1. Read the passage and do the tasks below.

While couples without a clear or equal chore division may encounter quarrels over who does what, a recent survey finds the divorce rate among couples sharing chores equally is about fifty percent higher than those in which wives do more or most of the housework, which can be a slap in the face for gender equality.

The researchers explain that modern couples organize their marriage and work out the tasks and duties, which may gradually turn their marriage into a business or contractual relationship. The woman may gradually feel less needed or happy and what's worse is that no one would care to help if something is not among their assigned chores. That seems to encourage conflicts rather than conflict resolution skills.

On the contrary, in families without equal task division women tend to be responsible for more chores than men. While they believe they can exchange their roles for their husbands', many women believe they are most naturally suited for certain tasks. They simply enjoy being involved in their children's activities, which means more chores for them. This group of women also report more marital satisfaction.

The survey also aimed to find out whether women's were happier if men shared more of the burden. In fact, they find that men report fewer family conflicts and greater well-being while women appear to be largely unmoved. This may be partly because they feel less guilty or simply learn how to have a quiet life.

Part 1. Choose no more than THREE WORDS from the reading text that have the same meaning as the given definition to fill in each blank.

1. process or result of dividing household responsibilities - ______________________________

2. view that requires the same rights, benefits, etc. regardless of sexes - _________________________

3. tie or bond between people who agree on certain conditions - __________________________

4. ability to solve one's conflicts with other people - _____________________________

5. subjective evaluation of how satisfied people are in their marriage - _________________________

6. general health and happiness - __________________________

Part 2. Choose the best answers for the following questions.

1. What is the best title for the above reading text?

A. The divorce rate among modern families

B. Factors that cause conflicts between husbands and wives

C. The share of chores and marital happiness

2. What may turn marriage into a contractual relationship?

A. Too much housework

B. The way couples organize their families and the clear-cut chore division

C. Task and duties that are unclearly assigned

3. What does it mean by "unmoved"?

A. happy                     B. disappointed                                               C. unshaken

4. How do men feel when they do more housework than before?

A. Happier                  B. Sympathetic towards women                     C. Reluctant

5. What can be inferred from the reading text?

A. Chores themselves do not affect one's marital satisfaction.

B. Household chores should be done by women.

C. There should be equality in everything to gain marital happiness.

6. What does the word "they" in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. Women                  B. Men                                                            C. Women & men

IV. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning with the given one.

1. It rained during the match, but we enjoyed it all the same.

A. It rained during the match and we did not enjoy the match.

B. It rained during the match and we enjoyed it less.

C. It rained during the match and we enjoyed it in the same way as others.

D. It rained during the match but we enjoyed it.

2. Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news.

A. Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news.

B. Donald could not allow himself to sweep at the bad news.

C. Donald could not help himself and so he wept.

D. Donald could not help himself because he was weeping.

3. "When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words."

A. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.

B. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.

C. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.

D. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.

4. It's a pity that you didn't tell us about this.

A. I wish you told us about this.                                             B. I wish you would tell us about this.

C. I wish you had told us about this.                                      D. I wish you have told us about this.

5. Without transportation, our modern society could not exist.

A. Our modern society could not exist if there is no transportation.

B. Our modern society will not exist without having traffic.

C. If there were no transportation, our society would not exist.

D. If transportation no longer exists, our society will not either.

6. The newspaper has a circulation of five million.

A. The paper is five million years old.                                  B. Five million people read the newspaper.

C. Five million newspaper are put in a circle.                       D. The newspaper is round in shape.

7. No sooner had they found her number than they called her.

A. They called her as soon as they found her number.

B. They found her number sooner or later.

C. They called her number sooner or later.

D. They found her number as soon as they called her.

8. He got over his illness in three months.

A. It took to get over his illness in three months.

B. It took three months for him to get over his illness.

C. It took him three months to get over his illness.

D. It took three months for his illness to get over.

9. Though he tried hard, he didn't succeed.

A. However hard he tried, he didn't succeed.            B. However he tried hard, he didn't succeed.

C. However he didn't succeed, he tried hard.            D. However he tried hard but he didn't succeed.

10. Joe still likes Madonna.

A. Joe was a fan of Madonna's for years.                   B. Joe has been a fan of Madonna's for years.

C. Joe used to like Madonna years ago.                     D. Joe is being a fan of Madonna.

III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the given words.

1.         It's a long time since he last called me.

He hasn't ____________________________________________________________________________

2.         When did he get the job?

How long ago ________________________________________________________________________

3.         I advise you to book a table in advance.

If I _________________________________________________________________________________

4.         I don't want to tell them the secret.

I would rather ________________________________________________________________________

5.         If I improved my English speaking skill, I would easily get that job.

Were _______________________________________________________________________________

6.         We wanted to get good seats so we arrived early.

In order _____________________________________________________________________________

7.         It took her nearly an hour to do the crossword.

She spent ____________________________________________________________________________

8.         The policeman made him confess after three days.

He was _____________________________________________________________________________

9.         Nga finds Maths easier than Physics.

Physics is not ________________________________________________________________________

10.       I advise you to see a doctor.

You ought ___________________________________________________________________________

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I. Use the given words to write sentences in present simple or present continuous tense. Remember to capitalize the initial letter of each sentence.

1. She/ only/ know/ three/ word/ Italy.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2. I/ usually/ walk,/ but/ I/ travel/ bus/ this week.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

3. The sun/ shine. Let/ do/ laundry.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Vietnam/ an extended family/ usually consist/ three or four/ generations.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Every day/ I/ leave/ my flat/ eight/ walk/ my university.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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Bài 2: Make one sentence from two.

1. It will stop raining soon. Then we'll go out.

We'll go out when it stops raining.

2. I'll find somewhere to live. Then I'll give you my address.

I ................. when ................

3. I'll do the shoping . Then I'll come straighr back home.

................. after .................

4. It's going t oget dark. Let's go home before that.

................. before .................

5. She must apologize to me first. I won't speak to her until then.

................. until .................

26. My father ..... two years ago and he now living on his pension.

A. stopped   B. left    C. retired     D. reste

27. The car looks very clean ..... it?

A. did you wash    B. have you washed   C. had you washed   D. do you washed

28. Mr. Clark ...... in a bnk for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

A. work    B. have worked  C. has worked  D. has been working

29. My grandfather died 30 years ago. I ...... him.

A. have never met   B. never met   C. had never meet   D. never meet

30. We ....... to New Chinese restaurant many times both the food the service are good.

A. went    B. have gone     C. go     D. had gone 

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect tense.

1. Peter and his brother (learn)................................ English for three years.

2. Mr Green (play)........................................ chess since eight o'clock.

3. It (not rain).......................................... since last week.

4. We (not see)............................................. our new teacher yet.

5. I (study)........................................... very hard for this examination.

6. My uncle (work)..................................... in this fatory for ten years.

7. She (see) .................................... this film before.

8. The weather (be)......................................... quite good since Christmas.

9. I (have).............................................. this bike since I was a teenager, and I still use it.

10. He (play)............................................. for the football club for several years, but it's time to leave it now.