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Read the text and decide which word (a, b, c) best fits each space. circle the correct answer. family problems. family is an essential part of every person’s life and of our society. family is a little world with 1) … own values and priorities. close families share dreams, ideas, hopes and even possessions, and it’s a good side of being a family. 2) …, as usual, every good thing can have its drawbacks. same with families: they can often have different types of problems. one of the most frequent and common problems is the misunderstanding 3) … parents and children, due to the difference of generations. this problem is especially acute with teenagers, who want to have 4) … freedom, to express their self-identity in a way they want to. during this complicated periods, parents should rather try to understand 5) … children, find the right approach to them, or find the ways to solve the conflicts. it’s important to talk about the family problems 6) … to solve them. there are also many problems in modern young families, which might be based on misunderstanding, shortage of money, bad conditions of living and else. another variety 7) … problems occurs in extended families, between brothers and sisters. they often quarrel or treat each other badly. they 8) … also get jealous about parents’ attention. from one hand, nobody wants to share and many people 9) … they had more privacy and freedom. from the other hand, life without siblings would be boring. there are many other problems 10) … can take place in any family, but when regarded with love, respect and understanding, every problem can be solved. №1. а. her. b. its. c. their. №2. а. however. b. despite. c. moreover. №3. а. across. b. among. c. between. №4. а. many. b. more. c. the most. №5. а. theirs. b. their. c. them. №6. а. opened. b. open. c. openly. №7. а. of. b. for. c. off. №8. а. must. b. should. c. can. №9. а. preferred. b. will prefer. c. prefer. №10. а. what. b. which. c. that

Answer 1

Family Problems. Family is an essential part of every person’s life and of our society. Family is a little world with 1) its own values and priorities. Close families share dreams, ideas, hopes and even possessions, and it’s a good side of being a family. 2) However, as usual, every good thing can have its drawbacks. Same with families: they can often have different types of problems. One of the most frequent and common problems is the misunderstanding 3) between parents and children, due to the difference of generations. This problem is especially acute with teenagers, who want to have 4)more freedom, to express their self-identity in a way they want to. During this complicated periods, parents should rather try to understand 5) their children, find the right approach to them, or find the ways to solve the conflicts. It’s important to talk about the family problems 6) openly to solve them. There are also many problems in modern young families, which might be based on misunderstanding, shortage of money, bad conditions of living and else. Another variety 7) of problems occurs in extended families, between brothers and sisters. They often quarrel or treat each other badly. They 8) can also get jealous about parents’ attention. From one hand, nobody wants to share and many people 9) prefer they had more privacy and freedom. From the other hand, life without siblings would be boring. There are many other problems 10) which can take place in any family, but when regarded with love, respect and understanding, every problem can be solved.