[单项选择]Now about half of the women who work in social welfare are part-time, as compared to 38% in the private sector.
A. guarantee
B. farewell
C. well-off
D. well-being

[单项选择]Now about half of the women who work in social welfare are part-time, as compared to 38% in the private sector.
A. guarantee
B. farewell
C. well-off
D. well-being

[单项选择]Most married American women now work outside their home.

[单项选择]Interestingly enough, it is women （） men who get divorces.
A. other than
B. rather than
C. except
D. apart from

[单项选择]Knowing that I had been out of work now, they were {{U}}unwilling{{/U}} to lend me money.
A. unhappy
B. ready
C. prepared
D. reluctant

[单项选择]Don't do any more work now, you look so tiring.（）
A. any
B. more
C. look
D. tiring

[单项选择]If you ______ finish your work now, you must finish it tomorrow.

[单项选择]My wife is out of work now, so we have to （）our living expenses.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut short

[单项选择]My wife is out of work now, so we have to ______ our living expenses.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut short

[单项选择]My wife is out of work now, so we have to _________our living expenses.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut short

[单项选择]It is ______ my father worked ______ I work now．
A. where，that
B. where，when
C. that，where
D. that，that

[单项选择]

Text 3
Women account for almost half the workforce in western countries, and the lower ranks of many big companies reflect that ratio. But at the top of the corporate ladder it is a different story. For every ten men in the executive suite there is one woman, a ratio that has changed little since the term "the glass ceiling" was coined two decades ago to de scribe the barrier that allows women to see the top of the corporate ladder, but seems to stop them from reaching it. Despite much discussion, and efforts by both women’ s and business groups to break that barrier down, the world’ s biggest companies are still almost exclusively run’ by men.
Yet, at the same time, a growing number of those companies have become convinced that it makes good business sense to have more women in their executive suite. Hardnosed male bastions such as ABB, BP and General Electric have renewed their efforts to help women reach the higher levels, not
A. great changes have taken place in the field of computer.
B. the workforce has been simplified to avoid potential dangers.
C. threats from diverse groups have been acknowledged to achieve remarkable feats.
D. promoting women has yet to be high on the agenda of most companies.