TEST YOURSELF F
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. social
b. educate
c. country
d. electronic
2. a. movement
b. Iose
c. who
d. women
3. a. labour
b. famous
c. honour
d. our
4. a. technical
b. change
c. much
d. exchange
5. a. prime
b. service
c. society
d. childbearing
II. Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part,
or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. Thanks to labor-saving devices, women have more time to take part in _______ activities.
a. society
b. social
c. socially
d. socialize
7. American women live more _______ than women in Asian countries.
a. dependent

b. independence
c. independent
d. independently
8. Getting good education and making money themselves have given women more _______.
a. free
b. freely
c. freed
d. freedom
9. Women in _______ employment earn around 75% of that earned by men.
a. doubted
b. reserved
c. paid
d. economic
10. In several regions of the world, the _______ of men is 5%higher than that of women.
a. amount
b. number
c. account
d. status
11. _______ industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers.
a. Service
b. Joining
c. Social
d. Labor-intensive
12. In our area, women make up 60% of the unskilled _______.
a. workforce
b. access
c. status
d. number
13. Paid employment has undoubtedly brought economic and social gains to many women.
a. easily

b. freely
c. independently
d. certainly
14. Many women have been _______ for their works and research.
a. illegal
b. agreed
c. dependent
d. famous
15. Long ago, medicine was ___ for men only. Women were not allowed to pursue a career in medicine.
a. exchanged
b. established
c. reserved
d. encouraged
16. The __ of women in the profession staff of our university has risen to 17.3%.
a. proportion
b. most
c. sum
d. total
17. Since the middle of the 20th century, women have had more opportunities to get high ___ education.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. Ø
18. Women can use _______ effective birth-control method to delay having children.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. Ø
19. I had drunk a cup of coffee _______ I went to work.
a. before

b. until
c. since
d. as soon as
20. Mary is going to look for a job _______ she finishes high school.
a. once
b. since
c. till
d. whenever
21. Don't say anything _______ you are asked.
a. after
b. no sooner
c. until
d. as long as
22. _______ in London, we will have sat on the bus for 10 hours.
a. When we will arrive
b. As we are going to arrive
c. By the time we arrive
d. By the time we will arrive
23. Peter _______ for thirty minutes before Mary arrived.
a. would be waiting
b. has been waiting c. had been waiting d. was waiting
24. _______ on the stairs than the phone rang.
a. Had no sooner I stepped
b. Had I stepped no sooner
c. No sooner I had stepped
d. No sooner had I stepped
25. It is so hot. Let's go swimming to _______ off.
a. cool
b. make
c. give

d. stay
26. My grandfather is quite deaf so you will have to _______ up when you are telling him something.
a. catch
b. keep
c. take
d. speak
27. Don't wait _______ for me. I may be home -very late tonight.
a. of
b. on
c. at
d. up
28. Mary had a serious fever, missed school and fell _______.


a. up
b. off
c. behind
d. after
29. When I was crossing the street, I caught sight of an old friend of mine in a restaurant.
a. saw
b. waved
c. hit
d. watched
30. She decided to give up her job to stay at home and take care of her little son.
a. carry
b. quit
c. apply
d. continue
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
31. _______, according to the 1996 census.

a. As many as Canadian women who did most of the housework and childcare
b. Because there were Canadian women doing most of the housework and childcare
c. Canadian women were doing most of the housework and childcare
d. They were Canadian women doing most of the housework and childcare
32. Even women working full-time outside the home
a. where they were doing most of the housework
b. when they were doing most of the housework
c. they were doing most of the housework
d. were doing most of the housework
33. The survey said that _______. Only eight per cent of men reported 30 hours of duty.
a. 24.6 per cent of women did at least 30 hours of housework every week
b. with 24.6 per cent of women who did at least 30 hours of housework every week
c. there was 24.6 per cent of women did at least 30 hours of housework every week
d. every week there was 24.6 per cent of women did at least 30 hours of housework
34. Among women who worked full time, _______. Among men who worked full time, the number was 23
per cent.
a. 51 per cent said they spent 15 hours or more doing household chores every week
b. up to 51 per cent said they spent 15 hours or more when they did household chores every week
c. every week the women of 51 per cent said they spent 15 hours and more
for doing household chores .
d. 51 per cent of women spent more than 15 hours when doing household chores every week
35. According to the survey, women _______ often suffered from stress and melancholy.
a. they chose to remain at home and took care of their children
b. who chose to remain at home to take care of their children
c. chose to remain at home for taking care of their children
d. when choosing to remain at home to take care of their children
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
One of the most important factors arising from the feminist movement is the recognition that women,
should get equal pay for equal work, to see them as contributors and valued members of society. Today,
women are protected by the Sex Discrimination Act; however, inequality still persists. It also reveals that

the changing role of women in society by means of education as a way to promote themselves to the level
of their expertise is not working as effectively as it should.
In most fields of employment women's presence is felt and their voice is heard. Although there has
been progress in understanding the value of women's contributions in many employment fields, there are
still huge problems to resolve. Persistence of gender inequalities show that the proportion of women in
top jobs is minimal compared to the entire women's task force.
Even in the best qualified jobs women suffer the discrimination of being underpaid. So, what is the
problem? Nowadays many women are qualified for the career they have trained for, yet it seems that only
a small minority finds its way to the top. Are we back to the old theme of women raising children? Time
devoted to them and the home does not permit a total devotion to a .top job. The majority of women who
are successful, either do not have a family or rely heavily on grandmothers. Other women find part-time
more accommodating to their need or choice of life.
36. Thanks to the Sex Discrimination Act, women can get the real equality with men.
a. True
b. False
c. No information
37. Education has changed women's roles quite effectively.
a. True
b. False
c. No information
38. Women who have got the best qualified jobs are always paid as much as men are.
a. True
b. False
c. No information
39. The value of women's contributions in many employment fields has been recognized.


a. True
b. False
c. No information

40. All women who do full-time work are very successful in their employment.
a. True
b. False
c. No information
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The ongoing changes in society, politics and economy lead to not only the raise of women's role in
society but (41) _____ change the prejudice to treat human beings by sex that had been shaping through
decades. From a legal point of (42) _____, a man and a woman are born to be (43) _____. However, in
practice, there is no real equality for women's active participation in social life. Housework, chores and
raising children are generally considered to (44) _____ to a woman's domain. (45) _____ the fact that
birthrates in many countries have been falling, children are obstacles in the labor force. It is
understandable that women decide to (46) _____ having children later or do not have children at all.
Women comprise 54 percent of contemporary society. However, the number of women taking part in the
country's political, economic and civic life shows that women are restricted in the fields of politics and
government. Women's salaries are on (47) ____ lower than men's, and women are often victims of
violence and unemployment. According to United Nations Gender Organization data, 67 percent of those
unemployed are women. Women have less (48) _____ to retraining programs than men, (49) _____ for
those who are bearing and rearing children. Women's social status is a serious problem. Few women can
be found in positions of social importance. This strengthens the stereotype of "male superiority" and
hinders the creation of true partnerships between men and women. So, the main goals are protection of
women's rights, (50) _____ of discrimination in society, and widening women's participation at regional
and national levels.
41. a. too
b. also
c. as well
d. either
42. a. vision
b. look
c. view
d. sight

43. a. equal
b. equally
c. equality
d. equalize
44. a. belong
b. have
c. own
d. possess
45. a. As
b. If
c. Even
d. Despite
46. a. intend
b. encourage
c. desire
d. delay
47. a. center
b. medium
c. average
d. middle
48. a. walk
b. point
c. change
d. access
49. a. nearly
b. especially
c. unexpectedly
d. appropriately
50. a. success
b. elimination

c. protection
d. achievement
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