READ THE PASSAGE, AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER A, B, C OR...

Exercise 4. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for eachquestion.The status of women in Japan is complex and cannot be characterized in simple terms.Slowly, there is a growing number of professional women and professional women'sassociations. More women continue to work after getting married and having children. However,many companies have separate programmes for women, usually non-career development, andfollow practices that would be considered discriminatory in other societies. For a typical couple,the female spouse is still generally expected to do all of the cleaning, cooking, and other chores,whether she is working or not. Single women are said to be enjoying their lives, spending muchmoney on travel abroad and shopping. Housewives are active in networking themselves forvarious objectives, for example volunteer activities, community services, recycling activities,study groups, and many others. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother’ ischanging.Unlike other countries where a couple is the usual social unit, in Japan it is typical for onlythe husband to be invited to business gatherings or to weddings for company employees.Exceptions are frequently made for foreign visitors depending on the occasion, but wives shouldnot take their exclusion as a personal insult.1. The status of women in Japan is .A. indefinite and illegal B. complex and unclearC. clear and high D. low and simple2. Nowadays. Japanese women .A. can go to work after getting married and having childrenB. all have become professional womenC. take over most important work in many companiesD. have the same work and pay as men in all companies3. In the family, the female partner .A. often does all the housework if she doesn’t go to workB. the male spouse always helps his wife with cooking and other choresC. is still generally expected to do all of the houseworkD. no longer spends much time doing the housework4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?A. It is normal for only the husband to be invited to business gatherings.B. Single Japanese women are used to enjoying their lives, spending much money on travelabroad and shopping.C. The traditional Japanese value of “good wife, good mother” is changing.D. Wives in Japan can take their exclusion as a personal insult.5. What can be inferred from the passage is .A. the role of Japanese women in the society is changing so that all Japanese women gaingender equality in both society and homeB. there have been some changes in their social role but Japanese women haven’t acquiredthe same rights as men in many fields yetC. Japanese women are fighting for their definite status in the societyD. most Japanese women are satisfied with their social role nowadaysV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in thefollowing passage.Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First TimeWomen in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s(1) . The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed torun for office and vote in city elections, which (2) every four years. At least 70 womenintend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reportedlast month. (3) the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culturecould complicate women’s (4) to cast their votes.Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’sillegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) male members of theirfamily to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights couldalso be a barrier. The government also (6) voters to have personal ID cards, and manySaudi women do not.To make serious (7) on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should 8) themale guardianship system, under which caring policies and practices (9) women fromobtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of amale guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) to society on an equalsituation with men.1. A. life B. history C. campaign D. period2. A. take place B. take part C. take care D. take after3. A. When B. Because C. However D. While4. A. work B. careers C. efforts D. travels5. A. trust B. remain C. base on D. rely on6. A. needs B. keeps C. requests D. requires7. A. development B. steps C. progress D. movement8. A. cut B. stop C. complete D. finish9. A. prevent B. take C. end D. remove10.A. help B. contribute C. cause D. giveAnswer