Unit 15_ WOMEN IN SOCIETY


TEST 1


Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. involvement b. employment c. social d. important
a. position b. family c. century d. politics
a. philosopher b. discriminate c. individual d. significant
a. ability b. equality c. enlightenment d. naturally
a. status b. argue c. basis d. against
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
A child receives his early ________ from their parents.
a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative
Birth control methods have ________ women from the endless cycle of childbearing and rearing.
a. free b. freely c. freedom d. freed
Thanks to the women`s liberation women can take part in ____ activities.
a. social b. society c. socially d. socialize
In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same ________ as men.
a. formality b. basis c. limit d. status
________ is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live.
a. Politics b. Physics c. Business d. Philosophy
Mrs. Pike is a feminist, who ________ that women should be offered the same job opportunities as men.
a. varies b. advocates c. leads d. votes
It is against the law to __ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.
a. suit b. discriminate c. believe d. gain
Women`s status ________ in different countries and it depends on the cultural beliefs.
a. varies b. employs c. fixes d. establishes
Women`s contribution to our society has been ______ better these days.
a. differently b. naturally c. intellectually d. significantly
Many of young people between the ages of 6 and 8 who are neither in education nor ________ are in danger of wasting their lives.
a. power b. ability c. nature d. employment
On 8 December 979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by ________ United Nations General Assembly.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
When they are at ________ work, employed men work about an hour more than employed women.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
The women`s movement has brought light to ________ areas in which women do not have equality with men.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for tests than I do.
a. on b. to c. with d. in
My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home from work earlier.
a. away / to b. from / in c. up / on d. with / for
The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women`s life and work.
a. at b. with c. for d. in
The women`s movement has affirmed women`s rights to non-discrimination ________ education, employment and economic and social activities.
a. in b. of c. from d. about
The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.
a. release b. stop c. end d. melt
I couldn`t make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
a. stand b. understand c. write d. interrupt
I`m sorry. I didn`t mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.
a. talk b. quit c. continue d. stop
The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was