MIDTERM TEST

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I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
Question 1.
A. curfew                B. burden                    C. mature                D. curtain
Question 2.
A. motivated           B. prioritize                 C. confident                D. conflict

II. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
Question 3.
A. counsellor          B. decisive                  C. confident                D. discipline
Question 4.
A. management      B. protective               C. respectful               D. reliant

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

Question 5. Being well-informed will                  you from being a follower.
A. suffer                B. keep                C. end             D. escape
Question 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
Question 7. Nowadays, children are learning computer skills before they                  any life
skills.
A. require            B. enquire             C. realize              D. acquire
Question 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
Question 9. Kids need to have                  to do things by themselves as early as possible.
A. offers                      B. jobs                         C. conditions              D. opportunities
Question 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.

Question 11. How did you manage getting/ to get free tickets to the ball?
Question 12. Julie finally succeeded in persuading/ to persuade her parents to let her have flying
lessons.
Question 13. Jane was able to organise / of organising another very popular programme of
social events this year.
Question 14. I’ve arranged to meet/ meeting Jerry after chess club tonight.
Question 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.
Question 16. Findings suggest that while television is more                  than the press, it is less
persuasive. (inform)
Question 17. We all                   him for his bravery. (admiration)
Question 18. He has                  to take part in the English speaking contest. (decision)
Question 19. Cuba gained                 from Spain in 1989. (independent)
Question 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.
Question 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
Question 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
Question 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
Question 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
Question 25. The main idea of the passage is                  .
A. how parents can improve communication in their home
B. the reasons why teens rebel against the parents’ authority
C. what parents should or shouldn’t do to gain the children’s respect
D. how the concept of parental authority has developed throughout history.

VII.Choose the best answers among A, B, C or D to fill in each gap in the text below.
The nuclear family, (26)           of a mother, father and their children may be (27)           an
American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional family was always
varied than we had been led (28)           , reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and
religious customs among among different American groups, but today (29)           is even more
obvious.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only  about one third of all current American
families fit the traditional mold of two parents and their children, and (30)           third consists of
married couples who either have (31)           children  or have none still living at home. Of the
final one third, about 20 percent of the total (32)           of American household are single people,
usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total ,
consists of unmarried people who (33)           to live together, and the rest, about 7 %
are (34)           parents, with at least one child.
There are several reasons for the growing number of the single-parent households. First, the
number of births to unmarried women has increased dramatically. In addition, a substantial
number of adults become single parents (35)           of divorce. Finally, a small percentage of
deaths result in single-parents families. Today, these varied family types are typical and,
therefore, normal.
Question 26. A. consisting        B. comprising              C. including                D. composing
Question 27. A. much              B. more                       C. far                           D. fewer
Question 28. A. to believing      B. believing                 C. to be believed         D. to believe
Question 29. A. diverse           B. diversity                 C. diversify                 D. diversified
Question 30. A. other             B. others                      C. another                   D. anothers
Question 31. A. no                 B. not                          C. only                        D. any
Question 32. A. amount          B. sum                         C. gross                       D. number
Question 33. A. select             B. collect                     C. choose                    D. have
Question 34. A. single             B. none                        C. only                        D. one
Question 35. A. in spite            B. as a result                C. therefore                 D. moreover

VIII. Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases in their correct forms. You can
add some more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.
Question 36. When/ children/ grow up/ they/ would like/ be independent/ their parents.
Question 37. Children/ go through/ changes/ behaviour and attitude/ and / parents/ be flexible/
deal/ these changes.
Question 38. It/ difficult/ parents/ accept/ the fact that/ their children/ their own ideas/ and/ make
up/ own ways.
Question 39. Parents/ listen/ children’s points/ view.
Question 40. Both sides/ try/ develop/ mutual understanding/ and look/ solutions/ conflict.
 

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