Reading Speed Test

Years ago, in their private family role, women quite often dominate the male members of the
household. Women were quite (1) _____ to their families. However, the public role of women has
changed (2) _____ since the beginning of World War II. uring the war, men were away from home to
the battle. !s a (3) ____, women were in complete control of the home. "hey found themselves doing
double and sometimes triple (4) _____. "hey began to ta#e over the wor# of their absent husbands and
to wor# outside. "hey accounted for $%& of the industrial labor force. Women were forced by economic
realities to wor# in the factories. "he women who wor#ed there were (5 _____ low wages, lived in
crowded and small dormitories. (6) _____, they found themselves a place as active members of society.
Women, although they were ruthlessly e'ploited, became the #ey to the country(s success."he feminist
movement seems to have been (7) _____ important part in the demands (8) _____ women )qual *ights.
"he movement tends to have a way of changing men and women and their roles in society. It often
redefines the role of women in society. Inventions, too, bring progress in society as (9) _____ as to the
individual(s life. In the late nineteenth century the invention of the typewriter gave women a new s#ill
and a +ob outside the home. "he ,uffragettes in the turn of the century has become a (10) _____ for most
women to be engaged in equality.
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2. !. made .. paid /. created . delivered
3. !. .ecause .. "herefore /. However . ,o
$. !. a .. an /. the . 4
5. !. for .. in /. with . against
6. !. much .. long /. soon . well
-7. !. present .. souvenir /. symbol . role
)ducation is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we
communicate. "oday(s college students may not simple sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their
field. "hrough their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifeli#e
simulated e'periences. /onsider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through
developments in information technology.
8or children over the age of -7, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. ,ome of the older
children attend school only once or twice a wee#ly to get tutorial support or instruction from a teacher.
8or the most part, pupils are encouraged to wor# online from home. ,tudents should complete a
minimum number of study hour per year9 however, they may ma#e up these hours by studying at home
at times that suit their family schedule. "hey can log on early or late in the day and even +oin live classes
in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will
automatically monitor the number hours a wee# each student studies on line as well as that student(s
learning materials and assessment activities. *eports will be available for parents and teachers. "he
software can then identify the best learning activities and conditions for each individual student and
generate similar activities. It can be also identify areas of wee# achievement and produce special
programs ad+usted to the students( needs.
--. What is the topic of the passage:
!. ,tudents don(t have to go to school any more
.. "he effect of information technology on education
/. ,tudents can #now about their wea# aspects to focus
. /omputer software will ma#e sure students learn at home
-0 How many times are children who are older than -7 required to go to school wee#ly:
!. "hree .. ;o time /. <nce or twice . 8our
-% Who=what counts the number of hours per wee# that students spend learning:
!. "eacher .. >arents /. ?irtual reality . /omputers
-1 What can(t the software do:
!. 8ind out the best activities for the students .. esign materials for the students
/. Identify wea#nesses of the students . @onitor the time the students learn
-2. What is ;<" @);"I<;) as a benefit of information technology to the students:
!. ,tudents can learn at times that suit their schedule
.. ,tudents can stay at home to learn
/. ,tudents( learning time won(t be monitored
. ,tudents( wea# achievement can be identified.
V. Chn !"# t$% &'i ()ng *+ (i,n *+- !h. t$/ng.
"he Anited ,tate has many different types of families. While most !merican families are
traditional,(13B ____ a father, mother and one or more children, 00 percent of all !merican families in
-657 were dead by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the Anited ,tates, there are no
children. "hese (1$B____ couples may believe that they would not ma#e good parents, they may want
freedom the responsibilities of childrearing9 or, perhaps they (15B _____ physically able to have
children. <ther families in the Anited ,tates have one adult (16B____ a stepparent. ! stepmother or step
father is a person who +oins a family by marrying a father or mother.
!mericans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the Anited ,tates, people have the
right to privacy and !mericans do not believe in telling other !mericans what types of family group
they must belong to. "hey respect each other(s choices regarding family groups. 8amilies are very
important (27B ____ !mericans.
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-$. !. childli#e .. childish /. childless . childhood
-5. !. weren(t .. can(t /. are not . couldn(t
-6. !. who is .. is /. which has . which is
07. !. to .. of /. for . In
Women(s rights establish the same social, economic, and political (%7B.... for women as for men.
Women(s rights guarantee that women will not (%-B...discrimination on the basis of their se'. Antil the
second half of the 07th century, women in most societies were (%0B____ some of the legal and political rights
accorded to men. !lthough women in (%%B...of the world have gained significant legal rights, many people
believe that women still do not have (%1B...political, economic, and social equality with men.
"hroughout much of the history of Western civiliCation, (%2B...cultural beliefs allowed women only
limited roles in society. @any people believed that women(s natural roles were as (%3B____. "hese people
considered women to be better suited (%$B...childbearing and homema#ing rather than for involvement in
the public life of business or politics. Widespread belief that women were intellectually inferior to men
led most societies to (%5B... women(s education to learning domestic s#ills. WellDeducated, upperDclass men
controlled most (%6B____ of employment and power in society.
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02 !. total .. finished /. complete . full
03 !. deep E seated .. deep E rooted /, deep E based . in E depth
0$ !. mothers .. housewives /. wives . mothers and wives
05 !. for .. to /. as . with
06 !. deny .. limit /. allow . ban
%7 !. places .. spots /. positions . regions