4 In most lines of the following text there is one unnecessary word. Find this word and write it down in your answer sheet. If the line is correct, indicate it with a dash (-). Marriage
1__A great majority of adults in the industrialized world – in fact – about 90 2__ percent – they will be married at some time in their lives. Of those who 3__ do not, some may choose to remain themselves single, but others will 4__ have no choice. An alarming number who they marry will divorce, but 5__ this is not because marriage itself has lost its attraction- instead 6__ people give up on particular relationships and try again. For example, 7__ of the four out of ten American marriages that possibly end in divorce, 8__ 80 per cent are preludes to further unions. Every society has for its 9__ own definitions of what a perfect marriage it should be. In the Western 10__ world, it seems that a husband and wife have been a perfect marriage if 11__ they love by each other, have no other sexual partner, display trust, 12__ loyalty and intimacy, confide in each other, show mutual respect, are 13__ willing to listen to their partner’s concerns and are agree on their 14__ children’s upbringing. However, from a time to time the balance of 15__ social expectations shifts. For example, a study has carried out in 16__ 1986 showed that least 74 per cent of American couples rate ‘equality in 17__ the relationship’ such as an important component of marriage. We can be 18__ fairly sure that their great-grandparents (and particularly their great 19__ -grandfathers) did not place the same value on this. |
5 Fill in the gaps with a suitable word or phrase. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
For six months of our 1 _____, we seemed blissfully happy, so we decided to go ahead and get 2 _____. There were lots of decisions to make: whether to have a civil 3 _______ in a registry office or 4 ______in church and have a white wedding. After that, it was mainly a question (I thought) of where to have the reception and where to go on our 5______. The night before, he had a 6_______ party organized by his 7________ man while I had a 8 _______party with some girlfriends.
When we arrived at the church we made a strange trio, I must say: me as the 9______, Richard as the 10________ and my little sister as my 11_______. The 12 ________ had a lot to say and the service took ages. “Gwendoline Mary, do you take this man, Richard Percy, in holy matrimony, to....?” My father gave me away, and cried. It seemed very strange for a few days to say, “I am a 13______woman. But I never regretted it.
6. Use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in the spaces.
Stephen Murray was clearly going through a difficult………(1). He had never managed to gain the …………..(2) of his teachers at school. He ignored repeated …….(3) to change his attitude or be expelled. He was widely considered to be an …….(4) pupil who was wasting his …..(5) by misbehaving in class. His parents received regular ……(6) about their son but in spited of their own experience of Stephen’s rebellious …….(7), it was their …..(8) that the school was as much to blame as Stephen was for the …..(9) that arose from time to time. They reacted …..(10) to any suggestion that the boy’s upbringing was in any way ….(11) for Stephen’s lack of discipline. |
ADOLESCENT
APPROVE WARN
INTELLIGENCE OPPORTUNE
COMPLAIN
BEHAVE BELIEVE UNDERSTAND ANGRY
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Listening Comprehension Test
You will hear a radio interview called LIVING THROUGH DIVORCE. As you listen to it, choose the alternative that best completes the answer in each question. Sometimes there can be more than one correct alternative.
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1. How old is the girl? |
A 7 B 8 C 9 D 10
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2. What city does she come from? |
A Manhattan B York C Washington D New York
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3. Who was her letter addressed to? |
A the radio studio B her parents C the Mayor of New York D somebody she knew very well
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4. Why did she write the letter? |
A she needed advice B she needed guidance C she needed a new family D she needed her father back
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5. What kind of answer did she get? |
A reassuring B sympathetic C encouraging D optimistic
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6. The addressee also
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A called her parents B got her father and mother back together C wished her all the best D sent her some money
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7 The girl had already tried to get advice from |
A the mayor B her school counselor C her friends D her mother
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8 The answer was that………… have the same problem. |
A few children B many children C an overwhelming majority of children D all the children
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9 The radio interviewer tried to |
A comfort her B give her advice C distract her D understand her
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10 The girl also wrote another letter to |
A a psychiatrist B a psychologist C a social educator D a school councilor |
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11 What did the person advise her to do? |
A read one of their books B read another of their books C read carefully what is written in their books D make notes of what is written in their books
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12 That didn’t work out as the girl |
A found the book too hard to understand B couldn’t understand technical terms C failed to get the necessary book D found the advice unpractical
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13 The girl found it hurting that her parents |
A wouldn’t tell her the reason for their divorce B explained to her why they break up C ignored her at all D decide to separate
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14 She herself wrote a “book” which she called |
A A Book on Divorce B A Book About Divorce C My Parents Are Getting Divorced D Parents, Don’t Get Divorced!
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15 The main idea of her ‘book’ is that |
A you have to share your feelings with someone B you have to tell someone about your parents’ divorce C you have to talk to your parents about their divorce D you have to suffer alone and live it through
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16 In conclusion, the girls says she wants to write a real book |
A to make a lot of money B to be famous C to be a writer D to be a psychologist |
Discussing Pictures
Look at the pictures below and talk about them with a partner.
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