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(1)UNIT 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY A VOCABULARY
READING
1 civilization (n) : văn minh deep-seated (adj) : lâu đời belief (n) : lòng tin to believe : tin tưởng childbearing (n) : việc sinh
5 homemaking (n) : việc chăm sóc gia đình involvement (n) : tham gia
7 intellectual (adj) : trí tuệ
8 Enlightenment (n) : thời đại khai sáng philosopher (n) : nhà triết học 10 to discriminate : phân biệt đối xử discrimination (n) : phân biệt đối xử 11 pioneer (n) : người tiên phong 12 thinker (n) : nhà tư tưởng 13 to vote : bầu cử , bỏ phiếu 14 resentful (adj) : thù hằn
15 to accord : gán cho , cho 16 doubt (n) : nghi ngờ doubtful (adj) : nghi ngờ
17 status (n) : địa vị , thân phận SPEAKING
1 to lose one’s temper : bình tĩnh to make decision : định to neglect : lơ finance (n) : tài chánh financial (adj) : thuộc tài chánh LISTENING
1 to hold up : chống đỡ firewood (n) : cũi to respect : tơn kính
(2)PART 2: GRAMMAR:
PHRASAL VERBS 1- apply to sb for sth: nộp đơn đến xin
2- ask out: ask sb to go on a date
- ask sb for sth: hỏi xin ai/ yêu cầu 3- arrive in: đến (country, city, town) - arrive at: đến (other places) 4- call on: ask to speak in class - call back: return a telephone call - call off: cancel
- call up: make a telephone call
5- drop in:visit without calling first or an invitation - drop out (of): stop attending a school
6- fill in : điền vào ( mẫu đơn)
- fill out: write information in a form - fill up: fill completely with gas, water 7- get along (with): have a good relationship with - get in: enter a car/ taxi
- get off: leave a bus/ train - get on: enter a bus/ train - get out (of): leave a car/ taxi - get over : recover from: bình phục - get through (with): finish
- get up: thức dậy, đánh thức dậy 8- give up: get rid of: ngưng, từ bỏ - give in: nhượng bộ, chịu thua - give back: return sth to sb 9- go after: run after: đuổi theo
- go ahead: be carried out: thực hiện, tiến hành - go along: develop, progress: phát triển, tiến triển - go away: khỏi, xa nhà
- go back: return: trở lại
- go in: enter a room/ house: bước vào phòng/ nhà
13- throw sth at sb/ sth: ném, chọi - throw away: discard
- throw sth to sb: chuyền
14- take after: resemble: trông giống - take off: cất cánh, cởi
15- turn off: switch off : tắt (đèn, quạt ), shut off - turn on: switch on: mở (đèn, quạt )
- turn round: quay lại
- turn up: arrive: đến, xuất vặn lớn (volume) - turn down: decrease the volume: vặn nhỏ 16- catch up (with) đuổi kịp, bắt kịp
17- cool off: nguội lạnh đi, giảm (nhiệt tình) 18- cross out: draw a line through
19- discuss sth with sb = have a discussion about sth 20- explain sth to sb: giải thích
21- fall behind: bị tụt đằng sau 22- find out: discover information
23- glance at sb/ sth: take a quick look at: liếc nhìn 24- grow up: become an adult: trưởng thành, lớn lên 25- hang up: hang on a hanger
26- hold up: delay, postpone: làm trở ngại 27- hurry up: làm nhanh
28- invite sb to/ for sth: mời
29- keep up: giữ vững trì, tiếp tục - keep on: continue
30- laugh at sb/ sth: cười, trêu chọc, chế nhạo 31- leave out: omit
- leave somewhere for .: rời
(3)- go off: explode, be fired: nổ, bắn (súng) - go on: continue : tiếp tục
- go out: stop burning: tắt
- go over: look at sth carefully: xem xét kỹ - go up # go down: tăng # giảm giá
10.hand in: give homework, test to a teacher - hand out:give sth to this person then that person 11.look after: take care of: chăm sóc, trơng nom - look for: search for: tìm kiếm
- look out (for): be careful: để ý cẩn thận - look sth up: tra cứu
- look forward to: mong đợi, mong mỏi
12.put on: dress yourself in sth: mặc (quần áo), đội - put off: postpone, delay
35- pay back: return money to sb: trả tiền cho 36- point at/ to sb/ sth:
37- run into: meet by chance: gặp tình cờ 38- search sb/ sth for sb/ sth: khám, xét, tìm 39- speak up: nói to lên
- speak to/ with sb about/ of sb/ sth: nói 40- stay on: lưu lại thêm thời gian
41- talk to/ with sb about/ of sb/ sth: nói, thảo luận 42- try out : test : thử nghiệm
43- wait up: thức chờ - wait for: chờ đợi
44- wash up: wash the dishes: rửa chén 45- watch out (for): be careful
46- write to sb: viết thư gởi
EXERCISE:
1 Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _?
A turn on B turn off C go on D look after
2 Who will the children while you go out to work?
A look for B look up C look after D look at Please the light, it’s getting dark here
A turn on B turn off C turn over D turn into The nurse has to _ at the midnight
A take care B take on C take over C take off There is an inflation The prices
A are going on B are going down C are going over D are going up Remember to _ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house
A take care B take on C take over C take off You can the new words in the dictionary
A look for B look after C look up D look at It’s cold outside your coat
A Put on B Put down C Put off D Put into
9 Frank never turns up on time for a meeting
A calls B arrives C reports D prepares
10 Never put off until tomorrow what you can today
A B let C delay D leave
11 My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother
A looked after B taken after C gone off D got over 12 The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town
A went on B went out C went off D went away
13 John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute
A take part in B take over C take place D take care of 14 Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _ his boss
(4)15 Why they talking about money all the time?
A keep on B give up C take after D stop by 16 My father gave up smoking two years ago
A liked B continued C stopped D enjoyed
17 The government hopes to _ its plans for introducing cable TV
A turn out B carry out C carry on D keep on
18 When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to the gas supply to the flat
A cut down B cut out C cut off D cut up
19 Choose the underlined part need correcting:
“Please turn up the radio, I can’t concentrate on my work” A B C D 20 I was born in Scotland but I in Northern Ireland
A grew up B raised C brought up D rose
PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 15 Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives They produce more than haft of the food In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats It takes her a haft hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00p.m She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00 She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook Then she collects water for another hour From 6:30 to 8:30 she cook After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women The UNO report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society
1 By whom was the Decade for Women organized?
A by developing countries B by the United Nations Organization C by the World Health Organization D by many African countries
2 Why people say women produce more than haft of the food?
A because 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women B because 60 percent of women are illiterate
C most women are not intelligent D all are correct
3 Why people say that African women’s lives are hard?
A because these women are busy with housework B because they work all day in the fields
C both A and B are correct D none are correct
4 What these women after dinner?
A they always go for a walk B they collect water
C they collect firewood D they always wash dishes and their children It is difficult for them to change their lives Why?
A because they are illiterate B because they enjoy working C because they earn money D they aren’t intelligent
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
6 A believed B considered C advocated D controlled
(5)8 A legal B women C deny D depend Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
9 A deny B legal C women D limit
10 A human B mother C struggle D belief
Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences 11 At any competition, everyone is ………….…
A the same B equal C common D significant
12 People used to consider women to be better _ for childbearing and homemaking
A regarded B suited C understood D kept
13 Thanks to labor-saving devices, women have more time to take part in ………….….activities A society B social C socially D socialize 14 Women in many countries joined together to seek ………….….and recognition
A positions B independence C dependence D fame 15 Women hate to be ………….….in their houses all day
A held B compelled C stayed D confined 16 In some communities a husband’s ………….….over his wife is absolute
A power B powerful C powerfully D powered
17 My father ………….….a pack of cigarettes a day, but now he has given it up
A used to smoking B used to smoke C is used to smoke D is used to smoking 18 The trouble with Frank is that he never ………on time for a meeting
A turn up B turn down C turn out D turn into
19 Paper is …………wood
A made of B made by C made from D made with
20 A:” I didn’t get the job!” B: ' ………….….'
A Good heavens! B That's brilliant!
C Same to you ! D Never mind, better luck next time ! 21 “You look nice today I like your new hairstyle” – “ ………”
A It’s nice of you to say so B Shall I? Thanks
C Oh, well done! D I feel interesting to hear that 22 It took women a long time to struggle ……… the right to vote
A for B with C against D upon
23 Women’s status… in different countries and it depends on the cultural beliefs
A varies B employ C fixes D establishes 24 Yesterday I ………… Sam at the grocery store I had not seen him for years
A turned up B tried on C came back D ran into
25 You should ……… special attention to what I am going to say
A take B play C pay D put
26 When you are finished using the computer, can you please ………… it off
A take B turn C D go
27 Children used to… their parents, now they are inclined to regard them as equal
A look up to B watch out for C stand up to D come around to 28 She’s very old and can’t live alone She needs someone to look………… her
A for B at C up D after 29 For the investor who ……… money, silver or bonds are good options
A has so little a B has very little C has so few D has very few 30 If you not understand the word "superstitious”, ………… in the dictionary
A look it over B look it up C look it out D look it on 31.”My day was awful.” -“……… ”
A Good luck B Thanks C Was it? D Enjoy yourselves 32 This room is too dirty.”……… ”
(6)33 Paul is so smart He graduated………
A at the university for just three years B from the university in just three years C in the university about just three years D of the university with just three years 34 What does “www” -for ? Is it short for “world wide web”?
A sit B stand C lie D point
35 Mrs John’s husband passed away last Friday We are all shocked by the news
A got married B divorced C died D were on business
36 The price of oil and petrol is………….because of the war in Iraq
A going on B going up C going after D going ahead
37 Don’t drink that milk It’s………off
A gone B taken C given D put
38 We will set off tomorrow.
A We will arrive home tomorrow B Tomorrow will be a good day for us to go C We will leave the place tomorrow D We will have to postpone our trip tomorrow 39 I am very interested in the book you lent me last week.
A The book is interesting enough for you to lend me last week B It was the interesting book which you lent me last week
C The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read D The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot
40 The film didn’t come up to my expectations.
A I expected the film to end more interesting B The film was as good as I expected C I expected the film to be more boring D The film did not satisfy my expectations Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
41 Remember to take over your shoes when you are in a Japanese house A B C D
42 John said that he was going to visit his grandparents tomorrow A B C D
43 What are the different between women in old times from women in modern times A B C D
44 I don’t know how you put up for the noise; it would drive me mad A B C D
45 According to a statistics, fifty percent of road accidents results from head injuries A B C D
Choose the best answer to complete the following passage.
Years ago, in their private family role, women quite often dominate the male members of the household Women were quite (46) ……… to their families However, the public role of women has changed (47) ……… since the beginning of World War II
During the war, men were away from home to the battle As a (48) ……… , women were in complete control of the home They found themselves doing double and sometimes triple duty They began to take over the work of their absent husbands and to work outside They accounted for 73% of the industrial labor force Women were forced by economic realities to work in the factories The women who worked there were (49) ……… low wages, lived in crowded and small dormitories (50) …… , they found themselves a place as active members of society Women, although they were ruthlessly exploited, became the key to the country's success
46 A fascinated B worried C dedicated D interested 47 A unfortunately B approximately C nearly D dramatically
48 A change B result C success D opportunity
49 A made B paid C created D delivered