Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.

More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”

 “Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.

Is there anything David misses about going out to work?

 “Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”

1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?

    A．2．    B．3．    C．4． D. 5

2.Who does most of the housework in the family?

    A．Laura．    B．David．

    C．The children．D．David’s parents．

3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?

    A．Cook for the family．

    B．Take children from school．

    C．Take a good rest with the children．

    D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．

4.What does David think of his job at home?

    A．Hard．    B．Easy．    C．Boring． D. Fun

5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.

  A．children hate to stay with their mothers

  B．men are better at looking after the children

  C．women do better at work than they did before

  D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework

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 —I think it’s very dangerous to drive six hours without a rest.

—I agree. Six hours           really a very long time.

A. has          B. is           C. were          D. am

Before I left to meet Lynne, my friend told me that I had better take some money, but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she invited me.
I arrived at the restaurant on time because I knew Americans like to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table near the door and soon we began to enjoy ourselves there.
The food there was very delicious. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waiter came and asked if we wanted one check(账单) or two. Lynne said two. Lynne paid her check, and the waiter gave me mine, I had no money. Then I had an idea, I called my friend. In a few minutes he arrived with some money. He laughed at me all the way home.
Now, I think it’s funny, but I guess you can understand how I felt at that time. So when you visit a foreign country, you have to learn their language and culture.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we mainly know____________.

— _______ iphone4 is this on the table?

— I think it’s my sister’s.

—____, Tom. Is this your book?
—No, it isn’t. I think it’s ____.