VOCABULARY - FAMILY LIFE - 1

Despite my parents' disagreement, I'm______to drop out of university and establish my own business.

• determined

• confident

• successful

• hesitant

There are a lot of dirty clothes and sheets in Tom's room, so it's time for him to do his___.

• washing-up

• garbage

• laundry

• household chores

As a housewife, she stays at home and______her children. She takes care of them, feeds them and protects them to develop.

• nurtures

• nurture

• nature

• natures

According to a survey, a lot of young people prefer to live in______families which consist of parents and children.

• nuclear

• extended

• three generation

• four generation

Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring them success, ______ we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that’s household chores.

• automatically

• spontaneously

• ironically

• immediately

You are old enough to take______for what you have done.

• responsible

• responsibility

• responsibly

• irresponsible

With greatly increased workloads, everyone is ___ pressure now.

• under

• above

• upon

• out of

Belonging to a family is one bond almost everyone in the world shares, but family ______vary from country to country.

• manners

• styles

• patterns

• ways

While most American families are traditional, comprising a father, mother and one or more children, 22.5 percent of all American families in 1983 were______by one parent, usually a woman.

• leaded

• headed

• supported

• raised

In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These childless couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the responsibilities ______; or perhaps they are not physically able to have children.

• child-rearing

• child-bearing

• childcare

• healthcare