. The opposite of " weak " is ______
A. thin B. small C. strong D. heavy
7. _______ honest man !
A. What a B. How C. What an D. How much
8. Mr and Mrs Brown and their father have ___legs .
A. four B. six C. eight D. ten
9. Would you like ____ that for you ?
A. me doing B. that I do C. me do D. me to do
10. Which is ______ of the two girls ?
A. tallest B. the tallest C. taller D. the taller
III. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences. ( 10pts )
1. It is 6:00 p.m . Mary is at home . She ( have ) _is having____ dinner . She always ( have ) __has_______ dinner with her family around 6 o'clock .
2. My friend ( take ) ___will take___ a trip to Da Lat next week, and he plans ( stay ) _to stay____ there for a week .
3. He often ( drink ) _drinks___ coffee for breakfast , but today he ( eat ) __is eating____ some eggs .
4. Laura ( be ) __is___ from Canada . She ( speak ) _speaks_____ English and French .
5. Minh ( be ) __has been______ to Da Nang twice . He ( visit ) ____has visited______ a lot of places of interest in Da Nang .
IV. Fill in each with the correct form of the word in brackets ( 5 pts )
1. Lan's brother is a __pianist___ . He plays it very well . ( piano )
2. Where is the _____nearest_____ post office from here ? ( near )
3. She often feels ___unhappy____ when she gets badmarks . ( happy )
4. I don't like __rainy____ days . ( rain )
5. There is a very ____interesting______ movie on at the Fansland cinema ( interest )
6. You will be _healthier____ after your summer holiday . ( healthy )
7. What is the _most___popular___ sport in your country ? ( popular )
8. I'd like a nice __juicy__orange . ( juice )
9. Your house is _farther____ from our school than mine . ( far )
10. Lan is good at English . She can speak English ___fluently___ . ( fluent )
I/ Rewrite the sentences using the word given
1. In her previous job, Jane was a stamp collector. (stamps)
In her previous job, Jane collected stamps
2. We would recommend you to book your flight early. (should)
-> We recommend that you should take your flight early.
3. A newly qualified dentist took out Mr John's tooth. (take)
-> Mr John's tooth was taken out by a newly qualified dentist.
II/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English
1. While I was dreaming about tigers chasing me, I was falling=>fell out of bed .....................
2. When the train arrived at London, he was still sleep=>sleeping .....................
3. My sister was always got=>getting into trouble at school when she was a child .....................
4. I need to pick on=>up my luggage before leaving .....................
5. The holiday package includes of=>includes a two-day cruise along the Rhine .....................
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.
=> You don’t ……have to finish the work today.…………..
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
=> Sally finally succeeded …in getting a job.…………….
3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.
=> I certainly………won’t go to that restaurant any more.……
4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.
=> You’d ……better take a holiday.…..
5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.
=> Unless ………you rest yourself you really will be ill.………….
6. I should someone to take me out to dinner.
=> What I should …………like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.……..………..
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
=> Martin’s poor ………..…health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life.……..
8. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
=> They can’t leave ……… their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.………..…….
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
=> The break-up of the marriage…………made my aunt heavily stressed.…
10. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
=> I find…………it hard to believe that he passed the exam.……………
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
=> There …………is no faster way than this to get to the city center........................
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
=> He is the most ……ly person to succeed in solving the problems.........
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
=> We didn’t …………arrive early enough to see the first film.............
4. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
=> I’d rather …….you didn’t smoke in here.....
5. He wrote the letter in two hours.
=> It took ……......him 2 hours to write the letter..........
6. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”
=> My father suggested …….we should go out for a while.…...........
7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
=> Though ……..........Mr.Benson is old, He runs 8 miles before breakfast..
8. I was very interested in our conversation.
=> It was interesting .……....to talk to you........
9. Why did you do that ?
=> Whatever …….did you do that for ?.............?
10. These bookshelves are my own work.
=> I made ……these bookshelves myself.