Read the text and choose the best answer
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XVI. Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions
Family Life in the United States
Family life in the United States is changing. Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a "housewife". She
cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out
working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the
children very much, except on weekends.
day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all
cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework
now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to
do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks
dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks
dinner on other nights.
Then there is a question of the children. In the past, many Families got help with child care from
grandparents. Noe families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents often are to far away to help in
a regular way.
More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysister or a day-care center. The problem
with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with
children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop
working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called "househusband".
In the United States more and more men are becoming househusband every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better,
and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage.
They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.
1. This article is about
A. housewives in America.
C. how more American women are working.
2. Forty years ago, most women
A. had no children
B. worked
3. In those days, men
A. did not see their children very much
C. worked with the children all day.
4. Today there are
A. more housewives
C. not as many women working
5. The word "laundry" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. place where clothes are washed B. washing and ironing C. shopping D. cooking and washing up
6. Day-care centers help
A. working parents with their children
C. with cooking and cleaning
7. Some parents work part-time
A. so they can be with their children
C. because they have no time
B. American men as househusbands.
D. how family life in America is changing.
C. were not housewives D. were housewives
B. spent a lot of time with their children
D. never saw the children
B. more women working outside the home
D. no jobs for women
10. These changes in the Amercan home may
A. not change the children at all
C. not happen
B. housewives
D.
8. The word " they" in paragraph 6 refers to
A. parents who work part-time
C. fathers who spend more time with their children
9. Househusbands
B. so they can earn more money
B. because they do not like their work
A. earn a lot of money
C. do the housework and take care of the children
become househusband
B. grandparents
D. husbands who stop working to stay with the children
B. do not do any housework
D. marry housewives
B. cause problems for a marriage
D. help families
XVI. Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions
Family Life in the United States
Family life in the United States is changing. Thirty or forty years ago, the wife was called a "housewife". She
cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the money for the family. He was usually out
working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the
children very much, except on weekends.
day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all
cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework
now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife agree to
do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always cooks
dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks
dinner on other nights.
Then there is a question of the children. In the past, many Families got help with child care from
grandparents. Noe families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents often are to far away to help in
a regular way.
More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysister or a day-care center. The problem
with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with
children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop
working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called "househusband".
In the United States more and more men are becoming househusband every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better,
and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage.
They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.
1. This article is about
A. housewives in America.
C. how more American women are working.
2. Forty years ago, most women
A. had no children
B. worked
3. In those days, men
A. did not see their children very much
C. worked with the children all day.
4. Today there are
A. more housewives
C. not as many women working
5. The word "laundry" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. place where clothes are washed B. washing and ironing C. shopping D. cooking and washing up
6. Day-care centers help
A. working parents with their children
C. with cooking and cleaning
7. Some parents work part-time
A. so they can be with their children
C. because they have no time
B. American men as househusbands.
D. how family life in America is changing.
C. were not housewives D. were housewives
B. spent a lot of time with their children
D. never saw the children
B. more women working outside the home
D. no jobs for women
10. These changes in the Amercan home may
A. not change the children at all
C. not happen
B. housewives
D.
8. The word " they" in paragraph 6 refers to
A. parents who work part-time
C. fathers who spend more time with their children
9. Househusbands
B. so they can earn more money
B. because they do not like their work
A. earn a lot of money
C. do the housework and take care of the children
become househusband
B. grandparents
D. husbands who stop working to stay with the children
B. do not do any housework
D. marry housewives
B. cause problems for a marriage
D. help families