. AFTER WHICH YEAR DID THE TOWN REALLY BEGIN DEVELOPING

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

A)

.

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.