THERE IS A LARGE AREA OF SWAMP THAT WILL HAVE TO BE CLEARED BEFORE...

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There is a large area of swamp that will have to be cleared before the construction begins.

A.

forest

B.

soft, wet land

C.

dry, sandy soil

D.

prairie

VI. Choose the best option to fill in each blank:

Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (33)_______ today. They have about six hours' a

week more free time than wives, but play a very little (34)_______ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and

ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the Central (35)_______ Office.

Nearly three quarters of married women (36)_______ 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 (37)_______ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one per

cent (38)_______ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharing equally.Only 5 per

cent of men (39)_______ the evening meal, 3 percent carry out household cleaning duties, 5 per cent do

household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes.

But when household gadgets break down, (40)_______ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands. The

survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (41)_______

than a decade ago. We're healthier, too - eating healthier foods and smoking less.The (42)_______ Briton, not

surprisingly, is more widely-traveled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with

Spain the favorite destination.