

EXERCISE 1: Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
1. A. take B. family C. grateful D. table
2. A. nursing B. nurture C. turn D. future
3. A. society B. sociable C. groceries D. finance
EXERCISE 2: Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress.
4. A. breadwinner B. homemaker C. washing-up D. equally
5. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance
6. A. enormous B. extended C. ungrateful D. elderly
EXERCISE 3: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
7. John cannot make a to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
8. My mother used to be a woman of great , but now she gets old and looks pale.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
9. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in .
A. agree B. agreeable C. agreement D. agreeably
10. My mother is very good at her time between work and family.
A. leaving B. splitting C. sharing D. taking
11. When a couple can chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another.
A. cut B. run C. take D. divide
12. The children, all three, have done , mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.
A. laundry B. clothes C. groceries D. rubbish
13. Both husband and wife should to provide for the family and to make it happy.
A. join hands B. take turns C. contribute D. look after
14. When men the housework, they tend to have the better relationships with their wives.
A. require B. protect C. share D. lay
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
15. She’s the homemaker and I’m the breadwinner.
A. being responsible for the household chores
B. being responsible for the household finances
C. being responsible for educating children
D. making bread
16. Billy, come and give me a hand with the cooking.
A. help B. prepared C. be busy D. attempt
17. They divide the duties in the family.
A. split B. contribute C. prepare D. train
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
18. Most people do not realize the enormous benefits that come to a family when husband and children share the housework.
A. very big B. very obvious C. very small D. very doubtful
19. Women whose husband do not contribute to the household chores tend to think more about
divorce.
A. ending marriage status B. keeping marriage status
C. risking marriage status D. with no marriage
20. It is essential that parents should foster their children in a caring atmosphere.
A. improve B. speed up C. produce D. slow down
EXERCISE 4: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
21. She usually up early.
A. get B. got C. gets D. is get
22. He working at this company in 2008.
A. stopped B. stops C. stop D. was stopped
23. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They .
A. is yelling B. are yelling C. yells D. yell
24. The farmers to the field after they had breakfast with their family.
A. are going B. went C. go D. were going
25. she born in 1980?
A. Was B. Is C. Been D. Were
26. What yesterday at 10.20 p.m?
A. are you doing B. was you doing C. were you doing D. did you do
27. She in Hue since 2000.
A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live
28. Look! The train _.
A. are coming B. was coming C. were coming D. is coming
1. A. take B. family C. grateful D. table
2. A. nursing B. nurture C. turn D. future
3. A. society B. sociable C. groceries D. finance
EXERCISE 2: Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress.
4. A. breadwinner B. homemaker C. washing-up D. equally
5. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance
6. A. enormous B. extended C. ungrateful D. elderly
EXERCISE 3: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
7. John cannot make a to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
8. My mother used to be a woman of great , but now she gets old and looks pale.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
9. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in .
A. agree B. agreeable C. agreement D. agreeably
10. My mother is very good at her time between work and family.
A. leaving B. splitting C. sharing D. taking
11. When a couple can chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another.
A. cut B. run C. take D. divide
12. The children, all three, have done , mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.
A. laundry B. clothes C. groceries D. rubbish
13. Both husband and wife should to provide for the family and to make it happy.
A. join hands B. take turns C. contribute D. look after
14. When men the housework, they tend to have the better relationships with their wives.
A. require B. protect C. share D. lay
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
15. She’s the homemaker and I’m the breadwinner.
A. being responsible for the household chores
B. being responsible for the household finances
C. being responsible for educating children
D. making bread
16. Billy, come and give me a hand with the cooking.
A. help B. prepared C. be busy D. attempt
17. They divide the duties in the family.
A. split B. contribute C. prepare D. train
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
18. Most people do not realize the enormous benefits that come to a family when husband and children share the housework.
A. very big B. very obvious C. very small D. very doubtful
19. Women whose husband do not contribute to the household chores tend to think more about
divorce.
A. ending marriage status B. keeping marriage status
C. risking marriage status D. with no marriage
20. It is essential that parents should foster their children in a caring atmosphere.
A. improve B. speed up C. produce D. slow down
EXERCISE 4: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
21. She usually up early.
A. get B. got C. gets D. is get
22. He working at this company in 2008.
A. stopped B. stops C. stop D. was stopped
23. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They .
A. is yelling B. are yelling C. yells D. yell
24. The farmers to the field after they had breakfast with their family.
A. are going B. went C. go D. were going
25. she born in 1980?
A. Was B. Is C. Been D. Were
26. What yesterday at 10.20 p.m?
A. are you doing B. was you doing C. were you doing D. did you do
27. She in Hue since 2000.
A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live
28. Look! The train _.
A. are coming B. was coming C. were coming D. is coming