Some women ______ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to
A.must make
B.should have made
C.would make
D.could have made
A.must make
B.should have made
C.would make
D.could have made
Some people believe that _____.
A.women can' t do what men can
B.men have to work much harder than women
C.men can earn money more easily than women
D.men' s duties are different from women's
A. because of
B. as to
C. regardless of
D. in spite of
(Though) some people have suggested that women (would return to) housework (in order to) leave more jobs for men, but the idea has been rejected (by) both women and men in public polls.
A.Though
B.would return to
C.in order to
D.by
According to this passage some women want to give up _______.
A.their present position in society
B.their marriage
C.their fight to equal pay
D.their home life
A.woman's socks
B.women's sock
C.woman's sock
D.women's socks
Some people holding even stronger opinions say that ______.
A.women should be kind to their husbands
B.women are too weak to take full-time jobs
C.home is the best pace for women
D.women should only take part-time jobs
Why are some women likely to get angry as a man holds the door open for them?
A.Because the man should not hold the door open.
B.Because they think they are looked down upon.
C.Because they are treated too politely.
D.Because men often offend women in this manner.
Some economists believe women earn less than men partly because ______.
A.there are more than enough women in the labor force
B.women have more freedom in selecting jobs
C.women are only provided with low-paid jobs
D.women are less experienced than men
First of all, people spend less time working now than they used to, mostly due to the introduction of new industrial technology. The normal British working week is Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., although some people regularly work a few hours' overtime each week. Secondly, all working people get a minimum of two weeks' paid holiday a year. In addition, there are six or more bank holidays a year when all banks and businesses are closed. In some cases the dates of these national holidays change from year to year and in different parts of Britain.
Another reason is that, thanks to modern medicine and higher living standards, people live longer now. This means that after retirement, people have quite a few years of leisure left. Nowadays a much higher proportion of the population is over sixty, but in this group there are more women than men.
Finally, fewer babies are born each year and the average family in Britain has two children. This is one result of changing social attitudes. For example, many more married women now go out to work. The money they earn influences their leisure time. Even married women who do not go out to work have more time for interesting hobbies because most British homes have washing machines, vacuum cleaners and other labor-saving gadgets.
The best title of this passage can be ____.
A. Time for relax
B. Time for refreshment
C. British working hour
D. British family
“A paid holiday” (in Para. 2) means working people ____.
A. have to pay for their holiday
B. have no pay when they are on holiday
C. get usual pay when they are on holiday
D. get less pay when they are on holiday
Among the old people, there are ____.
A. as many men as women
B. more women than men
C. more men than women
D. many more women than men
In Britain, married women have more leisure hours because they have ____.
A. work with a good pay
B. a lot of time
C. washing-machines and vacuum cleaners
D. fewer children and more labor-saving gadgets
Which of the following ideas is NOT suggested in the passage?
A. Some married women have more time of reading.
B. Some married women have interesting hobbies.
C. Some married women now go out to work.
D. Some married women still stay at home.