III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. Do you have to do............?
A. the mess B. your bed C. the washing-up D. the cook
7. Do you have to.............the rubbish out?.
A. take B. make C.empty D.do
8. My mother............the responsibility for running the household.
A. holds B. takes C. runs D. bears
9. We share the house with our grandparents and our uncle’s family. It is a(n).........family
A. nuclear B. extended C. crowded D. multi-generation
10. Are you free on Sunday evening? I’d like to.............to the cinema?
A. ask you B. ask out you C. ask you out D. ask you away
11. My mother is very good at...................her time between work and family.
A. leaving B. splitting C. sharing D. taking
12. When a couple can.............chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another.
A. cut B. run C. take D. divide
13. The children, all three, have done.........., mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.
A. laundry B. clothes C. groceries D. rubbish
14. Our parents.............. hands to provide for the family and make it happy.
A. were joining B. are always joining C. join D. joins
15. My grandparents.........with my family at present and my grandmother.........me how to cook several traditional Vietnamese dishes.
A. stay - instructs B. stay - is instructing
C. are staying - instructs D. are staying - is instructing
IV. Fill in each blank with the correct word/phrase from the box.
breadwinner heavy lifting iron chores responsibilities
share nurture homemaker groceries laundry
16. If your partner has agreed to buy the........... , you might plan the week’s meals and make the shopping list.
17. We should pay attention to the conditions that.............and strengthen early childhood development and health across the life course.
18. Past studies have shown that couples who..............household chores report feeling happier overall.
19. Couples who share..............at home are happier overall.
20. It takes a housewife a lot of time to................clothes for the household.
21. I have watched my husband and children take over much of my role as a..........
22. The husband replaces the light bulbs while the wife does the .............
23. Nowadays in nuclear families, homemaker and...........roles have evolved into something that makes it impossible to define exactly.
24. Many couples find that they look at the division of .........differently.
25. Men and boys do most of the...................in the family.
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. Do you have to do............?
A. the mess B. your bed C. the washing-up D. the cook
7. Do you have to.............the rubbish out?.
A. take B. make C.empty D.do
8. My mother............the responsibility for running the household.
A. holds B. takes C. runs D. bears
9. We share the house with our grandparents and our uncle’s family. It is a(n).........family
A. nuclear B. extended C. crowded D. multi-generation
10. Are you free on Sunday evening? I’d like to.............to the cinema?
A. ask you B. ask out you C. ask you out D. ask you away
11. My mother is very good at...................her time between work and family.
A. leaving B. splitting C. sharing D. taking
12. When a couple can.............chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another.
A. cut B. run C. take D. divide
13. The children, all three, have done.........., mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.
A. laundry B. clothes C. groceries D. rubbish
14. Our parents.............. hands to provide for the family and make it happy.
A. were joining B. are always joining C. join D. joins
15. My grandparents.........with my family at present and my grandmother.........me how to cook several traditional Vietnamese dishes.
A. stay - instructs B. stay - is instructing
C. are staying - instructs D. are staying - is instructing