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Unit 1 Test A
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3 We/study/the present tenses/this week. 5 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the
sentences.
1 My sister has a baby, but she isn’t married. It’s
a single/one-parent family.
4 I’m afraid I/not understand/this homework. 2 My mum married again and my new
husband/stepfather is very nice.
3 Helen is a single/an only child and she doesn’t
like it.
5 your grandmother/stay/with you/at the 4 Brett and Beth aren’t very happy together. I
moment? think they’re going to get single/divorced soon.
5 My uncle has two children who are the same
age as me and I really like playing with my
sons/cousins.
6 My niece is 17 and her brother, my
/10 uncle/nephew, is nearly 20.
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1 When do the speaker’s parents worry? Family life (1) __________ changing a lot these
days. In some countries, all the members of a
family (2) __________ in the same place,
A when he goes to parties sometimes in the same home. However, in other
B when he goes out during the week countries, people often have to move away from
C when he isn’t home on time their home town to find a job when they are ready
to start work. They get married and start
2 Which rule is the speaker happy with? (3) __________ family away from their parents,
and then their children do exactly the same thing.
A looking after her brother Grandparents sometimes live hundreds of miles
B finishing her homework away from their grandchildren. Sometimes they
C cleaning her room are even in (4) __________ different country! This
can cause a lot of problems when people
(5) __________ older. Sons and daughters can’t
3 What isn’t easy for the speaker? help their parents when they are ill and they have
to go into hospital or special homes. The
A doing a lot of sport grandparents are (6) __________ there to help
B agreeing on what food to eat with the grandchildren when they are young and
C eating with his parents every day (7) __________ parents have to send them to
special schools at a young age if they need to go to
work. In many countries, this problem
4 What do the speaker’s parents want?
(8) __________ getting worse and people are
worried that family life is never going to be the
A her to spend more time with them same again.
B to use the computer
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Writing
10 Read this email from Patsy, an English
friend, and write a reply. Remember to answer
all her questions.
Hi,
How are you? I know you’re on holiday at the
moment. Are you having a good time? What’s the
weather like? Are there any interesting people in
your hotel? And do you like the food?!
Write soon!
Patsy
Write 35 words.
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