TEST 1 (UNIT 8)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. remove                B. cooker                C.  food                D. noon

2. A. motivated        B. job                        C.  confident                D. responsible

3. A. measure                B. pleasure                C.  decision                D. permission

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

4. A. confident                B. motivate                C.  encourage                D. teenager

5. A. identify                B. separately                C.  emotional                D. relationship

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

6. The courses try to get young people to feel _______________ in applying new skills in order to live independently.

A. sure                        B. confident                C.  excited                D. interesting

7. Teens should have the ability to _______________ loneliness.

A. deal                        B. cope with                C.  set up                D. look after

8. General _______________ skills are part of being independent and responsible.

A. house                B. housekeeper        C.  housekeeping        D. house-making

9. During our courses, you write an independent _______________ plan to meet individual needs, such as self-esteem, meal planning, and financial management.

A. living                B. live                        C.  life                        D. lived

10. Parents can teach their teen to _______________ to achieve positive outcomes.

A. affect                B. succeed                C.  encourage                D. struggle

11. Effective _______________ skills help you break each project down into the achievable tasks.

A. time-keeping         B. time-consuming         C.  time-management D. time-line

12. Their aim is to teach their son to become a(n) _______________ and self-reliant adult.

A. dependent                B. dependence        C.  independence        D. independent

13. All students are very _______________ about the changes in the coming exams.

A. well-informed        B. well-known                C.  well-educated        D. well-defined

14. I feel quite _______________ about the future.

A. relaxed                B. interested                C.  confident                D. confidential

15. We are already two months behind _______________.

A. arrangement        B. schedule                C.  plan                        D. date

IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. There are three extra words.

Tips on Teaching Teens How to Take Care of Their Body

In order for your teens to be happy while they live ¹⁶ _______________, they will need to be successful at keeping their bodies healthy and clean. These life skills are taught throughout your teens' childhood and adolescence by encouraging good hygiene ¹⁷ _______________ and healthy habits. Re-enforcing or establishing these good habits will help your teens keep them healthy and happy as they continue to grow up and become young adults.

The good hygiene habits that your teens should have are to brush their teeth twice daily, shower or bathe once daily, wash hair regularly, wash hands often, brush hair at least daily and get                                    ¹⁸ _______________ regularly, trim nails once a week, take care of any ¹⁹ _______________ as they happen and until they are healed, and wear clean clothes.

It is okay to let good hygiene and healthy habits slide in small intervals, but ²⁰ _______________ your teens to stick to the routine as much as possible. If you allow it to slide too long, they can develop a bad habit and loose the good habits you have taught them.

V. Rewrite the sentences using cleft sentences focusing on the underlined parts.

21. Riding a bicycle offers so many benefits.

___________________________________________________________________________________

22. Money management helps children to learn how to invest later.

___________________________________________________________________________________

23. Teenagers can have interactive skills with others by being good listeners.

___________________________________________________________________________________

24. Nam learned good manners from his parents at an early age.

___________________________________________________________________________________

25. Students should learn skills to write CVs and submit applications at the school-leaving age.

___________________________________________________________________________________

VI. Choose the word among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Coping with loneliness is a very important skill of needed independent living skills for teens ²⁶ ________ every teen has needed it. It doesn't matter ²⁷ ________ they are going to college, starting a new                   ²⁸ ________ and moving into an apartment or getting married. Leaving your childhood home and being on your own for the first time will cause some ²⁹ ________ of loneliness. Teens who know how to recognize loneliness as the temporary feeling it is, use their support system and work through their loneliness have learned a valuable life skill and they do just fine.

Those who cannot get over their loneliness may make wrong ³⁰ ________ about where and how to live or ³¹ ________ to live with.

We should recognize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Being ³² ________ with ourselves is part of having a healthy ³³ ________. Reading, drawing, crafting and listening to music are activities that we can enjoy by ourselves without feeling lonely.

We should get involved in activities with our friends and activities we can help others. There are so many ³⁴ ________ for us to connect with our family and friends, such as email, letter writing, online social networking, texting and ³⁵ ________ phone calls.

26. A. because         B. so                        C.  although                D. but

27. A. how                 B. what                C. if                        D. unless

28. A. work                B. job                        C.  employment        D. problem

29. A. position                B. situation                C.  amount                D. level

30. A. decisions        B. efforts                C.  differences                D. fun

31. A. when                 B. what                C.  who                D. that

32. A. comfort         B. comfortable        C.  comfortably        D. uncomfortable

33. A. opinion                 B. position                C.  way                        D. attitude

34. A. ways                 B. designs                C.  streets                D. things

35. A. doing                 B. bringing                C.  making                D. taking

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

Learning The Basics of Essential Life Skills

Living on your own might be something that you dream of achieving some day, but at the same time, the thought can be scary. You need an income, and then after that you need the survival skills to take care of yourself without anyone there to support you.

This guide will help prepare you for that transition so that some day you can live independently.

First, create a support network. We need people to be there for us and also to be honest with us and tell us how we can improve ourselves. Preferably, this network will extend beyond family members and include at least one close friend that you trust. Ultimately, when you are living on your own, you might encounter many obstacles you have never thought of and you will want someone there to be supportive of you and to help you as you navigate a life of independence.

Second, master your weaknesses. It is a good idea to try and be aware of your weaknesses. If possible, have your close friend tell you what they feel are your biggest weaknesses. It is also good to know your strengths, but it is your weaknesses that you need to work on. For instance, you might get very focused on playing video games for hours, maybe days at a time. While it is okay to play video games, playing them for days at a time when trying to live on your own can lead to you losing your job and also your house. So, it is important that you recognize your weaknesses and do your best to work with them.

Next, learn to balance your schedule. It is important to learn how to do multiple things in a day. You need to be flexible and willing to schedule time for activities, work, and social engagements.