UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY (PRACTICE )

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. confided B. obliged C. determined D. agreed

2. A. diversity B. sacrifice C. oblige D. significant

3. A. naked B. looked C. booked D. hooked

4. A. concerned B. raised C. developed D. maintained

5. A. demanded B. lived C. questioned D. supposed

6. A. weather B. appear C. measure D. pleasure

7. A. sacrificed B. trusted C. recorded D. acted

8. A. laughed B. weighed C. helped D. missed

9. A. advised B. devised C. raised D. practised

10. A. unwise B. develops C. values D. equals

11. A. ancestor B. celebrate C. conical D. certain

12. A. precede B. reject C. schedule D. wedding

13. A. takes B. pens C. boats D. traps

14. A. tension B. decision C. provision D. precision

15. A. appeared B. agreed C. coughed D. loved

III. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. attractiveness B. traditional C. generation D. American
2. A. conical B. marriage C. romantic D. sacrifice
3. A. partnership B. romantic C. actually D. attitude
4. A. believe B. marriage C. response D. maintain
5. A. confide B. banquet C. cultural D. attitude
6. A. engage B. ceremony C. majority D. maintain
7. A. similarity B. independent C. generation D. diversity
8. A. famous B. curious C. suspicious D. numerous
9. A. fortunately B. entertain C. recommend D. disappear
10. A. refreshment B. governess C. experience D. embarrassed

IV. VOCABULARY + PREPOSITIONS

1. Approval or ________ of the project is up to the Italian cultural affairs minister.
 A. rejection B. admission C. prevention D. decision
2. Face with a changing environment, most organisms will adapt and _________.
A. diverse B. diversity C. diverge D. divert
3. The foreigner Minister held talks with his Chinese __________.
A. partner B. colleague C. counterpart D. collaborator
4. Some researchers have just ________ a survey of young people's points of view on
contractual marriage.
A. sent B. directed C. managed D. conducted
5. It is not easy to ________ our beauty when we get older and older.
A. develop B. maintain C. gain D. collect
6. Many young people have objected to _________ marriage, which is decided by the
parents of the bride and groom.
A. agreed B. shared C. contractual D. sacrificed
7. All parents are ________to at least try to behave in ways that will give their own children
an important protection.
A. decided B. supposed C. followed D. rejected
8. Mr. Pike held his wife's hands and talked urgently to her in a low voice, but there didn't
seem to be any response.
A. feeling B. emotion C. reply D. effect
9. Socially, the married ___________ is thought to be the basic unit of society.
A. couple B. pair C. twins D. double
10. Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety B. changes C. conservation D. number
11. You are not ________ to say anything unless you wish to do so.
A. obliged B. willing C. equal D. attracted
12. She was full of _________ to achieve her goals.
A. decision B. confidence C. obligation D. determination
13. A woman has to ________ more in marriage than a man.
A. determine B. sacrifice C. apologize D. equalize
14. A woman can never have a happy married life without _________her husband.
A. demanding B. agreeing C. trusting D. determining
15. Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes________ love
and marriage have dramatically changed.
A. for B. with C. through D. towards
16. We need a decision ________ this project by next week.
A. in B. on C. with D. to
17. There was an enthusiastic response _______ my suggestions.
A. for B. of C. with D. to
18. A large number of India men agreed that it was unwise to confide ______ their wives.
A. in B. on C. with D. of
19. If you put your trust _________ me, I will not let you ________.
A. in – on B. on – off C. in – down D. to – down
20. I believe that he was concerned __________ all those matters which his wife mentioned.
A. with B. over C. upon D. above
21. I know what we should do first. We should widen the road. __________________
A. that’s a good idea.   B. no problem   C. I’m sorry   D. That’s all right
22. May I hold your hand? No thanks,_________________
A. it isn’t mine    B. it’s yours   C. it isn’t heavy  D. hold on
23. John says I’m pretty. Andy says I’m ugly. What do you think, Peter? A bit of both.
__________
 A. I think you‘re pretty ugly  B. beautiful  
C. ugly    D. pretty 
24. Boy: If we become engaged will you give me a ring?    Girl: Sure, ______________? 
A. What’s your name   B. What’s your phone number 
C. What’s your address   D. Where is the ring
25. Thanks for giving me a lift to the station. ____________! I was going into the city centre
anyway.
    A. Goodbye   B. No problem   C Excuse me   D. that’s all 

V. GRAMMAR
1. The number of the participants in the survey _________ 250 students for Oxford
University.
A. are B. was C. were D. have been
2. The grass was yellow because it _________ all summer.
A. does not rain B. has not rained
C. had not rained D. would not rain
3. Many people even wonder these days _______________.
A. what marriage is B. what is marriage
C. what marriage was D. what was marriage
4. The lights __________ out because we _________ the electricity bill.
A. have gone / did not pay B. will go / did not paid
C. go / would not pay D. went / had not paid
5. In the past, people ______________ to the beach more often.
A. have gone B. used to go C. were going D. had gone
6. Soon, people _________ most of the time at home.
A. will work B. are working C. have worked D. work
7. After all, she _________ him since her childhood.
A. knows B. knew C. was knowing D. had known
8. We _________ touch since we ___________ school three years ago
A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave
C. have lost / left D. were losing/had left
9. I ________ there once a long time ago and ________ back since.
A. was / have not been B. had been / was not
C. would be / had not been D. have been / will not be
10. As many as ten-million children ____________ with the virus by the end of this decade.
A. have been infected B. will be infecting
C. had been infected D. will have been infected
11. When Peter _________, I ___________ him to your new house.
A. will arrive / take B. arrives / will take
C. has arrived / am taking D. had arrive / had taken
12. I fell in _________ love with him because of his kind nature.
A. a B. an C. the D. 0
13. Women always feel moved when they find somebody who understands them_______
they know themselves.
A. better as B. more better than C. better than D. as better than
14. He _________ email before, so I _________ him how to use it.
A. did not use / had shown B. had not used / showed
C. has not used / showed D. was not using / will show
15. Doctor Pike _________ the hospital after he _______ an uneventful evening on duty. He
 __________ of his day of rest.
A. was leaving / has had / thought B. left / had had / was thinking
C. will leave / had / will think D. is leaving / will have / thinks
16. She ____________ me anything about that problem so far.
A. is not telling B. does not tell
C. will not tell D. has not told
17. I think that everything _________ ready for the project procedure by the end of next
month
A. will have been B. has been C. had been D. is
18. Be quiet! Someone ________ at the front door. I _______ it.
A. is knocking / will answer B. knocks / am answering
C. has knocked / am going to answer D. will knock /have answered
19. Dan and Crystal __________ married in June.
A. are getting B. has got C. was getting D. will have got
20. Two lions ________ from Chessington Zoo, and the police ________ to catch them.
A. will escape / try B. escaped / had tried
C. have escaped/ are trying D. escape / were trying
21. Oranges ______ rich in vitamin C, which _________ good for our health.
A. have been / is B. are / is C. are / will be D. were / has been
22. Most of the food had been eaten already so I had to be content with what
______________.
A. was remained B. were remained
C. was remaining D. remained
23. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong _____________ down onto the moon, the first person
ever to set foot on another planet.
A. was stepping B. stepped
C. has stepped D. had stepped.
24. Peter went out for two hours. When he returned I asked him where ______________.
A. had he been B. he had been
C. has he been D. he been
25. Someone ______ my umbrella! It’s all wet! And it was wet yesterday and the day before!
A. has been used B. has been using
C. had used D. was using
26. That book __________ on the table for weeks. Haven't you read it?
A. is lying B. has lied
C. has been lying D. lied
27. That the earth revolves round the sun _____________ until the 15th century.
A. was not believed B. has not been believed
C. had not been believed D. is not believed
28. The breakdown service arrived five minutes after he _____________.
A. phoned B. was phoning
C. had phoned D. had been phone
29. That car ___________ at full speed when it approached the corner.
A. travelled B. was travelling
C. has travelled D. has been travelling
30. That car stopped for the children who ____________ to cross the road.
A. were waiting B. had waited
C. had been waiting D. waited

VI. ERROR IDENTIFICATION.

1. While preparing for your wedding, keeping in mind that this is just the first step in your
future A B C
lives of love together.
D
2. Marriage is a life-long journey together, which is not simply a boat you get on together
and getting A B C
D
off when it does not work out.
3. There are dangerous times in a marriage, especially when the wife can come to feel such
A B C
overburdened that she decides to end the relationsh
D
4. Once you can overcome your difficulty, the problems may well become a source of
strengthen to
A B C
D
your marriage and to your faith.
5. What makes you think that Nancy wanted to have gone to the movies with us?
A B C D
6. One of the most important steps in produce a motion picture is film editing.
A B C D
7. It was such an awful moment that I came close to burst into tears.
A B C D
8. The journey didn't look far on the map, but actually it took me much longer than I have
expected. A B
C D
9. Ever since atomic power was developed, the world experienced periods of hope and fear.
A B C D
10. You should postpone to see the manager until we hear the outcome of tomorrow's
meeting.
A B C D

VII. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT

ANSWER.
Passage 1:
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages.
Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little
chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom
had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own their
own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to needs and wants.
Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.
The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional
Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many to be celebrated of the age-old
customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue ate by both Vietnamese in
Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the
wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a
year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time
of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional
Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony
to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along
with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is welcome to bring the bride to the
groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the
last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge,
usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are served. Guests are expected to bring gifts,
often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to
table collecting.
1. In the past, _____________.
A. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
B. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
C. getting married at an early age was not allowed
D. parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
2. In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their
engagement or marriage was ______________.
A. surprising B. popular C. uncommon D. strange
3. Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
A. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love.
B. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.
C. Marriage is quite westernization.
D. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.
4. According to the passage, ______________.
A. Oversee Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
B. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so
before the wedding
C. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do -
not exist nowadays
D. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage
ceremony
5. Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
A. firecrackers B. guests C. dishes D. gifts
Passage 2:
Traditions, saying, beliefs, language, and values are just a few things that make up
our culture. Culture is the framework in which families are structured. It shapes our
expectations and ideals. Culture plays a part in the meaning of marriage and our roles as
husbands, wives, children and parents.
Understanding cultural differences and similarities related to marriage is important.
Culture affects the roles that spouses take within marriages, the age at marriage and number
of children a couple -have, the meaning of divorce, cohabitation and non-marital
childbearing, and the way parents raise children. Understanding how relationships and
marriages vary across cultural contexts, and how they are similar, we will be able to identify
the unique ways that marriages and family life affect people of various cultures. As a result,
we will be able to help families and sustain happy marriages.
 A cross cultural marriage or similar love relationship can be extremely exciting. The
cultural background, visits to the other country, the language of the country and learning to
speak it, the different habits and ways of doing and saying things that people from other
cultures have, are all very exciting indeed. What of the disadvantages of a cross cultural
marriage or love relationship with someone from another country or cultural background? No
matter how much you love your husband or wife, no matter how high your level of cross
cultural awareness, cross cultural communication and respect for differences. Misunderstanding
seems to be unavoidable.
1. The passage is about ______________.
A. the effects of cultures on love and marriage
B. the definition of culture
C. the role of spouses in the family
D. cultural differences
2. T h e word I t r e f e r s t o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A. culture B. family C. framework D. structure
3. According to the writer, cross-cultural marriage ___________.
A. does not have advantages B. does not have disadvantages
C. have both advantages and disadvantages D. does not exist through time
4. According to the passage, which of the following is not affected by culture?
A. The age to get married B. Child-raising
C. How much spouses love each other D. The roles of spouses
5. In cross-cultural marriage, __________ may happen.
A. divorce B. quarrel C. misunderstanding D.
separation