TEST UNIT 1
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. take B. family C. grateful D. table
2. A. nursing B. curtain C. turn D. picture
3. A. society B. sociable C. groceries D. finance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. breadwinner B. homemaker C. washing-up D. homemaking
5. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
6. Do you have to do _________?
A. the mess B. your bed C. the washing-up D. the cook
7. Do you have to _________ the rubbish out?
A. Take B. make C. empty D. do
8. My mother _________ the responsibility tier running the household.
A. holds B. takes C. runs D. hears
9. We share the house with our grandparents and our uncle's family. It is a(n) _________ family.
A. nuclear B. extended C. crowded D. multi-generation
10. Are you free on Sunday evening? I'd like to _________ to the cinema?
A. ask you B. ask out you C. ask you out D. ask you away
11. My mother is very good at _________ her time between work and family.
A. leaving B. splitting C. sharing D. taking
12. When a couple can _________ chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they
are showing mutual respect for one another.
A. cut B. run C. take D. divide
13. The children, all three, have done mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.
A. laundry B. clothes C. groceries D. rubbish
14. Our parents _________ hands to provide for the family and make it happy.
A. were joining B. are always joining C. join D. joins
15. My grandparents _________ with my family at present and my grandmother _________ me how to
cook several traditional Vietnamese dishes.
A. stay — instructs B. stay — is instructing
C. are staying — instructs D. are staying — is instructing
Fill in each blank with the correct word / phrase below.
Breadwinner Heavy lifting Iron Chores Responsibilities
Share Strengthen Homemaker Groceries Laundry
16. If your partner has agreed to buy the _________________, you might plan the week's meals and make
the shopping list.
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17. We should pay attention to the conditions that foster and _________________early childhood
development and health across the life course.
18. Past studies have shown that couples who _________________household chores report feeling
happier overall.
19. Couples who share _________________at home are happier overall.
20. It takes a housewife a lot of time to _________________clothes for the household.
21. I have watched my husband and children take over much of my role as a(n)________________.
22. The husband replaces the light bulbs while the wife does the _________________.
23. Nowadays in nuclear families, homemaker and _________________roles have evolved into
something that makes it impossible to define exactly.
24. Many couples find that they look at the division of _________________differently.
25. Men and boys do most of the _________________in the family.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Working Mothers
In the United States today, more than half of mothers with young children work, compared to about one
third (26) _______ 1970s. Women have been moving into the workforce not only for career (27) _______
but also for the income.
In many families today, mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years
(28) _______. Some women (29) _______ to work soon after (30) _______ birth because they know that
most employers are not sympathetic to working mothers who wish to take time off to be with their young
children.
Some people still think that a "good mother" is one who (31) _______ work to stay home with her
children. However, no scientific evidence says children are harmed when their mothers work. A child who is
emotionally well adjusted, well loved, and well cared for will thrive regardless of (32) _______ the mother
works outside the home.
In most families with working mothers, each person (33) _______ a more active role in the household.
The children tend to (34) _______ one another and help in other ways. The father as a (35) _______ is more
likely to help with household chores and child rearing. These positive outcomes are most likely when the
working mother feels valued and supported by family, friends, and coworkers.
26. A. in B. in the C. at D. at the
27. A. enjoy B. satisfy C. satisfaction D. pleasant
28. A. develop B. to develop C. developing D. developed
29. A. return B. tum C. happen again D. exchange
30. A. producing B. making C. taking D. giving
31. A. gives up B. stop C. end D. puts up
32. A. where B. when C. how D. whether
33. A. plays B. does C. makes D. takes
34. A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up
35. A. bread B. breadwinning C. breadstick D.breadwinner
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Home Life in Japan
It is common in Japan for three generations to live under the same roof. This is becoming less common
today, but still exists, certainly in the countryside.
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Husbands in Japan give their salaries to their wives. They are returned a sum of money as pocket money,
otherwise how to use the rest is the wife's decision. The finances of a family are the responsibility of the
women who handle most of the household expenses. There are exceptions in instances when something of
value, like a car, is being bought. This is changing with more women going to work.
Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households spend so much time at work, and the company
demands on them are so great. it means that they often really have very little time or energy to spend with
their children. The responsibility for raising children, overseeing the education fall onto the mothers.
Mothers play an enormous role in the lives of their children and the bond is very strong. Babysitters are
rarely used, and mothers often sleep with their babies. A mother will also spend hours with children doing
schoolwork. Few Japanese men help with housework. There is more pressure today for this to change.
Most families in Japan today are nuclear families, such as those in the United States. That is to say that a
married couple lives together with their children, perhaps with one grandparent.
But for the most part, the Japanese family today looks much like the American family.
36. In Japan, extended families are still popular ________.
A. in big cities B. in the countryside C. everywhere D. in urban areas
37. A Japanese woman is responsible for all of these EXCEPT ________.
A. raising children B. handle household expenses
C. making decisions on very valuable things D. taking care of children's schoolwork
38. Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households ________.
A. are under great pressure of work B. are responsible for most household chores
C. handle most of the household expenses D. stay at home to work as babysitters
39. Nowadays there is a pressure that men should ________.
A. earn more money B. help their wives with housework
C. leave important decisions to their wives D. work harder at work
40. Most families in Japan nowadays may be ________.
A. extended families B. three-generation families
C. the same as the traditional ones D. similar to those in the Western
Complete the conversation, using the sentences (A-F) given. There is one sentence that you do not
need.
A. It's hard work, and it may hurt your back.
B. I can do it in my free time.
C. I do the laundry, fold the clothes after doing the laundry, and iron the clothes.
D. I hate ironing most.
E. I don't mind cooking.
F. I love eating, and I think it's one of the most important skills in my life later.
Anna: What household chores do you do to help your parents?
Mai (41) _________________. Sometimes I help to cook dinner.
Anna: Which of the chores do you like doing the most?
Mai (42) _________________
Anna What do you like about it?
Mai: (43) _________________
Anna Which of the chores do you dislike the most?
Mai: (44) _________________
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Anna Can you give the reason for that?
Mai: (45) _________________
Write complete sentences using the words / phrases given in their correct forms. You can add some
more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.
46. family members / divide / household chores / based / who / better / doing them
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47. for example / the wife / cook / dinner / and then / the husband / clean / kitchen
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48. we also / divide chores / based / consideration / love
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49. the one / who / arrive / home earlier / cook the meal / and the others / lay / table / or do / washing up
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50. parents / train / children / help with housework / and / most cases / they / willing / give a hand
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