Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

"I’ll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.

A. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park.

B. The husband offered to take the children to the park.

C. The husband insisted on taking the children to the park

D. The husband requested to take the children to the park

II. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

1. One recent survey found that men’s in the home had increased almost threefold in the last four decades. (contribute)

2. A mother’s love can be as as breastfeeding. (benefit)

3. 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)

4. Mrs White spoke of her husband because he didn’t share anything with household chores. (criticize)

5. My aunt works hard to support her family because her husband died in a car accident a year ago. (enormous)

6. When we have some trouble in our family, we should have family meetings to work out a . (solve)

7. The husband is responsible for the family's economic well-being and takes pride in his role as a . (provide)

8. Parenting can offer children good opportunities for their future. (collaborate)

9. We do our share of housework willingly so that we can follow interests in our free time. (recreation)

10. Researchers found that an unequal of household chores negatively affected wives' marital . (divide – satisfy)

III. 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

47. How much is a robot which can do the household chores?
A. How much money does a robot which can do the household chores?
B. How much does a robot which can do the household chores?
C. How much does a robot which can do the household chores cost?
D. How much money is a robot which can do the household chores cost?
48. In the near future, a robot can help you go shopping.
A. In 'the near future, you can have a robot to go shopping.
B. In the near future, a robot can used to go shopping.
C. In the near future, you would be able to go shopping with a robot.
D. In the near future, you will be able to go shopping with a robot.
49. I can't swim now, but I'm going to swimming lessons.
A. I will be able to swim very soon.
B. I could be able to swim very soon.
C. I was able to swim very soon.
D. I would be able to swim very soon.
50. In the near future, there will be many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house.
A. In the near future, there will have many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house.
B. In the near future, there will be have many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house.
C. In the near future, we will have many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house.
D. In the near future, we will be many types of indoor robots to help around and inside the house.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 

As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receiving pay – checks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her service? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $ 11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $ 11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife’s household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to pay wives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages.

         Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretary of Health and Human Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes, with their employers contributing part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, “ If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will give you credit for it.”

A housewife’s services in a family of five people are worth______.

A. $ 160 a mouth on average.

B. nearly $ 1,000 a mouth on average.

C. more than $ 1,000 a mouth on average.

D. $ 1,600 a mouth on average.