UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE – PRATICE TEST 1

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. husband B. household C. housework D. housekeeper
2. A. sweep B. feed C. split D. need
3. A. burden B. budget C. nursery D. nurture
4. A. generation B. grateful C. grocery D. glance
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. breadwinner B. psychologist C. homemaker D. laundry
2. A. benefit B. expert C. contribute D. divorce
3. A. involved B. enormous C. responsible D. critical
4. A. atmosphere B. finance C. extended D. domain
Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.
1.Being the __ of the family, she is responsible for the family finances and has to work hard to provide for her children.
A. breadwinner B. housewife C. housewife D. child minder
2. That washing machine _____. It broke down this morning.
A. isn't working B. doesn't work C. didn't work D. wasn't working
3. Most women used to be _____ of the family in the old days. They only managed the home and raised the children
instead of earning money from a job.
A. breadwinner B. mothers C. homemakers D. wives
4. Women whose husbands do not contribute _____ the household chores are more vulnerable _____ illness and tend to
think more about divorce.
A. to- with B. for - to C. to - to D. for -with
5. Mary: Did you post the letter for me?
Bill: Oh, I'm sorry. I completely forgot, I ________ it now.
A. am going to do B. will do C. am doing D. do
6. I ________ of selling my car. Would you be interested in ________ it?
A. think/buy B. am thinking/to buy C. am thinking/buying D. will think/buying
7.There's somebody behind us. I think we ________
A. are followed B. are being followed C. will be D. followed
8. Homemaking can't only be the job of the wife or the husband. Both should ________ hands to provide for the family
and to make it happy.
A. change B. shake C. give D. join
9. The trouble with you is that you're ________ complaining.
A. forever B. often C. still D. each time
10. I don't go swimming very much ________
A. in those days B. recently C. now and again D. nowadays
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 already owned. 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!
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
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 says he heard someone say she only
asked me because her parents said she had to. But my mum and dad say it would be rude not to accept. Some of my
new friends are invited, too. How can I show Sophie that she can't behave towards me without causing a family quarrel?
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. explain a problem B. describe a family
C. offer advice D. refuse an invitation
2. Who did James know in the town six months ago?
A. no one B. Sophie's friends
C. only his grandparents D. a few relatives
3. At the beginning of term, Sophie's behaviour made the writer feel
A. embarrassed B. unhappy C. grateful D. surprised
4. The writer wants Sophie to realise
A. that he still hasn't forgiven her.
B. that her friends think she behaved rudely
C. that his parents dislike her. D. that she has fewer friends than he has.
5. Which of these is an answer to the text?
A. Ask your friend to come with you and we'll have all time together
B. Why not go to the party and ask Sophie why she stopped being friendly? At least everyone will know what's
happening.
C. Please phone my parents and explain the situation to them, so that they'll stop worrying.
D. What about cooking a meal with Sophie and inviting all your relatives? That will be a good way to stop them
quarrelling.
Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write
between two and five words.
1. You haven't visited Mum and Dad for weeks. SINCE
It's weeks ____________________________________Mum and Dad.
2. It wouldn't be a good idea to make him angry. BETTER
 You _______________________________________make him angry.
3. That's the best meal I've ever eaten. NEVER
 I ________________________________________such a good meal.
4. We are meeting our friends at 9.00. GOING
 We ______________________________________our friends at 9.00.
5. They won't pass the exam if they don't revise. UNLESS
 They won't pass the exam__________________________________