A.changing B.allowed onto C.brokers A. women should be【T7】______ the new trading floor B. were not【T8】______ or jobbers C. the world is【T9】______ day by day The London Stock Exchange has been famous as a place for men only, and women used to be strictly forbidden to enter. But【T10】______ , and even the Stock Exchange, which seemed to be a men's castle, is gradually opening its doors to the other sex. On 16th November, 1971, a great decision was taken. The Stock Exchange Council (the body of men that administers the Stock Exchange) decided that【T11】______ when it opened in 1973. But the "castle" had not been completely conquered. The first girls to work in "The House"【T12】______ . They were neither allowed to become partners in stockbroking firms, nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and telephone operators.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：allowed onto中的onto与后面the new trading floor搭配，过去分词allowed用于被动语态中，所以选allowed onto。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：此处but是对前面内容的转折，前面提到伦敦证券交易所只为男人开放，后面提到它逐渐向女性开放，前后发生了变化，所以C项“世界在一天天变化”符合文意。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：前文提到了伦敦证券交易所对女性开放的变化，所以这里证券交易委员会做的决定肯定和这个变化相关，所以A项“女性应被允许进入交易所”符合文意。