Tasks of different kinds for Independent State Testing on the topic
“Family and friends”(with keys)
Task 1.
Read the text below.Match chices(A-H) to
(1-5).There are three choices you don’t need to use.
Tips on a happy family life.
1.________________________
If you look around you, you will see that
some families are happier than others. One way in which you can improve your
family life is to take a leaf out of their books and observe the way in which
they interact with one another.
Some of the most common behaviors that
prevent us from living as a happy family are listed below.
2.___________________________
First of all, you should remember to be a
couple as well as parents. Many parents fail to remember that they are still a
husband and wife, and fail to be a couple once they have children. It is
important for couples to remember that quality time as adults is still needed.
It is recommended that mums and dads take time out and spend it together
without the distraction from children. It is common knowledge that many unhappy
families are a result of the parents neglecting one another, and focusing too
much on being a mother or father as opposed to a husband and wife. There needs
to be an equal balance between the two. Once the children are in bed mum and
dad should dedicate time to one another.
3.___________________________
Communication is the key to a happy family.
It is crucial that family members talk to each other and make the time to do
so. Unhappy families often fail to listen to one another and do not express
their feelings. Instead they bottle things up and keep themselves to
themselves. A family should always communicate. If a member of the family is
withdrawn or upset then it is important to encourage him or her to open up and
express their feelings, otherwise it can have an impact on the happiness of the
entire family.
4._________________________
Parents should develop and follow family
traditions. Having something to look forward to as a family is a great way to
bond and therefore create a happy family. These family traditions could be
annual holidays, day trips or regular family meals.
5._________________________
Having suggested the above tips, it is also
important to point out that successful families need to establish rules,
consequences and boundaries. In many unhappy families there are no rules and
consequences, so therefore children do not know what is expected of them. They
are quick to be punished but rarely praised. It is therefore important to
develop a clear picture of what is allowed and not allowed. Parents should
clearly state things such as night time curfews in order to avoid
conflict.Through following the tips listed above we can help to establish a
happy family, and therefore improve the time that we spend together.
A.Parents should develop and follow family
traditions.
B.Children shouldn’t be punished
C.Every happy family has its own secrets.
D.Follow the examples of happy families
E.Parents must not focus only on being a
mother or a father.
F.A happy family should have its own rules
G.Parents should love each other and spend
more time together.
H.Communication is very important for a happy
family life.
Task 2.
Read the text below. For
questions(6-11)choose the correct answer(A,B,C or D).
From “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
My family
have been prominent, well-to-do people in this middle-western city for three
generations. The Carraways are something of a clan and we have a tradition that
we’re descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch, but the actual founder of my line
was my grandfather’s brother who came here in fifty-one, sent a substitute to
the Civil War and started the wholesale hardware business that my father
carries on today. I never saw this great-uncle but I’m supposed to look like
him—with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in
Father’s office. I graduated from New Haven in 1915, just a quarter of a century
after my father, and a little later I participated in that delayed Teutonic
migration known as the Great War. I enjoyed the counter-raid so thoroughly that
I came back restless. Instead of being the warm center of the world the
middle-west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go
east and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in so I supposed it
could support one more single man. All my aunts and uncles talked it over as if
they were choosing a prep-school for me and finally said, ‘Why—yees’ with very
grave, hesitant faces. Father agreed to finance me for a year and after various
delays I came east, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two
6)The
author’s family …
A. used to
be well-known but poor people.
B. have
always been famous and very rich.
C. have
never suffered from the lack of money and people’s attention.
D. have been
modest despite their noble origin.
7)The
author’s grandfather…
A .took part
in the Civil War.
B. was the
Duke.
C. was fifty-one
when he came to the city.
D. started
their family business.
8)Which
sentence is true?
A. The
author has never seen his great-uncle alive.
B. The
author looks like his great-uncle.
C. There is
a portrait of his father in the author’s room.
D. The great-uncle
was fond of painting.
9)The author
and his father …
A. both
participated in the Great War.
B. graduated
from the same educational establishment.
C. enjoyed
their work greatly.
D .both were
engaged in the wholesale hardware business.
10)The
author decided to move east because…
A. he came
back restless.
B. enjoyed
travelling.
C. he didn’t
enjoy life in this part of the country any more .
D. he had
argument with his family.
11)The
author was going …
A .to work
in the financial sphere
B. to study
at some prep- school
C .to
continue his education
D .to
establish his own business.
Task 3.
Read the text below. For questions (12—17)
choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate
answer sheet.
British Family Today
The model of a traditional British family — with
a working father and a housewife mother raising two children — has changed
greatly over the past 20 years.
The biggest change has been caused by the growing divorce rate. As
many as two out of three marriages now end in separation, which brings about
the situation where many children live with one parent and only see the other
at weekends or holidays.
The number of working mothers has also increased. The large rise
in divorces has meant many women need to work to support themselves and their
children. But even when there is no divorce, many families need both parents
to work in order to survive. This has caused an increase in childcare
facilities, though they are very expensive and can be difficult to find in many
areas. Besides, women are no longer happy to stay at home bringing-up
children, and many make careers earning as much as or even more than men.
However, these changes have not had a totally negative effect. For
women, it is now much easier to have a job and good salary. Although it is
difficult to be a working mother, it has become normal and it's no longer seen
as a bad thing for the children. As for children themselves, some people argue
that modern children grow up to be more independent and mature than in the
past. From an early age they have to go to nurseries, and so they are
used to social behaviour and dealing with new people.
So, in spite of the fact that the
traditional picture of a family may no longer be true in modern Britain, the contemporary
family continues to raise happy, successful children.
12. The traditional British family...
A. means nowadays a working father and a housewife mother.
B. means a working father and mother.
C. has never existed.
D. has changed greatly over the past 20 years.
13. How many marriages end in divorce nowadays?
A. Two out of three.
B, One out of three.
C, Three out of three
D.Two out of four.
14. What has
caused an increase in childcare facilities?
A The
increased number of working mothers.
B. The
increased number of divorced fathers.
C The
increased number of independent children.
D. The
increased number of nurseries.
15.What are
modern children like?
A. They are more outgoing and brighter than children were in the
past.
D. are more polite and childish than children were in the past.
C. are more dependent from adults than children were in the past.
D. They are more independent and mature than children were in the
past.
16.What are the children used to at nurseries?
A. To behave in a community.
B. To behave well.
C. To behave independently.
D. To be nice to strangers.
17)What was one of the consequences of the increasing number of
divorces?
A. Many children help their mothers to earn money.
B .Many men need to change work to support themselves and their
children.
C. Many women have to work to support themselves and their
children.
D. Many women
have to change occupation to support themselves and their children.
Task 4
Read the text
below. Choose from A-H the one on which best fits each space(18-22)There are
tow choices toy do not need to use.
From The Great Gatsby by F.S.Fitzgerald
Across the
courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the
water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening ______(18)
to have dinner with the Tom Buchanans. Daisy was______(19) and I’d known Tom in
college. And just after the war I spent two days with them in Chicago. Her
husband, among various physical accomplishments, had been one of the most
powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven—a national figure in a
way, one of those men_______(20) at twenty-one that everything afterward savors
of anti-climax. His family were_____(21) —even in college his freedom with
money was a matter for reproach—but now he’d left Chicago and come east in a
fashion _______(22): for instance he’d brought down a string of polo ponies
from Lake Forest. It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was
wealthy enough to do that.
A. my second
cousin once removed
B. enormously
wealthy
C.I drove
over there
D. came to
the theatre
E. that rather
took your breath away
F. her
nephew
G .who reach
such an acute limited excellence
Task5
Read the
text below.For each of the empty spaces(1- )choose the correct
answer(A,B,C,D)
Raj is a
middle-aged man. Although he was born in a poor family, he was raised well___(1)
his mother and father. His father owned a welding shop, and ____(2 work
for more than 12 hours a day, so that his family_____(3) a comfortable living. Raj’s dream
was _____(4) a Doctor. ______(5) his marks weren’t very high, he could not get
the desired course that he wanted to study. Instead, he joined a bachelor’s
degree course, completed the course ________(6), and got a job in a company.
While his life was going
on with no dramatic change, his father continued to work in his welding shop,
so that he did not have to depend ____(7) Raj. After getting a permanent job,
Raj’s parents wanted______(8). He got married_____(9) a girl from his native
town, and at____(10) same time was also promoted in his job. After a few years,
his wife gave birth to beautiful twin boys.
Later Raj began to earn a good salary, and
started to live luxuriously. He bought a new house and a new car.
After 6 years of a luxurious lifestyle Raj
was_____(11) and could hardly manage all the household expenses and make the
ends_____(12)..
His father fell sick, and could not continue his
work in the welding shop. He asked Raj _____(13) some money for his treatment
and other household expenses.
Raj, who______(14) from
financial crisis at that time, shouted at his parents and ____(15) them that he
had no money to provide.
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Task 6
Write a letter to Roy from the previous task,
using the plan below:
1.Tell him how did you learn about his
situation and why you are writing.
2.Agree or disagree with his decision not to
help his parents.
3.Give him some pieces of advice how to solve
this problem.
Keys.Task 1 Task 5
1 D 1 B
2 E 2 A
3 H 3 B
4 A 4 D
5 F 5 C
Task 2 6 A
6 C 7 D
7 D 8 C
8 A 9 A
9 B !0 B
10 C 11
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11 A 12 D
Task 3 13 B
12 D 14
A
13 A 15 C
14 A
15 D
16 A
17 C
Task 4
18 C
19 A
20 G
21 B
22 E
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