Practice test 6

UNIT 6
GENDER EQUALITY
Part I. PHONETICS
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. women B. follow C. concentrate D. project
2. A. address B. allow C. traffic D. rural
3. A. minimum B. influence C. eliminate D. bias
4. A. prevent B. education C. dependent D. eliminate
5. A. encourage B. contribute C. delicious D. college
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the
primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. career B. gender C. equal D. bias
7. A. enroll B. rural C. allow D. prefer
8. A. abandon B. dependent C. preference D. exhausted
9. A. unequal B. enrolment C. encourage D. minimum
10. A. physically B. equality C. remarkably D. discriminate

Part II. VOCABULARY

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. _____ against women and girls should be eliminated when government and people co-operate.
A. Equality B. Discrimination C. Dissatisfaction D. Disbelief
12. She has a preference _____ a teacher over a doctor.
A. for B. in C. at D. of
13. The government will soon _____ the problem of inequality in wages.
A. establish B. address C. sue D. abolish
14. Men and women should be given equal rights _____ education and employment.
A. in B. to C. for D. at
15. Educated women are likely to get _____ jobs and become more important at home.
A. well-trained B. well-paid C. well-prepared D. well-educated
16. Gender _____ is the equal treatment among men and women.
A. equality B. education C. discrimination D. mistake
17. Both genders should be provided with equal _____ to employment and healthcare.
A. incomes B. poverty C. colleges D. rights
18. In order to be _____ for this position, candidates must have not only an MA degree but also work
experience.
A. qualify B. quality C. qualified D. qualification
19. Now I wish I could _____ a medical career to become a doctor.
A. pursuing B. be pursuing C. be pursued D. pursue
20. Men are decision-makers and _____.
A. care-givers B. bread-winners C. trouble-makers D. house-keepers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
21. Our government has done a lot to eliminate gender inequality.
A. cause B. remove C. add D. allow
22. In order to be successful, we should never give up hope.
A. fight B. abandon C. continue D. suspect
23. We should encourage women to join more social activities.
A. prevent B. stimulate C. permit D. forbid
24. Women’s salaries are becoming important to their household budgets.
A. funds B. costs C. expenses D. fees
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25. Experiences at work help women to widen their knowledge.

A. eliminate B. broaden C. restrict D. spoil
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
26. The gender gap in primary education has been eliminated.
A. variety B. inconsistency C. difference D. similarity
27. The United Kingdom has made a remarkable progress in gender equality.
A. insignificant B. impressive C. notable D. famous
28. Men and women equally gain first class degrees.
A. acquire B. lose C. achieve D. Obtain
29. The United Kingdom still faces challenges in gender equality.
A. fairness B. inequality C. evenness D. equilibrium
30. People have eliminated poverty and hunger in many parts of the world.
A. created B. eradicated C. phased out D. wiped out

Part III. GRAMMAR

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
31. It is important that men should share household tasks ____ their wives.
A. to B. with C. for D. against
32. Parents ____ take good care of their children.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. might D. should
33. This button ____ while the machine is working.
A. must not touch B. must have touched
C. must not be touched D. must not have touched
34. These contracts ____ by the manager today.
A. should be signed B. should sign C. should be sign D. should have be signed
35. These difficulties ought ____.
A. to be overcame B. to overcome C. to be overcome D. overcome
36. Animals ____ to survive in the wild, rather than kept in captivity.
A. should be helped B. are helping C. could be helping D. have been helping
37. Films of violence ____ on TV until after 9:30 at night, the time when the majority of children ____ to
bed.
A. cannot be shown / went B. shouldn’t be shown / go
C. aren’t being shown / had gone D. needn’t be shown / had gone
38. Your windows need ____.
A. to be washed B. washed C. being washed D. to wash
39. This kind of food ____ in the fridge.
A. should be keep B. shouldn’t be kept C. must keep D. shouldn’t keep
40. It’s true that happiness ____ with money, but some money ____ life easier.
A. mustn’t be bought / made B. can’t be bought / makes
C. shouldn’t buy / has made D. doesn’t buy / is making
41. Gender discrimination must ____ in order to create a better society.
A. eliminate B. be eliminating C. be eliminated D. eliminated
42. This company can ____ for wage discrimination among workers of different genders.
A. be sued B. be suing C. sue D. sued
43. Poor women in disadvantaged areas should ____ more help by governments.
A. offer B. be offered C. be offering D. offered
44. Carl ____ studied harder; he failed the test again.
A. must have B. should have C. could have D. needn’t have
45. You ____ tell Sandra anything about our story. She ____ keep a secret.
A. had better not / cannot B. needn’t / would rather not
C. ought to / would not D. do not have to / should not

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46. Dane ____ the book from the library. It was on the table, but now it has gone.
A. must have returned B. should have returned
C. cannot have returned D. needn’t have returned
47. You ____ the air pressure in your tires if you do not want to get a flat tire on your trip.
A. should be checked B. do not have to check
C. mustn’t check D. ought to check
48. The computer does not work. It ____ during transportation.
A. must have been damaged B. should have been damaged
C. can be damaging D. will damage
49. Mary decided not to join us for dinner. She ____ stay at work to finish the marketing report.
A. had to B. must C. can D. may
50. The museum is open to everybody. It ____ between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A. visits B. visited C. can visit D. can be visited

Part IV. SPEAKING

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
Two friends Nam and Lan are talking about the topic of gender equality.
51. Nam: “Do you think that there are any jobs which only men or only women can or should do?”
Lan: “____”
A. Men are better at certain jobs than women.
B. I agree. This really depends on their physical strengths and preferences.
C. Women and men should cooperate with each other.
D. Men are often favoured in certain jobs.
52. Lan: “Would you rather work for a male or female boss?”
Nam: “____”
A. I’ve been self-employed for five years. B. I don’t like working under time pressure.
C. I prefer a male boss. D. I can’t stand the women gossips.
53. Lan: “How do the roles of men and women differ in your family?”
Nam: “____”
A. Most of men don’t want to stay at home.
B. Women are changing their roles.
C. Most men are very bossy and arrogant.
D. Men are breadwinners and women are caregivers.
54. Nam: “As women live longer than men, should they retire later?”
Lan: “____”
A. When women are retired, they want to enjoy life.
B. When men are retired, they still want to continue working.
C. The government is still discussing the retirement age.
D. I don’t think so. Physically, they are weaker and they need to retire earlier.
55. Lan: “Which gender do you think studies most?”
Nam: “____”
A. Studying is quite long lasting.
B. This depends more on individuals rather than genders.
C. Gender discrimination in education is a hot debate.
D. Female students should also be allowed to further their studies.

Part V. ERROR RECOGNITION

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
56. A lot of people think that marriage women shouldn’t pursue a career.
A B C D

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57. I guess they may be kept home doing housework and look after their children.
A B C D
58. Some people think that girls shouldn’t be allowed to going to university.
A B C D
59. Efforts should be make to offer all children equal access to education.
A B C D
60. It is clear that gender differences cannot prevent a person to pursue a job.
A B C D

Part VI. READING

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a
difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a
demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of
Sydney. But she didn’t see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcare when the children were
old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their
son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was
the one with the secure job, the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for
television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, with Derek working from home and caring
for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year.
Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal,
research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent
of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men
were unemployed.
The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne
Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated
women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for
couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose
self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking
is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing
decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for
their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.
61. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Men being the bread winners. B. Traditional roles of women.
C. Women being the home makers. D. Reversed roles between men and women.
62. Catherine and her husband decided that Catherine would be the primary earner because ____.
A. she had a badly paid job B. she was not good at childcare
C. she had a reliable job D. she wanted her husband to stay at home
63. In paragraph 1, the word “him” refers to ____.
A. their son B. her husband C. Derek D. her colleague
64. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal” is closest in meaning to ____.
A. stability B. modification C. rehearsal D. switch
65. One reason for a change in the number of men staying home is ____.
A. the stability in the number of highly-educated women who are working
B. the fall in the number of highly-educated women who are working
C. the rise in the number of highly-educated women who are working
D. the fluctuation in the number of highly-educated women who are working
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
In 1812 a young man called James Barry finished his studies in medicine at Edinburgh University.
After graduating he moved to London where he studied surgery at Guy’s Hospital. After that the popular

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young doctor joined the army and over the next forty years had a brilliant career as an army medical
officer, working in many far-off countries and fighting successfully for improved conditions in hospitals.
It was a remarkable career - made even more remarkable by the discovery upon his death that he was in
fact a she, James Barry was a woman.
No one was more surprised at this discovery than her many friends and colleagues. It was true that
throughout her life people had remarked upon her small size, slight build and smooth pale face. One
officer had even objected to her appointment as a medical assistant because he could not believe that
Barry was old enough to have graduated in medicine. But no one had ever seriously suggested that Barry
was anything other than a man.
By all accounts Barry was a pleasant and good-humoured person with high cheekbones, reddish
hair, a long nose and large eyes. She was well-liked by her patients and had a reputation for great speed
in surgery - an important quality at a time when operations were performed without anesthetic. She was
also quick tempered. When she was working in army hospitals and prisons overseas, the terrible
conditions often made her very angry. She fought hard against injustice and cruelty and her temper
sometimes got her into trouble with the authority. After a long career overseas, she returned to London
where she died in 1865. While the undertaker’s assistant was preparing her body for burial, she
discovered that James Barry was a woman.
So why did James Barry deceive people for so long? At that time a woman could not study
medicine, work as a doctor or join the army. Perhaps Barry had always wanted to do these things and
pretending to be a man was the only way to make it possible. Perhaps she was going to tell the truth one
day, but didn’t because she was enjoying her life as a man too much. Whatever the reason, Barry’s
deception was successful. By the time it was discovered that she had been the first woman in Britain to
qualify as a doctor, it was too late for the authorities to do anything about it.
66. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Gender discrimination among doctors in London
B. James Barry pretended to be a man to become a doctor
C. James Barry and her career overseas
D. Punishment for James Barry’s deception
67. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT ____.
A. all people were surprised at the discovery
B. people remarked upon her small size
C. many people suspected that she was a woman
D. people noticed her slight build and smooth pale face
68. In paragraph 2, the word “objected” is closest in meaning to ____.
A. shared B. agreed C. protected D. protested
69. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about James Barry?
A. She could control her temper perfectly. B. She lost her temper easily.
C. She never lost her temper. D. She was calm and well-behaved.
70. In paragraph 4, the word “it” refers to ____.
A. Barry’s choice B. Barry’s career
C. Barry’s deception D. Barry’s reputation
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Women nowadays have more (71)_____ than those in the past. For example, our grandmothers
were not allowed to go to school or to work to earn their own living. As a result, they had to depend on
their husbands financially. Modern women, on the contrary, can get good education, have their own
careers, and (72)_____ their interests. They can even take good positions in politics if they are competent
at it. However, women living in our modern society have their (73)_____, too. Today’s women work
harder than their great grandmothers so that they can gain the (74)_____ between working life and family
life. Many people predict that by 2032, most senior positions at work will be taken by women. Then, it is
possible that women will have more strenuous life because even in a very modern society, the women
can’t (75)_____ their role in the family.

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71. A. advances B. advantages C. benefits D. conveniences

72. A. pursue B. support C. promote D. stimulate
73. A. obstacles B. disputes C. profits D. problems
74. A. equality B. stables C. balance D. steadiness
75. A. perform B. adopt C. fulfil D. neglect
THE SUFFRAGETTES
England has had a democracy for a long time. Until 1918, however, women were not allowed
(76)_____ in it. The right to vote is called ‘suffrage’ and the English women who fought for and won that
right were called ‘suffragettes’.
The suffragette movement was led by Emmiline Pankhurst. In 1903, she (77)_____ an
organization called the Women’s Social and Politica Union (WSPU). Members of the WSPU went to the
Prime Minister to demand suffrage, but he told them to “be patient”. The suffragettes were not
(78)_____. They wanted change immediately.
The fight for the vote for women became intense and sometimes violent. In 1908, two suffragettes
chained themselves to the fence outside the Prime Minister’s front door! They were arrested and spent
weeks in jail. In 1912, hundreds of women took to the streets of London. They broke shop windows and
even threw Stones (79)_____ the Prime Minister’s house. Thousands of suffragettes were jailed for this
and similar actions over the years.
World War I (1914-1918) proved to be an important event for the women’s movement. Women
contributed so much to the war effort as nurses, factory workers, and at other jobs that more people
became convinced of their right to vote. Women were (80)_____ given that right in January, 1918.
76. A. to vote B. for vote C. in voting D. vote
77. A. did B. made C. founded D. found
78. A. satisfaction B. satisfactory C. satisfy D. satisfied
79. A. onto B. on C. over D. at
80. A. finally B. final C. initial D. initially

Part VII. WORD FORM

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the gap.
81. She faced _____ because she not only had few friends but also was unwelcomed in that area. (LONELY)
82. That a woman becomes a _____ has ever been considered to be weird, as people have assumed that
this job is only for men. (FIREFIGHT)
83. Although she was aware of gender _____ in favor of boys, she applied for that position. (PREFER)
84. This university is ranked as one of the most successful institutions which have made _____ progress
in gender equality. (CONSIDER)
85. In order to eliminate gender inequality, domestic _____ need to be shared by both husband and wives.
(RESPONSIBLE)
86. The number of female _____ has increased sharply for the past few years. (ENROLL)
87. My uncle is very _____ about rhinos. He has studied about them for a long time. (KNOWLEDGE)
88. By knowing their children’s strength and _____ parents can find appropriate strategies to educate
them. (WEAK)
89. She contributed to the information of an _____ for female pilots, gave advice to women on careers
and helped inspire others. (ORGANIZE)
90. Even today, her life and career remain _____ to many people. (FASCINATE)

Part VIII. WRITING

Change these sentences into passive.
91. You can’t wash this dress.
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92. You should open the wine about 3 hours before you use it.
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93. They may keep these books for 3 weeks.

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94. We should improve gender equality
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95. Government must eliminate hunger as soon as possible.
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96. Visitors must leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom.
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97. You should take those books back to the library.
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98. We cannot exchange articles which customers have bought during the sale.
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99. You’ll have to leave him here.
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100. You mustn’t move this man; he’s too ill.
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THE END

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