English THPT Unit 6 GENDER EQUALITY

I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.
1. A. affects B. genders C. enrolls D. pursues
2. A. addressed B. applied C. challenged D. preferred
3. A. happy B. easy C. apply D. busy
4. A. steak B. break C. great D. treat
5. A. college B. gender C. degree D. generous

II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others.
1. A. apply B. gender C. challenge D. workforce
2. A. enrol B. pursue C. address D. trouble
3. A. critical B. preference C. qualified D. encourage
4. A. limitation B. eliminate C. inequality D. education
5. A. awareness B. property C. loneliness D. violence

II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1. They ____________ us to work long hours without pay.
2. We need to have ____________ opportunities in education for men and women.
3. He was called to the bar in 1851, but did not ____________ his profession.
4. Company policy does not allow ____________ against women.
5. If his father was that ill, maybe she could ____________ him to go to the doctor.
6. In my experience, people who ____________ themselves and strive for goals are happier and healthier than those who don't.
7. After graduating from high school he ____________ in the army.

8. The company plans to ____________ more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.
9. The first strike, which was for an eight-hour day and $3.00 ____________, was won by the workers.
10. They have placed a ____________ on the amount of time we have available.
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence.
1. They were well _______ of what could have happened.
A. worried B. aware C. concerned D. anxious
2. He felt _______ without his wife and children.
A. loneliness B. lonely C. alone D. loner
3. They spoke out against the use of _______ against women.
A. equality B. gender C. violence D. awareness
4. We're not finished yet, but we're _______ progress.
A. doing B. making C. putting D. taking
5. People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to _______.
A. enrol B. pursue C. sue D. affect
6. The government is working on preventing _______ inequalities in employment.
A. aware B. lonely C. violent D. gender
7. _______ your keyboard with care and it should last for years.
A. sue B. treat C. force D. work
8. We are looking for _______ members to become leaders for the site.
A. qualifiedly B. qualifying C. qualification D. qualified
9. She was insulted and discriminated by her male _______.
A. co-workers B. challenges C. opportunities D. limitations
10. I applied _______ several jobs and was offered one.
A. in B. for C. to D. on
11. Be careful not to damage other people's _______. You may be sued.
A. workforce B. property C. limitation D. preference
12. hey discussed the problem of _______ between students.
A. inequality B. equality C. equal D. unequal
13. A quarter of the local _______ are unemployed.
A. wage B. enrolment C. workforce D. employment
14. He had the reputation of being a _______ in high school. He wasn’t very well-behaved.
A. care-giver B. trouble-maker C. co-worker D. housekeeper
15. The company claims it does not discriminate on the basis of sexual _______.
A. preferable B. preference C. prefer D. preferably
C. GRAMMAR
I. Complete these sentences with “should” or “shouldn’t”:
1. Liz need a change. She __________ go away for a few days.
2. Your salary is very low. You __________ look for another job.
3. Jack always has difficulty getting up. He __________ go to bed late.
4. What a beautiful view! You __________ take a photograph.
5. Sue drives everywhere. She never walks. She __________ use her car so much.
6. Bill’s room isn’t very interesting. He __________ put some pictures on the walls.

II. Complete these sentences with “must” or “mustn’t”:
1. We haven’t got much time. We __________ hurry.
2. Jim gave me a letter to post. I __________ for get to post it.
3. This is a valuable book. You __________ look after it carefully.
4. It’s too late. I _______ go now.
5. Students __________ use their mobile phones during tests.
6. You __________ study harder if you want to get good grades.


III. Complete these sentences with “can” or “may/might”:
1. Monkeys __________ climb trees with ease.
2. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It __________ rain later.
3. Be careful. The footpath is icy. You __________ slip.
4. Most ants __________ lift objects that are ten times heavier than their own bodies.
5. Don’t make too much noise. You __________ the baby up.
6. Mary is linguistically talented. She __________ speak five languages.
7. I don’t want the children to play in this room. They __________ break something.
8. A person __________ sit on a horse without hurting it.

IV. Complete these sentences with the passive form of the verbs in brackets:
Ex: The music at the party was very loud and could be heard (hear) from far away.
1. The police are looking for the missing boy. He can’t ____________ (find) anywhere.
2. If you kicked a police officer, you would ____________ (arrest).
3. A decision will not____________ (make) until the next meeting.
4. Do you think that less money should____________ (spend) on the military?
5. The injured woman couldn’t walk and had to ____________ (carry).
6. That building is dangerous. It ought to ____________ (pull) down before it falls down.
7. Her new book will probably ____________ (translate) into a number of foreign languages.
8. When you go through Customs, your luggage may__________ (check) by a customs officer.

V. Complete the sentences by changing the active modals to PASSIVE MODALS.
Ex: Someone must send this letter immediately.
→ This letter must be sent immediately.
1. Someone ought to wash these dirty dishes soon.
→ These dirty dishes ____________ soon.
2. You can find flowers in almost every part of the world.
→ Flowers ____________ in almost every part of the world.
3. If the river floods, water might destroy the village.
→ The village ____________ if the river floods.
4. People may cook carrots or eat them raw.
→ Carrots ____________ or eaten raw.
5. Someone may call off the picnic if it rains.
→ The picnic____________ if it rains.
6. Someone will fix our air conditioner before the hot weather comes.
→ Our air conditioner ____________ before the hot weather comes.
7. People should remove coffee stains on cotton immediately with cold water.
→ Coffee stains on cotton ____________ immediately with cold water.
8. You must keep medicine out of the reach of children.
→ Medicine ____________ out of the reach of children.

VI. Circle the correct options to complete these sentences.
1. They might give/ might be given her an opportunity to go abroad to study.
2. Gender discrimination must eliminate/ must be eliminated by us.
3. The company will sue/ will be sued for wage discrimination.
4. Governments should offer/ should be offered poor women more help.
5. Married women can encourage/ can be encouraged to pursue a career of their preference.
6. They must not allow/ must not be allowed any kind of violence at school.
7. We will do/ will be done important work first.
8. A child should not give/ should not be given everything he or she wants.

VII. Read the sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning.
Ex: We can solve the problem.
→ The problem can be solved (by us).
1. People should send their complaints to the main office.
→ Complaints............................................................................................................
2. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.
→ The meeting ..........................................................................................................
3. A short circuit could cause a fire.
→ A fire......................................................................................................................
4. They are going to hold next year’s convention in San Francisco.
→ Next year’s convention..........................................................................................
5. The Sheraton Hotel in Warsaw will hold a fashion show this week.
→ A fashion show .....................................................................................................
6. You can obtain further information from the nearest post office.
→ Further information ..............................................................................................
7. You must not remove the oldest volumes from the library.
→ The oldest volumes ...............................................................................................
8. You should send your children to a boarding school, my dear.
→ My dear, your children .........................................................................................
9. You shouldn't keep the books from the library longer than a month.
→ The books from the library ...................................................................................
10. They won't take a decision until the next meeting.
→ A decision .............................................................................................................
11. You can use a coin as a screwdriver, if you haven't got one.
→ A coin ...................................................................................................................
12. You can't wash woolen clothes in too warm water or they'll shrink.
→ Woolen clothes .....................................................................................................
VIII. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D. that best completes the sentence.
1. It _______ rain this evening. Why don't you take an umbrella?
A. should B. must C. might D. can
2. This is a valuable book. You _______ lose it.
A. mightn’t B. mustn’t C. must D. might
3. It is very far from here. You _______ take a bus or a taxi.
A. mustn’t B. should C. might D. may
4. This is a non-smoking room. You _______ smoke here.
A. mustn’t B. should C. must D. can
5. I _______ ride a bicycle when I was only 6 years old.
A. could B. might C. would D. should
6. Sunrise _______ in the early morning hours.
A. might observe B. might be observed C. can observe D. observes
7. The room _______ once a day.
A. should clean B. cleans C. should be cleaned D. should be clean
8. Milk _______ in the fridge or it will go sour.
A. must be kept B. must keep C. should keep D. may keep
9. The museum is open to everybody. It _______ between 9am and 5pm.
A. visits B. must visit C. can visit D. can be visited
10. You _______ him during his work!
A. should not disturb B. are not disturb
C. should not be disturbed D. must not disturb
11. He _______ an award for his hard work on gender equality.
A. might give B. must give C. should give D. may be given
12. Two tablets _______ twice a day to have you recover from the illness quickly.
A. must take B. must be taken C. should take D. can take
13. I think we _______ everybody with equal access to health services.
A. should provide B. should be provided
C. may provide D. must be provided
14. The picnic _______ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
A. will cancel B. must cancel C. will be cancelled D. will be cancel
15. In many parts of the world. Books _______ from public libraries.
A. will borrow B. must be bought C. can be borrowed D. should borrow
16. You don't look well. You _______ a doctor.
A. can see B. can be seen C. should be seen D. should see
17. He wants to know when the final decision _______.
A. will make B. might make C. might be made D. will be made
18. The students _______ their results of the examination next week.
A. will be told B. can be told C. used to be told D. ought to tell
19. All traffic laws _______ in order to reduce traffic problems.
A. might be followed B. might not be followed
C. must be followed D. must not be followed
20. You _______ that switch, whatever you do.
A. mustn't touch B. mustn't be touched
C. should touch D. shouldn’t be touched
D. READING
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Amelia Mary Earhart was born in 1897 in Kansas, a state located in the Midwestern United States. She showed an early aptitude for science and sports at school. After finishing school, she worked as a nurse for the Red Cross where she got to know many of the wounded pilots and came to admire aviation. Earhart enrolled in medical studies at Columbia University, but quit after one year and soon started taking flying lessons. In 1928 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
Ocean and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. She set many other records and wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences. She also contributed to the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organisation for female pilots, gave advice to women on careers and helped inspire others. In 1937, she mysteriously disappeared during a flight. Even today, her life and career remain fascinating to many people.
1. When and where was Amelia Mary Earhart born?
A. in 1897 in the US B. in 1897 in the UK
C. in 1928 in the US D. in 1928 in the UK
2. How did she come to admire aviation?
A. She was inspired by her father who was a pilot.
B. She came to admire it from lessons at school.
C. She met wounded pilot when working as a nurse.
D. She came to admire it after flying across the Atlantic
3. The word “aptitude” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. hobby B. talent C. knowledge D. feeling
4. What happened to Amelia Mary Earhart in 1937?
A. She mysteriously disappeared.
B. She flew over the Atlantic.
C. She died in a crash.
D. She retired from work.
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. She worked as a nurse right after finishing school.
B. She also contributed to the formation of The Ninety-Nines.
C. Her life and career are still fascinating to many people.
D. She enrolled in medical studies, but quit after one year.