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Almost half of all grandparents lose all contact with their grandchildren after a separation or divorce, according to a new report. It found that forty-two percent never see their grandchildren again after the break-up. Even more --sixty-seven percent-- are prevented from providing any sort of childcare or taking their grandchildren on outings, even when they had done so regularly in the past.

Question 2:

What is the percentage of grandparents who never see their grandchildren after the break-up?

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The value of grandparents to children should not be underestimated. The report shows the need for the government to address the importance of grandparents in future policy and legislation. It also demonstrates the need to amend the Children Act 1989 to remove the obstacle that required the biological family to ask permission prior to making an application to the court for contact. Especially when a family is going through difficulties, it is important that the children can turn to someone who is not directly involved and is calm and relaxed, and that person is often a grandparent.

Question 3:

Does the author mention about the disadvantages of grandparents' role in a family life?

TEXT 2

The value of grandparents to children should not be underestimated. The report shows the need for the government to address the importance of grandparents in future policy and legislation. It also demonstrates the need to amend the Children Act 1989 to remove the obstacle that required the biological family to ask permission prior to making an application to the court for contact. Especially when a family is going through difficulties, it is important that the children can turn to someone who is not directly involved and is calm and relaxed, and that person is often a grandparent.

Question 4:

Which part of Children Act 1989 that requires an amendment?

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The family has often been regarded as the cornerstone of society. In pre-modern and modern societies alike it has been seen as the most basic unit of social organization and one which carries out vital tasks, such as socializing children.

Until the 1960s few sociologists questioned the importance or the benefits of family life. Most sociologists assumed that family life was evolving as modernity progressed, and that the changes involved made the family better suited to meeting the needs of society and of family members. A particular type of family, the nuclear family (based around a two-generation household of parents and their children), was seen as well adapted to the demands of modern societies.

Question 5:

Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

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The family has often been regarded as the cornerstone of society. In pre-modern and modern societies alike it has been seen as the most basic unit of social organization and one which carries out vital tasks, such as socializing children.

Until the 1960s few sociologists questioned the importance or the benefits of family life. Most sociologists assumed that family life was evolving as modernity progressed, and that the changes involved made the family better suited to meeting the needs of society and of family members. A particular type of family, the nuclear family (based around a two-generation household of parents and their children), was seen as well adapted to the demands of modern societies.

Question 6:

Is nuclear family adaptable to the demands of modern societies?

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Accidents are the main reason for deaths in children aged more than twelve months, accounting for nearly 400 fatalities a year. Falls are the most common accident, accounting for forty-three percent of accidental injury to children at home. Burns are common, too, with ten children under five getting burnt or scalded every day.

'Some people appear to be reassured by owning a first aid kit, but if they are going to help someone then they must have first aid knowledge and skills as well as equipment,' a first aid specialist said. The results of the Red Cross survey revealed alarming levels of ignorance, with many parents relying more on stories than on knowledge or common sense when faced with an emergency.

Question 7:

Do burns occur as accidental injuries among adults?

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Accidents are the main reason for deaths in children aged more than twelve months, accounting for nearly 400 fatalities a year. Falls are the most common accident, accounting for forty-three percent of accidental injury to children at home. Burns are common, too, with ten children under five getting burnt or scalded every day.

'Some people appear to be reassured by owning a first aid kit, but if they are going to help someone then they must have first aid knowledge and skills as well as equipment,' a first aid specialist said. The results of the Red Cross survey revealed alarming levels of ignorance, with many parents relying more on stories than on knowledge or common sense when faced with an emergency.

Question 8:

Who have alarming levels of ignorance to an emergency situation?

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If you send your child to a boarding school, you can be looking at fees of almost £8,000 per term. Eton will charge £7,896 a term from September -- a rise of 5.8% on last year's fees. Winchester's fees have gone up 5% from £7,457 to £7,833 a term. Day School are cheaper, but even these are charging an average of £2,796 a term -- £8,388 a year. If you have a baby this year and plan to send him or her to a private day school for secondary education, it will set you back about £150,000, according to an independent adviser.

Question 9:

What does the writer say on Eton's school fee?

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If you send your child to a boarding school, you can be looking at fees of almost £8,000 per term. Eton will charge £7,896 a term from September -- a rise of 5.8% on last year's fees. Winchester's fees have gone up 5% from £7,457 to £7,833 a term. Day School are cheaper, but even these are charging an average of £2,796 a term -- £8,388 a year. If you have a baby this year and plan to send him or her to a private day school for secondary education, it will set you back about £150,000, according to an independent adviser.

Question 10:

How much does it cost to pay a Day School per year?

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The key to good communication is to pay attention to what other people have to say. Good communicators are definitely not those who like the sound of their own voice. Forget the gift of the gab; communication is all about establishing a rapport with your customers, work colleagues or boss.

Question 11:

Are good communicators are those who love to listen to themselves?

TEXT 6

The key to good communication is to pay attention to what other people have to say. Good communicators are definitely not those who like the sound of their own voice. Forget the gift of the gab; communication is all about establishing a rapport with your customers, work colleagues or boss.

Question 12:

According to the text, to whom is communication NOT established to?

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'It was so good that my brother, Hash, can type faster than most people using both hands,' said the managing director and founder of KeyPoint Technologies, based in the Innovation Centre, Hillington, Glasgow. 'It helped him use his left hand effectively -- and it gave him the confidence to paint again with that hand.'

Hash's accident, which left him disabled, was also the genesis of the software application, written and devised by Sanjay Patel, now 38, that is set to change the way we punch information into our mobile phones and computer keyboards.

Question 13:

Where is KeyPoint Technologies based in?

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'It was so good that my brother, Hash, can type faster than most people using both hands,' said the managing director and founder of KeyPoint Technologies, based in the Innovation Centre, Hillington, Glasgow. 'It helped him use his left hand effectively -- and it gave him the confidence to paint again with that hand.'

Hash's accident, which left him disabled, was also the genesis of the software application, written and devised by Sanjay Patel, now 38, that is set to change the way we punch information into our mobile phones and computer keyboards.

Question 14:

Did Hash become disabled because of an accident?

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'It was so good that my brother, Hash, can type faster than most people using both hands,' said the managing director and founder of KeyPoint Technologies, based in the Innovation Centre, Hillington, Glasgow. 'It helped him use his left hand effectively -- and it gave him the confidence to paint again with that hand.'

Hash's accident, which left him disabled, was also the genesis of the software application, written and devised by Sanjay Patel, now 38, that is set to change the way we punch information into our mobile phones and computer keyboards.

Question 15:

Who is Sanjay Patel?