Over the past few years, in both the USA and the UK, the number of (30)______households with three or four generations living under the same roof (31)______. This trend has been the result of several economic factors.
High unemployment rates, part-time work and low-paid jobs have forced young adults to move back with their parents. In addition, families now face higher costs of housing and heavier pressures of (32)______ childcare and elderly care.
Living under the same roof with three or four generations can be frustrating because of the lack of space, independence and privacy, and the daily conflicts brought about by differences in values and attitudes.
However, its advantages outweigh the (33)______. When living with members of their (34)______ family, old people can become more active when interacting with the younger generations.
Whether we accept or not, the trend keeps growing as more and more people are choosing traditional extended families.
30. A. generation gap B. multi-generational C. responsible D. different
31. A. increases B. increased C. has increased D. have increased
32. A. not only B. either C. neither D. both
33. A. disadvantages B. differences C. benefits D. profits
34. A. intended B. extended C. large D. nuclear
1. Those (A) joining showbiz (B) seldom let other people, particularly their fans, (C) to see their real feeling, so they always try (D) to hide it inside.
2. Thao planned (A) visiting Tokyo (B) last summer vacation (C) as she wanted to meet her favorite (D) actress.
3. (A) My mother (B) is washing (C) the blanket when it (D) is sunny.
4. John would like (A) to take some (B) photos of the Statue of Liberty, (C) yet he decided (D) to travel to New York.
5. Volunteers (A) can teach primary (B) subjects, (C) organizing sport and art activities (D) for the children.
2. Most women used to be ……………… of the family in the old days. They only managed the home and raised the children instead of earning money from a job.
A. breadwinners B. mothers C. homemakers D. wives
3. Women whose husbands do not contribute ……………… the household chores are more vulnerable ……………… illness and tend to think more about divorce.
A. to – with B. for – to C. to – to D. for – with
4. Homemaking can’t only be the job of the wife or the husband. Both should ……………… hands to provide for the family and to make it happy.
A. charge B. shake C. give D. join
5. The river has risen to ……………… level for this time of the year. I’ve never seen anything like it.
A. an extremely surprised B. an extremely astonished
C. a surprisingly extreme D. an extremely surprising
6. This chef ……………… a prime role in producing the special food in this restaurant.
A. holds B. plays C. keeps D. does
7. My computer is used for ……………… music and video.
A. having played B. play C. playing D. to play
8. In 2002 in UK, there were ……………… 350 community recycling initiatives linked to the community Recycling Network.
A. approximate B. approximation C. approximately D. approximated