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Last fall, I enrolled myself and my 2-year-old son in a class called“Parenting In Modem Times. ”While my time alone with him was wonderful—singing silly songs, squeezing into boxes not meant for adult-sized humans and playing other funny games —it was later, when the mothers separated from the children for our weekly discussion group, that one of the real challenges of modem-day parenting appeared.
On one particular Monday morning, we shared our parenting joys and worries. What these smart, loving, devoted mothers shared one by one, some tearfully, was a need to catch a precious thing lost: time to themselves.
Not days of it, mind you. Just an hour here or there to take a leisurely walk or a warm bath. To work out at the health club. To read a ravel. To write letters to old friends. Over and over the message was the same; It used to be so easy; why does it seem impossible now? Ah, time. Remember when, as a kid, you complained about having too much of it with nothing to do.
It's hardly news that our lives are more complicated today than ever. We play so many more roles: wife, parents, child to our own aging parents, professional, volunteer, friend, housekeeper—and that's often all in one. No wonder we sometimes feel stressed out.
“This is the first time in my life where I feel overwhelmed(不知所措), ”says Dana, a 34-year-old mother of two children aged 6 and 3, who works as a part-time saleswoman. “ I don't feel like I'm in control any more of all these parts of me. ”
She's not alone. “Multiple roles”was highest among woman aged 30 to 39, a time when many women are combining child raising and jobs for the first time.
For lots of women who choose to have families; this is when those babies are born. Marry are trying to stay on the job or simple need the income, which means little time away from work.
1．For modern mothers, they have lost ________ they used to have.
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A．the moments of leisure
B．a long vacation
C．complete free days
D．no time
2．A mother with young children cannot balance responsibilities because she ________.
[ ]
A．is not fast enough
B．has too many children
C．plays multiple roles in life
D．works to earn her own living
3．The word“parenting ”means ________.
[ ]
A．belonging to a parent
B．giving birth to a child
C．looking like a parent
D．performing the duties of a parent
4．A mother may help out at church as a ________.
[ ]
5．Which of the following is not right.
[ ]
A．The writer is a mother of a boy of two years old.
B．Most of the women attending the class had difficulty controlling themselves.
C．The mothers attended the class to learn to play the role of mother well.
D．The mothers came to the class to have a short while to relax themselves.
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It is unbelievable how popular English is in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). Now we have a kind of language mixture between English and Spanish.
In the Venezuelans' daily conversations, they often use English words with Spanish verb endings. For example, if they send a fax, they use the word faxear, or if they have to click on the screen of their computer, they say clickear.
Also, they use simple English words in some Spanish sentences. You might hear someone say,“Voy a comprar unos jeans in el mall”which means“I'm going to buy some jeans in the mall,”or“Okey, vamos”which means“OK, let's go.”
In addition, you see English names everywhere for restaurants--Crystal Ranch, stores--Area Company, gymnasiums--Sport Center, Althletic Center, malls--The Country, and night clubs--Studio Fifty Four. In Caracas(加拉加斯), there is very fashionable neighborhood named Las Merce des, where each street has an American name like New York or Fifth Avenue. Therefore, when you go shopping, you can see signs in English in the windows of stores, such as On Sale.
In some Latin American countries, the increasing influence of English is a question often argued about. But in Venzuela, however, this is not the case. Venezuelans are open to receiving different cultural influences such as European fashion (时装) and British music. Moreover, many Venezuelans don't know where the words come from: they have been using them for years as a part of their language.
1．Which language do Venezuelans usually speak, judging from the information given in the article?
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A．English. B．Spanish.
C．Latin. D．We cannot know.
2．In the second paragraph the writer is trying to make the point that _____.
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A．Venezuelans often use English words in a Spanish way
B．“fax”can be used both as a noun and a verb
C．“fax”and“click”are two of the English words most popularly used in Venezuela
D．“-ear”is a verb ending in Spanish
3．From the third paragraph we can know that _____.
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A．Venezuelans can't speak English well
B．there're no words for“jeans”or“mall”in Spanish
C．Spanish sentences are often based on English
D．English words are often heard in Venezuelans' speech
4．The last sentence of the article seems to support the point that _____.
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A．Venezuelans care little about cultural influence
B．Venezuelans' own language is going to die away
C．English words are popular in Venezuela because the users don't know they are English
D．it's time for Venezuelas to do something to keep their mother tongue alive
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