eofow Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. 1 come from a family of five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I. My mother works as a nurse in a big hospital. She has to work long hours and once a week she has to work on a night shift. My father is a biologist. He works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ina lab, but sometimes when there is a project, he doesn’t come home until very late at night. Although my parents are very busy at work, they try to spend as much time with their children as possible. It is generally believed that “men build the house and women make it home”, but in my family, both parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home. My mother is a very garing woman. She takes the responsibility for running the household. She is always the first one to get up in the morning to make sure that we leave home for school having eaten breakfast and dressed in suitable clothes.’ In the afternoon, after hospital, she rushes to the market, then hurries home so that dinner is ready on the table by the time Dad gets home. Dad is always willing to give a hand with cleaning the house. Unlike most men, he enjoys cooking. Sometimes, at weekends, he cooks us some special dishes. His cel soup is the best soup I have ever eaten. “ © 1 am now in my final year at the secondary school, and in my attempt to win a place at university, | am under a lot of study pressure. However, being the eldest child and the only daughter in the family T try to help with the household chores. My main responsibility is to wash the dishes and take out the garbage. I also look after the boys, who are quite active and mischievous sometimes, but most of the time they are obedient and hard-working. They love joining my father in mending things around the house at weekends. . We are a very close-knit family and very supportive of one another. We often share our feelings, and whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. We always feel safe and Secure in our family. It is a base from which we can go into the world with confidence. 13it in a disorganized way and (56). yourself many problems which could have been (57) with a little forward planning If your own family stories tell you that you are (58)___ with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just (59), it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with, a more complex one may only get in your (60)____. The most important thing, though is to get started. Who knows what you might find? 51. a. pushed b. attracted e. brought d. considered 52. a. lay b. make ¢. put. d. find 53. a. fairly b. greatly c. mostly d. widely 54. a. seeing b. moving c. going d. living 55. a. idea b. plan c. purpose d. decision 56. a. produce b. cause ec. build d. create 57. a. missed b. lost c. avoided d. escaped 58. a. connected b. joined c, attached d. related 59. a. treat b. control c. contact d. direct 60. a. track b. path c. road d. way B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer. In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an “extended family” or a “joint family”. The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts built close together. Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group helped each other hunt. They worked together to protect themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies. In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’ home. Unmarried daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal to their parents. Younger members of , the joint families always took care of the old ones. In India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family share their earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, the others help the person. As in the past, the members of the joint family offer each other help and protection. 61. This passage as a whole tells us about a. all types of family _ b. families in China ¢. joint families d. families found in India and Africa 62. Long time ago, members of joint families . a. did not live together b. helped each other catch animals c. lived separately in order to survive d. found it difficult to live together 16 BAITAP TIENG ANH 12Look at the pictures. What is the person in each picture doing? Do you think they are happy? Why? or Why not? n to the TV talk show. Who said what? 2. Mr 3. Ms Mai Lan Nguyen Nam Mr Pham Hoang @ Women also work to share the household financial burden with their husbands. b. Homemaking can't only be the job of the wife. © Awoman’s job is to look after everybody in the family and take care of the house. d. Both husband and wife should join hands to provide for the family and to make it happy. . In the family, the husband is the provider. = 9 Women’s roles have changed. 3 Work in groups. Discuss the questions. Then, report your group’s opinions to the class. 1, Whose opinion do you agree with? 2. What do you think the roles of the wife and the husband should be? Give reason(s) for your opinion. 3. What roles do your mother and father perform in your family? 4. Are your mother and father happy about their roles? Why? or Why not? Culture Read the two texts about family life in Singapore and in Viet Nam then answer the questions. BEES SI GA ORE Oa In Singapore today, people tend to live in nuclear families which consist of parents and children. Families in Singapore are getting smaller. Many children even grow up in single-parent homes. In most Singaporean families, both parents work. Very young children go to nursery schools or stay home with a child-minder when their parents are at work. Old people usually live in their own homes or a nursing home if they cannot look after themselves. Singaporean parents try to spend their free time collaborating with the school in educating their children through the activities of the Parent Support Group or Parent Teacher Association. The extended family, which consists of three or even four generations - great grandparents, grandparents, parents and children - is still very popular in Viet Nam. In most Vietnamese families, when both parents work, young children stay home and are looked after by their grandparents or great-grandparents. On the other hand, it is the duty of the young people to take care of their elderly parents. A person will be considered ungrateful if he / she does not take good care of his/her parents or grandparents. Vietnamese parents often spend their free time helping their children with their homework or giving them advice on behaviour. PU OU Ea) rE to Uniti Famiylife = 13