TOPIC: FAMILY LIFE

I. Advanced vocabulary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: Old people may think that dying hair and tattooing breaks ______ of society.
A. norms B. curfew C. privacy D. attitudes
Question 2: Throughout history, in many parts of the world, the ______ has been the most common
family structure.
A. breadwinners B. table manners C. child-rearing D. extended family
Question 3: Mutual understanding is vital in order to ______ the generation gap.
A. widen B. narrow C. break D. weaken
Question 4: Some parents ________ their children for the radical ways of dealing with things.
A. forbid B. criticize C. inherit D. support
Question 5: With the changes in the world over the decades, the _______ of the young have altered
too.
A. attitude B. curfew C. complaint D. supervision
Question 6: Adolescents are heavily _______ for smoking, drinking, and drug use which goes against
parents' vision about the bright future of their children.
A. criticized B. complain C. obligated D. supervised
Question 7: There have always been _______ between parents who value traditional looks and their
teenage children who prefer having tattoos or piercings.
A. complaints B. burdens C. perspectives D. conflicts
Question 8: When a child doesn't show up at home before midnight ________, their parents can get
worried.
A. pressure B. norm C. curfew D. gap
Question 9: School children are often ________ from using their cell phone excessively, because it
can distract them and affect their academic results.
A. complained B. forbidden C. criticized D. obligated
Question 10: Parents tend to make a ________ if their expectations for children's grades at school are
met.
A. privacy B. manner C. complaint D. attitude
Question 11: There has been a trend for parents to exchange their roles. Women become the main
_______ while their husbands stay at home to care for children.
A. homemaker B. breadwinner C. manner D. obligation
Question 12: She looks up to her parents because they ran their own business from a very young age.
She wants to follow in their _______ and become a businesswoman.
A. trust B. effort C. footsteps D. wishes
Question 13: Members of the same family tend to have similar characteristics and this is the result of
genetic _______.
A. inheritance B. supervision C. gap D. understanding
Question 14: Parents' divorce has detrimental effects on how children _______.
A. raise B. flourish C. inherit D. cherish
Question 15: People living ______ the same roof should share the responsibility to do household
chores.
A. in B. on C. under D. from

II. “BREAK” phrasal verb

STT Phrasal verb Meaning STT Phrasal verb Meaning

- dừng, chấm dứt một
chạy trốn, rời khỏi (ai/ cái
1 Break away 6 Break up mối quan hệ
gì)
- nghỉ hè (trường học)
- hỏng, ngừng hoạt động
(máy móc)
- nổ ra, bắt đầu một cách
- trở nên tồi tệ (sức khỏe,
bất ngờ (chiến tranh,
cảm xúc)
2 Break down 7 Break out xung đột)
- tách thành từng phần
- thoát khỏi (tình
nhỏ
huống)
- đổ vỡ (hôn nhân, các
mối quan hệ)
- đột nhập (nhà, xe…) - tạm ngừng làm gì đó
- bắt đầu làm gì một cách trong một khoảng thời
3 Break into đột ngột 8 Break off gian
- thành công trong lĩnh - dùng lực để tách cái gì
vực nào đó đó
làm gián đoạn (bài nói, Break phát hiện, khám phá ra
4 Break in 9
cuộc hội thoại) through cái gì mới (đột phá)
5 Break even hòa vốn (kinh doanh)

Mark the letter A, B, C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Keep your chin up! Even though you failed the university entrance examination, you
can apply for vocational training.
A. Be cheerful B. Be sad C. Stay calm D. Be worried
Question 2: He got into serious debt so his wife broke up with him.
A. supported B. appreciated C. divorced D. judged
Question 3: The elevator has broken down so everyone has to walk upstairs.
A. been repaired B. been installed C. stopped working D. been maintained
Question 4: Sure, he'll pay for the drinks when pigs fly. He even didn’t give money to his parents to
buy a new television.
A. when the sun rises in the West B. whenever he can
C. when the party's over D. when he has money
Question 5: Several prisoners broke out of the jail yesterday.
A. are arrested B. started fighting C. stole something D. escaped from
Mark the letter A, B, C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: I'm asking you where you stayed last night. Don’t tell me about your exam. It's beside
the point.
A. is important B. worth considering
C. is irrelevant D. is unimportant
Question 7: He is sometimes a bit rude and bad-tempered, but he really has a heart of gold.
A. is polite B. is kind C. is talented D. is unkind
Question 8: The girl broke down when she received her examination's result. She knew that her
parents would be disappointed about that.
A. become upset B. feel happy C. be anxious D. be angry
Question 9: Hannah's parents blamed her for buying a new smartphone which costs an arm and a
leg.
A. has high price B. has cheap price C. costs a fortune D. is awful
Question 10: Because of the weather damage, the back section of the plane had broken off.
A. be separated B. be detached C. be removed D. be attached

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable phrasal verbs

Question 11: There were a lot of customers coming to our restaurant this month. However, since the
costs of ingredients and spices had risen, our restaurants barely _______.
A. broke down B. broke up C. broke off D. broke even
Question 12: We haven't _______ the new medical treatments to deal with lung cancer.
A. broken into B. broken through C. broken down D. broken away
Question 13: There was some noise from the audience and the speaker ______.
A. broke off B. broke in C. broke up D. broke down
Question 14: As the president stopped delivering his speech, the crowd ______ loud applause.
A. broke into B. broke out C. broke away D. broke even
Question 15: The singer ______ from her bodyguard and went down the stage to take a photo with
her fans.
A. broke up B. broke away C. broke off D. broke through