I. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

1. Since 2009, Iceland has been the global in gender equality. (lead)
2. For the past five years, Iceland has been in the first rank of educational and
in women’s economic conditions. (achieve/ improve)
3. On October 24, 1975, more than 25 thousand women in Iceland took a day off to emphasize
the importance of women’s to the economy, both in paid and unpaid
work. (contribute)
4. Gender equality is also a part of the to the challenges facing
society. (solve)
5. The of women in the labour market in Iceland is one of the highest in
the world. (participate)

II. Choose the correct passive modals in the box to complete sentences.
must be stopped should be removed must be made
should be provided will be achieved will be given
1. Gender equality only when women and men enjoy the same opportunities.
2. In Muslim countries, changes to give women equal rights to
natural or economic resources, as well as access to ownership.
3. In order to reduce gender inequality in South Korean society, women more
opportunities by companies.
4. Child marriage in several parts in the world because it limits access
to education and training.
5. In Egypt, female students from disadvantaged families scholarships
to continue their studies.
6. Discrimination on the basis of gender from workplaces.

TEST 1 ON UNIT 6

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. gender B. enrol C. preference D. secondary
2. A. aware B. family C. planet D. married
3. A. sue B. spend C. sure D. pursue
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4. A. maintain B. perform C. prefer D. offer
5. A. enrol B. happen C. pursue D. affect
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. In Korea, many people still feel that women should be in charge of after getting
married.
A. housekeeping B. homemaker C. house husband D. householder
7. The principle of equal pay is that men and women doing work should get paid
the same amount.
A. same B. alike C. similar D. identical
8. In Yemen, women have less to property ownership, credit, training and
employment.
A. possibility B. way C. use D. access
9. Women are more likely to be victims of violence.
A. domestic B. household C. home D. family
10. International Women’s Day is an occasion to make more towards achieving
gender equality.
A. movement B. progress C. improvement D. development
11. Reducing gender improves productivity and economic growth of a nation.
A. equality B. inequality C. possibility D. rights
12. Women with high qualifications to managers.
A. must promote B. must be promoted C. must move D. must be moved
13. A common reason that someone more for similar work is because of his or her
experience or “length of service”.
A. may be paid B. should not be paid C. can be paid D. must be paid
14. All forms of discrimination against all women and girls immediately everywhere.
A. must be taken away B. must be ended
C. must be allowed D. must be followed
15. True gender equality when both men and women reach a balance between work
and family.
A. can achieve B. should be achieved C. can be achieved D. should achieve
IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box.

history wage role gender colleagues

job experience family result employers
The state of California is working to say goodbye to the gender wage gap. Governor Jerry
Brown has signed the Fair Pay Act, a new law that forces (16) who pay more to a
man working the same (17) as a woman to prove that the pay is based on elements
other than (18) . It is not just a gender problem - it is a (19) problem or a
human problem.
Aileen Rizo, a math consultant at the Fresno County Office of Education, discovered that one
of her male (20) earned $12,000 more per year than her, even though he
had fewer years of (21) and education.
Over the course of a 40-year career, the average American woman will lose out on about
$431,000 as the (22) of the wage gap, according to the Center for American
Progress. And the pay gap starts early: If a woman earns less in her first job, when she takes on a
new (23) and her new employer sets her (24) , it will often be based
on her prior pay (25) .
Now the new law has closed the gaps for women.
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
An advocate for Kenyan women and environment
Wangari Maathai has become an international (26) because of her persistence in the
struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation. Maathai is best known
for her efforts to develop the Green Belt Movement, an organization that focuses on planting
trees to protect the environment and improve the (27) of life. Because of her efforts,
Maathai was (28) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
In 1976, Wangari Maathai became active in the National Council of
Women of Kenya. While she was serving as the chairwoman in the
National Council of Women, she began to found an organization that
encouraged women’s groups to plant trees in order to conserve the
environment. It was this small effort that has (29) women in
planting more than 20 million trees on farms, schools, and churches.
This effort eventually became known (30) the charitable organization (31) the
Green Belt Movement.
Wangari Maathai has become very important to the people of Kenya, Africa and the
international (32) . Because of her active role in the environment and the Green Belt
Movement, more than 20 million trees have been planted, numerous other countries have begun
tree planting programmes, and women all over the world have been helped by the example that
she (33) . As noted by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she has served as an “(34)
for many in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women to (35)
their situation.”
26. A. image B. key C. figure D. idol
27. A. quality B. quantity C. characteristic D. feature
28. A. given B. awarded C. rewarded D. gained
29. A. resulted B. offered C. provided D. assisted
30. A. as B. for C. in D. Ø
31. A. call B. calling C. called D. called as
32. A. community B. society C. association D. federation
33. A. fixes B. sets C. puts D. establishes
34. A. feeling B. emotion C. impression D. inspiration
35. A. take B. move C. better D. gain
VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
The status of women in Japan is complex and cannot be characterized in simple terms.
Slowly, there is a growing number of professional women and professional women's
associations. More women continue to work after getting married and having children. However,
many companies have separate programmes for women, usually non-career development, and
follow practices that would be considered discriminatory in other societies. For a typical couple,
the female spouse is still generally expected to do all of the cleaning, cooking, and other chores,
whether she is working or not. Single women are said to be enjoying their lives, spending much
money on travel abroad and shopping. Housewives are active in networking themselves for
various objectives, for example volunteer activities, community services, recycling activities,
study groups, and many others. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother’ is
changing.
Unlike other countries where a couple is the usual social unit, in Japan it is typical for only
the husband to be invited to business gatherings or to weddings for company employees.
Exceptions are frequently made for foreign visitors depending on the occasion, but wives should
not take their exclusion as a personal insult.
36. The status of women in Japan is .
A. indefinite and illegal B. complex and unclear
C. clear and high D. low and simple
37. Nowadays. Japanese women .
A. can go to work after getting married and having children
B. all have become professional women
C. take over most important work in many companies
D. have the same work and pay as men in all companies
38. In the family, the female partner .
A. often does all the housework if she doesn’t go to work
B. the male spouse always helps his wife with cooking and other chores
C. is still generally expected to do all of the housework
D. no longer spends much time doing the housework
39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is normal for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings.
B. Single Japanese women are used to enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel
abroad and shopping.
C. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing.
D. Wives in Japan can take their exclusion as a personal insult.
40. What can be inferred from the passage is .
A. the role of Japanese women in the society is changing so that all Japanese women gain
gender equality in both society and home
B. there have been some changes in their social role but Japanese women haven’t acquired
the same rights as men in many fields yet
C. Japanese women are fighting for their definite status in the society
D. most Japanese women are satisfied with their social role nowadays