unit 1: FAMILY LIFE

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance

Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets. One recent survey found that men’s ……………………….. in the home had increased almost threefold in the last four decades. (contributes)

Our parents _______ hands to provide for the family and make it happy. A. were joining B. are always joining C. join D. joins

Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets. In the traditional Japanese family system, the entire estate of the family, and the ……………………….. assets are transferred from the father to the eldest son. (finance)

Do you have to do _______ ? A. the mess B. your bed C. the washing-up D. the cook

Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets. My aunt works ……………………………... hard to support her family because her husband died in a car accident a year ago. (enormous)

My mother _______ the responsibility for running the household. A. holds B. takes C. runs D. bears

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. A. society B. sociable C. groceries D. finance

Do you have to _______ the rubbish out? A. take B. make C. empty D. do

We share the house with our grandparents and our uncle’s family. It is a(n) _______ family. A. nuclear B. extended C. crowded D. multi-generation