I s_________ that she do the job herself.

I grew up in Lakeland, Los Angeles．We all lived on my parents' farm．When I was 12,1 got a part-time job on a dairy farm, helping to milk cows．We milked 65 cows at 5 o'clock in the morning and again at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, seven days a week．

One day before daylight, I complained to my father about having to go to milk those cows．My father said, "You know, boy, to work is a blessing．"

Going to college was a rare privilege （特权） for a kid from Lakeland．My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked, I would always look forward to my work．But he also added, "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all．" I wanted to be a farmer, but I joined the army to help pay for college．

In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh, I saw a woman with a baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer．I asked a Bangladesh officer why they weren't using a machine, which would have been a lot easier．He told me a machine would put that lady out of work．Breaking those bricks meant she would earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day．Although that woman's job was bad, it was enough to keep a small family alive．It reminded me of my father's words: to work is a blessing．

I don't think I'll ever quit working．I'm retired from the army, but I'm still working to help people．I'm not going to stop．I believe in my father's words．I believe in the blessing of work．

68．How did the author probably find the milking work?

       A．Exciting．         B．Boring．           C．Important．        D．Easy

69．By saying "to work is a blessing" , the author's father meant _____．

       A．it was a good thing to have a job to do

       B．it was hard to find a good job for kids

       C．everyone had to make a living by working

       D．one could only achieve his goal through work

70．For the Bangladesh woman, breaking bricks with a hammer was a means of_____．

       A．education                                    B．entertainment      

       C．survival                                     D．relaxation

71．In the last paragraph, the author shows____．

       A．his strong desire for a successful career

       B．his dissatisfaction with his present job

       C．his doubt about the truthfulness in his father's words

       D．his determination to help others by working

I grew up in Lakeland, Los Angeles．We all lived on my parents' farm．When I was 12,1 got a part-time job on a dairy farm, helping to milk cows．We milked 65 cows at 5 o'clock in the morning and again at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, seven days a week．

One day before daylight, I complained to my father about having to go to milk those cows．My father said, "You know, boy, to work is a blessing．"

Going to college was a rare privilege （特权） for a kid from Lakeland．My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked, I would always look forward to my work．But he also added, "Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all．" I wanted to be a farmer, but I joined the army to help pay for college．

In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh, I saw a woman with a baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer．I asked a Bangladesh officer why they weren't using a machine, which would have been a lot easier．He told me a machine would put that lady out of work．Breaking those bricks meant she would earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day．Although that woman's job was bad, it was enough to keep a small family alive．It reminded me of my father's words: to work is a blessing．

I don't think I'll ever quit working．I'm retired from the army, but I'm still working to help people．I'm not going to stop．I believe in my father's words．I believe in the blessing of work．

68．How did the author probably find the milking work?

       A．Exciting．         B．Boring．           C．Important．        D．Easy

69．By saying "to work is a blessing" , the author's father meant _____．

       A．it was a good thing to have a job to do

       B．it was hard to find a good job for kids

       C．everyone had to make a living by working

       D．one could only achieve his goal through work

70．For the Bangladesh woman, breaking bricks with a hammer was a means of_____．

       A．education                                    B．entertainment      

       C．survival                                     D．relaxation

71．In the last paragraph, the author shows____．

       A．his strong desire for a successful career

       B．his dissatisfaction with his present job

       C．his doubt about the truthfulness in his father's words

       D．his determination to help others by working

People often say, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their wives rule them.

Most American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs, and when they work they want to be paid. They also want to be as successful as men.

The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men and have the same chances for success. They didn’t want to be told that certain jobs or offices were closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who did the same work for a higher pay.

A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” She will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby.” This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree with it. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives, too.

1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A. American women usually take care of their children by themselves

B. women in the United States are powerful

C. women play a very important role in men’s lives

D. if there is no woman, there is no man

2. From the passage we know that most American women today are _____.

A. fighting for their rights to work side by side with men

B. working hard at home to help their husbands and sons be successful

C. working side by side with men in all kinds of jobs

D. very confident about their future

3. The liberated women want to do all the following EXCEPT ___________.

A. stay at home to help their husbands be successful

B. have the same chances for success as men

C. get the same pay when doing the same work as men

D. seek for office and do some important jobs as men

4. By saying “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”, a liberated woman is stating that _______.

A. she has nearly got to her destination

B. there is a little more than what she wants

C. she will never get to her ideal destination

D. it is not far enough and she will go a lot further

5. In this passage, the author suggests that in the United States _______.  

A. most women can’t get a good job

B. many women still don’t want to go out of their home to work

C. all families are still supported by men

D. all liberated women have achieved a lot

People often say, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their wives rule them.

Most American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs, and when they work they want to be paid. They also want to be as successful as men.

The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men and have the same chances for success. They didn’t want to be told that certain jobs or offices were closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who did the same work for a higher pay.

A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” She will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby.” This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree with it. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives, too.

1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A. American women usually take care of their children by themselves

B. women in the United States are powerful

C. women play a very important role in men’s lives

D. if there is no woman, there is no man

2. From the passage we know that most American women today are _____.

A. fighting for their rights to work side by side with men

B. working hard at home to help their husbands and sons be successful

C. working side by side with men in all kinds of jobs

D. very confident about their future

3. The liberated women want to do all the following EXCEPT ___________.

A. stay at home to help their husbands be successful

B. have the same chances for success as men

C. get the same pay when doing the same work as men

D. seek for office and do some important jobs as men

4. By saying “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”, a liberated woman is stating that _______.

A. she has nearly got to her destination

B. there is a little more than what she wants

C. she will never get to her ideal destination

D. it is not far enough and she will go a lot further

5. In this passage, the author suggests that in the United States _______.  

A. most women can’t get a good job

B. many women still don’t want to go out of their home to work

C. all families are still supported by men

D. all liberated women have achieved a lot