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UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE-KEYS PRACTICE LISTENING I. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. 1. 19 2. Spanish 3. camping 4. kids 5. exception II. Listen to the recording and choose the correct letter A, B, C . 1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation? A. play video games B. go play outside C. watch TV 2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house? A. clean the garage B. wash the walls C. vacuum the floors 3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom? A. make his bed B. pick up his dirty clothes C. put away his books 4. The father and son will go _____ after the boy finishes his work. A. to a movie B. out to eat C. to a ball game 5. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores? A. wash the car B. paint the house C. work in the yard SCRIPT: II. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C. Son: Dad. Can I go outside to play? Dad: Well, did you get your Saturday’s work done? Son: Ah, Dad. Do I have to? Dad: Well, you know the rules. No playing until the work is done. Son: So, what is my work? Dad: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet. And don’t forget to scrub the bathtub. Son: No, I want to do the family room. Dad: Well, okay, but you have to vacuum the family room and the hall, and be sure to dust everything. Oh, and don’t forget to wipe the walls and clean the baseboards. [Okay.] And after that. [Oh, no.] Next, sweep and mop the kitchen floor and be sure to polish the table in the living room. Son: Okay. Okay. Dad: And make your bed and pick up all your toys and put them away. And . . . Son: More? Dad: Yeah. And then, how about going out for lunch and getting a big milkshake, but . . . yeah . . . you probably don’t want to do that. Son: No, No. I want to. Dad: Okay. While you’re doing your work, I’ll be out in the yard raking leaves and pulling weeds Vocabulary and Sample Sentences scrub (verb): clean thoroughly by rubbing hard
– You’ll need to scrub really hard to remove that stain from the table. dust (verb): to remove small pieces of dirt – Please dust all the furniture in the front room. baseboards (noun): a piece of wood or molding attached along the bottom of a wall where it touches the floor; also called “skirting board” in Britain and Australia – We need to remove the baseboards to put down new tile on the floor. sweep (verb): to clean a floor by using a broom or brush to collect dirt – Be sure to sweep the floor before you mop it. rake (verb): to gather with a garden tool with a row of plastic or metal teeth at the head – I spent all yesterday raking the leaves in my backyard. A. VOCABULARY I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. sofa B. iron C. local D. emoji 2. A. suburb B. untidy C. rubbish D. duty 3. A. generous B. reliable C. terrible D. stepfather 4. A. charity B. champagne C. chore D. chunk 5. A. conversation B. punctuation C. exclamation D. suggestion II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 6. A. untidy B. reliable C. emoji D. generous 7. A. helpful B. vacuum C. suburb D. support 8. A. lazy B. parents C. respect D. bathroom 9. A. furniture B. teenager C. expensive D. popular 10. A. intelligent B. easygoing C. punctuation D. conversation III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. It's strange Ben isn't here. He's usually so ________. A. reliable B. generous C. lazy D. selfish 2. Children _________ with a mixture of character traits from both sides of their family. A. find out B. grow up C. put away D. bring up 3. Someone has been listening in on my telephone _______________. A. converse B. conversational C. conversely D. conversation 4. Lisa kept her __________ to visit her aunt regularly after completing the final exam. A. promise B. head C. memory D. nose 5. Jisoo: “How _________ you have been abroad?” Rosie: “No often, only twice.” A. never B. usual C. seldom D. often 6. The actress now dedicates herself to children's _______ work. A. part-time B. charity C. full-time D. abundance 7. I felt embarrassed about how _________ the house was. A. different B. untidy C. big D. easygoing 8. Stella has very kindly offered to _________ with the food for the party. A. help out B. drop out C. run out D. find out 9. Justin's ________ enough but he lacks motivation. A. selfish B. lazy C. intelligent D. generous 10. It's always ______ to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem worthwhile.
A. help B. helpfully C. unhelpful D. helpful 11. Please _________ the dishes with the soapy water containing disinfectant. A. mop B. wash C. vacuum D. sweep 12. We specifically choose topics that will appeal to _________ who are between 13 and 19 years old. A. teenagers B. adults C. seniors D. women 13. It looked so funny that I almost laughed _______ loud. A. off B. with C. out D. up 14. Bob: “Tell me about your sister.” Kelvin: “She’s _________. Because she always shares food with me.” A. selfish B. generous C. intelligent D. lazy 15. Three of us sweep and mop the ________ and the remainder clean the window. A. dish B. sink C. table D. floor 16. Except _______ traffic noise the night passed peacefully. A. for B. from C. with D. of 17. He put _____ a whole box of chocolates in one evening. A. off B. up C. away D. for 18. RM wrote ______ fun for many years before starting to write seriously for a living. A. in B. for C. with D. on 19. Marriaage is the bloom or blight of all men's ___________. A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. happiness 20. Supporting each other in good times and in bad is an effective way to strengthen family __________. A. relationships B. chores C. conversations D. money IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 1. It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. A. every day B. two times C. each week D. one time 2. Though very intelligent, she is nevertheless rather modest. A. ugly B. beautiful C. generous D. smart V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 1. The suitcase was light to carry, being empty except for two shirts. A. apart from B. including C. rather than D. regardless of 2. Compared with Sana, I really was a hard working girl, but usually I got lower marks than her. A. clever B. shy C. lazy D. reliable VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 1. The police hasn't found up who set fire to the storehouse. A. hasn’t B. up -> find out C. set D. storehouse 2. I think I've been very selfless. I've been mainly concerned with myself. A. been B. selfless -> selfish C. mainly D. myself 3. He slipped out during a pause in the conversational. A. slipped B. during C. pause D. conversational -> conversation
B. READING I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Family is one of the building blocks of _______, and so its structure and role reflect social changes. Over the past 30 years, the traditional family unit has evolved significantly. Right now there isn’t a single concept of family that applies universally. But although family structure may have changed, its ________ has not. In fact, there are many reasons _____ family is important for happiness. Sure, we can’t choose our “blood” family. In ______ cases, family interactions are a mix of great and not-so-great experiences. _________ we can make up for that by choosing our “adopted” family members, a tribe of people who aren’t related to us, but who show support and prove they’re there for us so we don’t feel lost in times of need. 1. A. society B. world C. class D. house 2. A. habit B. importance C. appearance D. reputation 3. A. how B. what C. why D. which 4. A. most B. little C. few D. much 5. A. And B. So C. Or D. But II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Relationships in Vietnamese family are more complicated than those of Western countries. The majority of families in Vietnam are extended families as many generations co-live to take care of each other. Family in Vietnam looks similar to a system of mini society with the most elderly having the strongest voice and taking charge of most activities in house. Each family has its own rules and values that members are supposed to conform with. The younger generation shows respect for the older generation and vice versa, the old generation tolerates the young. In the relationships between parents and children, and between husband and wife as well, traditional Vietnamese retain much of their long established customs and values. Although influenced by Confucianism, in the eyes of children, Vietnamese mothers still have the same status as their counterparts. They are the embodiments of love, of self-denial and of sacrifice. For Vietnamese parents, their children are their most valuable assets; therefore, within their financial capacity, most of them are eager to have as many children as they can. 1. Why are most families in Vietnam living together over many generations? A. Because they want to avoid spending the amount of money B. Because they want to help one another easily C. Because they don’t have much money D. Because they feel happy when living together 2. The word “retain” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _________. A. maintain B. stop C. prevent D. remove 3. Which of the following is not mentioned as the embodiment of Vietnamese mothers? A. love B. sacrifice C. self-denial D. generosity 4. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _______. A. counterparts B. embodiments C. Vietnamese mothers D. status 5. According to the passage, Vietnamese parents consider their children as ________. A. worthy properties B. golds C. kings D. princesses and princes