ENGLISH 11 GLOBAL SUCCESS

UNIT 2. THE GENERATION GAP

PRACTICE 1

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. focus B. open C. chore D. impose
2. A. generation B. advice C. typical D. elegant
3. A. manners B. conflicts C. objects D. viewpoints
4. A. decision B. impose C. arise D. organisation
5. A. restricted B. obliged C. respected D. beloved
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. nuclear B. childcare C. respect D. parent
2. A. viewpoint B. teenage C. consist D. useful
3. A. surrounding B. regardless C. opinion D. mutual
4. A. financial B. different C. preference D. history
5. A. comfortable B. independent C. explanation D. understanding
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
1. Most parents expect their children to help them with the ____ chores.
A. domestic B. housework C. extended D. homework
2. There are both advantages and disadvantages of living in families with three or four generations, also
known as ____ families.
A. single-parent B. extended C. nuclear D. crowded
3. Many teenagers do not like it when their parents impose their decision ____ them.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
4. The advantages of the new method really ____ the disadvantages.
A. outperform B. outdo C. outweigh D. outgrow
5. I have a 10 p.m ____. I would be in trouble if I returned home after that time.
A. homestay B. conflict C. curfew D. banning
6. Students ____ cheat in the exams; it is against the rules.
A. must B. have to C. don't have to D. mustn't
7. Students ____ go to school on Sundays; there is no class then.
A. must B. have to C. don't have to D. mustn't
8. This is a closed-book exam, so you ____ use any reference books in the examination room.
A. must B. have to C. don't have to D. mustn't
9. The project work in this semester is optional, so students ____ do it.
A. must B. have to C. don't have to D. mustn't
10. Mr. Hung is a doctor and expects his son to follow ____ his footsteps.
A. up B. in C. on D. at
11. Parents should be ____ by giving children advice but not imposing their decisions on them.
A. like-minded B. narrow-minded C. open-minded D. absent-minded
12. Some young people would like to work in private enterprises whereas some prefer getting a job in ____
companies.
A. state-bought B. state-kept C. state-possessed D. state-owned
13. Parents often claim that ____ and soft drinks are not good for their children's health.
A. soft foods B. junk foods C. table foods D. school foods
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14. Open communication among parents and children can help create ____ trust.
A. dependent B. endless C. mutual D. conflicting
15. Many children do not like it when their parents ____ them like little kids.
A. treat B. talk C. behave D. tell
16. Conflicts may ____ when parents and children do not share the same interests in music or arts.
A. rise B. raise C. arise D. climb
17. To many children, playing computer games is a form of ____.
A. relax B. relaxingly C. relaxation D. relaxed
18. Tina considers herself lucky when her parents are quite sympathetic ____ her and offer her valuable
advice.
A. about B. to C. in D. with
19. An important rule in Tim's family is that they have to pay ____ visits to their grandparents in the
countryside.
A. customary B. normal C. usual D. regular
20. Tim's parents were so strict; they didn't let him ____ computer games.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. be playing
21. Some teenagers are so stubborn and refuse to ____ their parents' advice.
A. receive B. bring C. follow D. regard
22. David is so naughty a boy that his teachers often complain ____ his parents about his misbehavior at
school.
A. to B. for C. about D. on
23. Nick had to leave the party early as his parents did not ____ him to go home later than 23:00.
A. let B. make C. forbid D. allow
24. Kiddy's mom is always complaining that she did not lift a finger to help ____ the housework.
A. for B. to C. with D. at
25. Susan takes great ____ in talking about how sympathetic her parents are.
A. please B. pleasant C. pleasantry D. pleasure
26. They will open a supermarket in the residential area ____ there are a lot of families.
A. what B. which C. where D. when
27. The Brown are a new family here. They don't know where the largest market is ____.
A. located B. standing C. lied D. situating
28. Helen's parents used to take her to school by bike, ____?
A. didn't they B. did they C. used they D. aren't they
29. There was so much noise that the speaker could not make himself ____.
A. heard B. to hear C. hearing D. being heard
30. The Blacks are ____ family in the little town.
A. the possible richest B. the much richest C. the richest by far D. by far the richest
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
sentences.
1. It is not necessary for Alice to do all the housework.
A. Alice must not do all the housework.
B. Alice should not do all the housework.
C. Alice doesn't have to do all the housework.
D. Alice doesn't have to do the unnecessary housework.
2. It was wrong of you to scare your brother like that.
A. You must not scare your brother like that.
B. You ought not to have scared your brother like that.
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C. You should have scared your brother like that.

D. You should not scare your brother like that.
3. It is against the school rules to cheat in the test.
A. You don't have to cheat in the test. B. You must cheat in the test.
C. You must not cheat in the test. D. You have to cheat in the test.
4. It is necessary for young people to consult their parents about future career.
A. Young people don't have to consult their parents about future career.
B. Young people ought not to consult their parents about future career.
C. Young people should have consulted their parents about future career.
D. Young people must consult their parents about future career.
5. Youngsters should confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
A. It is advisable for youngsters to confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
B. It is obligatory for youngsters to confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
C. It is illegal for youngsters to confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
D. It is optional for youngsters to confide their problems to their parents for sound solutions.
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences given.
1. You shouldn't be worried. You have prepared carefully for the test.
A. You shouldn't be worried, and you have prepared carefully for the test.
B. You shouldn't be worried, or you have prepared carefully for the test.
C. You shouldn't be worried, for you have prepared carefully for the test.
D. You shouldn't be worried, but you have prepared carefully for the test.
2. The kids like Sundays. They don't have to get up early then.
A. The kids like Sundays if they don't have to get up early then.
B. The kids like Sundays although they don't have to get up early then.
C. The kids like Sundays so that they don't have to get up early then.
D. The kids like Sundays since they don't have to get up early then.
3. Some parents and children have different tastes in music. They have different taste in fashion, too.
A. Some parents and children have different tastes in both music and fashion.
B. Some parents and children have different tastes in either music or fashion.
C. Some parents and children have different tastes in neither music nor fashion.
D. Some parents and children have different tastes in music but not fashion.
4. His parents don't like some of his friends. His friends wear too flashy clothes.
A. His parents don't like some of his friends despite their too flashy clothes.
B. His parents don't like some of his friends because of their too flashy clothes.
C. His parents don't like some of his friends but for their flashy clothes.
D. His parents don't like some of his friends without their too flashy clothes.
5. Sue does not help her parents with the housework. She is so irresponsible.
A. Sue is so irresponsible that she cannot help her parents with the housework.
B. Sue is not responsible enough to help her parents with the housework.
C. Sue is so responsible a girl that she cannot help her parents with the housework.
D. It is irresponsible of Sue not to help her parents with the housework.
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of
the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents
are old-fashioned, possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with obstacles; that
they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child
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relationships. I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how
they themselves felt when young.
Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers
and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been
accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or
entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional
enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.
Sometimes you are resistant and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what
you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are
assuming that you are the underdog: you can you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at
things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents'
control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others,
especially parents, into doing things the ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of
responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?
A. The teenagers' criticism of their parents
B. Misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents
C. The dominance of the parents over their children
D. The teenagers' ability to deal with difficulty
2. According to paragraph 2, teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ____.
A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own
B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste
C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better
D. want to irritate their parents
3. The word "superior" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.
A. passive B. dominant C. advantageous D. updated
4. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ____.
A. have already been accepted into the adult world
B. are not likely to win over the adults
C. have a desire to be independent
D. feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults
5. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ____.
A. obedient B. responsible C. co-operative D. independent
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