Reading and Writing 1 Name: Võ Thị Ngân Trâm

Unit 7 Achievement Test Date: 19F7541261- Nhóm 8

PART 1: READING SKILLS

Read the letter. Then use the information to complete the activities that follow.

Only and Lonely

Dear Editor:
1 An article in your last issue said that more parents should have only one child,
but I disagree. I think that they should have as many children as possible.
Children should grow up and learn with other children around them. Kids will be
happier because of it!
2 I am an only child who grew up without any siblings. You may think it is a
stereotype to feel lonely, but I really did. I always expected a little brother or
sister to be born, but it never happened. All of my friends at school had siblings.
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They were spoiled because they always had someone to play with. I always felt
like I didn’t belong whenever I spent time with their families.
3 Now I am 40 years old, and I am the mother of three boys. Raising three kids
is a challenge, but there are a lot of adults in my family who help. Sometimes
my
neighbors even help me. I have strict rules in the house, but the boys always find
a way to misbehave. My middle child is the biggest troublemaker of them all!
4 I believe my boys are happier because they have each other and always will.
Children are more likely to have fun and enjoy their childhood with
siblings.
Sincerely,
Carrie Kline

A. Choose the best answer.

1. Carrie felt that she was different because she .
A. had no siblings
B. raised a big family
C. was a troublemaker
D. was always treated well
2. Carrie writes the letter to show that she .
A. was happy as a child
B. agrees with the editor
C. disagrees with the article
D. wants to have more children
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3. Carrie has children.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
4. Carrie believes that children with siblings are than only children.
A. lonelier
B. luckier
C. more behaved
D. more important

B. Read part of the letter again. Then read the sentences and choose the word or phrase

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that means the same as the underlined word.
An article in your last issue said that more parents should have only one child, but I
disagree. I think that they should have as many children as possible. Children should grow up
and learn with other children around them. Kids will be happier because of it!
5. I think they should have as many children as possible.
A. parents
B. articles
C. children
6. Kids will be happier because of it!
A. making friends with as many children as possible
B. parents having only one child in the family
C. growing up and learning with other children

PART 2: VOCABULARY
A. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7. An adult is no longer a .
A. child B. parent C. brother
8. To misbehave means to act .
A. nicely B. quickly C. badly
9. An example of a sibling is a .
A. baby B. parent C. sister
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10. To be spoiled means to be .

A. forgotten B. favored C. loved
11. Something likely will .
A. probably happen B. probably not happen C. may or may not happen
12. A strict parent is very .
A. young B. firm C. smart

B. Read the paragraph. Use the phrases from the box to fill in the blanks. Not all of the
phrases will be used.

an only child raise a family sibling rivalry the middle child

grew up runs in the family the black sheep took after

As an only child, I could do anything I wanted. It was nice because I didn’t have to worry
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about any sibling rivalry . My mother told me I was special because I have red hair like
her.
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She said I took after her. I wish I had brothers and sisters, though. Even from a young
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age, I knew that I wanted to raise a family one day. Now I have two children. They both
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have red hair, too! I guess it runs in the family .
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PART 3: GRAMMAR
Read the story. Fill in each blank with the correct comparative form of the adjective in
parentheses.
Some only children are happier than others. There are only children who think that
17. (happy)
they are likely to succeed than other children because they are given more attention.
18. (likely)
Then there are others who believe their lives are worse than those of children in families
19. (bad)
that are bigger than theirs. That is because they are more lonely than children with
siblings. 20. (big) 21. (lonely)
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PART 4: WRITING SKILLS

A. Use the information below to complete the Venn diagram.
• Can have good parents 22. Have no brothers or sisters
23. May have a happy childhood
• May have a happy childhood 24. Can have good parents
25. Have brother(s) and/or sister(s)
• Have no brothers or sisters
• Have brother(s) and/or sister(s)

Only Children
Children with Siblings
Differences
Similarities Differences

22. 23. 25.

24.

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B. Read the paragraph. Choose the best connecting words to show similarities and differences.
(Similar to / In contrast to) my sister, I had a happy childhood. We were both lucky to have
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each other growing up, (like / unlike) my cousin. He is an only child. (Like / In contrast to) my
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sister and me, he is shy and seems lonely at times. My sister says his situation is (similar to /
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unlike) a tragic story that you might read. I don’t think it’s that bad, but I do hope that my cousin
finds happiness soon. Many people in my family have feelings that are (like / unlike) mine, and
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they wish him the best.