The traditions of Viet Nam are affected by Chinese culture for a long time. In my family, women had to do all the housework, take care of their children, fathers and husbands. They had to obey and respect their fathers and husbands in solving family problems. Women had no choice in controlling the number of babies they needed, partly they had little knowledge about contraception and as a result of religious and economic requirements.

Concerning work and education, in the past, women almost stayed at home and did housework, looked after children and did agriculture jobs like cultivation, livestock breeding, agricultural process and selling agricultural produce. People thought that women should not study high, what women should learn was how to cook well, how to become a good wife, mother. As a consequence, few women finished secondary school and some studied primary school. In making decisions, women in the past had no right to decide any social and family problems. Their fathers and husbands would decide all problems related to family and society.

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Traditional roles of Vietnamese women in the past.

B. Traditional roles of Chinese women in the past.

C. Vietnamese women’s roles in work and education.

D. Vietnamese women’s roles in the family.

32. According to the passage, in the family, women had to do ___________.

A. partly housework, respect their children, fathers and husbands

B. all housework, look after their children, fathers and husbands

C. all housework, look after their parents and children

D. all housework, solve all family problems

33. The word obey is closest in meaning to __________.

A. argue               B. discuss             C. follow     D. support

34. What does the word they in the first paragraph refer to?

A. women             B. husbands                   C. babies     D. fathers

35. What were the women’s roles in the past EXCEPT for ___________?

A. looked after children                    B. sold agricultural produce

C. decide social and family problems                   D. did housework

36: Would the women decide all problems related to family and society?

A. Yes,they do                     B. Yes, they are          C. No, they would            D. No, they wouldn’t