English Olympiad

Read this short article about British and American families. Choose the best phrase from A - K to fill in gaps 1-10 to complete the text. There is one phrase that you won't need to use.

FAMILY

When British and American people use the word family 1 ___ the mother, father and their children. In a general social context, the family is usually 2 ___ mean this nuclear family.

Society in Britain and the US 3 __ a nuclear family living in the same house and 4 __ each other's lives. Fifty years ago, the typical family was a husband and a wife, and two or three children. The father spent all day at work and 5 __ decisions about how the money he earned was spent. The mother stayed at home to manage the house and look after the children. Children were 6 __ their parents.

Many modern families live rather differently, and because of this some people think that the family unit is dying and society 7__ . Many couples still get married but others live together without 8 __ . A few years ago, couples living together usually got married when 9 __ a family, but this happens less now. Another trend is 10 __ married later in life and o have fewer children , so the size of the average family is shrinking.

A taken to

B closely involved in

C getting married

D they often mean only

E is being weakened

F for people to get

G made most of the

H which normally consist of

I they wanted to start

J expected to obey

K is traditionally based on

Complete the text by putting the correct form of the word in brackets into each gap. (Поставте слова, що в дужках у правильну форму відповідно до змісту)

Housework and history

If you stop to think about it, the history of housework is the history of everything. Housework 1 _ (CHANGE) an amazing amount in only the last hundred years or so. The 2 _ (INVENT) of electricity was very important, and it led to the 3 __ (ARRIVE) of the washing machine, the vacuum cleaner, the dishwasher and so on. Housework 4 _ (BE) much harder without them fifty years ago. It's not just technology that's different - these days, most husbands 5 __ (EXPECT) by their wives to share the housework. Overall, then, we can see a great 6 __ (IMPROVE) in relation to housework, especially for women - although the environment cost of modern housework is high.