2. 3. 4. 5. PART B

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART B : READING COMPREHENSION. I. Read the following text and fill in each blank with one suitable word.(1point) A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households (1) ____ the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people (2) ____ between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37 per cent of the total housework, while the women (3) ____ their share to be nearly double that, at 70 per cent. This ratio was not affected by (4) ____ the woman was working or not. When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should (5) ____ shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80 per cent - the majority of housework - if their husbands did the (6) ____. Research has shown that if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are (7) ____. After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload (8) ____ 14 hours per week, but for men (9) ____ amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes unbalanced, (10) ____ the man’s share increases much less than the woman’s. Your answers: