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. women B. follow C. concentrate D. project
2. A. address B. allow C. traffic D. rural
3. A. minimum B. influence C. eliminate D. bias
4. A. prevent B. education C. dependent D.
eliminate
5. A. encourage B. contribute C. delicious D. college
Exercise 2. 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.
6. A. career B. gender C. equal D. bias
7. A. enrol B. rural C.
allow D. prefer
8. A. abandon B. dependent C. preference D.
exhausted
9. A. unequal B. enrolment C. encourage D. minimum
10. A. physically B. equality C. remarkably D.
discriminate
Part
II. VOCABULARY
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
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