Family Matters. Entry Test

Choose the correct option. My mother’s sister is my ______.

Choose the correct option. My mother’s or father’s mother is my ______.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. Marylin Monroe was an child from a family, but she lived with parents until she was seven, and then she was by her mother's best friend. She got married at sixteen, and got three times.

Choose the correct option. My sister’s husband is my ______.

Choose the correct option. My female parent is my ______.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. What is the best between parents and children? Some people say they should be . They say this kind of relationship provides a comfortable for children, so they will grow less stressed and have a more positive . But others believe that a friends-like relationship between parents and children is somewhat "dangerous" for both of them. Under this relationship, no strict can be enforced, so the children may become . As these people say, if you the rod, you the child. Another issue is whether it is good for them to together after the children get married. It is true that a family has many advantages that a one doesn't. But most children don't want to live with their parents, saying, "We don't want to be interfered with." Do you think parents have a right to their children for to live with them?

Choose the correct option. My uncle’s or aunt’s child is my ______.

Read the text. Choose the correct option. Making Time for Children According to a recent government study, twenty-five percent of British parents havetheir working life over the last ten years to more time with their family. Some have gone part-time, others have changed their career path, for example by choosing small family-friendly employers. Working mothers and fathers often take turns looking their children. As a result, even though they are spending more time with them, especially part in educational activities, time shared by the whole family — both parents and the children — is increasingly scarce. Children see of their parents as a couple and this puts a strain on the . However, even with the pressures of juggling work and life, parents who work are more likely to stay together, because financial problems are one of the worst strains a relationship can experience. The study also finds that though most parents now declare they wish to share the workload of child rearing, many to achieve the ideal. Women still shoulder the bulk of the housework.

Choose the correct option. My wife’s mother is my ______.

Read the text and mark the statements as true or false. Carey Anderson lay on the bed, trying to fall asleep. As often happens late at night she was thinking of what she had to do the next day. She needed to get the washing done, and do the shopping, if she could find the time. Suddenly she heard a noise at the bedroom door and got frightened. She thought it could be a burglar — the one from a scary movie she had watched the night before. The bedroom door opened slowly and she heard Angie's voice saying in the dark, "Carey! Carey! It's me". Carey got out of bed and looked at the clock. It said three in the morning. She turned on the lamp. Her newly adopted child Angie stood next to the bed. She was only three years old and about three feet tall. Her white nightgown reached just below her knees. She was barefoot. Angie made a sign to follow her. In the corridor Angie turned the corner and led Carey to the brightly lit kitchen. The kitchen was a complete mess. Carey saw the refrigerator door and the drawers wide open. Empty packages of ham and cheese, and white bread, spoons and forks were all over the kitchen floor. In the middle there was an open package of apple juice. The whole view of the kitchen was surprising for Carey and brought tears to her eyes. She never let the family go to bed without having a meal. She used to cook tasty dinners, bought sweets and fruit for Angie and would bake her favourite chocolate cake. She made a great effort for the new member of her little family. As Carey opened her mouth to shout at Angie for the first time, she noticed a tray in the middle of the kitchen table. On the tray there was a plate with two sandwiches, a glass of juice, two forks, and a folded napkin beside the plate. Angie walked over to a tray. "Are you hungry?" Angie asked. Carey looked at the little girl. Angie was smiling, her small finger pointing at the sandwiches. "See, Mum? One for you, one for me" she said, waiting for Carey's approval. It was the first time Angie had called her mum. Trying to smile through her tears, Carey grabbled Angie and kissed her a thousand times. Then she picked up the food and sat down at the kitchen table. Angie jumped into her arms and there they sat at three in the morning, enjoying their ham and cheese sandwiches. That morning Carey was sure that a child's love was the best reason to wake up at three o'clock. 1. Late at night, Carey was watching a film. 2. Angie was Carey's little sister. 3. Angie was dressed for a walk. 4. Carey found the kitchen very untidy. 5. Angie had prepared a meal for two. 6. That night's event made Carey feel happy.