In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family．Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home．Since the man earned the money, they paid the bills．The money was used for food, clothes, the house, and other family needs, the man made most of the decisions．He was the boss．
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house．She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband．She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other housework．Her job at home was very important．
In recent years, many couples continues to have a traditional relationship of the kind of man who has a job and earns the money for the family．The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house．Many American are happy with the kind of marriage．But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities
There are two important differences in male and female roles now．One is that both men and women have to stay at home．Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them．
The second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared．The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not．If they have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all．The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children, or she may want to go to work．Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage．Many married people now share these decisions and responsibilities of their families．
(1)
Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?
[ ]
A．
Men worked at a job to earn money for the family．
B．
The woman made most of the decisions．
C．
The woman stayed at home to care for the children．
D．
The man paid the bills．
(2)
In recent years _________．
[ ]
A．
young couples refuse the traditional relationship
B．
the woman has a job and earns the money for the family
C．
the woman doesn’t stay at home and care for the children and the house
D．
the role of men and women has begun to change
(3)
Men and women may now choose all the following except to _________．
[ ]
A．
marry or to stay single
B．
work or stay at home
C．
leave their job just because they have children
D．
have their roles that are comfortable for them
(4)
The followings are all now true except _________．
[ ]
A．
they may choose to have children or not
B．
the man may take care of the children some of the time
C．
the woman is the most important person in the house
Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988 Department of Education and Training
International Students Centre
Hong Xue 827-839 George Street PO Box 707
60 Waratah Street Broadway NSW 21007
Croydon Park NSW 2133 Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456
Fax：(612)9212 6721
http：//www.tafensw.edu.au/international/
WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
[ ]
A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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