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阅读理解。
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. Everyone was always in a hurry.
     However, it's different at home. The househusband cannot be in a hurry all the time. If you rush around,
you will make everyone unhappy because they don't understand. For them, time is not important. So you have
to learn to slow down. That is the first and most important rule for a househusband.
     What's more, there is something else the househusband must learn. You must learn to show how you feel
about things. Many men do not know how to talk about their anger, worries, or love. But children need to know
how much you love them. If you are angry, they need to know why. So does your wife. 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 is 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
                                                                                                                             Hartwell, New Jersey
1. The text is mainly about ____.
A. fathers and children
B. life as a househusband
C. ideas about time
D. American families
2. Family problems can occur if ____.
A. men get wrong ideas about something
B. men talk too much with their families
C. men don't talk enough with their families
D. people talk a lot about househusbands
3. Ted thinks ____.
A. learning about housework is easy
B. learning about housework is a problem
C. being a househusband is an easy task
D. cooking is the easiest thing to learn
4. How is the text developed?
A.  B.  C.  D.

(① = paragraph l; ② = paragraph 2; ③ = paragraph 3;
④ =paragraph 4; ⑤ = paragraph 5)

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