A CAREER USED TO BE UNDERSTAND AS A SINGLE OCCUPATION THAT PEOPLE D...

5. A career used to be understand as a single occupation that people did to earn a linving

A B C D

SECTION C : READING( 2pts)

I. Read the text, and choose one word/ phrase from the list to fill in each gap. (1 p)

fluent abroad foreign country achieved difficulties

As a child, Phong always dreamt of going (1)... to study. After he

graduated from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong

was very happy that his dream finally come true. When he first arrived in

the(2)..., Phong’s English was not very good and sometimes he did not

understand what other people said. He also had (3)...in class because he was

not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place, and

missed all his buddies in Viet Nam. After two years, Phong is now very (4)... in

English and has (5)... the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends

from different countries. He is even good at daily being able to earn money for his part-time

needs from his part-time job at a restaurant.

II. Read the passage and choose the correct answers. (1 p)

The changing roles of the modern-day father

Fathers used to act as the ‘breadwinner’ of their family, and as the teacher of moral and

religious values.

Today, however, those roles are gradually changing.

Changes in economic roles

More and more women are going out to work and earn money. This increases the budget of

the family. Apart from that, there are various social welfare programmes which financially

assist mothers in supporting their children. Both these changes have greatly impacted the role of

fathers because they make paternal financial support less essential for many families.

Changes in caregiving roles

With the burden of financial support reduced, and with a changing concept of a father's role,

modern day fathers tend to be more involved in children's caregiving. They are now spending

more time and energy on their children.

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Psychological research across families from all ethnic backgrounds suggests that the influence

of a father's love and attention is as great as that of a mother's. Fatherly love helps children

develop a sense of their place in the world, which helps their social and emotional

development .Moreover, children who receive more love from their fathers are less likely to

have behavioural problems.

This trend is still increasing and its effects will become clearer and clearer in the future,

especially in traditionally male-dominated societies.