UNIT 1. FAMILY LIFE

Part I. PHONETICS

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. chore                   B. work                        C. more                       D. divorce

2. A. trashed                B. talked                      C. reached                   D. loved

3. A. prepare               B. help                         C. tennis                      D. tell

4. A. husband              B. mum                       C. contribute               D. vulnerable

5. A. cleaned               B. shared                     C. called                      D. visited

6. A. skill                      B. split                         C. children                   D. finance

7. A. breadwinner       B. clean                       C. each                                    D. lead

8. A. balance               B. challenge                C. career                     D. happy

9. A. share                   B. alike                                    C. tradition                  D. equal

10. A. generation        B. grateful                   C. educate                   D. grandparents

Part II. VOCABULARY

Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

11. Linh can’t go out with us to see a movie now because she’s ____ meal.

            A. preparing                B. making                    C. arranging                D. keeping

12. I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works ____.

            A. lately                       B. early                        C. later                                    D. late

13. I usually ____ my younger sisters when my parents are away on business.

            A. pick up                    B. take care of            C. look for                   D. take charge of

14. Ms. Mai asked me how she could ____ household chores equally in her family.

            A. make                       B. divide                      C. give                         D. contribute

15. In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the ____ lifting.

            A. strong                      B. hard                        C. heavy                      D. huge

16. My mother told me to do the ____ yesterday but I forgot about it since I had much homework to finish.

            A. wash-up                  B. laundry                    C. childcare                 D. exercises

17. ____ the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily routine.

            A. Taking out               B. Coming out             C. Pulling out               D. Bringing out

18. My wife is going on her business next week so I have to ____ most of the chores around the house.

            A. distribute                B. hold                         C. take                         D. handle

19. Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household ____.

            A. financial                  B. financially               C. finances                  D. financier

20. ____ is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family.

            A. Breadwinner           B. Homemaker            C. Servant                    D. Houseman

21. When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr. Nam became the sole ____.

            A. housemaid              B. housekeeper           C. father                      D. breadwinner

22. My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for ____ at weekends.

            A. cook             B. groceries                 C. heavy lifting            D. the chores

23. After eating dinner, I have to do the ____ and then do my homework every day.

            A. washing-up             B. wash-up                  C. washing-ups            D. washings-up

24. Her husband is very kind. He always cares ____ her and never puts all of the housework ____ her.

            A. about - in                B. for - in                     C. about - on               D. with - on

25. To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a good ____ for her.

            A. role                         B. behaviour                C. example                  D. action

26. We take ____ in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.

            A. turn                         B. out                           C. around                    D. turns

27. Most people will receive ____ benefits when sharing the housework in their family.

            A. enormously             B. enormity                 C. enormous                D. strong

28. Like his mother, Viet is a ____ child who can talk openly to anyone.

            A. social                       B. sociable                   C. generous                 D. critical

29. After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good ____ with her mother-in-law.

            A. association              B. relation       C. friendship                D. relationship

30. In many countries, divorces ____ to rise because of long-standing conflicts.

            A. tend                         B. have                        C. aim                          D. encourage

Exercise 3. 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.

31. We always split the housework equally - my mom cooks, my dad cleans the house and I do the washing-up.

            A. join                          B. break                       C. share                       D. pick up

32. Parents are recommended to collaborate with teachers in  educating children.

            A. part                         B. cooperate               C. separate                  D. disagree

33. Newborn infants are more vulnerable to illness than others.

            A. easily hurt               B. strong                      C. safe                         D. hard to affect

34. We’re surprised to hear that his musical talent was nurtured by their loving parents when he was a child.

            A. abandoned              B. limited                    C. fostered                  D. restricted

35. In spite of poverty, we manage to raise our children properly.

            A. give up                    B. go up                       C. make up                  D. bring up

36. She decided to find  a job to earn money instead of just living at home and being a housekeeper.

            A. lend                         B. make                       C. borrow                    D. raise

37. It is advisable that everyone in family shares the household duties.

            A. views                       B. ideas                       C. jobs                         D. chores

38. In the 20th century, most of the traditional attitudes to remarriage are changing.

            A. conventional           B. contemporary         C.latest                        D. new

39. After consideration, teaching is still a career worth pursuing as I prefer to become a teacher like my mother and my father.

            A. work                        B. unemployment       C. occupation              D. professor

40. The government needs to seek a solution to prevent domestic violence as soon as possible.

            A. recreation               B. remedy                   C. keyword                  D. technique

Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

41. From my point of view, parental divorce can cause lasting negative consequences for children.

            A. beginning of a marriage                            B. the situation of not marrying

            C.single person                                               D. ending of a marriage

42. It is important to create a daily routine so as to improve your work-life balance today.

            A. a situation in which two or more things are not treated the same

            B. a state that things are of equal weight or force

            C. a state that things are of importance

            D. a situation that things change frequently in amount

43. In my view, husbands should contribute to the household duties in order to reduce burden on their wives.

            A. minimise                 B. lower                       C. decrease                 D. increase

44. We try to create an atmosphere of comfort and security for our children.

            A. safety                      B. harmony                 C. danger                    D. shelter

45. My husband willingly helps me do the chores at weekends so that I can have more time to relax.

            A. eagerly                    B. reluctantly              C. agreeably                D. readily

46. In my family, my mother always does the cooking and shopping, my father has responsibility for mending things, especially electrical devices.

            A. impairing                B. fixing                       C. repairing                 D. curing

47. When having days off, he always helps his wife tidy up the house.

            A. clear up                   B. sort out                   C.arrange                    D. mess up

48. His parents have been highly critical of his recent disobedience.

            A. disapproving           B. favourable              C. crucial         D. uncomplimentary

49. Ms. Lan taught her children to keep their rooms neat and tidy when they were four.

            A. ordered and untidy                                     B. messy and arranged

            C. messy and dirty                                          D. clean and undusted

50. Setting and clearing the table, making bed and taking out the trash are suitable chores for 8- to 10-years-old children.

            A. inappropriate          B. proper                     C. acceptable              D. Reasonable