MEN SAID THEY CONTRIBUTED AN AVERAGE OF 37% OF THE TOTAL HOUSEWORK...
65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not. When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labor, women with jobs felt that housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work – if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are unimportant. After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labor becomes unbalanced, as a man’s share increases much less than the woman’s. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage. In cases where men perform most of the housework, results were similar. The men also became depressed by the imbalance of labor. The research showed that the least distressed people are those who have equal share, implying that men could perform significantly more chores and even benefit from this. The research concludes “Everybody benefits from sharing the housework. Even for women keeping house, a share division of labor is important. If you decide to stay at home to raise the children, you don’t want to become the servant of the house”. Question 55. The word remainder in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______ . A. what is done B. what is fulfilled C. what is left D. what is share Question 56. Although women think men should share the housework, those who don’t have paid job agree to share ______ of the chores. A. 14% B. 37% C. 70% D. 80% Question 57. After getting married, ______ . A. women have a bigger house B. men do more housework C. men do less housework D. women do twice as much housework Question 58. Working women ______ . A. want their partners to do an equal share B. are anxious and depressed C. do 80% of the household D. would prefer not to have a job Question 59. Women who do not have a job become depressed ______ . A. if they have to do more than half of the housework B. because they have no respect C. when their husbands do not help them D. if their husbands do 20% of the chores Question 60. The word norm in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______ . A. changing thing B. strange thing C. usual thing D. unequal thing Question 61. According to the passage, a good relationship is the one in which ______ . A. men do more housework than women B. women and men divide the housework equally C. women do 80% of the housework D. women do 14 hours of housework Question 62. Objects of the survey were ______ .
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C. working people D. unemployed people Question 63. The word estimated in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______ . A. wanted B. divided C. hoped D. guessed Question 64. What is the most suitable heading for the passage? A. Difficulties of working women B. Unequal housework division C. Reason for women to be distress D. How to be happy couples SECTION B (2 points) I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Question 1. The play started as soon as we arrived at the theatre. Hardly____________________________________________________________________________ Question 2. The roses are so beautiful that everyone seeing them pays compliments. They______________________________________________________________________________ Question 3. We could see the view of the ocean only after the rain stopped. Not until___________________________________________________________________________ Question 4. It was wrong of you not to call the fire brigade at once. You_______________________________________________________________________________ Question 5. “If I were in your shoes, I would try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment,” said the professor to his research student. The professor advised________________________________________________________________ II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about some typical features of Vietnamese culture. Write your paragraph on your answer sheet. --- THE END --- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. Họ và tên thí sinh:... Số báo danh: ...Trang 6/6 – Mã đề thi 156
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