Bài tập thực hành Unit 15 - Sách Mai Lan Hương Lớp 12

WOMEN IN SOCIETY

TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. involvement b. employment c. social d. important 2. a. position b. family c. century d. politics 3. a. philosopher b. discriminate c. individual d. significant 4. a. ability b. equality c. enlightenment d. naturally 5. a. status b. argue c. basis d. against Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. A child receives his early ________ from their parents. a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative 7. Birth control methods have ________ women from the endless cycle of childbearing and rearing. a. free b. freely c. freedom d. freed 8. Thanks to the women's liberation women can take part in ____ activities. a. social b. society c. socially d. socialize 9. In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same ________ as men. a. formality b. basis c. limit d. status 10. ________ is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live. a. Politics b. Physics c. Business d. Philosophy 11. Mrs. Pike is a feminist, who ________ that women should be offered the same job opportunities as men. a. varies b. advocates c. leads d. votes 12. It is against the law to __ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.

a. suit b. discriminate c. believe d. gain 13. Women's status ________ in different countries and it depends on the cultural beliefs. a. varies b. employs c. fixes d. establishes 14. Women's contribution to our society has been ______ better these days.

a. differently b. naturally c. intellectually d. significantly 15. Many of young people between the ages of 16 and 18 who are neither in education nor ________ are in danger of wasting their lives. a. power b. ability c. nature d. employment 16. On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by ________ United Nations General Assembly. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 17. When they are at ________ work, employed men work about an hour more than employed women. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 18. The women's movement has brought light to ________ areas in which women do not have equality with men. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø

19. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for tests than I do. a. on b. to c. with d. in 20. My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier. a. away / to b. from / in c. up / on d. with / for 21. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women's life and work. a. at b. with c. for d. in 22. The women's movement has affirmed women's rights to non- discrimination ________ education, employment and economic and social activities. a. in b. of c. from d. about 23. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey

smell that scents the entire garden. a. release b. stop c. end d. melt 24. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to

his accent. a. stand b. understand c. write d. interrupt 25. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what

you were saying. a. talk b. quit c. continue d. stop 26. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.

a. blowing b. watering c. preventing d. watching 27. I cannot believe Peter and Mary ________ up last week. They have been married for almost fifteen years. I hope they get back together. a. went b. gave c. looked d. broke 28. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. By the time we got back to our campsite, I was completely ________ out. a. worn b. went c. put d. knocked 29. If you don't have the telephone number now, you can ________ me up later and give it to me then. a. call b. stop c. give d. …