Tài liệu luyện thi Đại học - Môn Tiếng Anh: vocabulary – family and friends pptx

Tµi liÖu luyÖn thi §¹i häc - M«n TiÕng Anh*Vocab – Family.
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vocabulary – family and friends
I/ Study the family tree then answer the questions:
JACK JANE


TOM BILL SUE DAVID

ALAN MARY
a) Who are Jack and Jane’s children?
b) Who are Tom, Bill and Sue’s parents?
c) Who are Jack and Jane’s son?
d) Who is Jack and Jane’s daughter?
e) Who is Tom’s brother?
f) Who is Tom and Bill’s sister?
g) Who is Sue’s husband?
h) Who is Jack’s wife?
i) Who is Alan and Mary’s father?
j) Who is Alan and Mary’s grandfather?
k) Who is Alan and Mary’s grandfather?
l) Who is Alan and Mary’s grandmother?
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II/ Read the short text, then complete the sentences below:
This is James Thomas Brown; he has no brothers
and sisters. His parents died when he was 20 and
they left him their house. He married Julia and they
had two children, but unfortunately his wife died two
years ago. Recently he has fallen in love with Amy
who he has known since they were young. She is
the sister of a very good friend of his called Mike,
who he likes and trusts.
1) James is his ____________ name.
2) James Thomas Brown is his ____________ name.
3) Thomas is his ____________ name.
4) Brown is his _____________.
5) He has no brothers and sisters so he is an ____________ child.
6) At the age of 20, James ____________ his parents’ house.
7) His wife, Julia, died so he is a _____________.
8) The two children and he form a ____________ family.
9) Amy is his present ____________.
10) Mike is a very ____________ friend.
11) If James marries Amy, she will become the children’s __________ - mother.
III/ Complete the definitions with a suitable word:
1) My father’s brothers are my ____________.

2) My father’s sisters are my ____________.
3) My sister’s husband is my ____________.
4) My brother’s wife is my ______________.
5) My wife’s mother is my ____________.
6) My aunt and uncle’s children are my ____________.
7) My parents’ parents are my ____________.
8) My brother’s daughters are my ____________.
9) My sister’s sons are my ____________.
10) My father’s first wife, who is still alive, is his ____________.
11) My oldest brother died, so his wife is a ____________.
12) My mother remarried last year: her new husband is my ____________.
13) All of these people are remembers of my family, so they are my _________.
14) Your children’s children are your ____________ and your _____________.
15) She is not my girlfriend anymore. So she is my ex- ____________.
16) Your aunt and uncle children’s are your ____________.
IV/ Fill the gaps with words from the list below:
in after of to born on

1)
__________ 1993 Anne got married
2)
__________ Robert Smith. Unfortunately,
Robert’s grandmother, Rosemary Smith, died
3)
__________ old age soon after their
wedding. Robert and Anne were
4)
__________ their honeymoon when she died. Anne’s
baby daughter was
5)

__________ two years later. They called the baby, Rosemary,
6)

__________ Robert’s grandmother.
V/ Use these words in the sentences below:
died dead death deaths dying
1. The ambulance was too late. The boy was by the time it arrived at the
hospital.
2. I’m a bit upset. My grandmother last week.
3. My best friend is very upset. Her father is of cancer.
4. My brother never really recovered after his wife’s sudden
5. The number of in road accidents has increased again this year.
VI/ Complete each sentence with one of the words from the list:
alike children couple elder engaged

Tµi liÖu luyÖn thi §¹i häc - M«n TiÕng Anh*Vocab – Family.
NguyÔn §øc Hng*
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friendship housewife husband single twin
a) Jane got married to her , Bob, four years ago.
b) Jane’s friends think that she and Bob are the perfect .
c) They haven’t got any yet, but they want a large family.
d) Jane’s sister, Mary, was born half an hour before she was.
e) Jane and Mary look but are not exactly the same.
f) Mary isn’t married. She says she preferred to be .
g) She says she believes in , but doesn’t believe in marriage.

h) Diana is Jane and Mary’s sister. She calls them her “little sisters”.
i) Diana has been for three years, but hasn’t got married yet.
j) She has a career and doesn’t like the idea of being a .
VII/ Choose the correct word underlined in each sentence:
1) Christine is married to / with an Italian.
2) More than fifty of Rick’s parents / relatives came to the wedding.
3) Ann is the only person / people I really like!
4) The old / olds often think about the past.
5) I’ve never met him before. He’s a stranger / foreigner.
6) I knew / met your new English teacher yesterday.
7) Sue and her sister Mary are twins / pairs.
8) My brother Mark is the eldest / elderly child in the family.
VIII/ Fill in each blank with one suitable word:
1. Diana had a __________ yesterday. 2. It was __________ at 1.15 yesterday morning.
3. It __________ 3 kilograms. 4. They are going to __________ him John – after John,
his grandfather. 5. Grandfather John’s ___________ is June 16
th
, too – but he was born
in 1945!
6. If you do not have a partner, you are ____________. 7. If you have a husband or
wife, you are ____________. 8. If your husband or wife dies, you are ____________. 9.
A holiday after a wedding is called a ____________.
10. The name for a woman on her wedding day: ____________.
11. The name for a man on his wedding day: ____________.
12. What you are if your marriage has legally ended: ____________.
13. A religious service for a dead person.
14. The name for a woman whose husband dies: ____________.
15. The name for a man whose wife dies: ____________.
IX/ Choose the correct word underlined in each sentence:
a) Children are not allowed to see this film. It’s for adults / old only.

b) By the time the vet arrived, the injured cat was already dead / died.
c) Unfortunately it rained on Nick and Helen’s wedding / marriage day.
d) David and Diana have two sons and one daughter / girl.
e) I think we should try to understand the problems of aged / old people.
f) There should be more facilities for youth / young people in this town.
g) Julie is very popular and has a wide company / circle of friends.
h) More than fifty relatives / parents were invited to Jack’s party.
i) Old Mrs Turner now lives in an old people’s home / house.
j) It’s my anniversary / birthday today. I’m 18 years old.
X/ Complete each sentence with a word from the list below:
brother children daughter husband
sister son twins wife
a) Ted and Alice were happy when Emily, their ___________, was born.
b) Harry asked Ann to be his ________, and they got married six months later.
c) Jim and Mary’s ___________ David was their second child.
d) Richard and Stephen are __________, but they don’t look exactly the same.
e) Mark and his ___________ Sue went shopping with their mother.
f) When the school bell rang, a crowd of ___________ ran out of the school.
g) Jane met her ___________ Philip at a friend’s wedding.
h) Liz and her ___________ Mike like listening to their grandmother’s stories.
FUNERALS:
Match these words
with the picture:
grave
gravestone
hearse
crematorium
coffin
cemetery
mourners

wreath