TEST UNIT 6

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TEST UNIT 6- GENDER EQUALITY

I Circle A, B, C or D to choose the words with different stress

1 A inspire B person C major D female

2 A support B window C pursue D employ

3 A party B workforce C accept D student

4 A freedom B fighter C image D admire

5 A problem B open C correct D follow

6 A police B famous C courage D office

7 A responsibility B knowledgeable C budget D satisfy

8 A opportunity B equal C satisfaction D limitation

9 A preference B exhausted C qualified D violence

10 A domestic B mature C effective D property

II Choose the best answer.

11 against women and girls should be eliminated when government and people co-operate

A Equality B Discrimination C Dissatisfaction D Disbelief

12 She has a preference _ a teacher over a doctor

13 The government will soon the problem of inequality in wages

A establish B address C sue D abolish

14 The team paid a price for its lack of preparation

A heavy B dirty C light D expensive

15 In order to a man’s job, Brenda had to work very hard

A work B pursue C enroll D prefer

16 In the past, our grandparents had a for grand-sons over grand-daughters

A discrimination B equality C rights D preference

17 Men and women should be given equal rights _ education and employment

18 He had to _ a heavy price to win the scholarship to the USA

A pay B address C advocate D discriminate

19 Gender discrimination cannot people from doing a job of dream

A enroll B prevent C address D insist

20 Toyota much preference to those graduated from FTU

A enrolled B had C gave D addressed

21 She sued him _ damages he did to her cars

22 Educated women are likely to get jobs and become more important at home

A well-trained B well-paid C well-prepared D well-educated

23 Men are decision-makers and _

A care-givers B bread-winners C trouble-makers D house-keepers

24 Some people think that married women pursue a career

25 We _ stop when traffic lights are red.

26 Women’s natural roles are and housewives

A breadwinners B decision-makers C care-givers D supporters

27 Remember to bring your raincoat It rain

28 You pick those flowers Don’t you see the sign?

29 It’s late I think we _ better go now

30 We _ take a bus to the school It’s too far to walk

A have to B must C may D ought

31 You _ be very tall to play football

A don’t have to B mustn’t C may not D can’t

32 We _ get there on time The boss is away today

A mustn’t B don’t have to C can’t D couldn’t

33 I _ find my own way there You _ wait for me

A should / can't B have to / must C can / needn't D might / mustn't

34 Cigarettes at a bakery

A most buy B cannot buy C cannot be bought D should not buy

III Find the underlined word which needs to correct.

35 (A) The office phone (B) needn’t be used (C) for (D) private calls

36.You (A) needn’t forget (B) to buy some (C) vegetables when (D) going home this

evening

37 We have (A) enough food (B) at home, so we (C) mustn’t go (D) shopping today

38 (A) Some people think that there (B) is still gender (C) discriminate (D) in our country

V Change the following sentences into passive voice

44 You can’t wash this dress

→………

45.You should open the wine about 3 hours before you use it

→………

46 Members may keep books for 3 weeks

→………

47 We cannot exchange articles

→………

48 You mustn’t move this man; he’s too ill

→………

49 You must dry-clean it

IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

It has been thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first There is not a real equality of opportunity for men and women Years ago, people were living in a man-dominated society Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely Women's place was in the kitchen and women's work was housework In many places, women were not even' allowed to go to school Women had no rights, even the right

to choose husband for themselves Men usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were more intelligent than women Men often considered women as their property Sometimes, they were mistreated by their husbands and suffered the problem as

a fate Many parents did not even want to daughters

Despite the progress, there remain outdated beliefs about women's roles, traditionally passed down from generation to generation Men are commonly seen as the strong bodies, bread-winners in the family and key leaders in society, while women are restricted to being housewives and child bearing and care, and housework such as washing and cooking

According to social surveys, many women in the 21st century still have to work over

12 hours a day including working in offices and doing countless household chores without any help from their husbands In some regions, the labor of women is not recognized despite the hardships they endure to support the whole family Moreover, women are the direct victims of family violence, especially in rural areas

Thanks to the women's liberation movement, nowadays women have proved that they are equal to men in every aspect An average woman has weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as he is Women can do everything that men can, and women can do one thing that no man can: they produce children

39 Which is not women's role in the former days?

A Working in authority B Doing housework

C Doing cooking d Bearing and rearing children

40 Years ago, women are not allowed

A to work in the kitchen B to go to school

C to do housework d to stay at home with their parents

41 What did women have to suffer?

A Good schooling B Choosing a husband themselves

C Enjoy their housework d Illiteracy

42 The outdated 'beliefs about women's roles

A have been eradicated completely

B disappeared soon after the women's liberation movement

C still exist at present

d was forced to change after the women's liberation movement

43 According to the text, women in the 21st century

A do not have to do housework any more

B are still the victims of family violence in some rural areas

C get help from their husbands with all housework

d spend less than 12 hours working outside the home and doing housework

THE END