READING
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Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами А–G и заголовками 1–8. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.
1. Building new relations
2. Rent a granny
3. Care and support
4. Keeping family together
5. Going out together
6. Family violence
Of course, as your children grow, marry and have children of their own, it is not as easy to spend each holiday together. Be flexible and either alternate holidays or pick a few specific holidays where the entire family will be together. Sometimes it sounds like an overwhelming feat, especially if you have a large family, but as I said, children, even when they become adults, need those special occasions and traditions and they will go out of their way to make sure they happen.
If your sister-in-law is much younger than you, then it will be very easy for you to win her over. Little girls love spending time with their big brother’s girlfriends, and you’re this little girl’s big brother’s wife, so she’s going to be elated to spend time with you. Play together with Barbie dolls, or ask her to help you decorate some Christmas cookies. Become her friend, and take an active interest in her, and she will love you forever.
A new "grannies-for-rent" service in Poland brings together elderly people without families, and people who miss having real grandparents. A local University for the Elderly set up the programme, which aims to benefit people from all generations.
Unfortunately for many, home can be anything but a safe haven. Men and women alike may find their home a fierce battleground. For children it may be where they are most vulnerable to assault, misuse or deprivation, ironically at the very hands of those who have a duty to safeguard and nourish them. Even the elderly may have reason to fear those who should be their caretakers.
Parents give an enormous amount to their children, and as a result they’re extremely invested in them, in helping them grow and thrive. They look out for their interests, stay up with them when they’re sick, clean up their messes when they’re sick - all of that investment helps the child grow and feel secure.
GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY
Choose the correct item:
1. There are six people coming to dinner tonight, so we’ll need two …… of bread.
A slice B bars C loaves
2. What….. of this painting? Do you like it?
A are you thinking B you think C do you think
3. Why are your clothes so dirty? …. in the garden again?
A Had you been working B Are you going to work C Have you been working
4. Logan ….. the good news by his sister.
A has told B was told C told
5. Olivia isn’t as ….. her older sister.
A sociable than B sociable as C more sociable as
6. Paul heard some news which …. quite upsetting.
A was B were C have been
7. John …. us at our new house yet.
A hasn’t been visiting B hasn’t visited C didn’t visit
8. This is ….team in the championship league.
A the worse B worst C the worst
9. The traffic is so terrible! We ….. to work really late.
A are getting B will get C are going to get
10. Helen visits her grandparents there times…..week.
A the B - C a
11. We’ve …..this shop for half an hour and we haven’t seen one sales assistant!
A gone on B been in C been to
12. As Ian …..to catch the bus, he fell and twisted his ankle.
A was running B run C ran
3. Fill in the correct form of the verb:
The concert …. (start) at 9 o’clock.
…. (you/meet) our neighbours yet?
I….. (wait) for him for an hour and I’m starting to lose my patience.
My parents… (often/leave) us alone when we were young.
Yesterday morning I …. (have) my breakfast and then went to school.
Sandra….. (water) the flowers while Tom was cleaning the room.
Look at the window. There are dark clouds in the sky. It…. (rain).
The children … (walk) to school at 8:00 am yesterday.
I promise I… (help) you tidy the house.
He … (chat) on-line right now.
How long … (you/know) her?
Jane …. (work) at her dad’s office every Saturday.
Caroline …(be) my best friend.
14. John............................................................ (try) to fix his computer for two hours before he decided to call a professional.
4. Fill in the missing word. There are three answers you do not need to use:
slim demand packed bring up colleagues optimistic moved fussy stubborn fond keen bring out
1. The Smiths................................. from the city to the countryside, so that their children
2. Nadia is so ! She never listens to anyone, and does whatever she wants.
3. When Mel told his that he was leaving the company, they decided to buy
him a going-away present.
4. Jane is a pretty girt with blue eyes and a(n).......................................................build.
5. It is amazing how Linda has been able to....................................... four children and work at
the same time. I really admire her.
6 Felicia is very.................... ..........of dogs, and she's been asking her parents to get her one for ages.
7. Cindy is a very cheerful person who always looks on the.................................... side of life.
8. I really don't know what to cook for Ben. He's such a...........................eater that I'm afraid he won't like anything I serve
9. Linda is an excellent chef and her cooking skills are in great...................................
10. Tony takes a ..................lunch to work, because he doesn’t like leaving the to eat out
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