Do you feel depressed? Do you and your brothers or sisters seem to argue all the time and you don’t understand why
Question: 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.
Family Helpline
Do you feel depressed? Do you and your brothers or sisters seem to argue all the time and you don’t understand why? Does your brother or sister (1) _______ you or is everything around you is not what it should be?
Statistics show that there are times in every family when things just get (2) _______ control. It’s nobody’s fault, but it’s everybody’s responsibility. At times like that. Family Helpline can help. We care about families and we want to help you (3) _______ your family work again. Our counsellors deal with people just like you all the time. We are not always successful, (4) _______ we do help many families to live together again in peace.
Our assistants help you to stop accusing each other of causing the problem. You all want to find a (5) _______ and sometimes talking to someone outside the family can make a difference. So if you need us, call 222-3489. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
| 1. | A. encourage | B. excite | C. accuse | D. annoy |
| 2. | A. when | B. where | C. which | D. while |
| 3. | A. let | B. assist | C. make | D. allow |
| 4. | A. valuable | B. successful | C. available | D. logical |
| 5. | A. solution | B. method | C. conclusion | D. result |