【单选题】

Directions: Each blank in the following passages is provided with four choices. reach each of the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

The role of women in Britain has changed a lot in this century, 56in the last twenty years. The main change has been 57giving women greater equality with men. 58to the beginning of this century, women seem to have had59rights. They could not vote and were kept at home. 60, as far as we know, most women were happy61this situation. Today, women in Britain certainly62more rights than they used to. They were 63the vote in 1919. In 1970 a law was passed to give them an equal 64of wealth in the case of divorce, 65the Equal Pay Act gave them the right66equal pay with men for work of equal value in the same year.
Yet 67these changes, there are still great difference in status between men and women. Many employers seem to 68the Equal Pay Act, and the average working women is 69to earn only about half70a man earns for the same job. 71a survey, at present, only one-third of the country’s workers are 72women. This small percentage is partly73a shortage of nurseries. If there were 74nurseries, twice as many women75go out to work.
56.
A. certainly
B. especially
C. apparently
D. practically
57.
A. towards
B. against
C. upon
D. through
58.
A. By
B. On
C. Over
D. Up
59.
A. few
B. less
C. some
D. many
60.
A. Besides
B. Therefore
C. However
D. Then
61.
A. at
B. to
C. with
D. for
62.
A. lack
B. enjoy
C. occupy
D. take
63.
A. given
B. deprived
C. denied
D. approved
64.
A. rate
B. value
C. number
D. share
65.
A. but
B. and
C. because
D. although
66.
A. of
B. with
C. on
D. for
67.
A. because of
B. instead of
C. in spite of
D. as a result of
68.
A. support
B. favour
C. ignore
D. doubt
69.
A. likely
B. willing
C. ready
D. about
70.
A than
B. that
C. which
D. what
71.
A. Apart form
B. According to
C. Because of
D. In addition to
72.
A. by mistake
B. by accident
C. in turn
D. in fact
73.
A. involved in
B. stemmed from
C. related to
D. resulted in
74.
A. efficient
B. advanced
C. delicate
D. enough
75.
A. might well
B. had better
C. are going to
D. are about to