Check Your English Vocabulary for__ TOEFL.pdf

Exercise 1 Complete definitions 1 – 15 with words and expressions from the box. You will not need all of the words and expressions from the box. To p ic s 82 Children and the family adolescence adolescent adopt authoritarian birth rate bring up dependent divorced extended family family life formative years foster foster child foster family freedom infancy infant juvenile juvenile delinquency lenient minor (noun) nuclear family nurture over-protective protective raise rebellious relationship relatives responsible separated siblings single parent single-parent family strict supervision running wild teenager upbringing well-adjusted 1. __________ is the period in someones life when they change from being a child to being a young adult. A boy or a girl who is at this stage in their life is called an __________. 2. A __________ is someone who has not reached the age at which they are legally an adult. 3. Your brothers and sisters are sometimes referred to as your __________. 4. A couple (for example, a husband and wife) who are __________ no longer live together. If a married couple get __________, their marriage is legally ended. 5. A __________ is a family that looks after someone elses child in their own home for a period of time. A child who lives with this family is called a __________. The verb is __________. 6. A __________ is a formal word for a young person, and can also be used as a word for a young person who has committed a crime. 7. A __________ child is one who is mentally strong and able to deal with problems without becoming upset. A child who is badly behaved and refuses to obey his / her parents, teachers, etc., can be described as __________. 8. Your __________ are those in your life when your character and beliefs are most strongly influenced. 9. If you bring someone elses child into your family an