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MID-TERM TEST 3 – GRADE: 11
Time: 45 minutes
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. curfew B. burden C. mature D. curtain
2. A. motivated B. prioritize C. confident D. conflict
II. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. counsellor B. decisive C. confident D. discipline
4. A. management B. protective C. respectful D. reliant
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
5. Being well-informed will ______ you from being a follower.
A. suffer B. keep C. end D. escape
6. Over the past few years, in both the USA and the UK, the number of multi-generational households with three or four generations living _______has increased.
A. under the same roof B. under the same building
C. on the same roof D. just the same
7. Nowadays, children are learning computer skills before they ______ any life skills.
A. require B. enquire C. realize D. acquire
8. Time management requires the investment of a little time to _______ and organize your life and work.
A. deal B. strive C. prioritise D. recognize
9. Kids need to have ______ to do things by themselves as early as possible.
A. offers B. jobs C. conditions D. opportunities
10. As a parent, one of the most important goals is to ______ children who will become independent and self-reliant in the future.
A. raise B. bring C. grow D. take
IV. Choose the correct words/ phrases to complete each sentence.
11. How did you manage getting/ to get free tickets to the ball?
12. Julie finally succeeded in persuading/ to persuade her parents to let her have flying lessons.
13. Jane was able to organise / of organising another very popular programme of social events this year.
14. I’ve arranged to meet/ meeting Jerry after chess club tonight.
15. My parents never allowed me for wearing/ to wear make-up before I was twenty.
V. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
16. Findings suggest that while television is more ___________________ than the press, it is less persuasive. (inform)
17. We all ________________________ him for his bravery. (admiration)
18. He has ___________________________ to take part in the English speaking contest. (decision)
19. Cuba gained __________________________ from Spain in 1989. (independent)
20. He is trustworthy, so you can _____________________ on him. (reliable)
VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
The concept of parental authority has changed. Today, no parent can take their children’s respect for granted: authority has to be earned. Several studies have shown the following problems.
Trust: A lot of young people say their parents read all their emails, and enter their rooms without knocking. All of these actions demonstrate lack of respect. Consequently, these teenagers have little respect for their parents.
Communication: Hardly any teens discuss their problems with their parents. That’s because very few teens feel their parents really listen to them. Instead, most parents tend to fire off an immediate response to their kids’ first sentence.
Freedom: Interestingly, most rebels come from very authoritarian homes where kids have very little freedom. Teens need fewer rules but they have to be clear and unchangeable. Also, if the mother and father don’t agree about discipline, teens have less respect for both parents. They also need a lot of effort and a little freedom to make their own decisions. None of them enjoys just listening to adults.
Role models: Teens don’t have much respect for their parents if neither of them actually does things that they expect their children to do. Like everybody, teens appreciate people who practise what they preach.
21. The clause “authority has to be earned” means that ______________.
A. parents have to earn a living in order to support their children and get their respect
B. parents can get respect from their children based on what they have done for them
C. parents have authority and power in the homes and children have to obey them
D. parents have to respect their children because they earn a living to support the family
22. When parents trust their child, they ___________.
A. read his emails B. enter his room without knocking
C. earn little money D. respect his privacy
23. Rebels often happen in homes when _________ .
A. children have so little freedom and can’t make their own decisions
B. parents have much authority over their children in the homes
C. the family rules are clear and unchangeable, but only a few
D. none of the parents enjoy listening to adults
24. Teens don’t have much respect for their parents when ___________ .
A. teens expect people to practise what they preach
B. their parents agree about discipline for their children
C. their parents don’t set a good example to their children
D. their parents fire off an immediate response to them
25. The main idea of the passage is __________ .