In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home. Since the man earned the money, they paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes, the house, and other family needs, the man made most of the decisions. He was the boss.

In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important.

In recent years, many couples continues to have a traditional relationship of the kind of man who has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many American are happy with the kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities

There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have to stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.

The second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children, or she may want to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and responsibilities of their families.

1 Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?

A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.

B. The woman made most of the decisions.

C. The woman stayed at home to care for the children.

D. The man paid the bills.

2. In recent years_______.

A young couples refuse the traditional relationship

B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family

C. the woman doesn’t stay at home and care for the children and the house

D. the role of men and women has begun to change

3. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______.

A. marry or to stay single

B. work or stay at home

C. leave their job just because they have children

D. have their roles that are comfortable for them

4. The followings are all now true except ______.

A. they may choose to have children or not

B. the man may take care of the children some of the time

C. the woman is the most important person in the house

D. the woman may want to go to work

New ways have to be found to _______of waste materials and poisonous gases so that we can have cleaner surroundings

　 A. deal　　　 B. do　　 C. remove　 D. dispose

----What shall we have for dinner tonight??　

----Oh，I don’t care. ____. It’s your job to come up with the menu，so get on with it.

A. Anything will do 　 　　

B. I won’t have lessons tomorrow

C. I needn’t to talk about it with someone 　

D. What a nice meal

_____ is well known to all that the earth is round

A. That　　　 B. with　　　 C. It　　　 D. As

Beijing expected China's rich civilizations to ______ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.

A．show 　　　　 B．a(chǎn)ttract 　　　　 C．present 　　　　 D．perform

The local Tibetans and Sherpas laughed at the strange bottles containing ________ they referred to as “English air”.

A. which　　 　 B. that　　　　 　　 C. how　　　 　　 D. what

．A country's future prosperity depends, ________ an extent, ________ the quality of education of its people.

A．to; upon B．a(chǎn)t; on C．to; in D．in; on

--Have you been　　　 ?

　 ---Yeah．As a matter of fact, I’ve been going to the gym for half a year now．

　 A．carrying out B．turning out C．making out　 D．working out

It depends on ________ we have enough money.

A. if　　 B. whether　 C. if or not　 D. what