THE WORD “THEY” IN PARAGRAPH 3 REFER TO .A. FAMILIES B. THE PILGRIM...

45.The word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to .A. families B. the Pilgrims C. thanks D. the Native AmericansRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correctanswer to each of the questions.As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home withoutreceiving pay – checks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children,be paid for her service? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of theservices of a housewife averaged $ 11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband,wife, and three young children. The $ 11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others totake over his wife’s household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to paywives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages.Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretaryof Health and Human Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay socialsecurity taxes, with their employers contributing part of the payment. He feels that the present system isunfair. He said, “ If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will give you credit for it.”What is the main purpose of this passage ?To suggest that housewives should be paid for their household chores. B. To ask men to treat wives better.To encourage women to go out to work.To suggest that men should share the housework with their wives.A housewife’s services in a family of five people are worth _. A. $ 160 a mouth on averagenearly $ 1,000 a mouth on average.more than $ 1,000 a mouth on average. D. $ 1,600 a mouth on average.According to the researchers, husbands should .pay wages to their wives for their housework.B. hire others to take over their wives’ household chores. C. help their wives with the housework.D. care for the children.