SOME STROKE VICTIMS WHO ARE UNABLE TO SPEAK ARE ABLE TO SING. III....

5. Some stroke victims who are unable to speak are able to sing.

III. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.

HOME-ALONE FATHERS

The number of (1)……… fathers has increased considerably in recent years in

Britain. We spoke to one such dad, Steve Baker, about how he (2) ……… it all.

Steve, 43, has brought up his two teenage sons since he and his wife (3) ………

up two years ago. “It’s (4) ………more difficult for a man than it is for a

woman,” says Steve. “It’s a full-time job, whoever you are. Fortunately for me, my employers

were very sympathetic in the first new months and they (5) ……… me take time

off work to get myself organized.

As far as the housework is concerned, I don’t mind cooking, as I’ve always been good at

that; it’s the ironing I can’t (6) ………! Generally speaking, the boys and I get on

very well (7) ……… but of course, sometimes we have rows. That’s when I

really (8) ……… having someone there with me to help me out. I have had a

couple of (9) ……… in the last two years but they haven’t worked out. That has a

lot to (10) ……… with the fact that I put my kids before anyone else. I take

fatherhood very seriously.”