A. PHONETICS Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. responsible B. homemaker C. mow D. overworked

A. PHONETICS
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. responsible B. homemaker C. mow D. overworked
2. A. bathe B. finance C. program D. cat
3. A. lifting B. routine C. split D. divide
4. A. clothes B. fold C. groceries D. iron
5. A. duty B. clusters C. rubbish D. washing-up
B. VOCABULARY ANHD GRAMMAR
1. Match the two columns to make correct phrases.
1. set a. the floor
2. mop b. the houseplants
3. feed c. the heavy lifting
4. water d. the baby
5. do e. the table
2. Choose the odd one out.
1. A. satisfaction B. household chore C. breadwinner D. financial
2. A. mop B. lawn C. equity D. resolution
3. A. split B. bathe C. overworked D. tidy
4. A. housekeeper B. housewife C. houseplant D. homemaker
5. A. conflict B. marital C. chore D. finance
3. Choose the best options to fill in the blanks.
1. My mother is ____ for taking care of the home and the family.
A. responsible
B. takes the responsibility
C. take the duty
D. Both B & C are correct.
2. Women usually manage ____ better than men do.
A. household finances
B. household machines
C. housewives
D. houseplants
3. My parents ____. My mother usually does more housework than my father.
A. divide chores equally
B. split chores unequally
C. don’t share housework equally
D. Both B & C are correct.
4. Equal share of household duties helps increase ____.
A. job satisfaction
B. couple satisfaction
C. wedding satisfaction
D. marital satisfaction
5. It’s not easy to gain ____ between husbands and wives, even in developed countries.
A. equal chore
B. chore equally
C. chore equal
D. chore equity
6. He decided that he wanted to be a ____ while his wife worked full-time.
A. homemaker
B. house husband
C. housewife
D. Both A & B are correct
7. Negotiation and conflict ____ skills are very important to every woman in modern life.
A. resolution
B. revolution
C. renovation
D. communication
8. My sunflower seeds must be ____ twice a day so that they will sprout in a few days.
A. watered
B. dried
C. picked
D. spread
4. Complete the following sentences using the given phrases. There are two phrases that you don’t need.
bathing the baby; watering the houseplants; take out the garbage
mop the house; doing the laundry; doing the cooking
do the washing-up; folding the clothes; doing the shopping; feeding the cats
1. My mother is not _________________ because we are eating out today.
2. My grandfather is not ____________. He’d better stay home since he’s sick.
3. She is visiting her grandparents in the countryside tomorrow, so she is ____________ and packing her stuff.
4. It’s wet in the living room. My brother is ____________.
5. Susan would like to have a washing machine. She’s tired of ____________ every day.
6. Sometimes, guests are expected to help ______________ after parties.
7. It smells awful in the kitchen. Don’t you _________________?
8. It’s dirty in your house. Why don’t you ________________?
5. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. As a homemaker, ____.
A. she does a lot of online jobs at home to earn money
B. she spends most of her time taking care of her family
C. she doesn’t have time to look after her children
2. She is overworked, ____.
A. so she doesn’t earn enough money to support her family
B. so she doesn’t have time to take care of her home
C. so she spends a lot of time with her children
3. Sweetie, get yourself prepared for dinner. ____.
A. You are cooking dinner today.
B. You should help me cook dinner.
C. Wash your hands carefully before eating.
4. Let’s lay the table. ____.
A. It’s time for lunch.
B. We should call to reserve a table.
C. We should do the washing-up before we leave.
5. Look! It’s raining. Hurry and ____.
A. put away the clothes B. fold the clothes C. iron the clothes
6. As the breadwinner of the family, ____.
A. Sarah quitted her job to take care of her home
B. Sarah works hard to support her family
C. Sarah stays at home to educate her children
7. There is chore equity in Mr. and Mrs. Brown’s family. ____.
A. They share the equal amount of housework.
B. Mr. Brown is the breadwinner and Mrs. Brown is the homemaker.
C. Mrs. Brown does more housework than Mr. Brown.
8. Husbands should help do the heavy lifting such as ____.
A. helping the children with Math problems.
B. repairing the roof of the house
C. cooking and watering houseplants