Average family size has increased from the Victorian era.. The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality.
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I PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group
2 A obedience B mischievous C biologist D decision
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
6 Many of our students come _ poor families
7 Would you like to share your experience _the rest of the group?
8 We are a very _ family and support each other through any crises
A old-established B well-to-do C hard-up D close-knit
9 –“Lorna, would you please drive me to class today? My car won't start” – “ .”
A Yes, I would B I'd be glad to C No, I wouldn't D No idea
10 _ most men, my father enjoys cooking
11 Her family and friends have given her lots of _
A support B supports C supporters D supportive
12 My mother often cooks big meals, we have leftovers for days
13 Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home
A deal with B manage C help together D work together
14 Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble He's a very _ boy
A stubborn B mischievous C spoiled D bright
15 I _ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like
A finish B finished C am finished D have finished
16 As you _ your car at the moment, can I borrow it?
A don't use B aren't using C haven't used D won't use
17 Look at the dirt on your clothes! _ in the garden again?
A Do you dig B Are you digging C Have you dug D Have you been digging
18 In a break-in last week, the burglars _ all my jewellery but left the picture
A took B have taken C had taken D were taking
19 Come and see me when you _ your report
A finish B finished C will finish D had finished
20 was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west
A Crossing rivers B While crossing rivers C Rivers being crossed D By crossing rivers
21 Can you tell me who is responsible checking passports?
22 She is leaving her husband she cannot put up with his bad temper any longer
23 Steve is a married man He enjoys at home with his wife and children
24 For security reasons, passengers are requested any luggage unattended
A not to leave B not leave C not leaving D don’t leave
25 irritating they are, you shouldn't lose your temper with your children
A No matter B However C Despite D Because of
26 News in of a large fire in central London
A is coming B are coming C have come D come
27 Were you going to the language center I saw you yesterday morning?
28 If I a lot of money, I'd definitely stop working
29 After he had finished his English course, he went to England continue his study
30 I wish George to Italy with us
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A Nobody applied for the job because it was hard B Anybody found it hard to apply for the job
C Few applicants were suitable for the job D There were very few applicants for the job
32.I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night
A If only I had finished my homework last night B I promise to finish all my homework from now on
C I regret that I finished my homework last night D I wish I didn't have to do my homework last night
33 as a husband than as a father
A He is more successful B He is as successful C He is so successful D He is much successful
34 You can enrich your knowledge
A to listen to the radio B by listening to the radio
C because of listening to the radio D despite listening to the radio
35 , I will have left for the USA
A Receiving this letter B To receive this letter
C You receive this letter D By the time you receive this letter
III Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
36 Average family size has increased from the Victorian era
A B C D
37 They prefer to stay in their home country because family ties
A B C D
38 In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was formally opening
A B C D
39 There are probably around 3,000 languages speaking in the world
A B C D
40 The development of transistors made possible it to reduce the size of many electronic devices
A B C D
IV Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement (or best answers the question) about each passage
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than
we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families
fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one
41.With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
42.The writer implies that _
A there have always been a wide variety of family arrangement in the United States
B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure
C the ideal American family is the best structure
D fewer married couples are having children
43.The word 'current' in line 7 could best be replaced by which of the following?
44 In the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent _
45.Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (36) _
to the idea of looking back into the past One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history They can try to (37) _ out more about where their families came from and what they did This
is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a (38) _ short history, like Australia and the United States It is one thing to spend some time (39) _ through a book on family history and to take the (40) _ to investigate your own family's past It is quite another to carry out the research work
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46 A pushed B attracted C brought D considered