Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best tits the blank space in the following passage.

Working Mothers

In the United States today, more than half of mothers with young children work, compared to about one third (26)______ 1970s. Women have been moving into the workforce not only for career (27)______ but also for the income.

In many families today, mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years (28)______ . Some women (29)______ to work soon after (30) ______birth because they know that most employers are not sympathetic to working mothers who wish to take time off to be with their young children.

Some people still think that a “good mother” is one who (31)______ work to stay home with her children. However, no scientific evidence says children are harmed when their mothers work. A child who is emotionally well adjusted, well loved, and well cared for will thrive regardless of (32) ______the mother works outside the home.

In most families with working mothers, each person (33)______ a more active role in the household. The children tend to (34)______ one another and help in other ways. The father as a (35)______ is more likely to help with household chores and child rearing. These positive outcomes are most likely when the working mother feels valued and supported by family, friends, and coworkers.

Do you have to ______ the rubbish out?.

only for career (27)______ but also for the income.

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Home Life in Japan

It is common in Japan for three generations to live under the same roof. This is becoming less common today, but still exists, certainly in the countryside.

Husbands in Japan give their salaries to their wives. They are returned a sum of money as pocket money, otherwise how to use the rest is the wife's decision. The finances of a family are the responsibility of the women who handle most of the household expenses. There are exceptions in instances when something of value, like a car, is being bought. This is changing with more women going to work.

Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households spend so much time at work, and the company demands on them are so great. It means that they often really have very little time or energy to spend with their children. The responsibility for raising children, overseeing the education fall onto the mothers. Mothers play an enormous role in the lives of their children and the bond is very strong. Babysitters are rarely used and mothers often sleep with their babies. A mother will also spend hours with children doing school work. Few Japanese men help with housework. There is more pressure today for this to change.

Most families in Japan today are nuclear families, such as those in the United States. That is to say that a married couple lives together with their children, perhaps with one grandparent. But for the most part, the Japanese family today looks much like the American family.

In Japan, extended families are still popular _______________.

Most families in Japan nowadays may be _______________.

Nowadays in nuclear families, homemaker and __________ roles have evolved into something that makes it impossible to define exactly.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

The children, all three, have done _________, mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard.

I have watched my husband and children take over much of my role as a ___________.

regardless of (32) ______the mother works outside the home.

Fill in each blank with the correct word/phrase from the box.

breadwinner heavy lifting iron chores responsibilities

share nurture homemaker groceries laundry

If your partner has agreed to buy the _______, you might plan the week’s meals and make the shopping list.