Cloze Test Two:

Children work for many reasons,   ……7……  the pressure of poverty, adult    ……8……  and

irrelevant education systems that    ……9……  to guarantee jobs or prepare children for

   ……10……  . Employers may hire them since they can    ……11……  them less. They are not able to ……12……  unions to protect themselves. They are easier to    ……63……  .

7.  a:  forbidding                 b:  consisting                 c:  including                   d:  informing

8.  a:  employment              b:  unemployment          c:  fortune                     d:  apprentice

9.  a: fail                             b:  handle                      c: rob               d:  involve

10. a:  self entertainment         b:  self amusement        c:  self-discipline         d:  self-employment

11. a:  lend             b:  borrow       c:  pay              d:  receive

12. a:  allow            b:  hold             c:  form             d:  estimate

13. a:  establish       b:  award          c:  prevent        d:  discipline

 

There is no simple way to stop child labor. But this is no reason for inaction. Luckily, people are becoming aware of the serious social, economic, and developmental effects of child labor. They are becoming more and more aware of the fact that child labor is harmful to their sense of importance, health, and education. In the past few years, several countries with the help of international organizations such as ILO and UNICEF have made national plans and programs to stop child labor. All such programs follow four strategies to control it:

• providing free and good education

• making better laws and making sure that people follow them

• removing children from work and creating better conditions for them

• encouraging social movements against child labor

14 . What is the main idea?

a:  Possible answer to the problem of child labor            b:  Removing children from schools

c:  The role of ILO and UNICEF                                  d:  Social and Economic effects of child labor

15 .“They “in line 2 refers to   …………  .

a:  people                     b:  effects                      c:  child labor                d:  inaction

16 . “This is no reason for inaction” means   …………  .

a:  We can’t do anything about the situation.                  b:  Most people suffer from inactivity.

c:  We should do something about child labor.      d:  Being active and doing something is not reasonable.

17 . “This” in the first line refers to   …………  .

a:  simple way        b:  child labor     c:  reason for inaction         d:  there is no simple way to stop child labor

18 . Which one is not stated as a solution to the problem?

a:  To p children from work.                            b:  To encourage people to do something against child labor.

c:  Taking away children from work.                  d:  Paying more attention to children’s sense of importance.

19 . Which one is a piece of luck, according to the passage?

a:  Serious social, economic and developmental effects of child labor.

b:  Organizations such as ILO and UNICEF.

c:  No simple way to solve the problem of child laborers.

d:  People’s becoming aware of the risks of child labor.

20 . Somewhere in that paragraph, the writer  express hope for finding ways to stop child labor. Copy down the sentence here.