Part 6: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to the questions .

    It is always thought that women are the second class in citizen, and men are the first. There is not real equality of opportunity for men and women. Years ago, people were living in a man-dominated society. Women had to obey their husbands and fathers absolutely.  Women’s place was in the kitchen and women’s work was housework. In many places, women were not even allowed to go to school. Women had no rights, even the right to choose a husband for themselves. Men usually occupied high positions in society so they thought they were intelligent and important than women. Men considered women their property. Sometimes, women were mistreated by their husbands and suffered this as a fate. Many parents did not even want to have female children.

Thanks to the women’s liberation movement, women have nowadays proved that they are equal to men on every aspect. An average woman has weaker muscles than an average man but she may be as intelligent as him. Women can do everything that men can, and women can do one thing that no man can; they produce children.

28. In a man-dominated society, _____________.

A. women were the first class           B. women had no rights

C. women were respected by men                D. women got a good education

29. The word “mistreated” in line 8 is closest meaning to ___________.

A. behaved badly  B. satisfied            C. took good care  D. treated well

30. The pronoun “they” in the last line refers to_______________

          A. men                           B. children            C. women             D. parents

31. In a man-dominated society, ____________.

A. all parents expected to have daughters               B. most parents liked girl babies

C. most parents did not want to have daughters      D. most parents did not like sons.

32. Nowadays, women have proved that they are _________ men.

A. more intelligent than                       B. more important than                                C. stronger than                                     D. equal to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 25 to 29.

Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why do men die younger than women? Is this because men are afraid of getting old and helpless and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their women and so decide to do the leaving first.

Many explanations are given for the fact that men die earlier than women. Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to life. Both men and women are emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to cry while men refuse to do so. They are afraid of being thought "soft". Some men, when they are upset, play loud music or dig in the garden to relieve their feelings. Many men like an orderly life so that they bury themselves in their work or want a wife with some children or long to take part in wars where there is a definite chain of command. There is a leader to give orders and a known enemy to fight against and defeat. All these make men feel they live in a rational world.

So the majority of men like a rational world. Rationality is fine but it does not include everything that makes life joyful and fun or even messy and frustrating. When a man refuses to cry he is refusing to accept that his emotions are part of him. Of course some men do not follow this pattern. Bob Hawke is capable of crying in public whereas Margaret Thatcher is probably incapable of crying at any time.

We need to cry because that shows our ability to suffer. If we do not suffer we are not really alive at all. Suffering can be creative or destructive. If we can all learn to cry and laugh and shout and dance openly, we are living creatively and adding something to the human race. We often say men suffer more from stress and therefore they die earlier. Are we not saying in another way that they do not know how to suffer in the right way – with tears and laughter instead of silence – and so they are miserable and just give up? That is just my theory of course. Have you a better one?

What is found the same for both men and women?

A. They like to cry 

B. They are physically strong 

C. They are emotional creatures 

D. They want to play loud music 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 25 to 29.

Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why do men die younger than women? Is this because men are afraid of getting old and helpless and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their women and so decide to do the leaving first.

Many explanations are given for the fact that men die earlier than women. Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to life. Both men and women are emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to cry while men refuse to do so. They are afraid of being thought "soft". Some men, when they are upset, play loud music or dig in the garden to relieve their feelings. Many men like an orderly life so that they bury themselves in their work or want a wife with some children or long to take part in wars where there is a definite chain of command. There is a leader to give orders and a known enemy to fight against and defeat. All these make men feel they live in a rational world.

So the majority of men like a rational world. Rationality is fine but it does not include everything that makes life joyful and fun or even messy and frustrating. When a man refuses to cry he is refusing to accept that his emotions are part of him. Of course some men do not follow this pattern. Bob Hawke is capable of crying in public whereas Margaret Thatcher is probably incapable of crying at any time.

We need to cry because that shows our ability to suffer. If we do not suffer we are not really alive at all. Suffering can be creative or destructive. If we can all learn to cry and laugh and shout and dance openly, we are living creatively and adding something to the human race. We often say men suffer more from stress and therefore they die earlier. Are we not saying in another way that they do not know how to suffer in the right way – with tears and laughter instead of silence – and so they are miserable and just give up? That is just my theory of course. Have you a better one?

What does the word "that" in the passage refer to?

A. The fact that men get old and helpless 

B. The fact that they fear to be left alone 

C. The fact that men die younger than women 

D. The fact that they decide to do the leaving first 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Feminism,  collective  term  for  systems  of  belief  and  theories  that  pay special  (24)_________to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social,  and economic equality between  women and men. This    article (25)_________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (26)_________and impact.

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (27)_________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, economic (28) _________of  women.  However,  feminists  have  used  different  theories  to  explain  these  (29)_________and  have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical  variations in the nature of feminism.

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800   and (30)_________until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (31)_________but  has  also  developed a (32)_________of  theories  and  approaches  that  stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (33)_________needs of women.Question 32

A. sort

B. range

C. type

D. kind

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Feminism,  collective  term  for  systems  of  belief  and  theories  that  pay special  (24)_________to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social,  and economic equality between  women and men. This    article (25)_________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (26)_________and impact.

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (27)_________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, economic (28) _________of  women.  However,  feminists  have  used  different  theories  to  explain  these  (29)_________and  have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical  variations in the nature of feminism.

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800   and (30)_________until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (31)_________but  has  also  developed a (32)_________of  theories  and  approaches  that  stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (33)_________needs of women.Question 27

A. those

B. which

C. most

D. that

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Feminism,  collective  term  for  systems  of  belief  and  theories  that  pay special  (24)_________to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social,  and economic equality between  women and men. This    article (25)_________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (26)_________and impact.

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (27)_________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, economic (28) _________of  women.  However,  feminists  have  used  different  theories  to  explain  these  (29)_________and  have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical  variations in the nature of feminism.

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800   and (30)_________until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (31)_________but  has  also  developed a (32)_________of  theories  and  approaches  that  stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (33)_________needs of women.Question 29

A. equalities

B. difference

C. unequalities

D. inequalities

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Feminism,  collective  term  for  systems  of  belief  and  theories  that  pay special  (24)_________to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social,  and economic equality between  women and men. This    article (25)_________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (26)_________and impact.

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (27)_________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, economic (28) _________of  women.  However,  feminists  have  used  different  theories  to  explain  these  (29)_________and  have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical  variations in the nature of feminism.

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800   and (30)_________until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (31)_________but  has  also  developed a (32)_________of  theories  and  approaches  that  stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (33)_________needs of women.Question 28

A. deviance

B. dismalness

C. diffusion

D. detriment

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Feminism,  collective  term  for  systems  of  belief  and  theories  that  pay special  (24)_________to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social,  and economic equality between  women and men. This    article (25)_________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (26)_________and impact.

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (27)_________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, economic (28) _________of  women.  However,  feminists  have  used  different  theories  to  explain  these  (29)_________and  have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical  variations in the nature of feminism.

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800   and (30)_________until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (31)_________but  has  also  developed a (32)_________of  theories  and  approaches  that  stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (33)_________needs of women.Question 33

A. specific

B. general

C. definite

D. vague

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Feminism,  collective  term  for  systems  of  belief  and  theories  that  pay special  (24)_________to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social,  and economic equality between  women and men. This    article (25)_________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their (26)_________and impact.

Feminists are united by the idea that women’s position in society is unequal to (27)_________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, economic (28) _________of  women.  However,  feminists  have  used  different  theories  to  explain  these  (29)_________and  have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical  variations in the nature of feminism.

Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800   and (30)_________until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (31)_________but  has  also  developed a (32)_________of  theories  and  approaches  that  stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (33)_________needs of women.Question 26

A. influence

B. variation

C. pressure

D. problem