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Part III
Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What is the passage mainly about?
2. How will children view the man their single mother is dating if she says
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3. How can single parents benefit from advice?
A. They can make up their minds to find a new spouse quickly. B. They can see the issue from a new angle. C. They will understand their former spouse better.
A. The importance of remarriage. B. The reasons for a remarriage.
C. Ways of preparing for a blended family. D. Children's problems in a blended family.
A. They will find the man threatening. B. They will leave home.
C. They will treat the man as a friend. D. They will be eager to have a new father.
D. They can give their new spouse a surprise.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true in the case of
a divorce?
5. Which people are mentioned in the passage who must make adjustments in a
blended family?
Part IV
A. Children are sadder than parents. B. Parents are sadder than children.
C. Younger children have more problems than older children. D. Older children have more problems than younger children.
A. The stepparent and the biological parent. B. The stepparent and the children. C. The biological parent and the children.
D. The stepparent, the biological parent, and the children.
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. Amy, sit down. We need to talk. Your mother and I are going to _________.
2. So you're still single? If you ________ to me and used the Internet, you'd
A. separate
B. separate with each other C. divorce ourselves D. divorce with each other
have had a husband by now. A. listen B. have listen C. have listened D. had listened
3. I _________ an online ad that read, \ A. put B. posted C. positioned D. pressed
4. I do have a right _____ stability for my children and myself, don't I?
A. in B. for C. to D. at
5. Do you yell at him and call ______________? A. him names B. his names C. him name D. his naming
6. Remarriage was the ______ thing I'd consider for two years after my divorce.
I had heard about the high rate of remarriage failures.
7. As time ________, my son gradually grew up, and he became conscious of my
loneliness and anxiety.
8. ____________ he said this, I ignored him.
9. Our kids are being teased by other kids at school because we can't dress
them _____ the current fashions!
A. with B. by C. in
A. final B. eventual C. lasting D. last
A. went by B. went past C. passed over D. passed through
A. In the first time B. The first time C. The first time when D. At the first time when
D. for
10. I hope you won't hesitate and let golden opportunities slip _______ your
fingers. A. in B. over C. along D. through