Question

My mother and father (1) divorced about ten years ago. six years later, my mother met a kind and (2) man called tom and she (3) . he had two sons from his previous marriage, michael and harry, who are now my (4) brothers. they (5) to live with their mother, but now we live together in an enormous house that tom bought and we are quite a(n) (6) family. it’s nice having brothers to play with because otherwise i would have been a(n) (7) child. my father lives with a woman called sarah. she is a very (8) and friendly person and i really like her. she and my father are thinking of (9) a child. the problem is that sarah works for an airline so she is always flying around the world and sometimes she is away from home for a whole week. she says that she is not very (10) and that she might stop working to look after a baby. 1) a made b had c got d went 2) a arrogant b pessimistic c considerate d impolite 3 )a united b remarried c related d married 4 )a step b half c only d second 5 )a would b use c used d should 6 )a generous b arrogant c loving d sensitive 7 )a only b single c one d step 8 )a cold b hot c icy d warm 9 )a taking b adopting c assuming d accepting 10 )a generous b optimistic c ambitious d selfish

Answer 1

My mother and father (1) C got divorced about ten years ago. Six years later,

my mother met a kind and (2) ___ C considerate man called Tom and she

(3) B remarried . He had two sons from his previous marriage, Michael and Harry,

who are now my (4) __ A step brothers. They (5) ___ B use to live with their

mother, but now we live together in an enormous house that Tom bought and we

are quite a(n) (6) C loving family. It’s nice having brothers to play with because

otherwise I would have been a(n) (7) __ A only child. My father lives with a

woman called Sarah. She is a very (8) _ D warm and friendly person and I really

like her. She and my father are thinking of (9) ___ B adopting a child. The problem

is that Sarah works for an airline so she is always flying around the world and

sometimes she is away from home for a whole week. She says that she is not very

(10) __ C ambitious and that she might stop working to look after a baby.