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Unit 1
1. Fill in the banks by choosing suitable words from the word bank.
For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury;
they
must
work
to____1___.
Others
face
a
hard
decision.
One
husband
s
aid,
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Marge
and
I
decided
after
careful
consideration
that
for
her
to
go
back
to
work
at
this
moment
was
an
extravagance (
濂緢
) . We simply couldn
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t afford it.
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With two preschool children, it soon became
clear in their figuring that with babysitters, transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having
more money, they might actually end up with less.
Economic factors are usually the first to be ___2___, but they are not the most important.
The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the ___3____ needs of each member
of
the
family.
It
is
in
this
area
that
husbands
and
wives
find
themselves
having
to
face
many
confusing and conflicting feelings.
There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel __4____ if they
have to stay home with a young child or several children. On the other hand, there are women who
think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction.
From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back
to wo
rk is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now ___5___ more. I wasn鈥檛
mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on
with my career. I wish I had allowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little
girl鈥檚 eyes.
A. needs
B. survive
C. regret
D. emotional
E. considered
F. perceive
G
. imprisoned
H. mature
2.
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. It is test _____ to judg
e a person鈥檚 ability only by the result of his written examinations.
A) loving
B) warshipping
C) admiring
D) worshipping
2. He was ______ murder and sentenced to death
A) accused of
B) blamed
C) responsible for
D) guilty of
3. There are two _____ rooms in this house, which are meant for rent.
A) empty
B) vacant
C) blank
D) unoccupied
4. I am fed up! I鈥檝e been ____ of catching the same bus, doing the same work and meeting the
same people everyday!
A) boring
B) tiring
C) hated
D) bored
5. Her way of walking is quite_____ from that of her sisters.
A) distinctive
B) clear
C) distinct
D) unique
6. We made a _____ examination of the jewel before we decided to buy it.
A) little
B) small
C) tiny
D) minute
7. I borrowed a lot of interesting books from the public library for my son in order to ____ his
interest in reading.
A) support
B) sustain
C) carry on
D) improve
8.
If no one _____, we will have a picnic this Saturday.
A) opposes
B) agrees
C) objects
D) protests