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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.
*Ryeo*
III. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word
Parents and friends
We can choose our friends, but we can't (1) choose our relatives. That does not mean that members of our(2) family cannot also be our friends. Many children have a very (3) good relationship with their parents, and they see them as friends. Of course when you are a teenager, there are times(4) when you do not get on well (5) with your parents or they can get angry with you. That's only natural. There are (6)times when you want to be independent and decide things by (7) yourselves. After all, nobody is perfect, and we all (8) make mistakes. But your parents understand that. When you grow up, you will see that you have many things in (9) common with your mum and dad, and you will become closer ( 10) to them.
Good luck!
The little chefs Hilary Rose travels to Dorset, in the south of England, to investigate a cookery course for children. There must be something in the air in Dorset, because the last place you’d expect to fi nd children during the summer holidays is in the kitchen. Yet in a farmhouse, deep in the English countryside, that’s exactly where they are – on a cookery course designed especially for children. It’s all the idea of Anna Wilson, who wants to educate young children about cooking and eating in a healthy way. ‘I’m very keen to plant the idea in their heads that food doesn’t grow on supermarket shelves,’ she explains. ‘The course is all about making food fun and enjoyable.’ She thinks that eight is the perfect age to start teaching children to cook, because at that age they are always hungry. 9() These children are certainly all smiles as they arrive at the country farmhouse. Three girls and four boys aged from ten to thirteen make up the group. They are immediately given a tour of what will be ‘home’ for the next 48 hours. 10 But one thing is quite clear – they all have a genuine interest in food and learning how to cook. Anna has worked as a chef in all sorts of situations and has even cooked for the crew of a racing yacht, in limited space and diffi cult weather conditions. 11 ‘Kids are easy to teach,’ she insists, ‘because they’re naturally curious and if you treat them like adults they listen to you.’ Back in the kitchen, Anna is giving the introductory talk, including advice on keeping hands clean, and being careful around hot ovens. 12 Judging by the eager looks on their young faces as they watch Anna’s demonstration, they are just keen to start cooking. The children learn the simplest way, by watching and then doing it themselves. They gather round as Anna chops an onion for the fi rst evening meal. Then the boys compete with each other to chop their onions as fast as possible, while the girls work carefully, concentrating on being neat. 13 When they learn to make bread, the girls knead the dough with their hands competently, while the boys punch it into the board, cheerfully hitting the table with their fi sts. The following morning, four boys with dark shadows under their eyes stumble into the kitchen at 8.30 a.m. to learn how to make breakfast (sausages and eggs, and fruit drinks made with yoghurt and honey). We learn later that they didn’t stop talking until 4.30 a.m. 14 Ignoring this, Anna brightly continues trying to persuade everyone that fruit drinks are just as interesting as sausages and eggs. Anna has great plans for the courses and is reluctant to lower her standards in any way, even though her students are so young. 15 ‘And I like to keep the course fees down,’ Anna adds, ‘because if the children enjoy it and go on to teach their own children to cook, I feel it’s worth it.’ If this course doesn’t inspire them to cook, nothing will.
A This is followed by a session on ‘knife skills’, which will be important later on. T
B She always uses top- quality ingredients, such as the best cuts of meat and the fi nest cheeses, so there’s clearly no profi t motive in this operation.FC As they wander round, they argue lightheartedly about who has had the most experience in the kitchen.T
D In the garden, they learn about the herbs that they will use in their cooking.T
E Their obvious tiredness may explain why one of them goes about the task so carelessly that the ingredients end up on the fl oor.F
F This is particularly true of young boys, who are happy to do anything that will end in a meal T
G As a result, she has a very relaxed attitude to cooking, constantly encouraging the children and never talking down to them.F
H This contrast will become something of a theme during the course.F
I. Complete the conversation with the phrases below. Then practice it with your partner.
But we will How about you Would you like
What kinds I'm sorry. I can't
Lien: (1)..........What kinds..........of TV programmes do you best?
Hong: I like to watch women's program. (2)............How about you................?
Lien: I prefer listening to music.
Hong: There is a good music performance at Lan Anh Club this weekend. (3)...........Would you like.............to go with me?
Lien: I'd love to, but (4)........I'm sorry, I can't............I have to go to my cousin's birthday party on Saturday evening.
Hong: (5).........But we will...........go on Sunday.
Lien: That's great.
II. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.
Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. people watch television every day, and some people watch it from until night. Americans watch tevision about 35 house a week. But is television good or bad for you?People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV progams bing news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thank to television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.
1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
=> Yes it is, because there is a TV set in nearly every home
2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
=> Americans watch tevision about 5 hours a day.
3. Why don't some people like watching television?
=> Because there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV
4. What does television bring to you?
=> Television brings news from around the world.
5. What do you learn from television?
=> We can learn about life in other countries.
I. Make questions for the underlined part in each sentence.
1. Watching too much TV is not good beacause it hurts your eyes.
-> Why is watching too much TV not good?
2. We often read books and play sports in our free time.
-> What do you often do in your free time?
3. The Wingless Penguin is about the adventure of a child penguin who has no wings.
-> What is the Wingless Penguin about?
4. Children love the Wingless Peiguin series because the child penguin is so cute, clever, and funny.
-> Why do children love the Wingless Penguin series?
5. The programme is on the Disney Channel.
-> What is the programme on?
6. The TV programme "Let's Learn" appears in over 80 countries.
-> How many countries does the TV programme "Let's Learn" appear in?
7. Both parents and their children enjoy the programme.
-> Who enjoys the programme?
8. The Animals programme is on at 8 o'clock Wednesday night.
-> When is the Animals programme on?
9. I watch TV one or two hours a day.
-> How many hours a day do you watch TV?
10. I can get enough information for my essay by watching TV and visiting some websites.
-> How can you get enough information for your essay?
II. There is ONE, mistake in each sentece, try to find the mistake and correct it.
1. There are much -> many music programmes on TV nowadays.
2. The Discovery Channel makes education funny -> fun for children all over the world.
3. Would you like go -> to go to the theater with me tonight?
4. Although I enjoy sports very much, but -> \(\varnothing\) I don't often watch the Sports programmes.
5. The News programme help TV viewers know about what happens every day in their country as well as all over -> around the world.
I. Make questions for the underlined part in each sentence.
1. Watching too much TV is not good beacause it hurts your eyes.
-> Why is watching too much TV not good?
2. We often read books and play sports in our free time.
-> What do you often do in your free time?
3. The Wingless Penguin is about the adventure of a child penguin who has no wings.
-> What is the Wingless Penguin about?
4. Children love the Wingless Peiguin series because the child penguin is so cute, clever, and funny.
-> Why do children love the Wingless Penguin series?
5. The programme is on the Disney Channel.
-> What is the programme on?
6. The TV programme "Let's Learn" appears in over 80 countries.
-> How many countries does the TV programme "Let's Learn" appear in?
7. Both parents and their children enjoy the programme.
-> Who enjoys the programme?
8. The Animals programme is on at 8 o'clock Wednesday night.
-> When is the Animals programme on?
9. I watch TV one or two hours a day.
-> How many hours a day do you watch TV?
10. I can get enough information for my essay by watching TV and visiting some websites.
-> How can you get enough information for your essay?
Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to (1) ______ about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it (2) ______starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to take second place. Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is (3) ______ from the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport (4)_____ an early age. What is clear is that very (5) _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.
Question 1: A. do B. plan C. make D. prepare
Question 2: A. should B. means C. helps D. tries
Question 3: A. should B. available C. possible D. enormous
Question 4: A. at B. in C. from D. on
Question 5: A. little B. many C. a few D. few
On April Fools' Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the tricks (1) ___ involve _ making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for example, tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you have succeeded (2) ___ in ___ fooling them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you have (3) __ the __ right to shout "April Fool!" This day, 1st April, is also known as All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as Ireland or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before twelve noon. If you do play tricks after midday, you will become the fool (4) _instead _____. So it is advisable for you to do that in the morning. (5)___Whatever ___ you do for, all you want is fun rather than do harm to others. And if you don’t want to be foolish, be sensitive! But how did this (6) __tradition ___ begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France when that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (7) ___from __ 25th March until 1st April, not on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some people refused to (8) __follow ___ the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year in spring. Other people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) __because ___ they were old-fashioned and didn't want to change. Now April Fools' Day has become a global tradition, and no one is safe! People play tricks on anyone, not just on (10) __those____ who don't want to change with the times.
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Many children want to have a pet. But parents do(1).....not.....like the idea of a dog (2).....or.......a cat in the house. In fact, (3)........they.......can be good for children. A pet means something to play (4)......with........This can be especially important if there is only (5).....a.....child. Also, children can (6)......learn........a lot from a (7).........pet........ They can learn about (8).......historical......... and the natural world. Children also learn about (9)..........take........... care of something. They can't forget about their pets. This is important (10)......thing........ for all children