E10 - Unit 1.

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Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. control B. conflict C. confidence D. constitution
2. A. elegance B. manner C. privacy D. association
3. A. footstep B. roof C. food D. fool
4. A. believe B. extend C. respect D. treat
5. A. associate B. assist C. afford D. access
6. A. charity B. campaign C. childcare D. barrier
7. A. respectful B. delicate C. determined D. elegant
8. A. collocate B. coordinate C. donate D. impose
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. concentrate B. accept C. distract D. impose
2. A. viewpoint B. childcare C. opinion D. teenager
3. A. convince B. respect C. support D. disagree
4. A. experience B. ability C. behavior D. attitude
5. A. tasteful B. regardless C. flashy D. pierced
6. A. frustrate B. arise C. complain D. accuracy
7. A. appearance B. temperature C. ambiance D. reference
8. A. comprise B. admire C. benefit D. control
Exercise 3: Form another word from the word in capitals to complete each sentence.
1. I said I'd lost all my money at the races, but my friends were__________. SYMPATHY
2. The shop had sold out of what I wanted - you can imagine my__________. DISAPPOINT
3. She's just passed her driving test, but she's still very__________. EXPERIENCE
4. Karen and Catherine are__________ twins. IDENTITY
5. I'm sure that the whole problem is a simple__________. UNDERSTAND
6. I didn't believe him. His story was very__________. CONVINCE
7. She found herself in __________with her parents over her future career. CONFLICT
8. I have no __________to him coming to stay. OBJECT
9. The old man was respected by the whole village for his__________. WISE
10. Do you think they will be __________to our proposal? AGREE
11. I'm asking for your__________! FORGIVE
12. Doug is such a__________. I never believe a word he says! LIE
13. Be__________!I've just painted the wall and they're wet. CARE
14. Lying to your dad like that was really__________. HONEST
15. My brother is__________but that doesn't stop him fromdoing lots of sports. ABLE
16. I haven't got the__________to go up to a strangerat a party and introduce myself. CONFIDENT
17. My best friend gives me lots of help with my__________problems. PERSON
18. My__________with Chris lasted for over three years. RELATION
19. It's__________! I've won the lottery! BELIEVE
20. I can tell from your__________that you are not happy. EXPRESS
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
1. The girls and the flowers__________he painted were vivid.
A. that B. which C. who D. whose
2. My letter__________yesterday, but it didn't.
A. must have arrived B. may arrive C. should have arrived D. have arrived
3. __________I have a look at those shoes in the window, please?
A. Must B. Would C. Should D. Could
4. It isn't cold outside. You__________wear a coat.
A. mustn't B. can C. don't have to D. should
5. We couldn't find a hotel room so we__________sleep in the car.lt was awful!
A. must B. should C. had to D. could
6. You'll__________tell the police that your house was broken into.
A. have to B. must C. had to D.should
7. Fiona can't__________about the meeting. I reminded her this morning!
A. forget B. be forgetting C. have forgotten D. have been forgotten
8. When Laura suffered a__________in her relationship, she saw a counselor for help.
A. depress B. break-up C. dating D. date
9. In my class the girls are__________good terms with all the boys, except me.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
10. I feel terrible. I didn't sleep__________last night.
A. an inch B. a jot C.an eye D. a wink
Exercise 5: Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. My cousin told to me that she had made a terrible mistake.
A. said to B. My cousin C. terrible D. made
2. The young man looked at me angry when I interrupted him.
A. at B. angry C. interrupted D. young man
3. She left her house in a hurry without say goodbye to us.
A. us B. a hurry C. left D. say
4. Telephoto, a process for sending pictures by wire, has been invented during the 1920s, and the first
transcontinental telephoto was sent in 1925.
A. a B. by wire C. has been invented D. transcontinental
5. The tragic sinking of the Titanic was happened at a time when the ship was believed to be impossible to sink.
A. was happened B. the C. was D. believed
6. We needn't drive fast; there is a speed limit here.
A. needn't B. fast C. there is D. speed limit
7. I’m not sure where Matthew is. He can be playing squash.
A. where B. is C. can D. squash
Exercise 6: Complete the passage using the words in the box. some extra words are unnecessary.
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My family are a funny lot. Take my father's brother, Uncle George, for instance. He's the black sheep of the
(1) __________and nobody ever mentions him unless they are asked a direct question about him. He ran away
to sea at the age of 15 and no one heard a (2) __________from him until he returned 20 years later. During his
absence he'd had a lot of adventures but he made (3) __________money at all and his brothers had to support
him until he found himself a job, (4) __________took a long time because he had no skills and training in any
trade apart from seamanship. During his time, he (5) __________getting into trouble and this also made him
unpopular with his brothers. They, on the other hand, worked hard all their lives, supported their families and
had no sympathy (6) __________people who seemed to have no sense of responsibility like Uncle George. As
far as I am (7) __________this makes them much less interesting than him and I don't think it's right that they
should look down on their brother. He may be the black sheep to them but to me after all his years of excitement
and hardships at sea he seems a (8) __________.
Exercise 7: Read the text and questions below. Mark the correct letter A, B, C or D for each question.
The American family unit is the process of change. In the first half of the 20th century, there were mainly
two types of families: the extended and the nuclear. An extended family includes mother, father children and
some other relatives, living in the same house. A nuclear family is composed of just parents and children living
under the same roof.
As the American economy had progressed from agricultural to industrial one, people were forced to move
to different parts of the country to get good jobs. These jobs were mainly in the large cities. Now, in fact, three-
quarters of Americans live in urban areas which occupy 2.5% of the national total land mass. Of the 118 million
in the labour force, only 3 million still work on the farm.
Since moving for better, jobs has often divided the extended family, the nuclear family becomes more
popular. At present, 55% of the families in the US are nuclear families. But besides the two types of traditional
family groupings, the family is now being expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements because of
divorce. There is an increase in single-parent families, in which a father or a mother live with one or more
children. Divorce has also led to blended families, which occur when previously married men and women marry
again and combine the children from former marriage into a new family. There are also some couples who do
not want to have children to form two-person childless families.
1. A nuclear family is the one that ____________________.
A. consists of father, mother, and children living in the same house.
B. is bigger than extended family.
C. there are only grandparents, parents and their children living in.
D. relatives live with.
2. The expression 'under the same roof' means____________________.
A. a house with one roof.
B. a house with the roof the same as the wall.
C. under the house.
D. in the same building.
3. The nuclear family becomes more popular because of____________________.
A. fewer jobs in big cities. B. more divorces.
C. the division of the extended family. D. an increase in single-parent families.
4. How many types of families have there been in the US since the first half of the 20th century?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
5. A blended family is a newly-formed family____________________.
A. that there is only one couple living in with their newborn children.
B. in which there are no children.
C. with the combination of children of the two previously married father and mother.
D. that has only father or mother living with children.
Exercise 8: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
any parents believe that their children (1) ______be taught to read right after they have learnt to walk. This
is right if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be counter-productive if she or he isn't ready.
Wise parents will have a relaxed (2) _____ and take the lead from the child. What they should provide is a
selection of (3) _____ toys, books, and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (4) _______ available
for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about house will also (5) ______them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range of
videos, which can (6) ______and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are (7) __________ valuable in
helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad press as far as children are concerned,
mainly because too many (8) ______too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group.
1. A. could not B. must not C. should D. had to
2. A. decision B. competition C. pastime D. attitude
3. A. bright B. stimulating C. adult D. expensive
4. A. amusement B. sense C. game D. produce
5. A. provide B. encourage C. provoke D. produce
6. A. assist B. watch C. enjoy D. reinforce
7. A. equally B. perfectly C. worthily D. properly
8. A. pay B. save C. spend D. devote
Exercise 9: Read the text and questions below, Mark the correct letter A, B, C or D for each question.
Is There Really a Generation Gap?
According to the results of a survey in USA WEEKEND Magazine, there isn't really a generation gap. The
magazine's "Teens & Parents" survey shows that today's generation of young people generally get along well
with their parents and appreciate the way they're being raised. Most feel that their parents understand them, and
they believe their parents consider family as the No. 1 priority in their lives. Although more than a third of teens
have something in their rooms they would like to keep secret from their parents, it is usually nothing more
harmful than a diary or a CD.
Such results may seem surprising in the context of the violent events that people hear about in the media.
Maybe because of the things they hear, parents worry that their own kids might get out of control once they
reach the teenage years. However, the facts in the survey should make us feel better. The survey shows us that
today's teens are loving and sensible. They are certainly happier than the angry people in the teenage stereotypes
we all know about. True, some teenagers are very angry, and we need to recognize their needs, but the great
majority of teens are not like that at all.
In contrast to some stereotypes, most teens believe they must be understanding about differences among
individuals. Many of them volunteer for community service with disadvantaged people. When they talk about
themselves, their friends and their families, they sound positive and proud. Generally, these are very nice kids.
Is this spirit of harmony a change from the past? Only a generation ago, parent-child relations were
described as the "generation gap". Yet even then, things were not so bad. Most kids in the 1960s and 1970s
shared their parents' basic values.
Perhaps, however, it is true that American families are growing closer at the beginning of this new
millennium. Perhaps there is less to fight about, and the dangers of drug abuse and other unacceptable behavior
are now well known. Perhaps, compared to the impersonal world outside the home, a young person's family is
like a friendly shelter, not a prison. And perhaps parents are acting more like parents than they did 20 or 30
years ago.
1. What did the survey find out about teenagers in paragraph 1?
A. They get along well with their parents. B. They appreciate good CDs.
C. They keep secrets from their parents. D. They stay in their rooms.
2. What is the stereotype referred to in paragraph 2?
A. Teens are people who recognize their needs. B. Teens are loving and sensible.
C. Teens are much happier than we think. D. Teens are angry people.
3. What does the word 'them’ in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. stereotypes B. individuals C. teens D. families
4. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. Differences between teens. B. Stereotypes about teens.
C. The positive attitude of teens to others. D. Volunteering for disadvantaged people.
5. In the last paragraph, according to the writer, one reason why American families are closer is that
A. the dangers of drug abuse are less. B. there is no generation gap.
C. parents are friendlier to children. D. the world is an unfriendly place.
Exercise 10: Rewrite the sentences
1. It's not necessary to pay to use the office phone. HAVE
You____________________ to use the office phone.
2. I think you were wrong to sell your bike. SHOULDN'T
You____________________ bike.
3. Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table. HAD
If____________________, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
4. I was extremely grateful for the wonderful present. WHICH
It was ____________________ I was extremely grateful.
5. The assistant said that it was not possible for me to get a refund. GIVEN
The assistant said that I couldn't ____________________back.