"I THINK YOU SHOULD RECONCILE WITH YOUR FRIEND." MY...

"I think you should reconcile with your friend." my mother said to me.

My mother warned me not to reconcile with my friend.

My mother advised me to reconcile with my friend.

My mother criticized me for not reconciling with my friend.

My mother told me to think I should reconcile with my friend.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct answer to each of the following questions.

The British government has started a new project to help men manage the responsibilities of fatherhood.

Fathers will be able to attend workshops and take lessons on how to be a better father. The new scheme

hopes to slow down the rate of family breakdown in the U.K. Over a million British children are growing

up without a father. A survey said that a 16-year-old in Britain is more likely to own a smartphone than have

a father. One of the project's leaders, Iain Duncan Smith, told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that: "It is not

only the

between a mother and her child which makes a real difference to a child's life. It is the bond

between a father and his child too."

The new classes will be for men only.

their relationship. Lessons will help new fathers to develop relationship and communication skills. Other

classes will help them to understand what can go wrong and where to go for further support. Mr Smith wants

the rate of divorce in the U.K. to go down. He said: "Divorce does harm to children, affecting everything

from school work to eating habits, as well as their relationship with mum and dad." He spoke of the

importance of helping families, saying: "If we are serious about promoting a strong society, then we also

have to be serious about seeking to support and strengthen families."