UNIT 6: GENDER EQUALITY I. PRONUNCIATION 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. discrimination B. bridegroom C. assignment D. violence 2. A. harm B. smartphone C. embarrassing D. target 3. A. workforce B. progress C. proposal D. protest 4. A. children B. technology C. characteristic D. Christmas 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. treatment B. protest C. portable D. media 2. A. digital B. engaged C. eliminate D. discriminate 3. A. affect B. annoying C. performance D. damage 4. A enrolment B. documentary C. priority D. religion II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence. 1. They sued New York City and the FDNY _____ gender discrimination and won. A. for B. in C. at D. with 2. Many young people are not interested in sports. My uncle and aunt _____ their children to play tennis or go swimming. A. force B. enroll C. sue D. want 3. The Vietnamese government has done a lot to eliminate hunger and poverty. A. get rid of B. limit C. decrease D. discriminate 4. It is against the law to _____ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race. A. suit B. discriminate C. believe D. gain 5. _____ discrimination happens when workers are equally qualified and perform the same work, but some workers are paid more than others. A. sex B. race C. wage D. finance 6. People in this country have made good _____ in eliminating domestic violence. A. wage B. progress C. improving D. benefits 7. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _____ next weekend. A. is going to be performed B. has been performed C. will be performing D. will have performed 8. - Jean has cut himself. - Poor him. What _____? A. happened B. was happened C. did happen D. happens 9. Something _____ immediately to prevent teenagers from _____ in factories and mines. A. should be done / being exploited B. we should do / exploiting C. should do / be exploited D. should have done / exploited 10. The keys _____ somewhere. A. must have been leaving B. must have left C. must be leaving D. must have been left 11. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender _____ in many fields, especially in education and employment. A. discrimination B. equality C. opportunity D. elimination 12. The situation _____ to continue. A. cannot allow B. cannot be allowed C. cannot have allowed D. cannot be allowing 13. In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same _____ as men. A. formality B. basis C. limit D. status 14. - I believe gender discrimination in education starts at home because parents treat boys and girls differently. - _____. A. All right. B. I don't agree all. C. I couldn't agree more. D. Sorry to interrupt you. 15. Mary won the scholarship last semester. She _____ happy. A. must have been B. might have been C. must be D. could be 16. Your dad has been working hard in the garden for four hours. He _____ tired now. A. must be B. can be C. must D. will be 17. There weren't any _____ on women's service at the New York City Fire Department. A. limits B. limitations C. limit D. limitation 18. _____, the fans ran onto the pitch. A. Waving their scarves and shouting B. Waved their scarves shouting C. They waved scarves and shouting D. That they waved scarves and shouted 19. The monitor always gets to school on time to _____ his classmates. A. set good examples for B. take good examples for C. give good examples to D. create good examples among 20. Our teacher told us that all of our assignments must be written _____ ink. A. with B. by C. in D. from