Unit 1A. Vocabulary

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Research shows that rituals can strengthen your family’s________and help pass them on to your children.

1. values
2. attitude
3. burden
4. childcare

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Children object the fact that parents try to________on curfew and set time aside for studying sessions.

1. compass
2. impose
3. conflict
4. control

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A generation gap is usually defined as the difference in values, ________ and behavior between one generation and the next.

1. disapproval
2. norm
3. privacy
4. attitude

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No hurting anyone’s feelings or body, and asking permission to borrow other people’s belongings are examples of ________behavior

1. conservative
2. current
3. respectful
4. rude

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As children get older and more________, the rules can develop with them

1. experienced
2. mature
3. fashionable
4. flashy

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If household chores are shared, the________is lighter on everyone.

1. burden
2. objection
3. pressure
4. viewpoint

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Family rules might include specific bedtimes, chores, ________ and other behaviors.

1. bills
2. stuff
3. trends
4. curfews

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A________is a person who tries to persuade people to stop arguing or fighting.

1. prayer
2. sibling
3. peacemaker
4. babysitter

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Knocking on closed doors before entering can be a great way for children to practice _______ behaviors.

1. respecting
2. respectful
3. respective
4. respected

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Privacy seems to have _________ meaning for today’s children and even adults.

1. significantly
2. significance
3. significant
4. signification

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You will get into trouble if you come back home after the ______.

1. norm
2. curfew
3. value
4. objection

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She doesn’t want to waste her money on clothes, so she ignores the ______fashion trend.

1. comfortable
2. current
3. mature
4. studious

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When you ride a motorbike, you must _____ the general road rules

1. judge
2. force
3. obey
4. compare

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I decided to get my nose _______ last week.

1. pierced
2. forbidden
3. afforded  
4. browsed

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You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live.

1. qualities
2. personalities
3. norms
4. gaps

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The proposal will go ahead despite strong objections from the public

1. agreements
2. manners
3. generations
4. disapprovals

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Teenage is the period which is full of excitement, experiments and _______.

1. enjoy
2. enjoyable
3. enjoyment
4. enjoyableness

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Conflict or fighting between parents also has a negative ______ on children’s sense of safety and security.

1. act
2. power
3. impact
4. force

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Different people may have different _______ towards clothing because there are no global standards.

1. ways
2. attitudes
3. thinking
4. behaviours

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She considers people to be the products of the values and ________of the society they live in.

1. norms
2. requirements
3. situations
4. behaviours

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1. should
2. shouldn't

You _________eat plenty of fruit or vegetables every day in order to keep healthy.

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1. ought not to
2. ought to

You_________do homework before you go out with your friends.

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1. must
2. have to

I _________ submit my homework before 12 o'clock because the deadline is 12 o'clock.

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1. must
2. have to

I_________ stay at home to take care of my children.

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1. should
2. shouldn't

She _________ go out late at night because of danger.

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Your grandparents live far from you, so you  _______ talk to them on the phone regularly.

1. mustn’t
2. must
3. have to
4. should

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You _____ stay up at night, which is not good for your health.

1. oughtn't to
2. ought to
3. don’t have to
4. must

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I can watch TV and play computer games on Sunday because I _____ go to school that day.

1. don’t have to
2. oughtn’t to
3. mustn’t
4. shouldn’t

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I ______ stay overnight at my friend’s house. My parents are very strict about this.

1. shouldn’t
2. don’t have to
3. mustn’t
4. oughtn’t to

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You ______ stare at the computer screen for too long. It is really bad for your eyesight.

1. shouldn’t
2. should
3. must
4. don’t have to