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 phrase broke out in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning ...............

• Algae remnants found in Africa are ..............

• Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” ?

• The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to .........

• A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to _________ .

• When is the most famous football game held annually?

• Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as the most polite action in Mario’s case?

• In the author's judgment ............

• The word “vary” in paragraph 6 can be best replaced by ___________.

• What can the word invokes be best replaced by?

• The word “accelerated” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.

• The word “key” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by________.

• Which of the following statements does the author support most?

• The word "assigned" in the fourth paragraph mostly means ......

• The word “gloomy” in the passage is closest in meaning to ...............

• It can be inferred from the passage that the countries which are mainly responsible for global warming are ____.