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Thereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfindthesecareersin

engineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareable

totakeingreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,

ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancall

thesepeople“generalists."Andthese“generalists“areparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitis

theirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetoplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople'swork,

tobeginitandjudgeit.

Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa“trained"man;andhis

educationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralist--andespeciallytheadministrator-deals

withpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated”man;andthe

humanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisa

goodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferent

organizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthe

twokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.

Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou--butthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchange

jobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlook

uponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessfor

beinganemployee.

26.Thereisanincreasingdemandfor.

[A]allroundpeopleintheirownfields

[B]peoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople'swork

[C]generalistswhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessional

[D]specialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothers

27.Thespecialistis.

[A]amanwhosejobistotrainotherpeople

[B]amanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanonefields

[C]amanwhocanseetheforestratherthanthetrees

[D]amanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechnicalorprofessionalmatters

28.Theadministratoris.

[A]a"trained“manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralist

[B]amanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforest

[Clamanwhoisverystronginthehumanities

[D]amanwhoisan“educaled"specialist

29.Duringyourtrainingperiod,itisimportant.

[A]totrytobeageneralist

[B]tochooseaprofitablejob

[C]tofindanorganizationwhichfitsyou

[D]todecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistorageneralist

30.Aman'sfirstjob.

[A]isnevertherightjobforhim

[B]shouldnotberegardedashisfinaljob

[C]shouldnotbechangedorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofhisabilitytoholdanyjob

[D]isprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinaljob

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AtthebottomoftheworldliesamightycontinentstillwrappedintheIceAgeand,untilrecenttimes,unknownto

man.Itisagreatlandmasswithmountainrangeswhoseextentandelevationarestilluncertain.Muchofthecontinentis

acompleteblankonourmaps.Manhasexplored,onfoot,lessthanonepercentofitsarea.Antarcticadiffers

fundamentallyfromtheArcticregions.TheArcticisanocean,coveredwithdriftingpackediceandhemmedinbythe

landmassesofEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica.TheAntarcticisacontinentalmostaslargeasEuropeandAustralia

combined,centeredroughlyontheSouthPoleandsurroundedbythemostunobstructedwaterareasoftheworld-the

Atlantic,Pacific,andIndianOceans.

Thecontinentalicesheetismorethantwomileshighinitscentre,thus,theairovertheAntarcticisfarmore

refrigeratedthanitisovertheArcticregions.Thiscoldaircurrentfromthelandissoforcefulthatitmakesthenearby

seasthestormiestintheworldandrendersunlivablethoseregionswhosecounterpartsattheoppositeendoftheglobe

areinhabited.Thus,morethanamillionpersonslivewithin2,000milesoftheNorthPoleinanareathatincludesmost

ofAlaska,Siberia,andScandinavia—aregionrichinforestandminingindustries.Apartfromahandfulofweather

stations,withinthesamedistanceoftheSouthPolethereisnotasingletree,industry,orsettlement.

31.Thebesttitleforthisselectionwouldbe.

IAJIceland

[B]LandofOpportunity

[CJTheUnknownContinent

[D]UtopiaatLast

32.Atthetimethisarticlewaswritten,ourknowledgeofAntarcticawas.

[A]verylimited

[B]vast

[C]fairlyrich

[DJnonexistent

33.Antarcticaisborderedbythe.

[AJPacificOcean

[B]IndianOcean

[CJAtlanticOcean

[D]Allthree

34.TheAntarcticismadeuninhabitableprimarilyby.

[A]coldair

IB]calmseas

[C]ice

[DJlackofknowledgeaboutthecontinent

35.Accordingtothisarticle.

[AJ2,000peopleliveontheAntarcticContinent

[B]amillionpeoplelivewithin2,000milesoftheSouthPole

[C]weatherconditionswithina2,000mileradiusoftheSouthPolemakesettlementsimpractical

[D]onlyahandfulofnativesinhabitAntarctica

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Forcenturiesmendreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildrenplayedwithafan-liketoythat

spunupwardsandfellbacktoearthasrotationceased.LeonardodaVinciconceivethefirstmechanicalapparatus,called

a“Helix,“whichcouldcarrymanstraightup,butwasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.

Theancient-dreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianengineerpilotedastrangelookingcraftofsteel

tubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandverticallyintotheairfromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeet

abovetheground,wentsidewaysandbackwards,andthensettledbacktoearth.Thevehiclewascalledahelicopter.

Imaginationswerefired.Mendreamedofgoingtoworkintheirownpersonalhelicopters.Peopleanticipatethat

verticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsofpassengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.Suchfantasticexpectationswere

notfulfilled.

Thehelicopterhasnowbecomeanextremelyusefulmachine.Itexcelsinmilitarymissions,carryingtroops,guns

andstrategicinstrumentswhereotheraircraftcannotgo.Corporationsusethemasairborneoffices,manymetropolitan

areasusetheminpolicework,constructionandloggingcompaniesemploytheminvariousadvantageousways,

engineersusethemforsiteselectionandsurveying,andoilcompaniesusethemasthebestwaytomakeoffshoreand

remoteworkstationsaccessibletocrewsandsupplies.Anyurgentmissiontoahard-to-get-toplaceisalikelytaskfora

helicopter.Amongtheirothermultitudeofused:deliverpeopleacrosstown,flytoandfromairports,assistinrescue

work,andaidinthesearchformissingorwantedpersons.

11.Peopleexpectthat.

IAJtheairlinersoftodaywouldeventuallybereplacedbyhelicopters

[B]helicopterswouldsomedaybeabletotransportlargenumberofpeoplefromplacetoplaceasairlinersarenow

doing

[C]theimaginationsfiredbytheRussianengineer'sinventionwouldbecomearealityinthefuture

[DJtheirfantasticexpectationsabouthelicopterscouldbefulfilledbyairlinersoftoday

12.Helicoptersworkwiththeaidof.

[AJacombinationofrotatingdevicesinfrontandontop

[B]arotatingdevicetopside

ICJonerotatingfaninthecenteroftheaircraftandothersateachend

[D]arotatingfanunderneathforlifting

13.Whatissaidaboutthedevelopmentofthehelicopter?

[A]Helicoptershaveonlybeenworkedonbymansince1940.

IB]Chinesechildrenwerethefirsttoachieveflightinhelicopters.

[C]Helicopterswereconsideredmoredangerousthantheearlyairplanes.

[DJSomepeoplethoughttheywouldbecomewidelyusedbyaverageindividuals.

14.Howhastheuseofhelicoptersdeveloped?

(AJTheyhavebeenwidelyusedforvariouspurposes.

[B]Theyaretakingtheplaceofhigh-flyingjets.

[C]Theyareusedforrescuework.

[D]Theyarenowusedexclusivelyforcommercialprojects.

15.Underwhatconditionsarehelicoptersfoundtobeabsolutelyessential?

[A]Foroverseaspassengertransportation.

[B]Forextremelyhighaltitudeflights.

[C]Forhigh-speedtransportation.

[DJForurgentmissiontoplacesinaccessibletootherkindsofcraft.

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InancientGreeceathleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhadstrongreligiousassociations.TheOlympian

athleticfestivalheldeveryfouryearsinhonorofZeus,kingoftheOlympianGods,eventuallylostitslocalcharacter,

becamefirstanationaleventandthen,aftertherulesagainstforeigncompetitorshadbeenabolished,international.No

oneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgo,butsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776B.C.Thegamestook

placeinAugustontheplainbyMountOlympus.ManythousandsofspectatorsgatheredfromallpartsofGreece,butno

maiTiedwomanwasadmittedevenasaspectator.Slaves,womenanddishonoredpersonswerenotallowedtocompete.

Theexactsequenceofeventsuncertain,buteventsincludedboy'sgymnastics,boxing,wrestling,horseracingandfield

events,thoughtherewerefewersportsinvolvedthaninthemodernOlympicGames.

OnthelastdayoftheGames,allthewinnerswerehonoredbyhavingaringofholyoliveleavesplacedontheir

heads.Sogreatwasthehonorthatthewinnerofthefootracegavehisnametotheyearofhisvictory.AlthoughOlympic

winnersreceivednoprizemoney,theywere,infact,richlyrewardedbytheirstateauthorities.Howtheirresults

comparedwithmodemstandards,weunfortunatelyhavenomeansoftelling.

Afteranuninterruptedhistoryofalmost1,200years,theGamesweresuspendedbytheRomansin394A.D.They

continuedforsuchalongtimebecausepeoplebelievedinthephilosophybehindtheOlympics:theideathatahealthy

bodyproducedahealthymind,andthatthespiritofcompetitioninsportsandgameswaspreferabletothecompetition

thatcausedwars.Itwasover1,500yearsbeforeanothersuchinternationalathleticgatheringtookplaceinAthensin

1896.

Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinturn.Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilities,includinga

stadium,swimmingpoolsandlivingaccommodation,butcompetingcourtierspaytheirownathletes?expenses.

TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,lightedonMountOlympusbythesun'srays.Itis

carriedbyasuccessionofrunnerstothestadium.ThetorchsymbolizedthecontinuationoftheancientGreekathletic

ideals,anditbumsthroughouttheGamesuntiltheclosingceremony.Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,isa

modernconception:thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinentsparticipatingintheGames.

16.InancientGreece,theOlympicGames.

[AJweremerelynationalathleticfestivals

[B]wereinthenatureofanationaleventwithastrongreligiouscolour

ICJhadruleswhichputforeignparticipantsinadisadvantageousposition

[D]wereprimarilynationaleventswithfewforeignparticipants

17.IntheearlydaysofancientOlympicGames.

[A]onlymaleGreekathleteswereallowedtoparticipateinthegames

IB]allGreeks,irrespectiveofsex,religionorsocialstatus,wereallowedtotakepart

[C]allGreeks,withtheexceptionofwomen,wereallowedtocompeteinGames

IDJallmaleGreekswerequalifiedtocompeteintheGames

18.TheorderofathleticeventsattheancientOlympics.

[AJhasnotdefinitelybeenestablished

[B]variedaccordingtothenumberofforeigncompetitors

[C]wasdecidedbyZeus,inwhosehonortheGameswereheld

[D]wasconsideredunimportant

19.Modernathletes5resultscannotbecomparedwiththoseofancientrunnersbecause.

[A]theGreekshadnomeansofrecordingtheresults

[B]theyaremuchbetter

[C]detailssuchasthetimewerenotrecordedinthepast

[DJtheyaremuchworse

20.Nowadays,theathletes9expensesarepaidfor.

[AJoutoftheprizemoneyofthewinners

[B]outofthefundsraisedbythecompetingnations

[C]bytheathletesthemselves

[D]bycontributions

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Insciencethemeaningoftheword“explain"sufferswithcivilization'severystepinsearchofreality.Science

cannotreallyexplainelectricity,magnetism,andgravitation;theireffectscanbemeasuredandpredicted,butoftheir

naturenomoreisknowntothemodernscientistthantoThaleswhofirstlookedintothenatureoftheelectrificationof

amber,ahardyellowish-browngum.Mostcontemporaryphysicistsrejectthenotionthatmancaneverdiscoverwhat

thesemysteriousforcesttreally^^are.”Electricity,“BertrandRussellsays,“isnotathing,likeSt.Paul'sCathedral;itisa

wayinwhichthingsbehave.Whenwehavetoldhowthingsbehavewhentheyareelectrified,andunderwhat

circumstancestheyareelectrified,wehavetoldallthereistoUntilrecentlyscientistswouldhavedisapprovedof

suchanidea.Aristotle,forexample,whosenaturalsciencedominatedWesternthoughtfortwothousandyears,believed

thatmancouldarriveatanunderstandingofrealitybyreasoningfromself-evidentprinciples.Hefelt,forexample,thatit

isaself-evidentprinciplethateverythingintheuniversehasitsproperplace,henceonecandeducethatobjectsfallto

thegroundbecausethat'swheretheybelong,andsmokegoesupbecausethafswhereitbelongs.Thegoalof

Aristoteliansciencewastoexplainwhythingshappen.ModemsciencewasbornwhenGalileobegantryingtoexplain

howthingshappenandthusoriginatedthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwhichnowformsthebasisofscientific

investigation.

21.Theaimofcontrolledscientificexperimentsis.

[A]toexplainwhythingshappen

IB]toexplainhowthingshappen

[C]todescribeself-evidentprinciples

[DJtosupportAristotelianscience

22.Whatprinciplesmostinfluencedscientificthoughtfortwothousandyears?

[AJthespeculationsofThales

[B]theforcesofelectricity,magnetism,andgravity

[C]Aristotle'snaturalscience

[D]Galileo'sdiscoveries

23.BertrandRusselfsnotionaboutelectricityis.

[A]disapprovedofbymostmodernscientists

[B]inagreementwithAristotle'stheoryofself-evidentprinciples

[C]inagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward"how"thingshappen

[DJinagreementwithscientificinvestigationdirectedtoward44whyMthingshappen

24.Thepassagesaysthatuntilrecentlyscientistsdisagreedwiththeidea.

[AJthattherearemysteriousforcesintheuniverse

[B]thatmancannotdiscoverwhatforces“reaHy"are

[CJthatthereareself-evidentprinciples

[D]thatwecandiscoverwhythingsbehaveastheydo

25.Modernsciencecameintobeing.

[A]whenthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwasfirstintroduced

[B]whenGalileosucceededinexplaininghowthingshappen

[C]whenAristotelianscientisttriedtoexplainwhythingshappen

[DJwhenscientistswereabletoacquireanunderstandingofrealityofreasoning

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Itdoesn'tcomeasasurprisetoyoutorealizethatitmakesnodifferencewhatyoureadorstudyifyoucan't

rememberit.Youjustwasteyourvaluabletime.Maybeyouhavealreadydiscoveredsomecleverwaystokeepyourself

fromforgetting.

Onedependableaidthatdoeshelpyourememberwhatyoustudyistohaveaspecificpurposeorreasonforreading.

Yourememberbetterwhatyoureadwhenyouknowwhyyou'rereading.

Whydoesaclerkinastoregoawayandleaveyouwhenyourreplytoheroffertohelpis,4tNo,thankyou.I'mjust

looking"?Bothyouandsheknowthatifyouaren'tsurewhatyouwant,youarenotlikelytofindit.Butsupposeyou

sayinstead,t4Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairofsunglasses."Shesays,“Rightthisway,please.^^Andyouandsheareoff—

botheagertolookforexactlywhatyouwant.

It'squitethesamewithyourstudying.Ifyouchoseabookatrandom,“justlooking“fornothinginparticular,you

arelikelytogetjustthat-nothing.Butifyoudoknowwhatyouwant,andifyouhavetherightbook,youarealmost

suretogetit.Yourreasonswillvary;theywillincludereadingorstudying“tofindoutmoreabout”,"tounderstandthe

reasonsfor","tofindouthow”.Agoodstudenthasaclearpurposeorreasonforwhatheisdoing.

Thisisthewayitworks.Beforeyoustarttostudy,yousaytoyourselfsomethinglikethis,UIwanttoknowwhy

StephenVincentBenethappenedtowriteaboutAmerica.I'mreadingthisarticletofindout.^^Or,'Tmgoingtoskim

thisstorytoseewhatlifewaslikeinmedievalEngland.,,Becauseyouknowwhyyouarereadingorstudying,yourelate

theinformationtoyourpurposeandrememberitbetter.

Readingisnotonesingleactivity.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.Asyouread,youtakein

ideasrapidlyandaccurately.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourownideastoyourselfasyoureacttowhatyouread.

Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththeauthor.Ifyouexpressedyourideasorally,theymightsoundlikethis:

44Yes,Iagree.That'smyopiniontoo.”or“Ummmm,Ithoughtthatrecordwasbrokenmuchearlier.I'dbettercheck

thosedates,"or“Buttherearesomeotherfactstobeconsidered!?,Youdon'tjustsittheretakinginideas-youdo

somethingelse,andthatsomethingelseisveryimportant.

Thisadditionalprocessofthinkingaboutwhatyoureadincludesevaluatingit,relatingittowhatyoualreadyknow,

andusingitforyourownpurposes.Inotherwords,agoodreaderisacriticalreader.Onepartofcriticalreading,asyou

havediscovered,isdistinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions.Factscanbecheckedbyevidence.Opinionsareone's

ownpersonalreactions.

Anotherpartofcriticalreadingisjudgingsources.Stillanotherpartisdrawingaccurateinferences.

16.Ifyoucannotrememberwhatyoureadorstudy,.

[AJitisnosurprise

[B]itmeansyouhavenotreallylearnedanything

[CJitmeansyouhavenotchosentherightbook

[D]yourealizeitisofnoimportance

17.Beforeyoustartreading,itisimportant.

[A]tomakesurewhyyouarereading

[B]torelatetheinformationtoyourpurpose

[C]torememberwhatyouread

(DJtochooseaninterestingbook

18.Readingactivityinvolves.

[AJonlytwosimultaneousprocesses

[B]primarilylearningaboutideasandevaluatingthemcritically

[CJmerelydistinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions

[D]mainlydrawingaccurateinferences

19.Agoodreaderisonewho.

[A]relateswhathereadstohisownknowledgeaboutthesubjectmatter

[B]doeslotsofthinkinginhisreading

[C]takesacriticalattitudeinhisreading

[DJisabletocheckthefactspresentedagainstwhathehasalreadyknown

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Ifyouliveinalargecity,youarequitefamiliarwithsomeoftheproblemsofnoise,butbecauseofsomeofits

harmfuleffects,youmaynotbeawareoftheextentofitsinfluenceonhumanbehavior.Althougheveryonemoreorless

knowswhatnoiseis,i.e.,itissoundsthatonewouldrathernothear,itisperhapsbesttodefineitmorepreciselyfor

scientificpurposes.Onesuchdefinitionisthatnoiseissoundsthatareunrelatedtothetaskathand.Thusstimulithatat

onetimemightbeconsideredrelevantwillatanothertimebeconsiderednoise,dependingonwhatoneisdoingatthe

moment.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenagreatdealofinterestintheeffectsofnoiseonhumanbehavior,andconcepts

suchas“noisepollution^^havearisen,togetherwithmovementstoreducenoise.

Exposuretoloudnoisescandefinitelyproduceapartialorcompletelossofhearing,dependingontheintensity,

duration,andfrequencycompositionofthenoise.Manyjobspresentnoisehazards,suchasworkinginfactoriesand

aroundjetaircraft,drivingfarmtractors,andworking(orsitting)inmusichallswhererockbandsareplaying.Ingeneral,

continuousexposuretosoundsofover80decibels(ameasureoftheloudnessofsound)canbeconsidereddangerous.

Decibelvaluescorrespondtovarioussounds.Soundsaboveabout85decibelsmay,ifexposureisforasufficientperiod

oftime,producesignificanthearingloss.Actuallosswilldependupontheparticularfrequenciestowhichoneisexposed,

andwhetherthesoundiscontinuousorintermittent.

Noisecanhaveunexpectedharmfuleffectsonperformanceofcertainkindsoftasks,forinstance,ifoneis

performingawatchkeepingtaskthatrequiresvigilance,inwhichheisresponsiblefordetectingweaksignalsofsome

kind(e.g.,watchingaradarscreenfortheappearanceofaircraft).

Communicatingwithotherpeopleisunfavorablyaffectedbynoise.Ifyouhaveriddenintherearofajettransport,

youmayhavenoticedthatitwasdifficulttocarryonaconversationatfirst,andthat,eventually,youadjustedthe

loudnessofyourspeechtocompensatefortheeffect.Theproblemisnoise.

20.Noisediffersfromsoundinthat.

[A]itissoundsthatinterferewiththetaskbeingdone

IB]itisaspecialtypeofloudsound

[C]itisusuallyunavoidableinbigcities

[D]itcanbedefinedmorepreciselythanthelatter

21.Oneoftheharmfuleffectsofnoiseonhumanperformanceisthat.

[AJitreducesone'ssensitivity

[B]itrendersthevictimhelpless

[C]itdeprivesoneoftheenjoymentofmusic

[D]itdrownsoutconversationsatworksites

22.Thepurposeofthispassageis.

[A]todefinetheeffectsofnoiseonhumanbehavior

IB]towarnpeopleofthedangerofnoisepollution

[C]togiveadviceastohowtopreventhearingloss

[DJtotellthedifferencebetweennoiseandsound

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Thetraditionalbeliefthatawoman'splaceisinthehomeandthatawomanoughtnottogoouttoworkcanhardly

bereasonablymaintainedinpresentconditions.Itissaidthatitisawoman'stasktocareforthechildren,butfamilies

todaytendtobesmallandwithayearortwobetweenchildren.Thusawoman'swholeperiodofchildbearingmayoccur

withinfiveyears.Furthermore,withcompulsoryeducationfromtheageoffiveorsixherroleaschiefeducatorofher

childrensoonceases.Thus,evenifweagreethatawomanshouldstayathometolookafterherchildrenbeforetheyare

ofschoolage,formanywomen,thisperiodwouldextendonlyforabouttenyears.

Itmightbearguedthatthehouse-proudwomanwouldstillfindplentytodoaboutthehome.Thatmaybeso,butit

iscertainlynolongernecessaryforawomantospendherwholelifecooking,cleaning,mendingandsewing.Washing

machinestakethedrudgeryoutoflaundry,thelatestmodelsbeingentirelyautomaticandabletowashanddryalarge

quantityofclothesinafewminutes.Refrigeratorshavemadeitpossibletostorefoodforlongperiodsandmany

pre-cookedfoodsareobtainableintins.Shopping,insteadofbeingadailytask,canbecompletedinonedayaweek.

Thenewman-madefibersaremorehardwiringthannaturalfibersandgreatlyreducemending,whilegoodready-made

clothesarecheapandplentiful.

Apartfromwomen'sownhappiness,theneedsofthecommunitymustbeconsidered.Modemsocietycannotdo

wellwithoutthecontributionthatwomencanmakeinprofessionsandotherkindsofwork.Thereisaseriousshortageof

nursesandteachers,tomentiononlytwooftheoccupationsfollowedbywomen.Itisextremelywastefultogiveyearsof

trainingatpublicexpenseonlytohavethequalifiedteacherornursemarryafterayearortwoandbelostforevertoher

profession.Thetraining,itistrue,willhelpherindutiesasamother,butifshecontinuedtowork,herservicewouldbe

morewidelyuseful.Manyfactoriesandshops,too,arelargelystaffedbywomen,manyofthemmarried.Whileherethe

questionoftrainingisnotsoimportant,industryandtradewouldbeseriouslyshortofstaffifmarriedwomendidnot

work.

23.Theauthorholdsthat.

[A]therightplaceforallwomen,marriedorotherwise,isthehome,notelsewhere

[B]allmarriedwomenshouldhavesomeoccupationoutsidethehome

[CJamarriedwomanshouldgivefirstprioritytoherdutiesasamother

[D]itisdesirableforuneducatedmarriedwomentostayathomeandtakecareofthefamily

24.Ahouse-proudwoman.

[A]woulddevoteherwholelifetoherfamily

IB]wouldtakeherownhappinessandthatofherfamilyasherchiefconcern

[C]wouldstillneedsomespecialtrainingatpublicexpensetohelpherinherdutiesasahousewife

IDJwouldtakefulladvantageofmodernhouseholdappliances

25.Accordingtotheauthor,modemsociety.

[AJcanoperatejustaswellevenwithoutwomenparticipation

[B]hasbeengreatlyhamperedinitsdevelopmentbytheshortageofwomennursesandwomenteachers

[C]cannotoperateproperlywithoutthecontributionofwomen