UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

I. Word form:
1. I accept full _____________ for the failure of the plan. (responsible)
2. Stacy winked __________ at his sister and headed quickly for the door. (mischief)
3. This certificate is an important document, and should be kept _______. (secure)
4. Reporters may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot assure their _______. (safe)
5. She was a very loving wife and mother and a _________ friend. (care)
6. When you finish doing the crossword, the _________ is on the back page. (solve)
7. She spoke very ________ about her experience. (frank)
8. She has certainly gained in ____________ over the last couple of years. (confident)
9. Children with ___________ parents often do better at school than those wothout. (support)
10. The region is one of the most ___________ diverse in the world. (biology)
11. This film contains language that is not __________ for children. (suit)
12. Students are expected to be quiet and __________ in the classroom. (obey)
13. Her __________ isn’t good with her father, but she is very close to her mother. (relative)
14. Throughout his career, he has demonstated a ___________ to compromise. (willing)
15. She gets a lot of help for her _________ family. (extend)
16. Opening a new school will increase __________ choice. (parent)
17. A loving home is essential for a child’s personal ________. (grow)
18. I had not been back to my ___________ home for ten years. (child)
19. Accommodation needs to be found for thousands of __________ families. (home)
20. Mark drew quickly and with confidence, in a way that looked completely _________. (effort)

II. Multiple choice:

1. He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into _______.
A. damage B. career C. crime D. mischief
2. He held me personally __________ whenever anything went wrong in the project.
A. responsible B. decisive C. unpleasant D. dutiful
3. Unless salaries are improved, more and more good staff will leave the _______ professions.
A. important B. sensitive C. caring D. popular
4. The director extended his gratitude to all the staff for their ________ support, without which the company couldn’t have
overcome its difficult time.
A. unfeeling B. unfailing C. unmoving D. unbending
5. He _______ the chidren off to school so that they wouldn’t be late.
A. hurried B. rushed C. took D. put
6. Nicholas _______ admitted that for the most part the reports were a pack of lies.
A. personally B. willingly C. frankly D. completely
7. My _________ to leave school when I was only 15 was the worst mistake I have ever made.
A. thought B. decision C. selection D. project
8. The money was raised largely through the _______ of parents.
A. trials B. works C. efforts D. results
9. The majority had, therefore, experienced _______ employment for relatively long periods of time.
A. secure B. confident C. caring D. safe
10. Christine expressed the hope that the two developing countries _________ to develop high-tech industries, especially
information technilogy.
A. reunite B. draw a conclusion C. reach the stage D. join hands
11. 1. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _________ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution B. night shift C. household chores D. special dishes

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12. We enjoy ____ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a hard-working
day.
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
13. He is a ________ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
14. It is parents’ duty and responsibility to join hands to _______ their children and give them a happy home.
A. build up B. get into C. take care of D. come from
15. ________ sure that you follow the instructions carefully.
A. Believe B. Try C. Do D. Make
16. You are old enough to take ___________ for what you have done.
A. responsibility B. support C. confidence D. solution
17. According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
A. supportive B. caring C. suitable D. comfortable
18. What are the _______ of that country? – I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
A. drinks B. beverages C. grains D. special dishes
19. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
A. try B. attempt C. doing D. aim
20. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. under B. above C. upon D. out of
21. My husband and I both go out to work, so we share the ___________.
A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. employment
22. He was very respectful at home and ______ to his parents.
A. responsible B. caring C. obedient D. lovely
23. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _______ families and in preserving their cultures.
A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit
24. He was _______ when I had those problems and said whatever I did he would stand by me.
A. supportive B. exciting C. busy D. dull
25. He was determined to give his family a secure and solid _______.
A. base B. floor C. basement D. ground
26. It’s hard work when I have to _______ three children all day.
A. look after B. come up C. prepare for D. come from
27. How much do men share house work and the ______ of their children?
A. attention B. care C. belief D. notice
28. When moving to a big city, how can you enjoy the _________ of city life?
A. pressures B. influences C. image D. effect
29. Parents should get their children to _________ in the housework.
A. share B. do C. involve D. join
30. She earned extra money last year _______ several young children.
A. bringing into B. caring for C. taking in D. bearing up
III. Select the SYNONYM of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1. The rapidly shrinking middle class worries that our children won’t have the same chances we had.
A. getting larger B. getting thinner C. getting smaller D. getting worse
2. I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.
A. sleep B. sit down C. eat D. relax
3. Rita was reluctant to do much running in her training because she was still suffering from an injury.
A. unwilling B. ready C. willing D. hesitant
4. Mary was determined to win a place at university however tough it was.
A. beneficial B. difficult C. daring D. unpredictable
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5. Middle-aged people love to have secure jobs for the family’s sake.
A. hard to earn B. safe C. permanent D. serious
6. We have spent a lot of money doing up the living-room in preparation for X-mas.
A. decorating B. cleaning up C. reshaping D. messing up
7. Susan’s family and friends have given her a lot of help in her hard life.
A. responsibility B. effort C. support D. sympathy
8. I am now in my final year at the secondary school, I am under a lot of study pressure.
A. difficulty B. stress C. problem D. influence
9. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. unfasten B. take hands C. work together D. shake hands
10. She has never really got on with her sisters.
A. had a friendly relationship with B. needed each other
C. been indifferent to each other D. been supportive of one another
IV. Select the ANTONYM of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1. I do not want to pretend to be honest to friends.
A. disloyal B. unfriendly C. unkind D. unfrank
2. Most English people are known to be reserved.
A. talkative B. outspoken C. indifferent D. tactful
3. The soup which Kate cooked was really inedible. It was too salty.
A. eatable B. cannot be eaten C. illegal D. incomplete
4. I have to look after the boys who are quite active and mischievous sometimes.
A. destructive B. ill-behaved C. naughty D. well-behaved
5. Family is a base from which we can go into the world with confidence.
A. certainty B. hesitation C. trust D. belief
6. Your house is always so neat – how do you manage it?
A. dirty B. tidy C. messy D. organized
7. With the view of “more children, more fortunes”, many families want to have lots of children and grandchildren.
A. empty B. lack C. few D. minority
8. At the end of the movie, the homeless family was reunited after the Civil War.
A. separated B. get-together C. joined D. meet again
9. If you are at a loose end tomorrow, why don’t we spend the day sunbathing and relaxing on the beach?
A. having a lot to do B. having nothing to do
C. having a lot to gain D. having nothing to loose
10. Today, students are under a lot of pressure due to the high expectation from their parents and teachers.
A. emotion B. nervousness C. relaxation D. stress
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial
changes during the twentieth century. In particular, there has been a rise in the (1) ________ of single-person households,
which increased from 18 to 29 percent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is estimated that there
will be (2) ______ single people than married people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially unacceptable in Britain.
In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people’s
(3) ______ on marriage are changing. Many couples, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together (cohabit) without getting
married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married.
In the past people married before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried
(cohabiting) parents. In 2000, around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were cohabiting in Great
Britain. Cohabiting (4) _______ are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was very (5) _____,
but in 2001 around 23 percent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.
1. A. amount B. number C. size D. form
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2. A. many B. much C. more D. less
3. A. attitudes B. views C. prejudices D. criticism
4. A. youngsters B. couples C. mothers D. fathers
5. A. unusual B. normal C. illegal D. irregular
If dancing isn’t your thing, perhaps you (6) _____ singing? Everyone knows that karaoke comes from Japan, but it is not
the Japanese for “drunk and tone-deaf” as you might think. It actually means “empty orchestra”. It all started in a small music
(7) _______ in the city of Kobe. One night, when the usual guitarist didn’t turn up, the desperate bar owner recorded some
music and invited his (8) ______ to sing ahead. The craze soon spread and special karaoke machines were invented.
The idea was that, however badly you sang everyone applauded at the end and it proved the perfect (9) _____ for stressful
Japanese businessmen to relax. Today, you can find karaoke bars all over the world. It is so (10) ______ in China that
restaurants normally have several karaoke machines going at the same time. As one karaoke fan says, it’s something everyone
should try at least once in their life.
6. A. prefer B. like C. hate D. interest
7. A. shop B. stage C. tool D. bar
8. A. clients B. guests C. customers D. shopkeepers
9. A. way B. road C. thing D. behavior
10. A. famous B. popular C. well-known D. favorable
Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (11)
_______ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (12) ________ of the housework, women have to do most of
the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (13) ________ children to take care of, but they
have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money. Therefore, the (14) _______ mothers
have to work very hard to earn their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (15) ________
conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy.
11. A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. equally
12. A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility
13. A. few B. much C. many D. some
14. A. dependent B. lonely C. alone D. single
15. A. expensive B. saving C. comfortable D. modern
The United State has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (16) ________ a
father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1980 were dead by one parent, usually a
woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (17) ________ couples may believe that they
would not make good parents, they may want freedom the responsibilities of childrearing; or, perhaps they (18) _______
physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (19) ________ a stepparent. A stepmother
or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or mother.
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the right to privacy and
Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what types of family group they must belong to. They respect each other's
choices regarding family groups. Families are very important (20) ________ Americans.
16. A. consisting of B. consisting C. consist of D. in concluding of
17. A. childlike B. childish C. childless D. childhood
18. A. weren’t B. can’t C. are not D. couldn’t
19. A. who is B. is C. which has D. which is
20. A. to B. of C. for D. in
VI. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage:
Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear
family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children. But nuclear families exist
alongside many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for example, a mother or a father heads the family
alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or widowed parent remarries. As divorce rates have risen, the number of
single-parent and blended families has increased.
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 In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same roof. These
complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children. They
may also include brothers or sisters and their families, uncles, aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together,
they still consider themselves members of the same extended family includes grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.
1. The nuclear family ranks as the most common family type __________.
A. in many industrialized countries B. in countries with nuclear weapons
C. that consists of more than two generations D. that leads to the divorce of parents
2. In the single-parent family, ______________.
A. there are often no children B. only one parent lives with his or her child or children
C. the number of blended children has increased D. children live alone
3. Grandparents, parents and children are mentioned as ___________.
A. the three typical generations of an extended family B. three branches of a family tree
C. the closest and happiest relatives D. a complex combination
4. The second paragraph is about ___________.
A. American culture B. relatives and family members
C. the relationship between family members D. the extended family
5. The underlined word “blended” is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. complex B. married C. mixed D. formed
As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receiving pay-
checks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her service? In a 1989
study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $11,600 a year. This
rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $ 11,600 is what the husband would
have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife’s household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for
husbands to pay wives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages.
Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretary of Health and Human
Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes, with their employers contributing
part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said. “If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will
give you credit for it.”
6. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To encourage women to go out to work.
B. To ask men to treat wives better.
C. To suggest that housewives should be paid for their household chores.
D. To suggest that men should share the housework with their wives.
7. A housewife’s services in a family of five people are worth _____________.
A. $160 a month on average B. nearly $1,000 a month on average
C. more than $1,000 a month on average D. $1,600 a month on average
8. According to the researchers, husbands should ___________.
A. hire others to take over their wives’ household chores B. help their wives with the housework
C. pay wages to their wives for their housework D. care for the children
9. What is NOT true about the passage?
A. Unlike working women, housewives get no pay for housework
B. Full-time housewives are allowed to pay social security taxes
C. Housewives’ services should be rewarded
D. Women who go to work get more offers than housewives.
10. The underlined word “their employers” in the passage refers to _________.
A. their bosses B. their sponsors C. their owners D. their husbands

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 Except for a few unfortunate individuals, no law in this world can go against the fact that for most of us our family is
an essential part of our lives. The moment you enter this cruel world, where each man is for himself, there are some near and
dear ones out there who will do anything to ensure your happiness.
We are nothing more than a vulnerable and fragile object, without someone taking care of us on our arrival in this world.
Despite all the odds, your family will take care of your well-being, and try their best to provide you the greatest comforts in
the world. No one out there, except your family must forgive the endless number of mistakes you may make in your life.
Apart from teaching you forgive and forget lessons, they are always there for you, when you need them the most.
Family is the only place where children study a lot after school. In school, teachers teach children about the subjects
which will help them to find a good job in future. But at home, parents teach children about good habits. They are not only
the elements which help the children to shape their personalities but they also prepare them a suitable and bright future.
A good family makes a greater society. Father, mother, and children have to work in order to build a strong family. If
any one of them fails, the whole family may collapse. The good name of the whole family can be ruined by a single member
of the family. In order to avoid that unhappy scenario, every family member has to work hard and try their best. As a result,
they will set good examples for the whole society. Families have a powerful impact on society and societies create countries.
11. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Family is a vital part of your life. B. We will effortlessly be damaged without our family.
C. Not everyone has a family. D. Some laws in the world may oppose the functions of family.
12. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The importance of family B. Educational role of family
C. Family and society D. The birth of a fragile object
13. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about the relation between family and society?
A. Family members have responsibilities to set good examples.
B. A family member will be unhappy to try his best.
C. Strong families build a wealthy society.
D. When a family fails, the whole society falls down.
14. The word “ruined” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. built B. constructed C. destroyed D. saved
15. In the writer’s opinion, ______________.
A. it is not the function of the family to make sure we are happy. B. your family will be with you regardless of difficulties
C. family creates some easily-spoilt creatures D. people can be easily forgiven by people around
My parents had a very different upbringing to what I have today. It’s like we grew up in parallel universes. They were
from Ireland, and grew up in secure homes, in the middle of the countryside with no cares in the world. I live in inner-city
Birmingham, and with peer pressure, school stress and lots of other things to deal with, I think that I have much tougher life
than they had.
Times have definitely changed. We have a lot of responsibility as teenagers, and we have to act like adults. It depends
on where you have grown up and who you hang around with, but I think most people start drinking alcohol around the age of
13 and lose their virginity around the age of 14. There isn’t a definite age that most people try drugs. I am nearly 16 years old
and I have never tried any, but I know plenty of people who have. This really depends on who you hang around with and how
much will-power you have to say no.
I think that a lot of teenagers are discriminated against wrongly by adults. A few days ago, I was on my way home in a
rush because I was late, it was very dark and I was running. I ran past a middle-aged woman, and as I went past I brushed her
shoulder. She let out a scream and grabbed a tight hold of her handbag. I found this really funny; she thought I was going to
mug her.
Most teenagers have part-time jobs, which creates responsibility and the premature need to behave in an adult way. I’ve
been working since I was about 13 (I look older than I am, and can lie about my age) but most teens start at around 15.
We need to have a certain level of trust put in us. We need to feel wanted and important, and not constantly targeted
and victimized by the media. After all, if the media is constantly attacking teens and branding them as thugs, then that is the
way we will act.
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16. The passage is most likely to be taken from _______________.
A. a teenager’s diary B. a teenager’s essay on generation gap
C. a magazine for teenagers D. a study on teenagers doing part-time work
17. According to the writer, all of the following describe his/ her parents’ life EXCEPT __________.
A. much easier than his/ hers B. more carefree than his / hers
C. more stressful than his / hers D. more secured than his / hers
18. The phrase “hang around with” in the passage mostly means ___________.
A. being friends with B. going out with
C. sharing the same class D. coming from the same family
19. Which of the following is NOT true about the writer of the passage?
A. The writer in his / her teenage. B. The writer has to try to behave in an adult way.
C. The writer is not responsible for what he / she does. D. The writer has never tried drinking alcohol or taking drug.
20. Which of the following best describes the writer’s attitude according to the passage?
A. positive B. negative C. sympathetic D. satirical
VII. Vocabulary:
1. The feeling of anxiety that is caused by the need to achieve: p_______
2. a scientist who studies biology: b________
3. a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes: s____
4. an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult: a______
5. enjoying playing tricks and annoying people: m__________
6. a duty to help or take care of somebody because of your job, position, etc.: r_____________
7. kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people: c_____
8. having no reason for not doing something: w______
9. always doing things, especially physical activities: a_____
10. doing what you are told to do: o_______
11. having a strong relationship with each other and taking an interest in each other’s activities: c _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _
12. in an honest and direct way that people might not like: f______
13. giving help, encouragement or sympathy to somebody: s_________
14. certain or safe: s_____
15. the lowest part of something, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands: b___
16. belief in yourself: c_________
17. slow or unwilling to express opinions or show feelings: r_______
18. food has not been eaten at the end of a meal: l________
19. to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area: s_____ o__
20. a planned piece of work: p______

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