I/ Listening: (8 marks)

1- Listen to a couple, Terry and Jane, talking about going to live with the in-laws. What
do they decide at the end of the conversation? (1 mark)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- There are only two correct sentences. Tick (√) them. (2 marks)
(…)
a- Terry is more optimistic about the future than Jane.
(…)
b- Terry’s parents would babysit if they all lived together.
(…)
c- Jane and Terry have got three children.
(…)
d- Jane worries that the new plan would spoil the children.

3- Tick (√) the suitable expression to describe the couple. (1 mark)

- get on each other’s nerves. (…)

Terry and Jane …- are both dog-headed. (…)
- both see eye to eye. (…)

4- Find out an expression from the passage having the same meaning as: (1
mark)
- Very tired = ………………………….
5- Complete this excerpt with the missing words from the passage. (1 mark)

- Terry: And there would be more people to share the ……………………., too. It wouldn’t
always be the same person who does the shopping, cleans the house, and cooks the meals.
- Jane: Yes, but there would be more people in the house, so there would be more work to
do. Shopping and cooking for six isn't the same as doing it for four.
- Terry: I guess so.
- Jane: And another disadvantage is that we wouldn't have any ……………………. .
6- Write down an utterance from the passage used to ask about opinion.
………………………………………………………………………………………………

7- Put ONE word under the appropriate heading.

pleasure / issues / easier / cook / disadvantages / sure

/s/ /z/
 ………………….. …………………..

Fill in the blanks with words from the box/ Be careful there are extra words

arguing - us - unusual - stubborn - duty - household - sneak out – right - law – run away

Problems with your teenage children? Why not throw them out?
Do you have rude and …………………..teenage children living in your house? Do they
……………………… and get back home late? Have you ever wanted to throw them out? A
Spanish couple, Mr and Mrs Serrano, from Zaragoza in Spain, have done exactly that.
Maria and her husband Mariano lived with their two sons, David 20 and Mariano 18. “The
situation was impossible,” said Maria. “We were always……………….., our children were
treating our house like a hotel, and they weren’t taking part in the different …….………….
chores. Besides, they’re don’t respect……………… . I love my children, but in the end it was
ruining our lives.” So Maria and Mariano asked their sons to leave the family home. But the
two boys didn’t want to go. So The parents took an …………………. decision, they went to
the police. Normally under Spanish ……………………..parents do not have the right to make
their children leave home. But in this case the judge decided that the situation in the Searano
family was difficult to live with. He gave Mr and Mrs Serrano the ………………..to tell their
children to go.

Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form

Dear Paul,
I know it’s hard to have strict parents who are always ( to spy ) ………………..
on you. However, I think that you should ( to try ) ……………. to understand
them. Don’t consider them as your enemies. They just want what is the ( good )
………………… for you. They might seem overprotective and narrow-minded
but in reality they just want you to behave ( good ) ……………………….. and
to succeed in life. Why don’t you speak to them ( calm ) …………………….. ?
Make them understand that you are a mature person. Don’t behave like a dog-
headed child but act as an adult. You ought ( to avoid ) ……………….. being
( mood ) ………….…………….. and rude. You should also take your studies
( serious ) ……….………….. and prove that you can have good school results.
That way they will gradually trust you and allow you more ( free ) ……………..
Be sure that they will let you ( to do )……………… what you want, if they see
that you are ( responsible ) …………………….…….. as they expect you to be.
So be patient, (trust) …………………. and ( respect ) ……………………... .
I hope my advice ( to help ) ……………………….. you solve your problem.
Yours ( sincere ) ……………………………………..,
The columnist
Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form

Jane a teenager sent a letter to his friend Jack to complain about his problems
with his parents who are (authority) ……………………………….. and very
strict. She tells him that she can’t stand being the child of
overbearing parents who prevent her from (develop) …………………….
….. the skills she needs to take care of (he) ……………………….. and become
more (rely) ……………………………….. .
So, Jack decided to write him back a letter to give him some (advise)
…………………….. to his problem.

Dear Jane,
I am sorry that you don’t get on well with your parents. I understand how
(despair) ……………………………….. and (frustration)
……………………………….. you might feel. Here are a few tips which I hope
will help you (solution) ……………………………….. your problems with
your parents and to bridge the gap between you both. To start with, you had
better (try) ……………………………….. to understand them. You think that
they are (narrow/mind) ……………………………….. and (protection)
……………………………….., but believe me you really need their support and
their protection when an emergency happens to you.
Besides, you ought (talk) ……………………………….. to them, try to explain
that things have changed and that you are no longer a (5 years old)
……………………………….. child. But, talk politely and (respect)
……………………………….. . Adding to that, pocket money will stay the
(great) ……………………………….. problem in every family. No matter how
much money you get, it won't be enough. If I were you, I (understand)
……………………………….. that our parents can't always afford (give)
……………………………….. us as much money as we want. That’s why you
should spend your allowance (wise) ……………………………….. and try to
save as much as possible.
You really need to stop getting angry and stop losing control because if you
behave like a (dog/head) ………………………………..child you will be
treated like one. Promise me to become an (obey)
……………………………….. girl and to make your parents proud of you. I
advise you to take care of them and to love them. Be (gratitude)
………………………………..to them.
I hope you will take my advice into consideration.
Jack
Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form

My parents are great. They’re (Love) …………………..and (affection)

……………….. . They’re always very fair and they always discuss things with
(we) ……………………… . Dad (worry) ………………about his little girls
but mum likes to give us enough (free) …………………. to learn from our
mistakes. The only rule is that I have ( tell) ……………….. them where I’m
going and who I’m with. I think my parents have got it right: they’re (interest)
……………………….in us but they don’t want ( control) …………………us.
They are so (understand) ………………………… .
Fill in the blanks with words from the box/ Be careful there are 2 extra words

spent - understand - about - own - however - spoilt - our - so - value - wisdom

My parents were too careful- they worried …………………me and my two

brothers all the time. Our parents both had terrible childhoods ………………..
they wanted ours to be perfect. Every minute of our lives was ………………..
doing expensive things- we never got time to be kids just playing on
………………….bikes in the street. What they don’t …………… is that we
didn’t want our childhood to be perfect- we wanted to be normal. We were
………………….and I don’t think they taught us the ……………….. of
working for things. I learnt that when I left home and started to spend my
…………………. money.