Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. create                             B. cooking                         C. especial     D. because
2. A. brush                              B. brought                         C. comb     D. about
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. breadwinner                  B. responsible                    C. contribute     D. relationship
4. A. laundry                          B. exist                              C. parent     D. finance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. My father is responsible for the household finances. He is my family’s _______.
     A. housekeeper                                                             B. rubbish taker
     C. breadwinner                                                             D. house accountant
6. My parents often share their feelings and opinions when they have to _______ difficult issues.
     A. deal with                       B. take up                          C. help out     D. run away
7. Parents should _______ their children
     A. set a good example for                                            B. make use of
     C. take advantage of                                                    D. sharing parenting to
8. Both husband and wife should _______ hands to make the family happy.
     A. take                               B. shake                             C. share     D. join
9. Women whose husbands do not contribute _______ the household chores are more vulnerable _______ illness.
     A. for - of                           B. to - to                            C. with - in     D. up - with
10. In our country, many women do not have equal chances for _______ and _______.
     A. recreating - educationally                                       B. recreate - educational
     C. recreated - educators                                               D. recreation - education
11. My mother _______ meal, but today we _______ because it _______ my father’s birthday.
     A. usually is cooking - eat out - will be                      B. cooks usually - are eating out - will be
     C. is usually cooking - eat out - is                               D. usually cooks - are eating out - is
12. I _______ going shopping at a traditional market. I _______ shopping at a supermarket.
     A. am not liking - often do                                          B. do not like - often do
     C. do not like - am often doing                                   D. am not liking - am often doing
13. We _______ the washing with my mother, but today we _______ her, we _______ for the test.
     A. are often sharing - do not help - read
     B. often share - are helping - are reading
     C. often share - are not helping - are reading
     D. are often sharing - do not help - read
14. My mother is a housewife. Every day, she _______ up early, _______ meals, and _______ all the washing.
     A. is getting - prepares - does                                      B. gets - prepares - does
     C. gets - is preparing - does                                         D. gets - prepares - is doing
15. John _______ with anything in the home. He _______ TV after work. He _______ a football match on TV now while his wife _______ dinner.
     A. rarely helps - often watches - is enjoying - is cooking
     B. rarely helps - often watches - enjoys - cooks
     C. is rarely helping - is often watching - is enjoying - is cooking
     D. is rarely helping - is often watching - enjoys - cooks
16. _______ the laundry in your home? - My sister _______ and she _______ it now.
     A. Does who do - does - is doing                                 B. Is who doing - is doing - does
     C. Who is doing - is doing - does                                D. Who does - does - is doing