Exercise 9. Read
the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
Stella
McCartney was born in 1972, the daughter of pop star Sir Paul McCartney. She is
the youngest of three sisters. One sister is a potter and the other sister does
the same job as their mother used to do - she works as a photographer. Stella's
brother, James, is a musician. Stella first hit the newspaper headlines in 1995
when she graduated in fashion design from art college. At her final show, her
clothes were modeled by her friends, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, both
well-known models. Unsurprisingly, the student show became front-page news
around the world. Stella hadn't been in the news before as a fashion designer
but she had spent time working in the fashion world since she was fifteen. In
March 1997, Stella went to work for the fashion house Chloe. People said the
famous fashion house had given her the job because of her surname and her
famous parents but Stella soon showed how good she was. She designs clothes
which she would like to wear herself, although she's not a model, and many
famous models and actors choose to wear them. In 2001 Stella started her own
fashion house and has since opened stores around the world and won many prizes.
A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney
does not use any leather or fur in her design. Instead, she uses silk, wool and
other animal-derived fabrics.
118. Which of
the following is NOT true about Stella's family?
A.
She has three sisters.
B.
One of her sisters is a photographer.
C.
She is the youngest.
D.
Her father is a famous singer.
119. Stella,
Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss ____.
A.
met for the first time at her fashion show
B.
are very famous fashion models
C.
had been friends before 1995
D.
all performed at the final show in 1995
120. Which of
the following is TRUE about the show?
A.
Everyone was surprised when Stella's show was successful.
B.
The models performed clothes designed by Stella.
C.
The show was the last show of Stella.
D.
There was no one famous appearing in the show.
121. Stella
thinks about the kinds of clothes that
____.
A.
famous people like to wear
B.
she likes to wear
C.
well-known models perform beautifully
D.
bring her prizes
122. The word “lifelong” in the passage is closest in
meaning to ____.
A.
permanent
B.
inconstant
C.
temporary
D.
changing
Exercise 10.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
In
American, although most men still do less housework than their wives, that gap
has been halved since the 1960s. Today, 41 per cent of couples say they share
childcare equally, compared with 25 percent in 1985. Men's greater involvement
at home is good for their relationships with their spouses, and also good for
their children. Hands-on fathers make better parents than men who let their
wives do all the nurturing and childcare. They raise sons who are more
expressive and daughters who are more likely to do well in school - especially
in math and science.
In
1900, life expectancy in the United States was 47 years, and only four per cent
of the population was 65 or older. Today, life expectancy is 76 years, and by
2025, it is estimated about 20 per cent of the U.S. population will be 65 or
older. For the first time, a generation of adults must plan for the needs of
both their parents and their children. Most Americans are responding with
remarkable grace. One in four households gives the equivalent of a full day a week or more in unpaid care to an aging
relative, and more than half say they expect to do so in the next 10 years.
Older people are less likely to be impoverished or incapacitated by illness
than in the past, and have more opportunity to develop a relationship with
their grandchildren.
Even
some of the choices that worry people the most are turning out to be manageable. Divorce rates are likely to
remain high, and in many cases marital breakdown causes serious problems for
both adults and kids. Yet when parents minimize conflict, family bonds can be
maintained. And many families are doing this.
More non-custodial parents are staying in touch with their children. Child-support
receipts are rising. A lower proportion of children from divorced families are
exhibiting problems than in earlier decades. And stepfamilies are learning to
maximize children's access to supportive adults rather than cutting them off
from one side of the family.
123. Which of
the following can be the most suitable heading for paragraph 1?
A.
Men's involvement at home
B.
Benefits of men's involvement at home
C.
Drawbacks of men's involvement at home
D.
Children studying math and science
124. Nowadays,
____ of men help take care
of children.
A.
50%
B.
41%
C.
25%
D.
20%
125. According
to the writer, old people in the USA
____.
A.
are experiencing a shorter life expectancy
B.
receive less care from their children than they used to
C.
have better relationships with their children and grandchildren
D.
may live in worst living conditions
126. Which of
the following is NOT true about divorce rates in the USA?
A.
They will still be high.
B.
They can cause problems for both parents and children.
C.
More problems are caused by children from divorced families.
D.
Children are encouraged to meet their separate parents.
127. The word
"equivalent” in paragraph 2 is
closest in meaning to ____.
A.
comparable
B.
opposed
C.
dissimilar
D
. constrasting
128. The word
"manageable” in paragraph 3 is
closest in meaning to ____.
A.
difficult
B.
challenging
C.
demanding
D.
easy
129. The word “this” in the paragraph 3 refers to ____.
A.
getting divorced
B.
minimizing conflict
C.
causing problems to kids
D.
maintaining bonds
130. According
to the writer, the future of American family life can be ____.
A.
positive
B.
negative
C.
unchanged
D.
unpredictable
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