Exercise 1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and wasprepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting himinto childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job,the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, w ith Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year.

Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed.

The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.

118. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Men being the bread winners​​​B. Traditional roles of women

C. Women being the home makers​​​D. Reversed roles between men and women

119. Catherine and her husband decided that Catherine would be the primary earner because ____.​

A. she had a badly paid job​​​​B. she was not good at childcare

C. she had a reliable job​​​​D. she wanted her husband to stay at home

120. In paragraph 1, the word “him" refers to ____.

A. their son​​B. her husband ​C. Derek​​D. her colleague

121. They decided that Derek would look after their son because they____.

A. couldn’t afford to put their child in care for long periods each day

B. didn’t want to put their child in care for long periods each day

C. thought childcare was not safe enough for their children

D. worried about their son’s health problems

122. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.

A. stability​​B. modification​C. rehearsal​​D. switch

123. One reason tor a change in the number of men staying home is ____.

A. the stability in the number of highly-educated women who are working

B. the fall in the number of highly-educated women who are working

C. the rise in the number of highly-educated women who are working

D. the fluctuation in the number of highly-educated women who are working

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Full-time jobs for men are declining, while more women are finding part- and full-time work. The result is declining social status for men so they lose their role as the sole financial provider

A. while

B. is

C. so

D. as

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Men have played a significant role in American society as the main breadwinner, and protector of the family. But the traditional role of men has slowly been transferred to women. Society is changing with women going to college, and gaining jobs. It may even happen in several years’ time when women are given sole earning responsibility in American society as the main breadwinner of the family. That is due in part to women gained working privileges equal to men in the 1970’s.

Up until the 1970’s, men were the traditional family breadwinners, while women stayed at home, raised the kids, made dinner every night, cleaned the house, and ran all of the errands. Men went to work every day, making enough money to buy a nice home, buy a new car every so often.

Once women were afforded the opportunity to work in the same jobs men once held, men’s more traditional foothold in the workplace was loosened. Women were given bigger jobs with more responsibility, but women take jobs with major responsibly with less pay than men.

The role of men in American society is changing with more women going to college, and obtaining careers; men are playing more untraditional roles at home.

Women are still giving birth to the kids, but are going to work to earn money to pay the bills, while men are staying home raising the kids, running errands, cleaning, making dinner. Young children, boys as well as girls, are being raised with dad at home taking care of the kids.

Millions of families are also raising their young with mom and dad sharing all of the responsibilities. Today’s role of men in American society is more of a shared role, with a more undefined role.

The traditional role of men was ……………..

A.the foothold in the family

B. raising the children when they were at home

C. the supporter of women

D. the main breadwinner of the family

For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job, the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, with Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year.

Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed.

The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.

5. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.

A. stability B. modification C. rehearsal D. switch

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

A wife is cooking and talking to her husband.

Wife: "The cupboard in our kitchen is broken."

Husband: “_________.”

A. But it’s big

B. We have to pay extra money

C. But it’s small

D. We’ll get it fixed

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. The Ao dai is the _______ dress of Vietnamese women.
A. traditionally B. tradition C. traditional D. traditionalist
5. He may miss the train _______ he doesn’t hurry.
A. if B. unless C. so D. and
6. Mai _______ in Ho Chi Minh City for five years now.
A. lives B. live C. is living D. has lived
7. I’d love to go to the party _______ I have to finish my homework.
A. and B. but C. or D. because
8. Let’s _______ the television. I want to read a book.
A. go on B. turn off C. turn on D. go off
9. Tom and Mary don’t like news, _______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. won’t they
10. If Ba _______ rich, he would travel around the world.
A. is B. are C. were D. had been
11. She _______ whether I liked pop music.
A. said B. told C. asked D. spoke
12. That is the man _______ helped me last week.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
13. Would you mind _______ the door, please?
A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened

B. poem

C, advice

D. notice

C.is

B. walls

D. folks

3. A. trips

D. red

4. A wgather IL Circle the best answer

AO DAI-THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF VIETNAMESE WOMEN

B. planet C. carriage D. sample IL Circle the word ethers in the same group. (0.5point) 4, B, C or D) whose underline part is pronounced differently from thor of -

C. often B. tennis B, C or D) to complete the passage (1.0 point)

Vietnamese schoolgirls in senior high schools wear the white ao dai as school uniform. The white color of the ao dai they wear symbolizes the purity of school age. On special occasions.

Vietnamese women wear the ao dai of various designs and material. Women and girls seem look like more graceful and tender in their ao dai

Many foreign visitors like this traditional clothing of Vietnamese women. Once a visitor, when seeing schoolgirls walking to school, told me I enjoy watching them. They look like fairies in a wonderland with their laps of the ao dai fluttering. The ao dai is the pride of Vietnamese s e . They know that they wear the unique dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable.

5. The white ao dai...

A. is the pride of Vietnamese women

B. symbolizes the purity of school age

C is both traditional and fashionable

D. makes Vietnamese women look more graceful and tender

6. To a visitor, schoolgirls....

A look like fairies in a wonderland in their ao dai

B. look more graceful and tender in their ao dai

C. enjoy wearing ao dai

D like the ao dai of various designs and material

7. According to the writer, ao dai is the unique dress because..

A it has fluttering laps

B. it is worn by Vietnamese women

C. it is both traditional and fashionable

D. it is the pride of Vietnamese women

8. The word unique meanD. only

A beautiful C. traditional B. long IV. Read the passage and write True (T) or False (F) (10 point) Indonesia is an island nation in Southeast Asia. Its official name is the Republic of Indonesia. It is a member country of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The country's total area is 1.904,443 sq km. Like Viet Nam and other countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia enjoys tropical climate. The rupiah is the official monetary unit of Indonesia, consisting

of 100 sens

The capital of Indonesia is Jakarta and it is also the largest city in the country. Other big cities are Bandung. Surabaya, Medan, and Palembang... The population in 2004 was about 238500000 Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States. Island, which is over eighty per cent of the population practice, is the country's official religion. In addition, there are other religions such as Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Hinduism..

The national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a modified form of Malay. Besides about 300 other languages and dialects are spoken English is increasingly used as the language of

business

Underline the correct option: 

1. Instructors should have appropriate facilitation/ facilitator skills and be able to develop learner autonomy.
2. As a former schoolmaster, he has always been a firm support/ supporter of traditional learning methods.
3. The company is one of the largest provisions/ providers of employment in the area.
4. Scientists make a prediction/ predictor that the earth will be deprived of certain natural resources for the coming generations.
5. Modern education/ educators prefer a different approach to the teaching of reading.
6. The online application/ appliance process is simple and can take a few minutes.
7. An employer/ employee is a vital component of the company and should be treated fairly.
8. Please complete this section before submitting to evaluation/ evaluator.
9. Some interviews/ interviewers make an effort to put canditdates at ease.
10. The Manufacturing Technology Skills in Chicago attracted nearly 90,000 attendes/ attendants and 1,200 exhibitors. 

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The shared role of men nowadays is ………

A.the same as their traditional role

B.cleaning the house, and raising the kids

C.going to work, and doing housework

D.sharing responsibilities with women at work