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10. A. economical B. financial C. healthy D. fashionable

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ARE MEN LAZY

Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (1)_______ today. They

have about six hours’ a week more free time than wives, but play very little (2) _______

in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the

Central (3) _______ Office.

Nearly three quarters of married women (4) _______ to do all or most of the

housework, and among married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all

or most of the housework was only slightly lower.

The survey (5) _______ that washing and ironing was the least popular task

among men, with only one per cent (6) _______ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of

women, and 10 per cent sharing equally.

Only 5 per cent of men (7) _______ the evening meal, 3 per cent carry out

household cleaning duties, 5 per cent household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the

evening dishes.

But when household gadgets break down, (8) _______ are carried out by 82 per

cent of husbands. The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of

Britons are substantially better (9) _______ than a decade ago. We’re healthier, too –

eating healthier foods and smoking less.

The (10) _______ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled than a decade

ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favorite destination.