填空题
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The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order.
For Questions 41 - 45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a
coherent article by choosing from the list A-G to fill in each numbered box. The
first and the last paragraphs have been placed for you in Boxes. Mark your
answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
[A] In our time women have an average lifespan of almost 80 years; double
of what it was in the last century. Motherhood can be postponed and in theory
marriage can be postponed. Women in the USA are studying more than men and they
may become main breadwinner in the near future.
[B] Many women go through
life thinking, consciously or unconsciously, that a man will solve all their
problems, "Once we are married, everything will be OK." This attitude only set
us up for failure. Men are not princes ready to take any challenge to rescue the
princesses, they are human beings with their own needs and fears.
[C] Carrie
was wondering in her bedroom about the comment that her friend, New York
socialite Charlotte York, made "Women want to be rescued." Carrie wonders, "Is
that true? Is that the only thing women want? Rescued by whom? If the prince did
not kiss Snow White, would she have been frozen forever or would she have woken
up anyway and moved on?" Snow White probably had no other chance, but we
do.
[D] No wonder our society has changed. On the other hand, our values have
not changed fast enough and many women, more so Hispanic women, are just waiting
to be rescued by the prince. These women have not realized, they no longer need
to be rescued; they need a man for other reasons, not to take care of
them.
[E] Women in our society have so many options that we do not need
anybody else to rescue us; we are the only ones that can rescue ourselves. If
you have areas Of your life that you want to improve, go ahead; do it for you
and for you only, or accept yourself as you are. Do not be so naive that you
think someone else can take care of all your problems. Life does not work like
that. Live life to the fullest, be happy with who you are and you will see that
if you are happy with yourself, you will make others happy, including your
man.
[F] Our society has changed in a remarkable way in the last 50 years or
so. And there are many reasons for it. At the beginning of the 20th century
women's life span was about 40 years. There- fore, life needed to start earlier
if a woman were going to live for only 40 years; motherhood was a priority. Men
used to work and women stayed at home and took care of them and their kids.
Women could not survive without a man; women needed to be rescued.
[G] Women
are caregivers. We are strong and smart and we have the ability to take care of
ourselves; we do not need to be rescued by anyone. When we are giving our power
to others in exchange for security, we are also giving up our freedom. Are you
waiting to be rescued? Do you ever think like that?
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