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.

11. This year, more girls enrolled on courses in art and design.

            A. avoided                   B. inserted                   C. erased                     D. enlisted

12. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.

            A. invited                     B. encouraged             C. made                       D. contributed

13. Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.

            A. cause                       B. remove                   C. add                          D. allow

14. We never allow any kind of discrimination against girls at school.

            A. approve                   B. deny                        C. refuse                      D. debate

15. Women do not yet have equal rights in the family in this area.

            A. variable                   B. similar                     C. different                  D. the same

16. It's time we banned discrimination at work.

            A. bias                         B. equity                      C. fairness                   D. similarity

17. Both male and female students in my class perform very well.

            A. assign                      B. work                        C. communicate          D. entertain

18. Many people in our country still think married women shouldn’t pursue a career.

A. attempt                   B. attach                      C. achieve                   D. want

19. Most employers prefer male workers to female ones.

A. want                        B. compliment            C. care about              D. favour

20. She failed to get into medical university.

A. passed                     B. qualified                  C. didn’t succeed         D. satisfied

21. In order to be successful, we should never give up hope.

A. fight                        B. abandon                  C. continue                  D. suspect

22. Gender discrimination has become a hot subject of conversations among school students.

A. topic                        B. study                       C. fact                          D. case

23. The government took big steps to prevent gender inequality.

A. increase                  B. avoid                       C. promote      .           D. cause

24. Those people who have enough courage and will are likely to be successful.

A. energy                     B. motivation              C. bravery                   D. desire

25. Nowadays, many women are aware of gender preferences in favour of boys.

A. fail                           B. ignore                     C. deny                        D. acknowledge

26. With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt.

A. succeeded in           B. failed                       C. enrolled                  D. deferred

27. Female firefighters are sometimes the targets of laughter and anger from the coworkers and local people.

A. reasons                   B. sources                    C. directions                D. victims

28. Many women had to pay a heavy price to win equality.

A. achieve                   B. lose                         C. attempt                   D. respect

29. Traditional women are often passive and dependent on their husbands.

A. free                         B. reliant                     C. adhered                  D. strong

30. Women will be exhausted if they have to cover both jobs at work and at home.

A. very relaxed            B. very pleased           C. very tired                D. very happy

31. Men should share household chores with women in their families.

            A. cover                       B. finish                       C. take                         D. split

32. The Government has raised the national minimum wage.

A. bonus                      B. expense                   C. waste                      D. pay

33. They were qualified for the job, but they were not recruited.

A. competitive             B. selected                  C. competent              D. applied

34. Wage discrimination affects women negatively.

A. motivates                B. influences               C. encourages             D. affords

35. How are governments addressing the problem of inequality in wages?

A. focusing on             B. raising                     C. creating                  D. ignoring

36. Many countries now allow and encourage women to join the army and the police forces.

A. permit                     B. force                       C. make                       D. prevent

37. We should encourage women to join more social activities.

A. prevent                   B. stimulate                 C. permit                     D. forbid

38. Working mothers contribute to household income.

A. reduce                     B. take                         C. add                          D. double

39. Family values are likely to pass down from generation to generation.

A. put down                 B. cut down                 C. go down                  D. hand down

40. Women's salaries are becoming important to their household budgets.

A. funds                       B. costs                        C. expenses                 D. fees

41. Experiences at work help women to widen their knowledge.

A. eliminate                B. broaden                  C. restrict                    D. spoil

42. If women have to do too much housework, they cannot concentrate or work effectively.

A. learn                       B. distract                    C. focus                       D. ignore

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.

43. The gender gap in primary education has been eliminated.

A. variety                     B. inconsistency          C. difference               D. similarity

44. The United Kingdom has made a remarkable progress in gender equality.

A. insignificant            B. impressive              C. notable                    D. famous

45. Men and women equally gain first class degrees.

A. acquire                    B. lose                         C. achieve                   D. Obtain

46. The United Kingdom still faces challenges in gender equality.

A. fairness                   B. inequality                C. evenness                 D. equilibrium

47. Much has to be done to achieve gender equality in employment opportunities.

A. attain                      B. obtain                      C. reach                       D. abandon

48. People have eliminated poverty and hunger in many parts of the world.

A. created                   B. eradicated              C. phased out              D. wiped out

49. Both genders should be provided with equal rights to education, employment and healthcare.

A. deprived of             B. furnished with         C. equipped with         D. supplied with

50. We should not allow any kind of discrimination against women and girls.

A. inequality                B. hatred                     C. unbiased feeling     D. intolerance