Unit 1

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<b>UNIT 1</b> <b>HOME LIFE</b>
<b>1. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box. </b>

household, project, frankly, confidence, rush, obedience, close-knit, caring, dishes, pressure
1. In addition to --- for the sick, nurses help healthy people stay well.

2. Tom wants to base his --- on a single field of science, such as biology, chemistry or physics.
3. He wrote --- about his desire to become wealthy.

4. They contact one or more adults in each --- by mail, personal visit or telephone.
5. One or more teammates --- in to gain control of the ball.

6. Standards of behaviour taught to children in all societies include --- truthfulness, respect for
property.

7. Three key factors that determine the weather are air temperature, air --- and humidity.
8. Chicken eggs can be used in making cakes and other cooked ---

9. Latin Americans have a tradition of large, --- families.

10. Children can be taught to gain --- in their mental powers to start solving problems correctly.
<b>2. Fill each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. </b>

1. A --- may change the diet of an animal and study how the animal grows. (biology)
2. People in the USA and Canada aren't annoyed by children's --- on Halloween night.

(mischievous)
3. Divide the sum by 2 and you can find the --- to this problem. (solve)

4. The dictator is an --- ruler who thinks only of his power and benefits. (responsible)
5. Mr. Jones has always played a --- role at school staff meetings. (support)

6. The leader of the explorers had great in --- his native guide. (confident)
7. We are impressed by his --- to help us with the hard mission. (willing)
8. This store makes a --- of children's clothes. (special)
9. What she likes best is to go to the --- and see her dear little child. (nurse)
10. Not knowing which colour he would like, I have not come to a --- on what

sweater to buy him. (decide)

<b>3. Choose the best answer. </b>

1. The nurse is always kind and gentle to us. She is a very --- person.

A. caring B. careful C. careless D. care

2. Tam is willing to help his mother with the household --- .

A. chord B. chores C. jobs D. choir

3. Pho, a kind of noodle, is one of her favourite --- when she visits Vietnam.

A. courses B. plates C. bowls D. dishes

4. "Men make house and women make --- " is a popular saying.

A. family B. garden C. home D. room

5. The Internet enables users of computers to --- information in a variety of forms.

A, share B. divide C. cut D. tell

6. Many problems have --- since the beginning of the school year.

A. brought up B. come up C. brought out D. come out
7. The guidelines in this book can help you become a --- speaker.

A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. self-confidence
8. --- programmers known as hackers often try to break into large computer systems.

A. Mischief B. Misbehaviour C. Mischievous D. Misunderstanding
9. The engineer admitted the failure --- and decided to try another method.

A. frank B. quick C. always D. frankly

10. Many workers switch from the day --- to the night --- with difficulty.

A. light B. shift C. hour D. period

<b>4. Use the correct form of the word in brackets to fit each gap. </b>

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In the UK, there is no legal (1) --- (oblige) for children to go to school, but they have to
receive an effective full-time (2) --- (educate). Nowadays, some parents are taking on the (3)
--- (responsible) of teaching their children at home. Parents do not have to be
(4)---(academy) qualified but it is (5) --- (need) to have access to libraries and teaching materials.
They should also provide a (6) --- (suit) classroom-like environment at home.

The results are (7) --- (impress), which surprises many people. Some children who were
(8) --- (attentive) in a large class change into model pupils. By far the biggest problem for
parent-teachers is the (9) --- (sympathy) attitude of other adults, who say children don't socialize. But
most of them seem (10) --- (perfect) at ease with other children.

<b>5. Choose the best answer to fit each gap. </b>

Nowadays, teenagers have (1)--- more money and expensive possessions than their
parents ever did. Articles like radios and bicycles, which cost a fortune (2) --- decades ago, are
now mass-produced and cheap. And items that nobody even dreamed of possessing twenty years ago, such
as mobile phones and computers, are now commonplace. Teenagers are definitely better off financially. (3)
--- , life is not easy for them. There is much more to worry about than there was in the past. Jobs
are not as secure (4) --- they used to be and teenagers can no (5) --- be confident that the
world will always be peaceful and free of pollution.

Teenagers drive their parents crazy (6) --- many ways. Some of them spray their hair with
amazing colour, while others wear clothes that shock their parents. They all want (7) --- own
stereos, mobile phones and televisions. But these young people are not really behaving differently from
how their parents behaved when they were young. Many of today's parents and grandparents will laugh
when they (8) --- crazy fashions they wore. Those adults, who are parents now, fought with their
own parents about clothes and lifestyles. (9) ---, teenagers have fought with their parents (10)
--- time began and no doubt they always will.

1. A. far B. great C. much D. lot
2. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

3. A. Despite B. In spite C. However D. Even though

4. A. like B. as C. but D. when

5. A. more B. farther C. sooner D. longer

6. A. in B. on C. at D. by

7. A. an B. his C. ones D. their

8. A. remind B. think C. review D. remember
9. A. As well B. In fact C. At last D. At once
10. A. since B. from C. when D. as
<b>6. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. </b>

1. A. house B. cough C. ground D. about
2. A. boys B. words C. nights D. weekends
3. A. mother B. breath C. father D. brother
4. A. passive B. assure C. pressure D. expression
5. A. cleaned B. studied C. worked D. believed
<b>7. Put the words into lists of pronunciation. The sign • shows the main stress</b>

hospital, hurry, breakfast, enjoy, secure, supportive, whenever, around, annoying,
until, solution, confidence, morning, family, garbage, generally

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