A. ECONOMICAL B. FINANCIAL C. HEALTHY D. FASHIONABLEARE MEN LAZYME...

10. A. economical B. financial C. healthy D. fashionableARE MEN LAZYMen are lazy in the home, according to an official survey (41)_______ today. They have aboutsix hours’ a week more free time than wives, but play very little (42) _______ in cooking, cleaning,washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the Central (43) _______ Office.Nearly three quarters of married women (44) _______ to do all or most of the housework, andamong married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework wasonly slightly lower.The survey (45) _______ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, withonly one per cent (46) _______ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, and 10 per cent sharingequally.Only 5 per cent of men (47) _______ the evening meal, 3 per cent carry out household cleaningduties, 5 per cent household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes.But when household gadgets break down, (48) _______ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands.The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better (49)_______ than a decade ago. We’re healthier, too – eating healthier foods and smoking less.The (50) _______ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely traveled than a decade ago. Morepeople are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favorite destination.