Choose the best answer: When  two people are ______, they become friendly again after they have argued.

Choose the best answer: She met her husband through a _______ agency.

Choose the best answer: Have your brother and Mary been in a ______?

Choose the best answer: ______ without attraction is the kind of love we feel for best friends.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: The speaker believes that the family life today is a lot better than in the past.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: One possible reason for family problems is the stress of modern life.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: There is an increasing number of divorces in every corner of the world.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: The speaker doesn’t know any person who has family problems.

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 10:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 9:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 8:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 7:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 6:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 5:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 4:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 3:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 2:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 1:

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: The speaker believes that the family life today is a lot better than in the past.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: One possible reason for family problems is the stress of modern life.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: There is an increasing number of divorces in every corner of the world.

Listen and state whether the following sentence is True or False

Question: The speaker doesn’t know any person who has family problems.

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 10:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 9:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 8:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 7:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 6:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 5:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 4:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 3:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 2:

Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

What does family(1)___to you? In a perfect world, all families should be happy and everyone should(2)___together. I know(3)___families that have many problems. Brothers and sisters(4) ___each other, parents who never talk each other. I wonder why this is. How can you live so(5)___to your family members? There is a lot of talk in the(6)___about the breakdown of family life.(7)___is rising everywhere in the world. This means single parents have to spend(8)___whit their children, which creates problems. Maybe the(9)___of modern life puts too much pressure on families. It(10)___as though family life was better a generation or two ago. Is this true for families in your country?

Question 1:

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Family conflict

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially  between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times. It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life. One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents. Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference. Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the ever lasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

According to the passage, what are parents' viewpoints about the teenagers' clothes?

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Family conflict

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially  between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times. It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life. One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents. Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference. Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the ever lasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

What do parents usually do to help their children as they are young?

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Family conflict

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially  between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times. It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life. One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents. Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference. Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the ever lasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

The word “offspring” in the second paragraph refers to________.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Family conflict

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially  between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times. It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life. One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents. Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference. Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the ever lasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

Why do most parents still treat their teenage children like small kids?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for  each of the blanks Generation gap refers to the difference in the ways of thinking and perception in the people of two different generations which results in behavioral differences, and sometimes, (1)______between them. In other words, it is the difference in the thinking of the people of the older and younger generations that creates the (2)_______ of understanding between them. The most common example of generation gap is seen in the family between parents and their children. It is not only because of the gap in age but also because of the way parents (3)________ to a particular situation. Advancement technology has led to the generation gap in this modern world. Children tend to spend most of their time with their digital devices and busy with social media that they do not discuss their problems with their parents. The Internet (4)________ solutions to most of the problems that children needn’t ask their own parents for help, (5)_______ the communication and leads to a generation gap. Generation gap occurs not only between parents and children but also between teachers and students.  Students are likely to enjoy the classes of an open-minded teacher, who shows mutual (6)______ to the students. The teachers, who tend to keep their students under unnecessary strict disciplines and practise hard ways to make them obey the orders, are usually disliked by the students. This narrows minded thinking, especially (7)______ in the teachers of the older generation, eventually creates a gap between the students and teachers. Another difference is the use of technology. Young teachers tend to use more digital devices in class for their lessons that has a good (8)______ on the students. Students take more interest and participate actively in the class discussion. An old teacher has (9)________frequent use of electronic devices that makes lessons boring, which is not enjoyed by the students and it creates a gap between them. To (10)_______ the generation gap, parents or teachers must be close to their children. They should show interest and give time to the children, have open communication, and allow the child to feel free in all the situations.

Generation gap refers to the diffrence in the ways of thinking and perception in the people of two different generations which results in behavioral differences, and sometimes(1)___between them.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Family conflict

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially  between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times. It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life. One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents. Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference. Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the ever lasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

Which can be the best title for the passage?

Choose the best answer.If you are a member of the club, you ______ pay to use these facilities because they are included in the membership fee.