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.

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• The word "scrutinized" in the fourth paragraph could be replaced by .............

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• The word "discrete" in line 16 is closest in meaning to .....

• The author of the passage argues that ...............

• The first to support the equality of the sexes was .................

• The word "graze" in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.

• According to the writer, why is the choice of your second job important?

• According to the passage, a fair division of labour is that ...................

• According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?

• Which of the following is closest in meaning to “frigid” in paragraph 1?

• The word “flawed” in line 14 is closest in meaning to .............

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

• According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person's ..............

• The word “graduate” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ......

• Today’s students with the aid of computer__________

• What is not true about the Beatles?

• Lake Vostok is potentially important to scientists because it________.

• According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT ................

• What is the main purpose of the passage?