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In American, although most men still do less housework than their wives, that
gap has been halved since the 1960s. Today, 41 per cent of couples say they
share childcare equally, compared with 25 percent in 1985. Men's greater
involvement at home is good for their relationships with their spouses, and also
good for their children. Hands-on fathers make better parents than men who let
their wives do all the nurturing and childcare. They raise sons who are more
expressive and daughters who are more likely to do well in school - especially in
math and science.
In 1900, life expectancy in the United States was 47 years, and only four per
cent of the population was 65 or older. Today, life expectancy is 76 years, and
by 2025, it is estimated about 20 per cent of the U.S. population will be 65 or
older. For the first time, a generation of adults must plan for the needs of both
their parents and their children. Most Americans are responding with remarkable
grace. One in four households gives the equivalent of a full day a week or more
in unpaid care to an aging relative, and more than half say they expect to do so
in the next 10 years. Older people are less likely to be impoverished or
incapacitated by illness than in the past, and have more opportunity to develop a
relationship with their grandchildren.
Even some of the choices that worry people the most are turning out to be
manageable. Divorce rates are likely to remain high, and in many cases marital
breakdown causes serious problems for both adults and kids. Yet when parents
minimize conflict, family bonds can be maintained. And many families are
doing this. More non-custodial parents are staying in touch with their children.
Child-support receipts are rising. A lower proportion of children from divorced
families are exhibiting problems than in earlier decades. And stepfamilies are
learning to maximize children's access to supportive adults rather than cutting
them off from one side of the family.
Question 1: Which of the following can be the most suitable heading for
paragraph 1?
A. Men's involvement at home
B. Benefits of men's involvement at home
C. Drawbacks of men's involvement at home
D. Children studying math and science
Question 2: Nowadays, ____ of men help take care of children.
A. 50%
B. 41%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Question 3: According to the writer, old people in the USA ____.
A. are experiencing a shorter life expectancy
B. receive less care from their children than they used to
C. have better relationships with their children and grandchildren
D. may live in worst living conditions
Question 4: Which of the following is NOT true about divorce rates in the USA?
A. They will still be high.
B. They can cause problems for both parents and children.
C. More problems are caused by children from divorced families.
D. Children are encouraged to meet their separate parents.
Question 5: The word "equivalent” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. comparable
B. opposed
C. dissimilar
D . constrasting
Question 6: The word "manageable” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
____.
A. difficult
B. challenging
C. demanding
D. easy
Question 7: The word “this” in the paragraph 3 refers to ____.
A. getting divorced
B. minimizing conflict
C. causing problems to kids
D. maintaining bonds
Question 8: According to the writer, the future of American family life can be
____.
A. positive
B. negative
C. unchanged
D. unpredictable
Keys:
1-B 2-B 3-C 4-C 5-A
6-D 7-B 8-A
IELTS speaking
1.What is a generation gap?
(Generation gap is the difference in the thought process of how people think and
perceive things. So, there might be a generation gap between a parent and a
child and even between two friends, because one might think in the present, the
other in future.)
2.Have you ever felt a generation gap with your friends?
(There are some people in my life, with whom I do not totally agree with. Most
of the times they believe in something my parents are more likely to believe,
while I tend to disagree. But, this is something that happens on a few occasions.
Most of the times the people who are very close to me, tend to in the same line
as me.)
3.How do you over come the generation gap?
(The only way that people can overcome generation gap is when we stop
thinking about it like that. We need to understand that their are two different
individuals and they can think in any way that they want to. And more
importantly, everyone should understand that the time is changing and the best
way to remain updated is by being with time.)
4.When do you feel the generation gap the most?
(I feel it the most with my relatives, not even my parents. Because my parents
tend to understand my opinion, but with relatives they are more likely to just
pass their judgement without understanding why I am thinking and in those
situations, there is not much that I can say.)
5.Is it possible to overcome a generation gap?
(Yes, I think with a little understanding that times have changed and the
generation gap is nothing but the comparison that people make of time.)
MCQ Grammar
1. You don't look well. You ________ see a doctor.
A. could B. need to C. are to D. should
2. You _______ disturb him during his work!
A. should not B. needn't C. mustn't D. don't have to
3. You ______ to write them today.
A. should B. must C. had D. ought
4. Young people ______ obey their parents.
A. must B. may C. will D. ought to
5. _____ I be here by 6 o'clock? - No, you _____.
A. Shall; mightn't B. Must; needn't C. Will; mayn't D. Might; won't
Keys: 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B

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