Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
Chọn đáp án là A
My grandparents ______ with my family at present and my grandmother _______ me how to cook several traditional Vietnamese dishes.
When a couple can _______ chores in a way that both spouses feel satisfied with the outcome, they are showing mutual respect for one another.
I have watched my husband and children take over much of my role as a ___________.
We share the house with our grandparents and our uncle’s family. It is a(n) _________ family
Fill in each blank with the correct word/phrase from the box.
breadwinner heavy lifting iron chores responsibilities
share nurture homemaker groceries laundry
If your partner has agreed to buy the _______, you might plan the week’s meals and make the shopping list.
We should pay attention to the conditions that _________ and strengthen early childhood development and health across the life course.
Nowadays in nuclear families, homemaker and __________ roles have evolved into something that makes it impossible to define exactly.
Our parents _______ hands to provide for the family and make it happy.
The children, all three, have done _________, mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best tits the blank space in the following passage.
Working Mothers
In the United States today, more than half of mothers with young children work, compared to about one third (26)______ 1970s. Women have been moving into the workforce not only for career (27)______ but also for the income.
In many families today, mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years (28)______ . Some women (29)______ to work soon after (30) ______birth because they know that most employers are not sympathetic to working mothers who wish to take time off to be with their young children.
Some people still think that a “good mother” is one who (31)______ work to stay home with her children. However, no scientific evidence says children are harmed when their mothers work. A child who is emotionally well adjusted, well loved, and well cared for will thrive regardless of (32) ______the mother works outside the home.
In most families with working mothers, each person (33)______ a more active role in the household. The children tend to (34)______ one another and help in other ways. The father as a (35)______ is more likely to help with household chores and child rearing. These positive outcomes are most likely when the working mother feels valued and supported by family, friends, and coworkers.