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HOME LIFE TEST 1
I PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
II LANGUAGE FOCUS
A Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part
6.Many of our students come _poor families
7.I'm afraid I'm going to be late home'- something's come _ at work
8.Would you like to share your experience the rest of the group?
9.We are a very _ family and support each other through any crises
a old-established b well-to-do c hard-up d close-knit
10 _ most men, my father enjoys cooking
11.Her family and friends have given her lots of
a support b supports c supporters d supportive
12.My mother often cooks big meals, so we have _for days
a remainders b surplus c leftovers d dishes
13.His secretary was formidably _: her minutes were works of art
14 Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home
a deal with b manage c help together d work together
15.Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble He's a very boy
a stubborn b mischievous c spoiled d bright
B Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences
16.I _the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like
a finish b finished c am finished d have finished
17.As you _ your car at the moment, can I borrow it?
a don't use b aren't using c haven't used d won't use
18.Look at the dirt on your clothes! in the garden again?
19.In a break-in last week the burglars all my jewellery but left the picture
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21.I _in the hotel twice in the 1980s
a was staying b have stayed c had stayed d had been staying 22.Susan as a secretary for 2 years before her marriage
23.When I got home I found that water down the kitchen walls
24.After he his English course, he went to England to continue his study
a has finished b had finished c was finished d would finish
25.I _ with children before, so I know what to expect in my new job
a worked b have worked c had worked d have been working 26.How since we college?
c have you been - have left d have you been - left
27.I much of you lately We three months ago
a haven't seen - last met b didn't see - met
c haven't seen - have met d didn't see - have met
28.The Chinese _ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo it back to Italy
c made - had brought d had been making - brought
29.When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker speaking and the audience
a just finished - were clapping b had just finished - had clapped
c had just finished - were clapping d just finished - had clapped
30.He _ his job last month and since then he _ out of work
C Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct
31.Average family size has increased from the Victorian era
32 They prefer to stay in their home country because family ties
33 In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was formally
34 Dietitians urge 'people to eat a banana a day to get potassium enough in their diet
35 Woody Guthrie has written thousands of songs during her lifetime, many of which became classic-folk songs
36 The development of transistors made possible it to reduce the size of many electronic devices
37 My father is a good family man, completely devoted for his wife and kids
III READING
A Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box
scarcely memory faded trace own far little imagine become ancestors happen actually faded trace own imagine ancestors well recall details
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It's interesting how (38) most of us know about our ancestors or about the history of our family It's different, of course, if you (39) to be nobility, or royalty even(!): the history of your family is always (40) recorded But few of us have any such claims
I first became interested in my (41) _family history four or five years ago when
my mother showed me some photographs which I had never seen before - (42) _photos
of uncles and aunts, great-uncles and great-aunts and grandparents, all taken while they were young
I immediately wanted to try to (43) my family tree back as (44) _as I could, and decided to start with the photos First of all I had to rely' completely on my mother's (45) for names (first names and family names), the ages of people in the photos, the year the photos might have been taken, and so on Then after that, I want her to fill in for me (46) _of those members of the family who weren't in the photos Again, she was able to (47) _quite a lot of information - but not enough, I'm afraid
So the next step was to go and consult public records of births, marriages and deaths Normally, I would (48) , reading such information in old record books might be pretty boring - unless you're a historian, that is: but it's a very different matter when you're looking for details about your own (49) _ It's fascinating to discover, as I did, for example that one of your grandfathers - the one that you thought had spent his whole life on a farm in the south of England - had (50) _gone and lived in the USA for some five years when
he was a young man back in the 1890s!
B Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American
families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one
51 With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
a The traditional American family b The nuclear family
c The current American family d The ideal family
52.The writer implies that _
a there have always been a wide variety of family arrangement in the United States
b racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure
c the ideal American family is the best structure
d fewer married couples are having children
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a 1/3 percent of households b 20 percent of households
c 7 percent of households d 3 percent of households
55 Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
a A single man in his twenties b An elderly man
c A single woman in her late sixties d A divorced woman
IV WRITING
Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one
56 Don't assume that he will help you
a You should take his help for granted b He will certainly help you
c You shouldn't take his help for granted d His help is not necessary
57 It's pointless to have this car repaired
a This car should 'be repaired b This car is not worth being repaired
c This car is difficult to be repaired d You needn't repair this car
58 Hardly anybody applied for the job
a Nobody applied for the job because it was hard
b Anybody found it hard to apply for the job
c Few applicants were suitable for the job
d There were very few applicants for the job
59 I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night
a If only I had finished my homework last night
b I promise to finish all my homework from now on
c I regret to say that I finished my homework last night
d I wish I didn't have to do my homework last night
60 His irresponsible attitude is putting his career in jeopardy
a He is so irresponsible that he has no career
b His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career
c His career is to jeopardize his irresponsible attitude
d He is irresponsibly putting his career in danger of ruin