Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D:

1. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking

A. help

B. prepared

C. be busy

D. attempt

2. Peter tried to his best and passed the driving test at the first ____________.

A. try

B. attempt

C. doing

D. aim

3. No shop can be completely __________ against thefts

A. confident

B. secure

C. close-knit

D. happy

4. There are always __________ boys around.

A. mischief

B. mischief maker

C. mischievous

D. A or B

5. It’s a general belief that men make house and women make _________.

A. family

B. home

C. water

D. spirit

6. Tony works the day ________.

A. way

B. shift

C. stage

D. period

7. My boss was very kind. He was very __________ when I was ill.

A. supportive

B. mischievous

C. busy

D. secure

8. You can go and play after you’ve your ___________.

A. shifts

B. chores

C. fields

D. businesses

9. UN leaders are working hard to find a peaceful __________ to the conflict.

A. decision

B. way

C. method

D. solution

10. He was looking at his parents _______________, waiting for recommendations.

A. obey

B. obedience

C. obedient

D. obediently

11. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in ______________ families and in preserving their cultures.

A. wealthy

B. secure

C. safe

D. close - kint

12. You should not burn ______________. you had better dig hole and bury it.

A. dishes

B. lab

C. garbage

D. shift

13. He was determined to give his family a secure and solid _____________.

A. base

B. floor

C. basement

D. ground

14. She earned extra money last year _____ several young children.

A. bringing into

B. caring for

C. taking on

D. bearing up

15. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

A. deal with

B. manage

C. help together

D. work together

Exercise 2: Check word which has the meaning provided. Circle A or B

1. Ordinary job that must be done regularly.

A. work

B. chores

2. Doing what a person, law, or rule says you must do

A. disobedient

B. obedient

3. A period of work time in a factory, hospital, or other place where some people work during the day and some work at night.

A. shift

B. chore

4. A worried feeling that you get when you have to deal with a difficult or complicated situation

A. pressure

B. responsibility

5. Repair something that is broken or damaged so that it can be used again

A. end

B. mend

-The end-