UNIT 1 PRACTICE

I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each
of the following questions.
1. A. generation B. tradition C. question D. relationship
2. A. machine B. children C. watch D. lunch
3. A. chores B. champagne C. chief D. cheerful
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of
the following questions.
4. A. attitude B. performance C. difficult D. powerless
5. A. fashion B. selfish C. image D. complaint
II. USE OF ENGLISH
A. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
6. If you carry ______ staying up late, it will affect your health and school performance.
A. out B. over C. on D. off
7. Teenagers often complain ______ not having enough pocket money.
A. about B. with C. on D. over
8. Hana's father is very strict and he ______ hard family rules.
A. gives B. sets C. breaks D. nags
9. Parents and children usually have difficult relationships because of the generation ______.
A. divide B. hole C. bridge D. gap
10. My sister is very ______; you feel that you can really open up to her and tell her about your
feelings.
A. responsible B. understanding C. easy-going D. outgoing
11. Parents who often fail to ______ their promises to their children will lose their trust.
A. carry out B. do C. perform D. hold
12. My cousin hasn't found a flat yet, so he ______ his parents.
A. still lives B. has lived C. will live D. is still living
13. What are you doing? It ________ like something is burning.
A. is smelling B. smelled C. smells D. was smelling
14. I talked to my parents about my problems and they ______ to understand me now.
A. is appearing B. appeared C. will appear D. appear
15. I hope my grandparents can stay ______ and live with us for a long time.
A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. unhealthy
B. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
16. Several parents can't get along with their child when he or she enters teenage years.
A. have a good relationship B. have a bad relationship C. have problems D. have good memories

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17. Some teenagers feel that their parents are so old-fashioned that they can't understand the latest
fashion trends.
A. modern B. difficult C. traditional D. powerless
C. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
18. Mr Jones is a very strict teacher, especially about homework.
A. easy-care B. easy-going C. outgoing D. understanding
19. He may become a selfish and spoiled child if his parents keep giving him everything he asks for.
A. careless B. careful C. thoughtful D. useful
III. WORD FORMATION
Write the correct form of the given words.
20. Teenagers get into _____arguments__________ with their parents usually because they don't understand
one another. (ARGUE)
21. Children can think more ______independent_________ if their parents let them make certain
decisions on their own. (DEPEND)
22. The teacher told us that Tony is a _______reliable________ and hard-working student. (RELY)
IV. ERROR RECOGNITION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
23. What should parents do if their children are so stressing about their grades?--> stressed
A B C D
24. Hana looked happily when her friends threw her a surprise party on her birthday.--> happy
A B C D
V. READING
Read part of a blog about the generation gap. Choose the best word or phrase, A, B, C or D for
each numbered space.

I am 40 and I have two children, a boy aged 14 and a girl of 16. We are friends rather than
parent and children, so I believe that the generation gap between me and my children is
much smaller than the one which existed between me and my parents when I was a
teenager. The (25) __________ which my parents took toward me at 15 was the same as
when I was 10 or 11. For example, they still made a (26) __________ for every hour of my
life, so I was not free to choose when to do my homework or see my friends. They (27)
__________ me all the time to make my bed, tidy my room or help around the house. I was
happy to do all the things which they wanted, but I suppose that they did not trust me well
enough to let me do them in my own way.

That behaviour from my parents (28) __________ until I was about 17. I finally asked them

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 one day if we could have a proper talk about things. I remember that we sat down together
in the kitchen on a Sunday morning, and for the first time, we discussed everything. I
explained that I didn’t want to be (29) __________, but I had to be allowed to make more
of my own decisions. And do you know, things improved from that day! The gap between
us closed a little bit.

25. A. attitude B. behaviour C. performance D. feeling

VI. LISTENING
Listen to five short texts. Choose the correct picture for each question.
30. Which person in the family does the boy get on well with?

O O O

31. What does the girl usually argue with her parents about?

O O O

32. What does the boy like most about his relationship with his parents?

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 O O O

33. What is the girl not allowed to make decisions about?

O O O

34. What does the father worry most about with his teenage daughter?

O O O

VII. WRITING
A. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning using the given word(s).
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35. I have planned to play tennis with my cousin this Friday afternoon. (AM)
 I am going to play tennis with my cousin this Friday afternoon_____________________________
36. She never stops saying how much she dislikes her classmates. (COMPLAINING)
 She is always complaining about her classmates_________________________________________
37. Tony has the habit of visiting his grandparents every Saturday. (USUALLY)
 Tony usually visits his grandparents every Saturday______________________________________
38. My parents' expectation is that I will be a dentist one day. (EXPECT)
 I expected that I would be a dentist one day____________________________________________
B. Use the given words or phrases to make complete sentences.
39. My son / always / spend / too much / time / the Internet.
 My son always spends too much time on the Internet_____________________________________
40. Some teenagers / feel / powerless / because / parents / not let / do anything / own.
 Some teenagers feel powerless because their parents don’t let them do anything on their own_____