Tiêu đề - Unit 1 FAMILY LIFE.doc ✅

A. in those days B. recently C. now and again D. nowadays III. WORD FORM Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY When Ann decided to move her house, it was mainly because she was tired of the (1) ………….. (NEIGHBOUR) she lived in. It was crowded, there was a (2) ………….. (SHORT) of parking places, and the view from her (3) ………….. (STAIRS) windows was of distant factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4) …………..(SELL) of her house very easily, and with a small (5) …………..(LEND) from the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an old farm building, which had been (6) ………….. (BUILD) and turned into a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van, Ann managed to get them into the new house (7) ………….. (DAMAGE). She (8) ………….. (FURNITURE) most of the rooms with what she alreadyowned. Even her curtains were the right (9) …………..(LONG) for the windows and she only had to buy a new (10) ………….. (COOK) for the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely something would go wrong! B. READING Exercise 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. A family unit is the unit which builds up a person's personality. How you behave and what you become in life is very much (1) ………….. on your family life. Psychologists believe that a child learns the most (2) ………….. his or her family life. The way your family members deal with you has a lifelong (3) …………..on your personality. Keeping in view all these facts the importance of your family life cannot be (4) …………Family unit happens to be the most important part of your life till you (5) ………….. The children are usually (6) ………….. to their parents and their siblings (sisters or brothers) than to any other person in the world. As the children grow up they find good friends, spouses (husbands or wives), their own kids and colleagues to (7).………….. their lives with. Although time brings this change, the importance of family (8)…………. there. 1. A. dependent B. independent C. independence D. dependence 2. A. in B. from C of D. about 3. A. effective B. influence C. effect D. affect 4. A. refused B. denied C. declined D. turned down 5. A. wake up B. grow up C. grow old D. get up 6. A. closer B. nearer C. close-knit D. next to 7. A. support B. share C. build D. live 8. A. exists B. keeps C. is D. remains Exercise 2: Read the text and questions below. Mark the correct letter A, B, C or D for each question. JAMES My name is James, I'm fourteen, and I moved to this town with my family three months ago. My parents lived here when they were young, but my brother and I didn't know anyone here except a few aunts and uncles we'd met when we spent a couple of weeks with my grandparents, during school holidays. When I started school, one of my cousins, Sophie, who was in my class, was very friendly for the first week and I was happy to have a friend in a strange place. Then, for no reason, she stopped talking to me and I felt very hurt and lonely for several weeks. In the end I made some more friends and since I got to know them, I've been fine. Now Sophie is having a disco party for her birthday next week and she has invited me. I don't want to go. My brother