MINI TEST 2

We ___________ (meet) our relatives from the USA tonight. I’m so excited.

Children should be taught to raise the ___________ of using paper bags instead of plastic bags.

• energy          

• awareness   

• waste    

• recycling

The ___________ of the school's singing contest will be voted by students next week.

• dancer

• judges   

• competition     

• manner

Keep silent kids! Dad ___________ (listen) to some news on the radio.

The benefit from sharing the housework is increasing family ___________.

• routine        

• bonds 

• value

• chores

Tom has a talent for playing the ___________ and other musical instruments.

• performance

• trumpet  

• stage        

• band

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others:

• A. laundry    

• manner  

• litter     

• delay

Alice: Look! Mom is carrying a heavy box! Tom : Oh! I _______ (help) her with it.

Complete the reading passage with ONE suitable word in each blank:

Scientific progress brings lots of opportunities to help women all over the world to be better recognized in manyaspects. In the past, they obviously adhered to their traditional roles as housewives and mothers (1) ___________ many chores to do and duty of rearing children. These days, with the advanced technology, they have more time to widen their horizon, and improve useful skills to get better careers. Thanks to the creation of many (2) ___________ appliances such as washing machine, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, or floor cleaning robot, etc., housewives spend only a few hours for her daily chores and their workspace is (3) ___________ longer within house, room, or kitchen. The (4) ___________ of labor-saving devices for home is one of the key factors to help women (5) ___________ to the high steps in society. 

Some new solutions to the environmental problems ___________ (propose) during last Monday’s meeting.