READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK THE LETTER A, B, C, OR...

Exercise 1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not adifficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just beenoffered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at theUniversity of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcarewhen the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husbandDerek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him intochildcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job, the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for thenext four years, w ith Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned tofull-time work earlier this year. Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the onlyAustralians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In agovernment-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group sawthe women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed. The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, AnneHollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highlyeducated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, shewarns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to beovercome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides tothe family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess,particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn todeal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of theseissues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Men being the bread winners B. Traditional roles of womenC. Women being the home makers D. Reversed roles between men and women2. Catherine and her husband decided that Catherine would be the primary earner because ____.A. she had a badly paid job B. she was not good at childcareC. she had a reliable job D. she wanted her husband to stay at home 3. In paragraph 1, the word “him" refers to ____.A. their son B. her husband C. Derek D. her colleague4. They decided that Derek would look after their son because they ____.A. couldn’t afford to put their child in care for long periods each dayB. didn’t want to put their child in care for long periods each day C. thought childcare was not safe enough for their childrenD. worried about their son’s health problems 5. In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.A. stability B. modification C. rehearsal D. switch6. One reason tor a change in the number of men staying home is ____.A. the stability in the number of highly-educated women who are workingB. the fall in the number of highly-educated women who are workingC. the rise in the number of highly-educated women who are workingD. the fluctuation in the number of highly-educated women who are working