A. SHOULD B. MUST C. NEED D. DON’T HAVE TOREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSA...

27. A. should

B. must

C. need

D. don’t have to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct

answer to each of the question

When many people think of women in Asian culture, they think of a male dominated

society where women don’t have as many rights as their male counterparts. However, the

Filipino are different. Filipino women have always enjoyed greater equality than women

in other nations in Southeast Asia.

For starters, Filipino women today serve as heads in the family arrangement, handing the

money, acting as religious mentors and even arranging marriages for their sons and

daughters. This is a sharp contrast to women being subjugated to their husbands.

This does not mean that they have equality everywhere. In the workplace, Filipino

women are paid less and are often hired for lower positions even if they are qualified to

earn more money. On the home front, women carry a heavy burden in the homes in order

to support them financially while men keep their money and are not obligated to the

family.

Thankfully, strides are being made to equalize this perception of inequality. Human

Resources Managements are seeing to it that a lot more women hold high ranking

positions in large and small organizations. More women are holding managerial positions

in banks, government, and multinational companies.

Even though they have had a female president, involvement in politics is not considered

women’s business, and many women still hold to the tradition that a woman cannot take a

higher position than her husband. Part of this mindset is due to the effect of colonization

on Filipino women.

Like women in many parts of the world, Filipino women have had to fight for their

proper place in their society. They have worked hard to extend themselves beyond the

confines of their homes and show that they have the strength and power to control

business and politics.