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THEME 13 OLD TIMES

Multiple Choice

7. Choose the correct option to complete the dialogue. 10. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Jane : I used to have a doll. My father ...... sports regularly in the past, but now he is too
reluctant.
Bill : Where did you use to keep it?
A) didn’t use to do
Jane : Well, ...... .
B) didn’t use to be
A) on my bed
C) used to give
B) at the cinema
D) used to do
C) in the television
E) used to wear
D) in the park
E) on the phone

8. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. 11. Choose the correct verbs to fill in the blanks.
I. We used to ..... to the sound of roosters at dawn.
50 years ago there was no electricity in our houses. We used
II. We used to ..... our own bread.
to ...... .
III. Children and teenagers used to ..... with each other and
A) watch TV in the evening animals in wide open spaces.
IV. Adults used to ..... most of their time helping each other
B) light candles at night
with the work on the farm.
C) get water from the wells V. People didn’t use to ..... much on getting into a university
for further education.
D) have personal computers
A) spend / play / wake up / focus / make
E) live in a village B) focus / spend / play / make / wake up
C) wake up / make / play / spend / focus
D) make / focus / spend / play / wake up
E) play / wake up / focus / spend / make

12. Which of the following is not stated in the dialogue?
Diana: Our presentation is about the pros and cons of
traditional roles in the family. I’ll talk about the pros, and
Jason will talk about the cons. So, on the positive side, the
roles are very clearly defined; both the man and woman know
who does what. So, there is less confusion. The woman has
time to manage things about the household chores while the
man earns money to support the family. Over to you, Jason.
Jason: Thank you, Diana. So, on the negative side, if the
man is always the one who works, there can be little contact
between the father and the children. Also, in some couples,
the woman is good at tasks traditionally done by men, or vice-
versa. I mean a woman might be better at fixing a car whereas
9. Find the irrelevant sentence in the paragraph.
a man might be better at cooking. Finally, and probably most
importantly, women want to work and make a career, both for
(I) Although Laura didn’t lead a prosperous life during her satisfaction and independence, and also to be role models
childhood, she was still happy as a child. (II) She used to for their children.
have a few hobbies that made her life fun. (III) For example, A) In some cases, couples can change their roles.
she used to take their animals to grasslands, and she used to B) To avoid confusion, it is good to define the roles.
read comics while they were grazing. (IV) She used to love
C) Spouses should share household chores equally.
spending time outside so much that she didn’t want to come
D) In traditional families, all members depend on the father
back home in the evening. (V) However, she was
for financial support.
not a successful student at school as she didn’t
E) The teens are talking about the advantages
use to study regularly.
and disadvantages of traditional roles in a
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V family.
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