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.HousehusbandsDear Editor,I read with interest the article on American families. In general I agree with it, but there are some important things it left out. It didn't tell the reader much about the life of a househusband. It's not an easy life. I know, because I'm now a househusband myself. A househusband has to change many of his ideas and his ways.First of...
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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.
Househusbands
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the article on American families. In general I agree with it, but there are some important things it left out. It didn't tell the reader much about the life of a househusband. It's not an easy life. I know, because I'm now a househusband myself. A househusband has to change many of his ideas and his ways.
First of all, he has to change the way he thinks about time. Before I was a househusband, I worked full-time for the New York Times. I was a reporter, and time was always important. We had to finish our article quickly and give them to the editor. Everyone was always in a hurry. This is the way, many other men work, too. Businessmen, lawyers, bankers, and doctors all have to work quickly.
At home it's different. The househusband cannot be in a hurry all the time. If you rush around, you will make everyone unhappy! The children will be unhappy because they don't understand. For them, time is not important. Your wife will be unhappy because the children are unhappy. You will be unhappy, too, because they are all unhappy. So you have to learn to slow down. That is the first and most important rule for a househusband.
There is something else the househusband must learn. You must learn to show how you feel about things. At work, men usually do not talk about feelings. If they do, people think they are strange. So, many men are not used to telling anyone about their feelings. They do not know how to talk about their anger, worries, or love. But children need to know how you feel. They need to know how much you love them. If you are angry, they need to know why. Your wife also needs to know about your feelings. If you do not say anything, your family may get the wrong idea. Then there may be serious problems.
People talk a lot about househusbands these days. Usually they talk about men doing the housework, the cooking, cleaning, and shopping. But in my opinion, these are the easiest things to learn. It was much harder for me to change the way I think and the way I act with my family. I think, other men will also find this harder, but, like me, will find it necessary if they want to have a happy family!
Ted Diamond
The word "rush" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. spend time idly.
B. move about very slowly.
C. shout loudly and angrily.
D. move about hurriedly.
1. I need to talk to you about something.
=> (busy) Well, I'm afraid I'm .............too busy to talk........... to you now.
2. Let's go to the cinema.
=> (late) No. It's ..............too late to go...............to the cinema.
3. Why don't we sit in the garden?
=> (warm) It's not ..........warm enough to sit.......... in the garden.
4. Would you like to be a politician?
=>(nice) No , I'm ............not nice enough to be............ a politician.
5. Do you want to play tennis today?
=> (energy) No, I haven't got ..........enough energy to play........... tennis today.
6. Did you hear what he was saying?
=> (far away) No, we were .............too far away to hear............what he was saying.
7. Can he read a newspaper in English?
=> (English) No, he doesn't know .........enough English to read......... a newspaper.
Complete the answers to the questions. Use too or enough with the word in brackets.
1. I need to talk to you about something.
=> (busy) Well, I'm afraid I'm ......TOO BUSY.................. to you now.
2. Let's go to the cinema.
=> (late) No. It's ............TOO LATE.................to the cinema.
3. Why dont't we sit in the garden?
=> (warm) It's not .........WARM ENOUGH FOR US TO SIT........... in the garden.
4. Would you like to be a politician?
=>(nice) No , I'm ......NOT NICE ENOUGH TO BE.................. a politician.
5. Do you want to play tennis today?
=> (energy) No, I haven't got ..........ENOGUH ENERGY........... tennis today.
6. Did you hear what he was saying?
=> (far away) No, we were .........FAR AWAY ENOUGH TO HEAR................what he was say.
7. Can he read a newspaper in English?
=> (English) No, he doesn't know .......ENGLISH ENOUGH TO READ........... a newspaper.