How many men do housework? Recently a European commission(委员会) tried to find out people’s ideas and reactions to the women’s movement. As part of their survey(调查),they asked many men and women the question,” Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!?

The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Danish(丹麦的) men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all! ?

But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands. Their answers were the same as their wives’ answers. ?

　　 Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think. ?

1. The survey was carried out in _____. ?

A. Britain　　　　 B. Italy?　　　 C. Denmark　　 D. Europe?

2. The subject for the survey is _____. ?

A. how many boys do the housework?

B. who does the housework at home?

C. how many women do the housework?

D. who are more diligent, wives or husbands?

3. From the passage we can see that _____. ?

A. there were more husbands who did the housework than wives?

B. husbands did half of the housework all the time?

C. there were more wives who did the housework than husbands?

D. wives did almost all the housework at home?

4. More _____ husbands help in the house than _____ husbands. ?

A. British; Danish　　　　　　　　 B. Italian; Danish?

C. Danish; British　　　　　　　　 D. Italian; British?

I can’t find the address _______, but I’ll get it for you later.

A. for a moment　 　 B. at the moment 　　C. in a moment　　　 D. on the moment

As time goes on, fewer and fewer old men are____in the countryside.

A. abandon　　　 B. to abandon　　　　 C. abandoning　　　 D. being abandoned

We are living in an age _____ many things are done on computer.

 A.which                B. that                  C. whose                     D. when

A Glass of Milk

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left．He was__1___ so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.

__2__ , he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door．__3___ of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry so she __4___ him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I ___5__ you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied．“Mother had taught me never to __6__ to pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the __7___of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger __8___ , but it also increased his faith in the human race．He was about to give up and ___9__ before this point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill．The__10___doctors were completely confused．They finally sent her to the big city, __11__specialists can be called in to study her rare disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now ___12__, was called in for the consultation (会诊)．When he heard the__13___ of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．__14___ , he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

He ___15__ her at once．He went back to the consultation room and __16___ to do his best to save her life．

After a long struggle, the __17___ was won．Dr．Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval．He looked at it and then__18___ something on the side．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the__19____of her life to pay if off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．She read these words…

“ __20____ in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr．Forward Kelly

1．A．angry　 B．hungry C．unhappy D．uncomfortable

2．A．And　　　　 　 B．Therefore　 　 C．However　　 D．Meanwhile

3．A．Instead　　　 B．Despite　　 　 C．Plenty　 　 D．Indeed

4．A．provided 　 B．supplied C．took 　 D．brought

5．A．pay　 B．owe　 C．thank D．offer

6．A．receive B．accept　　 C．get　　　　　 D．donate

7．A．level　 B．surface 　 C．bottom D．middle

8．A．apparently B．mentally　 C．spiritually 　 D．physically

9．A．quit　 B．stop 　 C．abandon D．drop

10．A．experienced　 B．excellent C．national　 　 D．local

11．A．where B．when 　 C．who D．which

12．A．proud　 B．famous C．smart　 D．generous

13．A．place B．location　 C．destination　 D．name

14．A．Immediately　 B．Fortunately　 C．Surprisingly　 D．Finally

15．A．reminded B．recognized C．remembered D．reacted

16．A．declined　 B．determined C．declared　 D．dedicated

17．A．war B．conflict　 C．battle D．campaign

18．A．wrote B．saw C．read　 D．noticed

19．A．whole B．entire C．half　 D．rest

20．A．Included　 　 B．Paid　 C．Repaid D．Gained

She used to dress herself______in front of the mirror before breakfast.

A. on　 　B. in　　 C. up　　 D. at

—You seem to have lost your way. __________?（ ）

—Yes. I’m looking for Jinshan Park.

A. What are you looking for　 B. Are you looking for something

C. Need any help　　　　　　 D. What are you doing

Don’t be so ________ to her!

A. mean     B. meany     C. meanly     D. meanness

-----What would you like to drink?　　　　　　

----- It doesn’t matter. _____ will do.

A. Something 　 B. Anything　 C. Everything 　 D. Nothing

An earthquake struck this area, ________a lot of damage．
　 A．making　 B．causing　 C．done　 D．caused