. AFTER WHICH YEAR DID THE TOWN REALLY BEGIN DEVELOPING

45). After which year did the town really begin developing?

A)

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After 800 B). After 875 C). After 1845 D). After 1945

VI. Read the following passage and then choose the best option to fit each space

by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

If women choose to pursue a career once they have children, they often

miss out on a close ... (46) ...with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of

three who has given ... (47) ... work to look after her children full-time.

She strongly believes that women are pressurized to do too much, driving

themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid

employment, Helen finally decided to call it a day. She says she initially found it

hard being at home, though she never misses the job itself. She admits that if she

had had a brilliant career to begin ... (48) ... She might feel differently

now. Financially, she is no worse off ...(49)... before, as the cost of

childcare and commuting exceeded her actual income. ...(50) ... the

government starts to give other tax incentives to working parents, she says she

will not return to the workplace until her children are grown up.