UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. A__________is the person who works at home and takes care of the house and family.
A. breadwinner B. contributor C. homemaker D. housewife
2. What can you__________from doing the housework?
A. benefit B. nurture C. suffer D. contribute
3. Today, women share the household__________burden with their husbands.
A. critical B. enormous C. financial D. responsible
4. What household__________do you do to help your mum?
A. benefits B. chores C. responsibilities D. groceries
5. Set a place for John when you__________the table. He may come after all.
A. leave B. clear C. lay D. share
6. Equally shared__________helps both husband and wife have equal chances for recreation.
A. lifting B. breeding C. nurturing D. parenting
7. Mike’s__________are to help his mum sweep the house and take out the rubbish.
A. responsibilities B. benefits C. rights D. burdens
8. When his father died, Jack became the__________of the family.
A. breadwinner B. producer C. provider D. employer
9. Mark needs to__________that shirt before he can wear it.
A. lay B. iron C. nurture D. contribute
10. Buying a house places a great financial__________on young couples.
A. benefit B. influence C. burden D. effect
11. A(n) __________family consists of two parents and their children.
A. extended B. sole C. nuclear D. enormous
12. Mary’s grandmother______her when her mother died.
A. fed B. provided C. brought D. nurtured
13. She has a pain in back and can’t do any__________
A. chore B. duty C. reponsibility D. heavy lifting
14. Mary likes to shop for__________when she has free time.
A. groceries B. movies C. chores D. meals
15. Can you tell me some__________of doing the housework?
A. interests B. activities C. benefits D. usages
16. If the household chores are equally divided, the__________is less.
A. burden B. workforce C. role D. labour
17. Mum and Dad are not__________of each other when they do the housework together.
A. sociable B. critical C. vulnerable D. respectful
18. He doesn’t want to become a__________burden to his children.
A. responsible B. traditional C. important D. financial
19. Parents should__________to educating their children.
A. contribute B. create C. consider D. concern
II. Comptete the following sentences using the given words in the box.
extended | homemaker | nurtured | laying | finances |
responsibility | sharing | nuclear family | iron | heavy lifting |
1. Minh has a ________________ to do the washing-up after meals.
2. It took her five minutes to _____________________ this dress yesterday.
3. My mother is the person who manages household ____________________.
4. Family life today is likely to be influenced by the ____________________ family.
5. _________________ household chores is good for the relationships Within the family.
6. Mark often does the ____________________ when his dad is away.
7. Linda is responsible for ________________________ the table before each meal.
8. Nancy became a _____________________ after her husband left her.
9. I live in a(n) _______________________ family and my parents are enough modern.
III. Write the words in the correct column.
cry | brilliant | craftsman | triangle | trendy |
broom | truck | crunch | breed | tragically |
/tr/ | /kr/ | /br/ |
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IV. Compete ths missing letters using “tr”, “kr” or “br”.
1. The__________ain is crowded at this hour.
2. This beer has been brewed using__________aditional methods.
3. Her brother made her__________y.
4. You should__________y some traditional__________itish dishes.
5. Tracy is not only__________ight but also creative.
6. Bruce is a dangerous__________iminal.
7. Tracy often__________ushes her teeth twice a day.
8. The__________uck which crashed into my car was stopped by the police.
9. Matt has ice-cream and__________own__________ead for__________eakfast.
10. She is planting a big__________ee near my__________other’s house.
V. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Hoa sometimes__________the cooking when her mum is busy.
A. do B. is doing C. does D. are doing
2. I am afraid Jack can’t talk to you now. He__________the dishes.
A. is washing B. are washing C. wash D. washes
3. Huong can’t sweep the house today. She__________for her exams.
A. studies B. study C. are studying D. is studying
4. Nick__________up his bedroom twice a week.
A. tidy B. is tidying C. tidies D. are tidying
5. It’s now 7 p.m. and Tina__________dinner.
A. prepares B. is preparing C. prepare D. are preparing
6. Nancy and her mum__________grocery shopping at the weekend.
A. do B. does C. is doing D. are doing
7. Minh can’t answer the phone now. He__________the bathroom.
A. cleans B. clean C. are cleaning D. is cleaning
8. Jenny__________the house twice a week.
A. is sweeping B. sweep C. sweeps D. are sweeping
9. Whenever Nancy__________the dishes, she__________things.
A. wash - break B. is washing - is breaking C. washes - breaks D. washes - is breaking
10. Where’s your mum?- She__________the plants in the garden.
A. water B. waters C. are watering D. is watering
11. Doing household chores __________Nick very happy.
A. is making B. makes C. make D. are making
12. She likes animals, so she__________the dog after school.
A. feed B. is feeding C. feeds D. are feeding
13. Jack can’t go out with you now. He__________a report.
A. is writing B. writes C. are writing D. write
14. I’m sorry for not meeting you now. I__________up the house.
A. tidy B. am tidying C. tidies D. is tidying
15. Mark is lazy. He rarely__________the housework.
A. do B. is doing C.does D. are doing
VI. Complete the sentences using the suitable verbs on the box in Present Simple or Present Continuous.
lay | iron | take out | not wash | water |
do | feed | clean | watch | sleep |