MegaGoal Book 4 Unit 1: There’s No Place Like Home

Vocabulary

Question type: Fill in the Blank

Fill in each blank with a word from the box. 

atmosphere 	furnish	wealth	soul	
comfort	loyalty	shelter	worn	

1. The  _________________________ of a man in exile is home and the poverty of a man at home is exile.

2. This old coat has become too _________________________. I should buy a new one.

3. Sports fans show their _________________________ by wearing the colors of their favorite team.

4. The library always has a quiet, still _________________________.

5. When it started to rain, we used the old building as a _________________________.

6. A person’s _________________________ is the person he or she is inside.

7. It was a _________________________ to the woman to have her family gathered around her when she was sick.

8. When you buy a house, you have to _________________________ it when you move in.

Write too or enough in each blank. 

9. Bill is __________________ young to watch that film.

10. Richard is driving __________________ fast. It makes me nervous.

11. You have eaten ____________________. You’ll feel sick if you eat more.

12. Do you have _________________________ money to buy a ticket?

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence. 

13. 
A. The old, big, white house is beautiful.
B. The white, old, big house is beautiful.
C. The white, big, old house is beautiful.
D. The big, old, white house is beautiful.

14. 
A. The glass, black, small box is expensive.
B. The small, black, glass box is expensive.
C. The black, glass, small box is expensive.
D. The glass, small, black box is expensive.

Reading

Read the text and answer the questions. Choose the best answer to each question.

Multigenerational Families

In some areas of the world, multigenerational families have always lived together in the same house. A multigenerational family is a family of different generations, for example, grandparents, parents, and children. In the United States, from 1940 through 2000, multigenerational living decreased. Americans dreamed of growing up, leaving their family home, and having a home of their own. Having one’s own home was a status symbol. It showed that a person was independent and financially prosperous. Grandparents, too, seemed happy with this arrangement. They saved enough money throughout their life to be able to live independently through their retirement years and to pay for outside care if they became ill. 

It has only been in recent years that this trend has begun to change. A slower economy and fewer jobs have caused people to have less money than they once did. Americans are beginning to find it too expensive to live separately. The Clark family from Virginia is a good example of this phenomenon. The Clarks are a multigenerational family that were living in three different houses. The great-grandparents lived in an expensive retirement home, the grandparents lived in their large, old family home, and the parents lived with their two young children in a small apartment. All of the family members were struggling financially. They didn’t have enough money to live comfortably in their separate homes. So, the Clark family sold all three of their homes and bought one, large, old, wooden farmhouse that had enough room for all of them to live in comfort together. The Clarks say they are happier now that they are all together. They are now able to share the chores around the house as well as the cost of the house. And, while they were once too busy to see each other often, now they have more time to see each other as well as spend more time on leisure activities. So, for now at least, it looks like the trend of living in multigenerational families will continue in the United States. 

15. A multigenerational family might consist of _____.
A. many brothers and sisters
B. grandparents, parents, and children
C. a retired couple
D. a young couple

16. Since _____ multigenerational living has become more common in the U.S.
A. 1940
B. 1980
C. the early 2000s
D. the late 1990s

17. The Clarks live in comfort in their new home. Their home is _____.
A. happy and comfortable
B. old and not very comfortable
C. very noisy
D. too crowded

18. The Clarks bought a _____ farmhouse.
A. wooden, old, large
B. large, old, wooden
C. old, wooden, large
D. large, wooden, old

19. Multigenerational families have begun living together again because _____.
A. it is not expensive enough to live separately
B. it is not too expensive to live separately
C. it is enough expensive to live separately
D. it is too expensive to live separately

Listening

Question type: True/False

Listen to the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each question/statement. 

20. The writer’s friends are still dreaming of an ideal home in New Mexico. ____

21. Adobe is shaped into bricks and left to dry in the sun. ____

22. The house is not as angular as conventional urban homes. ____

23. The kitchen is fitted with hand-made wooden cabinets and a modern, state of the art cooker. ____

24. The writer can see the canyon through the large windows in the sitting area. ____

25. The writer was terrified when she realized that floor was made of glass. ____

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each question.

26. Max: Excuse me, we seem to be lost. We’re trying to find Main Street._____________?
Attendant: No. Turn back down this street, take a left and go straight on for a few minutes. Main Street will be on your right.
A. Could you say that again?
B. Are we headed in the right direction?
C. What did you say?
D. Would you mind repeating that?

27. Maryam: Oh no! It’s raining and we don’t have an umbrella.
Sally: Don’t worry.  ________ it stops, we’ll walk back.
A: Until
B. While
C. Before
D. As soon as