Part 2 Banked Cloze (Each item: 5 point(s)) Directions: Fill in the blanks in thefollowing passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word canbe used only once. A.marrying B. retirement C. economic D. displacing E. competitive F.proportion G. epoch H. overthrows I. engagement J. tend K.illiterate L. sociable M.providing N. relationship O. traverse Many great social changes take place in thelives of women. The possibility of a paid job gradually 1. ________some of the old patterns of familylife. During the 20th century there has been a great shortening of the 2. _______of a woman's life spent in child-caring.A woman 3. ________at the end of the19th century would often have seven or eight children in life. By the time theyoungest was 15, the mother would have been in her early 50s. Considering thefact that many of them being 4. ______,it was unusual for them to get any paid work. Today women have fewer children.Usually when the youngest child is 15, a woman would be about 45 and is likelyto take paid work until 5. ________at 60. This important change in life-pattern marksa new 6. ______for women. It has a greateffect on their 7. __________status.Today the school-leaving age is 18. Many girls stay at school after that age,and though women 8. _______to marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first childis born. Many more afterward return to full- or part-time work. Such changeshave led to a new 9. _____in marriage, with both husband and wife sharing moreequally in 10. _________living expenses and running the home. This change insocial roles offers more choices for young girls.
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- Many great social changes take place in thelives of women. The possibility of a paid job gradually 1. ________some of the old
- From the passage we can learn that ______. A: many women wanted to take part in the tests B: the pay was important for the women C: the women often quarreled with each other so they had to tolerate each other D: they could 'drink some wine after work
- ______ feels entitled to more in life than just housework. A: Many women B: A lot of woman C: Many a woman D: A few woman
- According to Paragraph 6, what new understandings did the author gain<br/>about women's life after he grew up? () A: He<br/>realized that women's life was quite relaxed since they didn’t<br/>have to do hard housework such as cooking, washing, cleaning and<br/>repairing. B: He<br/>realized that women's life was rather limited since they had to work<br/>mostly in the house and that many women suffered from men's bullying.
- Some women can make a good salary in a job instead of staying at home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family. A: Some women could have made a good salary in a job B: It should have been a job with good salary for women C: The work should have made some women a good salary D: Some women would make a good salary in a good job