Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:

Working parents

Reliable studies have shown that children of parents who both go out to work have no more problems than children with one parent staying at home. My personal 0 _____ is that both parents should go out to work if they wish.

Some parents invest so much in a career that they cannot 1 beardecidehopeexpect to give it up. Others have to work because of economic 2 reasondutynecessitytask. There are several options when it 3 refersconcernsturnscomes to choosing childcare from child minders to the kind neighbour 4 ofoppositeacrossnext to the street. No 5 waymattersurpriseexception how good the childcare may be, some children protest if their parents aren’t around. Babies become dependent on parents and close family 6 peopleadultsmembersgrown-ups, so parents should make sure they allow 7 littlenolotsplenty of time to help their child settle in with their new career.

Remember: if parents want to 8 makegivehavedo the best for their children, it’s not the quantity of time they spend with them, it’s the quality that matters.

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