In developing countries, where three fourths of the world's population live, sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these programs provided money and training for men.

   In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m, she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a half hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3:00 p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00. She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.

   International organizations and programs run by developed nations are starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the UN Decade for Women. The UN report will affect the changes now happening in the family and society.

By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?

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• The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ...............

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• When the concept of universal primary education was introduced, education _______.

• The word “uniformity” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

• The word “task” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ...........

• In what year did Melville’s book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?

• The word “Nevertheless” in line 19 is closest meaning to _________ .

• Where did Marianne Moore grow up?

• The author implies that in the 1920’s and 1930’s home deliveries of ice _________ .

• The word "origins" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

• The word ‘congested’ in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ___.

• Why does the author mention “long, grueling hours without sleeps” in paragraph 4?

• Who is intended to benefit from the advice given in the article?

• Which of the following types of food preservation was NOT mentioned in the passage?

• What will the speaker probably discuss next?