Câu 22: They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.
A. unpardoned B. misconstrue C. discouraged D. impaired
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .
A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many
households, despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256
people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total
housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio
was not affected by whether 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 be shared equally between male and female partners. Women
who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the
household work - if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if levels
increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are
unimportant.
After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours
per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes
unbalanced, as a man's share increases much less than the woman's. It is the inequality and
loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The
research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study
were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who
have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional
duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the
children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.
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