Most people who work in the offices have a boss, so do I. But my boss is a little unusual. What’s unusual about him? It’s a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss’s dog, Robinson, is a big and brown one. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog, I know my boss is out.
【小题1】People         bring dogs to the office.

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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.

More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”

“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.

Is there anything David misses about going out to work?

“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”

1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?

A．2．    B．3．    C．4． D. 5

2.Who does most of the housework in the family?

A．Laura．        B．David．

C．The children． D．David’s parents．

3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?

A．Cook for the family．

B．Take children from school．

C．Take a good rest with the children．

D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．

4.What does David think of his job at home?

A．Hard．    B．Easy．    C．Boring． D. Fun

5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.

A．children hate to stay with their mothers

B．men are better at looking after the children

C．women do better at work than they did before

D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正 （T）误（F）
Many people sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t．However (然而), almost everyone reads the Sunday paper．
The Sunday paper is usually very thick．It has many advertisements (广告) and many different parts．The parents in the family like the front page, and the world news page．Many men also read the sports page．
Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but the mother of the family usually does．The women’s pages have the news about parties, food, health and clothes．Most Sunday papers have interesting stories．Children enjoy them．Old people read the death notices(讣告)．They tell about people who have died during the week．
【小题1】The parents in the family like sports page．
【小题2】The father of the family usually read the women's pages．
【小题3】Only old women read the death notices．
【小题4】Almost everyone likes reading the Sunday paper．
【小题5】This passage is about the Sunday paper．