Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Generation Gap

Generation gap is a popular (26) used to describe the wide differences between members of younger generation and their older. A generation gap exists when older and younger people don't understand each other (27)______ their experiences, their opinions, habits, behaviour and life conditions. Generation gap can exist between two, or even three generations in a family, between mature and immature generations. Firstly, there are some different opinions between parents and children of their career, education and love. People live in the old society always think they should (28)______ everything for their children from selections of primary school to job, and then finding a wife or a husband for their children. There are many things children want but their parents think (29)______ are unnecessary. That causes misunderstanding and (30)______ gaps. Secondly, the young generation thinks differently from the old generation does. They can be affected by many new fashion (31)________. Life is more modern now, so fashion like recreation, entertainment, clothes, and hairstyle has to be changed to become more (32)_______ for busy life. The young generation likes listening to pop, rock, hip hop music, but the older generation likes listening to classical music, folk songs. There are always gaps between generations. Next, the older generation has more experiences than the younger: they know what is right, what is wrong but the younger will comment, deny everything without any experiences. (33)_______ , in some cases, the young generation makes foolish mistakes because of having no experiences. In short, parents seldom listen to their children and children always think parents are so strict and conservative. To shorten these distances or to (34)________this big barrier, parents and children should sit together and talk or discuss like friends. The young generation can learn experiences from the old one, and the old generation need to refresh their (35)___________to receive the new lifestyle. If everyone can do that, the gaps will be filled.

Question 26:

A. name

B. term

C. description

D. Way

II.  Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

1.   Don’t read or study when there is not                              light.

2.   Eat                                     low-fat food and eat less junk food.

3.   Use eye-drops                               you have sore eyes.

4.   Drink                                 green tea and                           coffee.

5.   When we don’t eat enough calories, we will have some health                                      .

II.   Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.

1. Our school children sometimes go camping on the weekend.                      (CAMP)

2. Mount Everest is very high. It is the highest mountain in the world.          (HIGH)

3. Lee comes from China. He speaks Chinese.                                        (CHINA)

4.  Is the Underground in London better than the Metro in Paris?                   (GOOD)

5. We must be careful when we cross the road.                                      (CARE)

6. At school we have a lot of activities.                                                               (ACT)

7. There are a lot of beautiful mountains in Viet Nam.                                      (BEAUTY)

8. I’m Vietnamese. What’s your nationality?                                                     (NATION)

II.   Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.

1. Our school children sometimes go camping on the weekend.                      (CAMP)

2. Mount Everest is very high. It is the highest mountain in the world.          (HIGH)

3. Lee comes from China. He speaks Chinese.                                        (CHINA)

4.  Is the Underground in London better than the Metro in Paris?                   (GOOD)

5. We must be careful when we cross the road.                                      (CARE)

6. At school we have a lot of activities.                                                               (ACT)

7. There are a lot of beautiful mountains in Viet Nam.                                      (BEAUTY)

8. I’m Vietnamese. What’s your nationality?                                                     (NATION)

II.   Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.

1. Our school children sometimes go camping on the weekend.                      (CAMP)

2. Mount Everest is very high. It is the highest mountain in the world.          (HIGH)

3. Lee comes from China. He speaks Chinese.                                        (CHINA)

4.  Is the Underground in London better than the Metro in Paris?                   (GOOD)

5. We must be careful when we cross the road.                                      (CARE)

6. At school we have a lot of activities.                                                               (ACT)

7. There are a lot of beautiful mountains in Viet Nam.                                      (BEAUTY)

8. I’m Vietnamese. What’s your nationality?                                                     (NATION)

IV. Fill in each blank with the correct conjunction.

1.   Get up early                                  do more exercise.

2.   Eat less junk food                                      eat more fruit and vegetables.

3.   The weather is very cold today                             I should put on a coat.

4.   Watch less television ____________ you can protect your eyes.

5.   If you spend less time on computer games                                   television programmes, you will have more time for outdoor activities.

6.   I have a lot of homework to do this evening                     I don’t have time to watch the football match.

7.   Take up a new hobby                                 you’ll have some new friends.

8.   He has toothache                           he still eats a lot of sweets and cakes.

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

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