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I Circle the right answer.

1 The scene is set … .

a) in a hospital

b) at Mrs Crabbe’s

c) in the couple’s apartment

d) in a Social Welfare office

2 Mrs Crabbe is … .

a) the kids’ grandmother

b) a hospital nurse

c) a social worker

d) an old bag

3 The father … .

a) is out of work

b) works in an office

c) works in a hospital

d) is a manual worker

4 Choose the elements from the text that could be used to describe

the way the children were treated by their parents. (There is more

than one correct answer here.)

a) The children were usually in hospital.

b) The parents were apt to whack baby Frances.

c) The children were not often allowed to watch TV.

d) The parents used the kids as an outlet for their bad temper.

5 Choose the adjectives that could be used to describe the parents’

attitude in this scene. (There is more than one correct answer here.)

a) cross

b) uneasy

c) amused

d) enthusiastic

6 The best title for extract could be “… ” .

a) A friendly talk

b) Uncaring parents

c) A family gathering

d) An indifferent mother

II Say whether the following statements are True or False and justify

your answers using the text.

1 They have little money to live on.

T

F

2 The place where the family live is quite big.

T

F

3 They have been living there a short time.

T

F

4 The rooms seem to be neat and clean.

T

F

5 The parents are impressed by Mrs Crabbe’s speech.

T

F

III Two solutions to the problems mentioned in the passage are

suggested by the social worker. What are they? Write them down

and underline the one the mother seems to prefer.

a) ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. b) ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ……….

IV Match these phrasal verbs with their meanings. Note that there is one answer you do not need to use.

Line Number

Phrasal Verb

Meaning Match

Line 4

to turn into

a

to become involved in a situation, esp. to make it stop

Line 33

to keep off

b

to continue to do smth

Line 36

to get at

c

to develop into smth different

Line 43

to come back

d

to manage to reach and touch smth

Line 44

to keep up

e

to prevent smb from touching smth

Line 44

to step in

f

to return to a place

g

to suggest smth without saying it directly

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