Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A.post  B.pressure C.paid  D.negotiating  E.abandon               F.balance    G.average     H.entitled     I.increasingly      J.reluctantly
Most women in France work. Their average salary is about 75% that of their male co-workers, even though laws passed in 1972 require “professional equality” between the sexes.
The good news is that women are __1__moving into middle management, but a handful are to top executives. The higher their position, the harder it is to __2__family and career. A 38-year-old woman who graduated from the National school of Administration remembers that when she took a senior __3__in a ministry, her male colleagues assured her,” you are one of us, one of the guys”. But when she became a mother, she found it difficult to stick to age-old traditions of being a housewife. Meanwhile, she couldn’t follow the office schedule. “It was too much__4__ to have long lunches and late-night meetings.”, she said.
For those who want to balance family with a job, France is a heaven. Women marry later, on __5__, than in America - at age 25. They stay in the workforce, and part-time jobs are easy to find. Maternity(孕产) benefits are generous, with over six months of __6__ leave. Women who’ve raised three or more children are __7__to get a state-funded pension, and the quality of publicly funded education for children is high.
French businesswomen dress elegantly, argue intelligently and play hardball at the __8__table. They show their wit, intellect, ability to make puns and understanding of politics, history and literature. Unlike most American female executives who dress conservatively in a dark, not particularly flattering suit, with no jewelry and little makeup, Frenchwomen see no need to __9__femininity(妇女特质) and elegance in the business world. They prefer soft colors, stylish clothes, silk scarves, light makeup, and simple but elegant jewelry.

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)

第一节:对话填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面对话,并根据各题所给字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式,使对话通顺。

D="David     " P=Peter

D: Peter , ten years ago you wanted to become a doctor . . .

P: Yeah , but unfortunately I didn’t (76)m       the requirements .

D: So what did you do then ?

P: Well , I was very (77) d       , but I just had to move on and do something else with my life . So I took a year off and worked as a volunteer on an aid program . That made me realize (78)h       important it is to raise money to help people (79)l       a poor life . So that’s what I do .

D: Can you explain a bit more about what you (80)a       do ?

P: I go to see people , put (81)f       our suggestion and organize activities to collect money .

D: So have you (82)a_____any of your goals ?

P: Well , I guess so . I always said I wanted to help (83)o       people .

D: And what about your plan for the (84)f       ?

P: My girlfriend and I intend to get married next year .

D: (85)C_____!

 

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