ex 7 sp + part V - reading unit 1

Lan: Nam, do you think family routines are necessary?

Nam: Yes. ______________each family should have some routines to help build strong family bonds.

• I'm not sure that

• I strongly believe that

• I hope that

• I agree that

Lan: What do you think about the British family value of being truthful and honest?

Nam: _____________, it's one of the first things parents should teach their children.

• In their opinion

• In a nutshell

• In my own way

• In my opinion

Lan: Nam, do you think parents should help their children do their homework?

Nam: Well,___________ parents should let their children do their homework by themselves so they can become independent.

• I don't think

• I believe that

• I wish that

• I hope that

Lan: Do you think teens should learn how to cook?

Nam: Well,____________ they can learn it when they start their own families. As teens, they should spend all their time on study.

•  I suppose that

• I hope that  

• I doubt that

• I agree that

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, (1) ______ the fact that many more women now have jobs.

• in spite

• although

• even in

• despite

In a survey of 1,256 people (2) ____ between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37 per cent of the total housework, while the women (3) ____ their share to be nearly double that, at 70 percent.

• 2 - aged

• 2 - aging

• 3- guessed

• 3- judged

• 3- estimated

This ratio was not affected by (4) ____ the woman was working or not.

• whether

• what

• which

• that

When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should (5) ____ shared equally between male and female partners.

• being

• be

• been

• to be

Research has shown that if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are (7) ____.

• slight

• worthy

• essential

• unimportant

Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80 percent - the majority of housework - if their husbands did the (6) ____.

• remainder

• remain

• remaining

• remained