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PRACTICE TEST UNIT 6 GRADE 10PHONETICSI. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.1. A. genderB. enrolC. preferenceD. secondary2. A. awareB. familyC. planetD. married3. A. sueB. spendC. sureD. pursue4. A. equalB. womenC. eliminateD. example5. A. femaleB. parentC. babyD. age6. A. birthB. otherC. youthD. thinkII. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.7. A. maintainB. performC. preferD. offer8. A. enrolB. happenC. pursueD. affect9. A. collegeB. womanC. mistakeD. housework10. A. hungerB. policeC. parentD. courage
PRACTICE TEST UNIT GRADE 10 PHONETICS I Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined A gender B enrol C preference D secondary A aware B family C planet D married A sue B spend C sure D pursue A equal B women C eliminate D example A female B parent C baby D age A birth B other C youth D think II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others A maintain B perform C prefer D offer A enrol B happen C pursue D affect A college B woman C mistake D housework 10 A hunger B police C parent D courage GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences In Korea, many people still feel that women should be in charge of after getting married A housekeeping B homemaker C house husband D householder The principle of equal pay is that men and women doing work should get paid the same amount A same B alike C similar D identical In Yemen, women have less to property ownership, credit, training and employment A possibility B way C use D access Women are more likely to be victims of violence A domestic B household C home D family International Women’s Day is an occasion to make more towards achieving gender equality A movement B progress C improvement D development Reducing gender improves productivity and economic growth of a nation A equality B inequality C possibility D rights Women with high qualifications .to managers A must promote B must be promoted C must move D must be moved A common reason that someone more for similar work is because of his or her experience or “length of service” A may be paid B should not be paid C can be paid D must be paid All forms of discrimination against all women and girls immediately everywhere A must be taken away B must be ended C must be allowed D must be followed 10 True gender equality when both men and women reach a balance between work and family A can achieve B should be achieved C can be achieved D should achieve 11 Women the majority of domestic and work, including cleaning, cooking, and child care as well as taking care of sick and elderly A paid B unpaid C low-paid D well-paid 12 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the fourth President of Iceland, was the first woman in the world the first female Head of State in 1980 A elect B to elected C to be elected D electing 13 Gender equality without the support of the government, organizations, and individuals A mustn’t be achieved B needn’t be achieved C should not be achieved D cannot be achieved 14 Although progress , we are still a long way from achieving gender equality worldwide A has been made B have been made C has been done D have been done 15 In sub-Saharan African countries, investments .in education, skill training and health care to form a better future for adolescent girls and their families A will be needed B should need C will not be needed D must need 16 In Australia, men and woman will be given an equal .to contribute both at home and in the workplace A luck B risk C chance D pay 17 In Nepal, child marriage and to school have prevented girls from reaching their full potential A lack B access C lack of access D access lack 18 For girls in Nigeria, the only way to avoid child marriage and take control of their future is A to go schooling B to schooling C to educate D to get educated 19 Women in the United States are more likely to complete high school and college than men, but there are in high government positions A a few women B a number of women C many women D fewer women 20 Women and men must have equal to shape society and their own lives A direction B ways C behaviours D rights 21 To remain on the safe side, we should not take things for granted and should be able to cope with all kinds of contingency; in Salts, for instance, the villagers for accommodating all the visitors A may have been unprepared B need not to be prepared C must not be prepared D may be unprepared 22 “Must I take my umbrella?” – “No, you _ It's not going to rain.” A mustn’t B have to C needn’t D don’t 23 A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark's drawings yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to me today Do you think he'll come to my party on Friday? B: Possibly, he you by then A has forgiven B.was able to forgive C.must have forgiven D might have forgiven 24 In fact the criminals in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in A needn’t have broken B didn’t need break C didn’t need to break D needn’t to have broken 25 If the company’s bank account remains blocked, they _ to pay us back next month A may have been unable B might not be able C can’t be able D can be unable IV Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box history wage role gender colleagues job experience family result employers The state of California is working to say goodbye to the gender wage gap Governor Jerry Brown has signed the Fair Pay Act, a new law that forces (1) progress who pay more to a man working the same (2) opportunities as a woman to prove that the pay is based on elements other than (3) gender It is not just a gender problem-it is a (4) family problem or a human problem Aileen Rizo, a math consultant at the Fresno County Office of Education, discovered that one of her male (5) colleagues earned $12,000 more per year than her, even though he had fewer years of (6) experience and education Over the course of a 40-year career, the average American woman will lose out on about $431,000 as the (7) result of the wage gap, according to the Center for American Progress And the pay gap starts early: If a woman earns less in her first job, when she takes on a new (8) role and her new employer sets her (9) wage., it will often be based on her prior pay (10) history Now the new law has closed the gaps for women services opportunities growth care result progress increase policies potential concerns A lot of (1) progress with women’s rights has been made in Korea, but there are still some misunderstandings and prejudices that are blocking gender equality The first misunderstanding is the idea that if women gain more (2) opportunities., men will lose out This is not accurate: gender equality does not harm men, but it allows women, how make up half the world’s population, to achieve their full (3) potential Men and women should develop together, and this would help overcome the low (4) growth and secure sustainable development The second misunderstanding is that childcare and housework are jobs for women, and that work-life balance issues are female (5) concerns It was true in the past: women took (6) care of housework and childcare, and men financially supported their families The Korean government is carrying out various (7) policies to support work-life balance, including a(n) (8) increase in the number of daycare centres and a system for childcare leave But here is the third misunderstanding: people think that by using these (9) services., they are creating difficulty for their employers and colleagues The (10) result is they don’t use them We can only have gender equality when we change our misunderstandings and prejudices READING Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage An advocate for Kenyan women and environment Wangari Maathai has become an international (1) because of her persistence in the struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation Maathai is best known for her efforts to develop the Green Belt Movement, an organization that focuses on planting trees to protect the environment and improve the (2) of life Because of her efforts, Maathai was (3) .the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 In 1976, Wangari Maathai became active in the National Council of Women of Kenya While she was serving as the chairwoman in the National Council of Women, she began to found an organization that encouraged women’s groups to plant trees in order to conserve the environment It was this small effort that has (4) women in planting more than 20 million trees on farms, schools, and churches This effort eventually became known (5) the charitable organization (6) .the Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai has become very important to the people of Kenya, Africa and the international (7) Because of her active role in the environment and the Green Belt Movement, more than 20 million trees have been planted, numerous other countries have begun tree planting programmes, and women all over the world have been helped by the example that see (8) As noted by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she has served as an “(9) .for many in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women to (10) .their situation.” A image B key C figure D idol A quality B quantity C characteristic D feature A given B awarded C rewarded D gained A resulted B offered C provided D assisted A as B for C in D Ø A call B calling C called D called as A community B society C association D federation A fixes B sets C puts D establishes A feeling B emotion C impression D inspiration 10 A take B move C better D gain Read the passage carefully, and the tasks that follow Working mothers are the ones who move out of the house for the purpose of earning money and also maintain household chores Every woman at home prefers to work in order to balance the financial and the other basic needs of the family The children of working mothers become smarter, more active, and more independent as compared to the children of non-working mothers This is because of the fact that the mothers being working have to move out of the house leaving all the household chores intact, the children understand their responsibilities and manage to all their tasks without being dependent on others, so they become smart, active, and independent enough The working mothers are now helped by their husbands in household chores after returning from work By seeing fathers being a helping hand to mothers, children learn good habits and inculcate manners of helping others as well as their mothers, thus in this way good habits are inculcated in them A working mother also adds to the advantage of helping the family financially It is beneficial as a woman becomes a helping hand to the husband in terms of money Therefore, the family runs in a very smooth way without any financial difficulty and the kids also get the best as parents are able to afford all necessities due to a good income level The mothers, when work, become an inspiration for their kids as they look up to their mums and say that they aspire to be like their mums in the near future Working mums not only work but also look after their children without any difficulty So such kids need to get an inspiration at home, and they also learn to hard work in their life Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank There are two extra definitions Answer A B intact (adj) A to make someone have a strong feeling inculcate (v) B to remember something by doing it so often inspiration (n) C to respect or admire (someone) look up to (v) D to have a strong desire to something aspire (v) E complete and in the original state F someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something G to fix beliefs or ideas in someone’s mind Đáp án: 1-E; 2-G; 3-F; 4-C; 5-D Task 2: Read the passage again, and answer the questions below Why does every woman at home prefer to go to work? Because they want to balance the financial and the other basic needs of the family Why the children of working mothers become smarter, more active, and more independent? Because they understand their responsibilities and manage to all their tasks without being dependent on others How can children learn good habits from their fathers at home? They learn good habits at home by seeing their fathers being a helping hand to their mothers What financial benefits does a working mother bring to her family? The family runs in a very smooth way without any financial difficulty, and the kids also get the best as parents are able to afford all necessities 10 Why working mothers become an inspiration for their children? Because they not only work but also look after their children without any difficulty Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question A pioneer leader for women’s rights, Susan Anthony became one of the leading women reformers of the 19th century In Rochester, New York, she began her first public crusade on behalf of temperance, the habit of not drinking alcohol The temperance movement dealt with the abuses of women and children who suffered from alcoholic husbands Also, she worked tirelessly against slavery and for women’s rights Anthony helped write the history of woman suffrage At the time Anthony lived, women did not have the right to vote Because she voted in the 1872 election, a US official arrested Anthony She hoped to prove the women had the legal right to vote under the provisions of the 14 th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution At her trial, a hostile federal judge found her guilty and fined her $100, which she refused to pay Anthony did not work alone She worked with reformers of women’s rights such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Amelia Bloomer Susan worked for the American Anti-Slavery Society with Frederick Douglas, a fugitive slave and black abolitionist On July 2nd 1979, the US Mint honored her by issuing the Susan Anthony dollar coin Although Anthony did not live to see the fruits of her efforts, the establishment of the 19th Amendment is indebted to her efforts, according to US historians Anthony advocated all of the following EXCEPT A slavery should be abolished B women are citizens and should have the right to vote C employers should provide childcare for female employees D alcohol should be prohibited because of the abuse it causes The underlined word “crusade” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A a battle against authority B a campaign to work tirelessly for one’s beliefs C a war against the enemies in the Middle Ages D an attempt to fight evil What would historians say about Susan Anthony’s greatest achievement? A She was an activist and raised a family at the same time B She worked with abolitionists to get the country rid of slavery C Her tireless efforts to guarantee women the right to vote led to the establishment of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution D Women had the legal right to vote under the provisions of the 14 th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution In which of the following ways did the US Mint honor her life’s work? A The Susan Anthony stamp was issued B The Susan Anthony dollar coin was issued C The Susan Anthony Memorial Park was built in Rochester D Susan Anthony dolls were created What is the main idea of the passage? A Slavery was one of Susan Anthony’s causes B Susan Anthony did not accept the use of alcohol C Susan Anthony never gave up her struggle for all people’s freedom D Reformers not always see the results of their efforts Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question The status of women in Japan is complex and cannot be characterized in simple terms Slowly, there is a growing number of professional women and professional women’s associations More women continue to work after getting married and having children However, many companies have separate programmes for women, usually non-career development, and follow practices that would be considered discriminatory in other societies For a typical couple, the female spouse is still generally expected to all of the cleaning, cooking, and other chores, whether she is working or not Single women are said to be enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel abroad and shopping Housewives are active in networking themselves for various objectives, for example volunteer activities, community services, recycling activities, study groups, and many others The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing Unlike other countries where a couple is the usual social unit, in Japan it is typical for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings or to weddings for company employees Exceptions are frequently made for foreign visitors depending on the occasion, but wives should not take their exclusion as a personal insult The status of women in Japan is A indefinite and illegal B complex and unclear C clear and high D low and simple Nowadays, Japanese women A can go to work after getting married and having children B all have become professional women C take over most important work in many companies D have the same work and pay as men in all companies In the family, the female partner A often does all the housework if she doesn’t go to work B the male spouse always helps his wife with cooking and other chores C is still generally expected to all of the housework D no longer spends much time doing the housework Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage? A It is normal for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings B Single Japanese women are used to enjoying their lives, spending much money on travel abroad and shopping C The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing D Wives in Japan can take their exclusion as a personal insult What can be inferred from the passage is A the role of Japanese women in the society is changing so that all Japanese women gain gender equality in both society and home B there have been some changes in their social role but Japanese women haven’t acquired the same rights as men in many fields yet C Japanese women are fighting for their definite status in the society D most Japanese women are satisfied with their social role nowadays Rewrite the following sentences They will build this house This house will be built Everyone should turn off the light before leaving the room The light should be turned off before every leaves the room He should have decorated the room beautifully The room should have been decorated beautifully The committee may construct the bridge in a few months The bridge may be constructed in a few months He must have spoken English to the foreigners English must have been spoken to the foreigners Identify one mistake in each sentence and then correct It is(A) impossible for (B) woman to be(C) a doctor, a teacher or a lawyer without(C) adequate knowledge (A)Gender discrimination (B)must (C)eliminate by people all (D)over the world The government has (A)done a lot (B)to promote gender (C)equal in education, employment and (D)healthcare He might be (A)presented (B)for an award for his (C) hard work on gender (D)discrimination (A)Domestic violence (B)against women and girls (C)will eliminate when government and people (D)coorperate I think everybody should(A) be provided (B) with equal access (C)to (D)health services Your car(A) must be serviced (B) regular if you(D) want it to be (D)in good condition (A)Educated women are more likely to get(B) well-paid jobs, (C)do more money and become(D) more important at home This (A)female firefighter is famous(B) for her(C) courge and strong (D)willing 10.(A) In the past, some parents (B) have a preference(C) for boys (D)over girls ... prejudices that are blocking gender equality The first misunderstanding is the idea that if women gain more (2) opportunities., men will lose out This is not accurate: gender equality does not harm... pay more to a man working the same (2) opportunities as a woman to prove that the pay is based on elements other than (3) gender It is not just a gender problem-it is a (4) family problem or.. .10 True gender equality when both men and women reach a balance between work and family A can achieve