Unit 2. RELATIONSHIP
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. amazing

B. charge

C. female

D. taste

2. A. break

B. breath

C. thread

D. tread

3. A. enough

B. plough

C. rough

D. tough

4. A. believes


B. recommend

C. understand

D. volunteer

9. A. argument

B. counsellor

C. reconcile

D. romantic

10. A. comfortable

B. preservative

C. relationship

D. significant

Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
11. I was shocked to find out my boyfriend had cheated on me.
A. angry

B. pleased



15. I am now reconciled with two of my estranged siblings - not just my older brother, but my sister, whom I
hadn't spoken to for 17 years.
A. contactable

B. harmonised

C. opposed

D. truthful

16. When couples encounter problems or issues, they may wonder when it is appropriate to visit a marriage
counsellor.
A. advisor

B. director

C. professor

D. trainer

17. He doesn't completely trust online partners, as they usually hide their real identity.
A. argument

B. decision

C. opinion

18. Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative.


A. agree with

B. be truthful with

C. look up to

D. take after

22. Some parents strongly oppose their children's romantic relationship.
A. assist

B. forbid

C. ignore

D. preserve

Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
23. I was really depressed about his winning the election, like a lot of people.
A. fed up

B. pessimistic

C. satisfied

D. unhappy

24. Miss Walker was a mature lady when she married.
A. annoyed

C. hint

D. reveal

28 Most of us, even with every communication option possible, drift apart from friends.
A. be independent

B. be associated

C. be isolated

D. be separated

29. Then the strangest thing happens - Will and Marcus strike up an unusual friendship.
A. cover up

B. give up

C. make up

D. remain

30. He'll give Joe a red rose and a lovey-dovey poem he wrote.
A. lovesick

B. romantic

C. tragic

D. wild


B. pointless

C. promising

D. useless

Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.


35. I don't know what to say to break the ____ with someone I've just met at the party.
A. air

B. ice

C. leg

D. rule

36. Their close friendship ____ a romantic relationship.
A. brings about

B. puts up

C. takes over

D. turns into

C. settled down


C. made

D. took

41. Due to financial conflict over years, they decided to get ____.
A. divorced

B. engaged

C. married

D. proposed

42. Many husbands and wives can't remember why they ever got ____ in the first place because they no longer
have anything in common.
A. divorced

B. engaged

C. married

D. proposed

43. We started ____ out together before we realised we were in love.
A. asking

B. eating

C. going


other people.
A. Blind

B. Group

C. Online

D. Speed

C. sight

D. site

48. If you are lucky, it will be love at first ____.
A. look

B. see

49. When you start dating somebody regularly, we say that you are ____ somebody.
A. knowing

B. looking

C. seeing

D. viewing

C. sweet

D. strawberry

D. relaxingly

B. exception

C. exceptional

D. exceptionally

B. goodly

C. well

D. badly

C. smells

D. tastes

53. You seem more ____ now.
A. relaxed

B. relax

54. These watermelons were ____ sweet.
A. excepting
55. The cake tastes ____.
A. good

56. That kitten's fur ____ so soft.
A. looks


C. beautiful

D. beautifully

C. desperately

D. desperation

60. My darling, you looked ____ in that dress.
A. beauty

B. beautify

61. She looked ____ around for a weapon.
A. desperate

B. desperating

62. Nicole grew ____ from the hours of overtime at work. It became quite ____ that she needed a long
vacation.
A. tired/obvious

B. tired/obviously

C. tiredly/obvious

D. tiredly/obviously

B. amazing well


C. up to

D. with

67. They said it was a great chance to form new friendships and enjoy each other's ____.
A. companion

B. companionable

C. companionship

68. Terry has been carrying a torch for Liz for years, but she seems not ____.
A. been noticed

B. notice

C. noticing

D. to notice

D. company


69. Many parents are worried that their children will get involved ____ a romantic relationship in their teenage
years.
A. for

B. in



73. Talking to professional counsellors who are trained to help people to process feelings, can be most ____.
A. beneficial

B. beneficially

C. beneficiary

D. benefit

74. If you have feeling for someone, then you have worked up the ____ to ask them out.
A. encourage

B. encouragement

C. courage

D. courageous

Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
75. The chef tasted the meat cautious before carefully serving it to his special guest.
A

B

C

D


B

C

D

80. I feel both excited and nervously because I have got a date with Lara tomorrow.
A

B

C

D

81. The humid weather made it difficultly to enjoy the tropical beach.
A

B

C

D

82. It was a warm and cosy coffee shop in where they had their first date.
A

B

C


86. The food was good with reasonable price, but the service was slowly.
A

B

C

D

87. According to Kate's parents' viewpoint, she is never mature enough to be in love.
A

B

C

D

88. It is his dishonesty what I dislike the most.
A

B

C

D

89. My students are not so good at Mathematics but they study English good.
A

B. Oops!

C. See you.

D. Watch out!

93. “Were you in school yesterday?” – “No, ____”
A. I was not sure.

B. I was free.

C. I was absent.

D. It was boring

C. No, not at all.

D. Yes, why not?

94. “Do you mind if I sit next to you?” – “____”
A. Don't mention it.

B. My pleasure.

95. “Your new dress looks fantastic!” – “Thanks, ____”
A. I bought it at Daisy's.

B. I'd rather not.

C. It's up to you.

C. Yes, I'm afraid not.

D. Why not?

Part V. READING
Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
In a healthy relationship, both partners respect, trust and embrace (106) ____ differences. Both partners
are able to communicate (107) ____ their needs and listen to their partner, and work to resolve conflict
in a rational and (108) ____ way. But maintaining a healthy relationship (109) ____ for skills many
young people are never taught. A lack of these skills, and (110) ____ up in a society that sometimes
celebrates violence or in a community that experiences a high (111) ____ of violence, can lead to
unhealthy and even violent relationships among youth.
Dating violence (112) ____ psychological or emotional violence, such as controlling behaviours or
jealousy; physical violence, such as hitting or punching. More than 20 per cent of all adolescents report
having experienced (113) ____ psychological or physical violence from an intimate partner - and
underreporting remains a concern.
Adolescents, (114) ____ older adolescents, often have romantic relationships, which are long-term,
serious, and intimate. Society has a responsibility to provide young people with the resources, skills, and
space (115) ____ to safeguard their physical and emotional well being in these relationships. Youthserving professionals, educators, and parents can help young people in need access services to (116)
____ dating abuse victimisation. Research also has shown that programmes intended to prevent dating
violence can be (117) ____.
106. A. another's

B. each another's

C. each other's

D. one another's


D. taking

111. A. amount

B. number

C. rate

D. scale

12. A. comprises

B. consists

C. contains

D. includes

113. A. both

B. either

C. neither

D. whether

114. A. especial

B. especially


each of the questions.
Let's see if you can correctly answer the following question: At what age are Latter-day Saint youth
allowed to date? Of course, you probably immediately said, "16". OK, then, how about this one: At what
age are you allowed to have a boyfriend or girlfriend? You may be thinking, “Um, 16. Didn't I just
answer that?" Well, if that was your answer, then, even though you aced the first question, you missed
the second one. Just because you can date when you turn 16 doesn't mean you should immediately start
looking for a steady boyfriend or girlfriend.
For decades, prophets have preached that youth who are in no position to marry should not pair off
exclusively. For instance, President Hinckley (1910-2008) said, "When you are young, do not get
involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to
become so involved. But you boys who are in high school don't need this, and neither do the girls”. So
what does this counsel really mean, and what are the reasons for it?
To begin with, there are two different types of dating: casual dating and steady (or serious) dating. The
distinction between the two has to do with exclusivity. With casual dating, there is no exclusivity. The
two people aren't “a couple” or “an item”, and they don't refer to each other as a “boyfriend” or
“girlfriend”. They don't pair off. People who are casually dating are simply friends. This is the kind of
dating the Church encourages you to do after you turn 16. You should put aside a need to find a “one
and only”. If you're dating casually, you don't expect a relationship to become a romance. You have fun;
you do a variety of things with a variety of people. On the other hand, steady dating means the couple is
exclusive with one another. They expect each other not to date anyone else or to be emotionally or
physically close with other people. Couples who date seriously consider the future, because there is a
real possibility they could stay together. This is the kind of dating the Church encourages young adults
(generally, people in their 20s) to progress toward, because that's the age when they should be thinking
of marrying.
You should avoid becoming exclusive as teenagers, because an exclusive relationship requires a high
level of commitment from both partners, and you're not in a position to make that kind of commitment
as teens – neither emotionally, physically, nor in terms of your future plans. As President Boyd K.
Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has said to youth, “Avoid steady dating. Steady
dating is courtship, and surely the beginning of courtship ought to be delayed until you have emerged
from your teens”.


Companionate love - a relationship with high levels of intimacy and commitment, but lower levels of
passion - was the next most frequently experienced form of love, exhibited by 16 per cent of the study
group. Dr Jeff Gavin, who led the team, said: “To date, there has been no systematic study of love in the
context-of relationships formed via online dating sites. But with the popularity of online dating, it is
imperative we understand the factors that influence satisfaction in relationships formed in this way.”
Charlotte Harper, of Match.com, said: “We were thrilled to find so many of our former members have
found love. It supports our belief that the Internet does in fact encourage old-fashioned courtship.”
123. According to the passage, online dating is seen as ____.
A. a modern romantic way of dating

B. an economical way of dating

C. the fastest way to find a soul mate

D. a great change in the way people meet

124. The words “cyberspace” in paragraph 2 probably means ____.
A. dating agency

B. group dating

C. online network

D. school club

125. According to the passage, the number of people taking part in a study by Bath University was ____.
A. more than 1500

B. more than 750

133. It is unlikely that he will come on time.
A. He is unlikely to come early.

B. It is likely that he will not come too late.

C. It looks as if he will come late.

D. It seems that he will come lately.

134. He became successful as a professional writer at the age of 20.
A. He did not succeed as a professional writer until he was 20.
B. He did not write professionally until he succeeded at the age of 20.
C. He succeeded as a professional writer until he was 20.
D. He wrote professionally until he became successful at the age of 20.
135. Mai: “Why don't we ask Mr Brown for help?”
A. Mai asked why they did not ask Mr Brown for help.
B. Mai begged Mr Brown for help to find the reason.
C. Mai suggested that they should ask Mr Brown for help.
D. Mai wanted to know why Mr Brown did not help.
Exercise 13. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
136. John lied to Linda. She didn't know the reason.
A. Linda didn't believe that John lied to her.

B. Linda didn't know how John lied to her.

C. Linda didn't know that John lied to her.

D. Linda didn't know what John lied for.